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Article 370 allows amendments without breaking applicability of the Act(30.03.1961)

Though the Supreme Court may feel embattled by the recent influx of cases birthed under the auspices of Article 370 of the Constitution – challenging .....

Tags : Article 370, Kashmir, amendment

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Terrorist laws cannot curtail or erode a person of the fundamental rights(11.03.1994)

Terrorism, and the outpouring of solidarity in the aftermath, may have a lay understanding today, but an appreciation of laws that enable a response i.....

Tags : Terrorism, confession, mens rea, abetment

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Blame your hair fall on the helmet(29.08.1988)

Given that India has some of the most unsafe roads in the world, it is indeed ironic that the struggle to coerce road users into adopting safety devic.....

Tags : helmet, two wheeler, fundamental right

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Personal laws not disturbed by fundamental rights(24.07.1951)

What could the Bombay High Court have said that stung Finance Minister Arun Jaitley so, leading him to call it “one of the most adverse judgments”. Af.....

Tags : Personal laws, bigamy, fundamental rights, social custom

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Taking the discrimination out with the guesswork(28.08.1981)

Courts nowadays usually work off a simple formula when faced with differing terms and conditions for appointment and retirement of men and women for t.....

Tags : Air india, gender discrimination, retirement, air hostess

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Saving the Brahmachari from wonting the vamp(05.04.1991)

The ban on women entering the ‘Sabarimala’ faces agitation again, but favourable or un-, lifted or not, the outcome will point to the current leanings.....

Tags : Sabarimala, ban, women, kerala

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Abrogating the right to demonstrations(07.07.1958)

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

Tags : Demonstration, freedom of expression, government servant

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Others

Guidelines for selection of MD and CEO in public sector banks approved(20.08.2015)

The guidelines on selection of Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in public sector banks, other than the five large public sector banks, .....

Tags : Bank, management, selection, board

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Programmes for skill development and provision of apprenticeships(13.08.2015)

To provide skill training on a large scale, the government has introduced the 'Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana' and 'Apprentice Protsahan Yojana'.....

Tags : scheme, workforce, skill, development

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Statute

Draft Rules setting higher vehicular pollution standards(27.11.2015)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified draft Rules to amend pollution standards in the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. The amendment .....

Tags : Motor vehicle rules, amendment, bharat stage

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More Bills to add to Parliament's backlog(05.12.2015)

The government introduced an additional 11 Bills to Parliament: four in the Lok Sabha and seven bound for the Rajya Sabha. The Bills are in addition t.....

Tags : Parliament, backlog, introduction, bills

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Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015(09.12.2015)

The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015 made by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha. The .....

Tags : Real estate, bill, 2015, amendments

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Houses of Parliament pass several Bills(14.03.2016)

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha kept up frenetic legislative activity, passing several Bills in the ‘first half’ of the Budget session. Of note is the R.....

Tags : Budget session, 2016, parliament, legislation

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Real estate bill passed, aadhaar number changes rejected(15.03.2016)

The Parliament kept up its newfound legislation fervour, approving the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016, which aside from providing.....

Tags : Parliament, legislation, budget 2016, companies amemendment

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Draft Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015(07.10.2015)

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is inviting comments on its new Bill amending the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Na.....

Tags : Environment, bill, 2015, draft

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Sugar Cess (Amendment) Act, 2015 effective 1st February, 2016(28.01.2016)

The Sugar Cess (Amendment) Act, 2015 has been notified as effective of 1st February, 2016. The Act amends Section 3 of the Sugar Cess Act, 1982, incre.....

Tags : Sugar cess, amendment, duty

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New anti-trafficking Bill being drafted(15.02.2016)

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has begun drafting a new Bill to curb human trafficking in India. It seeks to legislate enforcement and pu.....

Tags : Human trafficking, immoral, amendment

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Draft Factories (Amendment) Act, 2015(23.10.2015)

The Ministry of Labour and Employment proposed a draft Factories (Amendment) Act, 2015 after making changes to an earlier Bill, 2014. The draft Act ba.....

Tags : Factories act, amendment, 2015,

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Legislation passed in Winter Session, 2015(28.12.2015)

The Goods and Services Tax framework for a homogenous tax code may have been put to bed yet again, but Parliament did break through an early onset of .....

Tags : Parliament, winter session, 2015, legislation

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Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015(22.09.2015)

The government introduced the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015. The Ordinance clarifies that jurisdiction for cheque bounce c.....

Tags : Cheque, ordinance, negotiable instruments, jurisdiction

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Real estate bill passed, aadhaar number changes rejected(15.03.2016)

The Parliament kept up its newfound legislation fervour, approving the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016, which aside from providing.....

Tags : Parliament, legislation, budget 2016, companies amendment

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Public Procurement Bill reinvigorated for 2015(16.11.2015)

The Central Government is set to re-introduce the Public Procurement Bill, 2012 to Parliament, albeit with a few changes. Earlier in the year, the Min.....

Tags : Public procurement, bill, 2015

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Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2015(19.11.2015)

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released draft Rules amending Patent Rules, 2003. Suggestions and objections on the draft Rules are being re.....

Tags : Patent, rules, draft amendment, 2015

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International Cases

If a substantial part of the concerned item has been copied then a copyright infringement will be said to have taken place(29.01.2020)

The claimant ('Response') is a company based in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. It designs and markets clothing. The Defendant ('EWM') is a major retailer .....

Tags : Copyright Infringement

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Relatively low shareholder turnout does not prevent Court from making orders approving a scheme of arrangement(23.01.2020)

The Plaintiff, Pensana Metals Ltd (Pensana), applies for orders approving a proposed scheme of arrangement (Scheme). The Scheme meeting was convened a.....

Tags : Scheme, Arrangement, Approval

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Mere fact of agreeing to an oral variation is not a contravention of the clause(16.05.2018)

In facts of present case, MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd operates serviced offices in central London. On 12 August 2011, Rock Advertising Ltd. ente.....

Tags : Oral agreement, Variation, Validity

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Passages in the Code of Practice cannot replace the statutory words, they do provide helpful advice as to the relatively low threshold of disadvantage(17.12.2018)

Mr Williams was employed by the second Respondent (“the University”) from 12 June 2000 until he retired for ill-health reasons with effect from 30 Jun.....

Tags : Inability, Work, Unfavourable treatment

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Homes built for sale to be treated the same way as homes built for lease(21.06.2019)

The Respondent, Xantha Properties 18 (Pty) Ltd, carries on business in the building construction industry. It embarked upon the construction of a prop.....

Tags : Provision, Applicability, Enrolment fee

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Employer of an independent contractor is not liable for negligence or other torts committed by contractor in the course of execution of work(01.04.2020)

In present appeal, the Supreme Court is asked to decide whether Barclays Bank is vicariously liable for sexual assaults allegedly committed between 19.....

Tags : Medical assessment, Assaults, Liability

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Global power play spills into Russian court(19.04.2016)

Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled against acceding to a European Court of Human Rights denouncement against Russian law that prohibits prisoners fro.....

Tags : russia, constitution, disenfranchisement, echr, prisoner rights

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A document is restricted information, if the disclosure of same could reasonably be expected to frustrate the deliberative process of the Competition Commission(13.10.2017)

The initial complaint was submitted to the Commission by Mr Parsons ("the Parsons complaint") wherein he alleged that the tyre manufacturers simultane.....

Tags : Litigation privilege, Documents, Disclosure, Protection

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There must be certainty of intention to create a trust on part of settler in relation to the subject-matter of trust and as to the beneficiary of the trust(02.10.2019)

On 20 September 1948, Nawab Moin Nawaz Jung (Moin) caused the sum of £1 million to be transferred from an account of the Government of Hyderabad held .....

Tags : Transfer, Fund, Entitlement

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A curfew enforced by electronic tagging, clocking in and clocking out, and arrest or imprisonment for breach was a “classic detention or confinement”(12.02.2020)

Present case is about the meaning of imprisonment at common law and whether it should, or should not, now be aligned with the concept of deprivation o.....

Tags : False imprisonment, Compensation, Legality

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Application to reopen a case under same case number on same pleadings in order to thwart prescription is not permissible(20.04.2020)

The central issue in present appeal is whether, after an order of absolution from the instance at the end of a trial, the Appellant, Liberty Group Lim.....

Tags : Case re-opening, Entitlement

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A freezing order should not be made unless risk of dissipation is established(22.08.2019)

The Applicants are the brother and sister-in-law of the late Terry Ray Woodley (the deceased). They are also creditors of his estate. The first Respon.....

Tags : Freezing order, Remedy, Entitlement

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Any order for further and better discovery is discretionary and the discretion must be exercised having regard to the objectives of case management(25.06.2020)

Present is the Plaintiff's application for discovery orders. The Plaintiff is seeking orders requiring the second Defendant to discover all applicatio.....

Tags : Discovery orders, Entitlement, Jurisdiction

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Prescription Act does not apply to claims for compensation under the RAF Act(06.05.2020)

Present appeal concerns the question whether the running of prescription in respect of Mr Koos Jacobs’ claim for damages under the Road Accident Fund .....

Tags : Compensation, Enactment, Applicability

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It is permissible to add a firm to an existing complaint subsequent to an investigation. Initiation does not require any level of formality(02.05.2017)

Present appeal is against an order of Competition Tribunal in which Tribunal dismissed a series of in limine objections raised by Appellants. On 1st S.....

Tags : Collusive bidding, Investigation, Settlement, Invitation

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Production of notice of assessment is conclusive evidence that the assessment is properly made(07.08.2020)

An application is made by the Plaintiff, the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, for judgment to be entered against the defendant pursuant to the Rules o.....

Tags : Debt dues, Payment, Recovery

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It is unlawful to discriminate against part-time workers, when a retirement pension falls due for payment(12.07.2017)

Appellant is a retired self-employed barrister, who also held part-time judicial office as a recorder (a part-time judge of Crown Court) between 1 Mar.....

Tags : Pension, Entitlement, Directives, Applicability

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An agreement to agree without a deadlock-breaking mechanism was not enforceable(15.10.2020)

The Appellants launched an application in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria for orders declaring and enforcing servitudal rights. The s.....

Tags : Servitudal rights, Agreement, Enforceability

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Negligence by the business operator does not have to be proved(16.10.2020)

In facts of present case, Highbury Poultry Farm Produce Ltd. (“HPFPL”) operates a poultry slaughterhouse. The birds have their legs shackled to a movi.....

Tags : Strict liability, Negligence, Mensrea

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Constitution not only provide protection for different religious beliefs and affiliation, it also guaranteed the freedom to observe and manifest the different religious beliefs(24.11.2022)

The interdict application had been brought by Mr. Chandra Giri Ellaurie. In terms of the interdict the high court ordered that the sound of the ‘Call .....

Tags : Noise, Interdict, Requirement

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Wrongfulness was to be established objectively, taking into consideration the legal convictions of the community(13.01.2023)

Appeal is against an order of the Eastern Cape, East London Circuit Court (the high court) which held the Democratic Alliance liable for damages for i.....

Tags : Dignity, Infringement, Damages

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Florida’s sentencing scheme given the chop(12.01.2016)

The United States Supreme Court overwhelmingly held Florida’s sentencing scheme unconstitutional under the read»

Liability in tort, delict or quasi-delict can only arise, if a causal connection can be established between damage and event in which that damage originates(21.03.2018)

In facts of present case, between May 2005 and February 2009, Mr. Mukhtar Ablyazov was the chairman and controlling shareholder of the claimant, a ban.....

Tags : Conspiratorial agreement, Damages, Jurisdiction

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Only forum in which a taxpayer may dispute or object to a decision of an assessment, including additional assessments, is the tax court, unless the high court directs otherwise(24.03.2023)

The Respondent, the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Services (SARS), issued a letter to the appellant, United Manganese of Kalahari (Pty) L.....

Tags : Audit, Assessment, Objections

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Every disposition made after the commencement of the winding-up is void, unless the court had ordered otherwise(13.10.2022)

The appeal addressed the remuneration of fees of business rescue practitioners in respect of work performed after an application to convert business r.....

Tags : BRP, Payment, Validity

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Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa Rules did not confer a discretionary power upon the Arbitrator to decide whether to adjudicate the defence of repudiation(31.03.2023)

The second Respondent brought arbitral proceedings against the Appellants. The dispute submitted to arbitration concerned two agreements. In the award.....

Tags : Agreement, Defence, Repudiation

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Essential operations of the business must be conducted within the jurisdiction in respect of which exemption is sought(07.02.2023)

The Respondent, CIMSA, is the holding company for the Coronation Group which is registered and tax resident in South Africa. During 2012, CIMSA was a .....

Tags : Income, Assessment, Tax

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Deeming provision had the effect of notionally separating the supply of services from the supply of goods, when in fact they were not separate supplies(03.04.2020)

Present appeal concerns the proper interpretation and application of Section 8(15) of the Value Added Tax Act 89 of 1991, in the context of a single s.....

Tags : Goods, Supply, Tax, Payment

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Clauses in which the annexures were mentioned had to be read not in isolation, but as part of the whole agreement(20.02.2023)

The issue in the appeal was whether an agreement concluded between the appellant, the first respondent and the second respondent was: (a) void for vag.....

Tags : Agreement, Clauses, Implementation

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There shall be no discrimination on ground of sex either directly, or indirectly by reference in particular to marital or family status(10.08.2016)

Appellant was registered at birth as a man. From 1991, Appellant began to live as a woman. Appellant applied for a state retirement pension, on the fo.....

Tags : Pension, Retirement, Eligibility

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No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment(08.11.2016)

Present case originated in twenty-eight applications against Russian Federation lodged with Court under Article 34 of Convention for Protection of Hum.....

Tags : Detention, Degrading treatment, Compensation

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Unless Defendants have the statutory defence, they have committed an offence(03.08.2017)

Present is an interlocutory appeal in a criminal case which concerns the correct construction of Section 92(1) of the Trade Marks Act, 1994. The Appel.....

Tags : Infringement, Provision, Interpretation

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Statutory provision should not be interpreted so as to alter the common law unless the intention to do so was clearly reflected in the enactment(04.11.2021)

The appeal concerned the construction to be placed on ‘collection costs’ as defined in Section 1 and whether collection costs in Section 101(1)(g), as.....

Tags : Cost, Inclusion, Post-judgment

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Solitary confinement of a person under 18 is not automatically a violation of Article 3 of the ECHR(09.07.2021)

In present case, on 10 December 2016, the Appellant, AB, pleaded guilty to offences of indecent exposure and sexual assault, and was remanded in custo.....

Tags : Solitary confinement, Rights, Violation

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Income tax is charged on the employment income of an employed diver, which includes fiction that, diver is carrying on a trade(20.05.2020)

In facts of present case, Mr. Martin Fowler is a qualified diver who is resident in the Republic of South Africa. During the 2011/12 and 2012/13 tax y.....

Tags : Employment income, Tax, Levy

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Likelihood of deception or confusion must be attributable to the resemblance of the marks themselves and not to extraneous matter(26.05.2022)

The Appellant, Open Horizon Ltd, had sought an order interdicting and restraining the Respondent, Carnilinx (Pty) Ltd, from infringing its PACIFIC tra.....

Tags : Infringement, Restraint, Deception

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There must be some valid reason for the discretion to be exercised under Section 482(1) of the Corporations Act, 2001(09.08.2022)

The Plaintiff by originating process seeks orders pursuant to Section 482(1) and Section 482(1A) of the Corporations Act, 2001 for the winding up of H.....

Tags : Winding up, Stay, Entitlement

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A trustee is entitled to the benefit of the lapse of time when, although he had done something legally or technically wrong, he had done nothing morally wrong or dishonest(28.02.2018)

Present appeal raises a well-formulated issue as to the construction of Section 21 of the Limitation Act 1980, and a rather more diffuse question as t.....

Tags : Fraud, Summary judgment, Suitability

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Accommodation is not a home, it is a residence of limited duration for a specific purpose, that is time-bound by the academic year and subject to rotation(03.07.2023)

Present is an appeal against the order of the High Court, dismissing the Appellant’s application to evict the Respondents. The respondents had been ca.....

Tags : Accommodation, Eviction, Entitlement

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Summary judgment should be awarded only in clearest of cases, where one party can demonstrate that, question will certainly be resolved in their favour(20.10.2017)

The primary judge granted summary judgment to the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation in two actions brought against the Appellants. The actions had been .....

Tags : Assessment, Validity, Estoppel

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Inspection should only be refused if the redacted paragraphs are manifestly irrelevant(19.03.2018)

In present case, on 8 February 2018, the Plaintiff issued a subpoena to Mr Simon Guy Theobald, former administrator of the Defendant, requiring produc.....

Tags : Amending Agreement, Unredacted version, Inspection

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Police constables has right to bring proceedings before Employment Tribunals in order to challenge discrimination by chief officers and responsible officers(25.10.2017)

Present appeal concerns the directly effective right of police officers under EU law to have the principle of equal treatment applied to them. The que.....

Tags : Police officer, Rights, Equal Treatment

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In matrimonial disputes, a spouse may have an obligation to make provision for the payment of other expenses; but an obligation to duplicate it in circumstances is most improbable(18.07.2018)

In facts of present case, Mr Mills (“the husband” notwithstanding his divorce from Mrs Mills, “the wife”, in 2002) appeals against an order for upwa.....

Tags : Periodical payments, Discretion, Obligation

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A party to the dispute ought not be appointed as the administrator(10.11.2017)

By chamber summons filed 24 August 2017, the first and second Defendants sought an order appointing an administrator to the estate of the late Maria S.....

Tags : Probate, Appointment, Administrator

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If the testimony provided by an expert is consistent with the infringement action then the infringement is liable to be proven(03.11.2017)

The background against which the instant Appeals have been filed is that InterDigital Communications, Inc.; InterDigital Technology Corp.; IPR Licensi.....

Tags : Patents, Infringement, Expert

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A custody order must not be made unless the alleged offence is punishable by imprisonment and the judge is satisfied that, such an order is appropriate(27.09.2017)

In facts of present case, The charges against Accused are that, he attempted to unlawfully kill his wife contrary to Section 283(1) of the Criminal Co.....

Tags : Trial, Mental fitness, Custody order

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An inference may be drawn in favour of a party who bears the onus if it is the most probable inference to be drawn(10.01.2018)

Present case concerns two exceptions the Respondents have brought to a case referral from the Competition Commission. The Commission alleges that, in .....

Tags : Price fixation, Agreement, Anti-competitive, Contravention

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Tender process is designed to induce competition in a very structured way by facilitating independent conduct of potential service providers(03.10.2018)

Present matter concerned a complaint referral by Competition Commission against two firms active in provision of brand activation services: Geometry G.....

Tags : Anti-Competitive Agreement, Contravention, Provisions

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There must be a representation, omission or practice that was likely to mislead consumers in case of deception(24.09.2018)

In facts of present case, SCN was issued to Respondent pursuant to Enquiry Report concluded by Commission. Enquiry was authorized on complaint filed b.....

Tags : Trademark, Infringement, Deceptive marketing

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Carrying out of significant repairs to a vehicle on private property does not entail “use” of vehicle(27.03.2019)

Present appeal is concerned with the interpretation of a policy of motor insurance. The question is whether the policy confers on the insured owner of.....

Tags : Policy, Cover, Statutory requirements

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Judicial pension scheme is not based upon individual appointments only; it includes a number of different appointments(16.12.2019)

Issue in present appeal is when time starts to run for a claim by a part-time judge to a pension under the Part-time Workers’ Directive, as applied by.....

Tags : Pension, Unequal treatment, Validity

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Courts cannot be compelled to take a rigorous and technical view of appointment process(02.05.2019)

In present case, the Plaintiffs sought a declaration confirming their appointment as administrators of Traditional Therapy Clinics Ltd (In liq) (Compa.....

Tags : Appointment, Administrators, Declaration

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Financial settlements between spouses reopened for non-disclosure of assets(14.10.2015)

The United Kingdom Supreme Court considered the effects of material non-disclosure at financial settlement between husband and wife on divorce in

Tags : Divorce, settlement, non-disclosure, financial, order

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In absence of an available market, measure of loss is difference between contract rate and what was or ought reasonably to have been earned from employment of vessel under shorter charterparties(28.06.2017)

Present appeal concerns assessment of damages arising out of repudiation of a charterparty by charterers of a cruise ship called New Flamenco (“vessel.....

Tags : Award, Damages, Assessment

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Court is empowered to make an order for pre-action discovery on basis that, Defendant has possession of information that will assist Plaintiff’s case(26.06.2019)

The Plaintiffs have applied for orders for pre-action discovery pursuant to Order 26A Rule 3 of the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (RSC). The first .....

Tags : Pre-action discovery, Documents, Discretion

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In order to avoid liability under Section of COIDA, onus of satisfying the Court is on employer(04.03.2021)

In present case, On 5 April 2017 the Appellant, Ms Catherine Churchill, went to work as usual at the offices of the first Respondent, the Premier of 4.....

Tags : Damages, Compensation, Entitlement

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Discretion to make a spent conviction order should be regarded as of an exceptional character(07.05.2021)

The Appellant was convicted on 27 October 2020 of breach of bail in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court. She was fined $100 and ordered to pay costs. The App.....

Tags : Spent conviction, Entitlement, Hardship

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Court’s discretion to determine that by whom and to what extent the costs of proceedings are to be paid must be exercised judicially(25.01.2018)

In facts of present case, the Respondent is the operator of a caravan park. The Appellants and the Respondent entered into a tenancy agreement in resp.....

Tags : Cost, Payment, Validity

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The appointment of an interim administrator will only be made if there is sufficient reason to do so(24.06.2021)

In present matter, an application is made on behalf of the first and second Plaintiffs seeking an order appointing them as the joint administrators of.....

Tags : Interim administrator, Appointment, Entitlement

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Delay itself constitutes a breach of claimant’s Convention rights and gives rise to a right to bring proceedings under Human Rights Act(06.03.2019)

The central issue in present appeal is whether the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland was entitled to order that, a claim for damages under Section 8.....

Tags : Investigation, Delay, Damages, Entitlement

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Where a range of meanings are available and it is possible to light on one meaning which is not defamatory, Court is not obliged to select non-defamatory meaning(03.04.2019)

The Respondent to present appeal, Ronald Stocker, is the former husband of the Appellant, Nicola Stocker. Their marriage ended in acrimony in 2012. Mr.....

Tags : Defamatory statement, Re-determination, Words

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A private company running on commercial lines is not entitled to exemptions under Section 10 Income Tax Act(20.11.2020)

The Appellant, City Power Soc Limited (City Power), is a state-owned company that is wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg (the City). In 2014, it .....

Tags : Assessments, Exemption, Applicability

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Commissioner is not bound by the three-year period of limitation where full amount of tax chargeable was not assessed due to fraud, misrepresentation, non-disclosure of material facts(15.10.2021)

The issue for determination before present Court was whether the High Court correctly held that, there was a sufficiently close causal link that exist.....

Tags : Assessment, Income, Additions

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Amendment ought not be allowed to defeat a limitation period(27.10.2021)

In present case, On 1 February 2021, the Plaintiff, Collgar Wind Farm Pty Ltd (Collgar), issued a writ naming RJE Global Pty Ltd (RJE Global) as the D.....

Tags : Amendment, Correction, Misnomer

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Low shareholder turnout does not prevent the Court from making orders approving a scheme of arrangement(07.04.2022)

On 1 April 2022, Bardoc Gold Ltd moved for orders approving a scheme of arrangement between Bardoc and its shareholders pursuant to Section 411(4), an.....

Tags : Arrangement, Scheme, Approval

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The party who raises a plea of prescription bears the onus of proof(07.11.2022)

Present is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, granting the Respondent’s enrichment claim against the Appellant in an amount to be deter.....

Tags : Enrichment claim, Grant, Legality

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Onus is on claimant to establish that money had been entrusted on his behalf to the attorney(28.07.2022)

The Appellant, a practising advocate made an application to the high Court for an order compelling the Respondent, the Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity F.....

Tags : Funds, Entrustment, Claim

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Regulations made under a statute cannot be used to interpret the governing statute(23.05.2020)

The Appellants appeal against an urgent interim interdict issued by the High Court, Pretoria, which prevents the South African Police Service (the SAP.....

Tags : Interim interdict, Implementation, Provision

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Contract be constituted by an offer and acceptance when putative offer reveal an intention to give rise, upon acceptance, to an obligation(11.05.2017)

Robert Ian Edwin Partridge died on 6 October 2008. By his will made on 29 December 1995, he appointed Appellant, Mrs. Lola Levingston, as his executri.....

Tags : Will, Agreement, Existence

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When a judge decides that, an accused is not mentally fit to stand trial, it is then necessary to consider whether accused may become fit within six months(08.08.2019)

In present matter, on 29 July, 2019, the accused appeared at a hearing to determine whether he was fit to be tried. Reports obtained by the Court conc.....

Tags : Mental illness, Trial, Adjournment

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Failure of a Registrar to sign a summons is susceptible to condonation(26.03.2020)

The crisp issue in present appeal is whether a summons which has not been signed by the registrar of the court is a nullity or a defective pleading wh.....

Tags : Summons, Signature, Peremptory requirement

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Firm exercising characteristics of power against one player due to contractual relationship between the two, cannot be interpreted to imply that, it would be able to do so on a broader level(23.11.2017)

Present matter concerns two interlocutory applications, an amendment application and an exception application, arising from a private complaint referr.....

Tags : Prohibited practice, Complaint, Amendment, Exception, Application

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Payment by employer to tax consultants to render assistance to expatriate employees is taxable ‘benefit or advantage’ as contemplated in the definition of ‘gross income’(06.09.2019)

The Appellant, BMW South Africa (Pty) Ltd (BMWSA), is part of the BMW Group (the Group) that manufactures and markets BMW vehicles and conducts worldw.....

Tags : Payment, Tax Consultant, Assessment, Legality

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Court has broad powers under Section 21 of the Charitable Trusts Act, 1962 to make orders in respect of any property, money or income subject to a trust for charitable purposes(03.03.2021)

The Plaintiffs commenced present proceedings by originating summons filed 25 January 2021. The Plaintiffs seek relief, including declarations that the.....

Tags : Trust Fund, Legal costs, Entitlement

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As long as age requirements are imposed for reasons that bear rational scrutiny, then requirements are not arbitrary(19.03.2021)

Present Appeal was against impugned order of the High Court, which declared the policy of the South African Navy (the Navy) to be invalid. The policy .....

Tags : Recruitment, Criteria, Legality

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Attorney is entitled to move single application for the removal of their name from the roll of attorneys and their admission as an advocate(14.12.2020)

In present matter, the Respondents had all been admitted and enrolled as attorneys and wished to be advocates. They relied on Section 115 of the Legal.....

Tags : Enrolment, Legal practitioner, Right

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A party who had been deprived of the use of his or her capital for a period of time has suffered a loss and did not need to establish special proof of his or her damages(19.05.2022)

The appeal was about two companies, namely Houtbosplaas (Pty) Ltd (Houtbosplaas) and TBS Alpha Beleggings (Pty) Ltd (TBS Alpha) suing their erstwhile .....

Tags : Payment, Funds, Interest

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Court is not bound to approve any scheme and have discretionary over the same(05.10.2020)

The Plaintiff, Cassini Resources Ltd (Cassini), applies for orders approving two proposed schemes of arrangement (Acquisition Scheme and Demerger Sche.....

Tags : Amended scheme, Approval

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Court would lean against a construction of legislation which produces absurd or unworkable results(12.01.2022)

Present appeal concerns the extent of the “right to manage” conferred by Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act, 2002 (“the 20.....

Tags : Management, Statutory Right, Premises

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Court can make a winding up order on the just and equitable ground by reason of mismanagement or lack of confidence in the conduct and management of the company's affairs(01.07.2022)

By originating process which was amended on 14 February 2022, the Plaintiff seeks orders under the Corporations Act ,2001 for the reinstatement of Inf.....

Tags : Winding up, Reinstatement, Grant

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Court can make an order relieving a person from civil liability for a broad range of contraventions if the person concerned acted honestly and no substantial injustice is caused to any person(15.07.2021)

In facts of present case, on 13 May 2021, the Plaintiff, Jit Sun Investments Pte Ltd (Jit Sun Investments), filed an originating process seeking order.....

Tags : Deregistered Company, Reinstatement, Registration

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Payment obligation is only applicable as long as the land lease remained valid(05.08.2021)

Appeal is against impugned order of High Court, which upheld an application brought by Capital Propfund 4 (Pty) Ltd, for an order declaring a leases a.....

Tags : Leases assignment, Agreement, Ownership rights

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Court has a discretion to order an inspection if good faith and proper purpose is proved(13.06.2023)

By originating process filed 13thDecember, 2022, the Plaintiff sought an order pursuant to Section 247A of the Corporations Act, 2001 authorising the .....

Tags : Inspection, Records, Entitlement

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An objection is part of the pre-litigation administrative process and is not a pleading(07.10.2022)

The issues in present appeal were whether it was permissible to amend the grounds of objection against an additional assessment issued by the Appellan.....

Tags : Assessment, Objection, Allowability

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Agreement could be terminated by either party in terms of the legislation(28.10.2022)

The issue in the appeal was whether the Appellant, KeyHealth Medical Scheme (KeyHealth), was entitled to revoke the agreement it had with the Responde.....

Tags : Agreement, Revocation, Permission

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Court has power to allow liquidator to dispense with Rule 7.5(6) of Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules, 2004(24.08.2023)

By originating process filed on 6 April 2023 (Application), the first and second plaintiffs as liquidators (Liquidators) of Maybach Consulting Pty Ltd.....

Tags : Liquidator, Release, Entitlement

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Gambling tax is payable in respect of freeplay credits(04.09.2023)

The Board, together with Sun International Subsidiaries Grand west and Golden Valley casinos approached the Western Cape High Court for resolution of .....

Tags : Assessment, Gambling tax, Payment

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A public procurement contract concluded in breach of the legal provisions is invalid and cannot be enforced(15.09.2023)

Present appeal concerned a dispute arising from an addendum to a service level agreement duly concluded between the Appellant, Kunene RampalaInc.(KR I.....

Tags : Addendum, Agreement, Legality

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Once a guarantee is valid on the face of it, the contractual obligation of the bank is to pay the nominated beneficiary, if the conditions are met(30.12.2022)

In present case, the High Court dismissed the application brought by the liquidators of the Appellant, Cape Concentrate (Pty) Ltd. to set aside, as a .....

Tags : Payment, Demand, Bank guarantees

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A collective agreement is a statutory construct, medical scheme is not recognized as a party to the collective agreement by the Labour Relations Act (LRA)(22.12.2023)

The appeal centred around a dispute between the South African Municipal Workers’ Union National Medical Scheme (appellant), a self-administered medica.....

Tags : Collective agreement, Rights, Entitlement

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A person must apply for registration as a credit provider, if the total principal debt exceeds the threshold prescribed(21.12.2023)

Present is an appeal against the decision of the High Court, where it is declared that a loan and an acknowledgment of debt (the AOD) was subject to t.....

Tags : Loan, Agreement, Repayment

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While an appeal to Court of Appeal is by way of rehearing, a trial judge’s findings of fact should not be overturned simply because Court of Appeal would have found them differently(05.12.2018)

Present appeal is about the burden of proof in actions against a shipowner for loss of or damage to cargo. The six claimants were the owners and bill .....

Tags : Consignment, Damage to cargo, Burden of proof

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Non-fulfilment of the suspensive conditions renders the contract void ab initio(26.01.2024)

Present is an appeal against the judgment and order of the Gauteng Division of the high court, sitting as a court of first instance. The matter concer.....

Tags : Clause, Agreement, Validity

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Section 31 of the Insolvency Act serves as a sword for the liquidator in winding up the insolvent estate, rather than a shield for third parties in subsequent litigation(09.02.2024)

The Appellant, Mr. Chaim Cohen (Mr Cohen), seeks to avoid liability under a deed of suretyship executed in favour of the Respondent, Absa Bank Limited.....

Tags : Surety, Liability, Payment

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Condonation applications are not a matter of formality, applicant must provide a proper explanation of the causes of the delay and explain each of the periods of delay(08.04.2024)

The Appellant was granted leave to appeal an order of the High Court. In terms of that order, the high court declared unlawful the Appellant’s demolit.....

Tags : Delay, Condonation, Entitlement

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Commission is not required to show any anti-competitive effects of agreement as anti-competitive effects are presumed(23.03.2017)

Present case concerns a complaint referral brought by Competition Commission against Respondents; Dawn Consolidated Holdings (Pty) Ltd ("Dawn"), DPI P.....

Tags : Shareholding Agreement, Contravention, Provision

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Imposition of a life sentence is not to be departed from ‘lightly and for flimsy reasons which could not withstand scrutiny’(14.03.2024)

The order of the high court was substituted with an order dismissing the appeal against the sentence imposed by the regional court, and reinstated the.....

Tags : Life imprisonment, Imposition, Legality

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A person applying for the winding up of a company has to lodge a notice with Australian Securities Investments Commission(15.05.2024)

In present matter, on 7 May 2024, Digital Dealership Pty Ltd (Company) filed an application for orders that it be wound up on the grounds of insolvenc.....

Tags : Winding up, Liquidator, Appointment

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Court has power under Section 25(9) of the Supreme Court Act, to appoint a receiver where it appears to be just and convenient(20.12.2023)

In facts of present case, the first Plaintiff, Jennifer Elizabeth Low, was appointed as liquidator of the second plaintiff, Midwest Marine Pty Ltd (Li.....

Tags : Appointment, Liquidator, Power

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Probation officer’s report cannot be used as a substitute for evidence(31.05.2024)

The present eviction application was launched in terms of section 9 of Extension of Security of Tenure Act (ESTA) on the basis that the statutory requ.....

Tags : Eviction, Entitlement, Discretion

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Liability on the guarantee could be avoided, if there was fraud on the part of the beneficiary(04.06.2024)

Present appeal considers whether the first Appellant, Jorge Alexandre Da Costa Bonifacio, and the second Appellant, Sergio Rui Da Costa Bonifacio (App.....

Tags : Payment, Indemnity, Claim

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Requirements for a claim based on unjust enrichment are that, defendant must be enriched, Plaintiff must be impoverished(04.04.2024)

The Appellants appeal against the judgment of the High Court in terms of which they were, ordered to pay the Respondent, Nedbank Limited (Nedbank) the.....

Tags : Payment, Direction, Legality

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Grantee cannot acquire more rights than those afforded by the grantor(04.11.2020)

Present appeal is directed against an order of the High Court, which upheld the exception raised by the Respondent, Tip Trans Resources (Pty) Ltd. (Ti.....

Tags : Contract, Rights, Entitlement

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A treaty is binding upon each party in respect of its entire territory unless a different intention is expressed(16.10.2019)

The Appellants in present case are the executors of Mrs Beryl Coulter, who died in Jersey on 9 October 2007, leaving her residuary estate on trust for.....

Tags : Inheritance tax, Relief, Entitlement

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A bank which gives a performance guarantee must honour that guarantee according to its terms(13.11.2020)

Appeal was filed by the Joint Venture between Aveng (Africa) Pty (Ltd) and Strabag International Gmbh (the Joint Venture) against the order of the Hig.....

Tags : Beneficiary, Performance guarantee, Payment

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A settlement agreement can be set aside if it was fraudulently obtained(24.07.2024)

The Appellant and the Respondent were married, out of community of property, with the inclusion of the accrual system, on 4 November, 2000. Subsequent.....

Tags : Settlement agreement, Clauses, Common mistake

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Process of interpretation should not be divorced from the circumstances surrounding the contract(03.07.2024)

In present matter, Phoenix Salt instituted an application in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg (the high court) to claim payment of.....

Tags : Payment, Enforcement, Right

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Lok Sabha Passes the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016(28.11.2016)

After the demonetization drive of discontinuing old 500 and 1000 rupees note, the central government has introduced the Taxation Laws (Second Amendm.....

Tags : Bill, Taxation laws, Amendment

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WHO settles long standing dispute between India and European Union(24.11.2016)

The World Health Organization has settled a long standing dispute between India and the European Union (EU) by clarifying that the term ‘counterfeit’ .....

Tags : Settlement, Dispute, Medicines

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UK SUPREME COURT RULED THAT ACT OF PARLIAMENT IS REQUIRED FOR BREXIT(24.01.2017)

In a landmark Judgment pronounced by the Supreme Court of United Kingdom, the Highest Court has held that the prerogative could not be invoked by mini.....

Tags : Brexit, Enactment, Requirement

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UK SUPREME COURT RULED THAT ACT OF PARLIAMENT IS REQUIRED FOR BREXIT(24.01.2017)

In a landmark Judgment pronounced by the Supreme Court of United Kingdom, the Highest Court has held that the prerogative could not be invoked by mini.....

Tags : Brexit, Enactment, Requirement

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GST Council Approved Final Draft of Central GST and Integrated GST(04.03.2017)

The all-powerful GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley approved final draft of Central GST (C-GST) and Integrated GST (I-GST). Fur.....

Tags : Council, Approval, Implementation, GST

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Central Government Launches BHARAT QR Code for Encouraging Digital Payments(20.02.2017)

The Central Government has recently launched Bharat QR code, a Quick Response (QR) code to enable digital payments without card swiping machines. This.....

Tags : QR code, Launch, Digital payments

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Investment Facilitation Mechanism established between European Union and India(14.07.2017)

In a bid to strengthen trade and investment ties between EU and India, establishment of an Investment Facilitation Mechanism (IFM) for EU Investments .....

Tags : Investment, Mechanism, Launch

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NPCI Gets Final Approval From RBI To Function As Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit(28.07.2017)

In a bid to further strengthen and regulate digital payments, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), being an umbrella organisation for al.....

Tags : NPCI, Bill payment, Approval, Central Unit

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Government signs Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement with the World Bank(16.08.2017)

The Government of India and the World Bank has signed a US dollar 24.64 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in order to improve e.....

Tags : World Bank, Grant, Ecosystem, Improvement

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PM Inaugurated Integrated Case Management System Of Supreme Court(10.05.2017)

The Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated the integrated case management system of the Supreme Court in presence of the Chief Justice of India .....

Tags : Case Management, Inaugration

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Uncaging growth and development around Okhla Bird Sanctuary(19.08.2015)

In an aptly named Notification, 'Central Government hereby notifies an area up to one hundred meter from the eastern, western and southern boundary an.....

Tags : environment, okhla, sanctuary, bird, homes

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Government revised definition of start-up to promote entrepreneurship(25.05.2017)

With an endeavour to promote entrepreneurship in the country, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), a nodal body for Start-up India Pl.....

Tags : Definition, start-up, Amendment

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Cabinet Approves Amendment to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 to Change the Criteria of Classification(07.02.2018)

The Union Cabinet has approved change in the basis of classifying Micro, Small and Medium enterprises from ‘investment in plant & machinery/equipment’.....

Tags : MSME, Amendment, Approval

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Delhi High Court Decriminalizes Begging(08.08.2018)

Delhi High Court strikes down the provision as 'unconstitutional' which made 'begging' an offence. Further, High Court observed that, criminalizing be.....

Tags : Begging, Offence, Fundamental right, Violation

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Pakistan’s Hindu Marriage Act returns(28.03.2016)

Pakistani National Assembly’s Law and Justice Standing Committee recently approved the read»

Central Government Announces Budget for 2018-2019(01.02.2018)

The Central Government announced general budget for the year 2018-2019. On 1st February, 2018, the Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley presented the B.....

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Cabinet approves establishment of Appellate Tribunal for speedy disposal of Benami Transaction matters(24.10.2018)

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Adjudicating Authority and establishment of Appellate Tribunal under Prohib.....

Tags : Tribunal, Establishment, Approval

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India and Britain signed three Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements(18.11.2016)

India and Britain signed three more bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (in short ‘APAs’) to reduce litigation between both countries arising out of.....

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Newly Amended Triple Talaq Bill Passed In Lok Sabha(27.12.2018)

The Lok Sabha has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2018 in short ‘triple talaq’ bill in the ongoing winter session. T.....

Tags : Triple talaq, Bill, Amendment

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Legislation seems to be the hardest word()

With the impending conclusion of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament of India, the inconvenient question of how it bettered the nation for economic .....

Tags : Parliament, session, bills

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President of India gives assent on amendments introduced to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899(21.02.2019)

The President of India, gave his assent to the proposed amendments in Indian Stamp Act, 1899. The amendment aims to rationalise and harmonise the syst.....

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India and USA set to sign Bilateral Agreement for Exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reports(15.03.2019)

India and the USA would finalise signing of agreement for Exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reports on or before 31st March, 2019.The agreement wou.....

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Cabinet approves Accession of India to the Nice, Vienna and Locarno Agreements(13.03.2019)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the proposal for accession of India to (i) The Nice Agreement concerning the Internation.....

Tags : Agreements, Approval, Registration, Trademarks

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National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) implemented throughout India(04.11.2016)

The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) is finally implemented throughout all the territories of India including all States and Union Territories......

Tags : Act, Food security, Implementation

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SC Declares Right to Privacy as Fundamental Right(24.08.2017)

The Nine Judges Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in a historic and landmark Judgment has declared that, right to privacy is a fundamental right in t.....

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Government likely to release a new industrial policy aiming to promote 'Make in India'(30.08.2017)

The process to formulate new Industrial Policy began in May 2017 by The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The new Industrial Policy will .....

Tags : Industrial policy, Release, Comments, Invitation

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Courts cannot lay down conditions of eligibility in respect of employment rules of Supreme Court(03.05.2019)

The Supreme Court in its recent Judgment has expressed that, the essential qualifications for appointment to a post are for the employer to decide and.....

Tags : Eligibility, Employment, Condition

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Money Laundering Law Prevails Over Bankruptcy Act, Insolvency Code Rules Delhi High Court(02.04.2019)

Delhi High Court in a recent judgment observed that, Money Laundering law prevails over Bankruptcy Act and Insolvency Code, when it comes to attachmen.....

Tags : Property, Attachment, Third party rights

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Parliament passes Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019(26.06.2019)

Parliament has passed the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill seeks to allow trusts to set up units in special economic zones by a.....

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Union Cabinet amends RTE Act, 2009, extending time period for teachers to acquire prescribed minimum qualifications(21.07.2017)

In wake of requests from various states for extending deadline for teachers to acquire the prescribed minimum qualifications for appointment, Central .....

Tags : Bill, Amendment, Time, Extension, Qualification

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Government Approves Ordinance for Capital Punishment to Child Rapists(21.04.2018)

In wake of recent horrific incidents of child rapes in different parts of country, the Central Government has approved an Ordinance for providing stri.....

Tags : Capital Punishment, Ordinance, Approval

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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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Rajya Sabha passes RTI Amendment Bill, 2019(25.07.2019)

The RTI Amendment Bill, 2019 was passed by the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote amid high drama, after being passed in Lok Sabha recently. The Bill seeks t.....

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Government enhances pension for family of employees in case of death; amends Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972(23.09.2019)

The Central Government has issued a Notification dated 19th September, 2019 bringing an amendment in Rule 54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) R.....

Tags : Pension, Rule, Amendment

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BBIN passenger vehicle movement promoting cross border participation and economic benefits regains momentum(15.01.2018)

As a landmark step, Bangladesh, India and Nepal have agreed on the operating procedures for passenger vehicle movement in the sub-region under the Ban.....

Tags : Agreement, Passenger vehicle, Cross border

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CBIC and Customs launches scheme to attract investment(15.10.2019)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a revamped programme to attract investments into India and strengthen Make in India initiativ.....

Tags : Investment, Scheme, Launch

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Cabinet Approves Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019(11.12.2019)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister approved the proposal to make amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), through t.....

Tags : IBC, Second Amendment, Approval

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Amendment to Section 148 of Negotiable Instruments Act applies retrospectively(29.05.2019)

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court, while hearing a case namely Surinder Singh Deswal @ S.S. Deswal & Ors. v. Virender Gandhi held that, Section .....

Tags : Enactment, Amendment, Applicability

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Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020 introduced in Lok Sabha(05.02.2020)

The Minister of Finance introduced the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020 on February 5, 2020, a mechanism for resolving tax disputes pending in v.....

Tags : Settlement, Disputes, Bill

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Centre issues new Rules for appointment of Members to Tribunals(12.02.2020)

The Union Ministry of Finance has framed fresh rules prescribing uniform norms for the appointment and service conditions of members to various tribun.....

Tags : Tribunal Members, Appointment, New Rules

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IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016(07.01.2020)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulation.....

Tags : Liquidation Process, Regulation, Amendment

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Interest on delayed GST payment will now be calculated on net tax liability(15.02.2020)

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) released a statement clarifying that, interest payable on delayed payment of GST will be calcul.....

Tags : Tax liability, Interest, Delayed payment

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Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill, 2020 without Discussion amid Coronavirus Pandemic(27.03.2020)

Lok Sabha has passed the Finance Bill, 2020 with amendments as political parties agreed to clear the Central Government’s financial and tax proposals .....

Tags : Finance Bill, Amendment, Passing of

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Rs. 20 lakh compensation for kin of Beas river deceased(02.01.2016)

The Himachal Pradesh High Court increased severally the interim compensation awarded to parents of students who drowned in Beas river in 2014. The inc.....

Tags : beas tragedy, 2014, compensation, assessment

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RBI announces special liquidity facility for mutual funds(27.04.2020)

In order to ease liquidity pressures on mutual funds (MFs), RBI decides to open a special liquidity facility for mutual funds of ₹ 50,000 crore. Due t.....

Tags : Liquidity facility, Mutual funds, Announcement

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Central Government set to decriminalise minor technical and procedural defaults under Companies Act(17.05.2020)

In pursuance to objective of providing greater “Ease of Doing Business” to all stakeholders, Government decides to decriminalise the violations involv.....

Tags : Technical default, Decriminalization, Amendment

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Income Tax Department launched Faceless e-Assessment Scheme for income tax payers(07.10.2019)

In order to impart greater efficiency, transparency and accountability in the assessment process, I.T. Department launched Faceless e-Assessment Schem.....

Tags : E-Assessment, Centre, Launch

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IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016(07.08.2020)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notifies the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate.....

Tags : Corporate Persons, Regulations, Amendment

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RBI announces National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025(20.08.2020)

In order to strengthen financial inclusion in the Country, RBI announces National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025 (NSFE). Financial litera.....

Tags : Financial inclusion, NSFE, Announcement

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Customs to begin faceless assessment of imports across India(04.09.2020)

In a step forward to ease of doing business module, the Customs Department will soon initiate pan-India faceless assessment for all imported goods by .....

Tags : Customs, Faceless assessment, Imports

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Central Board of Direct Taxes amends the Income-tax Rules, 1962 for faster resolution of disputes in terms of tax treaties(06.05.2020)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes amends the Income-tax Rules, 1962 aiming to speed-up dispute resolution and settle cases of multinational corporatio.....

Tags : Rules, Amendment, Dispute resolution

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Central Government amends Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2020(24.07.2020)

The Central Government, in consultation with the National Financial Reporting Authority amends the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.....

Tags : Accounting standards, Amendment, Rules

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RBI announces implementation of Positive Pay System for Cheque payments(25.09.2020)

RBI introduces Positive Pay System for Cheque Truncation. The system is to be implemented from January 1, 2021. The concept of Positive Pay involves a.....

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Government notifies Draft Rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020(20.11.2020)

In order to enhance safety, health and working conditions and simplifying the procedures, Union Labour Ministry notifies Draft Rules under the Occupat.....

Tags : Rules, Employment, Safety

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CBIC and Customs launches scheme to attract investment(15.10.2019)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a revamped programme to attract investments into India and strengthen Make in India initiativ.....

Tags : Investment, Scheme, Launch

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Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), launches multi-location claim settlement to expedite member claims(15.06.2020)

In order to ensure uniform standards of service delivery across the country and optimum utilisation of its workforce during COVID-19 Pandemic, EPFO ha.....

Tags : Claim pendency, Settlement, Launch

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Government amends Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2014 easing norms for independent directors(18.12.2020)

Central Government amends Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2014 in exercise of powers conferred under Sec.....

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Central Government notifies Companies (CSR) Rules, 2021(22.01.2021)

The Central Government amends the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. These rules may be called the Companies (Corporate S.....

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Central Government announces income tax relief for real-estate developers and home buyers(13.11.2020)

Finance Minister announces certain income tax relief measures for real-estate developers and home buyers. This being a much needed step would infuse p.....

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Parliament Passes the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019(30.07.2019)

Parliament passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, to ban practice of Triple Talaq. The bill is a historic step to prot.....

Tags : Triple Talaq, Practice, Muslim Women, Protection

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RBI issues directions on Digital Payment Security Controls(18.02.2021)

In order to set up a robust governance structure, RBI issues direction on Digital Payment Security Controls. The Master Direction provides necessary g.....

Tags : Digital Payment, Security, Direction

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Central Government Announces Vehicle Scrapping Policy(18.03.2021)

Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari announced the Vehicle Scrapping Policy. The policy aims to reduce population of old and d.....

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Central Government amends Insurance Ombudsman Rules for better resolution of complaints(03.03.2021)

In order to improve the working of the Insurance Ombudsman mechanism and to facilitate resolution of complaints, the Government notified amendments to.....

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President promulgates Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021(07.04.2021)

The President promulgated the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 on 4th April 2021. The Cabinet had approved on 31st March, 20.....

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Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017 amended to boost trade facilitation(18.05.2021)

The Finance Minister had in her Budget Speech announced that, the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017 (IGCR, 2017) woul.....

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New Appointments Not To Be Made From In-Service Candidates Against Bar Quota Rules Supreme Court(10.05.2019)

Supreme Court has ordered that, no new appointments to the post of District Judges shall be made from in-service candidates against quota reserved for.....

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SEBI notifies Amendments to SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013(03.07.2020)

SEBI has notified amendments to SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013. Amendments are intended to strengthen the regulatory framework for inves.....

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INDIA –BRAZIL SIGNED SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENT(16.03.2017)

India and Brazil signed a Social Security Agreement which will exempt detached workers from making social security contributions in either countries,.....

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RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces no change in repo rate(04.12.2020)

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macro-economic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting decides to keep.....

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Central Government Notifies Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021(08.04.2021)

Central government has notified the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which amends the Copyright Rules, 2013 vide Gazette notification under reference.....

Tags : Digital era, Rules, Amendment

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IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016(21.07.2021)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notifies the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate.....

Tags : Amendment, Regulations, CIRP

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Ministry of Finance amends Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and Other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020(30.06.2021)

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 184 of the Finance Act, 2017, the Ministry of Finance notifies Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other A.....

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Finance Ministry releases guidelines for reforms in Public Procurement and Project Management(29.10.2021)

In order to ensure efficient and transparent execution of projects, Finance Ministry releases guidelines for reforms in Public Procurement and Project.....

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Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017(23.07.2018)

In order to reduce undue delay in final resolution of cheque dishonour cases and to provide relief to payees of dishonoured cheques, Parliament has pa.....

Tags : Bill, Amendment, Cheque bounce, Compensation

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Disclosure of compliance under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in Annual Reports of Private companies now made Mandatory(13.08.2018)

For ensuring safety of women at workplaces in the private sector, disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (.....

Tags : Sexual Harassment, Enactment, Compliance

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Disclosure of compliance under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in Annual Reports of Private companies now made Mandatory(13.08.2018)

For ensuring safety of women at workplaces in the private sector, disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (.....

Tags : Sexual Harassment, Enactment, Compliance

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IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017(08.04.2022)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulat.....

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42nd GST Council Meeting recommends eight major changes(05.10.2020)

The 42nd GST Council met on 5th October, 2020 under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister. The meeting was also attended by U.....

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A little more compassion for married daughters(30.11.2015)

It may not quite be the “but-for-sex”, but Chhattisgarh High Court’s ruling took a step in quelling another probably archaic, certainly egregious gove.....

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Busy Budget: Snapshot of the 2016 proposals(29.02.2016)

The Central Government's Budget for 2016-2017 is out and has faced great scrutiny in the public spotlight. Being a large proposal, the devil is in the.....

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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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Actually, I’m an actuary(25.07.2016)

Maybe a comparison with weather forecasters is unfair to actuaries. After all, meteorologists have algorithms, supercomputers to further their voodoo .....

Tags : actuary, insurance, risk assessment, financial disclosure

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Union Cabinet finally clears Bill prohibiting discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS(05.10.2016)

The Union Cabinet has cleared the latest amendments in HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014. The object of the bill is to protect and saf.....

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47th GST Council recommends change of rates on goods and services(29.06.2022)

The 47th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The meeting was also atte.....

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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade notifies establishment of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups(07.10.2022)

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the establishment of the Credit Gu.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(12.02.2021)

Lok Sabha Passes Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 repealing the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 promulgate.....

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RBI releases framework for facilitating small value digital payments in offline mode(03.01.2022)

RBI releases guidelines for facilitating small value digital payments in offline mode. With technology being available in a palm of your hand, the RBI.....

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Prime Minister launches digital payment solution e-RUPI(02.08.2021)

Prime Minister launched digital payment solution e-RUPI, a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. The e-RUPI is a digital voucher wh.....

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Government amends Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for curbing opportunistic acquisitions of Indian companies(17.04.2020)

The Government of India has reviewed the extant FDI policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies due to the current COV.....

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CBDT amends Income-tax Rules, 1962 to ease authentication of electronic records submitted in faceless assessment proceedings(07.09.2021)

The Government has amended Income-tax Rules, 1962 ('the Rules') vide notification no. G.S.R. 616(E) dated 6th September, 2021 for easing the process o.....

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Reserve Bank of Indiaannouncesvarious measures to enhance forex inflows(06.07.2022)

The Reserve Bank has been continuously monitoring the liquidity conditions in the forex market and has now stepped in to alleviate dollar tightness wi.....

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

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

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Central Government amends Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020(23.06.2023)

The Government of India has introduced two changes to the prevailing power tariff system, through an amendment to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers.....

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RBI issues framework for compromise settlements and technical write-offs(08.06.2023)

RBI issues a comprehensive regulatory framework governing compromise settlements and technical write-offs covering all the REs. Regulated Entities (RE.....

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RBI issues framework for compromise settlements and technical write-offs(08.06.2023)

RBI issues a comprehensive regulatory framework governing compromise settlements and technical write-offs covering all the REs. Regulated Entities (RE.....

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IBBI amends Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations, 2016(15.06.2022)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Per.....

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Central Government amends the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011 for ease of doing business and reducing the compliance burden for the industries(04.10.2022)

Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India amended the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011. Section 49 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 all.....

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Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs presented the Interim Union Budget 2024-2025(01.02.2024)

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Union Budget 2024-2025 in Parliament. The Governme.....

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Cabinet approves Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019(04.03.2020)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved the Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 to amend the Companies Act, 2013. The chang.....

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RBI proposes to permit linking of PPIs through third-party UPI applications(05.04.2024)

In order to provide more flexibility to PPI holders, it is now proposed to permit linking of PPIs through third-party UPI applications. This will enab.....

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NHAI Takes ‘One Vehicle One FASTag’ Initiative to Enhance National Highway Experience(15.01.2024)

To enhance efficiency of the Electronic Toll Collection system and provide seamless movement at the Toll Plazas, NHAI has taken ‘One Vehicle, One FAST.....

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Department of Consumer Affairs proposes amendment in Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011(14.07.2024)

Keeping in view of the growing ambit of the market including both offline and online platforms, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of Indi.....

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DARPAN – “Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India” launched(21.12.2017)

With the aim of enhancing the rural reach of the Department of Posts, the Minister of Communications launched DARPAN – “Digital Advancement of Rural P.....

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

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

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

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

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Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia, issues guidelines(09.03.2018)

The Supreme Court while holding that right to live with dignity is a fundamental right has allowed passive euthanasia for terminally-ill patients. The.....

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Central Government Approves the Commercial Courts and Commercial Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2018(07.03.2018)

The Union Cabinet has approved the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for .....

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Cabinet Gives Nod to the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018(04.04.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister has given its approval to the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 for better protection and.....

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RBI releases Guidelines on Establishment of Digital Banking Units(07.04.2022)

The Reserve Bank of India released the guidelines on “Establishment of Digital Banking Units (DBUs)”. This is in pursuance of an announcement, made in.....

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Cabinet empowers the Board of Directors to recommend and undertake the process for Disinvestment(18.05.2022)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, has approved the proposal for empowering the Board of Directors of the Holding, Parent Public Sector Ent.....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs amends Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021(25.01.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021 which sought to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Ru.....

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Cabinet approves enhancement in the corpus of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme(17.08.2022)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved the enhancement in the limit of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by Rs 50.....

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RBI releases framework for geo-tagging of payment system touch points(25.03.2022)

RBI releases geo-tagging of payment system touch points. In recent years, the payments ecosystem in India has witnessed rapid developments with a bouq.....

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CBDT amends provisions of Income-tax Rules, 1962 for prescribing fees under Section 234H of the Income-tax Act, 1961(30.03.2022)

In order to mitigate the inconvenience to the taxpayers, as per Notification No.17/2022 dated 29th March, 2022, a window of opportunity has been provi.....

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Centre amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 for enhanced protection of consumer rights(08.11.2021)

In order to protect interest of consumers, Central Government amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 for safeguarding Consumer .....

Tags : Rules, Amendment, Consumer rights

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Central Government notifies Overseas Investment Rules and Regulations(22.08.2022)

Central Government and Reserve Bank of India notifies Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 and RBI notifies Foreign Exchange .....

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Notifications & Circulars

Indian Advance Pricing Agreement regime moves forward with signing of five UAPAs and two BAPAs by CBDT in January, 2018(07.02.2018)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into five Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (UAPA) and two Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreemen.....

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Cabinet approves Implementation of 'Prime Minister Research Fellows (PMRF)'(07.02.2018)

The Union Cabinet today approved implementation of 'Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF)' scheme at a total cost of Rs.1650 crore for a period of .....

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Central Government notifies Overseas Investment Rules and Regulations(22.08.2022)

Central Government and Reserve Bank of India notifies Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 and RBI notifies Foreign Exchange .....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs revises threshold for paid up capital of “small companies”(16.09.2022)

The Central Government amends the Companies (Specification of Definition Details) Rules, 2014. These rules may be called Companies (Specification of d.....

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Amendments Proposed to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, Fastags and Vehicle Tracking System to be Made Mandatory for All National Permit Commercial Vehicles Driving License(17.07.2018)

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, making FASTags and Vehicle Tracking System .....

Tags : Motor Vehicles Rules, Amendments, Proposal

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Government proposes quick settlement of contractual disputes to promote ease of doing business(08.02.2023)

The Ministry of Finance circulated a draft scheme. The government intends to bring one time settlement scheme called “Vivad se Vishwas II (Contractual.....

Tags : Contractual disputes, Quick settlement, Disputes

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RBI announces Monetary Policy and keeps repo rates unchanged(08.12.2021)

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decides to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 4.0 per cent on th.....

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Central Government announces Foreign Trade Policy, 2023(31.03.2023)

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, launched the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 saying that, it is dynamic and has been kept open ended to accommodate.....

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Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2018(01.08.2018)

Whereas a draft of certain rules to amend the Medical Device Rules, 2017 was published as required under sections 12 and 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics.....

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News

Bombay High Court Directs MMRDA to Remove Illegal Constructions Around Airport(20.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to take action against illegal construction on airport land an.....

Tags : Bombay High Court,Metropolitan Region Development Authority

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

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

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NGT Impleads CMDA in Porur Lake Protection Case(20.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suo-moto made Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) a party to case relating to construction of a bund a.....

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RBI Clears 11 Payments Banks(20.08.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given 'in principle' clearance to 11 entities to set up 'payments banks'. These entities include department of posts, .....

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

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

Tags : Government,ESZ Around Okhla Bird Sanctuary

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

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

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

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

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Government notifies Amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 for an Open, Safe and Trusted and Accountable Internet(29.10.2022)

In a major push towards an Open, Safe and Trusted and Accountable Internet, the Ministry of Electronics and IT notified amendments to the Information .....

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Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007(06.02.2018)

According to the findings of a recent Research Study on 'Centre's Policy of Older Persons', commissioned by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empower.....

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Government invites comments of Stakeholders and General Public on Proposed Amendments to Income-Tax Rules, 1962 by 4th September, 2018(20.08.2018)

Income-tax Rules, 1962 (I.T. Rules) prescribe Form No. 13 for filing an application for seeking a certificate under Section 197 and/or under Section 2.....

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Government Notifies Amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics code) Rules, 2021(06.04.2023)

The Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media E.....

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Gujarat HC Refers Subsidised Rates Allotment of Plots Case Involving Judges to Larger Bench(12.08.2015)

Gujarat High Court has referred case dealing with allotment of residential plots to judges by Gujarat Government in a posh locality at subsidised ra.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court , Subsidised Rates Residential Plots Allotment

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Supreme Court Rests Gujarat HC’s Notices on Judges' Plot Allotment(13.08.2015)

Supreme Court has put a stay on notices issued by Gujarat High Court to it's current and former judges and also a sitting SC judge over subsidised al.....

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NGT Imposes Fine of Rs 5 lakh on Ghaziabad Development Authority(13.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Ghaziabad Development Authority for cutting 12 trees for construction of 17.6 km-long cycle.....

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Supreme Court Stays Rajasthan High Court Order on CIC Appointment(13.08.2015)

Supreme Court has turned down Rajasthan High Court order seeking Government’s reply on appointment of one chief information commissioner (CIC) and fou.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Filed by Union Government Draging Armymen Into it(13.08.2015)

Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Union Government against an order of Delhi HC granting benefit to civilian employees in Army under Assu.....

Tags : Supreme Court , Armymen ,Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme

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NGT Orders Inspection of 13 Effluent Plants(13.08.2015)

NGT has ordered Central Pollution Control Board, DPCC and IIT Delhi to conduct a joint inspection of 13 common effluent treatment plants in order to i.....

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Bombay High Court Directs SEBI to Inquire Role of FTIL in NSEL Payment Fraud(13.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed Security and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) to inquire role of Financial Technologies India Limited(FTIL) in Rs. 5574 cr.....

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Enforcement date of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018(20.08.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) section 1 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment.....

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Natural calamity - relaxation of grace period for payment of renewal premium in the State of Kerala and flood affected districts of Karnataka(29.08.2018)

It has come to the notice of the Authority that due to recent heavy rains and floods in the state of Kerala and Karnataka, normal life has been severe.....

Tags : Natural calamity, Relaxation, grace period, Payment, Renewal premium

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Cabinet approves signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Morocco(29.08.2018)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the revised air services agreement to be signed between India and Mor.....

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Judgments

Grant of benefits of higher pay scale to Central/State Government employees stand on different footing than grant of pay scale by an instrumentality of State(09.07.2021)

The present appeals are directed against an order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court whereby the writ petitions filed by the Respondents w.....

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Government of India, Government of Rajasthan and World Bank sign a $250 Million Agreement to Support Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in Rajasthan(28.08.2018)

The Government of India, the Government of Rajasthan and the World Bank signed here today a $250 million Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support the .....

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Government of India and the World Bank sign $300 Million Agreement to help scale-up India's Energy Efficiency Program(28.08.2018)

The Government of India and the World Bank signed here today a $220 million Loan Agreement and a $80 million Guarantee Agreement for the India Energy .....

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University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil/Ph.D Degrees) (1st Amendment) Regulations 2018(27.08.2018)

F. No. 1-1/2002(PS)Exempt(Pt.Fl.III) Vol-II.--In exercise of the powers conferred under clauses (f) and (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 26 of Univer.....

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Lok Sabha Passes LLP (Amendment) Bill To Boost Ease Of Doing Business(09.08.2021)

Lok Sabha has passed the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to encourage the start-up ecosystem and further boost the ea.....

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NGT Raps DSIIDC Over Functioning of CETPs in Okhala and Lawrence Road(31.07.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC) over functioning of common eff.....

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Bombay High Court: Wife's Partying Not Mental Cruelty(03.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has in a marital dispute case ruled that a Family Court was wrong in granting divorce to a Navi Mumbai resident who had claimed that.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Mental Cruelty, Partying

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Supreme Court Upholds Jail Term of Om Prakash Chautala, Son Ajay in Teachers’ Recruitment Scam(04.08.2015)

Supreme Court has upheld the 10 years’ jail terms of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala in the Teachers’ Recr.....

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Delhi High Court Refuses to Issue Order on AAP Government Plea Against MK Meena(05.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has declined to issue an immediate order on AAP Government's plea seeking lodging of a case against LG-appointed Anti-Corruption Bran.....

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NGT to UP Government: Provide Potable Water in 6 Districts(06.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to provide potable water to villages of six districts namely Baghpat, Meerut, Sahara.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, UP Government, Potable water

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Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015 Passed by Parliament(06.08.2015)

Parliament has passed a bill which aims to reduce the workload of the Delhi High Court by enhancing the pecuniary jurisdiction of civil suits from the.....

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GST Council recommends several measures for streamlining compliances in GST(11.07.2023)

The 50th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was held, under the chairpersonship of the Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister.G.....

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NGT Extends Time Limit Till Sept. 18 to File Reply to Plea Regarding New Capital for Andhra Pradesh(31.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended time till Sept 18 for Union Ministry of Environment to file counter reply to plea of Pandalaneni Srimannara.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Cabinet approves Amendment to the Trade Unions Act, 1926 recognizing trade unions(02.01.2019)

Central Government has approved Amendment to the Trade Unions Act, 1926 to make provisions regarding Recognition of Trade Unions. The approval will fa.....

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G20 document prepared by World Bank highlights India’s progress in Digital Public Infrastructure(08.09.2023)

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has had a transformative impact on India, extending far beyond inclusive finance. The G20 Global Partnership for F.....

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Allahabad High Court Quashes Amendment Brought in UP Education Department’s Rules(14.09.2015)

Allahabad HC has quashed amendments brought in UP Education Department’s Rules through which shiksha mitras (Graduates appointed by BSP through Govt. .....

Tags : Allahabad High Court ,UP Education Department’s Rules

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Refuses to Stay Haryana Polls Bar(15.09.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has denied to stay provisions of Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015, through which education qualification was set up.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC,Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015

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Report Card on GST Implementation(14.12.2016)

As compared to the time taken in arriving at a consensus on the Constitutional Amendment Bill for GST, the subsequent events after the passing of the .....

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Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958(14.12.2016)

Provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959 are not out dated and implemented effectively o.....

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Waiver of late fee paid under Section 47 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 by the specified classes of taxpayers(04.09.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recomm.....

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CBDT notifies changes to Rule 11UA of Income Tax Rules, 1962(26.09.2023)

Central Board of Direct Taxes notifies changes to Rule 11UA of Income Tax Rules, 1962 in respect of Angel Tax. Rule 11UA for valuation of shares for t.....

Tags : Rules, Amendment, Angel tax

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Central Government set to launch Investment Clearance Cell(21.12.2020)

Government announces setting up of Investment Clearance Cell for clearances and approvals of industry in the country. Despite the presence of several .....

Tags : Single Window, Investment, Launch

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RBI issues advisory to banks to ensure the presence of two Whole Time Directors(25.10.2023)

RBI advises banks to ensure the presence of at least two Whole Time Directors (WTDs), including the MD and CEO, on their Boards. The number of WTDs sh.....

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Central Government implements Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme(15.03.2023)

The Department of Commerce is implementing the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) w.e.f. FY 2017-18 to assist Central and State Government .....

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting approves Comprehensive “Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023”(10.11.2023)

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has approved a path breaking "Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023 to enable and empower the Central Bureau.....

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Government of India announces details of Bank recap and Comprehensive Reform Plan(24.01.2018)

The Government of India today unveiled details of the re-capitalisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) announced in October, 2017. The capital infusion.....

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

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

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

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

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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Guidelines to Ensure Uninterrupted Functioning of Parliament(25.09.2015)

Supreme Court has rejected plea seeking guidelines to ensure uninterrupted functioning of Parliament, stating that judiciary could not monitor busines.....

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CCI Approves Heidelberg-Italcementi Deal(25.09.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Heidelberg Cement's proposed acquisition of Italcementi SpA. Heidelberg and the Italian company are.....

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RBI Permits Banks to Use E-Payments for Imports(25.09.2015)

RBI, in order to facilitate e-commerce, has permitted banks to enter into pacts with Online Payment Gateway Service Providers (OPGSPs), for import pay.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks Report from M.P. Govt. on Vyapam Scam(03.09.2015)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought report from State Government on the Vyapam recruitment scam within a week.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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NGT Stops Sale of Srivaikundam Dam Sand(08.10.2015)

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

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NGT Directs Trucks Entering Delhi to Pay Environmental Tax(08.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all commercial vehicles entering Delhi to pay environmental compensation charge in addition to the toll tax.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SC Set Aside Government Role in Appointment of Judges(16.10.2015)

Supreme Court has junked the new law that gave Government more say in judges’ appointment and said that the collegium system of judges selecting judge.....

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

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

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Delhi High Court Seeks Reply from DDA on Retention of Millennium Bus Depot(21.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought reply from Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a plea by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) seeking to retain Millennium .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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NGT Issues Bailable Warrant Against MDA(16.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued bailable warrant against Secretary of Meerut Development Authority (MDA) for failure of officials to appear b.....

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RBI Grants Flexibility to Banks for Equity Investment(17.09.2015)

RBI while relaxing norms on banks’ equity investments, has said that no Central Bank approval is required to make Banks’ Equity Investments if they ha.....

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

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

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Madras High Court Rejects Appeal Filed by Sri Lankan Fishermen(18.09.2015)

Madras HC has rejected appeal filed by 10 Sri Lankan fishermen, who were convicted for fishing in Indian waters without permission in 2006, after it w.....

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SC Stays Provisions Prescribing Minimum Educational Qualifications for Haryana Panchayat Polls(18.09.2015)

SC has stayed Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 provisions prescribing minimum educational qualifications for panchayat polls contestants, .....

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Supreme Court Seeks Reply on CVC Appointment(14.08.2015)

Supreme Court has sought Centre's response to a PIL challenging appointment of former Central Board of Direct Taxes head KV Chaudhary as chief vigila.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Allahabad High Court Rejects Suspended IPS Officer's Plea(18.08.2015)

Allahabad High Court has rejected plea of suspended IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur challenging departmental inquiry being conducted against him by Chairma.....

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

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

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

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

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Centre allows International Trade Settlements in Indian Rupees for Export Promotion Schemes(09.11.2022)

The Government of India has made suitable amendments in the Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures to allow for International Trade Settlemen.....

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Government launches one-time settlement Scheme for Contractual Disputes(02.08.2023)

The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has launched the scheme, "Vivad se Vishwas II - (Contractual Disputes), to effectively settle the .....

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Inauguration of ASEAN India Business and Investment and Expo, Promoting Mutual Trade and Investment, 22-23rd January, 2018(23.01.2018)

The ASEAN - India Business and Investment Meet and Expo was jointly inaugurated by Mr Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, India .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance Lapses, Causing Uncertainty in Cheque Bounce Cases(07.09.2015)

NI (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, has lapsed on 31st Aug, 2015 as the maximum period of 6 weeks from the date of reassembly of Parliament after the prom.....

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RBI announces date for launch of RTGS 24x7(09.12.2020)

Reserve Bank of India announces availability of Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) round the clock on all days of the year. Accordingly, RTGS 24.....

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DGFT implements Faceless Automation for ad-hoc Input Output Norms Fixation(20.06.2024)

To modernize and streamline foreign trade procedures, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has decided that ad-hoc Input Output Norms will .....

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

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

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Delhi High Court Observes that Delhi Fall in Seismic Zone 4, Concerns Disaster(29.10.2015)

Delhi HC while taking note of earthquake, has observed that Delhi fell in Seismic Zone 4, has asked Ministry of Urban Development to explain why it ha.....

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

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

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CIC Raps MoEF for Withholding Information on K'taka Grasslands Issue(29.10.2015)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has rapped Environment Ministry for withholding information related to construction work in ecologically- sensiti.....

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CCI Rejects Complaint against Karnataka Government(29.10.2015)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected allegations of unfair business practices made against Karnataka government and non-profit group Kann.....

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

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

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DGFT implements the Advance Authorisation Scheme, allows duty-free import of inputs for export purposes(17.07.2023)

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) implements the Advance Authorisation Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy, which allows duty-free import .....

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Registration of Consumer Organisations (Amendment) Regulations, 2024(25.07.2024)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has notified the Registration of Consumer Organisations (Amendment) Regulations, 2024. TRAI registers.....

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SC Says Woman's Right over Property, Given in Lieu of Maintenance Is Absolute(24.11.2015)

Supreme Court has said that a woman's right over property, given in lieu of maintenance to be enjoyed during lifetime, cannot be taken away after deat.....

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Supreme Court Relief to Tata Sons(24.11.2015)

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

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

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

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

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

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Punjab and Haryana HC: Women Should Get Preference Over Men in Compassionate Appointments(24.11.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that women should be given preference over men in compassionate appointments, when both are born of public servants dy.....

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Delhi HC Starts Transfer of Cases, Aiming Speedy Justice(25.11.2015)

Delhi HC has started process of transferring civil cases pending before it to subordinate courts as per provisions of the Delhi High Court (Amendment).....

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SC Expresses Serious Concern Over Acute Drug Menace in Punjab(25.11.2015)

Supreme Court while refusing bail to Mohinder Pal, a bus driver, convicted for possessing three kg of charas, has said peddlers of various narcotics s.....

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

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

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NGT to Environment Ministry: No Sand Mining in North India During Rainy Season(28.09.2015)

NGT while disposing of plea alleging that mining activity carried out in rainy season was contrary to terms of environmental clearance, has ordered En.....

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

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

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

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

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NGT Serves Notice to Centre Seeking Stay on Lakhwar Project(29.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources and Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nig.....

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

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

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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.....

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Centre notifies three Grievance Appellate Committeeson the recently amended Information Technology Rules, 2021(28.01.2023)

The Centre established three Grievance Appellate Committees based on the recently amended Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital .....

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Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank sign $120 million Loan Agreement to improve access to Water Supply Services in the Hilly State of Uttarakhand(22.01.2018)

The Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank Board signed here today in New Delhi, a $120 million Loan Agreement which wi.....

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TRAI releases Recommendations on 'In-Flight Connectivity'(19.01.2018)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has on 18th January 2018 issued its Recommendations on In-Flight Connectivity'.

2. The D.....

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India signs Financing Loan Agreement with the World Bank for US$ 74 Million for Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP)(18.09.2018)

A Loan Agreement for IBRD Credit of US$74 million equivalent for the Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP) was signed with the World Bank .....

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

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

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NGT Orders No Construction Around Kaziranga National Park(26.08.2015)

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

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NGT Seeks Report on Diesel and Petrol Vehicles Registered in 2014 and 2015(26.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought report from Delhi Transport Department on total number of vehicles registered in 2014 and 2015 and a break-up.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mandatory requirement of AADHAR for individuals availing facilities under the cash compensation given under the scheme called ex-gratia to Bhopal gas victims(06.03.2017)

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as identity document for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies simplifies the Government delivery processes, bring.....

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Mandatory requirement of AADHAR for individuals availing facilities under the Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Scheme(06.03.2017)

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as identity document for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies simplifies the Government delivery processes, bring.....

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Cabinet approves Wage Policy for the 8th Round of Wage Negotiations for workmen in Central Public Sector Enterprises(22.11.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Wage Policy for the 8th Round of Wage Negotiations for workmen in Centr.....

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No SSNL-ing out of this security(15.01.2016)

The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (Conferment of Power to Redeem Bonds) Act, 2008 being held invalid may bring rejoicing to those left feeling .....

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RBI decides to conduct Special Long-Term Repo Operations for Small Finance Banks(07.05.2021)

In order to provide further support to small business units, micro and small industries, and other unorganised sector entities adversely affected duri.....

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Amendment in Notification No. 50/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017(17.09.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Cu.....

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Initiation of proactive steps after the assessment of financial markets(27.09.2018)

Based on its assessment of the financial markets, the Reserve Bank of India has taken several proactive steps in the last few days. The Reserve Bank h.....

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

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

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NGT Pulls Up PWD for Sloppy Tree Transplant(25.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over the way trees, which were felled to widen south Delhi's Rao Tula Ram Marg, were transplanted and held off.....

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

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

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Rajasthan HC Orders to Hold Salary of Directors till Pensioner Gets Retirement Benefits(25.11.2015)

Rajasthan HC on petition by Ram Kumari Anwara who retired in 1999 as head mistress and waiting for her retirement benefits, has directed Govt. to stop.....

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

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

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

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

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Cabinet approves agreement between India and Philippines on co-operation and mutual assistance in customs matters(22.11.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing and ratifying of an Agreement between India and Philippines on .....

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India Signs Loan Agreement with World Bank for USD 100 Million for "Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project"(20.11.2017)

A Guarantee Agreement for IBRD/CTF loan of USD 98 million and Grant Agreement for USD 2 million for the "Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project.....

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India and Kazakhstan agree to boost Defence and Military Technical Cooperation(04.10.2018)

Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman was on a three-day visit to Astana, Kazakhstan from October 02, 2018 at the invitation of Minister of Defence of .....

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Asian Development Bank and India sign $150 Million Loan to Improve Regional Connectivity(01.10.2018)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed here today a $150 Million Loan to finance continued improvements to road connectiv.....

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Government e-Marketplace (GeM) witnesses remarkable growth in Service Procurement(01.11.2023)

Over the past few years, Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has achieved significant milestones in the procurement of services. GeM, India's leading onlin.....

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Centre releases endorsement guidelines for celebrities, influencers, and virtual influencers on social media platform(06.03.2023)

The Department of Consumer Affairs, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has released a set of guidelines called "End.....

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RBI Working Paper No. 05/2018: India's Investment Cycle: An Empirical Investigation.(16.10.2018)

The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled "India's Investment Cycle: An Empirical Investigation" under the Reserve .....

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Representation from all India Saccharin manufacturing Association-implementation of Hon'ble Gujarat High Court order dated 07.02.2018 in Special Civil Application No. 1399 of 2018(25.10.2018)

Kind attention is invited to the Civil Notice dated 12.02.2018 in the Special Civil Application No. 1399/2018 in the Hon'ble High Court of Gujarat and.....

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

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

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Supreme Court Restricts Womens' Right to Ancestral Property(02.11.2015)

Supreme Court while restricting right of women seeking equal share in ancestral property, has held that amended provisions of Hindu Succession (Amendm.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Supreme Court Slams Centre Over Improper Implementation of MGNREGA(03.11.2015)

Supreme Court on a PIL alleging improper implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in terms of timely payment.....

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Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding among BRICS Nations on Environmental Cooperation(24.10.2018)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed .....

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Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority and DBS Bank inks MoU to spread awareness on investment and fraudulent schemes(19.02.2024)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and DBS Bank, a prominent financia.....

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CBIC announces implementation of Electronic Cash Ledger for payment of Import duties from 1st March, 2024(29.02.2024)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs announces implementation of Electronic Cash Ledger (ECL). The Electronic Cash Ledger (ECL) shall be the mo.....

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RBI issues framework for compromise settlements and technical write-offs(08.06.2023)

RBI issues a comprehensive regulatory framework governing compromise settlements and technical write-offs covering all the REs. Regulated Entities (RE.....

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52nd GST Council recommends changes in GST tax rates and measures for facilitation of trade(07.10.2023)

The 52nd GST Council met under the Chairpersonship of Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs. Foreign going vessels are liable to pay 5% IGS.....

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J&K High Court Attaches Unauthorized Structures Around Dal(19.10.2015)

J&K High Court has attached seven buildings including a commercial complex and a hospital building in Dal Lake area for violating Srinagar Master Plan.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Cabinet approves signing of Bilateral Investment Agreement between India Taipei Association in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India(24.10.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) between India Taip.....

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IBBI notifies the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Mechanism for Issuing Regulations) Regulations, 2018(23.10.2018)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) is a modern economic legislation. Section 240 of the Code empowers the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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NGT Seeks Reply on Plea Alleging Illegal Sand Mining At Jalaun and Hamirpur(01.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plea against alleged illegal sand mining being carried out in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, has iss.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CIC Slams Environment Ministry over its Response on Indira Sagar Polavaram Project(21.09.2015)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed Environment Ministry for its repeated response of "files not traceable" on key projects as it ordered.....

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

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

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

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

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NGT Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea Alleging that Waste Treatment Plant is Polluting NCR's Groundwater(23.09.2015)

NGT has sought Ministry of Environment and Forests , Delhi and Haryana Govt.(s), Central Pollution Control Board and others’ response on a plea seekin.....

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SC: Sanofi Case Needs Consideration(23.09.2015)

SC has admitted I-T department's appeal to recover R1,058 crore in taxes from the French company for its 2009 purchase of Hyderabad-based Shantha Biot.....

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

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

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

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

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Bombay HC Issues Restrain Order against FMCG Company for Infringing Realtor Kalpataru’s Trademark(10.09.2015)

Bombay High Court has granted realty developer Kalpataru Properties‘ request for a preliminary injunction restraining fast moving consumer goods (FMCG.....

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NGT Raps DDA Over Delay in Submitting Report on Deconcretisation of Trees(11.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for not submitting report on deconcretisation of trees in Delhi, even when.....

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

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

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CIC Slams Delhi Government over Issuance of Thousands of Incorrect Caste Certificates(11.09.2015)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Delhi Govt. to explain measures taken to correct unconstitutionally given caste certificates to Cham.....

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

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

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NGT Slams UP Government over Garbage in Gorakhpur(09.10.2015)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SC Levies 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 & Rs 1300 on Commercial Vehicles entering Delhi(13.10.2015)

Supreme Court has levied 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 and Rs 1300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi from November 1 for 4 months. T.....

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

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

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NGT Orders GCZMA to Identify Sand Dunes(15.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to immediately notify objective criteria to identify sand dun.....

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

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

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Patna HC Junks Principal Secretary’s Order to Remove Deputy Mayor(15.12.2015)

Patna HC has junked order of Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) to remove Roop Narayan from the post of Deputy Chief.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Issues Notice to Punjab on Petition Seeking Increase in Upper Age Limit(16.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has issued notice to Punjab Government on a petition seeking an increase in upper age limit for recruitment of teachers of maste.....

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

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

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

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

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Gujarat High Court Put Ban on Chinese Lantern(23.12.2015)

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

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Delhi High Court Grants Relief to Miners over Social Impact Funds(23.12.2015)

Delhi HC has directed Government not to force miners to pay retrospectively for a social impact fund under the amended Mines and Minerals (Development.....

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RBI: Small Finance Banks Can Join Payment System(23.12.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that entities who received in-principle approval for setting up payments banks and small finance banks can join a.....

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Parliament Passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2015(23.12.2015)

Parliament has passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2015 with the passage of the bill in the Rajya Sabha.

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Union Environment Ministry Issues Strict Norms for Thermal Plants(23.12.2015)

Union Environment Ministry has notified revised norms of emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in the country and made it mandatory f.....

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Hyderabad HC Put Stay on Building Regularization Scheme(23.12.2015)

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

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Allahabad High Court Stays I-T Notice Issued to Greater Noida Industrial(24.12.2015)

Allahabad High Court has stayed a notice issued by the Income Tax department to Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority proposing to reassess t.....

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Parliament Passes Negotiable Instruments Bill, 2015(07.12.2015)

Parliament passes the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which deals with cheque bounce cases. The Bill sought to amend the Negotiable Ins.....

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Supreme Court Announces New Norms for Arbitration Proceedings(08.12.2015)

Supreme Court has announced new norms for hearing arbitration petitions in view of the Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Ordinance, which came in.....

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NGT Serves Notice on Centre and Delhi Government over Industrial Units in East Delhi(08.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notice to Centre and Delhi Government over industrial units which are contaminating Delhi’s environment by re.....

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SAT Sets Aside SEBI Order of Imposing Penalty on Reliance Petroinvest(09.12.2015)

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside an order by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) against Reliance Petroinvestments in a ca.....

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Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt. to Decide on Creating Cadre of Judicial Officers, Revenue Cases(10.12.2015)

Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to decide within two months on proposal forwarded by Board of Revenue to create posts for r.....

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Allahabad High Court Allows PIL against Allotting of GDA Land to Builders(10.12.2015)

Allahabad High Court has allowed a PIL seeking cancellation of land Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) had allotted to two builders after procuring.....

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HP High Court: Remove Encroachments on Kalka-Shimla Highway(10.12.2015)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered State Government to remove all encroachments on the National Highway from Kalka to Shimla.

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Punjab and Haryana HC Rejects Colonisers’ Plea of Refund(16.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has rejected petitions by scores of National Capital Region (NCR) colonisers seeking refund or proportionate levy of External De.....

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

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

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Delhi HC Directs DUSIB to Carry Survey and Assist Govt. in Providing Relief to Shakurbasti People(17.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to carry out a survey and share its findings with Central government, Delhi g.....

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

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

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Allahabad HC Junks GDA’s Land Allotment to 2 Builders(17.12.2015)

Allahabad HC has quashed Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA)’s decision to allot land transferred from Ghaziabad municipal corporation to two Noida-.....

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

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

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

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

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Delhi HC Seeks Govt.'s Response on Chautala's Parole(19.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought Delhi Government's response on plea of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, serving 10-year jail term in a t.....

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SC Asks Centre to Draft MoP, Based on Suggestions Given by People(19.11.2015)

SC has asked Centre to frame draft of Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), based on suggestions given by people, to be followed by collegium for appointment.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SC Raps Tripura High Court over Dismissing Woman's Plea to Clailm ‘Streedhan’(23.11.2015)

SC has rapped Tripura HC for dismissing plea of woman for 'streedhan' on ground that she lost right over it after judicial separation. The court said .....

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

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

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Kerala High Court Upholds Land Acquisition by KSIDC(04.11.2015)

Kerala High Court while dismissing a batch of appeals has allowed Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) decision to acquire land for.....

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SC Denies to Interfere with Madras HC’s Order over CISF Deployment(05.11.2015)

Supreme Court has denied to interfere with Madras High Court order for deployment of CISF by replacing State police security at its Chennai premises, .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Madras High Court Directs Hospitals to Follow Safety Measures(06.11.2015)

Madras HC has directed Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and other enforcement authorities to issue notice to hospitals functioning from high.....

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CIC to Forest Authorities: Whether Forest Clearance Granted to Polavaram Project(01.10.2015)

Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ordered Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to inform whether forest rights of tribal people were rec.....

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Supreme Court Serves Notice to Gujarat Govt. and DGVCL on Essar Steel Plea(05.10.2015)

Supreme Court has issued notices to Gujarat Government and Dakshin Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd (DGVCL) on a plea by Essar Steel India Ltd (ESIL) against levy .....

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SC Slams Govt. and Asks, Why Chakmas and Hajongs are India’s Nowhere People(05.10.2015)

Supreme Court has ordered Government to grant citizenship to several thousands of peoples who ran away from East Pakistan in the 1960s, and were reset.....

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NGT: Discourage Stalls on Puri Beach(05.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Odisha Government and State Pollution Control Board for permitting shops to operate on Puri beach.

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NGT Imposes Costs of 20 Lakh in Colva Case(05.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has confirmed Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority's order in Colva case on demolition of 3 Colva structures and dismis.....

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NGT Asks Govt to File Status Report on Illegal Mining at Neugal River near Palampur(05.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Himachal Pradesh Government, Forest and Mining Departments to submit their replies before December 5, 2015 on .....

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NGT Orders Trail of CNG Buses on Manali-Rohtang Pass Route(05.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Himachal Pradesh Government to ensure complete trial of CNG buses on Manali-Rohtang Pass route in November.

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NGT Directs ADA to File Status Report on Garbage Dumping in Yamuna(10.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Agra Development Authority (ADA) to file a status report on garbage dumping in Yamuna river.

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CIC: Accused Entitled to Copy of Complaint in Sexual Harassment Cases(10.12.2015)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has clarified that if a complaint of sexual harassment is made against an individual/individuals, they are entitl.....

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Gujarat High Court Stays Acquisition Process in Dholera SIR(11.12.2015)

Gujarat High Court has stayed land acquisition process in Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) being developed in 35,000-hectare coastal area which.....

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SC Directs Hyderabad HC to Expedite Hearing in Power Utilities Employees’ Case(11.12.2015)

Supreme Court has directed Hyderabad High Court to expeditiously complete hearing on the petition filed by employees of power utilities who were relie.....

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Madras HC Restrains Centre from Shifting Welfare Commissioner’s Office(11.12.2015)

Madras High Court has restrained Union Ministry of Labour and Employment from shifting the only office of its Welfare Commissioner in the State from T.....

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NGT Directs States to Penalise Farmers for Stubble Burning(11.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered state governments to take action against persistent defaulters of crop residue burning and directed them to .....

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NGT to State: Make Shimla’s Cart Road a One-Way Street(11.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) while taking note of the rising air pollution in Shimla, has directed HP Government to make the Cart Road in Shimla a on.....

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

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

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J&K High Court Issues Public Notices on Erring Engineers(30.11.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued public notices to all Chief Engineers of Irrigation and Flood Control Department who were posted since 1996 in.....

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Gujarat HC: High Court Can Quash Domestic Violence Act Complaints like FIRs(30.11.2015)

Gujarat HC has held that HC can quash complaint filed by women against their in-laws under Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005 under .....

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Bombay HC Confirms Life Imprisonment or 23 Convicts in Murder Case(01.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has confirmed life imprisonment for 23 convicts who belong to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), convicted for murder of three perso.....

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

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

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SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Comes into Force(01.12.2015)

SEBI on 2 September 2015 notified SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, which has come into force from 1 December .....

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

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

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

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

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Government Releases Guidelines on Place of Effective Management(24.12.2015)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Clarification on TDS on Interest on Fixed Deposit, Under Section 194A of Income Tax Act, 1961(29.12.2015)

IT Department has clarified that Interest on FDRs made in name of Registrar General of Court or depositor of fund on directions of Court, will not be.....

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Madras High Court Junks Plea To Book All Who Project Women In Bad Taste(30.12.2015)

Madras High Court has junked petition seeking registration of FIR against all those who project women in bad taste in all mediums, including films.

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Madras HC: Voluntary Retirement Application Shall be Deemed to Accepted if Not Decided in 3 Months(17.12.2015)

Madras High Court has ruled that voluntary retirement applications made by employees of universities, which had adopted Fundamental Rules applicable t.....

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Madras High Court Ruling on Incentive Increments of Schoolteachers(17.12.2015)

Madras High Court has held that cap of two sets of incentive increments fixed by the State government for schoolteachers who acquire additional educat.....

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SC: Appointment as Priests Can’t be Denied on Basis of Caste, Birth(17.12.2015)

Supreme Court has ruled that appointment as priests in temples and other religious institutions cannot be denied to a person solely on the basis of “c.....

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

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

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Kerala HC Set Aside 1:45 PTR Ratio for Teacher's Appointment(18.12.2015)

Kerala HC has set aside provisions in teachers’ package that Pupil-Teacher- Ratio (PTR) of 1:45 for appointment of teachers should be followed by aide.....

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

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

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SC: Finish Proceedings Against Employees Within 6 Months(18.12.2015)

SC while taking note of inordinate delay in completing departmental proceeding, has asked all organisations and companies,private or public to conclud.....

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Delhi HC to ED: Why Not Give Case Papers to Virbhadra(05.01.2016)

Delhi HC has questioned Enforcement Directorate (ED) on its refusal to furnish case documents to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh who i.....

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

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

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

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

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CCI Approves Reliance Capital-Goldman Sachs Deal(06.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM) acquisition of Goldman Sachs' onshore asset management bu.....

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SEBI Bans 27 Entities from Capital Markets(06.01.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred 27 entities from the securities market for indulging in fraudulent trading in shares of Gemst.....

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Bankruptcy, Insolvency Related Work To be Done By Department of Economic Affairs(07.01.2016)

The work relating to bankruptcy and insolvency has been taken out from the domain of Law Ministry and put under Department of Economic Affairs, a step.....

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Gujarat HC Dismisses Petition of Judicial Officer for Reinstatement, Quashing Investigation(07.01.2016)

Gujarat High Court has dismissed petition of a suspended principal civil judge who had sought reinstatement and quashing of departmental inquiry again.....

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SC Confirms Kerala Govt.’s Decision to Ban Online Lottery(06.11.2015)

SC while upholding Kerala Government decision to ban online lottery, has termed gambling through lottery as a social evil destroying poor families and.....

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NGT Isues Notices to Civic Agencies over Mahanadi Pollution(06.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued showcause notices to Subarnapur District Administration and Sonepur Town Municipality and Odisha Housing and .....

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NGT Raps AP over Clearing of Land on Krishna River Banks(06.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a contempt notice to Andhra Pradesh Government for failing to comply with its earlier directions of not carry.....

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Bombay HC Seeks Report from Government over Establishing Learning Disability Centres(06.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has asked Union Government to file affidavit by December 9, informing it about recommendations it proposes to make for establishing .....

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NGT Serves Show Cause Notices to CS and Principal Secretaries of PHE(09.11.2015)

NGT has issued show cause notices to Chief Secretary and Principal Secretaries of Environment and Public Health Engineering (PHE) departments of West .....

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Allahabad HC to UP Transport Department: Do We Have Any Rules to Check Speed of Pizza Delivery Boys(09.11.2015)

Allahabad HC has asked UP Transport Department if it has framed guidelines to check menacing speed at which pizza delivery boys ride their motorbike.....

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Amendment of import policy condition of Pet Coke(23.10.2018)

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as a.....

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

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

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

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

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NGT to Govt.: Consider Setting Up of ETPs Instead of STPs for Treating Sewage Water(15.01.2016)

NGT has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) to consider setting up effluent treatment.....

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Delhi HC Disposes Schools' Plea on Bus(15.01.2016)

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

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SEBI Issues SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016(15.01.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) (Amendment) Regulations,.....

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

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

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Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Morocco on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters(01.11.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Agreement between India and Morocco on Mutual Legal Assistance in Crim.....

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Draft Notification proposing Amendment of Rules 2C, 2CA and 11AA and for Nos. 10G, 56 and 56G of the Income-Tax Rules, 1962 placed in public domain for inputs from stakeholders and general public(29.10.2018)

Currently, for grant of approval under sub-clauses (iv) and (v) of clause (23C) of Section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), for exemption of .....

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Payments Bank and Small Finance Banks- access to Call/Notice/Term Money Market(29.10.2018)

1. A reference is invited to Master Direction No.2/2016-17, dated July 7, 2016 on Money Market Instruments. A reference is also invited to the Guideli.....

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Extension of date for implementation of the Track and Trace system for export of Pharmaceuticals and drug consignments(01.11.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, as amended from time to time, the Director General of F.....

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Chhattisgarh HC: Married Daughter Eligible for Compassionate Appointments(03.12.2015)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a married daughter is eligible to get government job of her deceased's father on compassionate grounds.

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Madras HC Stays Order on ET Exemption(03.12.2015)

Madras High Court has stayed order of a single judge directing State government to pass on exemption on Entertainment Tax (ET) provided to films with .....

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NGT’s Alarms Delhi of Increasing Pollution(03.12.2015)

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

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Supreme Court: Wife’s Treatment First, Then Divorce(03.12.2015)

Supreme Court has held that divorce cannot be granted to a couple even under mutual consent if the wife is terminally ill, observing that a Hindu wife.....

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Orissa HC Nods for Employment of Women in Bars, Hotels(04.12.2015)

Orissa HC has nod for employment of women for musical orchestra in bars and liquor-serving restaurants in State on condition that the bar and restaura.....

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Karnataka HC: State Can’t Levy FDT on Private Mining Lease-Holders(04.12.2015)

Karnataka HC has held that private mining or quarrying lease-holders in forest areas are not liable to collect Forest Development Tax (FDT) when they .....

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

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

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Approval for a resolution in the First Assembly of ISA for amendment of the Framework Agreement(01.11.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for moving a Resolution in the first Assembly of the I.....

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Morocco and India agree to assist in Legal and Commercial Matters, NIC to support Modernization of Courts(13.11.2018)

Morroco & India yesterday signed an agreement to further mutual legal assistance in Civil & Commercial Courts. Union Minister of Law & Justice and Ele.....

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

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

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President Gives Nod to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act and others(08.01.2016)

President has given nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ac.....

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

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

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CCI Allows General Atlantic Acquisition of 21.61% Stake in IIFL Wealth(08.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has allowed Global private equity firm General Atlantic Singapore Fund acquisition of 21.6% shareholding in IIFL.....

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

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

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Delhi HC Directs Release of Funds to Corporations(08.01.2016)

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

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Secretary, DEA inaugurates the Workshop on the involvement of Multilateral Agencies in developing the capacity of Finance Departments of the States and Union Territories(11.09.2017)

Shri Subhash Chandra Garg, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India inaugurated here today the familiariza.....

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Notification regarding GST rate for branded cereal, pulses and flour(20.09.2017)

The GST Council, in its 21st meeting held on 9th September, 2017 at Hyderabad has, interalia, recommended that for 5% GST rate on cereals, pulses and .....

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CBDT Notifies New Income Tax Department Authority to Deal with Black Money Window(18.12.2015)

Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) has notified new Income Tax department authority which will now be empowered to receive due taxes and penalty .....

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

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

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

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

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SC Declines Urgent Hearing to Stop Juvenile Convict’s Release in Dec 16 Gangrape Case(21.12.2015)

Supreme Court has rejected midnight move of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to stay release of juvenile offender December 16 Gangrape case by giving .....

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

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

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PFRDA Switches to PAN for Online Enrolment Under NPS Scheme(21.12.2015)

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) has started using PAN instead of Aadhaar for validation of new customers who can no.....

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Implementation of Electronic Sealing for containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure prescribed by Circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July, 2017 and Circular 36/2017 dated 28th August, 2017(20.09.2017)

1. Representations have been received from several associations seeking information on the availability of RFID Tamper Proof One-time-bolt container s.....

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Cabinet approves introduction of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017(20.09.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in P.....

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Aircraft (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2017(20.09.2017)

G.S.R.1171(E).--Whereas the draft of certain rules further to amend the Aircraft Rules, 1937, was published, as required by section 14 of the Aircraft.....

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Certain transitional issues arising with respect to payment of service tax after 30th June 2017(28.09.2017)

I am directed to refer to two such issues which have arisen in the above context and to state that these issues have been examined and the following c.....

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

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

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

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

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Bombay HC Seeks Government's View on Women's Entry in Haji Ali by February 9(04.02.2016)

Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to give its opinion on a public interest litigation challenging decision of Haji Ali Trust to ban e.....

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

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

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Madras HC Issues Notice to Tamil Nadu over TNPSC Appointments(04.02.2016)

Madras High Court has issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government on a petition filed by senior DMK leader T.K.S. Elangovan challenging appointment of advo.....

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NGT Issues Summons Noida, Faridabad Officials(04.02.2016)

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

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RBI Updates Norms of Fema(05.02.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), with an aim to promote ease of doing business, has come out with nine updated rules under the Foreign Exchange Management.....

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Fiji, Niger and Tuvalu deposited instrument of ratification of the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance(26.09.2017)

Fiji, Niger and Tuvalu deposited instrument of ratification of the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in the 5th meeting of.....

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