22 April 2024


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Judgments

Question of sanction can be raised at time of framing of charges(25.04.2016)

Central government sanction against policemen is not required if prosecution is able to prove its case of them having partaken in a fake encounter.

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Officer travelling for official meeting is in discharge of official duty(26.04.2016)

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal by of an official in-charge of a government hospital in District Raigad against prosecution without grant of sanct.....

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Doctors risking life by exposure to deadly diseases no less than facing bullets(31.05.2016)

The Central Information Commission faced moral quandary hearing a plea for compensation from a mother of a young doctor who died from exposure to swin.....

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Doctors risking life by exposure to deadly diseases no less than facing bullets(31.05.2016)

The Central Information Commission faced moral quandary hearing a plea for compensation from a mother of a young doctor who died from exposure to swin.....

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Public property cannot be disposed of in favour of any one without adequate consideration(01.08.2016)

Instant public interest litigation filed raising a significant issue pertaining to government bungalows occupied by former Chief Ministers of the Stat.....

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Duty of Court to neutralize any unjust enrichment and undeserved gain made by litigants only on account of keeping litigation alive(08.08.2016)

Respondent filed complaints against Petitioners before the Competent Authority on allegation that, Petitioners had encroached upon Government land in .....

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Top Story

International Solar Alliance (ISA) becomes a Treaty-based International Inter-governmental organization(05.12.2017)

On 6th December 2017, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) becomes a treaty-based international inter-governmental organization as per its Framework.....

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International Solar Alliance (ISA) becomes a Treaty-based International Inter-governmental organization(05.12.2017)

On 6th December 2017, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) becomes a treaty-based international inter-governmental organization as per its Framework.....

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Regulation of private practice by govt. doctors is subject matter of separate Rules, circular issued under J&K Govt. Employees (Conduct) Rules 1971 not applicable to govt. doctors(21.10.2016)

A Writ Petition was instituted in public interest before High Court of Jammu and Kashmir by Respondents seeking to challenge a Circular dated 11 Augus.....

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Aadhar card not mandatory(11.08.2015)

The Supreme Court, deciding that citizens are not required to obtain Aadhar cards, directed the government to disseminate the same widely. Save for th.....

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Aadhaar useable for more government schemes; remains voluntary(15.10.2015)

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court delivered a succinct verdict on the Aadhaar card, picking up where it previously left off. It allowed the Ca.....

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Orissa High Court provides relief to medical students(18.11.2015)

Adjudicating a dispute between the Medical Council of India and the State of Odisha over the former’s policy of transfer of students under the governm.....

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Government launches Vivad se Vishwas scheme for relief to MSMEs(02.05.2023)

Central Government has launched the scheme, “Vivad se Vishwas I – Relief to MSMEs”. The scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2023-2024 by Union Fi.....

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Blast from the Past

Abrogating the right to demonstrations(07.07.1958)

Striking and protesting, recognised as purveyors of social change in the country basically borne from them, are both a scourge and boon. How much so w.....

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Getting acquainted with yet more happy faces in government ads(18.03.2016)

The Supreme Court nullified to a great extent its order from 2015 against the publishing of photographs of higher-ups in the three pillars of governme.....

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Notifications & Circulars

First training program on Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for Government users(22.08.2016)

The one-day hands on training program for procurement officers of Central Government Ministries/Departments was inaugurated by Sh. Ashok Lavasa, Finan.....

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Guidelines on Stripping/Reconstitution of Government Securities(03.05.2018)

1. Please refer to paragraph 7 of the Statement on Regulatory and Developmental Policies announced on April 5, 2018 regarding review of the mechanism .....

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Government to team up with Google for flood forecasting(18.06.2018)

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari has expressed hope that collaboration with Google will.....

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RBI Announces OMO Purchase of Government of India Dated Securities(06.09.2016)

Based on the current assessment of prevailing and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank has decided to conduct purchase of Government securi.....

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Government Schemes for MSMEs and NBFCs creating significant impact - Sanctions under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) cross Rs. 79,000 crore(23.06.2020)

The interventions by Government for MSMEs, have been gaining rapid traction. Under the Emergency Credit Line backed by a Government guarantee, Banks f.....

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DoPT relaxes LTC facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit J&K, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands(08.10.2020)

DoPT (Department of Personnel & Training) has issued orders relaxing the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facility for the government employees to travel.....

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Statement on behalf of the Government on the Supreme Court Judgement on Right to Privacy(24.08.2017)

The nine-judge Bench Supreme Court judgement has today pronounced in the "Privacy Case" by upholding the Right to Privacy as one protected by Article .....

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Transfer of rights in specified land in the mentioned Government company(19.06.2023)

WHEREAS, on the publication of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal, number S.O. 1705(E), dated the 12th April, 2023, p.....

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Central Government notifies Tamilnadu Construction Workers Welfare Board(28.04.2022)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies for .....

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Services provided to the Government, a local authority or a governmental authority with regard to water supply(22.08.2016)

It has been reported to the Board that in some cases contractors providing service of construction of tube wells for Government have been considered t.....

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Withdrawal of Specified Banknotes : Cash requirements of pensioners and Armed Forces Personnel(24.11.2016)

In view of the withdrawal of legal tender character of the Specified Banknotes (SBN) demand for cash is expected from Government officials and pension.....

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Annual Closing of Government Accounts - Transactions of Central / State Governments - Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2018-19)(28.03.2019)

With a view to providing greater convenience to tax payers, as in previous years, it has been decided that RBI Offices and all designated branches of .....

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Annual Closing of Government Accounts - Transactions of Central / State Governments - Special Measures for the current financial year (2020-2021)(25.03.2021)

1. All government transactions done by agency banks for Financial Year 2020-21 must be accounted for within the same financial year. Accordingly, the .....

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Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks - Payment of Agency Commission(13.08.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India issued a clarification on activities that do not come under the purview of agency bank business and are not eligible for pa.....

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Transactions in Government securities by Foreign Portfolio Investors: Reporting(07.06.2021)

1. Over the counter (OTC) transactions in Government securities (including State Development Loans and Treasury Bills) undertaken by market participan.....

Tags : Transactions, Government securities, FPI

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Amendments in ESI Act, 1948(02.12.2015)

The Central Government has proposed amendments to the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 to provide employees with the choice of subscribing to heal.....

Tags : Health insurance, government, employee, esi

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Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors in Government Securities(06.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India has enhanced the limit for investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors in Government Securities. The increase in investment will b.....

Tags : Fpi, investment, government, securities

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Oversight of Government Business in Agency Banks(07.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India put in place a new system of oversight of government business conducted with agency banks. The new enlarged review will now .....

Tags : Government business, agency bank, inspection

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Clarification on levy of tax for services provided by government or authority(13.04.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs issued a comprehensive clarification on the levy of service tax on services provided by the government or a lo.....

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Delegation of powers by Central Government(04.01.2022)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 458 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby delegates.....

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Review of risk weights assigned to sovereign debt(10.03.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India reviewed and determined risk weights assigned to exposures to domestic sovereigns. Exposure to Central Government, fund and .....

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Guidelines for Value Free Transfer of Government Securities(05.10.2021)

1. A reference is invited to Notification No.78 dated November 16, 2018 on Value Free Transfer (VFT) of Government Securities - Guidelines under which.....

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Un-utilised FPI limits in government securities to be carried forward(29.03.2016)

The Central Government has allowed long term limits in government securities left un-utilised by FPIs to be carried onward to the subsequent tranche f.....

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Recovery of Interest on delayed remittance of Government Receipts into Government Account(26.09.2019)

In Circular DGBA.GAD.No.H-4831/42.01.011/2012-13 dated February 13, 2013 wherein, in order to bring uniformity in the procedure of reporting both cent.....

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Time for a dedicated think tank for the North Eastern Region (NER) at the Central Government level(15.05.2018)

Need for thrust on Water and Waterways Strength in the Region, Improving Economic Corridors, Digital Technology as the Future of Connectivity, Address.....

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Direction by the President of India regarding the powers of the Appropriate Government under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016(17.03.2020)

In pursuance of the powers conferred under clause (1) of Article 239 of the Constitution, the President hereby directs that the powers and functions o.....

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News

NGT Raps Madhya Pradesh Govt. Over Slow Speed in Setting Up of New Landfill Site at Adampur Chawni(20.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Madhya Pradesh Government on not yet sending a proposal for new landfill site at Adampur Chawni to State Envi.....

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Government Eases Thousands of Flat Owners by Demarcating ESZ Around Okhla Bird Sanctuary(20.08.2015)

Government has notified demarcation of Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Okhla Bird Sanctuary giving relief to home buyers in Noida as their flats will .....

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NGT Raps UP Govt for Polluting Hindon and Yamuna(21.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Uttar Pradesh Government for discharging industrial waste into Hindon canal and causing pollution in Yamuna r.....

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Bombay High Court Issue Notices to Police Chief and Maharashtra Government on Hotel Raids(21.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has issued notice to Police Chief and State Government of Maharashtra to file reply on raids on hotels, during which consenting coup.....

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Gujarat High Court Stays Government's Decision to Make Voting Mandatory(21.08.2015)

Gujarat High Court has ordered stay on Gujarat Government's decision to make voting in local body elections compulsory.

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Supreme Court to Government: No Farmer Should Commit Suicide(24.08.2015)

Supreme Court has observed that there should not be any case of farmers suicide on account of financial distress rooted to their agricultural activiti.....

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Supreme Court: 'Ridiculous' That Money for Workers is Spent on Babus(24.08.2015)

Supreme Court has termed the collection of Rs. 27,000 Crores by State Governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous" since the b.....

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Bombay High Court Orders State Govt. to Create Diagnostic Tool in Urdu(01.09.2015)

Bombay High Court has ordered Maharashtra Government to consider a proposal for development of a diagnostic tool in Urdu to identify learning disabili.....

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Madras HC Seeks Centre’s Response Over Crop Insurance Scheme(01.09.2015)

Madras High Court has ordered Central Government to file affidavit stating as to when the proposed new crop insurance scheme for farmers will be final.....

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Gujarat High Court Junks PIL Seeking Caste Survey in State(02.09.2015)

Gujarat High Court has junked public interest litigation (PIL) which had demanded that Gujarat Government must collect caste data before any decision .....

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SC Disposes of Plea Against Disabled Quota and Welcomes Government's Steps in This Regard(02.09.2015)

Supreme Court has disposed of a contempt plea alleging "willful disobedience" of an order to provide three per cent quota to differently-abled persons.....

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Delhi HC Slams Centre for Ignoring Important IP Statutory Provision(02.09.2015)

Delhi HC has issued notice to Central Government on a PIL filed by IP expert Shamnad Basheer, alleging weak enforcement of an important statutory prov.....

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Delhi High Court: Stay On Tobacco Ban to Continue(02.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has said that interim stay order by which AAP Government was restrained from taking coercive measures against sale of chewable tobacc.....

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Delhi HC Slams Govt. Over Safety MeasuresThat Need to Be Followed on Installation of Electric Poles(03.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought reply of AAP government and three power distribution companies on plea seeking direction to comply with necessary safety s.....

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Gujarat High Court Issues Notice to Gujarat Government on Teesta Setalvad's Tweet(03.09.2015)

Gujarat High Court has issued notices to state government and complainant on plea by social activist Teesta Setalvad seeking quashing of FIR in case i.....

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NGT to U'khand : Why Are Choppers Flying So Low Over Kedarnath Reserve(03.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttarakhand Government to furnish explanation before it on why helicopters are flying so low over Kedarnath.....

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Delhi High Court Slams Govt. Over Absence of Counsel(03.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has slammed City Government over absence of its counsel from court and for failure to show its cabinet decision to accord “martyr” st.....

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Allahabad High Court Seeks Reply From UP Govt. Over No Hoisting of Tricolour in Madrassas(03.09.2015)

Allahabad High Court has sought reply from UP Government to a PIL alleging that madrassas in state do not hoist national flag on Independence Day and .....

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Delhi High Court: Treat All Paramilitary Forces as Organised Services(04.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has ordered Central Government to consider all paramilitary forces, including Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, In.....

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Bombay HC Asks Govt. Under What Law Photo-Identity Proofs Are Demanded for Hotel Room Booking(04.09.2015)

Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to explain under what rules or provision of law, hotels have been directed (by the authorities) to .....

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NGT Seeks Reply from MP Govt. over Constructions at Amarkantak(07.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought reply from MP Government on whether it would consider placing a ban on further constructions in Amarkantak i.....

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Gujarat HC Directs Govt. to Asks It Before Making Any Change in New Policy for Gir Sanctuary(08.10.2015)

Gujarat High Court has directed State Government not to make any changes in new policy for Gir Sanctuary, the last abode for Asiatic lions, without it.....

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NGT to Haryana Govt.: What’s a Lake?(08.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Haryana Government after they claimed that Najafgarh lake was “not a lake but a low-lying area where rainwate.....

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NGT Stops Sale of Srivaikundam Dam Sand(08.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed TN Government to ensure that entire sand mined in process of desilting Srivaikundam dam should not be sold .....

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Manipur High Court Set Aside Recruitment of 1,400 Government Teachers(09.10.2015)

Manipur HC has set aside recruitment of 1,423 teachers of government primary schools for breaching process as though notification mentioned recruitmen.....

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SC Issues Notice to Govt. over Toddlers' Cracker Ban Plea(09.10.2015)

Supreme Court on petition filed by toddlers seeking directions to curb Delhi's fatal air pollution including ban on fire crackers during Diwali, has i.....

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NGT Raps HP Govt. for Not Complying its Earlier Order on Green Belt Construction(09.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped HP Government for failing to get a study of carrying capacity of Shimla hills done so as to assess if any mor.....

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Delhi High Court to Delhi Government: Why it Cannot Repeatedly Issue Ads to Deter Crime(24.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has asked the AAP Government as to why it cannot repeatedly issue radio and print campaigns for deterring sexual offences instead of .....

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Bombay HC Gives Government Three Weeks to Set Deadline for Reducing Weight of School Bags(24.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has told the State Government to decide on a deadline that by when it would be implementing its own resolution to bring down weight .....

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NGT Raps Delhi Government on Permitting Illegal Mining on Yamuna River Bed(25.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Delhi Government for permitting sand mining in name of dredging and directed the authorities concerned to sto.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Reply from Delhi Government on SDMC Corporator’s Plea(26.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Government to file its response on petition filed by Corporator of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) seeking r.....

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NGT Orders No Construction Around Kaziranga National Park(26.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Assam Government to ensure that no construction is to be permitted in and around Kaziranga National Park. Al.....

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Delhi HC Asks Centre and City Govt. to File Response on PIL to Remove Mobile Towers(27.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has asked Centre and Delhi Government to file their response on a PIL seeking direction for government to remove mobile towers instal.....

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Strictly Adhere to Law in Grant of Licence to Sell Crackers(15.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has ordered AAP Government to ensure that temporary licences for sale of fireworks and crackers are granted by "strictly adhering" to.....

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NGT: Krishna River Banks Not to be Cleared Without Environmental Clearance(15.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Andhra Pradesh Government to not to carry out any operation of clearing of land near floodplains on banks of.....

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NGT to Centre and States: Suggest Ways for Implementation of E-Waste Rules(15.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Centre and State Governments to recommend a scheme for effective implementation of E-Waste Rules for enviro.....

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Bombay HC to State: What Steps Taken to Fill up Vacancies at Women's Commission(15.10.2015)

Bombay High Court on a petition filed by RTI activist Vihar Dhruve, has asked State Government to inform what steps it had taken to fill up vacant pos.....

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Madras High Court Slams TN Govt. for not Maintaining List of Over 100-Year-Old Structures(15.10.2015)

Madras High Court has slammed Tamil Nadu Government for not maintaining list of over 100-year-old structures in order to identify heritage temples wit.....

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Madras HC Seeks Report from State over Steps Taken by it for Preservation of Folk Arts(19.10.2015)

Madras HC while taking a serious note of an article published in The Hindu Tamil on pitiable plight of folk artists in State, has directed State Gover.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Reply over Alleged Violation of FDI Norms by E-Commerce Cos(24.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Central Government on a petition filed by footwear retailers alleging violation of foreign direct investment (FD.....

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Bombay HC Directs State Govt. to Issue Circular for Reducing Weight of School Bags(25.09.2015)

Bombay HC has directed State Government to issue circular to schools, within 4 weeks, for implementation of recommendations on reducing weight of scho.....

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Delhi HC Looks for Govt.’s Reply to Plea Alleging Sale of Plastic Rice in Delhi(25.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed AAP government to submit reply on a plea alleging that rice made out of plastic, imported from China, is being sold acro.....

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Delhi High Court Orders Govt. to Speed Up Disposal of Workmen Compensation Cases(28.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has ordered Delhi Government to take steps to ensure that more than 1,100 compensation cases for deaths and injuries pending under Wo.....

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NGT Slams Uttarakhand over Rapid Increase in Number of Unauthorised Industries and Hotels in the City(28.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Uttarakhand Government about rapid increase in number of unauthorised industries, hotels in the city and soug.....

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Madras HC Orders State Government to Pay Compensation to Village Panchayat(29.09.2015)

Madras HC on PIL filed by a villager of Arkonam Taluk in Vellore District, alleging that K Mani, who was granted licence for quarrying earth in villag.....

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NGT Serves Notice to Govt. over Tobacco Consumption in Public(29.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plea concerning health problems, environmental damage caused by consumption of tobacco in public spaces, has sought r.....

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Supreme Court Cancels Wrongful Suspension of Woman Police Officer(14.09.2015)

Supreme Court has dismissed appeal by Tamil Nadu Government against an order that said Tamil Nadu Government had "wrongfully suspended" Ms Sathiya Pri.....

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NGT Directs Haryana Government to Release 10 cumecs of Water in Yamuna(14.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Haryana Government to release 10 cumecs of water in Yamuna from Hathini Kund barrage, on plea filed by envi.....

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SC: Unregistered NGOs Can’t Run Children Homes(14.09.2015)

Supreme Court has directed Centre and State Governments to shut down all children homes run by unregistered NGOs as many of these been found to be eng.....

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Bombay HC Quashes Government's Decision of Releasing Two TMC Dam Water for Shahi Snans at Kumbh(15.09.2015)

Bombay High Court has quashed Maharashtra Government's decision of releasing two TMC (thousand million cubic) dam water for shahi snans at Kumbh Mela .....

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Kerala High Court Asks Centre to Grant Provisional Nod for MBBS Course(16.09.2015)

Kerala HC on appeals filed by three Medical Colleges, has directed Central Government to grant provisional permission to the three self-financing medi.....

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Delhi High Court Takes Note of Rising Dengue Cases in City(17.09.2015)

Delhi High Court while taking note of rising dengue cases in national capital, has asked Centre and Delhi Government to explain steps they have taken .....

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Orders Govt. to Constitute SHRC in 4 Weeks(28.10.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court while disposing of related public interest litigation filed by NGO, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Forum, has directed Governm.....

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Bombay High Court to Maharashtra: Will You Stop Online Sale of Drugs ?(29.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to inform what steps it would take to stop online sale of drugs specially mentioned under Schedule .....

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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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J&K High Court Denies to Impose Strict Ban on Sale of Liquor in State(30.10.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has said that it cannot direct the state government to impose strict ban on sale of liquor in the state, in view of the c.....

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RBI Permits Custodians or Banks to Short-Sell in Govt. Bond Market(30.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted custodians or banks to short-sell in Government Bond Market with primary members or individual bank customer.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Rejects Miner’s PLea on Contract Term(02.11.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has rejected plea of mining lease holders from Haryana that period of mining contract should commence after obtaining environmen.....

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Supreme Court Relief to Tata Sons(24.11.2015)

Supreme Court has stayed Maharashtra Government’s demand order for Rs 300 crore in sales tax payment from Tata Sons.

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Delhi HC Looks for Govt.’s Reply on VIP Corridors, Emergency Lanes(24.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought reply from Centre and Delhi Government over PIL seeking creation of VIP corridors and emergency vehicle lanes in the city .....

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Delhi HC Directs Union Govt. to Revise Compensation Paid to Kin of Rail Accident Victims(24.11.2015)

Delhi HC while taking into account rising inflation and falling buying power of the rupee, has directed Union Government to revise the compensation pa.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Info from Centre on Six Hydro-Power Projects(25.11.2015)

Supreme Court has sought information from Government regarding findings of inter- ministerial committee, which was set up to look into an expert panel.....

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Hyderabad HC Issues Notice on Telangana over Plea on Student Elections(25.11.2015)

Hyderabad HC has issued notices to Telangana Government and all universities in State over responding to petition seeking direction for conducting stu.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Exemption of Speed Governors for Some Transport Vehicles(26.11.2015)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to State Government on a PIL petition questioning exemption given by the Union government to vehicle manufactur.....

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Madras HC Grants TN Govt. a Week's Time to File Counters to Kovan's Bail Pleas(26.11.2015)

Madras HC has given a week's time to Tamil Nadu Government to file counters to two anticipatory bail petitions filed by Tamil folk singer S Kovan.

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Govt. Eases FDI Norms in 15 Major Sectors(16.11.2015)

Government has eased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in 15 major sectors including defence, civil aviation, broadcasting, to attract overseas fu.....

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Madras HC Irks over Delay in Decision on Tamil as Compulsory Subject(17.11.2015)

Madras HC has observed that competent authority has to expeditiously take decision on exempting minority institutions from Government Order making Tam.....

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NGT Raps U’khand on Rising Pollution in Ramganga(17.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Governments over rising pollution in Ganga’s tributary Ramganga and asked them .....

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NGT Irks over Dumping of Waste in Yamuna near Taj Mahal, Calls it “Sad State of Affairs”(17.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over dumping of solid wastes in river Yamuna near Taj Mahal, saying it demonstrated a sad state of affairs and.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Provides Relief to 3,581 Guest Teachers(18.11.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court while acting on Haryana Government’s plea for reinstatement of 3,581 surplus guest teachers earlier removed from service.....

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Supreme Court Serves Notice to Goa on Renewal of Mining Leases(18.11.2015)

Supreme Court has directed Goa Government to file reply against allegation that it renewed 88 lapsed mining leases in State in violation of auction ru.....

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Delhi HC to AAP: Don't Trivialise Custodial Death by Internal Politics(18.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed AAP Government and police to not to "trivialise" issue of alleged custodial death of a 34-year-old man by their "interna.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Jammu and Kashmir Government on Article 35A of Indian Constitution(14.08.2015)

Supreme Court on a petition of RSS-backed think tank challenging Article 35A of Indian Constitution send notice to Jammu and Kashmir Government.

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition Against AAP Govt's Order on Circle Rates(17.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL against an AAP Government notification enhancing circle rates of agricultural land in the capital by three times.

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Supreme Court Seeks Response from Centre on Implementation of Government Ads Guidelines(17.08.2015)

Supreme Court has sought response from Central Government as to whether it has set up Three-Member Ombudsman to regulate advertisements given by vario.....

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Bombay High Court Slams Maharashtra Govt. on BJP's Illegal Changes to Building in South Mumbai(18.08.2015)

Bombay High Court slammed Maharashtra Government over failure to question on whether changes made to a structure in South Mumbai allotted to politica.....

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National Green Tribunal Seeks Responses from Delhi Government on Entry of Heavy Diesel Vehicle(18.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal has sought responses from Delhi Government on entry of heavy diesel vehicles to congested areas such as Chandni Chowk concerni.....

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Allahabad High Court: Send Children of Government Officials to Schools Run By State Education Board(19.08.2015)

Allahabad High Court has said that all government servants or any other persons who get any benefit or salary from state exchequer or public fund shou.....

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NGT Orders Destructions of Idols Made Up of POP(19.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Madhya Pradesh Government to destroy idols made up of Plaster of Paris (POP).

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Calcutta HC Orders Govt. to Give Compensation Details(29.09.2015)

Calcutta High Court has ordered Calcutta Government to submit entire records of Justice Shyamal Sen Commission relating to compensation of Saradha vic.....

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Issues Notice to Kashmir Govt. over Plea Seeking Complete Liquor Ban(30.09.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notice to government over Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking complete ban on sale of alcohol in Muslim-m.....

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Bombay High Court: Conduct Fire Audit of Courts Within 4 Months(30.09.2015)

Bombay High Court has ordered State Government to conduct fire audit in courts in Maharashtra, within a period of 4 months. The court also asked gover.....

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NGT Slams Haryana Government over Carrying Car-free Gurgaon Initiative through NGO(30.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Haryana Government over its submission that study on impact of pollution on recent 'car-free day' in Gurgaon.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Government's Reply on Plea Against Overloaded Trucks(30.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought reply of Delhi Government on PIL seeking direction to ban entry of overloaded commercial trucks in the capital.

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Sikkim High Court Orders Government to Establish Dispensaries in Prison(01.10.2015)

Sikkim High Court has ordered State Government to establish dispensaries in Central Jail at Rongyek in East Sikkim and South district prison at Namchi.....

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NGT Raps Assam Govt. over Delay in Submitting Project Report on Kaziranga National Park(01.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Assam Government for delay in preparing project report on measures to curb growing wildlife casualties due to.....

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SC Gives UP Govt. 2 Days Time to Appoint Lokayukta(15.12.2015)

Supreme Court has irked over Uttar Pradesh Government and gave two days time to appoint a new Lokayukta, saying that the state government and constitu.....

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Bombay HC Orders State to Make Policy During 'Paryushan'(15.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to frame a policy as regards to two-day meat ban and closure of abattoirs during the Jain festival of .....

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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Review of Stormwater Drainage System(16.12.2015)

Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking for direction to Centre and Tamil Nadu Government to set up an expert committee to inspect and scientifi.....

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NGT Directs Centre, Delhi Government to Rerply Car Dealers' Plea(16.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Ministries of Road Transport, Environment and Forests and Heavy Industries as well as Delhi Govern.....

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Bombay HC to Maharashtra: Look Into Changing Office Timings, Weekly Offs, to Avoid Crowd in Trains(17.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to see if office timings and weekly offs could be changed to reduce rush of commuters during peak h.....

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Madras HC to TN: Set Up High Power Committee to Study Floods(17.12.2015)

Madras HC has ordered notice on a PIL praying for a direction to State Government to constitute a high powered committee to study the factors that led.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice to Centre, TN over Alleged Illegal and Unauthorised Operation of Toll Plazas(17.12.2015)

Madras HC has issued notice to Centre and Tamil Nadu Governments on a PIL seeking a CBI inquiry into illegal and unauthorised operation of toll plazas.....

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NGT Slams UP Government over Garbage in Gorakhpur(09.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Uttar Pradesh Government and civic authorities to task for dilly-dallying on collection and disposal of muni.....

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Delhi High Court Directs Delhi Govt. to Ensure Proper Utilisation of Dengue Funds(09.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to ensure that grant-in-aid released to civic bodies was utilised properly to control the dengue menace.....

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Madras High Court Irks over Increasing Problem of Illegal Sewer Connections in State(12.10.2015)

Madras HC on a PIL by NGO Change India in connection with prevention of manual scavenging, has ordered Tamil Nadu Government to ensure creation of a g.....

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Bombay HC Directs Govt. to Act Against Noise Offenders and Illegal Pandals(13.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has ordered Maharashtra Government and civic authorities to take actions on illegal pandals, noise offenders and asked authorities t.....

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NGT Serves Notice to Centre and Delhi Government for Felling of Trees(13.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices to Centre and Delhi Government on a petition citing non-compliance of its earlier order for removal o.....

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NGT Orders Govt. to Form Specialised Cell on Forest Cover(13.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Government to set up a specialised cell in Forest Department to undertake tree or plant translocation and su.....

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NGT Issues Notice to Centre over Use of Ponies in Vaishno Devi Shrine(19.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board .....

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SC to Centre and States: Why Do Appeals Drag On(19.10.2015)

Supreme Court while taking note of long delays in hearing of appeals by various high courts, has asked Centre and State Governments as to what they pr.....

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Madras High Court Directs State to Keep its Word on Building Juvenile Home(20.10.2015)

Madras High Court has asked State Government to adhere to the commitment given to the court on constructing a new building for a juvenile home in Madu.....

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Ensure No Further Encroachment In Forest Area(21.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has ordered Delhi Government and its authorities to ensure there was no further encroachment in forests in National Capital Territory.....

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Bombay HC Slams Maharashtra Govt. for Delay in Providing Land to Build Night Shelters(21.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has slammed Maharashtra Government for delay in providing land to build night shelters for the homeless people, saying it has taken .....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Serves Notice on Harayana Govt. over Communal Violence in Mirchpur(21.10.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has served notice to Haryana Government on a plea for rehabilitation of victims of communal violence in Mirchpur village of Hisa.....

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Bombay HC Directs State Govt. to Inform Steps Taken to Prevent Farmers’ Suicides(23.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to inform it about steps taken by it to help farmers, especially in Marathwada, concerned over rising .....

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Bombay High Court: Does Maharashtra Have Contingency Plan for Monsoon Deficit(04.09.2015)

Bombay High Court has asked from Maharashtra Government whether they have any contingency plan in place, keeping in view steady decline of rainfall in.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Information on Steps Taken by Govt. on Retrieval of Black Money(04.09.2015)

Supreme Court has sought information from Central Government on steps taken to implement recommendations of Special Investigation Team (SIT) on retrie.....

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NGT Directs State to Fix Norms for Declaration of Silence Zones(04.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Maharashtra Government to issue notification fixing norms for declaration of silence zones in cities and mu.....

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Gujarat HC Allows Inquiry Against Ex-DGP Sreekumar in 2002 Gujarat Riots Case(07.09.2015)

Gujarat High Court has allowed State Government to initiate a departmental inquiry, pending since 2005, against former director general of police (DGP.....

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NGT Serve Notices to Maharashtra Government and NHAI for Cutting Trees(08.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued show-cause notices to Maharashtra Government and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for cutting tree.....

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Allahabad High Court Seeks Reply over Headless UP Human Rights' Commission(09.09.2015)

Allahabad High Court has sought reply from Uttar Pradesh Government on plea questioning failure to fill up post of Chairperson of State Human Rights C.....

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NGT Seeks Concluding Report on Taj’s Eco Sensitive Zone before Finalization(11.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered both UP Government and environmentalist MC Mehta to file their concluding reports before the final argument .....

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NGT Issues Summons to HP Chief Secy, Ors to Discuss Rohtang Pass Issues(19.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) while concerning over delay by Himachal Pradesh Government in rehabilitating people whose livelihood has been affected d.....

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Bombay HC Irks Over Retired Policemen Getting Government Houses(20.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has irked over Government decision to allot tenements on ownership basis to retired and serving policemen at city's BDD chawls. The .....

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Delhi HC to Officers: Face Contempt Proceedings for Non-Compliance of Court’s Direction(23.11.2015)

Delhi HC has warned two senior officials of Delhi Government of contempt action if its directions on renovating a district consumer forum at Shalimar .....

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J&K HC Pulls Up State Against Appointing Relatives as PROs(23.11.2015)

Jammu Kashmir High Court while taking note of ministers appointing their relatives as PROs (Public Relations Officers), has ordered State Government t.....

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SC Issue Notice to Gujarat on Plea Against HC Order on Birds' Right to Fly(23.11.2015)

Supreme Court has served notice to Gujarat Government on a plea challenging High Court order declaring 'right to fly' as fundamental right of birds wh.....

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Hyderabad High Court Denies to Condone Inordinate Delay in Filing Appeal(23.11.2015)

Hyderabad High Court has rejected petition filed by State Government seeking condoning of delay of 800 days in filing an appeal against acquittal of a.....

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Bombay HC Orders State Government to Act Against Private Bus Operators(02.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has ordered State Government to take action against private luxury buses and vehicles ferrying passengers in the state thereby causi.....

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SC Directs UP Govt. to Set Up Committee for Recruiting Primary Teachers(03.11.2015)

Supreme Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to constitute a committee which would accept and decide applications from candidates seeking appoi.....

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NGT Seeks Details over Financing of Schemes for Clean Ganga Project(03.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttarakhand Government and National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) to give details about the financing.....

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NGT asks Assam to Clear its Stand on Eco Sensitive Zone around Kaziranga(05.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Assam Government to clear its stand on declaration of eco-sensitive zone and how it has permitted large-scale .....

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Delhi High Court Raps Govt. over Delay in Creating NMV Lanes(06.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has irked over delay by Delhi Government and Civic Agencies in creating Non-Motorised Vehicle (NMV) lanes in Delhi despite the direct.....

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Karnataka HC Directs Grant of Liquor Licence to Bangalore Club(06.11.2015)

Karnataka HC has directed State Government to consider renewal of its CL-4 licence (liquor vending permit for clubs), as an interim measure, while sta.....

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Gujarat High Court Put Ban on Chinese Lantern(23.12.2015)

Gujarat HC has directed State Government to ban manufacturing and sale of Chinese lantern within three days as the lanterns are not only dangerous, .....

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Hyderabad HC Put Stay on Building Regularization Scheme(23.12.2015)

Hyderabad HC has ordered Telangana Government and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation not to regularize any illegal constructions under its new Bu.....

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Dehi HC Seeks Report from Delhi Govt., Police and PWD over Boy's Death Due to Felling into an Sewer(24.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Government, police and Public Works Department (PWD) while taking suo moto cognizance of the death of a sc.....

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Government Releases Guidelines on Place of Effective Management(24.12.2015)

Government, in order to tighten loopholes to deter tax evasion by multinational companies — Indian or foreign, has released guidelines on Place of Eff.....

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Bombay HC Asks Goa Govt. for Rule Changes on Iron Ore Transport(24.12.2015)

Bombay HC, on a petition filed by truckers’ associations, has asked Goa Government to frame new rules for transportation of iron ore, whereby truckers.....

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SC Issues Notice to Maharashtra Government in Lakhan Bhaiya Fake Encounter Case(29.12.2015)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Maharashtra Government on a special leave petition filed by 11 cops convicted in the Lakhan Bhaiya fake encounter.....

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

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

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Delhi HC Seeks Govt.'s Reply over PIL for Preventing Traffic Disruption(17.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought Delhi Government's reply on a PIL seeking fixing of broken road dividers, repainting zebra crossings and removal of unauth.....

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HP High Court Cancels Centre's Notification on Including Dharamsala in Smart City Mission(18.12.2015)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed notification issued by Central Government regarding inclusion of Dharamsala in Smart City mission.

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Patna HC Directs Bihar Govt. to File Reply on Noise Pollution in Patna(18.12.2015)

Patna HC has directed Bihar Government to respond by Thursday to a petition complaining excessive noise pollution in the state capital.

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Government Increases Threshold Limit for Appeals in Service Tax, Customs Cases(18.12.2015)

Government in order to reduce litigations related to indirect taxes has raised threshold limit for filing appeals before CESTAT and High Courts to Rs .....

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Allahabad HC to UP Govt.: File Reply To Plea Against Azam Khan(21.12.2015)

Allahabad HC has directed UP Government to file reply to PIL against Cabinet Minister Azam Khan in alleged transfer of 1500 sq yards of government lan.....

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Modi Government Notifies Rules for Land Acquisition Bill 2013(21.12.2015)

Modi Government has notified rules for Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, pass.....

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Allahabad High Court to Conduct On-The-Spot Inspection of Piece of Land in Greater Noida(22.12.2015)

Allahabad High Court has decided to conduct an on-the-spot inspection of a piece of land in Greater Noida, which was acquired by Uttar Pradesh Govern.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Govt.’s Reply to Pleas against New Cab Regulation Scheme(26.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has asked City Government to file replies to a bunch of petitions challenging its new scheme for regulating app-based cab services.

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NGT Issues Notice to Centre over Plea Seeking Ban on Volkswagen Vehicle Sale(01.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought reply from Central Government and Volkswagen, over plea seeking a ban on manufacture and sale of its vehicles.....

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NGT Pulls Up Delhi Govt. over Mosquito Menace in City(01.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up Delhi Government and civic authorities for their careless approach on towards the city residents who are f.....

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NGT’s Alarms Delhi of Increasing Pollution(03.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) while alarming Delhi of increasing pollution, has directed Delhi Government to identify “critically polluted areas” so t.....

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Bombay HC Directs State Govt. to Release Funds for Tourism Development at Lonar Crater(04.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to release 2 crore for tourism development at historic Lonar lake crater.

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Bombay HC to Govt.: Encourage Village Youth to Take Up Farming(07.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has suggested to State Government to encourage young people in villages to entirely or partially take up farming, instead of taking .....

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Delhi HC Directs to Plant Compensatory Trees Before Felling(07.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to carry out compensatory plantation before any trees are felled for building a three-lane flyover para.....

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Bombay High Court Raps Maharashtra over Regularising of Illegal Buildings(15.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has rapped Maharashtra Government for proposing to formulate a policy regularising all illegal constructions in Navi Mumbai despite .....

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Delhi HC Looks For Action Plan To Bring Down Air Pollution(15.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed Centre, AAP Government and other authorities to submit plans to bring the pollution levels within the prescribed limits.

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Delhi HC Disposes Schools' Plea on Bus(15.01.2016)

Delhi HC has disposed of a plea challenging AAP Government's decision asking private unaided schools to lend buses to handle greater passenger burden .....

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Bombay HC to State, Pollution Board and BMC: Report Feasibility of Implementing Odd-Even Plan(18.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has issued notices to State Government, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to report f.....

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SC Seeks Government's Views on Right to Die(18.01.2016)

Supreme Court has sought Modi Government's views to allow doctors not to prolong life by artificial means such as life support systems in case a patie.....

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NGT to UP and Uttarakhand: Identify Industries Seriously Polluting Ganga(18.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Governments to identify seriously polluting industries located on banks of Ga.....

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NGT Directs Union Govt. to Control Noise Pollution At Manufacturing and Delivery Points of Vehicles(18.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), in Pune, has directed Union Government to ensure that noise generated by vehicle horns and modified silencers was contr.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Govt.’s, SDMC’s Reply to PIL over Unfortunate Death of Students in Schools(03.02.2016)

Delhi HC, while terming as unfortunate the death of two children after falling in tanks in their respective schools, has sought response of AAP Govern.....

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Government Sets-Up Tax Policy Research Unit and Tax Policy Council(03.02.2016)

Government has set-up Tax Policy Research Unit and Tax Policy Council to bring consistency, multidisciplinary inputs, and coherence in Tax Policy.

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Bombay HC Pulls Up Govt., State Civic Body over Unsafe Beaches(04.02.2016)

Bombay High Court has pulled up Maharashtra Government and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for not putting in place adequate safety mea.....

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NGT Issues Summons Noida, Faridabad Officials(04.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned officials of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Government for their failure to curb illegal sand mining on the floo.....

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Delhi HC Put Stay Government Decision Regarding Scraping of Management Quota(05.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued a stay on Delhi Government’s order to abolish management quota in nursery admissions in private unaided schools, while obs.....

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NGT Raps Haryana, UP over Non-Filing of Report on Sand Mining(08.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Government Officials for failing to submit a status report on sand mining in their .....

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Delhi HC: Suggest Names of Experts for Committee on Free Books, Uniform to EWS Kids(08.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Government and private schools to submit names of experts for selecting head of a committee to work out modalities of.....

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Govt. Notifies New Policy for Granting EC for Minor Minerals(22.01.2016)

Government has notified a new policy of granting Environmental Clearance (EC) for minor minerals to combat illegal sand mining.

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NGT Raps UP Govt. for Not Evicting People from Kalagarh Colonies(25.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Uttar Pradesh Government over its non-compliance with Supreme Court orders directing eviction of residents fr.....

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NGT Slams Uttarakhand Govt. over Failure to Submit Report on Eco-Sensitive Zone Around Bhagirathi(25.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Uttarakhand Government for not submitting a zonal master plan on eco-sensitive zone around Bhagirathi river .....

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SC Gives Back Possession of Mine to Rajasthan Govt from UltraTech(25.01.2016)

SC has held that Rajasthan Government will take back possession of a mine from Gotan Limestone Khanji Udyog Pvt Ltd (GLKUPL), which was transferred to.....

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Madras High Court Issues Notice to State Government in Suicide Case(27.01.2016)

Madras High Court has issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government and ordered the preservation of the body of T Monisha, one of the three girl students who.....

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NGT Asks Centre to Fix Norms on Noise Pollution Near Airports(28.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed its displeasure over Government's failure to fix environmental norms on noise pollution in residential are.....

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Allahabad HC Seeks Govt.’s Reply on Police Constables Recruitment Policy(28.01.2016)

Allahabad High Court has issued notice to Advocate General and also directed State Government to file its reply to writ petition challenging new rules.....

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Gujarat HC Issues Notice to Centre on Pak Woman's Plea on LTV(06.01.2016)

Gujarat HC has issued notice to Ministry of External Affairs, State Government and Panchmahal district SP in response to a petition by a Pakistani wom.....

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NGT Slams J&K Government over Poor Waste Management in Katra(06.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Jammu and Kashmir Government over poor solid waste management in Katra, the base camp of the Vaishnodevi shr.....

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India to Scrap BS V and Adopt BS VI Norms by April 2020(07.01.2016)

Government has decided to adopt Bharat Stage VI norms all over India by April 1, 2020, for curbing the growing problem of air pollution .

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Bombay High Court Comes Hard Over Drink and Drive(08.01.2016)

Bombay HC, while ordering Central and State Governments to adopt zero tolerance policy over cases of drink-driving, has stressed that mere presence of.....

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Ministry Of Overseas Indian Affairs To Merge With Ministry of External Affairs(08.01.2016)

Government has announced that Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) will be merged with Ministry of External Affairs, in keeping with its broad p.....

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Delhi HC Directs Release of Funds to Corporations(08.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued directions for funds to be released to municipal bodies as per recommendations of Third Finance Commission of Delhi. The c.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response On Plea Alleging Lack Of Free HIV Medicines(11.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought Centre and City Government’s reply on a PIL alleging that poor HIV patients have been denied right to free treatment as we.....

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Govt.: MUDRA Not to Regulate Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)(18.01.2016)

Government has said that Reserve Bank of India would continue to regulate MFIs registered as Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) with central bank. .....

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Bombay HC Seeks Reply from State over Vehicular Parking under Flyovers(18.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has sought an explanation from State Government as to why vehicular parking is being allowed beneath flyovers in Mumbai despite its .....

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Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Govt.’s Response over Scraping of Management Quota in Schools(19.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought reply from Delhi Government by January 26 over the petition filed by private schools, opposing the decision to scrap manag.....

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NGT Raps Centre, UP Govt. over Pollution in Ganga(19.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Centre and UP Government over pollution in river Ganga in Varanasi and said their slogans were contrary to .....

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SC Put Hold on Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated by Kerala Government Against a Bureaucrat(19.01.2016)

SC has put on hold disciplinary proceedings initiated by Kerala Government against a bureaucrat who had praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a news.....

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SC Dismisses UP Govt’s Plea to Defer Hearing over Lokayukta Appointment(20.01.2016)

SC has dismissed Uttar Pradesh Government’s plea to defer hearing on a plea challenging appointment of Justice (retd) Virendra Singh as Lokayukta, say.....

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Madras HC to State: Pay Compensation for Deaths on Private Property Also(20.01.2016)

Madras HC, while taking note of death of four people in a septic tank of an eatery on Old Mahabalipuram Road, has declared that Government would have .....

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Delhi HC Directs Govt. to Restrain Unregistered E-Rickshaws on Roads(16.02.2016)

Delhi HC has directed AAP Government to formulate an insurance policy for e- rickshaws to help mishap victims claim compensation and prohibit plying o.....

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Patna HC Junks Govt. Order on Promotions(16.02.2016)

Patna HC has set aside Bihar Government's stay order on promotion of government officials in Bihar. A notification to the effect had been issued by St.....

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Hyderabad High Court Seeks Status Report On Farmers' Suicides In Telangana(17.02.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has directed Telangana Government to file a status report on various measures taken for curbing the farmers' suicides.

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Govt. Decides to Cut Returns on Small Savings Schemes(17.02.2016)

Government has said that interest rates of small saving schemes would be recalibrated on a quarterly basis instead of annual basis from April 1, 2016,.....

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NGT Pulls UP Uttarakhand Government for Furnishing False Information(19.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up Uttarakhand Government for furnishing what it said was false information before it in the matter of beach .....

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NGT Directs Govt. Authorities to Set Standards for Vehicle Horns(22.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Government authorities to participate in a consultative process next month on the issue of setting standard.....

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SC Slams AAP Government over Munak Canal Row(22.02.2016)

SC has slammed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi Government over controversy surrounding Munak canal row. The court also issued notices to Haryana Gover.....

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SC Restrains Assam Govt.’s Electoral Gimmick Welfare Schemes(29.01.2016)

SC has restrained Assam Government from giving financial benefits under Chief Minster’s Rs 500 crore-welfare schemes following allegations of large-sc.....

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Delhi HC Questions AAP Govt. over Nursery Quota(29.01.2016)

Delhi HC has asked AAP Government if its decision to scrap management quota had the approval of the lieutenant governor or not.

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Can Compensation For Delhi Zoo Tiger Attack Victim Be Enhanced(01.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Government to inform it whether compensation paid to the wife of a youth, mauled by a white tiger in 2014 inside Delh.....

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NGT Seeks Air Quality Report(01.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government to submit a report on ambient air quality in the national capital during the implementatio.....

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Rajasthan Govt. Sets Up Minimum Wages for Domestic Help(01.02.2016)

Rajasthan Government, while enforcing labour reforms in the unorganised sector, has fixed minimum wages for domestic help and set limits to their work.....

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SC Asks Centre: Explain Move to Introduce GM Mustard(02.02.2016)

SC has sought an explanation from Central Government on its proposed move to introduce herbicide resistant mustard, cotton and corn in the face of a c.....

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SC Slams Govt. over Its Attitude Towards Lack of Jobs Appalling(02.02.2016)

Supreme Court has slammed Government for its callous attitude towards tackling the problem of unemployment in the country.

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NGT Emphasizes For Strict Implementation Of Laws On Air, Noise Pollution In Delhi(02.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government to convene a meeting of authorities concerned to mull over the ways for better implementat.....

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Can Govt. Give Free Books, Uniform to EWS kids in Pvt. Schools(11.01.2016)

Delhi HC has asked Delhi Government if it can provide free uniform and books to poor students in private unaided schools, saying it needs to take a re.....

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Delhi HC Irks Over Delay in Implementing 4th DFC Report(11.01.2016)

Delhi HC has irked over Delhi Governments for delay in implementing 4th Delhi Finance Commission (DFC) report.

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Govt.: Mention Aadhaar For Filing Governance-Related Grievances(11.01.2016)

Government, in order to reduce number of vexatious and malicious complaint, has decided to encourage complainants to mention their Aadhaar card number.....

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Start-up India ‘movement’ to be launched(05.01.2016)

The Central Government is launching on 16th January, 2016 the “Start-up India” movement, which will “[celebrate] the entrepreneurship spirit of the co.....

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Bombay HC to State: Install CCTVs in Schools to Stop Crime Against Women(12.01.2016)

Bombay HC, while taking note of incident of a nine-year-old girl being sexually assaulted in her school in Dadar, has suggested installation of CCTVs .....

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Delhi High Court to Centre: Respond to Petition on Marital Rape(12.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed Central Government to respond to a petition seeking criminalisation of marital rape.

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to State on Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries(12.01.2016)

Karnataka HC has ordered issue of notice to State Government on a PIL questioning appointing of 10 MLAs and one MLC as Parliamentary Secretaries and g.....

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NGT Restricts Sand Mining in Brahmani River(26.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Odisha Government not to grant any permits for sand mining in Brahmani river bed in Dharmasala tahasil of O.....

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SC to Maharashtra: Grant Licences to Dance Bars Within 10 Days(02.03.2016)

Supreme Court has ordered Maharashtra Government to grant licences to dance bars by March 15.

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Govt. Notifies Infra Cess of Up To 2.5% on Cars(02.03.2016)

Government has notified imposition of infrastructure cess of up to 2.5 per cent on passenger vehicles, which was announced in Budget 2016-17.

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Allahabad HC Put Stay on Notification on Set-Top Boxes(03.03.2016)

Allahabad High Court has stayed a notification of November 14, 2015, according to which Central Government had made installation of set-top boxes comp.....

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Govt. Relaxes CCI Financial Threshold Limits(08.03.2016)

Government, with a view to improve ease of doing business, has raised financial threshold limit for companies seeking nod from Competition Commission .....

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Govt. Rolls Back Proposal to Tax EPF(08.03.2016)

Government has decided to roll back the budget proposal to tax withdrawal from EPF that sought to create a pensioned society by discouraging full with.....

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Kerala High Court Put Stay on Filling of Paddy and Backwaters for Tourism Project(09.03.2016)

Kerala High Court has stayed Government order to fill vast tract of ecologically sensitive paddy-field and backwaters at Kumarakam in Kottayam, known .....

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SC Dismisses Punjab Government’s Plea(09.03.2016)

Supreme Court has dismissed Punjab Government’s objection to Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who hails from Haryana, being part of a five-member Constituti.....

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SC Questions Ban on Women Entry in Sabarimala Temple(12.01.2016)

SC has asked why women could not be allowed to enter Sabarimala temple. The court said women cannot be denied entry according to the Constitution of I.....

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

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

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NGT Issues Notice to MP Govt. over Rising Pollution in Bhopal(12.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices to Madhya Pradesh Government, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and MP Pollution Control Board (.....

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Andhra Pradesh Unveils a New Retail Trade Policy(12.01.2016)

Andhra Pradesh Government has unveiled a new retail trade policy, under which retail enterprises are given greater flexibility in terms of open hours,.....

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Bombay HC Asks State to Continue with Committees for Organ Transplant(12.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to continue with its district-level authorisation committees set up to allow organ transplants unti.....

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Gujarat HC Issues Notices on State Government Authorities(12.01.2016)

Gujarat High Court has issued notices to various State Government Authorities while hearing a PIL seeking a directive on the issue of school children .....

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Government Announces Labour Law Exemption for Startups Up to 3 Years(10.03.2016)

Government has announced that Start-ups have been exempted from nine labour laws for a period of three years to promote and incentivise the entreprene.....

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Government Caps Depreciation Rate at 40% a Year(10.03.2016)

Government has capped rate of deduction under accelerated depreciation, as a result many companies could see their tax liability going up and cash flo.....

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SC Issues Notice to Delhi, TN, Along with Other States(10.03.2016)

SC Bench who authored May 13 verdict, regarding photographs of politicians on government advertisements, has given six weeks to file response to State.....

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J&K High Court Awards Rs 15 Lakh Compensation to Man Injured in 1990 Cross-Firing at Lal Chowk(14.03.2016)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed Government to pay Rs 15 lakh as compensation to a man who was injured in a cross firing incident at Lal Chow.....

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Bombay HC: Using Part of National Emblem Violates Rules(14.03.2016)

Bombay HC has rapped Central Government for taking a stand that part use of national emblem does not amount to violation of provisions of the Emblems .....

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

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

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NGT Issues Notice over Illegal Mining at Narmada and Chambal Mines(16.03.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), after taking note of illegal sand excavation from 450 sand mines of Narmada and Chambal rivers, has issued a show cause.....

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Delhi HC: Can Lawyers Be Exempted From Odd-Even(26.04.2016)

Delhi HC has asked Delhi Government to see if there was any possibility of lawyers being exempted from the odd-even traffic scheme now in place Delhi.

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Minimum Wage for Contract Workers Increases to Rs 10,000(26.04.2016)

Government has said that minimum wage for contract workers has been increased to Rs 10,000 per month.

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Delhi HC to AAP: How Can You Regularise Unauthorised Colonies(28.04.2016)

Delhi HC has pulled up AAP Government asking how it can regularise unauthorised colonies, comprising illegal structures and buildings, without proper .....

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Gujarat HC Issues Notice to State over Entry Tax on Goods Bought through E-Commerce Portals(29.04.2016)

Gujarat HC has issued a notice to State Government on a petition filed by online retail major Flipkart against entry tax in State on goods bought thro.....

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SC Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Delhi and Tamil Nadu Governments(29.04.2016)

SC has dropped contempt proceedings against Delhi and Tamil Nadu Governments for allegedly misusing public money for “glorifying“ Arvind Kejriwal and .....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Pleas on Centre-State Ties(03.05.2016)

Delhi HC has made it clear to AAP Government that it cannot stay proceedings on a clutch of petitions seeking clarity on Centre-state relations.

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SC Issues Notice to Centre, States on Uploading of FIRs within 24 Hours(03.05.2016)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Central and all State Governments on a PIL seeking direction that "each and every" FIR on the official website of p.....

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NGT Slams AAP for Failure to Ban Vehicles over 15 Years Old(03.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Delhi Government for its failure to implement its order banning vehicles more than 15 years old from plying .....

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Delhi HC: Govt. Can’t Say No Obligation Towards Municipal Corporations(08.04.2016)

Delhi High Court has said Delhi Government cannot say it has no obligation towards the three municipal corporations in the capital as far as payment o.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response from Delhi Govt. over Implementation of Rules on Taxi Fares(11.04.2016)

Delhi High Court, on plea of radio cab company alleging inaction on part of the authorities to implement the rules with regard to fares to be charged .....

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Online Sales to be Considered as Exports(13.04.2016)

Government has said all sales by Indian sellers to foreign buyers through digital platforms would be classified as export. It will allow the domestic .....

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Govt. Relaxes Norms for Foreign Firms to Set Up Branch Offices in India(13.04.2016)

Government has relaxed approval process for foreign firms to set up their branch, liaison and project offices in the country.

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Madras HC Asks Govt. to Protect Inter-Caste Couples(14.04.2016)

Madras HC, while being distressed by killing of young couples in the name of family honour, has directed Tamil Nadu Government to implement measures t.....

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SC Raps AAP Govt. over it’s "Ill-Advised" Move on Demarcation of Constitutional Powers(20.04.2016)

SC has rapped AAP Government for its "ill-advised" move seeking a direction to the Delhi High Court to refer adjudication of a bunch of petitions for .....

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Govt. Announces Complete Rollback of New Norms on PF Withdrawal(20.04.2016)

Government has announced a complete and unconditional rollback of new norms that barred employees from withdrawing their provident fund corpus before .....

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Govt. Hikes DA By 6%(25.03.2016)

Government has hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by 6%, benefiting over 1 crore Central Government employees and pensioners.

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P&H High Court Notices Haryana Govt. On Vadra-Promoted Firm's Petition(30.03.2016)

P&H High Court has issued a notice to Haryana Government on petition filed by Skylight Hospitality Private Limited, a company promoted by Robert Vadra.....

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Govt. Allows 100% FDI in E-Commerce Companies(30.03.2016)

Government has allowed 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in marketplace e-commerce companies.

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Punjab and Haryana HC Pulls up Haryana Govt. over Murthal Sexual Assault Case(30.03.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has rapped Haryana Government for flinging mud in the eyes of the court and not registering an FIR in the Murthal sexual.....

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Bombay HC to State: Take Urgent Steps to Tackle Water Scarcity(31.03.2016)

Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to take steps on a war-footing to address the issue of water scarcity and drought situation acro.....

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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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Central Government Employees Need to Declare Assets by April 15(04.04.2016)

All central government employees have been asked to mandatorily file details of their assets and liabilities, including those of their spouse and depe.....

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Delhi HC Stops Delhi Government from Taking Coercive Steps Against GMR(06.04.2016)

Delhi HC has restrained Delhi Government from taking any coercive steps till April 8 against GMR Sports Pvt Ltd, owner of IPL franchise Delhi Daredevi.....

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SC Slams Maharashtra Govt. and Directs it to Grant Licenses to 8 Dance Bars by May 12(11.05.2016)

Supreme Court has slammed Maharashtra Government for delaying granting licence to dance bars in Mumbai and directed the State Government to give permi.....

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SC Orders to Remove Encroachments on Kharun Banks(11.05.2016)

Supreme Court has ordered Chhattisgarh Government to demolish the illegal structures built by the trust on the banks of Kharun River.

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

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

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NGT Seeks Govt.’s Response over Delhi Odd-Even Scheme, Seeks Info on Pollution Level(12.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned Delhi Government over its Odd-Even car rationing scheme and sought details on pollution levels before and.....

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Delhi Government Reduces VAT on Certain Items(12.05.2016)

Delhi Government has reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on hybrid cars, battery-operated vehicles and e-rickshaws from 12.5 per cent to 5 per cent, project.....

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SC Directs Inquiry into Wife-Swap by Naval Officers(13.05.2016)

SC has ordered Kerala Government to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations of a Navy officer's estranged wife that her husband.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response of Delhi Govt. over Teachers’ Plea(13.05.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Government against removal of a guest teacher and delay in confirming 17,000 such teachers in the nation.....

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Govt. Offers ‘Tatkal’ Window for Speedy Approval of Patent Applications(18.05.2016)

Government has amended patent rules to offer a 'Tatkal' option for speedy clearance of applications by start-ups or those that choose India as the des.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Slams State over Defunct De-Addiction Centres(14.07.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has slammed Punjab Government battling drug menace, for shutting down de-addiction centres due to lack of psychiatrists .....

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Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Govt.’s Response on Plea over Beef Ban(14.07.2016)

Delhi HC has issued notice to Delhi Government on plea challenging law that criminalizes possession and consumption of beef in the National Capital Re.....

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Formulate Policy to Compensate E-Rickshaw Accident Victims in City(15.07.2016)

Delhi HC has asked AAP Government to come out with a policy for compensating the victims of the accidents caused by e-rickshaws on city roads.

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SC to T.N.: Admit Candidates from Other States to Medical Courses(15.07.2016)

SC has ordered Tamil Nadu Government to admit 28 candidates from other States who were successful in cracking the exams held for super specialty cours.....

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Government Extends Payment Date for Black Money Compliance Scheme(15.07.2016)

Government has allowed payment of tax and penalty in installments over an extended period for the black money disclosed under One-Time Compliance Sche.....

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Tripura HC Slams State over Noise Pollution(19.07.2016)

Tripura High Court has directed State Government and Pollution Control Board to implement the law regulating noise pollution or face action for contem.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice to TN on Plea for Cancelling Bail to MBBS Students(20.07.2016)

Madras HC issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government on petition seeking cancellation of bail granted by a lower court to two MBBS students, who had throw.....

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Madras HC Quashes Centre's Order Denying Security Clearance to Sun Group(15.06.2016)

Madras HC has set aside order of Union Government denying security clearance to Sun Network that had made it ineligible to participate in the phase-I.....

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Government Permits 100% FDI in Trading of Food Products(21.06.2016)

Government has permitted 100 per cent FDI in trading of food products, including through e-commerce, to boost food processing sector in the country.

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Bombay HC to State: Ensure Implementation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in State(23.06.2016)

Bombay High Court has told State Government to ensure proper implementation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and to see to it that no event.....

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Madras HC Notices TN Govt., Coca Cola and Others(23.06.2016)

Madras HC has issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd and others on a PIL seeking to prohibit sale of beverages .....

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NGT to Govt.: Revive Water Bodies in Dwarka before Monsoon(23.06.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Delhi Government to revive water bodies in Dwarka sub-city before monsoon on a plea alleging that they were .....

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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.....

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Govt. Amends Income Tax Rules to End Uncertainty over GAAR(24.06.2016)

Government has amended income tax rules to end uncertainty over GAAR (General Anti-Avoidance Rule) that is set to kick in from April 1, 2017.

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Madras HC: State is Not Responsible for Man’s Suicide over School Fees(27.06.2016)

Madras HC has dismissed appeal filed by a woman seeking compensation from State Government for death of her husband who committed suicide after killin.....

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Delhi HC Sets Aside Fine Imposed on Dharamshila Cancer Hospital(03.08.2016)

Delhi HC has set aside AAP Government’s order imposing over Rs 17 crore fine on Dharamshila Cancer Hospital for allegedly refusing to provide free tre.....

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SC Directs Re-Investigation of 315 Closure Reports Filed in 2008 Kandhamal Violence Case(04.08.2016)

Supreme Court has asked the Odisha Government to re-investigate closure of 315 cases related to anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal district in 2008,.....

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SC Gives Approval to Bus Route Policies of Punjab, Haryana(04.08.2016)

SC has approved nationalisation of bus routes by Punjab and Haryana Governments, but clarified that there would be no eligibility criteria for private.....

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Delhi HC: L-G is Administrative Head of Delhi(04.08.2016)

Delhi High Court has held that Lieutenant Governor (L-G) is the administrative head of National Capital Territory and the AAP Government's contention .....

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SC Adjourns Hearing of AAP Government’s Plea(05.08.2016)

SC, while frowning on the multiple litigations, has said to AAP Government,"Why hear your suit for a declaration of Delhi as a full State when the Del.....

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NGT Seeks Details from States over Handling of Toxic Waste(08.08.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Governments to file an affidavit and inform it abo.....

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Delhi HC Put Stay on Enforcement of Amended Street Vendors Scheme(09.08.2016)

Delhi HC has stayed enforcement of AAP Government's amended rules and scheme for regulating street vending activities in the national capital and to p.....

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Centre Sets Stock-Holding Limits for Sugar Mills(12.09.2016)

Central Government has imposed stock-holding limits on sugar mills and said sugar mills should not hold stocks in excess of 37 per cent of their total.....

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Hyderabad HC Put Stay on Aandhra Govt.'s Swiss Challenge Method for Capital Development(13.09.2016)

Hyderabad HC has granted stay on Swiss Challenge method adopted by Andhra Pradesh Government to allot bids for developing the start-up area of Amarava.....

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Govt. Issues Model Guidelines on Direct Selling(13.09.2016)

Government has issued model guidelines for State Governments to regulate the business of direct selling and multi-level marketing with an aim to prote.....

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Central Government Enforces Certain Provision of Companies Act, 2013, as on 9.09.2016(13.09.2016)

Centre has notified that provisions of section 227, clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 242, clauses (c) and (g) of sub-section (2) of section 24.....

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NGT Issues Contempt Notice against UP Govt. over Ethanol Production(14.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued contempt notices to Uttar Pradesh Government and other authorities on a plea seeking action against illegal m.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Uttar Pradesh Government, sugar mills , Ethanol Production

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Govt. Notifies Aadhaar, Can be Used for Government Schemes(14.09.2016)

Government has notified all but one of the remaining sections of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsides, Benefits and Services) Ac.....

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SC Asks Delhi Govt. on Appeal against HC Order on Statehood(30.08.2016)

SC has asked AAP Government whether it would file an appeal against the High Court order holding Delhi to be a Union Territory with Lt Governor as its.....

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Delhi HC Asks AAP, MCDs to Take Steps to Control Dengue(30.08.2016)

Delhi HC has directed AAP Government and civic bodies in New Delhi to take all preventive steps to control dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, .....

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SC: New Vice-Chancellors can Stay(30.08.2016)

SC, while providing relief to Telangana Government, has allowed all the eight newly-appointed Vice Chancellors in the State to continue in their posts.....

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Bombay HC: Apply FSSAI Circular on Duty-Free Shops(01.09.2016)

Bombay HC has directed Centre and State Government to ensure the implementation of the recent Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) cir.....

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Bombay HC: Can Police Provide Number to Report Traffic Violations?(02.09.2016)

Bombay HC has sought information from State Government on whether it is possible to introduce a software for automatic registration of complaints agai.....

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Allahabad HC Sets Rs. One Crore Penalty on UP Govt.(02.09.2016)

Allahabad High Court has imposed a fine of Rs. One crore on the Samajwadi Party led- Uttar Pradesh Government in a land acquisition matter of Loni and.....

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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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SC Questions Rajasthan Govt. over Dip in Ads to Newspaper(06.09.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Rajasthan Government to examine why public advertisements granted to leading daily Rajasthan Patrika were cut down for 2016 an.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea to Ban Private Practice of Government Doctors(03.10.2016)

Madras HC has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to State Government and Tamil Nadu Medical Council to ban private practice of.....

Tags : Madras HC, Government Doctors, Private Practice

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NGT Asks Maharashtra Government to Clarify Anomalies over Shivaji Memorial Clearances(03.10.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted three weeks’ time to the Maharashtra Government to submit its reply on anomalies in environmental and coasta.....

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Bombay HC Slams State Government over Allocation of Funds for Underprivileged Children(03.10.2016)

Bombay HC came down heavily on Maharashtra Government for its failure in distributing funds, allocated for providing better facilities to underprivile.....

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Bombay HC Seeks State’s Report over Dowry Complaints(04.10.2016)

Bombay HC has asked Maharashtra Government to file a report on dowry-related complaints received by its grievances redressal forum, set up recently.

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Madras HC Directs State to Appoint Chairman of Tamil Nadu Private Schools Fee Determination Committee(04.10.2016)

Madras HC has directed the State Government to fill within four weeks the post of Chairman, Tamil Nadu Private Schools Fee Determination Committee, af.....

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Hyderabad HC Directs AP Government to Give Job to Ex-Principal’s Daughter(04.10.2016)

Hyderabad HC has directed Andhra Pradesh Government to provide employment to daughter of a principal of Government Polytechnic College on compassionat.....

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SC Seeks Kerala Government Response over Public Demonstration of Dead Stray Dogs(05.10.2016)

Supreme Court has sought response from State Government public display and ill-treatment of bodies of killed stray dogs in Kerala on September 26.

Tags : Supreme Court, Stray Dogs, Kerala Government

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Madras HC: Housing Scheme for Government Officials Not Largesse(14.12.2016)

Madras High Court while disposing a PIL challenging a housing scheme for government officials, has said that it was neither a largesse to them nor bad.....

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Supreme Court: Elected Government in Delhi Must Have Some Power to Function Properly(15.12.2016)

Supreme Court, while hearing contentions of Centre and AAP Government, has observed that Delhi is no doubt a Union territory, but Elected Government m.....

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Supreme Court to Centre: Adhere to Rs. 24,000 per week Withdrawal Cap Notification(16.12.2016)

Supreme Court has said that Centre should adhere to its notification allowing withdrawal of Rs 24,000 per week from bank accounts after demonetisation.....

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Supreme Court Questions Centre over Access to Large Piles of New Currency by Few(16.12.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Government how some individuals had access to large piles of new currency when banks refused customers even their weekly quota.....

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J&K High Court Restrains State Government from Closing Government Schools(16.12.2016)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court while restraining State Government from closing any Government School, has directed it to seek permission from it over a.....

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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Relief over Demonetization Drive(19.12.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to grant interim relief in a batch of cases challenging Government’s demonetization scheme and referred them to a constituti.....

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Centre Notifies Regulations for Liquidation Process Under New Bankruptcy Code(19.12.2016)

Central Government has notified rules by which companies can go through liquidation under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.

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CBDT Notifies New Rules on Tax-Free Status for Indian Sailors(19.08.2015)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued gazette notification regarding new tax rules for people working on ships which will help them to quali.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt Defers TDS, TCS Under GST to Ensure Smooth Roll-out(27.06.2017)

Government has deferred implementation of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collection Source (TCS) provisions as well as exempted from registratio.....

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Madras HC: Govt School Teachers Placing Their Kids in Pvt Schools Exhibits Their Failure(29.06.2017)

Madras High Court has lamented sad state of affairs at government schools and observed that government school teachers placing their children in priva.....

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#GST Rollout: RCM Not Applicable to Intra-State Supply of Goods, Services Below Rs. 5000(29.06.2017)

Central Government has notified that Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) is not applicable to intra-State supply of goods & services made by an unregistere.....

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#GST Rollout: RCM Applicable to Supply of Lottery, Cashew Nuts, Silk Yarn, Bidi Wrapper Leaves(29.06.2017)

Central Government has notified list of goods (State-running Lottery, Cashew Nuts, Silk Yarn, Bidi Wrapper Leaves, Tobacco leaves etc.) taxable under .....

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#GST Rollout: Govt Mandates Aadhaar based Verification for CGST, No Bank Account Based Verification(29.06.2017)

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has issued a Notification mandating Aadhaar based Electronic Verification Code for purpose of CGST.

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#GST Rollout: Govt Amends Provisions relating to Composition Levy under CGST & UTGST Act(29.06.2017)

Central Government has notified that manufactures of ice-cream, pan masala and tobacco cannot opt for composition levy under Central Good and Services.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Reply from AAP on Appointment of Discom Directors(27.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought reply from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government on its decision to nominate new directors to boards of Tata Power Delhi Distri.....

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NGT Raps Delhi Govt. on Casual Monitoring of Vehicles Entering Delhi(28.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Delhi Government over casual monitoring of vehicles entering Delhi through different entry points and also so.....

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Delhi Govt Lays Down Guidelines Relating to Downloading of DVAT Statutory Forms(14.06.2017)

Delhi Government has issued a circular prescribing guidelines relating to downloading of Statutory Forms under Delhi VAT Act.

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Govt Notifies New Exemptions to Private Ltd Companies(15.06.2017)

Govt has notified exemption to Pvt Ltd Companies which says that exceptions, modifications and adaptations provided in it shall be applicable to a com.....

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Govt: Aadhaar Mandatory for Opening Bank Accounts, Transactions Over Rs. 50,000(19.06.2017)

Government, through a notification amending a prevention of money laundering law, has made it mandatory to provide Aadhaar to open a bank account and .....

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#GST Rollout: Six Sections of IGST Act Notified, Effective From Today(22.06.2017)

Central Government has notified that six sections (1, 2, 3, 14, 20, 22) of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Act shall come into force from tod.....

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Govt: Aadhaar Mandatory For TB Patients to Get Cash Assistance Under Government Scheme(22.06.2017)

Government in exercise of its powers u/s 7 of Aadhaar Act 2016, has notified that Aadhaar is necessary as an identity proof for availing of conditiona.....

Tags : Aadhaar, Government Scheme, TB Patients

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Delhi HC Looks for Govt’s Response on PIL Seeking Strict Compliance of Patent Laws(18.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought Government’s response on PIL seeking strict compliance of patent laws, including disclosure of information on commercial w.....

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Delhi High Court Asks AAP Govt. to Give Details of Funds Released for Dengue Control(21.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought response of AAP government on a petition seeking direction to immediately release funds allocated for malaria and dengue c.....

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SC Issues Notice to Telangana Government on Omission of 26 Castes from BC List(22.09.2015)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Telangana Government on petition challenging omission of 26 castes and communities, which enjoyed reservation till.....

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Madras High Court to Centre: Give Two Helmets With Every New Two-Wheeler(23.09.2015)

Madras High Court has ordered Central Government to issue suitable direction to helmet manufacturers for two-wheelers to provide helmet lock as a comp.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Seeks Report on Dalit Families of Bhagana Village(24.09.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC while hearing petition filed by Ambedkar Welfare Samiti, Bhagana, has sought status report from Haryana Government about Dalit f.....

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NGT Looks for Data to Check Car-Free-Day Effect(24.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Haryana Government to submit air pollution data to substantiate the actual impact of Gurgaon's experiment with.....

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Govt Clips Eings of Armed Forces Tribunal in New Rules(12.07.2017)

Union Government has changed rules governing appointment in Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), giving more powers to the Defence Secretary who would now hav.....

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Budget 2018: FM to Present Modi Govt's Last Full-Year Budget(01.02.2018)

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Union Budget for 2018-19 today. The first phase of the Parliament Budget session began on January.....

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Budget 2018: Government Launches "National Healthcare Scheme"(01.02.2018)

Government has launched a flagship healthcare scheme to cover 10 crore poor families with benefit of Rs 5 lakh per family, per year.

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Budget 2018: Govt to Contribute 12% of EPF Contribution for New Employees in All Sectors(01.02.2018)

Government will now contribute 12 per cent of employee provident fund (EPF) to the new employees in all sections. The Employees Provident Fund Act wil.....

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Budget 2018: Emoluments of President, Vice-President and Governors Will be Revised(01.02.2018)

The President’s salary will go up to Rs 5 lakh a month, the Vice-President’s salary will rise to Rs 4 lakh per month and the Governor’s pay will rise .....

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Budget 2018: FM Projects Fiscal Deficit of 3.3% of GDP(01.02.2018)

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has vowed to keep fiscal deficit at 3.3%.

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Budget 2018: No Change in Income Tax Slabs(01.02.2018)

Finance Minister has said that there will be no Change in Income Tax Slabs.

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Budget 2018: Corporate Income Tax Rate Cut to 25% for Companies with Turnover of Upto Rs 250 crore(01.02.2018)

Government has proposed to cut the corporate income tax rate to 25 percent for companies with a turnover of upto Rs 250 crore.

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Budget 2018: Govt. Proposes to Tax Long Term Capital Gains Exceeding Rs 1 lakh(01.02.2018)

Government has proposed to tax long term capital gains exceeding Rs 1 lakh at 10 per cent without indexation.

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NGT Pulls Up Uttarakhand Government Over Camping Activity In Rishikesh(04.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned the Uttarakhand Government that it would call its Chief Secretary to explain the delay in implementing regula.....

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Delhi HC to Govt: Tell Us Law Which Bans Crude Export(06.05.2016)

Delhi HC has asked Union Government to show any statutory source or policy document which barred export of crude in India.

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Delhi HC Says, “We Are Not Fighting for Environment But for Human Race”(06.05.2016)

Delhi HC, while asking AAP Government to show what has been done to protect trees in Delhi, has said that it is for survival of the human race and lov.....

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NGT Orders Closure of Illegal Scrap Recovery Units(06.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed UP Government and State Pollution Control Board to shut illegal scrap recovery operations in the outskirts .....

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Bombay HC Upholds Ban on Slaughter of Bullocks and Decriminalises Possession of Beef(06.05.2016)

Bombay HC has upheld Maharashtra Government's law to ban slaughter of bulls and bullocks, but held as "unconstitutional" the ban on possession of beef.....

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SC To Kerala: Don’t Issue Ownership Certificates to Elephant Owners(09.05.2016)

Supreme Court has restrained Kerala Government from issuing ownership certificates to elephant owners.

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Government Notifies Fixed-Term Jobs for All Sectors(21.03.2018)

Government has notified that fixed term workmen will be entitled to benefits similar to the permanent workforce like EPF, ESIC, defined working hours,.....

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Supreme Court: Try & Make Life After Retirement Easier for a Government Servant(23.03.2018)

Supreme Court has recommended the Department of Personnel and Training of the Government of India to try and make life after retirement easier for a g.....

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Mardas HC Pulls Up TN Govt. over Honour Killing Attacks(21.07.2016)

Madras HC has pulled up Tamil Nadu Government for ‘administrative lapses’ in attacks at three villages in Dharmapuri district in November 2012 reporte.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Govt.'s Response over alleged 'Inconsistency' in Rape Law(21.07.2016)

Delhi HC has sought response of Delhi Government on plea which alleged that amendment made in 2013 in section 375 (rape) of IPC was "incorrect" and "i.....

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Jharkhand HC to Govt.: Pay Rs 1 Lakh to Minor Boy’s Family after Alleged Custodial Death(21.07.2016)

Jharkhand HC has directed State Government to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family of the minor boy, who died in custody allegedly due to pol.....

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J&K HC to Govt.: Take Action against Media Creating ‘Hysteria’ in State(22.07.2016)

Jammu and Kashmir HC has asked State Government to take action against news channels that have created “hysteria” about Kashmir and its people, and bl.....

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Calcutta HC Orders Govt. to Pay Rs 3 Lakh to Acid Attack Victim(27.07.2016)

Calcutta HC has directed West Bengal Government to pay by August 2 Rs 3 lakh to a victim of acid attack in South 24-Parganas district.

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Central Government Sets Up NCLT Bench in Jaipur Effective July(02.07.2018)

Central Government has notified that a Bench of National Company Law Tribunal will be set up in Jaipur which will be effective from July this year.

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‘Aided’ Schools Situation in City ‘Pathetic’, Says Delhi High Court(03.07.2018)

Delhi High Court has pulled up AAP government for lack of infrastructure and basic amenities, like water and toilet facilities, in a fully-aided gover.....

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Bombay HC Notices Goa Government, Private Firm over Offshore Casino Case(28.10.2016)

Bombay High Court has issued notice to Goa Government and Ex-Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda’s Golden Globe Hotels Private Limited on a petition over a m.....

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Delhi HC Rules ‘Can’t Have Blanket Test for All Disabled Applying for Government Jobs’(02.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that there can't be a blanket test for all disabled applying for government jobs, terming it "impractical".

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Hyderabad HC Stays Telangana Secretariat Building Blocks Demolition(02.11.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has directed Telangana Government not to demolish Secretariat building blocks until further orders.

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Madras HC Directs School Education Secretary to Address Complaints of Lack of Toilets in Govt. School(03.11.2016)

Madras High Court has directed School Education Secretary to address complaints of lack of operational toilets, sanitary workers, security staff, func.....

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Bombay HC Directs State to Constitute Statewide Committee to Maintain Hospitals(04.11.2016)

Bombay High Court, while observing that there exists an urgent need to evolve a safe and effective method of disposing of biomedical waste, especially.....

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Government of India Changes Rules for Renouncing Indian Citizenship(25.10.2018)

The Government of India has published a revised form for declaration of renunciation by Indian citizens and those renouncing Indian citizenship on acc.....

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Kerala Govt Brings Ordinance to Give Employees ‘Right to Sit’ in Shops and Establishments(26.10.2018)

Kerala Government has promulgated an ordinance titled ‘The Kerala Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance 2018’, to give employees the ‘right t.....

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Bombay HC to Govt.: Stop Illegal Parking Under Flyovers(09.02.2016)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government and other statutory agencies to remove illegal parking from under flyovers in Mumbai within three mont.....

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Bombay HC to State: Finalize Witness Law(09.02.2016)

Bombay HC has pulled up State Government for delay in bringing legislation for protecting witnesses in criminal cases as well as whistle-blowers.

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Delhi HC Rejects AAP’s Plea over Live CCTV Feed Sharing(10.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has said live feed from CCTV cameras installed in Delhi should go to the police and rejected AAP Government's plea that it should be .....

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Delhi HC Expresses Concern over Delhi’s Green Cover(11.02.2016)

Delhi HC has sought to know from AAP Government if it has any policy of replenishing green cover in Delhi by replacing older trees that die with new o.....

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SC Says, Nothing Wrong in Blocking Internet Services to Maintain Law and Order(11.02.2016)

SC, while upholding Gujarat Government decision to block mobile internet services during Patel quota agitation violence in August last year, has said .....

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Delhi HC: Eateries On Pavements Without Permit are Encroachers(15.02.2016)

Delhi HC has observed that eateries on pavements without proper licence are encroaching upon footpaths and sought responses of Delhi Government and mu.....

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Maradu Demolition: SC Warns that Kerala Chief Secretary Will Be Held Personally Liable For Violations(24.09.2019)

Supreme Court while hearing the matter relating to demolition of apartments in Maradu has orally warned the Chief Secretary to the Kerala Government t.....

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Madras HC Turns Down Order on Fixation of Royalty on Cotton Seed(21.04.2016)

Madras HC has suspended order of a single judge, who had stayed the order of Telangana Government, pertaining to fixation of royalty on cotton seed, t.....

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NGT Seeks Phasing Out of Old Vehicles(22.04.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Delhi Government, “You are promoting the odd-even scheme so aggressively. Why don’t you take off 15-year-old v.....

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Delhi HC to AAP: How Can Govt. Regularise Disaster-Prone Colonies(22.04.2016)

Delhi HC asked AAP Government how it could regularise illegal colonies that didn't conform to National Building Code (NBC) and were, therefore, vulner.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Frame Rules for Facilities to Ex-CMs(25.04.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Uttarakhand Government to frame rules for providing facilities to Ex-Chief Ministers of the state.

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Kerala Govt Sanctions Stipend For Junior Lawyers(12.03.2018)

Government of Kerala has approved stipend for junior lawyers. Lawyers aged less than 30 and having less than three years of practise, with annual inco.....

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Hooda Government Defrauded Farmers of Rs 1,500 Crore: Supreme Court(13.03.2018)

Supreme Court has slammed the erstwhile Congress government in Haryana for helping builders acquire huge tracts of farm lands at prices much lower tha.....

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AAR, Karnataka: Govt. Timber Depots Are Not Government Department; Must Collect GST and Issue Invoice(20.01.2020)

Authority of Advance Ruling, Karnataka has ruled that the Government Timber Depots are not Government Department, thereby reverse charge mechanism wil.....

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SC Directs Maharashtra Govt. to Shift Saibaba Out of Jail(23.02.2016)

SC has questioned Maharashtra Government for putting Delhi University professor and alleged Naxal sympathiser G N Saibaba in solitary confinement in N.....

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SC: Can Dismiss New Arunachal Government(23.02.2016)

SC has refused to pass an interim order on a fervent plea of Congress against "illegal" swearing-in of its rebel leader Kalikho Pul-led government in .....

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NGT Calls Meeting for Deciding Noise Standards(23.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Pune has called a meeting and said that it will preside over a consultative process on March 21, involving senior tra.....

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P&H High Court Seeks Status Report on Jat Quota Agitation(23.02.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Haryana Government to file a status report by Monday on Jat agitation which has claimed 19 lives and caused ex.....

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J&K HC Stays State’s Order over Mandatory Use of Aadhaar Card(25.02.2016)

Jammu & Kashmir High Court has stayed State Government’s order which made use of Aadhaar card compulsory for availing any government benefit, includin.....

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SC Seeks Uttar Pradesh Government Response on Plea to Quash Notices to Recover Public Losses(31.01.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the government of Uttar Pradesh on a Writ Petition filed to quash the notices issued by the administration to recov.....

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Chhattisgarh HC Orders Inquiry Against Government Officials for Alleged Embezzlement of Public Money(03.02.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate into the allegations of large scale bungling and siphoning of .....

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Govt. Issues Notifican Regarding BS-VI Emission Norms(19.09.2016)

Government has issued a notification regarding BS-VI emission standards, saying testing agencies will start collecting data on real-time emission of o.....

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NGT Pulls Up Govt., Authorities for Failure to Control Mosquito-Borne Infections(22.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up Delhi Government and Civic Bodies for their failure to implement strong measures to control mosquito-breed.....

Tags : NGT, chikungunya , dengue, Delhi Government

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

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

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Punjab & Haryana HC: Why Not Let CBI Probe All Jat Agitation Cases(23.09.2016)

Punjab & Haryana HC has asked Haryana Government why all the FIRs, except the one registered into the alleged Murthal gangrape case, should not be han.....

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Hyderabad HC Put Stay on GO 45 over Land Acquisition(26.09.2016)

Hyderabad HC has stayed operation of GO Ms No. 45 issued by Telangana Government to acquire land through private negotiations for allotting same to ce.....

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Telangana HC: State Cannot Compel Testing/Treatment in Government Facilities(25.05.2020)

Telangana HC has held that State cannot compel residents of Telangana to get testing for COVID-19 in designated laboratories decided by them & treatme.....

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Delhi HC Slams Govt. for Not Changing Names of Transgenders(17.08.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Government to explain what problem it has in changing the names of two transgenders from male to female in the official rec.....

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Madras HC Slams MP Govt. over GI Tag Issue for Basmati(17.08.2016)

Madras HC has slammed Madhya Pradesh Government, which has been pursuing a legal battle to include its 13 districts under the Geographical Indication .....

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NGT Slams Delhi Government(22.08.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Delhi Government over alleged non-utilisation of Rs 11.25 crores given to it by Railways way back in 2003-20.....

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Govt.: Deduction Benefit under Section 35AC Only Till March 31(22.08.2016)

Government has said that benefit of deduction under section 35AC of the IT Act will only be available till March 31, in respect to the payments made t.....

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Government Extends Deadline for Filing ITR to August 31, But Not for Everyone(27.07.2018)

Income Tax department has extended the last date to file Income Tax Returns (ITR) from July 31 to August 31 for “certain categories of taxpayers”.

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Allahabad HC Quashes Order Disengaging District Government Counsels(04.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has quashed several Government Orders disengaging the District Government Counsels in the State.

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Karnataka Govt Passes Amendment Act to Provide Horizontal Reservation for Karnataka Students(05.05.2020)

Karnataka Government has given the assent to the National Law School of India (Amendment) Act, 2020, whereby National Law School of India, Bengaluru s.....

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SC to Puducherry, Centre: Where Did You Spend Rs 524 Crore of Tsunami Fund?(09.08.2016)

SC has issued notices to pertinent departments of Puducherry Government and Centre, asking them to respond to a PIL that has alleged corruption in the.....

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SC Orders Enquiry in Murder Complaint against J&K DSP without Arresting Him(09.08.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Jammu and Kashmir Government to investigate murder complaint against Deputy Superintendent of Police Yasir Qadri without suspe.....

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SC Orders Enquiry into Youth’s Death in J&K(10.08.2016)

SC has directed Jammu and Kashmir Government to investigate death of a 26-year-old man allegedly at the hands of the police in the tensed Valley State.....

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Delhi HC to Centre, AAP: Give Details of Steps Taken to Rehabilitate Manual Scavengers(11.08.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Centre and Delhi Government to inform it about the steps taken by them regarding rehabilitation of manual scavengers in the.....

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RBI Increases Short-Term Borrowing Capacity of Central Government(21.04.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has increased the short-term borrowing capacity of the Central Government by over 65% to temper market fears that excessive borr.....

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Central Government Introduces Ordinance Making Attacks on Doctors Non-Bailable Offence(22.04.2020)

Central Government has decided to introduce an Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to make attacks on doctors and healthcare workers a .....

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Karnataka Government Comes Out with Law to Protect Officials from Physical Harm(24.04.2020)

Karnataka Government has promulgated the 'The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance, 2020', to protect all officials engaged in COVID-19 related dutie.....

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Himachal HC Slams State for Forcible Possession of Firm(30.05.2016)

Himachal High Court has imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on State Government for taking possession of company ‘Saber Paper Limited’, Una, without following .....

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Punjab and Haryana HC to Govt.: Pay Rs 306 Cr to Local Bodies(30.05.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has directed the Punjab Government to pay Rs 305.76 crore to the state local bodies right away. The arrears to be paid to local.....

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Asaram Case: SC Pulls Rajasthan Govt. for Failing to Take Action on Threats Given to Witnesses(07.06.2016)

Supreme Court has pulled up Rajasthan Government for failing to take any action on the threats being given to witnesses by aides of Asaram Bapu, who i.....

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Government Banks on New PSU Norms for Higher Non-tax Revenue(09.06.2016)

Centre has released new guidelines on capital restructuring of state-owned companies, which will make them more accountable on matters of dividends, b.....

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Delhi Government to Give Rs 5,000 to Auto Drivers Struggling Due to COVID-19 Lockdown(03.04.2020)

Delhi Government has decided to transfer Rs 5,000 each to auto drivers, Gramin-Sewa and e-rickshaw drivers who are facing tough times due to the lockd.....

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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Challenging Government Advisory of COVID Testing at Rs 4500(06.04.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the Central Government's to file its response in a plea challenging the Government advisory fixing coronavirus testing faci.....

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Delhi HC Asks Govt., MCDs to Think about Waste Segregation(20.05.2016)

Delhi HC, while expressing concern over the city's waste dumping grounds pushing their limits, has said Government and Civic Bodies should think of "p.....

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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice to State Govt. on Death of Infants(25.05.2016)

Rajasthan HC has issued notice to State's Chief Secretary, Principal Medical and Health Secretary and five others, over a petition on recent death of .....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Details of Government Accommodations(03.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought details of all Government accommodations that have been vacated, re-allotted, and how much dues or penal interest has been.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Content Regulation Powers of Central Government(12.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition challenging the constitutional validity of powers of Centre under the of C.....

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Madras HC: Government & Lt. Governor Should Work in Unison, Not in Division(12.03.2020)

Madras High Court has set aside a Single Bench Judgment that had held that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) does not have the right to interfere in the da.....

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Supreme Court: 3 Percent Quota in Promotion for Disabled Must in All Posts(04.07.2016)

Supreme Court while quashing the central government’s earlier orders on restricting reservation for the differently-abled in promotion to Group A and .....

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SC Rules, Govt. Official’s Illegal Assets Can’t be Attached, if He Dies During Pendency of Suit(05.07.2016)

Supreme Court has ruled that disproportionate assets amassed by a government official cannot be attached from his family members if the officer dies d.....

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Delhi HC Permits Govt. to Procure Pill to Help Addicts(06.07.2016)

Delhi HC has lifted its stay on Government's decision to procure a medicine prescribed to reduce a drug addict's dependency on opiates like heroin.

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SC Seeks Central Govt.’s Response over Implementation of OROP(11.07.2016)

SC has sought Central Government’s response on a petition related to One Rank One Pension (OROP) implementation, alleging that NDA Government led by P.....

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Govt. Fixes Deadline for Retro Tax Settlement Window(12.07.2016)

Government has fixed December 31, 2016 as deadline to multinational companies to settle their tax issues that arose as result of retrospective amendme.....

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Govt. Notifies Aadhaar Act, Operationalises Some of Its Provisions(13.07.2016)

Union Government has notified Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and operationalised some o.....

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Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Appointment of Assistant Government Pleader(18.02.2020)

Karnataka High Court has upheld an order passed by the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, setting aside the appointment of an Assistant Public Prosecu.....

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Union Government Issues GI to Kashmiri Saffron(27.07.2020)

Union Government has issued a certificate of Geographical Indication (GI) registration for the saffron grown in the Kashmir Valley.

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#New Education Policy 2020 : Undergraduate Degree Courses to Have Multiple Exit Options(30.07.2020)

Central Government has proposed that the undergraduate degree courses will be of either 3 or 4- year duration, with multiple exit options. The 4-year .....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : HRD?Ministry to be Renamed as Education Ministry(30.07.2020)

Central Government has notified that the Ministry of Human Resource Development would be renamed as Education Ministry.

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#New Education Policy 2020 : New Pedagogical and Curricular Structure(30.07.2020)

Government has changed 10+2 structure in school education with a new pedagogical and curricular restructuring of 5+3+3+4 covering ages 3-18. In the ne.....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : Importance of Board Exam to be reduced(30.07.2020)

Government has reduced the importance of board exam, exam will be conducted in two parts:?Objective and descriptive. Exams shall be conducted twice a .....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : No Hard Separation of Streams for Students(30.07.2020)

Central Government has notified that there will be no hard separation among ‘curricular’, ‘extracurricular’, or ‘co-curricular’, among ‘arts’, ‘humani.....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : More Focus on Vocational Studies in School-Level(30.07.2020)

Central Government has stated that every child shall learn at least one vocation by sampling of vocational crafts, such as carpentry, electric work, m.....

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MP High Court Notices SHED, College Principal & Others over ABVP National Convention on Campus(05.12.2016)

MP High Court has issued notices to State Higher Education Department (SHED), Indore Mayor, Municipal Commissioner and Principal of Atal Bihari Vajpay.....

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Supreme Court Defers Demonetisation Pleas Hearing to December 09(05.12.2016)

Supreme Court has deferred hearing on pleas against Central Government’s demonetisation decision to December 9.

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Government Waives Service Tax on Card Transactions of up to Rs 2000(08.12.2016)

Government has exempted card payments up to Rs 2,000 from Service Tax in its efforts to make cashless economy a reality.

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Central Government Constitutes National Council for Transgender Persons(25.08.2020)

Central Government has constituted the National Council for Transgender Person under Section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act,.....

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Delhi HC Directs Centre, Govt to Clear Pending Bills of Govt Counsel Within 4 Weeks(26.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government, Union of India, as well as the various municipal corporations of Delhi, to clear the bills of vari.....

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Chhattisgarh HC Stays Proceedings for Allotment of Government Land to Congress Party(03.09.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has stayed the proceeding with respect to allotment of a Government land to the Congress Party, for construction of their offi.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Verdict for Converting Govt Schools to English Medium(03.09.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court Order which had quashed Government Orders seeking to implement Eng.....

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SC Seeks Rajasthan Government Reply over Bail Pleas by Asaram Bapu(19.10.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Rajasthan Government to respond to bail pleas of self- styled religious figure Asaram Bapu who is facing trial in rape cases.

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Delhi HC: Martyrs Don’t Need Government Certificates(19.10.2016)

Delhi HC has said that anyone who lays down his life for Country is a martyr who is remembered by society, and no other recognition like a certificate.....

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Delhi High Court Demands Fresh Status Report on Condition of Government Hospitals(27.09.2018)

Delhi High Court has slammed state government for poor infrastructure in five city hospitals and asked authorities to file a fresh status report givin.....

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Central Government Notifies Date for Provisions of Consumer Protection Act to Come Into Force(17.07.2020)

Central Government has issued a notification stating that most of the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 shall come into force on 20th Ju.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Let Government Promote 1.4 Lakh Staffers(23.07.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to give clarification over interim orders from the Supreme Court and two High Courts, one allowing reservation in promotions.....

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Central Government Establishes Central Consumer Protection Authority(24.07.2020)

Central Government has established the Central Consumer Protection Authority with its headquarter at New Delhi, with effect from 24th July 2020.

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Centre Issues Formal Sanction for Permanent Commission for Women Officers in Indian Army(24.07.2020)

Central Government has reportedly issued formal sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in Indian Army.

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Government Eases Trademark Filings Rules, Halves Registration Charges(07.03.2017)

Government has brought down number of forms required for filing an application for registration of trademarks from 74 to 8 and almost halved applicati.....

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Government Allows EPF Members to Move Retirement Savings From EPF to NPS(08.03.2017)

Government has allowed members of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) option to move their retirement savings to National Pension System (NPS) giving effe.....

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Union Government: Mandatory for Departments to Source from Government e-Marketplace(09.03.2017)

Union Government has made it mandatory for all Departments and Ministries to source goods and services from its e-market place.

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Union Government: Aadhaar Must For New LPG Connections, Defence Pensions(09.03.2017)

Union Government has made 12-digit Unique Identification (UID) number must for poor women to get cooking gas connections and defence pensioners to rec.....

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Govt Eases General Provident Fund Norms, Now Withdrawal Possible Within 15 Days(09.03.2017)

Government has relaxed norms for withdrawal of General Provident Fund (GPF) enabling employees to receive payments within 15 days, and also making it .....

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CIVIL - Get Receipt of Written Instructions from Officials: Madras HC to Government Advoctaes(08.03.2019)

Madras High Court has said before making a statement before courts, government pleader and advocates must ensure receipt of written instructions from .....

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Karnataka HC Disposes of PIL Taking Objection to Reference of Government as Modi Government(27.01.2021)

Karnataka High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation filed by an agriculturalist, taking objection to the media, releases issued by Press.....

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Union Government: Now 90 Days Paid Leave For Victims of Sexual Harassment At Workplace(21.03.2017)

Women employees of Central Government who file complaints of sexual harassment at workplace now have option of getting 90 days paid leave during pende.....

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Bombay HC to Doctors: Resign If You Don’t Want to Work(22.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has pulled up resident doctors of government hospitals in Maharashtra for abstaining from duty, and said their conduct is shameful.

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Supreme Court: ‘Performance in Court’ and Not ‘Political Links’ to Determine Govt. Lawyers(23.03.2017)

Supreme Court, while dismissing Bihar Government's plea for a free hand in making appointment of Government lawyers, has said that advocate's performa.....

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Government Bid Adieu to 1% Tax on Cash Purchase of Above Rs 2 Lakh(24.03.2017)

Government has done away with 1 per cent tax on cash payments of over Rs 2 lakh for purchase of any goods or service after it banned cash dealings abo.....

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CIVIL - SC Slams Assam Government over Functioning of Foreigners Tribunal(14.03.2019)

Supreme Court has pulled up Assam Government over inadequacies in the functioning of foreigners tribunals in the state and sought details on it by Mar.....

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CIVIL - Why Suggestion Regarding to have CSR Account in Government Hospitals Not Followed: Delhi HC(14.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has asked Centre and Delhi Government why they have not followed its suggestion to have a separate account in hospitals run by them t.....

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Central Government Introduces Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(05.02.2021)

Central Government has introduced the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha to amend the arbitration law to ensure that all.....

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Delhi High Court Refuses to Issue Order on AAP Government Plea Against MK Meena(05.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has declined to issue an immediate order on AAP Government's plea seeking lodging of a case against LG-appointed Anti-Corruption Bran.....

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NGT to UP Government: Provide Potable Water in 6 Districts(06.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to provide potable water to villages of six districts namely Baghpat, Meerut, Sahara.....

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Gujarat High Court Serves Notice to Gujrat Government on Subsidized Plots Allotment to Judges(11.08.2015)

Gujarat High Court has issued notices asking State Government as well as 27 judges over allotment of residential plots at concessional rate. Forty-two.....

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Maharashtra Govt Revises Composition Scheme for Builders & Developers under MVAT Act(05.06.2017)

Maharashtra Government has revised Composition Scheme introduced for Builders and Developers by amending MVAT Act.

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Government Notifies Rules on Merger of Tribunals(05.06.2017)

Government has notified rules on appointments, term of office, salaries, allowances and removal of members for merger of eight autonomous tribunals wi.....

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Assam Govt Issues Guidelines for Enrolment of GST Practitioners(12.06.2017)

Assam State Government has issued a memo containing guidelines for enrolment of GST practitioners. As per the rules, portal for enrolment of GST pract.....

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ITAT, Kolkata Allows Long-Term Capital Loss from Sale of Government Securities(23.03.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata has allowed the Long-Term Capital Loss arising from the sale of Government Securities after applying the.....

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Centre Notifies Nationalised Banks (Management and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Scheme, 2021(29.01.2021)

Central Government has notified the Nationalised Banks (Management and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Scheme, 2021 which seeks to amend the Natio.....

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NGT Raps Up Kerala Government for Non-Compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules(01.02.2021)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped up the Kerala Government for its failure in administration and non compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules.....

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#Union Budget 2021-2022: Union Govt to Create Framework to Tackle Monopoly of Power Distribution(01.02.2021)

Union Government proposes to create a framework to allow consumers of electricity alternatives to choose from more than one Distribution Company, in a.....

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#Union Budget 2021-2022: Union Govt Approves Extension of Cover for Deposit Insurance(01.02.2021)

Union Government has approved an increase in the cover for deposit insurance from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh for bank depositors, to help depositors in ba.....

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#Union Budget 2021-2022: Union Government Launches One Nation, One Ration Card Scheme(01.02.2021)

Union Government has launched the One Nation, One Ration card to help migrant workers. Further, launch of a portal to maintain information on gig work.....

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Government Notifies Remaining Sections of RERA, Act Shall Come into Full Force From May 1, 2017(20.04.2017)

Central Government has issued a notification announcing that sections 3-19, 40, 59-70, 79 and 80 of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.....

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Government Notifies Provisions Permitting Inbound Merger & Outbound Merger in India(20.04.2017)

Government has notified Section 234 of Companies Act 2013 (2013 Act) which permits cross border mergers with effect from 13 April 2017 paving way for .....

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Government Notifies Draft Rules for Abolishing Red Beacons, No Exemption For President, PM, CJI(21.04.2017)

Central Government is all set to abolish ‘Lal Batti’ culture and has notified draft rules for abolishing red beacons which will be effective from May .....

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Model Code of Conduct Not Applicable to Co-operative Society Not Funded by Government: Gujarat HC(22.04.2019)

Gujarat High Court has held that Model Code of Conduct is not applicable to a co-operative society which is not wholly or partially funded by Governme.....

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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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Madras HC Directs State to Compensate Petitioner Whose Daughter Died in Government Hospital(01.03.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to provide a compensation of Rs. 5 Lakhs to a Dalit Petitioner whose daughter had died as a res.....

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Rajasthan High Court Says 'No' to Placement Agencies For Government Services(12.04.2017)

Rajasthan High Court has banned hiring in Government services through placement agencies, while also restraining State Government from employing a per.....

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SC Says No to SC/ST/OBC Candidates Availing Relaxation For Being Considered Under General Quota(17.04.2017)

Supreme Court has said that candidates availing of age relaxation under reserved categories for government jobs can’t claim the right to be appointed .....

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

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

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Centre Promulgates IBC Amendment Ordinance to Allow Pre-Packaged Insolvency Process for MSMEs(05.04.2021)

Central Government has promulgated Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code(Amendment) Ordinance 2021 to allow pre-packaged insolvency resolution process for co.....

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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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Central Government Notifies Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021(09.04.2021)

Central government has notified the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which amends the Copyright Rules, 2013. The amendments have been introduced with.....

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Madras High Court Holds Unmarried 2nd Daughter Entitled to Father’s Pension(16.05.2017)

Madras High Court has held that an unmarried second daughter of a retired government employee may be given family pension if her elder sibling surrend.....

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Delhi Government Announces Lockdown from April 19 Night to April 26 Morning(19.04.2021)

Delhi Government has announced a complete lockdown in the Capital, starting Monday (April 19, 10 PM) night until Monday (April 26, 6 AM) morning, to c.....

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Centre Decides to Give COVID19 Vaccination to All Above 18 Years from May 1(20.04.2021)

Government of India has decided to give COVID19 vaccination to everyone above the age of 18 years from 1st May, 2021. The Government of India has anno.....

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Uttar Pradesh Government Says Can't Impose Lockdown in 5 Cities Despite Allahabad HC Order(20.04.2021)

Uttar Pradesh Government has refused to implement the High Court-ordered lockdown in the 5 cities of the State. Allahabad High Court had imposed Lockd.....

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Central Government Exempts Covid-19 Vaccines and Oxygen from Basic Custom Duty(26.04.2021)

Central Government has notified that the Covid-19 vaccines and Oxygen are exempted from basic customs duty. The Centre has also directed customs offic.....

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Delhi Government Extends Lockdown Till May 3(26.04.2021)

Delhi Government has extended its lockdown by another week and will continue till 3rd May, 2021 in order to curb the spread of the Covid 19 in the nat.....

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

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

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SC Slams Govt. and Asks, Why Chakmas and Hajongs are India’s Nowhere People(05.10.2015)

Supreme Court has ordered Government to grant citizenship to several thousands of peoples who ran away from East Pakistan in the 1960s, and were reset.....

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NGT: Discourage Stalls on Puri Beach(05.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Odisha Government and State Pollution Control Board for permitting shops to operate on Puri beach.

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NGT Asks Govt to File Status Report on Illegal Mining at Neugal River near Palampur(05.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Himachal Pradesh Government, Forest and Mining Departments to submit their replies before December 5, 2015 on .....

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NGT Orders Trail of CNG Buses on Manali-Rohtang Pass Route(05.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Himachal Pradesh Government to ensure complete trial of CNG buses on Manali-Rohtang Pass route in November.

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NGT Questions Authorities’ Decision to Scrap RRZ Policy(05.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal's has questioned Maharashtra Government Authorities to revoke River Regulation Zone (RRZ) policy that spelt out, among other t.....

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Central Govt Notifies Special Courts in Tripura to Deal with Income Tax and Black Money Cases(13.05.2021)

Central Government has notified the constitution of special courts under section 280A(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and section 84 of the Black Money.....

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NGT Serves Notice on Centre and Delhi Government over Industrial Units in East Delhi(08.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notice to Centre and Delhi Government over industrial units which are contaminating Delhi’s environment by re.....

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Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt. to Decide on Creating Cadre of Judicial Officers, Revenue Cases(10.12.2015)

Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to decide within two months on proposal forwarded by Board of Revenue to create posts for r.....

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SC Directs Hyderabad HC to Expedite Hearing in Power Utilities Employees’ Case(11.12.2015)

Supreme Court has directed Hyderabad High Court to expeditiously complete hearing on the petition filed by employees of power utilities who were relie.....

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NGT Directs States to Penalise Farmers for Stubble Burning(11.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered state governments to take action against persistent defaulters of crop residue burning and directed them to .....

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NGT to State: Make Shimla’s Cart Road a One-Way Street(11.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) while taking note of the rising air pollution in Shimla, has directed HP Government to make the Cart Road in Shimla a on.....

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Supreme Court: Top Court Judges Are Not Pro-Government(06.10.2017)

Supreme Court has said that its judges were not pro-government and pointed at the way the apex court was hauling the government every day during the c.....

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Central Government Notifies Agreement or Arrangement on CMAA in Custom Matters(13.07.2021)

Central Government has notified that Agreement or Arrangement on Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance (CMAA) in Customs matters shall be s.....

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Kerala High Court Upholds Job Quota for Arrack Workers(22.12.2015)

Kerala High Court has upheld a single judge’s directive to State Government to implement a 2002 government order providing 25 per cent of daily wage e.....

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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.....

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Govt Extends Deadline for Income Tax Audit & Return Filing to Nov 7(01.11.2017)

Central Government has declared that due date for tax audit and return filing under the provisions of Income Tax Act is extended to November 7th. Earl.....

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Government Bans E-Cigarettes Citing Health Risk to Youth(19.09.2019)

Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance namely the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Dis.....

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Allahabad HC: Administration of Office of Government Advocate to Run on Principles of Accountability(02.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has observed that the administration of the office of Government Advocate has to run on principles of accountability and not appe.....

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NGT Issues Notice to UP Government over Poor Waste Management in Meerut(14.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response Uttar Pradesh Government and others on a petition by a Meerut resident seeking steps to deal with he.....

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Delhi Govt. to State and Centre Entities Operating in Delhi: File VAT Returns(14.01.2016)

Delhi Government has issued a notification asking all entities of the State and Centre having offices in Delhi to furnish an online quarterly return o.....

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Land Owners Affected by NH Projects to Get More(14.01.2016)

Government has decided to pay higher compensation as per the new land acquisition law to property owners, who have not yet accepted payments even if t.....

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Govt. Amends FEMA to Enable the Increase in FDI Limit in Insurance Sector(24.08.2021)

Government has notified the amendment in the Foreign Exchange Management (non-debt instruments) Rules, 2019 (FEMA) to enable the increase in foreign d.....

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Delhi Government Notifies Medical Oxygen Production Promotion Policy 2021(25.08.2021)

Delhi Government has notified the Medical Oxygen Production Promotion Policy 2021 and allowed 100% Reimbursement of GST in order to increase productio.....

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Govt. Bans Zero Duty Import of Capital Goods for Power Plants under EPCG Scheme(02.02.2016)

Government has banned duty- free import of capital goods for power generation and transmission projects under Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) sc.....

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Delhi HC: How Can AAP Set Nursery Admissions Age Limit(02.02.2016)

Delhi HC, while terming notification issued by AAP Government, fixing an upper age limit for nursery admission at four years, having no "legal sanctit.....

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Delhi HC Reserves Order on Nursery Admissions Controversy(03.02.2016)

Delhi HC has reserved its order regarding Delhi Government’s scrapping of a list of 62 criteria being followed by private unaided schools in their adm.....

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NGT to Govt.: Explore Alternatives to Traditional Cremation Modes(03.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Union Environment Ministry and Delhi Government to initiate programmes to provide alternative modes of crem.....

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NGT Issues Notice to Haryana Govt. over Dye Industries(03.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Haryana Government and its Pollution Control Board on a plea seeking closure of all illegal dyeing.....

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Madras HC Pulls up State Government for Toddler’s Death in Borewell(30.10.2019)

Madras High Court has pulled up Tamil Nadu Government for waiting an incident like the death of two year older toddler after falling into an abandoned.....

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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Planting of Saplings on Government Land(08.09.2021)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation petition, which had alleged that sapling are being planted on government lands by coll.....

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Bombay High Court Irks over State for Not Demolishing Illegal Shrines(21.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has irked over State Government, as not even 10 per cent of illegal religious shrines have been demolished in three months and aske.....

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Maharashtra Govt. Eases Norms for Setting Up Industries on Agricultural Land(21.01.2016)

Maharashtra Government, in order to make it easier for setting up industries in the state, has simplified norms for using agricultural land for non-ag.....

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Maharashtra, the First State to Grant 180 Days Maternity Leave in Surrogacy Cases(21.01.2016)

Maharashtra Government has sanctioned a special childcare leave provision for its women employees who have had a child through a surrogate.

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Government Notifies Last Date for Submitting Applications for Scrip Based FTP Schemes(17.09.2021)

Government has notified the last Date for Submitting applications for Script-based FTP Schemes and the validity period of Duty Credit Scrips. The Gove.....

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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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Kerala HC Directs State to Disburse Prize Amount to Winner of Government Lottery(23.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State government to disburse the prize amount of Rs. 40.95 lakh to the winner of the government’s ‘win win’ lottery.....

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Centre Notifies Transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to Meghalaya High Court(16.11.2021)

Central Government has notified the transfer of Mr. Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Chief Justice, Madras High Court to Meghalaya High Court. The Supreme Cou.....

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Supreme Court Gives Three Weeks Time To Centre To Frame Community Kitchen Policy(17.11.2021)

Emphasizing that a welfare state has a constitutional duty to ensure that no one dies of hunger, the Supreme Court has granted 3 weeks time to the Cen.....

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Andhra Pradesh Government Decides to Withdraw Three Capitals Law(22.11.2021)

Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to withdraw three capitals proposal and has decided to repeal the Laws paving way for three capitals of Andhra P.....

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Government Proposes to Introduce Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill(24.11.2021)

Central Government has proposed to introduce the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021. As per the list of business, t.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice Seeking Appointment of Doctors in Government Run Hospitals(24.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking immediate appointment of adequate number of doctors including paramedical s.....

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Delhi HC Reserve Order on Plea Against 1 Crore Compensation to Ex-Armyman’s Kin(07.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has reserved AAP Government’s decision to award Rs. 1 Crore compensation and a job to next of kin of Ex-Serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal,.....

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NGT Raps AAP Government for Not Installing Air Filters at Government Schools(11.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Delhi Government for not installing Air Filters in Government Schools during recent thick smog which had engu.....

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Supreme Court Notices Actor Salman Khan over Chinkara Poaching Case(11.11.2016)

Supreme Court has admitted appeal filed by Rajasthan Government challenging acquittal of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in a case of Chinkara Poaching in.....

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Delhi HC Directs AAP Government to Expedite Process on Satellite Maps of Sainik Farm(14.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked AAP Government to expedite process of getting high resolution satellite maps of posh Sainik Farms Colony from 2007-2016 to .....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Gujarat Governments' Notification Extending Work Hours(05.08.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the notification issued by the Gujarat Labour and Employment Department granting exemptions to a.....

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Madras High Court Quashes Appointment of Government Pleader Accused of Giving Death Threats(17.03.2022)

Madras High Court has set aside the appointment of the latter as a Government Pleader for a District Munsif Court in Periyakulam, concluding that ther.....

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Supreme Court: Relationship Between State & Assistant Government Pleader is That of a Lawyer & Client(04.07.2018)

Supreme Court has held that engagement of an advocate as an Assistant Government Pleader is a professional engagement and the relationship between Sta.....

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Supreme Court Asks Nath Government to Take Floor Test on March 20(20.03.2020)

Supreme Court has ordered the Kamal Nath-led Congress Government in Madhya Pradesh to face a floor test by 5 p.m. on 20th March, 2020 in the assembly .....

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SC Dismisses Applications Challenging Karnataka Govt. Steps to Implement Reservation(20.03.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed as not maintainable the miscellaneous Applications challenging the directions and clarifications issued by the Karnataka G.....

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Tamil Nadu Govt Notifies Amendment to State Subordinate Police Officers’ Conduct Rules(18.02.2022)

Tamil Nadu Government has notified an amendment to the State's Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules,1964 by the inclusion of Rule 24-C, prohibit.....

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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea for Adopting NCERT Syllabus in Government Schools(24.02.2022)

Madras High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking a direction to the state government to adopt the syllabus prescribed by NCERT (National Counci.....

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Delhi HC: Section 3(1) of Taxation Act Empowers Government to Extend Only Time Limits(16.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that section 3(1) of the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 empowers the Gov.....

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Allahabad High Court Upholds Termination of Government Teacher's Services(17.12.2021)

Allahabad High Court has upheld the order of the District Basic Education Officer terminating the services of a woman Government Teacher who was found.....

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Delhi Government Decides to Deregister Diesel Vehicles That Complete 10 Years on January 1, 2022(17.12.2021)

Delhi Government has decided that it would be de-registering all the diesel vehicles that will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022 in view of a 2016 .....

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Karnataka Govt Tables Bill to Impose Restrictions on Religious Conversion, Inter-Faith Marriages(22.12.2021)

Karnataka Government has introduced the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on religio.....

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Central Government Notifies Rules on Revision of Pecuniary Jurisdiction of Consumer Commissions(31.12.2021)

Central Government has notified new rules to revise pecuniary jurisdiction for entertaining consumer complaints at district, state and national level .....

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SC: Replace Toll Tax Contractors with Technology(23.08.2016)

Supreme Court has advised the Government to take advantage of technology to replace contractors in toll collection.

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SC Asks AAP Govt.: Why Not Exempt Trucks Carrying Chicken(23.08.2016)

SC has asked Arvind Kejriwal Government, “If trucks carrying ice and eggs to Delhi are exempt from paying green levy, why not extend the same benefit .....

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SC Gives Six Weeks Protection from Arrest to Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa(26.08.2016)

Supreme Court has extended expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa’s protection from arrest for six weeks, while asking the Tamil Nadu government why they .....

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Centre Directs States to Assign Unique Identifier to Contracted or Suspected COVID-19 Patients(08.04.2020)

Centre has directed States to assign a “unique identifier” to each person who has contracted or is suspected of having contracted COVID-19, as part of.....

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Central Government Introduces Bill to Collect Biometrics of Prisoners(29.03.2022)

Central government has introduced the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022. The bill proposes to repeal Identification of Prisoner Act, 1920.....

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Himachal Pradesh HC Issues Notice on Plea Restraining State Government from Paying Income Tax of MLAs(29.03.2022)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued a notice to the state government on a plea challenging the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assem.....

Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, State Government, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances & Pension of Members) Act, 1971, Salaries & Allowances of Ministers (Himachal Pradesh) Act, 2000

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Ensure Helpline Number for Assisting Pregnant Women(24.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to ensure that the helpline number which is proposed to be set up within two days, for assisting senior.....

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Kerala HC Stays Kerala Move to Defer Govt Staff Salary(29.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has stayed the State Government’s order on deferring payment of a month’s salary to its staffers in a bid to mobilise COVID-19 funds.....

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Delhi High Court: No Fee Exemption if E-Classes on(29.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation with regards to payment of school fees stating that so long as schools were providing educ.....

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Kerala Govt Brings Ordinance for Deferment of Salary Payment in Public Emergencies(01.05.2020)

Kerala Government has promulgated an Ordinance to empower the Government to defer payment of up to 25% of monthly salary of its employees during the t.....

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AAR, West Bengal: No GST on Service Provided to State Government for Collection and Disposal of Bio-M(18.04.2022)

Authority for Advance Ruling, West Bengal has ruled that service provided to the State Government for the collection and disposal of bio-medical waste.....

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AAR, West Bengal: No GST on Service for Collection and Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste(18.04.2022)

Authority for Advance Ruling, West Bengal has ruled that service provided to the State Government for the collection and disposal of bio-medical waste.....

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Rajasthan HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to Conduct Census to Centre in Specific Time Frame(20.04.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a direction to Union government to conduct the Census in scheduled timeline, s.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, a public interest litigation, Union government, Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948, ultra vires

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#New Education Policy 2020 : School Complexes to be Used for Adult Education Courses(30.07.2020)

Central Government has allowed use of schools/ school complexes beyond school hours and public library spaces for adult education courses which will b.....

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Delhi HC: Income Earned From Service Charges by NGO From its Donor Is Charitable in Nature(05.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that the Income earned from charging Service Charges by Non Governmental Organization from its donor is Charitable in Na.....

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Delhi HC: Filing Complaint with Unrelated Government Office Does Not Constitute Notice(07.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that mere filing of a complaint with an unrelated government office expressing one's grievance does not constitute a not.....

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Madras HC: Quota for Government School Students in Medical Admissions Justified(08.04.2022)

Madras High Court has upheld the validity of Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on f.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, reservation, Government Schools, undergraduate

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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal of Alleged Anomalies in Centre's OROP Policy(11.04.2022)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed seeking directions to the Union Government to implement the recommendation of one man judicial com.....

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AAR, West Bengal: Services for Collection and Disposal of Bio Medical Waste Iis Exempt From GST(12.04.2022)

Authority for Advance Ruling, West Bengal has held that services provided for collection and disposal of bio-medical waste to the State Government is .....

Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, services, bio-medical waste, State Government, Goods and Services Tax

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NGT Orders Environment Audit of All Government Buildings in Delhi(24.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered environment audit of all Government Buildings, including offices and hospitals, in Delhi to control pollutio.....

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Supreme Court Raps Centre over Failure to Make Buildings Disabled-Friendly(25.11.2016)

Supreme Court has slammed Central Government for doing precious little to make Government buildings disabled-friendly.

Tags : Supreme Court, Government buildings, disabled-friendly

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NGT Slams Telangana Government for Furnishing Fake Orders(28.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up Telangana Government for misleading Tribunal by furnishing a fake order during a hearing on ongoing case i.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Telangana Government, fake order, Himayatsagar, Osmansagar

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Government Scraps Excise Duty on Branded Gold Coins(01.12.2016)

Government has scrapped 1 % Excise Duty currently applicable on branded gold coins.

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Delhi HC: Government Under No Obligation to Raise Dispute with Foreign Nation Qua Private Claim(05.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that Government of India is under no obligation to raise a dispute with a Foreign Government qua the private claim of its ci.....

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Patna High Court Calls for Action Taken Report from Bihar Government Within 4 Weeks(30.10.2020)

Patna High Court recently asked the State Government to file a status report regarding filling up the posts of Sub-Inspectors and Constables in the St.....

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Allahabad HC Deprecates Post's Reference in Inquiry Order & Annuls Officer's Transfer(03.11.2020)

Allahabad High Court has quashed an order of transfer of a Government Officer against whom an inquiry was instituted in which a reference of the Faceb.....

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Delhi HC to State: Ensure Uninterrupted Supply of Sanitary Napkins in Government Schools(07.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that there is uninterrupted supply of sanitary napkins to the girl students in government.....

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Union Government: Deposits Above Rs 5,000 in Scrapped Currencies Allowed Once Per Account Till Dec 30(19.12.2016)

Central Government has said that deposits totaling more than Rs 5,000 in scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes can be made only once per account until De.....

Tags : Central Government, Demonetisation, deposits, Rs 500, Rs 1,000, December 30

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Delhi HC Directs AAP Government to Issue 10,000 Auto Permits by March 31(20.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed AAP Government to complete process of issuing 10,000 fresh auto permits by March 31 to increase number of autorickshaws .....

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Allahabad HC Quashes Punishment of UP Govt. Employee Caught Chewing Tobacco at Work(20.11.2018)

Allahabad High Court has found the punishment excessive, given to a government employee for chewing tobacco at work after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.....

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Prosecute Municipal Officials in Delhi for Their Failure to Address Air Pollution: SC(27.11.2018)

Supreme Court has asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prosecute government officials who have not acted on nearly 250 complaints received .....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Central Government’s Surveillance Systems(02.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ministries of Home Affairs, Law, Information Technology and Communications, on a plea against the Central Go.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Government’s Surveillance Systems

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ITAT: Depreciation Claimed on Government Securities Categorised as AFS is Allowable(17.06.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad Bench has held that depreciation claimed for the Government securities categorised as 'Available for S.....

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Central Government Notifies Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020(24.07.2020)

Central Government has notified Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 to prevent unfair trade practices in e-commerce, direct selling and also .....

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Delhi HC: Jurisprudence Doesn’t Extend to Condoning All Inordinate/Unjustifiable Delays(13.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has decided that the jurisprudence does not extend to accommodating and condoning all undue or unjustifiable delays by government bod.....

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Orissa HC: Govt. No Vested Right of Employee to Seek Transfer to Particular Position that is Vacant(16.05.2022)

Orissa High Court has ruled that a government employee has no vested right to seek posting to a particular position even if the desired position is ly.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, government employee, vacant

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SC: Centre Can't Hold Tribunal Appointments Cleared by SCSC Citing New Inputs(18.05.2022)

Supreme Court has struck down the practice of Central Government to delay appointments to Tribunals notwithstanding recommendations from the Search-cu.....

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Delhi HC: Delhi Govt Can't Implement Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme Without LG's Approval(20.05.2022)

Delhi High Court while setting aside the Delhi government's scheme for doorstep delivery of ration has observed that the decision of the Council of Mi.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Government, Lieutenant Governer, Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme

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Karnataka HC: Employees Entitled for Gratuity from the Time They Were Employed(20.05.2022)

Karnataka High Court has declined to quash an order passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, which directed govern.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Payment of Gratuity Act, Government Bodies, Controlling Authority

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Centre OKs Jallikattu Ordinance(23.01.2017)

Central Government has cleared an ordinance on Jallikattu, paving way for Tamil Nadu Government to promulgate it in an effort to end protests that hav.....

Tags : Central Government, Jallikattu, Ordinance

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Delhi HC: ‘Will Children of Bureaucrats Study in Govt Schools? ’(25.01.2017)

Delhi HC has asked, ‘Will children of bureaucrats study in Government schools’, as it directed City Administration to improve infrastructure in its ow.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Set Up Bio Metric Attendance System in Public Hospitals(27.01.2017)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to put in place bio metric attendance system for doctors in all the Government Hospitals within f.....

Tags : Madras High Court, bio metric attendance system, Government Hospitals

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Govt Issues Guidelines Prescribing Modalities For Disabled to Show Respect to National Anthem(27.01.2017)

Central Government has issued guidelines prescribing modalities for persons with disabilities to show respect to National Anthem at cinema halls.

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Government Teachers shouldn't Agitate on Roads, They are Not Labourers: Madras HC(30.01.2019)

Madras High Court has pulled up protesting government teachers who are on indefinite strike along with other government employees and also said that b.....

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#Budget2019: Government Raises TDS Threshold on Interest on Deposits(01.02.2019)

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has announced increase in TDS threshold on interest on post office and bank deposits from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 40,0.....

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Del. HC: Judicial Review of Govt Contracts Permitted If Illegality in Decision Making Process Exists(06.09.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that scope of judicial review in matters of government contracts is limited and can only be exercised if there is patent unr.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Government Contract, Illegality

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NGT Notices Delhi Govt over NOC to Old Diesel Vehicles(10.01.2017)

National Green Tribunal has sent a notice to Delhi Government regarding granting of No Objection Certificates (NOC) to old diesel vehicles to run outs.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Delhi Government, Diesel Vehicles, NOC

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Supreme Court Asks If AAP Govt Diverted 900 Crore From Workers’ Fund(16.01.2017)

Supreme Court has sought answers on a PIL which has accused Arvind Kejriwal-headed AAP Government in Capital of illegally diverting Rs 900 crore from .....

Tags : Supreme Court , AAP government, Building Construction Workers' Welfare Fund

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Service Tax Applicable on 60% of Total Amount Billed by Tour Operators From Jan 22(16.01.2017)

Government has changed service tax applicable on tour operators, thereby making it compulsory for tour operators to pay a service tax on 60 per cent o.....

Tags : Government, Service Tax , Tour Operators

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Madras HC Asks Health Secretary to Resolve v Issue Within Time Frame(08.01.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu health secretary to resolve government doctors’ pay parity issue within a time frame.

Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Pay Parity

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Haryana Government Passes Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020(06.11.2020)

Haryana Government has passed a bill, Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 providing 75 per cent reservation for local candidates a.....

Tags : Haryana Government, Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020

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Bombay HC: Government Should Create Awareness on Writings of Ambedkar & Other Social Reformers(22.07.2022)

Bombay High Court has held that Maharashtra government must adapt to the changing circumstances and make real efforts to raise public awareness of the.....

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Kar. HC to Centre & State: Ensure Implementation of National Rare Diseases Policy(22.07.2022)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Central Government and State Government to ensure implementation of policies framed for treatment of the patient.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Central Government, Rare Diseases

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Supreme Court Imposes Penalty on Rajasthan Government for ‘Frivolous, Unjustified’ Petitions(05.04.2017)

Supreme Court has imposed Rs. 1 Lakh penalty on Rajasthan Government for filing “frivolous and unjustified petitions” in arbitration case and granted .....

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Supreme Court Rejects Karnataka Government's Review Plea in Jayalalithaa DA Case(06.04.2017)

SC has refused to review its verdict in Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case and rejected Karnataka government's plea asking the court to re-exam.....

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Kerala Government Exempts Motor Vehicle Tax for Stage Carriers and Contract Carriages(18.02.2021)

Kerala Government has exempted all stage carriers and contract carriages registered in the State from paying motor vehicle tax for the January-March q.....

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Kerala HC Directs State Govt To File Report On Amount Quantified Towards Damage Of Property(17.10.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed the State government to file a report on the amount of damages that has been quantified by it in connection with strike.....

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SC Rejects Plea by Hero MotoCorp for Full Budgetary Support(18.10.2022)

Supreme Court has rejected the claim of Hero MotoCorp’s seeking full budgetary support in lieu of the pre-existing outright excise duty exemption, not.....

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SC seeks Central Government Response in PIL Against Orders Reducing Net Speed to 2G in J&K(18.10.2022)

Supreme Court has sought responses from the Central government and the Union Territory administration in a plea against orders reducing the speed of i.....

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President Repromulgates Ordinance on Air Quality Management in NCR(15.04.2021)

President has repromulgated the ordinance on air quality management in NCR and adjoining areas, sparing farmers from hefty penalty and jail terms for .....

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Delhi Government Announces Weekend Curfew in National Capital(15.04.2021)

Delhi Government has announced weekend curfew in the national capital in view of the continuous surge in covid-19 cases over the past few weeks. The e.....

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Central Government Eases Guidelines for OCI Cardholders(16.04.2021)

Central Government has eased the guidelines for Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), stating that they will not be required to register for a fresh OCI c.....

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Delhi Government Makes 14 Days Home Quarantine Mandatory for Kumbh Mela Returnees(19.04.2021)

Delhi Government has directed that all those residents of Delhi who have visited or are going to visit Kumbh-2021 at Haridwar, shall be required to co.....

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Kerala HC to Govt. Medical Colleges: Implement Order Relaxing Timings of Hostels(21.12.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed all Government Medical Colleges to act in terms of Government Order dated 06.12.2022, which has substantially relaxed t.....

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Delhi HC: Government Hospitals Must Treat All Citizens Irrespective of Place of Residence(21.12.2022)

Delhi High Court while hearing plea alleging that Lok Nayak Hospital was providing facility of free MRI test only to the residents of Delhi, has obser.....

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Parliament Passes GNCTD Amendment Bill to Enhance Powers of Delhi Lieutenant Governor(25.03.2021)

Rajya Sabha has passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to enhance the powers of Lieutenan.....

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Rajasthan Government Notifies E-Way Bill Limit to be Rs.1 Lakh w.e.f. 1 April 2021(31.03.2021)

Rajasthan Government has notified the E-Way Bill limit to be Rs.1 Lakh with effect from 1 April, 2021. The Government seeks to amend notification No. .....

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Central Government Extends Aadhaar-PAN Linking Deadline Till June 30th(01.04.2021)

Central Government has extended the last date for linking of Aadhaar number with PAN from March, 31 2021 to June, 30 2021.

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Madhya Pradesh Government Notifies 'The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2020'(01.04.2021)

Madhya Pradesh Government has notified 'The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2020' which provides for a prison term of up to 10 years for anyon.....

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Central Government Extends Aadhaar-PAN Linking Deadline Till June 30(02.04.2021)

Central Government has extended the last date for linking of Aadhaar number with PAN has from March, 31 2021 to June, 30 2021, keeping in mind the dif.....

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SC: Departure from Tender Route for Awarding Govt. Contract Must be Reasonable(04.01.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that State does not have absolute discretion while spending public money has held that government contracts must be ordi.....

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Kerala HC: Circulars Issued by Centre or State Not Binding Upon Court(09.01.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that circulars or clarifications issued by the Central Government represent merely their understanding of the statut.....

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Govt Empowers CBDT to Provide PAN Related Information to National Intelligence Grid(22.06.2017)

Central Government has issued a notification empowering CBDT to provide Permanent Account Number (PAN) related information to National Intelligence Gr.....

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#GST Rollout: Seven Sections of UTGST Act Notified, Effective From Today(22.06.2017)

Central Government has notified that seven sections of Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (UTGST) Act (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 21, 22) shall come into .....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Vires of GNCTD Act, 2021(19.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Union of India and Delhi LG in another plea challenging the vires of Government of National Capital Territory of.....

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Kerala Govt. Introduces Legal Internship Programme For ST Community Law Graduates(23.01.2023)

Kerala Government has introduced 'Unnathi', a Legal Internship Programme for 25 LLB graduates from the Scheduled Tribe community at an estimated cost .....

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Del. HC: Don't Disclose Identity Of Minors Seeking Termination Of Pregnancy In Report To Police(24.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to issue a circular directing that the identity of a minor girl, who is seeking medical termination.....

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Centre To Del. HC: Not Permissible To Take One Dose Of Covishield And Another Of Covaxin(27.01.2023)

Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it is not permissible for an individual to take first dose of Covishield and second dose of .....

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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 .....

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Central Government Amends Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017(04.03.2021)

Central Government on 2nd March 2021 has notified comprehensive amendments to the Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017, with a view to improve the working .....

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Central Government Issues Notification Granting Rights to OCI Cardholders(05.03.2021)

Central Government has issued a notification granting some new rights to Overseas Citizen of India Cardholders.OCI Cardholders can now apply for multi.....

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SC Enquires on Views Regarding 50% Ceiling on Quotas in Government Jobs(09.03.2021)

Supreme Court has asked all states to submit views on whether they favoured exceeding the court-mandated 50% ceiling on quotas in government jobs and .....

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SC: Can’t Deny Increment Merely Because Employee Retired Next Day of Earning it(12.04.2023)

Supreme Court has held that merely because government employee retired on the very next day of earning the increment, he cannot be denied the annual i.....

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SC: Govt. Can’t Create Posts & Absorb Those in Service in the Absence of Sanctioned Posts(12.04.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that government can’t be compelled to create post and absorb people who are continuing in service of the State, in the abse.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt Amends Registration Rules(29.06.2017)

Central Government has notified amendments made to Registration Rules under CGST, which says that registration granted to a tax payer can be cancelled.....

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#GST: Govt Exempts SEZs from Integrated GST(07.07.2017)

Government has exempted goods imported by units or developers of special economic zones from Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST).

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Central Government Reduces ESI Contribution Rate(14.06.2019)

Central Government has reduced the total rate of contribution made by workers and employers towards the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme from 6.....

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Delhi Government Notifies Amendment in Excise Rules Allowing Home Delivery of Liquor(02.06.2021)

Delhi Government has notified Delhi Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2021, whereby holders of L-13 licences will be allowed to deliver liquor to homes, provi.....

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SC: State Board Employees Can't be Considered State Government Employees(22.03.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that employees of Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board are not entitled to pension on par with Government employees.....

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Gau. HC to Assam Govt.: Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation to Custodial Death Victim's Wife(27.03.2023)

Gauhati High Court has directed Assam Government to pay Rs. 5 lakh as compensation to a woman, whose husband died in jail because timely appropriate a.....

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Bombay HC Extends Tenure of 1-Man Panel to Inquire Housing Scam till November 30(14.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to extend till November 30 tenure of a one-man panel appointed to inquire alleged irregularities.....

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Gujarat High Court Issues Notice to Govt., EC on PIL Alleging Minister’s Fake MBA Degree(14.10.2015)

Gujarat HC has served notices to State Government, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Shankar Chaudhary and Election Commission (EC) on a.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's and AAP's Response on Uber Plea(14.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Centre and AAP government on Uber's plea that authorities be restrained from interfering with its business.

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Central Government Changes Vaccination Policy; Makes Vaccination Free for 18-44 Years Age Group(08.06.2021)

Central Government has changed its vaccination policy and has decided to procure vaccines for the State Governments as well as give free vaccines for .....

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Meg. HC to State: Indicate Actions Taken Against Illegal Coal Mine Operations(10.05.2023)

Meghalaya High Court while observing that kingpins of illegal coal mining in state had been nurtured and protected by the State, has directed State to.....

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SC: Delhi Govt. has Control Over Services Excluding Public Order/Police/Land(11.05.2023)

Supreme Court constitution bench has held that Delhi Government ought to have legislative and executive power subject to exclusion of subjects which a.....

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NGT Issues Notice to Uttarakhand Government on Illegal Brick Kilns in Haridwar(07.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on a plea over brick kilns in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district, alleging illegally excavating of soil, has issued notice .....

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Karnataka HC Dispose of Petition Against Allotment of Government Reserved Beds(06.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has disposed of a petition against allotment of Government reserved beds at private hospitals to such Covid-19 patients who are a.....

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Centre Introduces Constitutional Amendment Bill to Restore States' Power to Identify SEBCs(10.08.2021)

Central Government has introduced in the Lok Sabha the Constitution (One hundredth and twenty seventh amendment) Bill 2021 to restore the power of Sta.....

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Government Notifies IBC Amendment Act, 2021 Enables Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution for MSMEs(13.08.2021)

Central Government has notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Act, 2021 which has enabled Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution for MSMEs......

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Ker. HC: Baptism Certificate Doesn’t Have Primacy Over Official Government Documents(13.09.2023)

Kerala High Court has held that a baptism certificate is issued by the Church to record the baptism of a person and no primacy can be accorded to bapt.....

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SC Allows Photos of Governors, Chief Ministers and Ministers in Government Ads(18.03.2016)

SC has allowed use of photographs of State Governors, Chief Ministers and Ministers both at Central and State level in all Government ads, acceding to.....

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Provide Job to Acid Attack Victim(21.03.2016)

Delhi HC has directed Delhi Government to provide employment to a 29-year-old acid attack victim on grounds of compassion.

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Chhattisgarh HC Issues Notice to State over Property Tax Hike(21.03.2016)

Chhattisgarh HC has issued notices to State Government, Urban Administration Department and Commissioner Bislaspur Municipal Corporation over hike in .....

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Govt. Slashes Interest Rate on Small Savings Schemes(21.03.2016)

Government has slashed interest rates on all small savings schemes, including Public Provident Fund, by 60 basis points, and Kisan Vikas Patra, by 90 .....

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Government Amends Norms Related to Buyback Offers(21.03.2016)

Government, in order to ensure that pricing of buyback offers are based on the company's updated financials, has amended rules pertaining to share cap.....

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Central Government Notifies New IBC Rules to Cover Financial Service Providers(18.11.2019)

Central Government has put out the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to.....

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SC: Lien of Govt. Servant Continues on Previous Post Unless he is Appointed on Another Post(07.09.2023)

Supreme Court has held that lien’ of a government servant only ceases to exist when he/she is appointed on another post ‘substantively’/confirmed or a.....

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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Centre Fixes Farm Credit Target at Rs. 16.50 Lakh Crores(31.01.2022)

Central Government has fixed a farm credit target of Rs 16.50 lakh crore for the current fiscal. The government has also announced Rs 2 lakh crore con.....

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Delhi High Court Directs Delhi Govt. to Pay Rs. 738 Cr to MCD for Payment of Outstanding Dues(12.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has directed Government of Delhi to release basic tax assignment installment of Rs. 738 crores to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi .....

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Bom. HC Sets Aside Reinstatement Order of Hindustan Petroleum Workman Who Slapped His Supervisor(15.04.2024)

Bom. HC set aside decision of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) to reinstate workman who slapped his supervisor and observed that comm.....

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Committee to Examine Issues Relating to Queer Community Constituted by Central Government(17.04.2024)

Central Government on direction by the Supreme Court in Supriyo and Ors vs. Union of India (MANU/SC/1155/2023; 2023/INSC/920) has constituted a commit.....

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Del HC: Delhi Govt. Directed to Implement Immediate Measures to Optimize Med. Resources in Hospitals(19.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has issued directions to the Secretary and Principal Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to implement immediate measures to be t.....

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Del HC: Delhi Govt. Directed to Implement Immediate Measures to Optimize Med. Resources in Hospitals(19.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has issued directions to the Secretary and Principal Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to implement immediate measures to be t.....

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Central Government Imposes Curb on Exports of Hydrofluorocarbons Used in Refrigeration(24.03.2022)

Central Government has imposed curbs on exports of hydrofluorocarbons, used in refrigeration and air-conditioning, to boost domestic availability of t.....

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Central Government Proposes 39 Amendments in Finance Bill 2022(25.03.2022)

Central Government has proposed 39 amendments in the Finance Bill 2022, including clarification on taxation of virtual digital assets (VDAs) or crypto.....

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Government Notifies SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2022(25.03.2022)

Central Government has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regula.....

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Delhi HC: State Govt Can't Cause Impediment to Grant/ Refuse Recognition to Institutes(22.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that while it is for the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to grant or refuse recognition to the institutes upon.....

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MP HC: Students to Satisfy Bond to Serve at Government Hospital Executed at Time of Admission(26.05.2020)

MP HC has held that since there is no fundamental right to pursue post-graduation medical education, it is obligatory for the students to execute bond.....

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P&H HC: Government Hospital Can’t Deny Treatment on Grounds of Place of Residence(25.02.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that a government Hospital can't deny treatment to someone on the ground that he/she is not a resident of .....

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AAR, West Bengal: Services for Collection and Disposal of Bio Medical Waste Iis Exempt From GST(12.04.2022)

Authority for Advance Ruling, West Bengal has held that services provided for collection and disposal of bio-medical waste to the State Government is .....

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Delhi HC: Employees of Unaided Private School Entitled to Benefits of Government Run Schools(13.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has ruled that the employees of an unaided private school are allowed to the benefits as being given to the employees of the governme.....

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NGT Asks AAP Government to Shut Pickling Units in National Capital(07.10.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), while noting that pickling units fall under prohibited list of industries as per Master Plan 2021, has directed Delhi g.....

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Gujarat HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Government Ordinance on Factories Act, 1948(13.08.2020)

Gujarat High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the ordinance promulgated by the Governor of Gujarat in connection with Factories Act, 1948.....

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Orissa HC: Government is Not Required to Refer National Security Issues to National Tribunal(11.05.2022)

Orissa High Court has ruled that it is not obligatory for the Central Government to refer a matter of national importance to the National Industrial T.....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Medical Report in Rape Case of 11-Yr Old in WB's Basirhat(31.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed the State government to submit the case diary along with a status report that pertains to the investigation into the .....

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SC Gives Government to Review Plea of Civil Services Aspirants for Appearing in Main Exam(01.04.2022)

Supreme Court has provided two weeks time to the Central government to reconsider afresh the demand made by the civil services aspirants who were unab.....

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SC Dismisses Plea of Maharashtra Govt for Transfer of Anil Deshmukh Probe from CBI to SIT(01.04.2022)

Supreme Court has rejected the plea of Maharashtra government that seeks for transfer of the probe against Anil Deshmukh, former Home Minister from th.....

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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.....

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NGT Questions AAP Government’s Move to Lift Ban on Construction in Delhi(17.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned Delhi Government’s decision to lift ban on construction imposed by it earlier this month in a bid to cont.....

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Bombay HC Asks State to Disclose State-Wise List of People with Police Protection(24.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has criticized Maharashtra Government for failing to take effective steps to recover government dues from people, to whom police pro.....

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Kerala Government Orders Rs. 3,000 Monthly Stipend for Junior Lawyers(27.06.2022)

Kerala Government has issued an order mandating a monthly stipend of Rs. 3,000 for junior lawyers in the State.

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Bombay High Court Orders Goa Panchayat Polls to be Held in 45 Days(01.07.2022)

Bombay High Court has reprimanded Goa government for postponing elections to 186 Panchayats in the State, noting that such defiance to comply with Con.....

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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Case Against Doctors Who Allegedly Leaked PG Exam Papers(06.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against two doctors, who in the year 2011 allegedly conspired and leaked Postgrad.....

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Karnataka HC Asks Central Govt to Decide Whether Farmers Can Be Exempted From Paying Toll(07.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has asked the Union Government to decide by 12th May, 2020, whether an exemption can be granted to the farmers from paying toll o.....

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Centre Grants Relaxations to NRIs on 'Residential Status' Under Income Tax Act(11.05.2020)

Central Government has granted relaxations to the criteria for determining 'residential status' under Section 6 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the fi.....

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Central Government Exempts Donations to Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra(11.05.2020)

Central Government has notified 'Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra' Trust as a place of historic importance and a place of public worship of renown f.....

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Kerala HC: State Govt Bound to Consider Requests for Bharat Series Registration of Vehicles(29.04.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that the State government is bound to consider the application of the petitioner for registration of his vehicle with a Bha.....

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AP HC: Arbitration Clause Contained in Manual Issued by Govt. as General Guideline is Not Binding(12.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that arbitration clause contained in a government manual as generic guidelines cannot be invoked by the parties.

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CESTAT: Services Provided With Respect to Government Sports Stadium, Not Commercial Service(13.07.2022)

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi Bench has held that an activity undertaken in a government stadium and which is used.....

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Delhi HC: Mere Absence of a Running Contract Not Sufficient to Discontinue Social Measures(23.05.2022)

Delhi High Court expressed displeasure over Delhi Govt. action of discontinuing distribution of sanitary napkins to girl students of govt. and govt. a.....

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Delhi HC to State Govt.: Implement Order on Nurses' Salary in Private Hospitals Before July 12(24.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has pulled up the Delhi Government for not implementing an earlier order passed by it in the year 2019 regarding payment of nurses wo.....

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SC to Punjab Govt.: Ensure Absconding NDPS Accused are Brought to Book(27.05.2022)

Supreme Court has directed the State to put in place appropriate provisions to ensure that the absconding NDPS offenders/Accused are brought to book w.....

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ITAT: Loss Arising Out of Sale of Government Securities is Trading Loss(30.05.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Visakhapatnam Bench has held that the loss arising out of the sale of government securities is a trading loss.

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Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Government to Wait For One Week in Jayalalithaa DA Case(06.02.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Karnataka Government to wait for another week for judgment on appeals filed by State against acquittal of Former Tamil Nadu Ch.....

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Tamil Nadu Government Brings Ordinance Banning Online Games Involving Betting(23.11.2020)

Tamil Nadu Government has signed an ordinance to "ban online gaming" involving betting in the backdrop of rise in number of suicides by gamers, who al.....

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Kerala Government Brings Ordinance Making Cyber Defamation/Intimidation an Offence(23.11.2020)

Kerala Government has signed an ordinance to incorporate Section 118A in the Kerala Police Act 1960, which makes intimidation, defamation, or insultin.....

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Central Government Issues Guidelines for Officers to Carry Out GST Checks(30.11.2020)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has issued standard operating procedures to be followed by tax officials carrying out physical verificatio.....

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SC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Construction in Puri Jagannath Temple by Odhisa Government(03.06.2022)

Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions filed against the construction and redevelopment works undertaken by the Odisha Government at Shree Jagannat.....

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Delhi HC Puts on Hold AAP Govt's Neighbourhood Norms For Nursery Admission(14.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has stayed AAP Government’s new nursery admission norms based on neighbourhood criteria, saying they were “arbitrary and discriminato.....

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Supreme Court Refers AAP Govt-Centre Row Over Governance to Constitution Bench(15.02.2017)

Supreme Court has referred to a Constitution Bench a batch of pleas filed by AAP Government against High Court verdict which had held that Delhi is no.....

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Supreme Court Slams Bengal Government For Not Filing Response to PIL(20.02.2017)

Supreme Court has rapped West Bengal Government for not filing its response to a PIL pertaining to waste disposal in rivers.

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Centre: Service Charge at Hotels, Restaurants is Optional(03.01.2017)

Central Government has reiterated that customers dissatisfied with service could choose not to pay service charge levied by a hotel or restaurant.

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Hyderabad HC Restrains Telangana Govt. From Acquiring Lands under G.O.Ms. No. 123(06.01.2017)

Hyderabad High Court has declared that Telangana Government shall henceforth, not purchase lands under G.O.Ms.No.123 dated 30.07.2015 for public purpo.....

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SC to States: Inform if State Haj Committees Have Been Constituted(16.08.2022)

Supreme Court has directed State governments to inform the Court, by way of an affidavit, if Hajj committees are constituted in their in their respect.....

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HP HC: Government Employees Seeking Transfer Due to Individual Hardship May Approach Employer(14.09.2022)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that if government employee requires transfer on account of individual hardship, such employee may approach the e.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses PIL to Change Nomenclature for Orphans in Government Records(16.09.2022)

Bombay High Court while dismissing a PIL seeking to change the nomancleature for an orphan in Government records from "anath" to "swanath" or self-mad.....

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

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

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Government Hikes Excise Duty on Cigarettes, Tobacco, Pan Masala(01.02.2017)

Government has increased excise duty on cigars and cheroots to 12.5%, on pan masala to 9%, and on other unmanufactured tobacco to 8.3%.

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Government Makes Aadhaar Mandatory For Over Three Dozen Schemes(06.03.2017)

Government has made Aadhaar mandatory to avail of benefits under nearly three dozen central schemes apart from midday meal scheme at schools and Sarv .....

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SERVICE - Madras HC Asks About Gap in Salaries of Government and Private Employees(19.02.2019)

Madras High Court has asked Tamil Nadu Government why there is such a big gap in salaries of employees of government and private companies while heari.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Reconstitution of Committee to Resolve Deadlock of Farmers and Govt(20.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on an application seeking re-constitution of the Committee appointed by the Top Court for the purpose of holding talks.....

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Raj. HC: Governor & Its Secretariat Not Independent Entities But Part & Parcel of State Govt(29.09.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has held that Governor is Executive Head of State and all transactions of State Government are carried out under his name and the.....

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Centre Appoints Delhi HC Judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma as Presiding Officer of UAPA Tribunal(06.10.2022)

Central Government has appointed Delhi High Court judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma as the Presiding Officer of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) T.....

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SC Slams AAP Government, Asks Legislators to Clean Delhi Garbage(24.10.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Delhi Government to stop being a “bully” by blaming others for all problems and directed its legislators to assist authorities.....

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NGT Directs Odisha Government Not to Carry Any Activities in Eco-Sensitive Areas(25.10.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Odisha Government not to carry out any activities like human settlements, construction of roads, railway li.....

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Uttarakhand HC Asks Ex-CMs to Vacate Bungalows by Dec 16(25.10.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has refused to give any more time to Ex-Chief Ministers of State to vacate Government Bungalows occupied by them in city, sayin.....

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Hyderabad HC Seeks State’s Action Plan on AgriGold Money Recovery(25.10.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has directed Andhra Pradesh Government to file plan of action, it proposes for getting money to depositors of AgriGold consortium.....

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Karnataka HC: Courts Should Not Seek to Run Governments in Guise of Judicial Review(26.07.2022)

Karnataka High Courts has held that it is primarily the task of the Government to govern and in the guise of judicial review Courts should not seek to.....

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Bombay HC: Belief That No Action Can be Taken Against Wrongdoings of Govt Servants Needs to Stop(27.07.2022)

Bombay High Court has held that the approach in this country of believing that when one works for government no action can ever be taken no matter how.....

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Del. HC: Del. Govt's Tender Conditions For Midday Meal Scheme Are 'Tailor-Made' For Existing Players(20.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the tender conditions set by Delhi Government with regard to the contract for preparation and supply.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, mid day meals, Government Aided Schools

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Ker. HC Directs State To Provide Security, Education To Two Assam Girls who was Sexually Exploited(20.10.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered the State government to ensure the safety and education of two minor girls from Assam who had migrated to the State with.....

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J&K&L HC Grants Relief to Person Aggrieved by Unauthorized Occupation of Property by Govt Since 1958(31.10.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that unauthorized occupation by state of an immovable property of its citizens gives recurring cause .....

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SC: Persons in Illegal Occupation of Government Land Cannot Claim Regularization(08.02.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that persons in illegal occupation of the Government Land/Panchayat Land cannot, as a matter of right, claim regularization.....

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Budget 2021: West Bengal Government Waives Road Tax on Every Passenger Transport Vehicles(11.02.2021)

Government of West Bengal has waived the road tax on all passenger transport vehicles from January 31, 2021 to June 30, 2021 for two quarters.

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J&K HC: J&K Road Transport Corporation Employees Not Entitled to Pension(18.11.2022)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has declined pensionary benefits to the retired employees of J&K State Road Transport Corporation while holding .....

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#Union Budget 2021-2022: Union Government Proposes Setting Up of Schools in Tribal Areas(01.02.2021)

Union Government has proposed setting up of 100 Sainik Schools and 750 Eklavya schools in tribal areas. A Central University will come up in Ladakh. F.....

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#Union Budget 2021-2022: Union Government Proposes to Ease Compliance Burden for Filing ITR(01.02.2021)

Union Government has proposed to reduce compliance burden on people above 75 years, who get pension and earn interest from deposits, from filing of In.....

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#Union Budget 2021-2022: Union Govt Proposes Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess(01.02.2021)

Union Government has proposed Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) on petrol and diesel at the rate of Rs.2.5/litre on petrol and Rs.....

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SC Allows Withdrawal of Plea Challenging Conditions in Government EPF Scheme(02.02.2021)

Supreme Court has granted liberty to withdraw the plea filed challenging conditions in the government EPF scheme introduced under the Pradhan Mantri G.....

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Pat. HC Stops Grant-in-Aid Of 609 Madrasas In Bihar Till Completion Of Enquiry On Entitlement(27.01.2023)

Patna High Court has directed the Bihar Government to halt the release of grant-in-aid in favour of 609 Madrasas until the pending enquiry on their en.....

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Delhi Government to Provide Free Vaccination to All Above 18 Years(26.04.2021)

Delhi Government has decided to provide free Covid 19 vaccination to all above the age of 18 years. Delhi Government has also stated that even people .....

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Government Says 'No' to 'Hookahs' in Smoking Zones(29.05.2017)

Government has made an amendment to rules pertaining to smoking in public which says that hookahs will no longer be permitted in smoking zones at hote.....

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SC Stays Rajasthan Government's Order on Removal of Mobile Towers Located Near State Prisons(29.05.2017)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Rajasthan Government putting on hold its order directing mobile phone operators to remove their towers from within .....

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Government Notifies Merger of COMPAT with NCLAT(30.05.2017)

Government of India (GoI) has notified May 26, 2017 as the day on which appeals that were previously being heard by Competition Appellate Tribunal (CO.....

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Centre Notifies Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021(15.03.2021)

Central Government has notified and the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021. These Rules will apply to (a) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registered .....

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UC HC: Evict And Collect Penal Rent from Employees Unauthorisedly Occupying Govt Accommodations(24.02.2023)

Uttarakhand (UC) High Court while ordering eviction of retired/transferred government servants who are in unauthorized occupation of government accomm.....

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Delhi Government Extends Lockdown Till May 24, Strict Action Against Defaulting Persons(17.05.2021)

Delhi Government has extended the lockdown by another week which shall remain into operation till 5 AM on 24th May 2021. The Government has further or.....

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SC: Service Rules Prevails Over Conflicting Government Resolutions in Service Jurisprudence(17.03.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that in Service jurisprudence, Services Rules which have a statutory effect will prevail and government resolutions can’t b.....

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CIC Slams Delhi Government over Issuance of Thousands of Incorrect Caste Certificates(11.09.2015)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Delhi Govt. to explain measures taken to correct unconstitutionally given caste certificates to Cham.....

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Karnataka Government Extends Time to Complete Assessment Under Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021(19.07.2021)

Karnataka Government has extended the time for completion of Assessment or Reassessment or Rectification, withdrawal of the appeal, other proceedings .....

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Government Amends Central Motor Vehicles Rules to Incorporate Provisions for Vintage Motor Vehicles(19.07.2021)

Union Government amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to incorporate special provisions for registration of vintage motor vehicles. The amended .....

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Bom. HC: Change in Social Policy After Change in Government is Not per se Arbitrary(22.06.2023)

Bombay High Court has held that a change in social policy followed by a change in government is part of the democratic process and a change in impleme.....

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Allahabad High Court: OBC Candidates Not Exempt From Rigors of Cut-Off, Last Dates(08.05.2017)

Allahabad High Court has ruled that OBC candidates applying for government jobs are 'not exempt from rigours of a cut-off or last date' given in recru.....

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Delhi HC Asks State to Admit Students in Schools(24.04.2019)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Government to give admission to 130 students, who were denied admissions various grounds including lack of Aadhaar, i.....

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Central Government Notifies Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021(28.04.2021)

Central Government has notified Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021 which has come into force on 27th April, 2021......

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SC: LG Can Effectively Destabilize Elected Delhi Municipal Corporation by Nominating Members(18.05.2023)

Supreme Court while its reserving verdict on issue if Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi can nominate district representatives of Delhi Municipal Corpo.....

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Centre Issues Ordinance Providing Powers Over "Services" in GNCTD to Lieutenant Governor(22.05.2023)

Central Government has promulgated an ordinance to constitute ‘National Capital Civil Services Authority’ in Delhi to decide on the transfer and posti.....

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Ker. HC: Local Self Governments Who Can’t comply with Directions Must Step Down(25.05.2023)

Kerala High Court while warning government on the issue State’s inaction pertaining to unauthorized banners in public places, has stated that if Local.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Local Self Governments, Unauthorized Banners

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Del HC: Can’t Exclude Govt. Servants from Protection of Fundamental Rights(26.05.2023)

Delhi High Court while setting aside 2019 Memorandum that de-recognised the Central PWD Engineers Association, has observed that government servants c.....

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SC Confirms Kerala Govt.’s Decision to Ban Online Lottery(06.11.2015)

SC while upholding Kerala Government decision to ban online lottery, has termed gambling through lottery as a social evil destroying poor families and.....

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NGT Raps AP over Clearing of Land on Krishna River Banks(06.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a contempt notice to Andhra Pradesh Government for failing to comply with its earlier directions of not carry.....

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Bombay HC Seeks Report from Government over Establishing Learning Disability Centres(06.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has asked Union Government to file affidavit by December 9, informing it about recommendations it proposes to make for establishing .....

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Centre Doubles Gratuity Limit for Private Sector to Rs 20 Laks(13.09.2017)

Government has decided to double the maximum limit of tax-free gratuity payable to an employee to Rs 20 lakh.

Tags : Government, gratuity

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Central Government Proposes Amendments to Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020(23.06.2021)

Central Government has proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020. The new draft proposes a host of changes such as: (i) .....

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Kerala HC: When Court Speaks For People, It Becomes Anti-Government(15.05.2023)

Kerala High Court while condemning cyber-attacks launched against judges for taking up matters of public importance has stated that the problem is whe.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report Over Denial of Admission to Kids in Govt Schools(30.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has sought reply of AAP government on a PIL alleging denial of admission to children of Kapsahera area here by government schools and.....

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Karnataka HC Sets Deadline for Government to Set Up Civil Service Board(20.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has set a deadline of two months for the government to set up a Civil Service Board (CSB) for recommending transfer and posting o.....

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Karnataka HC Confirms Interim Order Staying Government Orders on Online Classes(22.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has confirmed the interim order passed by a coordinate bench of the Court on 8th July, 2020, by which it had stayed the governmen.....

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SC to Del. Govt.: File Affidavit Disclosing Funds Used for Advertisements in Last 3 Financial Years(04.07.2023)

Supreme Court has directed Delhi Government to file an affidavit setting forth funds utilized for advertisements by the State in last three financial .....

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Gujarat High Court Orders Enquiry into PDS Scam(26.10.2015)

Gujarat HC has rapped State Government for avoiding an investigation in an alleged multi-crore scam in Panchmahal Public Distribution System (PDS), an.....

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Bombay HC to Maharashtra Government: Decide on Proper Facilities for Kids Staying With Women Inmates(25.09.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to take a decision on making arrangements for proper upkeep of children staying in prisons a.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Submit Plan for Infrastructure Development in Government Schools(02.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to submit a plan of action for spending the Rs 100 crore allocated towards infrastructure devel.....

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Central Government Publishes Draft Bill to Deal with Human Trafficking Crimes(08.07.2021)

Central Government has published a draft of a Bill to deal with Human Trafficking crimes. The Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitat.....

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Allahabad HC: Government Efforts to Subdue Pandemic Not Successful Unless Public Adheres to Norms(09.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has observed that even though the Uttar Pradesh Government has taken satisfactory steps to enhance medical infrastructure in the .....

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Supreme Court Allows Government to Take Over Unitech Limited(21.01.2020)

Supreme Court has accepted the Centre’s proposal to take over Unitech Limited and approved the names of new directors of the firm’s Board headed by Yu.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Uttar Pradesh Government on Allahabad Name Change(21.01.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a Petition challenging the Yogi Government’s decision to change the name of Allaha.....

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SC: When Land Belonging to Govt. is Subject to Adverse Possession, Courts Must Exercise Greater Care(11.08.2023)

Supreme Court has held that when the land wherein adverse possession has been claimed, belongs to the Government, the Court is duty-bound to act with .....

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SC: If Frivolous Litigations by the Union is Curtailed, 70% of Court’s Role Would be Reduced(14.08.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that if the Union of India decides, 70 percent of litigation can be curtailed if so many frivolous litigations by the union.....

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NGT Tells Centre, UP Take Clear Stand on Next Steps over Cleaning Ganga(05.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Central Government and Uttar Pradesh Government to take a clear stand .....

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Bhopal Court Hears Vyapam Case Till 2 am, Issues Arrest Warrants Against 200 Accused(29.11.2017)

Bhopal Court Hears Vyapam Case Till 2 am, Issues Arrest Warrants Against 200 Accused

Tags : The 1500-page CBI chargesheet had named 592 accused in connection with 2012 Pre-medical Test scam. The accused included officials of four private medical colleges involved in selling seats for profits and several government officials.

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Apex Court Gives Clean Chit to Government Job Promise Default(11.10.2019)

Apex Court has ruled that displaced workers have no absolute fundamental right to employment and a Government can in “overriding public interest” rene.....

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Government Letter Cannot Override Government Order: Madras High Court(24.09.2018)

Madras High Court has held that a government letter cannot override a Government Order while disposing of a retired teacher’s petition seeking directi.....

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Budget 2018: Govt. Proposes to Increase Custom Duty on Mobile Phones(01.02.2018)

Government has proposed to increase custom duty on mobile phones from 15% to 20%.

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Budget 2018: Govt. Proposes to Increase Health and Education Cess(01.02.2018)

Government has proposed to increase health and education cess to 4 per cent.

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Budget 2018: Govt. Proposes Exemption in Income of Rs 10,000 from Banks FD for Senior Citizens(01.02.2018)

Government has proposed to increase exemption of income from interest on bank deposits to Rs 50,000 for senior citizens.

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Budget 2018: Govt. Proposes to Introduce Tax on Distributed Income by Mutual Funds(01.02.2018)

Government has proposed to introduce tax on distributed income by equity oriented mutual funds at 10 per cent.

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Budget 2018: Govt. Proposes Standard Deduction of Rs. 40,000 for Salaried Employees(01.02.2018)

Government has proposed standard deduction of Rs 40,000 for salaried employees in lieu of transport and medical expenses.

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Budget 2018: Govt. Proposes to Increase Health and Education Cess(01.02.2018)

Government has proposed to increase the health and education cess to 4%.

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Karnataka High Court: Don’t Take God’s Name to Grab Government Land(05.02.2018)

Karnataka High Court, while observing that most parcels of government land are being misused for the benefit of individuals, has said that God’s name .....

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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: Base Oil SN50 Cannot be Classified as High Speed Diesel(05.10.2021)

Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad, while setting aside the redemption fine and penalties imposed on Rajkamal Ind.....

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P&H HC: Despite Increase in Salaries of Govt. Employees’ Salaries, Corruption Continues in the State(19.09.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that although the salaries of the government employees have increased handsomely over the years but corruption .....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Corruption, Government Employees

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SC to Centre: Formulate National Plan for Disaster Management(06.04.2016)

SC has directed Government to formulate a national plan for disaster management to provide relief and rehabilitation to calamity- affected persons.

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NGT to Govt.: Raise Awareness About Ill-Effects of Burning Waste(07.04.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Delhi Government to create awareness about the ill-effects of vehicular emission and burning of municipal soli.....

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SC: Form Panel to Look Into Pensioner Medical Claim Under CGHS(16.04.2018)

Supreme Court has asked Health and Family Welfare Ministry to “expeditiously” set up a high-powered committee to deal with medical reimbursement claim.....

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Karnataka High Court Directs Police Officers to Strictly Follow Circular of State Government(26.10.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed police officers who are in-charge of investigations to strictly follow the circular issued by the State government a.....

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Central Government Announces Drone Rules 2021(27.08.2021)

Centre has announced a new drone policy; the Drone Rules 2021, the coverage of drones increased from 300 kg to 500 kg, and will include heavy payload-.....

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SC to Bihar Govt.: Ensure No Further Constructions Adjacent To Ganga River(04.12.2023)

Supreme Court has directed the Bihar Government to ensure that no further construction takes place adjacent to the Ganga River, particularly in and ar.....

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Bombay HC Issues Notice to Govt. for Hiking E-Tender Limit(29.07.2016)

Bombay HC has directed issuance of notice to State Government for increase in the e-tender allotment amount from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.

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P&H HC Stops Salaries of Top Officials Till Direction to Grant Benefits to Govt Teachers is Complied(12.12.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed to stop the payment of salary to Principal Secretary to Govt of Punjab, Department of Education and Departm.....

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SC: Every Dispute Between the Delhi Government and LG can’t be Entertained by Court(18.12.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that every dispute between the Government of the NCT of Delhi and the Lt. Governor can’t be entertained by Supreme Court.....

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Central Government Amends GFRs Permitting Payment of 75% Arbitral Amount to Contractors(10.11.2021)

Central Government has amended the General Financial Rules, 2017 (GFRs), followed by the government departments and agencies, to give effect to a Cabi.....

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Madras High Court Refuses to Interfere with Order Permitting Theatres to Operate at 100% Capacity(12.11.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed by a writ petition filed for quashing the Government order permitting 100 per cent occupancy in cinema theatres and mu.....

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SC Issues Guidelines to High Courts Regarding Summoning Government Officials(03.01.2024)

Supreme Court framed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the summoning of government officials to address the issue of arbitrary and frequent sum.....

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SC Sets Aside Remission of 11 Convicts in Bilkis Bano Gang-Rape Case(08.01.2024)

Supreme Court while setting aside the remission granted to the 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, has held that the State of Gujarat was not t.....

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All. HC: Legal Heirs Entitled to Benefit After Death of Govt. Employee, Nominee Merely a Custodian(15.01.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that Nominee of a Government employee is just a guardian and the legal heirs of the employee shall be entitled to the be.....

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SC: Businessmen Will Be Hesitant to Enter Govt Contracts If Undertakings Altered Regularly(01.12.2021)

Supreme Court has cautioned against the public authorities changing the undertakings in government contracts merely due to the change of person in pow.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Alteration of Government Contracts

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Kerala HC Directs to Ensure That Child is Provided with Seat in Government School(01.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed that all efforts shall be taken in an expeditious manner to ensure that the child is provided with a seat in the govern.....

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SC Directs Integration of Technology Adopted to Streamline Stages in Government Revenue Litigation(03.12.2021)

Supreme Court has directed for integration of the technology adopted to streamline and monitor all stages in government revenue litigation , to the In.....

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Bombay High Court Bats for Property Cap on Judges(04.05.2018)

Bombay High Court has opined that bureaucrats and judicial officers, who have at least one property in Maharashtra, should not be allotted another one.....

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UK Supreme Court: Refugee can Pursue Claim for Damages Against Government for Illegal Detention(28.02.2020)

United Kingdom Supreme Court has allowed the appeal of a refugee to pursue a claim for damages against the Government for unlawful detention and held .....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Government, Police on Pleas over Hate Speeches(02.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre, Delhi Government and Police on a batch of plea demanding registration of First Information Rep.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Filed Against Illegal Encroachment of Government Land(18.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition filed against alleged illegal encroachment of government land and misappropriation of funds by Adesh .....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Petition Challenging Decision to Give Job to Rohith Vemula’s Brother(15.09.2016)

Delhi HC has dismissed a petition challenging AAP Government's decision to award a group 'C' government job to brother of Hyderabad University Dalit s.....

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NGT Asks Haryana, UP to Mull CNG Pumps Installation in NCR(15.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Government to mull over possibility of installing CNG stations in NCR while refusing.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , CNG stations , Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Government

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Tamil Nadu Govt. Extends Time Limit for Furnishing VAT Audit Report in Electronic Form for FY 2020-21(03.01.2022)

Tamil Nadu Government has notified the extension of the time limit for Furnishing VAT Audit Report in electronic form for financial year 2020-21 till .....

Tags : Tamil Nadu Government, Time Limit for Furnishing VAT Audit Report

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Madras HC to TN: Look into Suggestions on Wetland to Halt Deluge(07.09.2016)

Madras HC has directed Tamil Nadu Government to look into suggestions made in a PIL against mindless conversion of wetland areas so as to avert floodi.....

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Inform Us on Action taken to Combat Dengue, Chikungunya(08.09.2016)

Delhi HC has directed Delhi Government to inform it about actions taken by the Government to combat vector-borne diseases in New Delhi.

Tags : Delhi HC , Delhi Government

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NGT Orders Delhi, UP Govt. to Take Action against Unauthorized Industries(09.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Governments to take action against unauthorized industrial units running in residen.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Governments, unauthorized industrial units

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Central Government Lowers Employee, Employer’s EPF Outgo(14.05.2020)

Central Government has lowered the statutory contribution by both employee and employer to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) to 10% each of the empl.....

Tags : Central Government, Attacks on Doctors Non-Bailable Offence

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Kar. HC: SHRC Can Only Suggest State Government Regarding Action Against Policemen(11.03.2024)

Karnataka High Court has restated that the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) can only suggest State Government to act against policemen and lacks t.....

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All HC: Uttar Pradesh Government’s Act of Not Paying Dues to Temples a Classic Example of Red Tapism(21.03.2024)

Allahabad High Court has bashed the State Government for not paying the annuity of Thakur Rangji Maharaj Virajman Mandir and eight other temples and c.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Uttar Pradesh Government, Temples, Red Tapism

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Strikes Down Government Orders on Fixation of Fees(30.12.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has struck down the fixation of fees under Government orders as gross violation of statutory rules and principles of natural.....

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Gauhati High Court: Notify the Child Protection Policy and the rules under the Juvenile Justice Act(01.04.2024)

Gauhati High Court has asked the State Government to notify the rules under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015, and the Child Protec.....

Tags : Gauhati High Court, State Government, Child Protection Policy, Juvenile Justice Act

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8 Weeks Time Given to UP Govt. to Consider Need for Guidelines on Invocation of Gangsters Act(22.04.2024)

Supreme Court has given eight weeks time to the Government of Uttar Pradesh for considering the need to lay down guidelines for invocation of the Utta.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Guidelines, Gangsters Act

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