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International Cases
Court of Appeal (England and Wales) dismisses claim against VISA as time barred(05.08.2015)
In a case involving claims of unlawful restriction of competition, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against summary judgment. It upheld the fin.....
Tags : Competition, limitation, england and wales, visa
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Blast from the Past
Their right to be loud and your duty to hear(05.03.1974)
Public authorities have a torrid time explaining why loudspeakers are allowed to be used or why sometimes they are not. Permit a screeching amplifier .....
Tags : public nuisance, loudspeaker, ban, kerala
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Top Story
Supreme Court orders States to pull head out of sand(11.05.2016)
Aghast by States’ failure to acknowledge drought conditions in parts of the country, in a series of orders, the Supreme Court ordered updating of the .....
Tags : Drought management manual, disaster, food security, nrega
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Court covers its ears amidst religious caterwauling(08.04.2016)
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court avoided, narrowly, being dragged into a controversial religious debate about the use of loudspeakers dur.....
Tags : public nuisance, loudspeaker, temple, religious
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Easier refunds, more compensation: DGCA(13.06.2016)
The Director General of Civil Aviation released proposals to ease flyers’ woes in the event of cancelled flights or when they are denied boarding. Als.....
Tags : air travel, refund, cancellation, disability, compensation
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Rupees 500 and 1000 denomination notes are no more a legal tender : Union Government(08.11.2016)
The Prime Minister of India in a surprise move announced demonetization rupees 500 and 1000 denomination notes with effect from midnight of 8th Novemb.....
Tags : Rupees, De-monetisation, Black money
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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.....
Tags : ISA, Organization, Inter-governmental
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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.....
Tags : ISA, Organization, Inter-governmental
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RBI Rationalised External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy(27.04.2018)
In light of requests received from corporates and other entities and in administering the ECB regime, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided, in cons.....
Tags : Investment, Policy, Rationalisation
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Lok Sabha passes the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016(16.12.2016)
In last lap of winter session of this year, Lok Sabha has passed Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2016, replacing the Persons with Disabiliti.....
Tags : Disabled persons, Rights, Bill
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Central Government approves recapitalisation of Export-Import Bank of India(16.01.2019)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the recapitalization of EXIM Bank. Recapitalization Bonds by Government of India to the.....
Tags : Recapitalisation, Exim bank, Approval
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Amendment in Notary Rules; Experience required as legal practitioner by persons with benchmark disabilities reduced(29.05.2021)
The Central Government has notified Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956. Through the specified amendment Rules, after c.....
Tags : Notary Rules, Persons with benchmark disabilities, Appointment
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Judgments
Mere breach of contract cannot give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest intention is shown right at beginning of transaction(31.05.2018)
Present application under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) has been filed for quashing the summoning order passed by Additional .....
Tags : Misappropriation, Proceedings, Quashing of
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Misappropriation of customers' money by a bank officer is a serious misconduct and does not warrant lenient view(01.06.2018)
In facts of present case, the Respondent was given compassionate appointment by the Appellant-Bank on the post of Clerk because his father died in har.....
Tags : Misappropriation, Penalty, Validity
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High Court in a revision can examine only when factual aspects are mixed with legal aspects(26.11.2018)
The revision Petitioner herein is the 4th accused was an Assistant Engineer of the Kerala Water Authority ('the KWA') from 1994 to 1997. He and other .....
Tags : Discharge, Disallowance, Validity
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Powers of Policy Relaxation Committee, while making its recommendations are wide and are purely discretionary(26.09.2018)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition challenging impugning orders. By the impugned order dated 23rd February, 2016, the Policy Relaxation Com.....
Tags : Extension, Duty Free Import, Authorisation
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Loss of earning capacity must be determined at 100 percent for entitlement to compensation(17.12.2018)
Present appeal has been filed challenging the award of the Commissioner. The contention of the Appellant is that, the loss of employment suffered by h.....
Tags : Disability, Compensation, Grant
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When place of removal is buyer's premises, Appellant is eligible for credit(04.07.2019)
The Appellants are engaged in the manufacturing of parts of Fuel Injection Pump/Valve Assembly and are registered with the Central Excise Department. .....
Tags : Credit, Disallowance, Legality
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If transaction of payment of rent is not found bogus then disallowance of expenditure under Section 40A(2)(b) of IT Act is not warranted(27.11.2020)
The assessee filed its return of income for the assessment year under consideration under Section 139(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 declaring total i.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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Interest can be capitalized only in respect of capital assets purchased out of borrowed funds(04.09.2020)
The revenue has filed present appeal challenging the decision rendered by Learned CIT(A) in respect of disallowance of interest expenditure made by th.....
Tags : Interest, Disallowance, Legality
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When assessee proves business/commercial expediency, disallowance under Section 40A(3) of IT Act is unwarranted(18.11.2020)
The assessee is a partnership firm engaged in the business of manufacturing and fabrication of machine components. The assessment under Section 143(3).....
Tags : Disallowance, Additions, Legality
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The revised return of income filed within the prescribed time limit replaces the original return of income(08.12.2020)
The assessee has filed present appeal challenging the order passed by learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (CIT(A)). The assessee is challenging the dis.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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LIBOR rate of interest is applicable while computing the notional interest on receivables from the associated enterprises (AEs)(07.05.2021)
The brief facts of the case are that, the assessee is a Private Limited company engaged in the business of manufacturing steel rods filed its return o.....
Tags : Assessment, Expenditure, Disallowance
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Delay in formal confirmation does not result in crucial evidence being disregarded(19.08.2015)
Where the trial court had excluded casette tapes of voice recordings of kidnappers for not having been authorised by the appropriate authority, the Hi.....
Tags : Criminal, phone tap, authorisation, delay
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Mere fact that, Petitioners did not pay the money to complainant does not amount to criminal breach of trust(07.06.2021)
The present Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), to call for the records relating to the .....
Tags : Misappropriation, Prosecution, Legality
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Notifications & Circulars
Report of the Internal Working Group (IWG) on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy(06.10.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India placed on its website, the Report of the Internal Working Group (IWG) on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy (Cha.....
Tags : Authorisation Policy, Rationalisation, Report
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Amount of investment which yielded exempt income alone should be taken into consideration for purpose of arriving at average value of investment(08.06.2021)
In facts of present case, the Appellant is a Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and engaged in the business of investment in shares an.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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Comments invited on the working paper of the high level committee to review the Institutionalisation of Arbitration Mechanism in India by 7 April 2017(16.03.2017)
The Government of India has emphasised the need for promoting arbitration as a preferred dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes. Pursuan.....
Tags : Arbitration, Mechanism, Institutionalisation, Review
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It is mandatory to provide an opportunity to applicant for rectifying defects of application in terms of Section 9(5)(ii)(a) of IBC(19.04.2021)
Present appeal emanates from the Order passed by the Adjudicating Authority in Company Petition, whereby the Application filed by Appellant under Sect.....
Tags : Proper Authorisation, Application, Maintainability
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Once the borrowed funds were utilized for business purposes, interest paid on same becomes an allowable deduction under Section 36(i)(iii) of the IT Act(02.08.2021)
Present appeal arises out of the order by the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). The ground raised by the assessee is with regard to challe.....
Tags : Disallowance, Interest, Legality
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Sovereign Gold Bond-Dematerialisation(08.08.2017)
The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, has issued nine tranches of Sovereign Gold Bonds for a total value of Rs. 603.....
Tags : Dematerialisation, Gold bonds, Issuance
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E-Shakti initiative of NABARD(08.08.2017)
E-Shakti is a pilot project of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for digitisation of Self Help Groups (SHGs). It was initia.....
Tags : E-Shakti, initiative, digitisation
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Assessee is not entitled to deduction in respect of interest income earned from investments with Co- operative Banks(14.10.2021)
The assessee is a co-operative society registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959. For the assessment year 2015-2016, the return .....
Tags : Assessment, Deduction, Disallowance
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ILO recommendations on transition from informal to formal economy approved(06.01.2016)
The Union Cabinet has approved presenting before Parliament the International Labour Organization’s Recommendations (No. 204) concering ‘read»
Social security scheme for artisans(27.12.2017)
Khadi artisans are self-employed artisans of the Khadi and Village Industry (V.I.) Institutions. To protect the interest of artisans, Khadi and Villag.....
Tags : Social security, Scheme, Artisans
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Retrospective provision in a taxing Act which is "for the removal of doubts" cannot be presumed to be retrospective, if it alters or changes the law as it earlier stood(14.10.2021)
The assessee has filed present appeal challenging the order passed by Learned Commissioner of Income Tax [CIT(A)], National Faceless Appeal Centre and.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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TRAI releases Consultation Paper on "Next Generation Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) communication networks"(09.10.2017)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Consultation Paper on "Next Generation Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PP.....
Tags : Consultation Paper, Release, Disaster Relief, Communication networks
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Power of attorney holder of a financial creditor who has been given authorisation can file an application under Section 7 of IBC on behalf of it(30.09.2021)
Respondent No. 2 filed an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) which was admitted by the National Company Law.....
Tags : Authorisation, Grant, Legality
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Cruise tourists arriving with e-visa exempted from the requirement of biometric enrolment(02.01.2018)
In order to promote cruise tourism in the country, and make India an attractive cruise tourist destination, the Ministry of Home Affairs has, on reque.....
Tags : Cruise tourists, E-visa, Exemption
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Interest income generated out of surplus fund invested in the Fixed Deposit is a part of the business income(25.10.2021)
The fact of the case is that, assessment under Section 143(3) read with Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act) was finalized at Rs. 42,09,9.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Provision
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Payment of bonus or commission is not allowable as deduction under Section 36 (1) (ii) of the IT Act(13.04.2022)
The Appellant is a private limited company. Sh. Arvind Chadha and Sh. Anoop Chadha are two share-holders and directors holding 50% equity shares each .....
Tags : Deduction, Disallowance, Legality
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Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs notified the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, .....
Tags : import, concessional rate, manufacture, excisable goods
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Authorisation to Sign Pathology Report(06.02.2018)
As per clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 15 of IMC Act, 1956, no person other than a doctor having qualification recognized by MCI and register.....
Tags : Pathology Report, Signing of, Authorisation
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Prison modernisation reforms(06.02.2018)
Prisons being a State subject, modernization of prisons is undertaken by respective State Governments. The Ministry of Home Affairs is supporting the .....
Tags : Reforms, Prison, Modernisation
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If interest-free funds available with the assessee exceed the investments made in funds yielding exempt income, then no disallowance is called for(15.07.2022)
Present is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) on ground that, CIT(A) has grossly erred in c.....
Tags : Disallowance, Confirmation, Legality
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Rationalisation of long term capital gains proposed, Revenue gain of about Rs.20,000 crores expected in the first year(01.02.2018)
The Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Shri Arun Jaitley today proposed to tax long term capital gains exceeding Rs.1 lakh at the rate of 10.....
Tags : Rationalisation, Capital gains, Proposal
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Additional depreciation of 20% of the cost of new plant and machinery acquired and installed is allowable under Section 32(1)(iia) of IT Act(23.08.2022)
The assessee is a company engaged in the business of manufacturing of sweets, namkeens and running of restaurants. It filed its return on 30th Novembe.....
Tags : Disallowance, Deletion, Additional depreciation
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Health Ministry grants approval for admission under Disabilities Quota "Historic decision": J. P. Nadda(21.03.2018)
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has granted approval to amend the regulation for admission to PG medical courses in order to expand the scop.....
Tags : Admission, Disabilities Quota, Grant
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Club Membership Fees for subscription is allowable as a business expenditure(17.08.2022)
Assessee is a chartered accountancy firm engaged in providing services in the field of Assurance, Risk Advisory, Tax Advisory, Corporate Advisory and .....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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One time relaxation for regularisation and issue of EODC for exports made prior to imports where Advance Authorisation issued for import of Natural Rubber/Silk(13.09.2018)
1. In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.58 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby g.....
Tags : Regularisation, Relaxation, Exports
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Terms of the Invitation to Tender, being in the realm of contract, are not open to judicial scrutiny(30.09.2022)
The Airport Authority of India ( ‘AAI’) has preferred Civil Appeal against the judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which the High Court ha.....
Tags : Categorisation, Airports, Tender
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Assessing Officer is not empowered to make disallowance on ad-hoc basis without assigning any reason(27.07.2022)
The assessee is a firm engaged in the business of import of plastic scrap from European countries, USA and countries situated in UAE. The AO noticed t.....
Tags : Disallowablility, Expenses, Ad- hoc basis
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Temporary Work Visa for IT Professionals(14.12.2016)
Government of India has taken up the visa as well as social security issues with the United States (US) both bilaterally and in other forums from time.....
Tags : IT Professionals, Visa, Industry
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Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India and Australia for Cooperation in the Disability Sector(17.12.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia for .....
Tags : MoU, Cooperation, Disability Sector
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No debatable issue can be considered while doing adjustment under Section 143(1)(a) of IT Act(10.08.2022)
The assessee-company filed its return of income under Section 139(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act) declaring total income at Rs. 6,34,38,721 under .....
Tags : Assessment, Deduction, Disallowance
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Unless the disability is attributable to or aggravated by military service and is more than 20%, the entitlement to disability pension does not arise(18.07.2022)
The Appellants, Union of India and three others, have taken an exception to the judgment and order of the Armed Forces Tribunal. By the impugned judgm.....
Tags : Disability pension, Payment, Direction
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Guidelines Prescribing Modalities for Persons with Disabilities to Show Respect to The National Anthem(25.01.2017)
In pursuance of the order of Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 09.12.2016 in the matter of Writ Petition (Civil) No. 855 of 2016, the Central Government has.....
Tags : Modalities, Persons with disabilities, Respect, National Anthem
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High Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister approves Central assistance of Rs. 7,214.03 crore to States affected by natural disasters(29.01.2019)
The High Level Committee chaired by the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, approved the additional Central assistance from National Disaster Res.....
Tags : Central assistance, Approval, Natural disaster
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IBC has overriding effect on all the acts including Income Tax Act(16.02.2023)
The assessment proceedings have been initiated against the Assessee and an assessment order came to be passed by disallowing the expenditure of Rs. 44.....
Tags : Assessment, Expenditure, Disallowance
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Cabinet approves Agreement on Proposed Participation of India in PISA(19.02.2019)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Agreement between India and the Organization fo.....
Tags : Approval, Agreement, Participation, PISA
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Cabinet approves agreement on simplification of visa requirements for travel of certain categories of citizens between India and South Africa(19.02.2019)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of Agreement between India and South Africa on simplific.....
Tags : Agreement, Approval, Simplification, Visa requirements
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In the absence of enabling powers, no disallowance can be made(05.04.2023)
The Assessee filed its return of income declaring total income at Rs. 'Nil' after claiming deduction under Section 80P of the Income-tax Act, amountin.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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Competition Commission of India decides the Third Lesser Penalty case in respect of cartelisation in Indian Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell Batteries Market(17.01.2019)
The Competition Commission of India ('CCI') passed a Final Order imposing penalty on Panasonic Energy India Co. Limited ('Panasonic') and Godrej and B.....
Tags : Penalty, Cartelisation, Dry cell batteries
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Disallowance of expenses under Section 14A of IT Act cannot exceed amount of exempted income(17.03.2023)
The assessee filed its return of income for assessment year 2015-16 declaring total income of 50,49,400. The case of the assessee was selected for lim.....
Tags : Assessment, Expenditure, Disallowance
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Standardisation of Handicrafts Industry(03.01.2019)
To organize and standardize the Indian Handicrafts, Government has registered approximately 22.85 lakhs artisans under Pahchan initiative. Moreover, 3.....
Tags : Standardisation, Handicrafts Industry, Artisans, Registration
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RBI releases guidelines on Tokenisation - Card Transactions(08.01.2019)
The Reserve Bank has today released guidelines on tokenisation for debit / credit / prepaid card transactions as a part of its continuous endeavour to.....
Tags : Guidelines, Release, Tokenisation
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Not water under the bridge: anticipatory bail for misappropriation of funds denied(01.10.2015)
In a case where the Appellants were accused of misappropriating public funds by granting a construction contract to a non-existent contractor, the Sup.....
Tags : Misappropriation, public, anticipatory, bail, cancel
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Deduction under Section 36(1)(va) of the IT Act can be allowed only if the employees' share in the relevant funds is deposited by the employer before the due date stipulated in respective Acts(12.05.2023)
Assessee is a company stated to be engaged in the business of manufacturing of components for automobile industry. Assessee electronically filed its r.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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'Centre for Disability Sports' to be set up at Gwalior(03.03.2019)
A 'Centre for Disability Sports 'will be set up at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. The proposal regarding setting up of it has been approved by the Governm.....
Tags : Disability Sports, Centre, Gwalior
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Discontinuation of physical copy of Advanced/EPCG Authorisation - Procurement from SEZs(11.03.2019)
It has come to the notice of this Directorate that procurement from SEZs has been adversely affected due to the discontinuation of TRA facility for au.....
Tags : EPCG Authorisation, Physical copy, Discontinuation
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AO is not empowered to apply Rule 8D of IT Act without considering the correctness of the assessee's claim in respect of expenditure incurred in relation to the exempt income(20.02.2023)
The assessee filed its return for income for A.Y. 2011-12 on 21.11.2011 declaring total income at Rs. 358,47,29,328 under normal provisions and book p.....
Tags : Assessment, Expenditure, Disallowance
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Employees' contribution to PF and ESI, if not remitted before the due date prescribed in the respective enactments, cannot be allowed as a deduction(07.03.2023)
The assessee is a company and filed its return of income declaring total income of Rs.36,49,56,410. The return of income was processed under Section 1.....
Tags : Assessment, Return, Disallowance
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Isabgol Husk Grading and Marking Rules, 2015(28.07.2015)
The Central government introduced rules on the quality, grading, marking of grade and packing of isabgol husk.
Tags : Isabgol, rules, grading, marking, agriculture
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Exemption of service and disability element of disability pension granted to disabled personnel who have been invalided on account of disability attributable to or aggravated by such service(24.06.2019)
Under the existing provisions of clause (l) of sub section 2 of section 297 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('Act') any notification issued under sub sect.....
Tags : Exemption, Pension, Disabled personnel
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Disallowance is not sustainable as repairs to machineries is not capital expenditure(09.06.2023)
Present appeal has been filed by the assessee against order passed by the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) ["CIT(A)"] confirming the disal.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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Non-requirement of submission of Hard Copy of application at RAs for issue of Advance Authorisation and EPCG Authorisation(15.05.2019)
Attention is invited to Para 4.02(ii) of HBP 2015-20 which explicitly states that "Applicant shall upload documents as prescribed in ANF 4A, if any, a.....
Tags : Submission, Hard Copy, Non-requirement, Advance Authorisation
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Commission paid to Managing Director for services rendered by him as per terms of payment is eligible as deduction under Section 36(1)(ii) of IT Act(05.09.2023)
The only issue to be decided in present appeal is as to whether the learned CIT(A) was justified in confirming the disallowances to Director's commiss.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Confirmation
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Status of Norms Fixation of Advance Authorisations obtained under Self declaration basis(16.08.2018)
Attention of Trade and Industry is invited to new facility introduced by DGFT EDI division which enables exporters who obtained Advance Authorizations.....
Tags : Status, Norms Fixation, Advance Authorisations
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Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit-Extension(13.05.2020)
1. Please refer to the operational instructions for the captioned Scheme contained in RBI circular on Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shi.....
Tags : Interest Equalisation, Scheme, Extension
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Include acid attack victims on disability list(07.12.2015)
The Supreme Court awarded Rs. 13 lakhs to two victims of acid attacks and ordered the State of Bihar to take full responsibility for their treatment a.....
Tags : Acid attack, compensation, disability list
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Where assessee's own funds and other non-interest bearing funds were more than the investment in tax-free securities, no disallowance under Section 14A of the IT Act can be made(19.07.2023)
The assessee is a private limited company and is engaged in the business of providing wireless services, electronics telecommunication, GSM/GPRS modem.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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Issuance of export authorisation for SCOMET items from new online restricted exports IT module with effect from 5th August, 2021(28.07.2021)
1. Reference is invited to Trade Notice No. 20 dt. 19.02.2016 vide which a module for filing online applications for SCOMET Items to DGFT (HQ) was mad.....
Tags : Issuance, Export authorisation, SCOMET items
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Errors cannot be perpetuated on the name of consistency(17.08.2023)
Aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals), ("CIT(A)") in the case of Mandava Holdings Private Limited ("the ass.....
Tags : Income, Assessment, Disallowance
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If a business has been set up, even it has not commenced its activities, then expenditure relatable to said business, including interest expenses should be allowed as deduction(27.09.2023)
The assessee firm has filed its return of income for the assessment year 2015-16 on 30.09.2015 declaring total income of Rs.1,31,50,650. During the co.....
Tags : Disallowance, Interest, Legality
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RBI releases the Report of the Committee on the Development of Housing Finance Securitisation Market(09.09.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India had constituted a Committee on the Development of Housing Finance Securitisation Market, on May 29, 2019, with Dr. Harsh Var.....
Tags : Report, Release, Housing Finance, Securitisation Market
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Online Procedure for transfer of advance authorisation/EPCG authorisation in case of amalgamation/de-merger/acquisition(04.08.2021)
1. In continuation to Public Notice 34/2015-2020 dated 24.12.2020, it is stated that in case of amalgamation/de-merger/acquisition/insolvency the expo.....
Tags : Online Procedure, Transfer, Advance authorisation
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Permitting Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) services in Tokenisation - Card transactions(07.09.2021)
This is with reference to circular DPSS.CO.PD No.1463/02.14.003/2018-19 dated January 8, 2019 on "Tokenisation - Card transactions", permitting author.....
Tags : Permission, CoFT, Tokenisation
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Disallowance of deduction under Section 80IB(10) of IT Act, in respect of interest income should be restricted to net interest and not gross interest(04.05.2020)
In facts of present case, the Assessee in the present case is a Company, which is engaged in the business of Builders and Property Developers. The ret.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Deduction
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Draft order framed under Section 144C(1) of the IT Act in the name of a non-existent company is void ab initio(17.08.2020)
Present appeal by the Assessee is preferred against the order framed under Section 143(3) read with Section 144C(5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 [IT Ac.....
Tags : Draft assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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SC: Cannot attach property of deceased person(04.07.2016)
The Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 “excludes the possibility of proceedings against a dead person”, said the Supreme Court as it allowed an ap.....
Tags : misappropriation, attachment, property, deceased
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Enhancement to tokenisation of card transactions(07.09.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today announced the following enhancements to the extant framework on card tokenisation services:
a. t.....
Tags : Enhancement, Tokenisation, Card transactions
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If the employees' contribution to PF and ESI has been paid beyond the time prescribed under the relevant Act, then same is not allowable under Section 43B of the IT Act(30.11.2022)
The assessee is a partnership firm engaged in the business of manufacturing of plastic products. The Appellant had filed its return of income for asse.....
Tags : Assessment, Addition, Disallowance
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Assessee need not to demonstrate commercial expediency in each year concerning a loan transaction(10.07.2023)
In facts of present case, the Assessing Officer (AO) concluded that, the disallowance was mandated in view of the fact that the Respondent/Assessee ha.....
Tags : Assessment, Interest expenses, Disallowance
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Special Advance Authorisation Scheme for export of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories(11.08.2016)
Central Government makes amendments in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020 with effect from 1st September 2016, In exercise of the powers conferr.....
Tags : Apparels, Export, Authorisation Scheme
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Revision in Chapter-XIV of Operational Circular for issue and listing of Non-convertible Securities, Securitised Debt Instruments, Security Receipts, Municipal Debt Securities and Commercial Paper(22.03.2022)
1. Chapter-XIV of the Operational Circular no. SEBI/HO/DDHS/P/CIR/2021/613 dated August 10, 2021, issued by SEBI, stipulates provisions mandating stoc.....
Tags : Standardisation, Industry classification, Revision
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When interest free funds were used for making tax-free investment, no disallowance under Section 14A of IT Act is sustainable(15.09.2023)
In present case, Revenue’s appeal is against deletion of disallowance of Rs.5,04,35,666 made on account of interest expenses under Section14A of the I.....
Tags : Disallowance, Deletion, Legality
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While calculating disallowance under Section 14A of the IT Act, only investment that have generated exempt income should be taken into consideration(31.08.2023)
Present appeal at the instance of the assessee is directed against CIT(A)'s order passed under Section 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The solitary i.....
Tags : Assessment, Addition, Disallowance
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Operationalisation of new online IT Module for Interest Equalisation Scheme(15.03.2022)
1. Attention of the trade and industry is drawn towards the extension of the Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) upto 31.3.2024, as notified by RBI vid.....
Tags : Operationalisation, IT Module, Scheme
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Re-operationalisation of Scrip Transfer Recording Module(11.04.2022)
1. Consequent to receiving certain information from exporters that certain fraudulent scrip transfers have taken place, the Online scrip transfer reco.....
Tags : Re-operationalisation, Scrip Transfer, Module
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For computing the disallowance under Section 14A of the IT Act, only the investments which yielded exempt income to the assessee should be considered(10.10.2023)
The assessee is engaged in the business of lease, finance and investments. The only issue to be decided in present appeal is as to whether the learne.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Computation
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Obscene acts in private place not a ‘public offence’(10.03.2016)
Obscene activities in private place not causing disturbance or disruption to others cannot be taken cognisance of by police under Section 294 of the I.....
Tags : obscene act, private place, cognisance
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Centralised Processing of Equalisation Levy Statement Scheme, 2023(07.02.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 168 of Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby make.....
Tags : Centralised Processing, Equalisation, Scheme, 2023
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Disallowance under Section 14A of the IT Act cannot exceed exempt income claimed(03.01.2024)
The present appeal has been filed by the assessee against the order of learned CIT(A). The only issue raised pertains to disallowance of expenses unde.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Legality
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Employees' contribution paid by the assessee before the due date of filing of return of income under Section 139(1) of the I.T. Act is an allowable deduction(14.03.2022)
The assessee has filed present appeal challenging the order passed by Learned CIT(A), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi and it relates to the ass.....
Tags : Assessment, Deduction, Disallowance
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Steps Taken by The Central Government for Relief to Farmers in view of Deficit Monsoon(14.09.2015)
To counter deficit in the monsoon during 2015’s Kharif season, the Central Government has taken steps to provide relief to farmers, and has advised al.....
Tags : Monsoon, relief, farmers, disaster relief
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Re-organisation of National Assessment Centres and Faceless Assessment Groups(31.05.2023)
1. Reference is invited to Circular No.40/2020-Customs dated 04.09.2020 on the constitution of National Assessment Centres (NACs), their roles and res.....
Tags : Re-organisation, Assessment Centres, Faceless Assessment
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Salient features and Guidelines of PM Vishwakarma Scheme(20.09.2023)
PM Vishwakarma, a Central Sector Scheme, was launched on 17th September, 2023 by the Prime Minister to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craf.....
Tags : Guidelines, Recognition of artisans, Vishwakarma Scheme
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Direct Tax Dispute Resolution and Equalisation Levy effective 1 June 2016(31.05.2016)
The Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme 2016 under Chapter X of the Finance Act 2016 came into effect on 1 June 2016. Declarations in respect of tax .....
Tags : direct tax, dispute resolution, equalisation levy, finance act, 2016
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Measures for the promotion of green growth and renewable energy(01.02.2024)
While enunciating the approach of government towards an all-round, all-pervasive and all-inclusive development, the Union Minister for Finance and Cor.....
Tags : Rooftop Solarisation, Households, Free Electricity
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Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) - Enabling Tokenisation through Card Issuing Banks(20.12.2023)
1. The card tokenisation services are being currently provided by card issuers and card networks in terms of Reserve Bank of India circulars DPSS.CO.P.....
Tags : CoFT, Tokenisation, Banks
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Rationalisation of Licensing Framework for Authorised Persons (APs) under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999(26.12.2023)
The framework for licensing of Authorised Persons (APs) under FEMA, 1999 was last reviewed in March 2006. Keeping in view the progressive liberalisati.....
Tags : Rationalisation, Licensing Framework, APs
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Applicability of provisions of Para 2.20 of HBP, 2015-20 on Advance Authorisations issued under 2009-2014, FTP(25.04.2018)
1. This office has received a request for clarification regarding the date of applicability of provisions of para 2.20(d) of HBP 2015-20 on the Advanc.....
Tags : Provisions, Applicability, Advance Authorisations
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Reserve Bank invites comments on the draft framework for recognition of a Self-Regulatory Organisation for Payment System Operators(18.08.2020)
As announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory policies issued as part of Monetary Policy statement dated February 6, 2020, the Reserve.....
Tags : Draft framework, Recognition, Self-Regulatory Organisation
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RBI releases framework for authorisation of pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail Payments(18.08.2020)
Reserve Bank has today placed on its website, the 'framework for authorisation of pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail Payments'. The framework has be.....
Tags : Framework, Authorisation, Retail Payments
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Visa Exemption to Foreign Designers in Handicrafts Sector(26.06.2018)
Handicrafts sector has been exempted from minimum salary condition (Rs. 16.25 lakhs per annum) for grant of employment visa to foreign designers for a.....
Tags : Visa, Exemption, Foreign Designers
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Rationalisation of Labour Laws(06.02.2017)
Reforms in labour laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more effective and contemp.....
Tags : Labour laws, Reforms, Rationalisation
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Graded relaxation in visa and travel restrictions(22.10.2020)
In view of the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India had taken a series of steps to curtail the inward and outward m.....
Tags : Graded relaxation, Visa, Travel restrictions
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Standardisation of procedure to be followed by Debenture Trustee(s) in case of 'Default' by Issuers of listed debt securities(13.10.2020)
1. Representations were made by Debenture Trustee(s) regarding the process to be followed in case of 'Default' by issuers of listed debt securities. A.....
Tags : Standardisation, Procedure, Debt securities
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Liberalization of visa regime of India during the last one year(14.11.2018)
India has a robust visa regime to facilitate smooth entry, stay and movement of foreigners in India for legitimate purposes while ensuring the securit.....
Tags : Liberalization, Visa regime, Foreigners
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Cabinet approves ex-post facto approval for Agreement on the facilitation of visa arrangements signed between India and Maldives(16.01.2019)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to the Agreement on the facilitation of visa.....
Tags : Visa arrangements, Approval, Agreement
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Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit(29.11.2018)
1. Please refer to the operational instructions for the captioned scheme contained in RBI circular on Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shi.....
Tags : Equalisation Scheme, Interest, Shipment, Export Credit
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Assessee would be entitled to deduction, when Employees' contribution to PF and ESI, is paid before the due date of filing of the return of income under Section 139(1) of the I.T. Act(07.02.2022)
Present appeals at the instance of the assessee are directed against two orders of the CIT(A). The ground raised in both the appeals is identical, i.e.....
Tags : Deduction, Disallowance, Legality
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Separate Department of Disability Affairs to be set up by States(18.05.2017)
Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment while addressing the "15th National Review Meeting of State Commissioners for Per.....
Tags : States, Department, Separate, Disability affairs
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Acceptance of old demonitised 500 and 1000 rupee notes for making payments to Central and State Governments including Municipal and local bodies(10.11.2016)
The Central Government has taken a decision that old 500 & 1000 rupee notes will be accepted for making payments towards fees, charges, taxes and pena.....
Tags : Notes, De-monetisation, Facility
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EODC Online Monitoring System for Advance/EPCG Authorisations(12.01.2023)
1. Attention of all Regional Authorities of DGFT, Export Promotion Councils and Advance/ EPCG authorisation holders is invited towards Trade Notice No.....
Tags : EODC, Online Monitoring, EPCG Authorisations
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Indian Railways Issues Letter of Award for Setting Up of Diesel Locomotive to GE Global Sourcing India Pvt. Limited(09.11.2015)
Indian Railways awarded GE Global Sourcing India Private Limited a Letter of Award to set up a Diesel Locomotive Factory in Bihar. In furtherance to i.....
Tags : Railway, locomotives, decentralisation, deregulation
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Annual System Audit, Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery(16.11.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued guidelines to mitigate risks to the stability and integrity of national commodity derivative exc.....
Tags : Commodity exchange, disaster recovery, continuity
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Annual System Audit, Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery(16.11.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued guidelines to mitigate risks to the stability and integrity of national commodity derivative exc.....
Tags : Commodity exchange, disaster recovery, continuity
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Amendments under Interest Equalisation Scheme in respect of UIN(20.04.2023)
1.Attention of Trade and Industry is drawn towards Trade Notice no. 38/2021-22 dated 20.04.2023, wherein the eligible Interest Equalisation beneficiar.....
Tags : Amendments, Interest Equalisation, Scheme
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Rationalization of Branch Authorisation Policy for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs)(08.06.2023)
1. A reference is made to the circular on the revised criteria for classifying a UCB as Financially Sound and Well Managed (FSWM) issued by RBI vide c.....
Tags : Rationalization, Branch Authorisation, Policy
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Amendment under Interest Equalisation Scheme(25.05.2023)
1. Attention of Trade and Industry is drawn towards the extension of Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) upto 31.03.2024, as notified by RBI vide its C.....
Tags : Amendment, Interest Equalisation, Scheme
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Rationalisation of Overseas Investment Regulations under FEMA, 1999 - Draft rules/regulations for comments(09.08.2021)
Overseas Investments and acquisition of immovable properties outside India by persons resident in India is presently governed by the provisions contai.....
Tags : Rationalisation, Overseas Investment Regulations, FEMA
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RBI invites Applications for authorising Bharat Bill Payment System Operating Units(20.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India has invited applications for authorization from entities engaged in bill payments and wishing to operate as a ‘Bharat Bill Payme.....
Tags : Repetitive, bill, payments, authorisation
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Minimum Deposit to be 30 grams of Raw Gold in Gold Monetisation Scheme(03.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has modified the minimum amount of gold that can be deposited under the Gold Monetisation Scheme. Under the modified provisi.....
Tags : Gold, monetisation, minimum deposit
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TRAI releases Scheme for Registration of Consumer Organisations(30.10.2019)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released Scheme for Registration of Consumer Organisations. One of the important objectives of TRAI.....
Tags : Scheme, Release, Registration, Consumer Organisations
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Discontinuation of Issuance of Physical copy of Restricted Import Authorisation with effect from 19.10.2023(19.10.2023)
To further improve ease of doing business, it is decided to discontinue the issuance of physical copy of Authorisation for Restricted Imports with eff.....
Tags : Discontinuation, Physical copy, Import Authorisation
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Tokenisation - Card Transactions : Extending the scope of permitted devices(25.08.2021)
1. We invite reference to our circular DPSS.CO.PD No.1463/02.14.003/2018-19 dated January 08, 2019 on "Tokenisation - Card transactions", permitting a.....
Tags : Tokenisation, Card Transactions, Permitted Device
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Tourist Visa norms eased for people of Bangladesh above 65 years of age(19.08.2016)
Government of India has decided to increase duration of tourist visa from one year to five years having multiple entry facility for the people of Bang.....
Tags : Norms, Tourist Visa, Easing of
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International Solar Alliance's Global Solar Facility set to receive a capital contribution of $35 million dollars(31.10.2023)
Amidst a $12.5 trillion global renewable energy investment gap, the GSF steps up to bridge the divide, focusing on stimulating investments in off-grid.....
Tags : ISA, GSF, Capital contribution
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CCI imposes a penalty on paper manufacturers for indulging in cartelisation(18.11.2021)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a final order yesterday against certain companies manufacturing paper from agricultural waste and rec.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Cartelisation
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Application to regularize assets held abroad to be sent to RBI(10.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified consideration of applications at its Central Office in Mumbai seeking regularisation of assets held abroad by a per.....
Tags : Rbi, foreign asset, black money, regularisation
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International organisations conducting religious pilgrimage exempt from tax(17.05.2016)
The Ministry of External Affairs exempted from tax international organisations facilitating religious pilgrimage services offered by the Ministry.
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Tags : Religious, pilgrimage, international organisation, external affairs
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Union Home Minister reviews FCRA and e-Visa schemes(08.03.2018)
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh here today reviewed the progress of schemes being implemented by the Foreigners Division of MHA with a view to .....
Tags : Reviews FCRA, E-Visa, Schemes
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Cabinet approves promotion of agricultural mechanisation for in-situ management of crop residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi(07.03.2018)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for promotion of Agricultural Mecha.....
Tags : Approval, Promotion, Agricultural mechanisation
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Rajya Sabha Passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014(15.12.2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has been passed by Ra.....
Tags : Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, Rajya Sabha
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Demonetisation, Central Government
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Demonetisation, Central Government
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Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response over Plea Seeking Sufficient Funds in Banks & ATMs(16.12.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Assistant Solicitor General G.R. Swaminathan to take notice on behalf of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister and Unio.....
Tags : Madras High Court, demonetisation, Rs 500, Rs 1,000
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Lok Sabha Passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014(16.12.2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has been passed by Lo.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Demonetisation, Central 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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SC Agrees to Hear Centre's Plea Seeking Stay on Proceedings Before Various HC Against Demonetisation(17.11.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear a fresh plea of Centre seeking stay on proceedings before various High Courts and Other Courts, apart from Apex Court.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Courts, stay, Demonetisation, Rs 500, Rs 1,000
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Bombay HC Seeks RBI’s Response Over Inconsistencies in Demonetization Directives to Co-operative Bank(22.11.2016)
Bombay HC, while observing that prima facie there were some inconsistencies in two circulars issued by Reserve Bank to District Co-Operative Banks on .....
Tags : Bombay HC, Reserve Bank, Co-Operative Banks, demonetisation
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Transfer of Cases Relating Demonetization of Rs 500 & Rs 1000 Notes(23.11.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to stay transfer of proceedings against demonetisation of Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes across various High Courts in the.....
Tags : Supreme Court, demonetisation, Rs500, Rs1,000, currency notes
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P&H High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Noise Pollution Created by Marriages(21.11.2018)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of nuisance created by loud amplified music emanating from marriage palaces and private fa.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Nuisance in Marriages
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ITAT, Mumbai: Mobilisation Fees Not ‘Royalty’ Under India-Singapore Tax Treaty(18.11.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the mobilisation fees received from the time charter of the vessel would not fall within de.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mobilisation Fees
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SC: Travel Restrictions to India Not to be Considered in Future Visa Applications of Tablighi Members(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has clarified that the condition imposed by the Karnataka High Court, while quashing criminal proceedings against eight foreigners belon.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Future Visa Applications of Tablighi Members
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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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Delhi HC Refuses to Examine Correctness of Demonetisation Policy(28.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has said it would not look into correctness of the Centre's policy on demonetisation, as the issue was already under consideration in.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, demonetisation
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Lok Sabha Passes Income Tax Amendment Bill(29.11.2016)
Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill 2016, which proposes 30% tax on undisclosed income plus 10% penalty beside a 33% surcharge and 75% tax and 10% p.....
Tags : Taxation Laws, Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill 2016, demonetisation, Lok Sabha
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to List Out Measures Taken to Ease Inconvenience of Rural People(05.12.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to spell out measures taken to ease sufferings and inconvenience of people in rural areas, who are mostly dependent on .....
Tags : Supreme Court, demonetisation, Co-operative banks
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Delhi HC Rejects Plea Challenging Cash Withdrawal Limits(05.12.2016)
Delhi HC has said that restrictions on daily withdrawal of cash is a policy decision that is beyond the scope of judicial review and dismissed a PIL a.....
Tags : Delhi HC, demonetisation, withdrawal
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Supreme Court Rejects CCI and Jio’s Cartelisation Pleas Against Airtel, Voda Idea(06.12.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed Competition Commission of India and Reliance Jio Infocomm’s pleas to probe cartelisation charges levelled by Jio against B.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CCI and Jio’s Cartelisation
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ITAT, Mumbai: No Disallowance of Interest on Borrowed Capital for Business Purposes(04.12.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that interest paid on borrowed funds used for business purposes cannot be disallowed.
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Disallowance of Interest on Borrowed Capital
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Bombay High Court: Regularizing Illegal Homes Will Lead to Uncountable Litigations(08.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that Maharashtra Government’s proposed regularisation policy for unauthorised constructions across State would create many .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, unauthorised constructions, regularisation
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Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(09.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, by a voice vote. The Bill amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisat.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(09.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, by a voice vote. The Bill amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisat.....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
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SC: Benchmark Disability not a Precondition to Obtain Scribe(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that facility of scribe can be provided for persons with disabilities other than those having benchmark disabilities.
Tags : SC, Benchmark Disability
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ITAT Mumbai Deletes Disallowance on Expenditure(12.02.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai, while granting relief to the IDBI Bank deleted the disallowance on expenditure incurred in relation to i.....
Tags : ITAT Mumbai, Disallowance
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EPFO Decides to Give Interest on Inoperative Accounts from April 1(30.03.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to give benefit of accrual of interest on the inoperative accounts, reversing the decision t.....
Tags : Employees' Provident Fund Organisation , Inoperative Accounts
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SC Raps Govt. for Outsourcing Sterilisation Drives to NGOs(30.03.2016)
SC has deprecated practice of sterilisation drives being outsourced by Governments to NGOs, which conduct such operations in a reckless and unhygienic.....
Tags : SC, Sterilisation Drives
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EPFO Stays New PF Withdrawal Norms Till April 30(04.04.2016)
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has deferred till April 30, implementation of new norms that restrict 100 per cent withdrawal of providen.....
Tags : Employees Provident Fund Organisation , New PF Withdrawal Norms
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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.
Tags : SC, Government, Disaster Management
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Plea Seeking Implementation of AP Reorganisation Act(03.04.2018)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a PIL seeking direction to the government for proper implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, AP Reorganisation Act
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Gujarat High Court: Probability or Improbability of Realisation to be Considered in Realistic Manner(15.01.2020)
Gujarat High Court has held that the probability or improbability of realization has to be considered in a realistic manner and there is no real accru.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Probability or Improbability of Realisation, Income
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Karnataka High Court Denies Relief to Chinese National Overstaying Visa(08.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has reiterated that Rights of aliens foreign national on a foreign soil are those which the host country grants and that no alien.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Chinese National Overstaying Visa
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Equalisation Levy of 6 % to Come in Force from Tomorrow(31.05.2016)
Equalisation levy of 6 per cent on services pertaining to cross border digital transactions will come into effect from June 1.
Tags : Equalisation levy , cross border digital transactions
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Delhi High Court Slams AAP Over Transport Facilities for Disabled(15.06.2018)
Delhi High Court has rapped the AAP Government for “not taking a single step for ensuring accessible transport to disabled persons in the national cap.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, AAP, Disabled
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Centre Notifies Act Providing Domicile Reservation for Govt. Jobs in Jammu & Kashmir(01.04.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020, which comes into force with imme.....
Tags : Ministry of Home Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020
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Gujarat HC: Foreign Nationals in Violation of Visa Norms to be Dealt with 'Firm Hand'(06.04.2020)
Gujarat High Court has observed that the Central Government should deal with the violators of Visa laws with a "firm hand", in the backdrop of Tabligh.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Foreign Nationals in Violation of Visa Norms
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Gujarat HC: Foreign Nationals in Violation of Visa Norms to be Dealt with 'Firm Hand'(06.04.2020)
Gujarat High Court has observed that the Central Government should deal with the violators of Visa laws with a "firm hand", in the backdrop of Tabligh.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Foreign Nationals in Violation of Visa Norms
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Calcutta HC Directs to Conduct Enquiry Into Alleged Misappropriation of MGNREGA Funds(18.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur to conduct an enquiry into the alleged defalcation of funds allocated under .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Misappropriation of MGNREGA Funds
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SC Suspends Direction on National Disaster Mitigation Fund(02.08.2016)
SC has suspended its direction to Centre for creation of National Disaster Mitigation Fund to tackle drought-like situation in certain states, saying .....
Tags : SC , National Disaster Mitigation Fund
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Bombay High Court: Pay Salaries of Social Welfare Staff within 2 Days(04.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed the Directorate of Social Welfare to release the salaries within two days to two staffers of the office of the commissi.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Disabilities
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Gujarat High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused of Alleged Misappropriation of File(20.02.2020)
Gujarat High Court has granted the anticipatory bail to accused of alleged misappropriation of files with Goods and Services Tax Department.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Alleged Misappropriation of File
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Green Nod for Central Visa(25.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Central Public Works Department asking them to respond to the plea seeking that no environme.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Action Against Policemen, Green Nod for Central Visa
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Delhi High Court Gives Interim Relief to Government for Redevelopment of Central Visa(02.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has granted ex parte stay as interim relief to the Centre and Delhi Development Authority in the matter for the redevelopment of Cent.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Visa
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Govt Sets Up National Land Monetisation Corporation(31.01.2022)
Economic Survey has stated that National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC) is being incorporated as a 100% Government of India owned entity with an.....
Tags : Economic Survey, National Land Monetisation Corporation
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Profiling a Person Solely on Basis of Religion is Contrary to Constitutional: Delhi High Court(23.07.2018)
Delhi High Court has observed that every violation of visa norm cannot possibly lead to banning a person from entering into the country unless there i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Visa
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Orissa High Court Stays Safeguard Duty on Imported Solar Panels(26.07.2018)
Orissa High Court has stayed the imposition of safeguard duty on imported solar panels until August 20 following a petition from leading solar develop.....
Tags : Orrisa High Court, Safeguard Duty
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Supreme Court Slams Centre, Says Government Offices Must Be Disabled-Friendly(26.07.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed the Centre over non-compliance of its last year verdict of making public institutions disabled-friendly and said the Governm.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disabled
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Orrisa High Court Asks 5 Accused Including IAS Officer To Surrender(27.07.2018)
Orissa High Court has rejected the plea of five persons including IAS officer and former director of Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation, Bin.....
Tags : Orrisa High Court, IAS
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Allahabad HC Issues Notices on Plea for Waiver of School Fees for Children with Disability(29.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notice to Central Board of Secondary Education on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to waive off school fee for dif.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Waiver of School Fees for Children with Disability
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ITAT, Mumbai: Payment to Foreign Company for Utilisation of Transponder of Satellite Not Royalty(11.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai ruled that the payment made to a foreign company for the utilisation of a transponder centred on a satell.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Utilisation of Transponder of Satellite
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RBI Relaxes Deposits Norm of More Than Rs 5,000 in Old Denominations For KYC A/Cs(21.12.2016)
Reserve Bank of India has relaxed its notification, specifying that deposits of over 5000 rupees could be made only after furnishing a satisfactory re.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Old Denominations, Deposits, KYC A/Cs, demonetisation
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Delhi HC Adjourns Sine Dine Pleas Challenging Demonetisation Notification(22.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has adjourned indefinitely hearing on pleas challenging Government’s demonetisation move after it was informed that Supreme Court has.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Demonetisation, Supreme Court, proceedings
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Disability Bill Receives President's Assent(29.12.2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016 which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has received President.....
Tags : Disability Bill, President’s Assent
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RBI Extends Note Exchange Deadline for NRI’s till June 30(02.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has said that Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can exchange old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes till June 30, 2017.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Rs. 500, Rs. 1000, Demonetisation
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President Clears Currency Ban Ordinance(02.01.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Specific Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 that seeks to extinguish RBI’s liability in respe.....
Tags : Demonetisation, Ordinance, President of India, Rs. 500, Rs. 1000
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Delhi HC Questions AAP Govt and NDMC Over Completion of Pedestrianisation of Chandni Chowk(12.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Aam Aadmi Party government and North Delhi Municipal Corporation to explain how they intended to stick to the deadline .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pedestrianisation of Chandni Chowk
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Cal. HC: Persons With Disabilities Act Shifts Focus from Their Protection to Empowerment(09.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court while quashing resolution passed by a College refusing to consider person with impairment for appointment in physically handicappe.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Right of Persons with Disabilities, Empowerment
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Bombay High Court Directs to Pay Lockdown Salary Dues to Physically Disabled Employees(29.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has repudiated the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for issuing a circular withdrawing earlier exemption granted to physically dis.....
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P&H HC: State to be More Tolerant in Invoking Laws Pertaining to Sedition & Religious Disaffection(04.11.2020)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has made the observation that in a democracy, every citizen has a right to voice his/her opinion freely and criticize the .....
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SC: A Proficient Advocate Must be Physically Fit(08.07.2022)
Supreme Court while granting relief of enhanced compensation, to an advocate who had suffered 100% permanent disability due to an accident, has held t.....
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ITAT: Expenses Cannot be Disallowed Solely Due to Non-Receipt of Invoices(08.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Bench while granting relief to L’Oreal India Private Limited, has held that expenses cannot be disallowed.....
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SC: SDRF Cannot be Diverted, Revert to SDRF Diverted Amount(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that money from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) cannot be diverted or used for any other purpose and it would be proper.....
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Orissa HC: Bar Against 'Inter-District Transfer' Not Applicable to Govt Teachers With Disabilities(13.07.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that bar against 'inter-district transfer' cannot be made applicable to teachers who are recognised as persons with disabil.....
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MP High Court Allows Applicant to Deposit Court Fees On Failure to Deposit It Due to Demonetisation(19.04.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed an applicant to deposit a requisite court fees in a criminal complaint case after he prayed due to demonetizatio.....
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Consider Loss of Internal Organs as Disability: Madras HC(16.04.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that loss of internal organs is a permanent disability and directed the government to amend the relevant rules accordingly.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion of Persons with Locomotive Disabilities under PWD Act(23.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State Government to include persons with locomotive disabilities and/or .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Inclusion of Persons with Locomotive Disabilities
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Kerala HC Allows Teenager With 40% Disability to Take KEAM Exam in PwD Quota(23.11.2022)
Kerala High Court while observing that neurostimulator is neither a treatment nor a cure has held a 19 year old suffering from primary generalized dys.....
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Madras HC to State: Make Tourist Destinations Accessible for Disabled(30.11.2022)
Madras High Court has directed State government to take steps and make all tourist destinations in Tamil Nadu accessible for disabled persons in accor.....
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Cal. HC: Govt. Has Discretion to Decide Mode & Manner of Giving Reservation to PwD(01.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that Section 32 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 confers discretion upon Government to decide the mode an.....
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Supreme Court Grants Nearly Rs 50 Lakh Compensation to Disabled Driver of Deceased Punjab Minister(02.07.2019)
Supreme Court has awarded nearly Rs 50 lakh compensation to a man who suffered permanently disability in an accident while driving the car of the then.....
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Sikkim High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Misappropriation of Covid-19 Funds(17.06.2021)
Sikkim High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking enquiry into alleged misappropriation of funds under Covid-19 package provided to.....
Tags : Sikkim High Court, Misappropriation of Covid-19 Funds
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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice on MBBS Graduates' Plea Against Govt Notification(17.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government and other respondents on a batch of petitions filed challenging the notification issued.....
Tags : Sikkim High Court, Misappropriation of Covid-19 Funds
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MP HC Dismisses Congress MLA's Plea Seeking Disaster Management Committee Dissolution(17.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea filed as Public Interest Litigation by Congress MLA Sanjay Shukla and others praying for a direction th.....
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Ker. Lok Ayukta Refers Complaint Against Chief Minister & Ors. In CMDRF Misuse Case to Full Bench(31.03.2023)
Kerala Lokayukta has referred the complaint against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former Ministers in misuse of amount in Chief Minister Disaste.....
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Demonetisation: SC Suggests Centre to Allow Genuine People To Deposit Old Notes(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has suggested Centre to accept old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 of genuine persons and take a decision after verifying authenticity of in.....
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Madras HC Rejects PIL Challenging Use of 'Derogatory Terminologies' for Persons with Disabilities(26.04.2021)
Madras High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation Petition without giving any directions/relief which sought removal of the 'derogatory t.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Use of 'Derogatory Terminologies' for Persons with Disabilities
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Evolve Scheme for Vaccination of Persons with Benchmark Disability(28.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to evolve a scheme or mechanism for giving priority to vaccination of covid-19, to persons with.....
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SC Bench: Only CJI Can Assign Cases(14.03.2023)
Supreme Court bench comprising Justices BR Gavai & Vikram Nath while expressing disapproval of another bench assigning case to it has stated that if p.....
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Ker. HC Issues Directions for Implementation of Reservation for PwD Appointments in Aided School(15.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while modifying a single bench order directing State to give effect to its 2018 decision regarding PwD (Person with Disability) rese.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Person with Disability, Reservation, Aided School
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EPFO: 8.16% Extra Benefit to Pensioners if They Defer Withdrawal(23.06.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has said that pensioners who defer withdrawal of pension for two years after reaching the age of 58 year.....
Tags : Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), pension
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Delhi HC to Courts: Be Sensitive to Disabled Witnesses(28.06.2016)
Delhi HC, while awarding a five-year rigorous imprisonment term to accused for molesting a deaf-and-mute minor girl, has said that courts must be sens.....
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Uttarakhand HC Put Stay on Action in Nainisar Land Allotment Case(29.06.2016)
Uttarakhand HC has stayed proceedings of a lower court against 381 persons, booked in November 2015 by State Government for opposing land allotment to.....
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Bombay HC Directs Indian Immigration Authorities to Issue Visa to 19-Year Old(19.03.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the Indian immigration authorities to issue a visa to a 19-year-old student, stranded alone in Dubai due to coronavirus.....
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Orissa HC Orders State to Arrange Food, Shelter & Medical Facilities for Migrants(30.03.2020)
Orissa High Court has instructed the State authorities to make apposite arrangements for providing food and shelter to such people, in addition to ens.....
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Bom HC: Emp. to Ensure That Minor Mistakes Due to Candidate’s Disability Shouldn’t Lead to Job Loss(29.02.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that minor errors stemming from the impairment of disabled candidates should not result in discrimination or unfair treatme.....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: India can Withstand Monetary Policy Normalisation(31.01.2022)
Economic Survey has noted that due to accretion of large foreign exchange reserves, vulnerability indicators relating to reserves have shown marked im.....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: FM Allows Parents to Take Insurance from Children with Disability(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has stated that the parents or guardian can take insurance from their children with disabilities. The payment of annuity or lump sum .....
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Bombay HC: Work Performed by Workman Prior to Accident Relevant to Determine Disability(02.02.2022)
Bombay High Court has reiterated that the work that a victim was performing before the accident has relevance to the determination of the question as .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Determine Disability
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ITAT, Ahmedabad: No Disallowance for Interest Expenses if Investment to Acquire Control(03.02.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has held that no disallowance can be made for interest expenses if the investment was made to acquire .....
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EPFO Eases UAN Rule for PF Settlement, But Sets Riders(15.07.2016)
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has relaxed provision that requires furnishing of Universal Account Number (UAN) for settlement of claims.....
Tags : Employees Provident Fund Organisation , Universal Account Number
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ITAT, Kolkata: Disallowance of Deduction of Interest Income Should be Restricted to Net Interest(08.05.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata has held that disallowance of deduction under Section 80IB(10) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Disallowance of Deduction of Interest Income
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Consider Exempting Caretakers of Persons with Disabilities(11.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could b.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Exempting Caretakers of Persons with Disabilities
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EPFO Sets Guidelines to Settle Death Claims within Seven Days(02.11.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has said that it has issued guidelines to its Field Offices to settle death claims within seven days and.....
Tags : Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, death claims, retirement cases
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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".
Tags : Delhi High Court, blanket test, disabled , government jobs
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Benami Property: Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Show Cause Notice Against Misa Bharti’s Relative(12.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has declined to stay the show cause notice and the provisional attachment order issued against Misa Bharti's brother-in-law Nilesh Ku.....
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SC: Persons with Disabilities are Entitled to Same Benefits as Given to SC-ST Candidates(13.07.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that people suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and are thus entitled to the same benefits as given to t.....
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Delhi HC Rejects Plea by Police Seeking Cancellation of Bail of Faisal Farooq(23.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has rejected a fresh plea by the police seeking cancellation of bail granted to Faisal Farooq, principal of Rajdhani Public School, i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Faisal Farooq, North-East Delhi Riots
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ITAT: No Disallowance of PF/ESI Contributions on Account of Delay in Deposit(20.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ), Delhi Bench has held that no disallowance of provident fund and Employees State Insurance contributions on acc.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Disallowance, Provident Fund, Delay in Deposit
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All HC Pulls Up Doctor and Seeks Expl on Finding his Diagnosis in Disability Certificates Illegible(10.09.2018)
Allahabad High Court has told a doctor found to be routinely issuing disability certificates to be careful as the diagnosis mentioned by him was “not .....
Tags : All HC, DIsability Certificate
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ITAT: Disallowance Can’t be Made on Payment to PF and ESI Before Due Date(01.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Amritsar Bench has held that disallowance can’t be made on payment to PF and ESI before the due date u/s 139(1) .....
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ITAT: Disallowance is Calculated Based on Average Value of Share(02.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench has held that as per Rule 8D(2)(iii) of Income-Tax Rule, 1962, the disallowance under Section 14A of .....
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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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Hyderabad HC Asks AP Government to Explain Bauxite Mining Plans(09.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has directed State of AP to explain within a week its stand on a petition that charged State of going ahead with its plan to extr.....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, bauxite, Visakhapatnam, Mining
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Government Demonetises Rs. 500 & Rs. 1000 Currency Notes, ATMs Shut for 2 Days, Banks Closed Today(09.11.2016)
Taking Nation by surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced demonetisation of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 notes with effect from midnight of Nov. 8.....
Tags : Prime Minister, Modi, demonetisation, black money
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Bombay HC Rejects Plea to Suo Moto Take Up Issue of Demonetisation of 500 & 1000 Rs. Currency Notes(10.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has turned down plea of two advocates, who had appealed to it to suo moto take up issue of inconvenience citizens are facing after d.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, demonetisation, 500, 1,000, currency notes
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Madras HC: 'Demonetisation Good for Country'(10.11.2016)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed against Government move to scrap old notes of denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 and observed that d.....
Tags : Madras High Court, demonetisation, Rs 500, Rs 1,000
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Bombay HC: Can't Compute Compensation on Basis of 45% Permanent Disability in Motor Accident Claim(20.04.2022)
Bombay High court has held that the Motor Accident Tribunal has committed an error in accepting the claimant’s permanent disability of a motor acciden.....
Tags : Bombay High court, Motor Accident Tribunal, permanent disability, motor accident
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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Nationalisation of Health Care Sector Amid COVID-19 Outbreak(14.04.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to direct the Government to nationalize India's healthcare sector to combat the threat of COVID-19.
Tags : Supreme Court, Nationalisation of Health Care Sector
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Punjab & Haryana High Court: Appointment of Local Commissioner Does Not Adjudicate Rights of Parties(11.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that an order declining to appoint a Local Commissioner does not decide any issue nor does it adjudicate an.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Local Commissioner, revisable order
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Kar. HC: Dysfunctional Limbs Render 100% Functional Disability(14.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that if medical evidence indicates that minor child cannot straighten one of the lower limbs and one of the upper limbs .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Dysfunctional Limbs, Disability
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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Mumbai Woman Who Deposited Fake Notes(09.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR and trial against a 25-year-old woman who was charged with depositing five counterfeit currency notes in her bank.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Fake Notes, Demonetisation
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J&K HC Revives PIL to Ensure Dignity & Equality to Persons with Disabilities(08.10.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has revived a Public Interest Litigation seeking necessary directions under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, .....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Dignity & Equality to Persons with Disabilities
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari in Funds Misappropriation Case(14.06.2022)
Allahabad High Court while denying bail to former MLA Mukhtar Ansari n connection with a case over misappropriation of MLA funds, called him a dreaded.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Funds Misappropriation, Bail
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P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Father Allegedly Conspiring With Son Who Married Multiple Times(21.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while denying anticipatory bail to the father in a case where he was allegedly acting in connivance with his son who mar.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Disabled Spouse, Anticipatory Bail
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Madras HC Seeks Centre Explanation Over TN Drought Relief Fund(09.02.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Centre to explain by March 9 steps it had taken with respect to a plea made by State government to sanction ?39,565 cro.....
Tags : Madras High Court, National Disaster Response Fund, Tamil Nadu
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Delhi HC Grants Relief to Leprosy Patients Rendered Homeless After Decriminalisation of Beggary(28.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of leprosy patients who had been eased out of government-run shelter homes due to de-criminalisation of beggin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Leprosy Patients, Decriminalisation of Beggary
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off for Disability Quota Seats(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the procedure followed by Delhi University's St. Stephens College in setting an "unreasonably hi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cut-Off for Disability Quota Seats
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as Beneficiaries(30.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to all States and Union Territories in a plea moved by the National Federation of Blind seeking a direction to be i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as Beneficiaries
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Digitisation of District Courts(30.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Finance Secretary of the Delhi Government on the proposals to digitise the District Courts which have be.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Digitisation of District Courts
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Gujarat HC: Methanol is By-Product of Chemical Reaction; No Excise Duty to Pay(12.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has ruled that methanol is not excisable as it is a result of a chemical reaction and not as a result of any by-product.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, methanol, excisable
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Delhi HC Rejects Petition to Regularize Unauthorized Colonies(04.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) clusters are normally “born out of need” and unauthorized colonies are “born out of greed” while rej.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Repatriate Kenyan Women Facing Allegation of Prostitution(06.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has issued directions asking Centre to repatriate, and not deport, a Kenyan woman suspected of indulging in prostitution while she wa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Kenyan woman, Prostitution, tourist visa
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Bombay High Court Slams State for Lazy Functioning of District DMAs(13.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that there is complete inaction and total lethargy in the functioning of the district Disaster Management Authority (DMA) f.....
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CIC Asks RBI to Provide Info on Number of Rs. 2000 & 500 Notes Printed During Demonetisation(18.12.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered disclosure of information on number of Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 notes printed daily from November 9, 2016.....
Tags : CIC, Demonetisation
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Court of Chief Commission for PwD to Practo: Make App And Website Fully Accessible for Disabled(29.08.2022)
Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday directed Practo, an online healthcare service provider, to make its website and.....
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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.
Tags : Supreme Court, Demonetisation, Central Government
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Karnataka HC Rejects Plea Challenging Caps on Withdrawal Limit(07.12.2016)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by a number of Co-operative Societies wherein they had challenged clause in Demonetisati.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Co-operative Societies, withdrawal limit, Demonetisation
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Petition against Demonetisation(09.12.2016)
Karnataka High Court while dismissing the petition against demonetization has upheld certain restrictions that accompanied the decision saying they ar.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Demonetisation
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SC to Centre: Was Demonetisation Policy Confidential(09.12.2016)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea on demonetisation has asked Centre that whether its demonetisation decision was taken in absolute secrecy.
Tags : Supreme Court, Demonetisation
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SC: Personnel Not Entitled to Disability Pension if Injury is Not Attributable to Military Service(19.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a military personnel is not eligible for disability pension if there is not even a causal connection between the Military .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disability Pension, Military Service
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Delhi HC: Employee Can’t Seek Regularisation of Service if Continued on Ad Hoc Basis for Decades(19.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an employee will not be entitled to seek permanency or regularization of service even if he has continued on ad hoc bas.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Regularisation, Ad Hoc
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EPFO Introduces Common Form For Withdrawals(22.02.2017)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), has introduced a new window for its subscribers to submit their claim forms directly to body without at.....
Tags : Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
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Bombay HC Directs Railways to Make Suburban Stations Disabled-Friendly(19.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has warned Railways that it will initiate contempt proceedings against General Managers of Central and Western Railways if it does n.....
Tags : Bombay High Court , Railways, Suburban Stations, Disabled-Friendly
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Bombay HC Directs Railways to Provide Facilities to Disabled Commuters(27.01.2017)
Bombay High court has directed Railways to provide facilities to disabled passengers travelling in local trains and CCTV cameras inside reserved compa.....
Tags : Bombay HC, disabled passengers, Railways
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Kerala HC to Kochi Corporation & DM: Take Actions to Prevent Flooding Amid Heavy Rainfall(02.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed officers of Disaster Management Authority and Kochi Municipal Corporation to ensure that every ground level measure is .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Prevent Flooding, Heavy Rainfall, Disaster Management Authority
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SC to Centre: Grant Disability Pension to Kargil War Veteran Discharged Due to Alcohol Dependency(02.08.2022)
Supreme Court has suggested Union Government to not interfere with disability pension payable to a soldier who was discharged from service on discipli.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disability Pension, Disciplinary Grounds
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Power Privatisation in Chandigarh(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has put on hold the stay given by the Punjab and Haryana high court for privatisation of the Chandigarh electricity department, thus cle.....
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Power Privatisation in Chandigarh(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has put on hold the stay given by the Punjab and Haryana high court for privatisation of the Chandigarh electricity department, thus cle.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Chandigarh, Power Privatisation
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SC to Centre: Sensitively Consider Plea to Include Disabled Persons in IPS, IRPFS, DANIPS Services(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to sensitively consider issue of inclusion of disabled people to the Indian Police Service, Indian Railways Protection .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disabled Person, Sensitively
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Madras HC: Non-Provision of Certain Amenities for Disabled Inmate is Not a Serious HR Violation(02.12.2022)
Madras High Court while hearing plea for enhanced compensation for alleged human rights violation during arrest and subsequent time in jail, has held .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Human Rights, Disabled
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Supreme Court on Demonetisation: Why Old Notes by Citizens Not Accepted Till March 31?(21.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Modi Government's decision to close March 31 RBI window to deposit old notes smacked of arbitrariness and sought to know w.....
Tags : Supreme Court , demonetisation, old notes
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Reserve Bank of India to Allow Exchange of Rs 4500 in Old Notes in Nepal(27.03.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will allow exchange of up to Rs 4,500 in banned Indian currency notes to each Nepali national.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Demonetisation
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Federal Tax, State Tax and Disability Tax in USA Eligible for Credit Under Income Tax Act: ITAT(02.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad has held that the federal tax, state tax and medicare-cum-disability tax in USA is eligible for sectio.....
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION - CIC Pulls Up RBI for Non-Disclosure of Demonetisation Records(19.02.2019)
Central Information Commission has pulled up Reserve Bank of India for "perfunctory handling" of an RTI application seeking records of its board meeti.....
Tags : CIC, RBI, Demonetisation
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P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Husband and Wife Accused of Misappropriating Money Payable(28.01.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to Darshna Rani and Vijay Kumar (husband and wife) who are accused of misappropriating the mone.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Misappropriation of Money Payable to Farmers
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Madras HC Directs Fresh Inquiry into Allegations of Misappropriation of CSI Funds(02.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Registrar of Companies to conduct a fresh inquiry into allegations of misappropriation, mismanagement and misfeasan.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Misappropriation of CSI Funds
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SC: Compensation for Future Prospects Can be Claimed in Case Injuries Result in Permanent Disability(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that compensation for future prospects can be claimed in accident cases involving serious injuries resulting in permanent disab.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Future Prospects, Permanent Disablement
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SERVICE - Punjab and Haryana HC Expunges Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar's Remarks on Ashok Khemka(19.03.2019)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while upholding the plea of Senior bureaucrat Ashok Khemka has expunged adverse remarks made by Haryana CM Manohar Lal K.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, confidential appraisal report, Ashok Khemka, Manohar Lal Khattar
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ITAT Jaipur: Order of AO Accepting Suo-Moto Disallowance for Bonus Cannot be Held to be Erroneous(04.03.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur Bench has ruled that the order of Assessing Officer/AO accepting suo-moto disallowance for bonus cannot b.....
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ITAT, Jaipur: Equalisation Levy Not Applicable Where Target Audience Are Outside India(14.10.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur has observed that an equalisation levy is not payable on advertising payments where advertisers or the target au.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, equalisation levy, advertisers
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UP Govt's 'Inaction' Prompts Allahabad High Court To Grant Interim Relief To MLA Abbas Ansari(17.10.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted relief to Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Mukhtar Ansari, Hisab-Kitab
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Orissa HC: SOP Issued for Physical, Virtual Hearing from February 15(12.02.2021)
Orissa High Court has issued standard operating procedure (SOP) for hearing of cases through both physical and virtual modes from February 15, keeping.....
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Delhi HC to IRDAI: Ensure Products Are Designed for Persons With Disabilities(14.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to call a meeting of insurance companies to ensure that pr.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, IRDAI, Persons With Disabilities
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Delhi HC: Children With Disabilities Entitled to Basic Facilities in Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools(15.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that children with disabilities are entitled to basic facilities such as uniform, computer fee and transportation cost in Ke.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Children With Disabilities, Kendriya Vidyalaya
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Orissa High Court Stays Notices Issued by DRI Against Exporters(17.05.2019)
Orissa High Court has stayed the notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence against exporters for violating pre-import conditions impos.....
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ITAT Confirms Disallowance Since Sham Transactions Under the Garb of Donation Was Used for Evasion(20.05.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has held that the Assessing Officer was rightly disallowed deduction claim since their involved sham transactio.....
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Orissa High Court's Green Note at Centre's Indiscretions(20.05.2019)
Orissa High Court has directed the Union of India to provide 2,000 trees for plantation in the Cuttack Development Authority area while allowing resto.....
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ITAT Ahmedabad: Disallowance Made for Exempted Income not to be Added for Book Profit(19.05.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad, ruled that the disallowance made for Exempted Income should not to be added for computing of Computati.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Regularisation if Appointment Was Not by Competent Authority(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that to seek regularisation, a daily rated employee must have been initially appointed by a competent authority and there must .....
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Delhi HC: Projects in Vicinity of Airports in City Needs Global Aviation Body Clearance(14.04.2017)
Delhi HC has directed MoCA and AAI to refer to International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) case of three builders seeking an aeronautical survey .....
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Private Entities Duty-Bound to Ensure That Their Facilities are Disabled Friendly: Gauhati HC(08.04.2019)
Gauhati High Court has held that even a private entity has a duty to ensure that its facilities and services are friendly to the differently abled.
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Kerala HC Directs State on Convening Special Medical Board to Assess Disability of Special Children(18.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to take an appropriate decision on convening special medical boards to assess the disability of sp.....
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Orissa High Court Cancels Group D Test(03.08.2015)
Orissa High Court has scrapped the examination for recruitment to group D Government jobs in District Courts on the ground of poor arrangement by the .....
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Madras HC to State: Can State Specify Percentage of Disability for Reservation In Recruitment?(13.06.2017)
Madras High Court has questioned Additional Advocate General on the source of power of Government to specify percentage of disabilities for reservatio.....
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India Ratifies Two More ILO Pacts to End Child Labour(19.06.2017)
India has ratified International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) two conventions on child labour reaffirming its commitment for a child labour free India.
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Allahabad High Court Asks Centre About Policy for Vaccination of Physically Disabled(12.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Central Government to come out with a plan for inoculation of physically challenged persons, who cannot visit the v.....
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SC Passes Guidelines to Ensure Access to CLAT for Candidates With Disabilities(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court has passed guidelines to ensure better accessibility for candidates with disability to appear in CLAT examination.
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Supreme Court: Scrupulously Follow New Law on Rights of Persons with Disabilities(26.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to ‘scrupulously’ follow the new law prescribed under Rights of Persons with Disabilities .....
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EPFO Eases Withdrawal Rules, Self-declaration to Replace Need for Certificates(28.04.2017)
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to allow individuals to withdraw money for treatment of illnesses, purchase of equipment for .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Priority Vaccination for Persons with Disabilities(06.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Union Ministry of Health and the Delhi government in a Public Interest Litigation seeking priority vaccinati.....
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Supreme Court to NDMA: Publish Annual Report, Update All Plans, Make Website Multilingual(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed National Disaster Management Authority to regularly publish its Annual Report, to review and update all plans, and to make .....
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Bombay High Court: Detect Specific Learning Disabilities in Students(11.05.2017)
Bombay High Court voicing concern over sufferings of students with learning disability, has directed all schools affiliated with various boards across.....
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Bombay High Court Relief for Two for Withdrawing Rs 1.2L via Cheques During Demonetisation(13.05.2019)
Bombay High Court has struck down the FIR against two Nashik firm executives booked for withdrawing Rs 1.2 lakh from a bank through cheques two days a.....
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Andhra Pradesh HC Stays E-Tender for Calcite Mining in Visakhapatnam(12.04.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has put on hold for three weeks the e-tender for ‘working of calcite mining lease’ in 8.725 hectares at Nimmalapadu village .....
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Supreme Court: Annual Performance Appraisal Reports Must be Intimated to Public Servants(15.07.2019)
Supreme Court had observed that entries in the Annual Performance Appraisal Report must be communicated to a public servant. The Court noted that non-.....
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Uttarakhand HC Issues notice on PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Glacial Disaster(07.06.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice to the Central and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking compensation for families affecte.....
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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Response on Priority Vaccination for Persons with Disability(14.06.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice on a petition seeking priority Covid-19 vaccination for persons with Disabilities from the age of 18 and upwa.....
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Ker HC: State Disability Commissioner Can’t Adjudicate Upon Service Matters(08.05.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that State Disability Commissioner has power only to advise and make recommendations to appropriate authorities, has.....
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Delhi High Court: Disabled Persons Do Not Have Substantive Equality(23.08.2017)
Delhi HC has observed that despite the constitutional guarantee of equality before law, the harsh reality is that disabled persons do not have any sub.....
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CCI Levies Rs 17 Cr Fine on JTEKT Corp for Cartelisation(16.08.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has levied more than Rs 17 crore fine on Japan's JTEKT Corp and its Indian subsidiary for cartelisation with NSK.....
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DGFT Issues Export Authorisation for SCOMET Items from New Online Restricted Exports IT Module(05.08.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Export Authorisation for Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment, and Technologies .....
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HP HC Rejects Foreigner Plea to Extend VISA to Look After His Ailing Adopted Son(24.05.2017)
Himachal Pradesh High Court, while rejecting a plea of a foreigner who was served with a notice of exit after his application of extension of VISA got.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Appeals of Former AIADMK MP Against CLB Order(26.05.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed appeals preferred by former AIADMK MP K.C. Palanisamy against an order of the Company Law Board (CLB) declaring two in.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Indicate Plan of Action for Vaccination of Physically Disabled(27.05.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to frame a standard operating procedure for vaccination of persons who are unable to leave th.....
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SC: Decide Mercy Petitions at Earliest to Disallow Convicts in Taking Advantage of Delay(17.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to ensure that mercy petitions in death penalty cases are decided and disposed of at the earliest so .....
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SC: NDMA Should Give Special Attention to Children in Event of Disaster(08.09.2017)
Supreme Court has opined that National Disaster Management Authority should “give special attention to the children in the event of a disaster since t.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Invalidation of Exclusion of Categories From Quota For Disabled Soldiers(12.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by a Single Judge invalidating exclusion of certain categories from the quota set apart for wards of soldi.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019(06.08.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 that seeks to abolish Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution of India.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019(07.08.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019. The Bill scraps the special status given to the State of Jammu and Kashmir under.....
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SC: Physical Disability Resulting from an Accident has to be Judged With Reference to Nature of Work(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case of motor accidents any physical disability resulting from the accident has to be judged with reference to the natu.....
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Himachal High Court Seeks Rescue Report on Tunnel Collapse(21.09.2015)
HP High Court has ordered Border Roads Organisation and Central Govt. to file a status report in ongoing operation to rescue three labourers trapped i.....
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Gujarat HC Notices RBI As Accused Wants Seized Money Back In New Currency Notes(19.07.2017)
Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to Reserve Bank of India on a petition filed by an accused in a kidnapping case who wants Rs. 2.5 lakh, seized .....
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Orissa High Court Sends Notice to General Administration Department Regarding NH-16 Land(26.07.2019)
Orissa High Court has issued notice to Special Secretary in General Administration Department to show cause as to why contempt proceedings should not .....
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ITAT Delhi: Disallowance of Expenditure is not Concealment of Income(30.07.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has ruled that mere disallowance of expenditure claimed in the return would not amount to ‘concealment of i.....
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Odisha Rasagola Gets Much-Awaited GI Tag(30.07.2019)
Odisha Rasagola has got the much awaited Geographical Indications (GI) tag for its rasagola. The much-awaited GI recognition comes a year after West B.....
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Supreme Court: It is the Duty of Every Institution to Help Disabled Persons(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Chhattisgarh Government to constitute requisite Medical Board within two days to examine a candidate suffering from Thalass.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right of Persons with Disabilities Act
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Gauhati High Court Directs on Priority Vaccination of Persons with Disabilities(30.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has directed the State of Arunachal Pradesh to make provision for giving priority in attendance and administration of Covid-19 vacc.....
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J&K HC Asks Centre to Take Effective Steps for Vaccination of Disabled Persons(01.07.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked the Centre and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir to take effective steps as per Centre's guidelines for vacci.....
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RBI Issues Guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme(23.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme. RBI has issued directions for banks on implementation of the gold .....
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SC Dismisses Centre’s Appeal Against Disability Pension On Ground of Delusional Disorder(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Centre’s appeal against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s 2010 judgment, granting disability pension on the ground of de.....
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Orissa High Court Issues Notice to CBI on Judge's House Trespassing Case(25.09.2017)
Orissa High Court has issued show cause notice to the CBI asking it to reply as why the agency sleuths entered the house of sitting HC judge Justice C.....
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Bombay High Court Pulls up Maharashtra Government Over No Policy for Disaster Management(27.09.2017)
Bombay High Court has pulled up the State Government while taking note of the fact that the Maharashtra Government has ‘hardly’ taken any effort to fo.....
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Karnataka High Court: State’s Disaster Management is Disastrous(27.08.2019)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the State’s disaster management is itself “disastrous” due to non-implementation of several crucial provisions .....
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Jammu & Kashmir HC Declines to Entertain Plea Challenging Reorganization of State and Lockdown(12.09.2019)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the bifurcation of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Terr.....
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SC to States: Comply With the Provisions of Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed States to comply with the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 before September 30, 2023, and to a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, Appointment
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SC: Functional Disability is the Determining Factor to Claim Total Disablement(20.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is the functional disability and not just the physical disability which is the determining factor in assessing whether .....
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Allahabad HC Refuses To Entertain Borrower’s Loan Default Due To Demonetisation, GST(26.10.2017)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea challenging recovery proceedings initiated against a borrower firm, which challenged recovery proceedings on.....
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SC: Army Officer not Entitled to Disability Pension if he Sustained Injuries During Household Acts(23.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that an army official is entitled to disability pension only if the disability is attributable to military or aggravated by mi.....
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Demonetisation Cases: Central Board of Direct Taxes Extends Taxman's Deadline to December 31(27.09.2019)
Central Board of Direct Taxes has extended the deadline up to December 31 for the Income-Tax department to complete the final assessment of about 87,0.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Deny Any Person with Disability to Carry on Any Trade or Business(15.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that it would be wholly retrograde, and in derogation of the constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 19 & 21, to deny t.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Deny Any Person with Disability to Carry on Any Trade or Business(15.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that it would be wholly retrograde, and in derogation of the constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 19 & 21, to deny t.....
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RBI Simplifies Gold Monetisation Scheme(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has simplified Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) for bulk depositors, in order to help temple boards to do so and also allowe.....
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Delhi High Court: Court cannot Quash Disability Certificate Issued by Medical Authority(08.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that when a disability certificate is issued by a competent medical authority the plea demanding the quashing of such certi.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Govt. to Provide Braille Text Books For Visually Disabled Students(28.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to positively provide textbooks in Braille for all special children (visual disabilities) withi.....
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SC Directs Issue Instructions to Implement Reservation in Promotions for Persons with Disabilities(29.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to issue instructions "at the earliest and not later than four months", in accordance with the proviso t.....
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Madras HC Quashes Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan(29.09.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a criminal defamation case against Tamilisai Soundararajan, now Governor of Telangana holding additional charge as Lieut.....
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Madras HC Hopes State Govt to Complete Vaccination of People with Disabilities by September End(09.08.2021)
Madras High Court has said that it hopes that the State Government will completely vaccinate people with disabilities residing in the State by Septemb.....
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Supreme Court: Reservation in Promotion for Persons with Disability is Not Prohibited(21.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the rule of no reservation in promotions has no application to persons with disability (PWD). The Court upheld the vie.....
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SC: Twin Conditions Under RPwD Act Creating Barriers(19.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that under Right to Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016, the nature of inclusion of specified categories only to the excl.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Persons with Disabilities, Twin Condition
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EPFO Raises Rate Marginally to 8.8% for FY16(17.02.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has marginally raised interest rate on retirement savings to 8.80% for 2015 -16 from 8.75% last year but.....
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Supreme Court: Properly Implement 'Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act' Within 3 Months(29.01.2018)
Supreme Court has granted three months’ time to all States and Union Territories to implement the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, the am.....
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SC: Reasons Why Candidate Can’t Pursue Course Must be Made in Disability Assessment Report(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Disability Assessment Report must have a cogent reasoning as to how such candidates will be unable to pursue the medic.....
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PF Body Removes 5-Day Grace Period for Contribution by Employers(11.01.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has removed the grace period of five days given to employers to deposit the Provident Fund (PF) contribu.....
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Afghan National to Stay with Wife, Not Sewa Sadan: Delhi High Court(29.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has allowed an Afghan national, whose visa had expired in 2007, to stay with his wife instead of a Sewa Sadan — detention centre of t.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice for Non-Provision of Facilities for Persons with Disabilities and Senior C(26.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union government and Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) on a public interest litigation petition com.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Non-Provision of Facilities for Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens
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Delhi HC Asks to Decide on Plea for Extension of Medical Visa by Ethiopian Family Expeditiously(02.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to expeditiously decide a plea moved by an Ethiopian family s.....
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Govt. Reiterates Tax on Gold Monetisation Scheme(25.01.2016)
Govt. has said that interest earned on deposits under Central Government’s Gold Monetisation Scheme will not attract any tax; gain through trading or .....
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Bombay HC’s Relief to LD Students(02.02.2016)
Bombay HC, while providing relief to Learning Disabled (LD) students, has held that such students will get student writers as their first preference a.....
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Labour Ministy to Cut Cos' EPFO Coverage Threshold to 10 Workers From 20(02.02.2016)
Labour Ministry, in order to provide social security to additional 50 lakh workers under retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (.....
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US Court Refuses to Strike Down Work Permits for Spouses of H1B Visa Workers(11.11.2019)
United States Court has refused to strike down, for the time being, an Obama-era rule that permitted spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in America. .....
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Bombay HC: Compulsory Workshops Must be Conducted to Make Officials Aware of Disabilities Act, 2016(14.11.2019)
Bombay High Court has ruled that the State Government must conduct training programmes and workshops in order to make State Officials aware of the Rig.....
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CCI to Investigate Odisha State Civil Supplies Corp for Anti-Competitive Practices(21.11.2019)
Competition Commission of India has ordered a detailed investigation against Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd for alleged unfair business w.....
Tags : CCI, Odisa State Civil Supplies Corp
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Karnataka High Court Asks State to Ascertain Number of Visually Disabled Students in Schools(05.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to carry out a survey to ascertain the number of blind students who are studying in government .....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Karnataka’s State Officer(07.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against Karnataka’s Additional Chief Secretary for non-compliance with the High Court orde.....
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Ker. HC Defers Recovery of Disability Pension From 26 Yr. Old Suffering From 80% Mental Disability(17.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has deferred the recovery of the disability pension from a 26-year old for a period of 3 weeks. The Court also called for the record.....
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DGFT Extends Export Obligation Period of Specified Advance and EPCG Authorisations(24.09.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the export obligation period of specified Advance and Export Promotion Capital .....
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Ker. HC: Definition of 'Landslide Prone Area' Can’t be Expanded Without Approval of State Authority(28.12.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that as per S.31(2) of Disaster Management Act, 2005 State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) must approve plans p.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Conduct of Enquiry into Alleged Misappropriation of Govt Scheme Funds(20.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas to conduct an enquiry into the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated.....
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Rajasthan High Court Directs State to Properly Implement 'Jyoti Yojna' Scheme(15.02.2024)
Rajasthan HC through writ of Mandamus has directed State to provide the benefits of the Jyoti Yojna Scheme to every woman who has voluntarily undergon.....
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SC Orders All State to Formulate Policies for Uniform Compensation to Disabled Rape Victims(12.02.2016)
SC has directed all States and Union Territories to formulate a uniform scheme to provide compensation to the victims of sexual abuse and exploitation.....
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ITAT Allows Disallowance for Non-Submission of Documents and Non-Deduction of TDS on Reimbursements(24.12.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has held that disallowance of a sum for non-submission of documents and non-deduction of Tax Deduction at Source .....
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Delhi HC: Party Can’t Challenge Arbitral Award After Receiving Payment of Decided Amount(29.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that a party that has received payment in terms of an arbitral award cannot challenge the award with respect to the disallow.....
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Delhi HC: Unfilled EWS or DG Vacancies Carried Forward in Subsequent Year Doesn’t Violate RTE Act(30.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that that carrying forward of unfilled Economically Weaker Section (EWS) or Disadvantaged Groups (DG) vacancies by a school .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Economically Weaker Section, Disadvantaged Groups, Right to Education
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CIC to Govt.: Ensure Officers' APAR Finalised Within Time Frame(26.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Health Ministry to ensure that Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APAR) are finalised within give.....
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RBI Extends Availability of Relaxed Terms for Securitisation Transactions by NBFCs to June 30, 2020(02.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has extended the availability of relaxed terms for securitisation transactions or sale of assets by non-bank lenders to banks to.....
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SC Clarifies Rights and Entitlements Under Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the rights and entitlements under the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, including the right of persons w.....
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SC: Centre Should Do Away with Sterilisation Camps in 3 Years(15.09.2016)
SC has directed Centre to do away with sterilisation camps within 3 years and strengthen primary healthcare centre system, saying "it is time that wom.....
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Supreme Court Directs Grant of Disability Pension to Member of Territorial Army(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the grant of disability pension to a member of the Territorial Army by rejecting the reliance placed by the Union of India .....
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Kerala High Court Allows Virtual Solemnisation of Marriage Amid Omicron Scare(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a couple to solemnise their marriage through online mode and directed the Marriage Officer to register the same, conside.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Solemnisation of Marriage Amid Omicron Scare
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Kerala HC Directs CBI Investigation Into Scam Involving Misappropriation from Advocates Welfare Fund(29.12.2021)
Kerala High Court directed a CBI investigation into a scam involving misappropriation of over Rs. 7.5 crores from the Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund. T.....
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SC to P&H HC: Rethink Hiking Per Acre Payoff From Rs 12L to Rs 2Cr(25.05.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Punjab and Haryana High Court to reconsider its decision to enhance market value of acquired land at Hansi in Hisar District f.....
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Karnataka HC Directs BBMP to Lodge FIR Against Contractor on Charges of Misappropriation(17.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner to lodge a FIR against M/S Simplex Infrastructures Ltd., .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Charges of Misappropriation
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Gauhati High Court Frames Policy For Persons With Disabilities(04.03.2024)
Gauhati High Court has framed the 'Equal Opportunity Policy for Persons with Disabilities' in order to avoid discrimination and harassment taking plac.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Persons with Disabilities, Discrimination
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Karnataka High Court: Regularisation of Workmen Will Depend on Work Done For Corporation(05.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court while dismissing the order of regularisation by the Industrial Tribunal, has held that the claim of regularisation is not depende.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Regularisation, Industrial Tribunal
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ITAT, Bangalore: No Disallowance of Interest Expenses on Account of Non-Deduction of TDS(12.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that there should be no disallowance of interest expenses on account of non- deduction of Tax.....
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Delhi HC Asks to Implement Suggestions to Improve Movement of Persons with Disabilities(04.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to endeavour to implement suggestions of stakeholders on the facilities to encourage movement of perso.....
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All. HC: Filing PIL on Issues Already Decided Amounts to Manipulation & Misleading of Court(08.04.2024)
Allahabad High Court while imposing a fine of Rupees Fifty Thousand on Bhartiya Kisan Union Pathik for filing Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on issu.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Public Interest Litigation, Bhartiya Kisan Union Pathik, Manipulation
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Karnataka HC: Can’t Direct Husband With 75% Disability to Pay Maintenance to Wife(12.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court while setting aside an order of the execution court has held that a husband with 75% disability cannot be directed to pay mainten.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Execution Court, Maintenance, 75% disability
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