Tags : misleading advertisement, deceased, licence, iprs
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Cal HC: Agreement’s Certified Copy Attested by Notary Enough to Meet Condition of S. 8(2) of A&C Act(04.04.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that in order to entertain an application under Section 8(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 it would be su.....
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Supreme Court: Jobs, Admissions Secured On Invalid Caste/Tribe Certificates Void(07.07.2017)
SC has held that an appointment to a post or admission to an educational institution on the basis that candidate belongs to a reserved category for wh.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Caste/Tribe Certificates
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CIVIL - Set Up Board and Study Mental Health of Abortion-Seeker: Bombay HC(29.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed dean of state-run JJ Group of Hospitals to set up a medical board to study mental health of a 20-year-old student after.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Abortion
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CBDT Notifies E-Assessment of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme 2022(31.03.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that the e-Assessment of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022 and Faceless Jurisdiction of Income.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT, the e-Assessment, Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022, artificial intelligence
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SC:Matriculation Certificate Does not Have Preference Over DOB Certificate to Determine Juvenility(29.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 for determining juvenility the matriculation or eq.....
Tags : SC, Matriculation Certificate
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Supreme Court Turns Down Petition To Scrap Article 370(02.11.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that only Parliament can take a call on scrapping Article 370, thus turning down a plea challenging the provision giving speci.....
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US Supreme Court strikes down Texan law obstructing abortions(27.06.2016)
The Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned Texan law that sought to reduce reach of abortion clinics in the state.
Two pr.....
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Supreme Court Imposes Curbs on Karti Chidambaram's Foreign Travel(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Karti Chidambaram not to go abroad till September 11 and permitted CBI to furnish details of his interrogation in case relatin.....
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Jharkhand HC Upholds Fine Imposed on State Govt for Providing Late Information Under RTI Act(11.02.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has upheld the fine of INR 60,000 imposed by the State Information Commissioner on the concerned department of the State governme.....
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Supreme Court: Jurisdiction of HC Under Article 226 Explained When Alternate Remedies Available(12.04.2024)
SC has clarified that the High Court will not entertain a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India if an effective alternative remedy i.....
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SC Dismisses Interim Bail of Former Fortis Healthcare Promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh(17.03.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea for interim bail of former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh who along with others is accused of m.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fortis Healthcare Promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh
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SC: Real-Time Reporting of Court Room Proceedings in Social Media Not Cause for Apprehension(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has held that real-time reporting of Court room proceedings in social media is not a cause of apprehension but a virtual extension of th.....
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Madras HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Vinayaka Chathurti Festival Regulations(14.09.2018)
Madras HC has dismissed a PIL challenging some regulations on installation and worship of Vinayakar idol, and its immersion in relation to Vinayaka Ch.....
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Mad. HC: 2020 Amendment to Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, Struck Down(27.04.2024)
Madras High Court has struck down the amendment to the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act brought by the State in the year 2020 .....
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Kar. HC Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap on Trade Margin of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs(28.03.2023)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal against single judge bench order which had upheld a 2019 order issued by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertil.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Anti-Cancer Drugs, Trade Margin
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Delhi HC Constitutes Committee to Finalise Process of Issuing Digital Degree Certificate(05.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has constituted a committee to finalise the process of issuing digital degree certificates to students of Delhi University.
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SDMC Toll Tax Contractor Starts Collecting ECC as per SC Order(09.11.2015)
SMYR Consortium, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) contractor for toll tax , has agreed to collect Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) from h.....
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SC: CO of Another Unit can Hold Summary Court Martial against Accused(06.07.2016)
SC has held that armed forces can conduct Summary Court Martial and it's permissible for a Commanding Officer (CO) of one unit to hold such proceeding.....
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Ker. HC: Registrar of Co-operative Societies A Public Authority, Expected to Provide Information(04.07.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that it is well settled that the Registrar of Co-operative Societies is a public authority and is expected to provide the i.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Co-operative Societies, S. 2(f) of RTI Act, S. 8 of RTI Act
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SC to All HCs: Set Up Online RTI Portals in Three Months(21.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to set up of online RTI Portals within three months, if they have not done so already.
Tags : Supreme Court, RTI Portals, Online
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Recovery of Damages on Public Properties from CAA Protestors(22.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre, Delhi government and police on a public interest litigation seeking direction to the authorities t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Recovery of Damages on Public Properties
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SC: IMA Cautioned With Regard to Unethical Practices by its Members(24.04.2024)
SC while hearing contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved over misleading advertisements, has cautioned Indian Medical Association (IMA) over unethical.....
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Delhi HC: Mere Issuance of No Claim Certificate Does Not Ipso Facto Extinguish Claims(05.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that a No Claim Certificate (NCC) shall be examined along with the covering letter and that mere issuance of the NCC by .....
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Domiciling a special class: a new reservation(27.10.2015)
The Supreme Court, hearing petitions against State policies of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to restrict eligibility of students to super-s.....
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Directions Against Misleading Advertisements Issued by Supreme Court(08.05.2024)
Supreme Court has issued a set of measures to protect consumers from misleading advertisements that include equal responsibility of advertisers and en.....
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SC: Petition U/A 32 of Constitution to Challenge Binding Judgment is Not Maintainable(09.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution cannot be maintained in order to challenge a binding judgment of this Cour.....
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SC Refuses to Allow Plea by Opposition Parties Against Misuse of CBI & ED by Government(06.04.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea filed by fourteen political parties alleging that central investigating agencies (ED, CBI) are being we.....
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Liberalised Remittance Scheme for Resident Individuals - Reporting(17.06.2021)
1. Attention of all Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 106 dated May 23, 2013, in te.....
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SC: Absence of Arbitration Agreement Make Article 137 of Limitation Act Inapplicable to Arbitration(07.04.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 would be inapplicable in arbitration proceedings commenced under Bihar Public .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963, Bihar Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal, arbitration proceedings
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Delhi HC: Party Can't Exhaust Alternate Remedy in SC Before Approaching HC U/Art. 227(03.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that a party cannot be bound for exhausting the alternate remedy available before the Supreme Court before approaching the .....
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Madras HC: Can’t Approach HC U/A 226 if Effective And Statutory Remedy Exists Before NCLAT(30.06.2022)
Madras High Court has held that when an effective and statutory remedy lies before National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), aggrieved parties .....
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Supreme Court: No Limitation Period for Execution of Preliminary Decree for Partition(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that there is no limitation period for execution of preliminary decree for partition.
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Orissa HC: Maternity Leave Can’t Simply be Denied on Technical Grounds(24.07.2023)
Orissa High Court has held that maternity leave is the inherent right of every woman employee which cannot simply be denied on technical grounds and a.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Maternity Leave, Article 21
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Bom. HC: Validity Granted to the Caste Certificate Cannot Be Challenged In Election Petition(12.09.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that even an erroneous decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee, granting validity to the caste certificate cannot be chall.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Caste Certificate, Election Petition
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CAQM to tap the expertise of reputed technical and scientific institutions to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR(10.11.2022)
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has decided to tap the technical/ academic expertise of the reputed scient.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Entertain Plea Against "Article 15"(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification to movie "Article.....
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Rajasthan High Court: ‘Condom Ads Too Obscene to be Aired During Day’(02.05.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition against the Centre’s order allowing condom advertisements to be aired only after 10 pm.
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Advertisements
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Del. HC: National Commission For Scheduled Castes Cannot Initiate Enquiry On Specious Complaint(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that National Commission For Scheduled Castes (SC) cannot initiate an enquiry under Article 338 of the Constitution of I.....
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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Registered Against Person Hurting Sentiments of Muslim Community(15.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has quashed an First Information Report registered against a person for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Muslim Community by shar.....
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UGC Directs Universities to Include Aadhaar, Photographs in Degrees, Certificates(23.03.2017)
University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all Universities and Educational Institutions to introduce identification mechanisms like student’s ph.....
Tags : University Grants Commission, Degrees, Certificates, Aadhaar, Photographs
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Claimant’s reputation is harmed at time of publication notwithstanding that, reader knows nothing about him other than what the publication tells him(12.06.2019)
In present case, the claimant, Bruno Lachaux, is a French aerospace engineer who at the relevant time lived with his British wife Afsana in the Uni.....
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Vertical restraints are not generally perceived as being anti-competitive, when substantial portion of the market is not affected(11.05.2020)
The present Information has been filed on behalf of Accessories World Car Audio Private Limited ('the Informant') under Section 19(1) (a) of the Compe.....
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Petitioner cannot be denied the right of getting an opportunity to participate in Orientation/Refresher Courses conducted by UGC, merely because she is under suspension(21.07.2017)
By present petition, Petitioner seeks a writ in nature of certiorari quashing impugned letter/e-mail dated 6th June, 2017 communicated by Respondent N.....
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No Protection Under Article 25 if Religious Practice Threatens People’s Health: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court while allowing only less polluting green crackers, has observed Article 25 is subject to Article 21 and if a particular religious practi.....
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SC: Certificate of Recovery in Favour of Financial Creditor Gives Fresh Cause to Initiate CIRP(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a judgment and/or decree for money in favour of the Financial Creditor, or the issuance of a Certificate of Recovery i.....
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Delhi HC Dissolves Strained Matrimonial Knot(24.10.2016)
Delhi HC, while dissolving a marriage, has said that, a couple trying to take advantage of an "unfortunate incident" of abortion in their litigation a.....
Tags : Delhi HC, abortion , strained relations
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Supreme Court: All Private Properties Can’t Form Part of ‘Material Resources of Community’(05.11.2024)
Supreme Court with a 8:1 majority has held that the term 'material resources of the community' under Article 39(b) of the Constitution of India does n.....
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Budget 2024-25 Introduces Enhanced Deductions and Revised Tax Slabs(23.07.2024)
What is Income Tax?
Income tax is a government levy on the income earned by individuals and businesses during a financial year. "Income" enc.....
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Lokayukta Extortion Case: Karnataka HC Grants Bail to Ex-Lokayukta's Son, Nine Others(20.09.2016)
Karnataka High Court has granted bail to former Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao's son, Ashwin Rao and nine others in the Lokayukta extortion case.
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Lokayukta Extortion Case
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Gujarat High Court: Wife Allowed to Become Guardian & Manager of Husband in Coma(26.07.2024)
Gujarat High Court has allowed a woman to become guardian of her husband who is in a state of coma and has also allowed her to be the manager of the m.....
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GSFC Books Patent for Gujcon Nylon Products(10.11.2015)
State-run Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd has received a process patent for its Gujcon products range under Nylon-6 that will improve qualit.....
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Del. HC: Withholding Names of Institutes or Universities Attended by Current Employees is Justified(14.08.2024)
Del. HC has held that Central Information Commissioner’s decision to withhold the names of institutes or universities attended by current employees is.....
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Kerala High Court Allows Abortion for 14 Year Old Rape Survivor(06.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has allowed the termination of 24-week long pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor, based on the opinion of the Medical Board that.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Seeking to Remove Photograph of PM from COVID Certificates(22.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking a directive to remove the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from paid COVID-19 vaccin.....
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION - Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Putting EVMs Under RTI(19.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has stayed Central Information Commission order holding that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) fall within the preview of RTI Act.
Tags : Delhi High Court, RTI Act, Electronic Voting Machines, Central Information Commission
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SC Permits Abortion of Rape Survivor’s 24-Week-Old 'Abnormal' Foetus(25.07.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed the rape survivor from Mumbai to abort her 24-week-old foetus that has serious birth defects.
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Delhi High Court: Ensure Eviction of 990 Waqf Properties in Delhi(30.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked AAP Government and other agencies to enforce eviction orders, already passed and awaiting enforcement for several years, re.....
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Delhi HC: Person Invoking Article 226 Must Come With Clean Hands, Disclose Correct Facts(25.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that a person approaching the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution must come with a pair of clean hands, add.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea of Karti Chidambaram and Wife to Quash Criminal Complaints(13.05.2020)
Madras High Court has dismissed the Petitions filed by Congress Member of Parliament, Karti Chidambaram and his wife, Srinidhi to quash two criminal c.....
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CBIC Issues Circular Extending Validity of Authorized Economic Operator Certificates(27.05.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued a circular where the validity of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) is extended so a.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Validity of Authorized Economic Operator Certificates
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Karnataka HC: Media Must Ensure That Court Orders Are Not Misquoted in Matters Concerning COVID-19(14.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the media, in particular the electronic media has to be very careful while reporting Court orders, concerning C.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Reporting of Court Orders
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Extension of validity of AEO certification for ease of renewal process(02.06.2020)
1. Reference is drawn to Para 5.1 Circular No. 33/2016-Customs dated 22.07.2016 amended vide Para viii of Circular 03/2018-Customs dated 17.01.2018, w.....
Tags : Extension, AEO certification, Renewal process
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SC: Non-Participation in Arbitral Proceedings Results in Waiver of Right to Object Jurisdiction(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that non-participation in Arbitral proceedings by a party and failure to raise objections before the Arbitrator would preclude .....
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Supreme Court Asks Singh Bros to Maintain Status Quo on Fortis Healthcare Stake(11.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed former Ranbaxy promoters, Malvinder and Shivender Singh, to maintain status quo with regard to their stake in Fortis Health.....
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Master Circular On Insurance Advertisements(13.08.2015)
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority issued guidelines to protect the interests of the insuring public, enhance confidence on the nature.....
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Juristic person’ has no right to seek information under RTI(13.06.2016)
Companies seeking information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 cannot raise an RTI request under their own name, the Central Information Commi.....
Tags : rti, corporation, citizen, application, legal entity
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SEBI Notifies New Disclosure Norms on Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting(12.05.2021)
Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified the new disclosure norms pertaining to Business responsibility and sustainability reporting b.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting
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Consortium of NLUs Extends Last Day for Submission of Online Applications for CLAT 2021(29.04.2021)
Consortium of National Law Universities has extended the last day for submitting online applications for the CLAT 2021 examination to 15th May, 2021.
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Supreme Court: Karti Chidambaram Can’t Leave Country Without Joining Probe(16.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Karti Chidambaram will not be allowed to leave the country unless he joins probe investigating allegations of irregularity.....
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Kerala HC: Rule of Alternative Remedy is Rule of Discretion, Not Rule of Jurisdiction(29.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that just because the court may not exercise its discretion under Article 226 of the Constitution since the availabilit.....
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Bombay HC: Petitions on Ground of Exceptional Circumstances by Arbitral Tribunal Not Maintainable(11.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that remedy under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 lies elsewhere and the petitioners cannot file W.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Article 226, Article 227, Constitution of India, exceptional circumstances
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SC: Findings Pertaining to Title in Partition Suit Can’t Bind Third Parties(19.06.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding title of successors of Ryot Cultivators over the ‘Paigah lands’ in Hydernagar, Telangana has held that any finding relat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Title, Partition, Findings, Third Parties
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Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Bar on Media for Reporting Mass Scale Deaths(04.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for evolving and enforcing the Code of Ethics/Regulations on the TV New.....
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All HC Pulls Up Doctor and Seeks Expl on Finding his Diagnosis in Disability Certificates Illegible(10.09.2018)
Allahabad High Court has told a doctor found to be routinely issuing disability certificates to be careful as the diagnosis mentioned by him was “not .....
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Gauhati HC: Assam Minerals Dept Can't Stop Railway From Moving Goods in Course of Inter-State Trade(29.04.2022)
Gauhati High Court has prima facie observed that the Assam Mineral Development Corporation can't stop the Railways from transporting goods, in this ca.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Assam Mineral Development Corporation, No Objection Certificate, inter-state trade
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Gauhati HC: Department Has Circumstantial Discretion to Include Exporters or Importers(11.04.2022)
Gauhati High Court has observed that the department has circumstantial discretion to include producers connected to exporters or importers of dumped a.....
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SC: To Seek Exemption from Filing CC of Judgement with SLP, Proof of Applying for Copy Must be Shown(07.08.2024)
SC has held that if any SLP is accompanied by an application for exemption from filing certified copy of impugned judgment/order, such application mus.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Certified Copy, Exemption
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Delhi HC: Martyrs Don’t Need Government Certificates(19.10.2016)
Delhi HC has said that anyone who lays down his life for Country is a martyr who is remembered by society, and no other recognition like a certificate.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Penal Action Against Participants of Public Rally for Not Wearing Facemasks(25.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to ensure that penal and other actions are initiated in accordance with law against those perso.....
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Kar. HC: Govt. Taking Private Land Without Compensation Violates Constitutional Guarantees(13.02.2023)
Karnataka High Court while expressing anguish over actions of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board for failure to pay compensation to landowne.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Article 300A, Private Land, Compensation
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SC to Use AI to Make Live Transcriptions of its Hearings(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court has launched live transcription service in CJI D.Y. Chandrchud’s courtroom on trial basis. The service will use Artificial Intelligence .....
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Health Ministry Frames Norms to Avoid Cohorting of COVID-19 Patients with Others(08.04.2020)
Health Ministry has framed detailed guidelines to manage suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases in separate graded facilities. The Centre has decided .....
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Bombay HC Tells Navi Mumbai Civic Body to Certify Names of Workers Involved in COVID Duty(28.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to certify names of workers who are involved in COVID-19 related duties an.....
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Delhi HC Asks Centre to Consider as Representation Plea Against Artificial Insemination in Animals(08.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking to restrain artificial insemination in animals and directed the Ministry of Anim.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Artificial Insemination in Animals
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Del. HC: Article 21A of COI Not Applicable on Being Educated in a Particular School of Choice(29.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that Article 21A of the Constitution of India guaranteeing the right to free and compulsory education does not entitle a.....
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RBI requires frequent updates on CP and UFCE investments(23.06.2016)
Investment by banks and financial institutions in commercial papers will have to be reported monthly to all credit information companies, the Reserve .....
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OBC Certificates Issued In West Bengal After 2010 Cancelled by Calcutta High Court(23.05.2024)
Cal HC has cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in State of West Bengal after 2010 & also set aside classification of 37 com.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, OBC Certificates, West Bengal, 37 Communities
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Delhi HC: Litigant Seeking Adjournments Can't Invoke High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction U/Art 227(21.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that it is impermissible for a litigant to seek adjournments before a Trial Court and later invoke the jurisdiction of t.....
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SC Directs Continuation of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh as TDSAT Chairperson Till New Appointment(03.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the continuation of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, former Supreme Court judge, to continue as Chairman of Telecom Disputes Sett.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Orders Announcing Scholarships for Students of Particular Religion(31.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed orders of the Kerala Government announcing scholarships to Muslim students and Latin Catholic/Converted Christians in th.....
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Delhi HC: Abortion of Abnormal Foetus Cannot be Denied Even if Gestation Period is Beyond 20 Weeks(17.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that the right to terminate an abnormal pregnancy cannot be denied merely because gestation has continued beyond 20 week.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Abortion
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SC: Compensation for 'Loss of Consortium' Can be Awarded to Children and Parents Also(08.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, in a Motor Accident Compensation Claims, compensation for loss of consortium can be awarded to children and parents a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation for 'Loss of Consortium'
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MCA Notifies Penalty for Non-Compliance With NFRA Rules(22.06.2022)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified that the non-compliance with the National Financial Reporting Authority Rules (NFRA), 2018 would attr.....
Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs, National Financial Reporting Authority Rules, Penalty
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Supreme Court: Disclose Info About Inquiries Against MPs Who Amassed DA(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to file a fresh affidavit with information about the results of inquiry by Central Board of Direct Taxes.....
Tags : Supreme Court, disproportionate assets
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Delhi High Court: Disclose DHJS Exam Interview Marks Under RTI(25.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed its information officer to disclose under the RTI, the marks awarded by an interview panel to candidates of Delhi Higher.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DHJS, RTI
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Reporting of Bank Guarantee on behalf of service importers discontinued(07.07.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India announced the discontinuation of submission of reports on guarantees issued by banks in favour of non-residents service prov.....
Tags : rbi, bank guarantee, service importer, reporting requirement
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Madras High Court: Willfull Desertion of Husband Doesn't Disqualify Alimony to Wife(10.08.2015)
Madras High Court has held that in case a woman is not willing to live with her husband and desert him that does not disqualify her from getting maint.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Husband, Desertion, Alimony
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Bom. HC: Student Who Missed HSC Improvement Exam Due to Depression, Allowed to Re-Take Exams(08.07.2024)
Bombay High Court, in the interest of justice, has allowed a student to re-take the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) improvement exam. The student c.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Higher Secondary Certificate, Internet Gaming Disorder
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CIC: Inquire Fake Birth Certificates Racket in NDMC(26.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered inquiry into "gross irregularities" in issuance of fake birth certificates by North Delhi Municipal C.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, North Delhi Municipal Corporation , Fake Birth Certificates
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SC Rules ' Armed Forces Answerable to Government, Otherwise there would be Martial Law in Country'(28.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain Government from using issue of surgical strikes and other actions o.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT's Order for Acquisition of RICOH by Dharamshi- Jhunjhunwala Consortium(13.08.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed the appeal challenging an order passed by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai whi.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Acquisition of RICOH by Dharamshi- Jhunjhunwala Consortium
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Communication By Advocate About An Order As Good As Production of Certified Copy: Calcutta HC(25.06.2018)
Calcutta High Court has observed that communication by an advocate about a court order is as good as production of certified copy of the order in ques.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Orders All Registered RWAs to Comply With RTI Norms(14.05.2019)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that all societies registered under the Haryana Regulation and Registration of Societies Act , 2012, have to b.....
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Supreme Court Allows 10-year-old Rape Victim Abort Pregnancy(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to government to allow a 10-year-old rape victim abort her 26-week-old pregnancy.
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Supreme Court to Decide If It Can See CBI's Probe Documents in Karti Case(12.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said it would first decide whether it was entitled to see the documents CBI has intended to placed before it in a sealed cover relat.....
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SC: Certificate to Prove Electronic Evidence can be Produced at Any Stage of the Trial(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a certificate under Section 65-B of Indian Evidence Act, to prove electronic evidence, can be produced at any stage of tri.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Electronic Evidence, Certificate, Trial
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ITAT, Chennai: No TDS on Advertisement Expenses Paid to Online Platforms(22.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, while granting relief to Matrimony.com, has held that Tax Deducted at Source shall not be paid on advertisemen.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Matrimony.com, Tax Deducted at Source, advertisement expenses, Facebook Ireland
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NLU Consortium Schedules CLAT-2020 on September 7(11.08.2020)
National Law Universities Consortium has decided that CLAT-2020 will be online computer-based exam and will be conducted for both undergraduate and po.....
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NCLT Chandigarh Allows Fortis to Withdraw SRL Demerger Scheme(18.06.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh has allowed Fortis Healthcare to withdraw its scheme to demerge SRL diagnostics from the group and merge it .....
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Cyber Security Incident Reporting by Non - Banking Financial Companies(08.05.2019)
In terms of para 3.6 of Master Direction DNBS.PPD.No.04/66.15.001/2016-17 dated June 08, 2017 on IT Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBF.....
Tags : Cyber Security, Incidents, Reporting
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Govt: Nil Customs Duty on Unclaimed Postal Articles Imported/ Returned to India(24.07.2017)
Central Government has notified complete exemption to unclaimed or re-directed postal articles imported/ returned to India subject to a condition that.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Karti Chidambaram’s Plea Against Show Cause Notices from Income Tax Department(06.07.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed writ petitions filed by Sivaganga Member of Parliament Karti P. Chidambaram and his wife Srinidhi Karti Chidambaram ag.....
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Gujarat HC: Inclusion/ Exclusion of Name In Voters' List Not An Extraordinary Circumstance(18.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has reiterated that removing a person's name from the voters' list is not an extraordinary circumstance that requires the High Cour.....
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Participation of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in Government securities on NDS-OM platform(20.10.2016)
In terms of RBI circular FMRD.DIRD.06/14.03.007/2014-15 dated March 20, 2015, FPIs are currently permitted to transact in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) m.....
Tags : Foreign Portfolio, Investors, Participation
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Ker. HC: Media Expressing Definitive Opinion Regarding Guilt/Innocence of Party Not Protected u/a 19(08.11.2024)
Ker. HC has held that the expression by media of any definitive opinion regarding guilt or innocence of a party in a Criminal investigation before an .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Article 19, Criminal Investigation
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SC Rules, Govt. Official’s Illegal Assets Can’t be Attached, if He Dies During Pendency of Suit(05.07.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that disproportionate assets amassed by a government official cannot be attached from his family members if the officer dies d.....
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Novartis Books Indian Patent for Skin Cancer Drug ‘Tafinlar’(21.09.2016)
Novartis AG has secured an Indian patent for its skin cancer drug Tafinlar, used in treatment of metastatic melanoma- the most serious and life-threat.....
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Allahabad High Court ends sedition proceedings against Arun Jaitley(05.11.2015)
In a strongly worded judgment the Allahabad High Court quashed sedition proceedings against Union Minister Arun Jaitley, terming the Magistrate’s find.....
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SC: Person Who Takes Benefit of a Portion of Will Cannot Challenge Remaining Portion(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a person who takes benefit of a portion of the Will cannot challenge the remaining portion of the Will.
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Parameters for Splitting of GST Revenue Between Centre and States(11.08.2015)
Under the proposed General Sales Tax regime, the Centre would levy and collect Central Goods and Services Tax, and States would levy and collect the S.....
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ITAT, Jaipur: Equalisation Levy Not Applicable Where Target Audience Are Outside India(14.10.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur has observed that an equalisation levy is not payable on advertising payments where advertisers or the target au.....
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SEBI Reviews Mutual Fund Advertisement Norms(16.03.2017)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has directed mutual funds to disclose performance of their schemes since inception and during preceding one-yea.....
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Ker HC: Court Under Article 226 Can’t Intervene in Issues Related to Conducting Rituals in Church(05.04.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that on issues relating to the conduct of rituals in the Church, the Court cannot intervene while acting under Article 226 .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Church, Article 226 of COI, Conducting Rituals
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Bombay HC Allows Budget Approval for Universities Before Polls(01.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has allowed all state universities to get their annual budgets approved before upcoming Lok Sabha election from the Maharashtra Gove.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Certificate Without Husband's Name
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SC: Government Employees Can’t Claim Overtime Allowance Under Factories Act(20.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that government employees cannot claim double overtime allowance as per the Factories Act, if the service rules do not provide .....
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Supreme Court Orders De-Sealing of Properties in Delhi(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered de-sealing of residential units in Delhi which had been sealed by a Court-appointed Monitoring Committee.
Tags : Supreme Court, De-Sealing of Properties
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ICSI can't Charge Fee for Providing Copies of Revaluation Papers Applied Through RTI: SC(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) cannot charge a fee for revaluation if the certified copies were aske.....
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Should Live Reporting & Live Tweeting of Court Proceedings Be Allowed? Delhi HC Invites Suggestions(20.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has issued a public notice inviting suggestions from the general public on media reporting of Court matters, including whether real-t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Live Reporting
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NGT Imposes Fine on Officials of Horticulture Department for Non-Compliance of It’s Orders(07.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up Delhi’s horticulture department for failure to plant 2,000 saplings for cutting down 216 trees in a Northe.....
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Madras High Court: Dues to Government Should be Mentioned in Encumbrance Certificate(05.08.2015)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to ensure that electricity bill dues of premises were reflected in encumbrance certifi.....
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Delhi HC: Cannot Read WhatsApp Conversation as Evidence Without Mandatory Certificate(05.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp conversations cannot be read as evidence without there being a proper certificate as mandated under the Eviden.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Whatsapp Conversation, Mandatory Certificate
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Considering right to life, foetus cannot be ordered to be aborted against wishes of victim girl(19.09.2016)
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to refer the dau.....
Tags : Abortion, Consent, Minor
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Protecting ‘morality’: Sparks in the wrong powder keg(30.03.1989)
The Central Board of Film Certification’s trimming of movies to conform to the ‘morals of society’ may occasionally lead to ‘silent’, blurry and somew.....
Tags : Film certification, intolerance, freedom of expression
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Bombay High Court Raps Political Parties over Illegal Hoardings in State(18.11.2015)
Bombay High Court has warned political parties of contempt action for putting up illegal hoardings, posters and banners across State despite an undert.....
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SC Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad for Six Months on Condition(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's application to travel abroad for 6 months on a condition of depositing Rs. 2 crores. The Cou.....
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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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Bom. HC: Reasons for Delay Could Not Constitute Information as Defined Under RTI Act(18.10.2024)
Bom. HC has observed that under section 2(f) of RTI Act, 2005 "information" means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mai.....
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SC Refuses to Hear Fresh Challenge to Article 370(27.11.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a fresh petition challenging Article 370 of the Constitution of India which grants autonomous status to the sta.....
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Journalists Appeal Against Jail Term For 'Breach of Privilege', Karnataka High Court to Hear on Monday(29.11.2017)
Journalists Appeal Against Jail Term For 'Breach of Privilege', Karnataka High Court to Hear on Monday
Tags : The Assembly, during its ongoing winter session, re-confirmed the one-year-jail term and Rs 10,000 fine for writing articles that "breached the privilege of MLAs".
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AP HC: Revealed Particulars of Invest. Not Adequately Substantiated Can Damage Reputation of Persons(07.04.2025)
AP High Court has observed that if the particulars of the investigation, those revealed during the early stages, are not adequately substantiated or a.....
Tags : AP High Court, Revealed Particulars, Reputation of Persons
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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - Negative Advertisements that Another Product is Bad and Unhealthy Not Permitted: Delhi HC(19.03.2019)
Delhi High Court while restraining Puro Salts from publishing advertisements in print and electronic media disparaging Tata Salts has held that negati.....
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CBDT Extends Deadline for Uploading UDIN for Audit Forms/Audit Certificates(05.04.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for uploading of UDIN for Audit Forms / Audit certificates till 30th April, 2021. The U.....
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Court has power to extend time where statutory pre-requisites are met but power must be exercised having regard to interests of all parties affected(16.03.2020)
The Plaintiffs seek relief under Section 1322(4)(d) of the Corporations Act, 2001 from compliance with financial reporting and lodgement obligations .....
Tags : Financial reporting, Time, Extension
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SC Appoints Medical Panel to Examine Woman Seeking Abortion(25.07.2016)
Supreme Court has appointed medical panel from KEM hospital in Mumbai to examine petitioner old who sought its nod for abortion after 24 weeks.
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RBI Issues Norms for Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds(29.05.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has issued norms for Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds making it mandatory for corporate bonds to have rating by a m.....
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Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements-Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2021-Reporting of reverse repos with Reserve Bank on the bank's balance sheet(19.05.2022)
1. Please refer to the 'Notes and Instructions for Compilation' given in Part A of Annexure II to the Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements-Pres.....
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SC: UP Anti-Conversion Law May Seem to be Violating Article 25 of Constitution of India(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions on alleged forceful religious conversions, has observed that the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law in some part .....
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Kar. HC: Property Purchased in Auction Can’t be Denied Regi. on Grounds That IT Dues are Pending(30.05.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that registration of sale certificate issued to a property purchased in auction, cannot be refused on the ground tha.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, IT Dues, Sale Certificate
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Kerala HC: Private Parties Can't Approach Courts Seeking Attachment of Properties in Foreign States(19.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the Indian Courts can’t entertain any request for attachment of properties from any private parties or institutions t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, attachment of properties, foreign states
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President Signs Notification Abolishing Article 370 of Constitution(05.08.2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the notification to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution of India, 1950 that grants special status to the State .....
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Bombay High Court Says 'No' to Occupancy Certificate Till June 9 Due to Water Scarcity(08.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to stop issuing any fresh occupancy and commencement certificate in Ghodbunder Road a.....
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Birth Certificate Can’t be Seen as Nativity Certificate: Madras High Court(09.07.2018)
Madras High Court has observed that by no stretch of imagination can a birth certificate be construed as a nativity certificate.
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NCLAT: Mandatory Free-of-Cost Copy of Final Order Can’t be Treated as ‘Certified Copy’(11.07.2024)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that a mandatory free-of-cost copy of a final order cannot be used to file an appeal before a.....
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Delhi HC: Advertiser Can’t Defame Competitor's Goods While Doing Comparative Advertisement(27.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that while it is open for an advertiser to embellish the qualities of its products and exaggerate claims while doing compara.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Comparative Advertising, Harpic
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre, BJP, Six States on Violation of Public Advertisement Guidelines(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre, six State Governments and the BJP on a plea which has alleged that they have violated the apex cou.....
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“Article 370 only provision of Constitution that applies to [J&K] on its own”(09.10.2015)
In a petition against the accelerated promotion of government servants in Jammu and Kashmir, under the auspices of reservation, the Jammu and Kashmir .....
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Guj. HC: State Bar Council to Issue Provis. Certificates to Students from Colleges Unapproved by BCI(24.10.2024)
Gujarat High Court has asked the State Bar Council to accept enrolment and to issue provisional certificate of practice to students from law schools t.....
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Supreme Court: Article 14 is a Concept Clothed in Positivity Based on Law(15.11.2024)
SC has held that the idea of equality under Article 14 is a concept clothed in positivity based on law. It can be invoked to enforce a claim having sa.....
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Andhra Pradesh HC: Can’t Replace Named Arbitrator Unless there is Evidence of Partiality(24.02.2025)
Andhra Pradesh HC there cannot be replacement of the named arbitrator unless there is no evidence to show that the named arbitrator would act in a par.....
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Chandigarh SCDRC: Misleading Ads About Weight Loss Programmes an Act of Unfair Trade Practice(22.08.2022)
Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) has held that act of giving false assurances by way of misleading advertisements and a.....
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Notes on termination to not be withheld despite ongoing investigation(29.02.2016)
The Commission noted that providing copies of file notings relating to suspension and termination of the Appellant would not affect the process of inv.....
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Delhi High Court Quashes Domestic Violence FIR Against Somnath Bharti(07.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR accusing AAP MLA Somnath Bharti of domestic violence after noting that Bharti and his wife Lipika Mitra are living.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Somnath Bharti
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Allahabad HC: Women Artists in Orchestras are Often Subjected to Sexual Harassment(10.01.2025)
Allahabad High Court while stating that women artists who are part of orchestras are often subjected to sexual harassment, has emphasized on creating .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Women Artists, Sexual Harassment
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SC: Cases of Clean Acquittal of Accused May Give Rise to a Claim for Compensation(27.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that in cases of clean acquittal, crucial years in the life of the accused are lost. In a given case, it may amount to viol.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation, Article 21
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Allahabad HC: Frequent Visits to Parents House Without Husband’s Consent is Not Desertion(13.06.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that the act of wife in visiting her parents’ house frequently without taking consent of her husband and other family me.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Desertion, Consent
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Bombay HC: Transfer of Ownership Cannot be Withhold in Perpetuity by Builders(22.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has ruled that a developer cannot indefinitely withhold a deemed conveyance certificate to a housing society.
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National Certification System for Tissue Culture Raised Plants Stakeholders discuss ways to realize full potential of Certification System(14.11.2017)
Tissue Culture Industries, Farmers and Mission Directors of State Horticulture Mission/ Senior Officials of Horticulture Department in the State's dea.....
Tags : Tissue Culture, Certification System, Potential
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SC: Appointing Authority’s Approval Not Required for Initiating Disciplinary Action(31.03.2025)
The Supreme Court, after referring to Article 311(1) of the Constitution has clarified that while appointing authority's approval is necessary for dis.....
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SC: Woman is the Ultimate Decision Maker on Abortion(22.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that right of dignity entails recognising authority of every woman to take reproductive decisions, including the decisio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Abortion, Reproductive Decisions
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SEBI Disposes of Legal Proceedings in Bharti Insider Trading Allegation(23.10.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has disposed of legal proceedings against Bharti Telecom, Sunil Bharti Mittal and two other senior officials in.....
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Madras HC: No Schools in State Should Deny TC to Any Student on Account of Any Dispute(09.08.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that no school in the State should deny a transfer certificate (TC) to any student on account of any dispute, including .....
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Gujarat High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor to have Abortion(06.11.2019)
Gujarat High Court has permitted a 13-year-old rape survivor to have an abortion after she and her parents expressed their desire to terminate her 24-.....
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Delhi HC: Right to Speedy Trail Can’t be Whittled Down because of Special Enactment Like MCOCA(25.07.2025)
Delhi HC has observed that right to a speedy trial, now firmly entrenched in our constitutional jurisprudence u/a 21 of COI, is not an abstract safegu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Article 21, Personal Liberty
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ITAT, Bangalore Grants Partial Relief to Google Ireland Where Tribunal Expedited Hearing(06.09.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has granted partial relief to Google Ireland where the Tribunal expedited the hearing and posted the m.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Partial Relief to Google Ireland
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Chhattisgarh HC Directs on Issuance of Vaccine Certificates Without Discrepancies(14.06.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to take all necessary precautions and ensure that a person getting the first dose of the Cov.....
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ITAT, Delhi Upholds Order Against Gandhi Family on Commercial Immovable Property(06.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has upheld the case against the Gandhi family in relation with commercial immovable properties worth more than Rs.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Gandhi family, commercial immovable properties, Rs 800 crore, Young Indian, share capital of Rs 5 lakh, hawala entry, Rs 1 crore
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SC/ST Act guarantees a right to a victim or dependents to participate in any proceedings(21.07.2020)
Criminal Petition is filed under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) praying to release the Petitioner on bail in case registered f.....
Tags : Bail, Entitlement, Participation, Right
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US SC Overturns Roe v. Wade, Strikes Down Right to Abortion(27.06.2022)
US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973. The Court .....
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SC grants liberty to terminate 24 weeks pregnancy in order to save life of pregnant woman(25.07.2016)
Medical Board constituted for examination of Petitioner recorded a clear finding, that the risk to the petitioner of continuation of her pregnancy, ca.....
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Provisional Certificate would remain valid till the date degree is issued by university(03.10.2016)
Petitioner seeks quashing of action of Respondent-University in declining to grant him admission in LL.B. (Ist year) for the academic session 2016-201.....
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Delhi HC: High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction Over Orders Under Order 39 Rules 1&2 Restricted(26.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the scope of interference in exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 227 of the Const.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Article 227, Constitution of India, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Order XXXIX, supervisory jurisdiction
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SC Issues Notice on Plea to Allow Advocates to Advertise(14.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of India in a plea seeking issuance of directions to the Bar Council of India to permit use of adve.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Allow Advocates to Advertise
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Top Court: Non Payment of Debt After Issuance of Recovery Certificate not 'Continuing Wrong'(13.09.2019)
Top Court has ruled that non-payment of debt after the issuance of recovery certificate cannot be regarded as a continuing wrong so as to give rise to.....
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CIC Discarding Away RTI Applications Without Photo Identity Proof(27.10.2015)
Contrary to the RTI Act rules, the Central Information Commission (CIC) is asking applicants to furnish a copy of a photo identity card with applicati.....
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2012 Disproportionate Assets Case: Madras HC Sets Aside Discharge of Former CM Panneerselvam(30.10.2024)
The Madras High Court has set aside the order discharging former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, O. Panneerselavm and permitting prosecution to withdraw th.....
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Madras HC Directs TN Bar Council to Enroll Law Graduate Who Participated in Anti-Sterlite Agitation(27.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to enroll a law graduate who had participated in the protests for the clos.....
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Rate relief is allowed where a dwelling's rateable value is increased by facility required for meeting needs of a person who resides in hereditament and has a disability(09.09.2019)
Mrs Quinn who is a person with a disability for the purposes of Article 31A of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 ("the 1977 Order") applied purs.....
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RBI cancels Certificate of Registration of 7 NBFCs(17.08.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the certificate of registration of seven non-banking financial companies. The companies are no longer allowed to t.....
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Gujarat HC Permits Abortion Of Rape Victim's 8-Week Foetus(29.12.2015)
Gujarat High Court, on plea of a 16-year-old rape victim’s parents, has permitted to abort her eight-week foetus under proper medical care.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, rape victim, Abortion
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SC: Power Under Section 432(1) of CrPC Has to be Exercised in a Fair and Reasonable Manner(22.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the power under Section 432(1) of the CrPC has to be exercised in a fair and reasonable manner. Therefore, conditions impo.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Cannot Direct Issuance of Atheist Certificate(04.10.2019)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that authorities cannot be directed to issue certificate that a person is an atheist and does not belong to any.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Atheist Certificate
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Legal Entity Identifier Code for participation in non-derivative markets(29.11.2018)
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) code has been conceived of as a key measure to improve the quality and accuracy of financial data systems for better.....
Tags : Identifier Code, Legal Entity, Participation, Non-derivative markets
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Ex-Lokayukta(22.11.2016)
Karnataka High Court has declined to quash criminal proceedings against Former Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao in corruption and extortion scam within.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Former Lokayukta, corruption, extortion
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Del. HC: Auth. Asking for OBC-NCL Certificate Should Keep Cut-Off Date of Issuance In Line With FY(05.02.2024)
Delhi HC observed that authority asking for Other Backward Classes (OBC)-Non Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate should keep the cut-off date of its issuan.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Cut-Off Date, OBC-NCL Certificate, Financial Year
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Compilation of R-Returns: Reporting under FETERS(11.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified modifications to guidelines for submission of data under the Foreign Exchange Transactions Electronic Reporting Sys.....
Tags : Feters, online, remittance reporting, purpose code
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Wife Refuses To Go With Husband For 10 Yrs, Chhattisgarh HC Grants Divorce on Ground of Desertion(11.01.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has granted a divorce decree in favour of a Husband on the ground of Desertion, whose wife, under the guise of auspicious time.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Auspicious Time, Desertion
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Supreme Court Denies Bail to Somnath Bharti(01.10.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to grant interim bail to AAP leader Somnath Bharti in domestic violence and attempt to murder case filed by wife Lipika Mitr.....
Tags : Supreme Court,Somnath Bharti
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Changes in origin declaration for self-certification under UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme(18.03.2024)
1. It is hereby informed to all concerned that the United Kingdom (UK) has replaced its existing origin declaration process under Generalized Scheme o.....
Tags : Changes,Declaration, Self-certification
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Karnataka High Court Refuses to Quash FIR & Interfere in Police Investigation in Extortion Case(11.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere in an on-going police investigation and quash First Information Report filed against the Managing Direct.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Extortion Case, Rakesh Shetty
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Converting Company to LLP is a ‘Transfer’: ITAT(07.12.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the conversion of a company into an LLP constitutes a “transfer” for the purpose of the Income Tax .....
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No Compulsion For Legal Heir To Apply For Heirship Certificate: Bombay HC(13.11.2017)
Bombay High Court has observed that there is no compulsion for any legal heir of a deceased predecessor to either apply for a succession certificate o.....
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Bombay HC: SARFAESI Sale Invalid if Sale Certificate is Not Issued Prior to IBC Moratorium(12.12.2025)
Bombay High Court held that once an interim IBC moratorium is in place, a secured creditor cannot proceed with a SARFAESI sale. It ruled that Union Ba.....
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Delhi HC: Desertion Not to be Decided on Who Left Matrimonial Home First(09.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that desertion by a spouse is not to be decided merely on who left matrimonial home first, as conduct of one half of married.....
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Bombay HC: Cannot Deny ‘Right to Life’ to Accused who is in Custody(14.07.2025)
Bombay HC has observed that the guarantee of 'life and liberty' as enshrined under Article 21 of COI available to citizen of this country cannot be de.....
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Calcutta HC: Disputes u/s 31 of SRA though Arbitrable, Arbitral Awards Not Binding on 3rd Parties(16.04.2025)
Calcutta High Court has held that while disputes relating to the cancellation of written instruments under Section 31 of Specific Relief Act, 1963 are.....
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SC Directs Political Parties to Publish Criminal Antecedents of Candidates in LS & Assembly Polls(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that all political parties have to publish the details of criminal antecedents of their candidates in the Lok Sabha and Ass.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Candidates with Criminal Background
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Reporting and Accounting of Central Government transactions of March 2021 - Change of date of closure(07.04.2021)
1.This is with reference to Circular DGBA.GBD.No.S-140/42.01.029/2020-21 dated March 18, 2021 where in the date of closure for reporting residual tran.....
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Bombay High Court Lets Mumbai Teen Rape Survivor With Cancer to Abort 24-Week Foetus(17.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has permitted a 14-year-old rape victim afflicted with cancer to medically terminate her pregnancy which is now in the 24th week.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Rape survivor, Abortion
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Mad. HC to SBC: Take Actions Against Lawyers Issuing Fake Marriage Certificate(08.05.2023)
Madras High Court has asked State Bar Council (SBC) to initiate disciplinary action against the lawyers who are conducting marriages ceremonies all ov.....
Tags : Madras High Court, State Bar Council, Lawyers, Fake Certificates
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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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SC: Partition of Property Can’t be Done by Metes & Bounds in Chandigarh(26.07.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that, due to the Chandigarh (Sale of Sites and Buildings) Rules, 1960 property cannot be partitioned by metes and bounds in.....
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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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J&K High Court: Art 370 Cannot be Repealed or Amended(12.10.2015)
J&K High Court on plea challenging Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution, has ruled that Article 370 is a “permanent” provision of Constitut.....
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Orissa HC: Entitlement to Salary/Pension is Part of Employee’s Right to Life and Property(30.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that prerogative of an employee to his salary/pension is an essential part of his right to life under Article 21 and right .....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Article 21, Article 300A
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Tripura HC: Disproportionate Distribution of Vaccines Needs to be Addressed by State(07.06.2021)
Tripura High Court has observed that disproportionate distribution of vaccines in the age group where there is a severe shortage needs to be addressed.....
Tags : Tripura High Court, Disproportionate Distribution of Vaccines
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Karnataka HC Directs on Road Map for Imparting Education to Children if Schools Cannot Open(01.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the government to prepare a road map for imparting education to children in the event if physical opening of school .....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi University to Draw Up Mechanism for Issuing Digital Degree Certificates(27.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to immediately draw up a mechanism or a protocol for issuing digital degree certificates along with.....
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HP HC: Being Citizen of India Prerequisite to Issuance of Bonafide Resident Certificate(14.09.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that being a citizen of India is a condition requisite for being granted a bonafide domicile/resident certificat.....
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SC: Corp. Charging Royalty Can’t be Interfered With as there is no Question of Royalty Being Tax(17.10.2024)
SC has stated that Municipal Corporation's power to charge royalty from the advertising companies cannot be interfered with on the ground that the sam.....
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SC: Auctioneer Can’t Refuse Sale Certificate if No Default on Part of Auction Purchaser(17.10.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of cancellation of an auction purchase, has held that issuance of sale certificate cannot be refused by auc.....
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Denial of Information For Lack of Aadhaar is a Serious Breach of RTI Act: CIC(03.01.2018)
Central Information Commission has held that denial of information for lack of Aadhaar card will be a serious breach of right, which was guaranteed by.....
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Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case(29.11.2017)
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case
Tags : In its fresh report submitted in the Supreme Court in the Kerala Love Jihad case, the NIA, according to sources, has underlined that hypnotic counselling is a technique employed by certain people belonging to particular groups.
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SC: Limitation Begins from Date of Registration of Sale Deed that Constitutes Constructive Notice(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court while overturning High Court's decision upholding a decree in a partition suit filed 45 years after the sale deed was registered, has no.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Centre, State to Spread Awareness on Fundamental Duties through Ads(21.11.2016)
Karnataka High Court has asked State and Central Governments to use advertisements to spread awareness on fundamental duties of citizens.
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Delhi HC Refuses to Hear Petitions Against ‘Aaj Tak’ for Alleged Mis-reporting of Tractor Rally(01.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has said that it will not hear the petitions seeking action against 'Aaj Tak' news channel over alleged mis-reporting of the tractor .....
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Petitioner must show impinging of right, not demand creation anew, to invoke jurisdiction under Article 226(14.07.2015)
In claim that the Petitioner's error in shading the wrong code of the test booklet should have been corrected by the invigilator, the High Court found.....
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SC: Article 8 to be Applicable on People Residing Outside India on Date of Commencement of COI(21.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the provision of Article 8 of Constitution of India will only apply to someone ordinarily residing on the date of commence.....
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Apex Court Grants 28 Days to Centre to Reply to Pleas Challenging Abrogation of Article 370(01.10.2019)
Apex Court has granted four weeks time to the Centre to respond to petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of Constitution of India which gave.....
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Delhi HC to Centre: File Reply on Airtel's Plea for Refund of over Rs 2500 Crore(08.08.2016)
Delhi HC has sought Centre's response on Bharti Airtel's plea seeking refund of over Rs 2,500 crore, which includes disputed licence fees of Rs 399.92.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Bharti Airtel, Centre
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Guidelines Against Crypto-Currency Exchanges Advertisements(15.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on plea seeking issuance of guidelines or rules to be framed against the crypto currency exchanges in India adverti.....
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Bombay HC Rejects Wilson College Plea for Withholding Info Under RTI(02.05.2019)
Bombay High Court has upheld decision of State Information Commission (SIC), which directed that details of the amount collected by Wilson College by .....
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Bombay HC: Teen Can Abort 24-Week Foetus(19.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has allowed a 17-year-old rape survivor to abort her 24-week foetus on the basis of the recommendations of a JJ Hospital panel of do.....
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NRIs Deserting Wives Matter of Great Concern: Delhi High Court(25.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that the issue relating to desertion of wives by their NRI husbands is of "great concern" and has sought the response of var.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, NRIs, Desertion of wife
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Chhattisgarh High Court: Copy of Oath Taken by High Court Judges Cannot be Requested Under RTI(26.08.2019)
Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that copy of oath taken and subscribed by High Court Judges cannot be requested under Right to Information (RTI). Th.....
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NCLT Gives Nod to Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers Merger(03.06.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal Chandigarh has approved the merger of Indus Towers with Bharti Infratel which will create one of the largest telecom tow.....
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Participation of Portfolio Managers in Commodity Derivatives Market in India(22.05.2019)
1. In order to promote institutional participation in the Exchange Traded Commodity Derivatives, SEBI has permitted Category III Alternative Investmen.....
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CIC: UGC Must Give Clarifications on Recognized Courses(06.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC), while rejecting the plea of Higher Education Regulator, has said that UGC and other public authorities cannot de.....
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TDS not liable to be deducted on Advertisement Expenses paid to Online Platforms(20.04.2022)
The assessee company is engaged in the business of providing services in connection with marriage alliance and related services. The company markets i.....
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CCI Approves Novartis Sale of Animal Health Division(11.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Novartis India’s plan to sell the animal health division to Elanco India Pvt Ltd, the Indian arm o.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Novartis India, Elanco India Pvt Ltd
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SC: Post of Treasurer to Be Exclusively Earmarked For Women in Bengaluru Advocates' Association(27.01.2025)
Supreme Court while invoking its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, has directed that the post of Treasurer for the purposes of Be.....
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Delhi HC Raps UGC For Denying NET Certificate To Candidate With Higher Qualification Degree(12.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has rapped the University Grants Commission (UGC) for denying the National Eligibility Test (NET) certificate to a candidate who held.....
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Bombay HC Holds Journolist Guilty of Extortion for Threatening to Defame Person in News(08.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has held a journalist guilty of extortion for threatening to publish a news item defaming complainant and demanding money in exchang.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Journalist,Guilty of Extortion for Threatening to Defame Person in News
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Kerala HC Cancels Mohanlal’s Ivory Ownership Certificates(24.10.2025)
Kerala High Court held that the ownership certificates issued by the Kerala government to actor Mohanlal for possessing ivory are illegal and unenforc.....
Tags : Ownership Certificates, Wildlife Protection Act, Ivory
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Madras HC Upholds Decision to Not Issue Eligibility Certificate to OCI Medical Student to Practice(26.10.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to interfere with a decision taken by the National Medical Commission (NMC) to not allow a student who had pursued medic.....
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SC: Plaintiff in Partition Suit Not Disentitled to Seek Relief in Second Appeal(22.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the plaintiff in a partition suit is not disentitled to seek relief in second appeal merely because his claim was deni.....
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Participation of Mutual Funds in Commodity Derivatives Market in India(21.05.2019)
1. A copy of the Gazette Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/011 dated April 26, 2019 on Amendments to SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 is encl.....
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IBBI: Info Regarding Insolvency Professionals Facing Disciplinary Proceedings Exempt From RTI Act(05.06.2019)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has observed that information about insolvency professionals facing disciplinary proceedings is exempt.....
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Karnataka HC Grants Relief to Ex-Minister over Disproportionate Assets Case(07.10.2016)
Karnataka HC, while granting relief to Ex-Minister V Somanna, has stayed further proceedings in respect of a complaint pertaining to amassing dispropo.....
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All. HC: Right to Marry or Live With Person of Choice Protected Under Article 21 of COI(10.06.2024)
Allahabad High Court has observed that an individual’s right to marry or live with a person of choice is a right which flows from Article 21 of the Co.....
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Court can relieve a person from civil liability provided that the person concerned acted honestly(28.01.2022)
The Plaintiff has sought the relief under Section 1322(4)(a) of the Corporations Act, 2001 from compliance with its financial reporting and lodgment o.....
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CIC Notices DU’s CPIO for Rejecting RTI Application on Modi’s Degree(21.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued show cause notice to Delhi University’s Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) asking why maximum p.....
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SC: Accused has Fundamental Right of Speedy Trial as Enshrined in Article 21 of Constitution(17.02.2025)
SC while granting bail to an accused charged under UAPA has observed that, howsoever serious a crime may be, accused has a fundamental right of speedy.....
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SC: Non-Reporting of Sexual Assault Despite Knowledge is Serious Crime(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that non-reporting of sexual assault against a minor child despite knowledge is a serious crime, has held that more ofte.....
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Delhi HC: Curbing Political Advertisements in Model Code of Conduct, Freedom of Speech Not Violated(20.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the restriction on political advertisements during the Model Code of Conduct does not violate either the freedom of spe.....
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SC Permits SYMR Consortium to Quit Contract(08.01.2016)
Supreme Court has permited SYMR Consortium, which collects toll at various entry points to Delhi, to exit the contract on January 31 and also asked So.....
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Ker. HC: Can’t Withheld Transfer Certificate Merely Because of Arrear in School Fees(16.10.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that every child has a fundamental right to get an education and imparting education is the primary duty of the Stat.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Transfer Certificate, School Fees
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Supreme Court Stays Trading in Renewable Energy Certificates(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed trading in Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), whose prices have been reduced by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission .....
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Father’s Name Optional in Birth Certificate: Madras High Court(16.07.2018)
Madras High Court has ruled that mentioning the father’s name in birth certificates is optional and women who decide to raise children with their own .....
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SC Affirms Removal of Civil Servant Who Forged Caste Certificate to Secure Employment(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has affirmed removal from service of a person who was working as ‘farash’ in the office of Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Central Divi.....
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The validity certificates issued by following a lawful procedure cannot be tinkered(25.09.2017)
The petitioner in present petition challenges the order passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, whereby the caste certificate va.....
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SC to Centre and States: Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court while directing Central and State Governments to fill the vacancies in the Information Commissions, has observed that failure to do so d.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Rejects Minor Rape Victim’s Abortion Plea(04.09.2018)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Government to bear all the expenses during the delivery stage while declining to give permissio.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Minor, Abortion
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SC Declines to Release for Three Months Rs 10 Cr Deposited by Karti Chidambaram for Travelling Abroad(09.09.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to release for three more months the Rs 10 crore deposited by Karti Chidambaram with the apex court's registry for travellin.....
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Gujarat HC Declines Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Forcefully Converting Religion of 100 Hindus(11.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has dismissed anticipatory bail to a man accused of forcefully converting religion of 37 Hindu families and 100 Hindus for offences.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, anticipatory bail, Converting Religion, Hindus, 100 Hindus
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Former Religare CFO in RFL Scam Case(11.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to Krishnan Subramanian, former chief financial officer of Religare Enterprises Limited, with regard to the Fortis R.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Krishnan Subramanian, chief financial officer, Religare Enterprises Limited, Fortis Religare
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Mad. HC: Punishing Person Without Proper Identification Directly Impinges Personal Liberty(01.06.2023)
Madras High Court while setting aside conviction of man charged for robbery has highlighted need for Test Identification Parade (TIP) and observed tha.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Test Identification Parade, Article 21 of the Constitution, Personal Liberty
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SC Directs AIIMS Board to Examine HIV Positive Woman for Abortion(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed a medical board of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to examine a 35-year-old HIV-positive destitute woman, wh.....
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Can Consider Raising Money Through Optional Convertible Debentures as Financial Debt(10.12.2024)
New Delhi bench has held that if money is raised by issuance of convertible debentures with an option to be later converted into equity shares then it.....
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SC: Delay in Payment of Compensation is in Contravention of Article 300A(23.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that delay in the payment of compensation to the landowners after taking away ownership of their land from them is in contraven.....
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SC: Successive FIRs by Same Informant Against Same Accused on Same Allegations Not Permissible(02.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that registration of multiple FIRs by same person against same accused based on the same set of facts and the same cause of act.....
Tags : Supreme Court, FIR, Article 21
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Supreme Court Seeks Govt Reply on Plea for Online RTI Portals(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre and State Governments to file reply on a plea seeking direction to establish Right to Information web portals in al.....
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Delhi HC Directs DU to Set Timelines to Provide Degree Certificates and Marksheets(30.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to set timelines to provide paper-based degree certificates and marksheets to both the students who.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking to De-Register Parties for Not Publishing Candidates' Criminal Antecedents(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed writ petition seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to de-register political parties which fail to publis.....
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Don't Deny Legal Aid to Accused in Court Martial: Supreme Court(21.12.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that principles of natural justice demanded that whenever an accused Army person sought legal assistance during trial, he/she .....
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Kerala HC: Sale Certificate Which Isn’t an ‘Instrument’ Can become One if Original Presented in Court(25.07.2025)
Kerala High Court has opined that a sale certificate, which is not an 'instrument' at the time of its issuance, can nevertheless metamorphose into one.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Sale Certificate, Registering Authority
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System for reporting banks’ associations discontinued(30.06.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India discontinued the Quarterly Reporting System - foreign branches/subsidiaries/joint ventures/associates of Indian Banks , with.....
Tags : quarterly reporting system, foreign branches, associations, indian banks
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Delhi HC: Comparative Advertising is Protected Under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution(19.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that comparative advertising is protected under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution as commercial speech, has held that .....
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Delhi HC: Transgender Person to Produce Gender Re-Assignment Certificate, Violates Article 21(12.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Passport Rules, 1980 as they require a Transgender person to produce Gender Re-assignment certificate Surgery, is p.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Passport Rules, Transgender person, Gender Re-assignment certificate, Article 21 of the Constitution
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Detection of Counterfeit Notes(27.08.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India notified changes to procedures for recording counterfeit notes by banks. Notes tendered over the counter will be checked for.....
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Ker. HC: Second Opinion to Determine Authenticity of Disability Certificate Can be Sought by MACT(16.07.2024)
Ker. HC has observed that MACT cannot sit as mute spectators while considering claims and are expected to take a pro-active role in decision making pr.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, MACT, Disability Certificate, Second Opinion
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Raj. HC: Service Rules to Prevail Over Conditions Mentioned Under Advertisement/Notification(06.08.2024)
Raj HC while granting relief to workers who were terminated as their experience letter was not certified by authority mentioned under advertisement, h.....
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Kerala High Court: Corporate Funding of Political Parties Will Not Have Any Bearing on Voter’s Choice(04.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that it cannot be said that contribution of the corporate to the coffers of political parties will have any bearing on .....
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Ker. HC: Universities under Obligation to Verify Educational Certificate of Enrollment Applicants(02.01.2025)
Kerala High Court has held that there is an obligation on the part of the Universities and Examination Boards to verify the genuineness of the educati.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Educational Certificate, Enrollment Applicants
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Patna HC: Not Disclosing Reasons for Confiscating Goods is Violative of Article 14 of COI(27.09.2024)
Patna High Court has observed that an officer confiscating goods without giving strong and compelling reasons for such confiscation shall render the o.....
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Allahabad HC: Court Can Allow Production of Certificate U/S 65-B(4) of IEA at Later Stage of Trial(10.06.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that trial court has power to allow prosecution to produce the certificates under Section 65-B (4) of the Indian Evidenc.....
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FSSAI Issues New Rules for Ensuring Quality Imports(15.01.2016)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued new rules for importing products, seeking to address concerns over the entry of sub-st.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Law for Abortion(16.07.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre about a Public Interest Litigation to reconsider the right to abortion. As per the existing law, abortio.....
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Government inserts new policy condition under Chapter 87 of ITC (HS), 2017-Schedule-1 (Import Policy)(28.08.2019)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amend.....
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Iowa SC: State Constitution Does Not Provide a Fundamental Right to Abortion(22.06.2022)
Supreme Court of the State of Iowa (United States of America) has held that the State Constitution is not a source to claim abortion as a fundamental .....
Tags : Iowa Supreme Court, Abortion, Fundamental Right
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Criminalisation of Sexual Offences Against Men, Trans Persons(15.10.2024)
SC while refusing to entertain PIL seeking criminalisation of sexual offences against men, trans persons and animals, has observed that this court can.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sexual Offences, Article 142
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Relaxation in procedure for submission of installation certificate under EPCG Scheme to promote Ease of doing Business(13.07.2023)
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General o.....
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Delhi Court Affirms Conviction of AAP MLA Somnath Bharti in AIIMS Assault Case(24.03.2021)
Delhi Court has affirmed the conviction of Aam Aadmi Party Member of Legislative Assembly, Somnath Bharti in the AIIMS Assault Case under Section 147 .....
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Madras High Court Quashes Order Shortening Validity of Karti Chidambaram's Passport(04.03.2022)
Madras High Court has held that when an application is made for the renewal/ re-issue of a passport, the authority cannot shorten the duration or vali.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Validity of Karti Chidambaram's Passport
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Introduction of Issue Summary Document (ISD) and dissemination of issue advertisements(15.02.2023)
1. In order to facilitate consumption of data by stakeholders such as researchers, policy makers, market analysts, and market participants, in respect.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Karti’s Deposit Refund Plea, Says ‘Focus on LS Seat’(30.05.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram seeking return of Rs 10 crore which he had deposited with the court's registry for .....
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Kerala High Court Launches Paperless Certified Copy Service(27.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has launched its digitized "paperless certified copy service" to provide online certified copies of orders and judgments to advocate.....
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Supreme Court: Article 35A Was Not Incorporated in the Constitution Yesterday(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the question whether the challenge to the validity of Article 35A is to be referred to a constitution bench shall be c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 35A
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CIC: Draft Orders of Judges Cannot be Disclosed(10.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that draft orders prepared by judges are confidential and cannot be disclosed to RTI applicants.
Tags : CIC, RTI, draft orders, judges
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NGT Slams Govt. Over Existing System of Issuing Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificates(31.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has objected to Centre's plea that fitness instead of age should be sole criterion in phasing out old vehicles and raise.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal,PUC certificates
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Supreme Court: There Should be Proactive Participation of Trial Court in Trials(16.07.2024)
SC has observed that the Trial Court is under an obligation not to act as a mere spectator and should proactively participate in the trial proceedings.....
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Bombay HC: Constitutional Validity of Regulation Setting Out Qualification to Obtain CoP, Upheld(09.08.2024)
Bom. HC has upheld constitutional validity of Regulation 10 of Institute of Actuaries of India Regulations, 2017 that sets out the qualification requi.....
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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad in May, Asks to File Undertaking(07.05.2019)
Apex Court has allowed Karti Chidambaram, who is facing criminal cases being probed by the ED and CBI, to travel to the US, Germany and Spain this mon.....
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SC: Necessary to State Whether Decision Resolves Dispute between Parties or Lays Down Precedent(14.01.2025)
SC has observed that it is necessary to be cautious in our dispensation and state whether a particular decision is to resolve the dispute between the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 141, Precedent
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SC: Certified Copy Submitted Free of Cost to be Treated as Certified Copy for Purpose of Rule 50(30.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that both the certified copy submitted free of cost as well as the certified copy which is made available on payment of cost ar.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Certified Copy, NCLT
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All. HC: Petit. Seeking in Person Appearance Can File Petitions from District Courts’ e-Sewa Kendras(12.08.2024)
The Registrar of Central Public Information Officer, Allahabad High Court , in a reply to an application filed under the Right To Information Act, 200.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Doctor Accused of Illegal Abortion on Pledge of Serving COVID-19 Patients(03.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to a doctor on ground of his pledge to serve people in need during subsistence of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Bail to Doctor Accused of Illegal Abortion
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SC: Right Claimed Under A. 29 for Preserving Language Can’t Result in an Absolute Right(14.10.2024)
SC while dismissing a petition seeking direction on Centre to run a Sindhi language TV channel, has observed that right claimed under A. 29 for preser.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sindhi Language, Article 29
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Allahabad HC: Can’t Force Rape Victim to Give Birth to Accused’s Child(12.07.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that in case of sexual assault, denying a woman the right to say no to abortion and fasten her with responsibility of mo.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Rape Victim, Abortion
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Madras HC Refuses to Rely Upon Birth Certificate to Order Release of Convict(27.12.2016)
Madras High Court has refused to rely upon a birth certificate, to order release of a life convict after believing his claim of being a juvenile at ti.....
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Bombay HC: Caste Certificate Once Issued, Can be Relied Upon to Verify Caste Claim of Other Relatives(27.11.2017)
Bombay High Court has reiterated that once caste validity certificate is granted on proper scrutiny to close blood relations, it ought to be relied up.....
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Delhi HC Directs DU to Inform Court on Online Digital Degree Certificates(04.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University to inform the Court how many students have applied online for digital degree certificates and the numbe.....
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SC: Person Securing Appointment on The Basis of False Caste Certificate Can’t Retain Benefit(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that when a person secures appointment on the basis of a false caste certificate, he cannot be permitted to retain the benefit .....
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Delhi High Court Bars Cipla From Selling Novartis Respiratory Drug ‘Onbrez’ in India(10.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has barred Cipla Ltd from selling copies of Novartis AG’s respiratory drug Onbrez in India, upholding patents held by swiss drug make.....
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Clarification Regarding a Fake Advertisement in the name of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas in Newspapers in Maharashtra(27.02.2018)
It has come to the notice of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas, Government of India that some unscrupulous persons by using name and logo of Minis.....
Tags : Clarification, Fake Advertisement, Newspapers
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SC: Transfer Certificate Can’t be Relied Upon to Decide Age of POCSO Vitim(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that school transfer certificate and extracts of the admission register are not what Section 94(2)(i) of JJ Act mandates and th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Transfer Certificate, POCSO, Age, Victim
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Rights of Mutation: Del. HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL Over Lack of Policies for Mutation of Property(06.09.2024)
Delhi High Court while initiating a suo motu PIL on the issue of absence of any policy regarding mutation of village properties notified as urbanized,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mutation of Property, Village Properties
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RTI can’t be Denied because Authentic Information is Available With Another Authority: Delhi HC(10.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that a Public Information Officer cannot deny information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 on the ground that authen.....
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Cal HC: High Time that Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage be Read as Grounds of Desertion & Cruelty(22.11.2024)
Calcutta HC has observed that keeping in view the evolving needs of society and seen from a pragmatic perspective, probably it is high time that compo.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Irretrievable Breakdown, Desertion
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SC: Disputed Questions of Fact Won’t Affect Jurisdiction of Writ Court to Grant Relief(03.03.2025)
SC has observed that normally, disputed questions of fact are not investigated or adjudicated by a writ court while exercising powers u/a 226 of COI b.....
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SC: Can’t Restrain Media from Reporting But Sources can be Restrained(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that while Court can’t restrain media from reporting, it can restrain the sources because the source is the state, has d.....
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Delhi High Court Acquits Man of Murdering Wife, Says He Was of Unsound Mind(29.11.2017)
Delhi High Court Acquits Man of Murdering Wife, Says He Was of Unsound Mind
Tags : The bench said that certain circumstances of the case, like the "ghastly manner" in which the woman was killed, which was evident from 24 injuries on the woman's body caused by several household articles, were perhaps "reflective of his chronic mental state".
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Officers of credit society facing liquidation not disabled from enforcing or performing certain rights and obligations attached to the office(16.11.2016)
Issue in facts of present case is relating to participation of members of the Managing Committees of co-operative societies (against whom proceedings .....
Tags : Election, Right, Participation
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Annual Compliance Certificate for Insolvency Professional Agencies(02.11.2022)
1. In terms of Regulation 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) R.....
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RTI does not override fiduciary relationship in mediation(24.11.2015)
The Central Information Commission held that though the Right to Information Act, 2005 would override the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Sect.....
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SC to Consider Whether Courts Can Hear Disputes Relating to Properties of Erstwhile Princely States(03.06.2025)
Supreme Court is set to consider whether Courts under Article 363 of the Constitution of India have the jurisdiction to hear disputes relating to the .....
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SEBI: Principal Officer to Obtain Certification from National Institute of Securities Markets(09.09.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified that the Principal Officer having decision making authority related to fund management has .....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Provisions Related to TDS Certificate Omitted(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has omitted the provisions related to the procedural part contained in Section 51 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 de.....
Tags : Finance Act, 2020, Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, TDS Certificate
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SC Directs Verification of Workers' Claims as LIC Bound by Constitution(28.04.2022)
Supreme Court has said that the Life Insurance Corporation, as a statutory corporation, is bound by the mandate of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitut.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Life Insurance Corporation, statutory corporation, Articles 14, Articles 16, 11,000 workers
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Punjab & Haryana HC: Appointment on Contractual Basis Without Public Advertisement Not Regularized(11.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that employees appointed on contractual basis sans any advertisement and contrary to the provisions of Arti.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, contractual basis, advertisement, Article 14, Article 16, Constitution of India
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Calcutta HC: Writ Court Cannot Impose Penalty In Exercise of Plenary Jurisdiction(13.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that a writ Court in exercise of its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot inflict a penalty which is not .....
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Participation of Mutual funds in repo transactions on Corporate Debt Securities(08.06.2023)
1. SEBI vide circular no. CIR/IMD/DF/19/2011 dated November 11, 2011 and CIR/IMD/DF/23/2012 dated November 15, 2012 allowed mutual funds to participat.....
Tags : Participation, Mutual funds, Repo transactions
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People in Power Shouldn't Comment on Padmavati, it May Influence Censor Board: SC(29.11.2017)
People in Power Shouldn't Comment on Padmavati, it May Influence Censor Board: SC
Tags : The court said the remarks were tantamount to pre-judging the movie which is yet to be certified by the Censor Board.
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SC Passes Order Imposing Year Long Ban on Firecrackers in Delhi NCR(04.04.2025)
SC has passed an order imposing ban of one year on the use, manufacture, sale and storage of firecrackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region. The Co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 21, Firecrackers
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CIC Directs Army to Share Macchil Encounter Info(17.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Army to provide details to an RTI applicant about Court Martial of five soldiers in fake encounter o.....
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Supreme Court: Advertisement Not Mentioning Number of Posts Invalid(12.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that public employment advertisements that fail to mention the number of posts available for selection are invalid and ille.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Advertisement, Number of Posts
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Misreporting on Farmers' Protests on Republic Day(01.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to and sought replies from AajTak, the Press Council of India and the Centre, on a petition filed by former MP Sukh.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Misreporting on Farmers' Protests
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Delhi HC: Curbing Political Advertisements in Model Code of Conduct, Freedom of Speech Not Violated(20.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the restriction on political advertisements during the Model Code of Conduct does not violate either the freedom of spe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Curb on Political Advertisements
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Reasonableness is a more demanding objective standard requiring the publisher to satisfy the Court that, publication would not constitute an abuse of the freedom of the press(11.08.2017)
Present is an appeal against the decision of Trial Judge on 9th December, 2015 in which he rejected the Appellant's claim for damages and injunctive .....
Tags : Publication, Articles, Damages, Grant
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Del. HC: Amount of Penalty Imposed on PIOs’ May Vary Depending on Malice(06.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Section 20 of RTI Act, 2005 only specifies the maximum limit (Rs.250 per day) of the penalty and not the minimum limit,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, RTI, Penalty, PIO
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Karnataka HC: Physical Presence of Parties is Not Needed for Compromise Petition(13.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that it is perfectly lawful for the Courts to record the compromise on the basis of the compromise Petitions duly signed.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Presence of Parties, Compromise Petitions
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Minor’s Abortion Plea(09.09.2019)
Bombay High Court has refused to terminate a 27-week foetus and observed that after birth, if the 15-year-old mother desires that the child should be .....
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RBI seeks Comments/Feedback on Report of the Working Group on the Implementation of Indian Accounting (20.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India has released the Report of the Working Group on the Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards by Banks in India. The Report .....
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SC: Mere Participation in Arbitration Doesn’t Bar Challenging Arbitrator; Waiver Must be in Writing(06.01.2026)
Supreme Court ruled that participation in arbitration does not waive the right to challenge an arbitrator’s eligibility, clarifying that any waiver mu.....
Tags : Arbitration & Conciliation Act, Participation, Arbitrator
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Partial modification of notification number S.O. 1443(E), dated the 18th April, 2016(01.07.2021)
In partial modification to the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services), number S.O. 1443.....
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SC to Zee News Editors: Submit Voice Samples in Extortion Case(29.07.2016)
SC has directed Zee News Editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia to submit their voice samples in connection with a case of alleged extortion fro.....
Tags : SC , Zee News Editors , Sudhir Chaudhary , Samir Ahluwalia , Naveen Jindal, Extortion Case
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Gujarat HC Reduces Deduction of Pension From 100% to 25% of SI Accused of Aiding Escape of Prisoner(22.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has while taking into consideration the principles of proportionality, reduced punishment of deduction of pension from 100% to 25% .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Proportionality, Pension
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SC to Del. Govt.: File Affidavit Disclosing Funds Used for Advertisements in Last 3 Financial Years(04.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Delhi Government to file an affidavit setting forth funds utilized for advertisements by the State in last three financial .....
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Supreme Court: Lawmakers' Assets Known, Time to Talk of Income Source(13.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked that why should aspiring lawmakers get "immunity" from disclosing their source of income, while hearing a petition that cited .....
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Gauhati HC: Cannot Refer Case to Lok Adalat Without Hearing all Parties to Dispute(18.11.2024)
Gauhati High Court has held that no case is to be referred to Lok Adalat by any Court, except after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to .....
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SC: Need of Machinery to File Complaints against Misleading Medical Advertisements(25.02.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a case regarding misleading medical advertisements, has stated that there is a need to establish a machinery under Drugs a.....
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Central Information Commission: Officers However High Not Above RTI Act(18.07.2017)
Central Information Commission has treated Chief Vigilance Officer of Employees State Insurance Company (ESIC) as its deemed PIO, and issued him a sho.....
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No Travelling Abroad For Karti Chidambaram Yet, Says Supreme Court(05.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Karti Chidambaram, who is being interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a corruption case, can't travel abr.....
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Bom. HC on PIL Seeking Ban on Advertising Non-Veg Food: Why Are You Encroaching On Others' Rights?(27.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while hearing plea filed by Jain religious body seeking ban on advertising of non-vegetarian food, has held that there is no law tha.....
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Supreme Court: Consent of Husband Not Needed for Abortion(30.10.2017)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a judgment of Punjab and Haryana High Court holding that consent is required only of the woman undergoing.....
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Delhi HC: Power Under A. 227 to be Exercised Where Failure to Correct May Result in Grave Injustice(24.10.2024)
Del. HC has observed that power of superintendence under A. 227 does not amount to an unrestricted prerogative to correct every erroneous decision by .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Article 227, Grave Injustice
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P&H HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Person Accused of Hurting Sentiments of SC/ST Castes(09.11.2020)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted Anticipatory Bail to one Mandeep accused of hurting the sentiments of the SC/ST castes by making a TiktTok vid.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Person Accused of Hurting Sentiments of SC/ST Castes
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Madras High Court Grants Interim Stay on Income Tax Case Trial Against Karti Chidambaram(22.01.2020)
Madras High Court has granted an interim stay on the proceedings against Congress Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Karti Chidambaram and his wife Srini.....
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CCI Rejects Allegation of Unfair Trade Practices Against Ansal(11.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected complaint of anti-competitive practices made against Ansal Properties regarding a commercial projec.....
Tags : Competition Commis, sion of India, Ansal Properties
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P&H HC to State: Use AI to Examine Pending Cases with Similar Cases Which are Already Settled(17.10.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that in several cases litigation is unnecessarily coming up before the Court in spite of settled law, ha.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Artificial Intelligence, Pending Cases
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Bom HC: Every Prisoner Has to Follow Rules & Can’t Be Allowed to Bring Prohibited Articles in Prison(13.06.2025)
Bombay HC has observed that every prisoner has to follow the rules and regulations and nobody can be allowed to bring the prohibited articles inside t.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Disciplinary Rules, Prohibited Articles
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Delhi HC: Definition of Public Authority Under RTI Act Has No Application in Service Dispute(25.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the definition of 'public authority' as contained under Section 2(h) of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 has no app.....
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Delhi HC: Object of Default Bail Linked With Accused’s Right under Article 21(10.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that object of default bail is inherently linked to Article 21 of the Constitution of India, laying emphasis on safeguarding.....
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Clarification with respect to submission of Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate(06.05.2020)
1. The Import policy of metallic scrap and waste requires importers to furnish Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) for customs clearance of met.....
Tags : Clarification, Submission, Certificate
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NCLAT Directs Partial Temporary Relaxation on Physical Filing Due to Surge in Covid 19 Cases(25.05.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed partial temporary relaxation in physical filing as per its earlier Standard Operating Procedure d.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Partial Temporary Relaxation on Physical Filing
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Launch of Phase-II of DBT in Fertilizer Subsidy(10.07.2019)
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched the Phase-II of the Direct Benefit Transfer of Fertilizer Subsidy (DB.....
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SC: State Must Abide by Article 14, Irrespective of Being in the Contractual Realm(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that despite the fact that the issue falls into the contractual realm, the State has an obligation to comply with the requireme.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contractual Realm, Article 14
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Punjab and Haryana HC Refuses to Stay Langah's Conviction in DA Case(22.12.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to stay SAD senior leader Sucha Singh Langah's conviction in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC, Sucha Singh Langah, disproportionate assets
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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(21.11.2017)
Supreme Court has granted Karti Chidambaram permission to travel to the United Kingdom for 10 days for the admission of his daughter in a Cambridge Un.....
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SC: Police Officers Constitutionally Bound to Protect Freedom of Expression(31.03.2025)
Supreme Court has emphasized that police officers have a duty to abide by Constitution and respect its ideas as part of State under Article 12 of the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Freedom of Expression, Article 12
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RTI is beneficial legislation cannot be used to harass(24.11.2015)
The Delhi High Court rejected claims of a Petitioner claiming willful non-compliance by the police in not providing him information under the Right to.....
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SC: Court’s Summer Break This Year Will Constitute Partial Working Days(07.05.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that Court’s summer break this year will constitute partial working days and three vacation benches will work every week.
Tags : Supreme Court, Partial Working Days, Summer Break
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Uttarakhand HC Bars Media from Reporting Courtroom Talks; Warns of 'Growing Gun Culture' in Polls(25.08.2025)
Uttarakhand HC while monitoring Nainital panchayat poll violence has barred media from reporting courtroom discussions, permitting only orders to be p.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Panchayat Polls, Media Reporting, Gun Culture
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Insertion of Policy condition in Chapter 85 and 94 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule-I (Import Policy)(17.09.2020)
1. In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as am.....
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Del HC: FSSAI Must Ensure Speedy Inspection of Imported Food Articles for Home Consumption Release(03.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the authorities of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have an obligation to ensure that all imported .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, FSSAI, Imported Food Articles
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US Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Anti-abortion Clinics(27.06.2018)
US Supreme Court has said that State of California may not require religiously oriented “crisis pregnancy centers” to supply women with information ab.....
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SC: Under Mohammedan Law, Partition of Property During Owner's Lifetime is Impermissible(23.12.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that as the concept of partition is not recognized under Mohammedan Law thus the partition of a property through a gift dee.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mohammedan Law, Partition of Property
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Jh. HC: No Internet Facility to be Suspended on Ground of Conducting Examination(24.09.2024)
Jharkhand HC has held that no internet facility, will be suspended within the State of Jharkhand on the ground of conducting any examination as it is .....
Tags : Jharkhand HC, Article 19, Internet Facility
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Gujarat HC Dismisses Plea to Quash FIR Against Ex-ASG IH Syed in Extortion Case(06.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has refused to quash FIR registered against former Assistant Solicitor General and Senior Advocate IH Syed for alleged assault and .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, FIR, Extortion
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CCI Approves TATA Chemicals-Yara Fertilisers Deal(28.11.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed acquisition of Urea and Customised Fertilisers business of Tata Chemicals by Norway's Yara.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, acquisition, Tata Chemicals, Yara Fertilisers
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SC Directs CARA to Issue NOC for Ease in Inter-Country Adoption(27.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea relating to ease the procedure for inter-country adoption, has directed the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CA.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CARA, No Objection Certificate, Adoption Process
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No proposal to discontinue the Digital Life Certificate for the Pensioners(30.11.2015)
Various State departments and the Ministry of Science and Technology have clarified that the practice of Digital Life Certificate for continuation of .....
Tags : Pension, digital, life certificate, discontinue
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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.....
Tags : Provisions, Amendment, Insertion
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SC: Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India Includes the Right to Shut Down a Business(10.06.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the sum and substance are that Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India includes the right to shut down a busines.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 19(1)(g), Reasonable Restrictions
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Cal. HC: No Claim Certificate is Invalid if it is Pre-Condition to The Release of Final Payment(22.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a discharge voucher or No Claim Certificate would be invalid on account of 'Coercion' if it is submitted as a pre-co.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, No Claim Certificate, Pre-Condition
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SC: Candidate Can’t Claim Equitable Relief if Appointment is Illegal(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a candidate cannot claim equitable relief under Article 142 of the Constitution of India if the candidate gained entry.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Equitable Relief, Article 142
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Gujarat HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction to Furnish Details on Jailbreak under RTI(15.11.2016)
Gujarat High Court has turned down an appeal seeking direction to Chief Information Commissioner to ask Government to furnish details on 2013 jailbrea.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Chief Information Commissioner, jailbreak, RTI
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SC: Informing Relatives of Arrestee about Arrest Isn’t Compliance of Mandate under Article 22(1)(10.02.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that communication of the grounds of arrest to the relative of the arrestee is no compliance with the mandate of Article 2.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 22(1), Grounds of Arrest
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Supreme Court: Political Parties Must Justify Fielding of Candidate with Criminal Background(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has made it mandatory for political parties to reveal the reason behind fielding a candidate with a criminal background. The Court has d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Candidates with Criminal Background
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Delhi HC: Curbing Political Advertisements in Model Code of Conduct, Freedom of Speech Not Violated(20.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the restriction on political advertisements during the Model Code of Conduct does not violate either the freedom of spe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Curb on Political Advertisements
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Delhi HC: Interlocutory Order Rejecting Application for Amendment of Claims is Not Challengeable(12.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that all interlocutory orders passed by the Arbitral Tribunal are not amenable to challenge under Articles 226 and 227 of th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitral Tribunal, Articles 226, Articles 227
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Madras HC Says Certificate Issued by VAO, Along with Other Supporting Docs is Enough to Get Pension(04.12.2015)
Madras HC while allowing petition filed by 2nd wife of a Govt.engineer who died in 2012, has said that certificate issued by a Village Administrative .....
Tags : Madras HC , Village Administrative Officer certificate
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SC: Cannot Restrict Convicted Persons From Forming Political Parties Solely Due To Disqualification(12.08.2025)
The Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL on banning convicted persons from forming political parties, has observed that losing statutory rights like vot.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Convicted Persons, Representation of People Act, Section 29A, Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi
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Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Circulars that Restrict Tribal Groups from Undergoing ‘Sterilization’(19.12.2018)
Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed government circulars that restrained Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) from ‘family planning’ by underg.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)
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Supreme Court: Article 19 Cannot Overpower Article 21(16.07.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea accusing some comedians of making insensitive jokes about persons with disabilities, has stated that if any competi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 19, Article 21
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SC Asks Bharti Airtel to Move Alternate Forum Challenging DoT Demand for Videocon Dues(25.08.2021)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Bharti Airtel to move the appropriate forum against the direction issued to it by the Department of Telecommunica.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bharti Airtel
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Bom. HC: In Absence of Statutory Backing, Can’t Issue Guidelines to Union/State under Article 226(24.04.2025)
Bombay High Court has observed that it cannot issue guidelines under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to the Union or State in the absence of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Statutory Backing, Article 226
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All HC: Don't Remand Accused to Custody If Chargesheet Filed Sans Arrest(14.08.2025)
The Allahabad High Court has directed UP trial courts not to remand accused to custody if chargesheet is filed without arrest. The Court observed that.....
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Delhi HC: Participation in Arbitral Proceedings Does Not Waiver Right to Challenge Appointment(18.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has terminated the mandate of a sole arbitrator appointed unilaterally at the instance of one of the contracting parties. The Court h.....
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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(23.07.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed Karti Chidambaram to visit the United Kingdom, France and the United States of America from July 23 to 31, making it clear t.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Delhi HC Order Granting Bail to Karti Chidambaram(06.08.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court order granting bail to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union minister P Chidambaram, f.....
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CIC Asks Centre to Give Polavaram Project Information to RTI Applicant(12.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause to Environment Ministry’s Public Information Officer H.C. Choudhury for not providing inf.....
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Simplification of procedure and standardization of formats of documents for issuance of duplicate securities certificates(25.05.2022)
1. SEBI has reviewed the process followed by the Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents ("RTAs") and the Issuer companies for issuance of du.....
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Madras HC: Petition Under Article 227 Maintainable for Both Civil and Criminal Proceedings(14.06.2021)
Madras High Court has held that a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1949 is maintainable to seek the quashing of proceedings un.....
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Supreme Court Refers Pleas on Article 370 to 5-Judge Constitution Bench for October Hearing(28.08.2019)
Supreme Court has decided to examine the legal challenge against the Centre's decision to abrogate special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and referred t.....
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SC: No Need to File Separate Final Decree Proceedings in Partition Suit(14.06.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the trial courts dealing with partition suits to proceed suo motu with the case soon after passing the preliminary decree.
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Jharkhand HC: Registrar of Jharkhand Cooperative Society Not Barred to Act as Arbitrator(23.05.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has held that appointment of arbitrator who is the Registrar of the Jharkhand Cooperative Society, and also The Ex-Officio Direct.....
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Expiry of Certificate of Authorization (CoA)(20.10.2016)
Under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, The Reserve Bank of India had issued Certificate of Authorization (CoA) to M/s Done Card Utility L.....
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SC: Right to Live in a Pollution-Free Atmosphere is a Fundamental Right of Every Citizen(12.11.2024)
SC has observed that right to live in a pollution-free atmosphere is a fundamental right of every citizen protected by Article 21 of COI. No religion .....
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AAAR, Maharashtra: No Legislative Intent to Tax Water for General Purposes(06.04.2022)
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling, Maharashtra has observed that no legislative intent to tax water for general purposes and holds Tertiary Treat.....
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Calcutta HC: Reporting of Illegal Activity in Honest Way, Fundamental Right of Reporter(04.08.2020)
Calcutta HC has said it is the fundamental right of a reporter to publish news of “any illegal” activity “in an honest way”, and “proper reporting” ca.....
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Guj. HC: Can't Refuse Issue of Birth Cert. in Adoptive Father's Name if Adoption Not Challenged(27.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a Registrar under the Births and Deaths Registration Act is bound to issue certificate in the name of adoptive father.....
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Fine on Fortis(02.08.2016)
Delhi HC has set aside AAP Government's order imposing over Rs 100 crore fine on Fortis Escorts Heart Institute for allegedly refusing to provide free.....
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Ker HC: Footpaths Not Intended for Holding Demonstrations by Political Parties & Other Organizations(19.07.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that footpaths are not intended for holding campaigns, demonstrations, etc. by political parties and other organisations, b.....
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SC: Inordinate Delay in Conclusion of Trial Infringe Right of Accused Under Article 21(11.09.2024)
SC has observed that an accused has a right to a fair trial and while a hurried trial is frowned upon as it may not give sufficient time to prepare fo.....
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Ker. HC: Arbitrary Bail Condition for Default Bail Violates Article 21(05.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that arbitrary conditions imposed while granting statutory/default bail amount to infringement of the fundamental right of .....
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SC Sets Aside NCDRC Findings of Unfair Trade Practice Against Star TV and Bharti Airtel(24.01.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the order of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which directed Star TV and Bharti Airtel to jointly pa.....
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CIC dismisses appeal seeking up-to-date government email addresses(16.12.2015)
The Central Information Commission dismissed an appeal seeking email addresses of all governments, public authorities and organisations maintained by .....
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JKL HC: Director’s Resignation to Take Immediate Effect if No indication About Same in AoA(23.10.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in the absence of any indication as regards the effect of resignation in the Articles of Associa.....
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Delhi HC to Centre: File Prayers of Pleas Pending before SC on Article 370(20.10.2015)
Delhi HC asked Centre to file prayers of petitions pending in Supreme Court challenging constitutional validity of Article 370 that gives special stat.....
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Rajasthan HC: Right to Live With Dignity as Human Being Includes Being Able to Act as a Good Husband(28.10.2024)
The Rajasthan High Court while allowing interim bail of Petitioner for 3 months on medical grounds of his wife has observed that Article 21 of the Con.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre Stand on Plea by Delhi Waqf Board Seeking Protection of Religious Properties(22.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought Centre's stand on the petition moved by Delhi Waqf Board seeking preservation and protection of religious/waqf properties .....
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SC Clarifies Article 14 Does not Forbid Reasonable Classification for Purposes of Legislation(11.10.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a compassionate appointment regulation of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation which restrained dependants of a decease.....
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Introducing an additional restriction of graduation for participation in examination without there being any quota reserved for graduates is discriminatory(03.11.2017)
The short question arising for consideration in this case is whether the restriction introduced on the basis of educational qualification for particip.....
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Allahabad HC: When Parties Extend an Agreement by Conduct, The Arbitration Clause Extends Too(19.12.2025)
Allahabad High Court held that when parties extend an agreement through their conduct, even if it has formally expired, the arbitration clause within .....
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Raj. HC: Right To Live with Dignity Includes Being Able to Attend Once in a Lifetime Family Rituals(29.10.2024)
Rajasthan High Court, while allowing the interim bail application filed by the Accused’s son has ruled that right to life under Article 21 of Constitu.....
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Allahabad HC Expresses Concern Over Political Parties Welcoming Criminals to Field in Elections(23.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has expressed concern over political parties welcoming criminals to their fold and fielding them in elections and called for stop.....
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NCDRC Directs School to Pay Rs. 50,000 to Ex Student for Non-Issuance of Transfer Certificate on Time(11.10.2019)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has come down heavily on Doon Valley International Public School, Himachal Pradesh, for not issuing tr.....
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Supreme Court Explains there is No Concept of Negative Equality under Article 14 of Constitution(18.09.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that there is no concept of negative equality under Article 14 of Constitution of India. The Court further observed that what .....
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SC: Every Problem Does Not Have a Solution Through Article 32(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to issue notice to States in a plea seeking policy for population control in India, has remarked that it would only issue.....
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Accused in Summary Court Martial Proceedings can Engage Legal Advisor: SC(18.12.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that an accused in a Summary Court Martial is entitled to have the benefit of legal representation.
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Ker. HC: Party in Possession of Properties Failing to Disclose it Throws Light on Suppression of Fact(13.02.2025)
Ker HC has held that when a party in possession of movable/s and immovable property/ies fails to disclose its details the same would throw light on th.....
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Delhi HC Rejects PIL Seeking Release of Persons "Illegally" Detained During Farmers' Tractor Rally(03.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by a law graduate seeking release of participants of farmers tractor .....
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Delhi HC: Curbing Political Advertisements in Model Code of Conduct, Freedom of Speech Not Violated(20.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the restriction on political advertisements during the Model Code of Conduct does not violate either the freedom of spe.....
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Delhi HC: NOC of TM Office Mandatory for Copyright Registration of Artistic Work in Goods & Services(16.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held to obtain copyright registration of artistic work which is being used or is capable of being used in respect of any goods an.....
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Madras HC: Tahsildars Authorized to Issue Legal Heirship Certificates to Class II Heirs(16.12.2016)
Madras High Court has held that Tahsildars can issue legal heirship certificates to Class II legal heirs, such as brothers and sisters.
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J&K HC: Cannot Allow Writ Petition to be Withdrawn on Basis of Unjustified Ground(06.06.2025)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the COI cannot be allowed to be withdrawn on the ba.....
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Delhi HC: Charges Can be Framed Only on Material, Not on Speculation(09.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while quashing a trial court order that had framed charges against a chartered accountant in a disproportionate assets case, has held.....
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SC Directs Release of Rs 10 Crores Deposited by Karti Chidambaram(14.05.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the release of Rs. 10 Crores deposited by Karti Chidambaram as security for permission to travel abroad.
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Delhi High Court Slams Delhi Govt for ‘Dilatory Tactic’ in RTI Case(27.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has disapproved of dilatory tactics by Delhi government’s Directorate of Education in denying information on income and expenditure o.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Guidelines For Abortion Beyond 20 Weeks(16.10.2017)
Supreme Court has sought a response from the government on framing of guidelines for setting up a permanent mechanism for termination of pregnancy bey.....
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Kerala HC: Farmers Who Sell Grains to Govt. Can't be Shown as Borrowers in Paddy Receipt Sheets(16.11.2023)
Kerala HC has held that the farmers who sell their paddy to the Government under the tripartite agreement cannot be treated and shown as borrowers in .....
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Supreme Court Extends Term of TDSAT Chairperson by 3 Months(20.07.2020)
Supreme Court has further extended the tenure of the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, by .....
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Kerala HC: Residents Born Outside State Entitled to Nativity Certificate(30.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that residents born outside the state who are socially adapted to the norms and values of the state are entitled to a nati.....
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SC Restores Disproportionate Assets Case against IAS Officer(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has restored a disproportionate assets case against a UP-cadre IAS officer, K Dhanalakshmi, while setting aside an order of Delhi High .....
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Delhi HC: Need to Streamline Income Certificate Process For National Overseas Scholarship Scheme(29.09.2025)
Delhi High Court observed an urgent need to streamline the process for obtaining income certificates under the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) Sch.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Take Prompt Action for Removal of Unauthorized Advertisements(22.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to take prompt action for removal of unauthorized advertisements, hoardings, display boards of .....
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NCLAT: Consideration of Debt Restructuring by Lenders Doesn’t Bar Member from Initiating Proceedings(19.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that an individual member is not precluded from independently initiating insolvency proceedings under Section 7 of the .....
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Supreme Court Brings Chief Justice of India's Office under RTI Act(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that Chief Justice of India's office comes under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Apex Court had on April 4 reserved.....
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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Directing IT Department to Disclose Details of Tax Exemption Under RTI(08.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Income Tax (IT) department to provide details regarding.....
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Rajasthan Passes Bills to Ease Land Acquisition(08.04.2016)
Rajasthan has passed the Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification Of Titles) Bill, 2016 and Rajasthan Land Pooling Schemes Bill, giving a landmark legislat.....
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Mumbai Court Grants Bail to Comedian Bharti Singh and Husband Harsh Limbachiya(24.11.2020)
Mumbai Court has granted bail to comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiya, who were remanded to judicial custody till December 4 after t.....
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Madras HC: No Political Symbols or Leader Photos in Welfare Ads(01.08.2025)
Madras High Court, in an interim order, barred the use of party names, symbols, or photos of former Chief Ministers in Government welfare scheme adver.....
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SC: Court U/A 142 Can’t Ignore Any Substantive Statutory Provision Dealing with a Subject(05.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that court in exercise of powers under Article 142 cannot ignore any substantive statutory provision dealing with the subject, .....
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Supreme Court Forbids Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts(22.02.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Americans injured in a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem cannot seize ancient Persian artifacts from a Chicago museu.....
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Delhi HC Notices Central Board of Film Certification over Appeal Against Film Certificate(24.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has said there appeared to be no provision in Cinematograph Act to allow a third party to appeal against certification granted to a f.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Discriminate High Court Judges on the Basis of Source of Appointment(06.11.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that High Courts are constitutional institutions recognised by Article 216 of the Constitution of India and it doesn't make.....
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SC: No Prohibition to Effect a Partition Without Written Instrument(17.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that there is no prohibition to effect a partition otherwise than through an instrument in writing by duly complying with the r.....
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Allahabad HC Orders Govt Not to Demolish Properties Till Expiry of Period to File Appeal(19.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court directed the state authorities, not to undertake demolition activities until expiry of the period for filing an appeal against th.....
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Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Launches New Tool for Parties to Receive Legal Assessment of Dispute(06.08.2021)
Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has launched the “SCC Express,” a new tool in which parties can receive a legal assessment .....
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SC Issues Notice to Delhi, TN, Along with Other States(10.03.2016)
SC Bench who authored May 13 verdict, regarding photographs of politicians on government advertisements, has given six weeks to file response to State.....
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SC: Cannot Declare Judgement of High Court Illegal Under Article 32 of COI(21.01.2025)
SC has held that a HC judgment cannot be declared illegal under Article 32 of the Constitution of India and if parties are aggrieved by a judgment the.....
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Delhi High Court Asks Fortis Healthcare to Respond on Daiichi's Plea(06.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked Fortis Healthcare Ltd, which is going through the process of restructuring, to give its response on Japanese pharma major D.....
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Bombay High Court Allows Woman to Remove Father’s Name from Daughter’s Birth Certificate(14.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has allowed her to make modifications in the birth certificate of her daughter by deleting the name of the child’s biological father.....
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Supreme Court: Armed Forces Tribunal Can Modify Court-Martial Convictions, Reduce Penalties(13.10.2025)
Supreme Court observed that under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, the Armed Forces Tribunal has the power to modify or substitute court-martial f.....
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Enlistment under Appendix 2E to issue Certificate of Origin (Non - Preferential) for All India Jurisdiction(18.10.2021)
1. In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade authorizes agen.....
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Del. HC: No Unnecessary Reporting in Copyright Infringement Suit by ANI(29.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has stated that in the copyright infringement suit filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI) against OpenAI Inc no unnecess.....
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CRIMINAL - Bombay HC Holds Journalist Guilty of Extortion for Threatening to Defame Person in News(08.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has held journalist, Sharad Balkrushna Deotale, guilty of extortion for threatening to publish a news item defaming complainant and .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Regulation of Internal Elections in Political Parties(29.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (EC) on a Public Interest Litigation seeking regulatory oversight of internal e.....
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Delhi HC Directs Bharti to File Reply Over Plea on Bail Cancellation(02.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has directed AAP lawmaker Somnath Bharti and police to file their response on plea by his life Lipika seeking cancellation of his bai.....
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Allahabad High Court Declares Arrest of Accused Illegal for Non-Compliance of Article 22(1)(03.06.2025)
Allahabad High Court has declared the arrest of two accused as illegal, in a money laundering case on the grounds that there was a non-compliance of t.....
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Kerala High Court: Tahsildars Have No Power to Cancel Community Certificate(20.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that Tahsildars have no power to cancel a community certificate issued by them under the Kerala Scheduled Castes and Schedu.....
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Delhi HC Quashes IT Notice to Bharti Airtel over Inter-Connection Charges(20.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has quashed notices by Income Tax Department which required Bharti Airtel Ltd. to provide details of inter-connection charges paid by.....
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Calcutta HC: In Absence of Express Provision, Aadhaar Act Cannot be Applied Retrospectively(16.06.2025)
Calcutta High Court has observed that in absence of any provision allowing retrospective application of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 applying it to the acts .....
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Del. HC: Section 76(3) TM Act Doesn’t Require Both the Rival Marks to be Registered CTMs(23.11.2023)
Delhi High Court while enunciating ingredients to arrive at a satisfaction that a Certification Trade Mark (CTM) had been infringed, has observed that.....
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SC Issues Notice in Tax Evasion Case of Karti Chidambaram and Wife(17.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Income Tax Department in the 2018 tax evasion case against Congress Member of Parliament, Karti Chidambaram and.....
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Rajasthan HC: Pendency of Criminal Case u/s 498-A No Ground to Deny Permission to Travel Abroad(31.07.2025)
Rajasthan HC has observed that pendency of criminal case under Sections 498-A and 406 IPC cannot be a ground to deny permission to a person to travel .....
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Madras HC to State: Include Photos of President & PM in Advertisements of Chess Olympiad 2022(29.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to ensure that the photographs of both the President and Prime Minister (PM are published in all a.....
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CBDT: Contractors in Consortium Not to be Taxed as AOP(08.03.2016)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said those working in a consortium will not be taxed as Association of Persons (AOP) if each entity's earning.....
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Supreme Court: No Bar on Attachment of Properties through IBC Moratorium(16.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that there is no prohibition imposed on attachment of properties under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act.....
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CESTAT, Bangalore Quashes Demand of Service Tax for Promotion of IPL Team(06.04.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has held that the promotional activities by Anil Kumblein, former Indian skipper to carr.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, promotional activities, Anil Kumblein, advertising, Business Auxilliary Services, no service tax
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SC: Death Due to COVID Should be Specifically Mentioned in Death Certificate(01.07.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that a death certificate issue in respect of a COVID fatality must clearly specify the cause of death as COVID itself. Als.....
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Delhi Court: Alt News Co-Founder Mohommed Zubair Remanded To One Day Police Custody(28.06.2022)
Delhi Court has remanded Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair to one day police custody, after he was arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly hur.....
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Delay caused in an act required to be done by Government authority cannot be adopted as ground for penalizing innocent Appellant(21.04.2017)
In instant case, Appellant was a 100% EOU engaged in manufacture and export of cotton yarn. Appellant sought permission to opt out of EOU scheme. Deve.....
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Delhi HC: Can’t Make Organizer of Public Meeting Liable for Hate Speech by a Participant(24.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that conduct of one person in a public meeting cannot be tied to another person present therein holding him vicarious.....
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Del. HC: Jurisp. for Grant of Bail is that Person Can’t Be Deprived of His Right of Personal Liberty(12.09.2024)
Del. HC has held that even if it is held that the twin conditions as provided in S. 45 of PMLA are not met, the jurisprudence for grant of bail is tha.....
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Madras HC: Certification of an Entire Film Cannot be Denied Without Specifying the Objections(05.06.2025)
Madras High Court has observed that the certification of an entire film cannot be denied without specifying the objectionable portions and expect a fi.....
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Delhi HC: Right to 'Inspection of Work' of Public Authority Doesn’t Include 'Inspection of Property'(15.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the words "inspection of work" under Section 2(j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 does not include "inspect.....
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Telangana High Court Permits Minor Rape Victim to Abort 26 Week Old Foetus(20.10.2021)
Telangana High Court has recently permitted a minor rape victim to terminate her 26 week old pregnancy by observing that the life of the foetus or the.....
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SC: Abortion Can't be Denied Solely Because Woman is Unmarried(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court has passed an ad-interim order to allow an unmarried woman to abort her pregnancy of 24-weeks arising out of live-in relationship, subje.....
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Calcutta HC Restrains Centre from Deporting 4 Rohingya Muslim Women to Myanmar Till August 10(08.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has restrained the Union of India from deporting 4 Rohingya refugee women to Myanmar till August 10. The Court directed that the 4.....
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SC: Test Identification Parade Does Not Violate Article 20(3) Of Constitution(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that conduct of Test Identification Parade (TIP) is not violative of Article 20(3) of the Constitution, has held that ac.....
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MHA Notifies Extension of Validity of Registration Certificates Issued Under FCRA Act(01.10.2021)
Ministry of Home Affairs has notified the extension of the validity of the registration certificates issued under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation.....
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Kerala HC: Competent Authorities Cannot Insist on Production of FIR for Grant of Heirship Certificate(09.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the competent authorities cannot insist on the production of the First Information Report for grant of an heirship ce.....
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Clarification regarding taxability of consortium members(07.03.2016)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes moved to dispel ambiguities behind treatment of consortiums as an ‘Association of Persons’ for the purposes of taxat.....
Tags : Association of persons, consortium, taxability
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Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest of Journalist Booked for Extortion, Forgery(01.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of a journalist, Sharad Kumar Dwivedi, booked on the charge of Extortion and Forgery on a complaint made by.....
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SC: High Court Doesn’t Have the Power to Reject a Plaint While Exercising Power Under Article 227(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that power of the High Court under Article 227 of Constitution of India is supervisory and Courts while exercising this power c.....
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SC Orders Husband to Pay Rs. 1.25 Cr Permanent Alimony(19.08.2025)
Supreme Court has dissolved a marriage due to irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of the Constitution of India and directed the husband to pay ?.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Permanent Alimony, Divorce, Irretrievable Breakdown, Article 142
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SC: Article 21 does Not Extend to Luxurious Food Choices in Prisons(16.07.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India undoubtedly extends to all prisoners, including those .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 21, Luxurious Food Choices
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Bombay HC Pulls Up I&B Ministry Over Disclosure of Personal Details of RTI Applicants(30.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has pulled up the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting after being informed that personal details of more than 4000 of Rig.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Disclosure of Personal Details of RTI Applicants
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Similar Powers to High Courts and Supreme Court under Article 142(24.04.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition that sought grant of similar powers to High Court and Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution of In.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 142, High Courts
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SC: Convict Completing Fixed-Term Life Sentence Can Be Freed Without Seeking Remission(13.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has held that convicts serving fixed-term life sentences without remission must be released once the term is over. The court, while .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Life Imprisonment, Fixed-Term Sentence, Remission, Article 21, Sukhdev Yadav
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Supreme Court: Reading Over Warrant to Arrestee is Sufficient Compliance(27.05.2025)
SC has observed that if a person is arrested on a warrant, the grounds for reasons for the arrest in the warrant itself, if the warrant is read over t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 22(1), Sufficient Compliance
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Madras High Court Restrains TV Channels from Telecasting Vulgar Advertisements(04.12.2020)
Madras High Court has issued an interim order against the telecast of obscene and vulgar programmes and Advertisements on TV Channels, observing that .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Telecasting Vulgar Advertisements
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Telangana HC Orders Deletion of Aadhaar, Caste Details Clause from Properties Registration(21.12.2020)
Telangana High Court has directed the state government to delete Aadhaar, caste and relevant references from its software meant for the registration o.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Properties Registration
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Delhi HC: Concealing Mental Illness & Abortion Amounts to ‘Cruelty’(30.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has termed concealing mental illness and termination of pregnancy a ground for divorce as it amounts to cruelty.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mental Illness, Abortion, Cruelty
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Delhi HC Refuses to Disturb Allotment of Land to Political Parties for Construction of Party Offices(27.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has refused to disturb the allotment of a land to three political parties, for construction of their party offices that was earlier a.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Allotment of Land, Political Parties
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Review of framework for public issuance of Convertible Securities(01.12.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has released a discussion paper reviewing the framework for public issuance of convertible securities. The .....
Tags : Convertible securities, review, debt, term
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Del. HC: Restriction u/s 37 of NDPS Act Cannot take Precedence Over Accused’s Right u/a 21(24.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has stated that restrictions on grant of bail given under section 37 of NDPS Act cannot take precedence over the accused’s rights gua.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 37, Article 21
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Delhi High Court Asks Karti Chidambaram’s CA to Reply to Plea Challenging his Bail(11.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked S Bhaskararaman, an accused in the INX Media case, to respond to an Enforcement Directorate petition challenging the bail g.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Karti Chidambaram
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Karnataka HC Stays Auction of Properties by Banks During 21-Day Lock Down Period(31.03.2020)
Karnataka High Court has stayed for three weeks the process of auction and e-auction of mortgaged properties, during the 21-day lock-down period, obse.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Auction of Properties by Banks
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Del HC: Right to Speedy Trial u/a 21 of COI Isn’t a Free Pass for Undertrial to be Released on Bail(16.01.2025)
Delhi HC has stated that the right to speedy trial derived from Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not a "freepass” for every undertrial, dema.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Free Pass, Article 21
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All. HC: Application u/s 34 Can’t be Dismissed for Non-Filing of Certified Copy if Explanation Given(03.10.2024)
All. HC has observed that in an application under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, signed copy of award given by arbitrator must .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Section 34, Certified Copy
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SC: Only Principal Civil Court Can Decide Dispute of Apportionment of Compensation(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that any dispute regarding apportionment of compensation under National Highways Authority Act, 1956 would have to be decided b.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Civil Court, Compensation, Apportionment
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Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Hearing Pleas on Tax Breaks For Parties(26.12.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing on a PIL challenging Constitutional Validity of income tax exemptions to registered political par.....
Tags : Supreme Court, income tax, political parties
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RTI Act Won’t Prevail Over Supreme Court Rules: Delhi HC(22.11.2017)
Delhi High Court, while holding that there is no inconsistency in Supreme Court Rules and RTI Act, has held that access to information under SCR, whic.....
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Delhi HC: DU Can't Expect Students to Physically Collect Their Degree Certificates(02.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has pulled up the Delhi University for demanding the physical presence of the students who had filed an application for seeking the d.....
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To avoid multiplicity of proceedings and unnecessary expense, Court will in general order the joinder of parties(05.09.2023)
The issue raised in present case is whether it was open to present Court to enter into the merits and make an order on appeal, absent the joinder of c.....
Tags : Parties, Joinder, Necessity
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Bombay HC Gives Government ‘Last Chance’ to File Report in Kripashankar Assets Case(10.01.2017)
Bombay High Court gave Government a last chance to submit a report on its probe into alleged disproportionate assets of former Mumbai Congress chief K.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Kripashankar Singh, Mumbai Congress, disproportionate assets
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Supreme Court Judges Launch Schemes for Human -Wildlife Conflict(01.09.2025)
Supreme Court Judges have launched Scheme on Access to Justice for Victims of Human-Wildlife Conflict, 2025 and the Supporting Potential and Resilienc.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Human -Wildlife Conflict, Supporting Potential
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Karnataka HC Refuse Anticipatory Bail to Ex-Member of Legislative Council in Extortion Case(26.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has declined anticipatory bail to a Former Member of Legislative Council and another person in an alleged extortion case, registe.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, anticipatory bail, Legislative Council, extortion
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Delhi HC: Petition Under Article 227 Based on Violation of Legal Provisions Can't Be Allowed(08.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1949 cannot be allowed against an order passed under Sectio.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 16(3), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Article 227, Constitution, Tribunal, Jurisdiction
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Delhi HC Held That Writ Jurisdiction Cannot be Entertained If there is Alternative Remedy(05.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has declined to quash a re-assessment order on the ground that there was no violation of natural justice and the writ jurisdiction un.....
Tags : Writ Jurisdiction, Alternative Remedy, Article 226
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Mad. HC: Punishing Person Without Proper Identification Directly Impinges Personal Liberty(01.06.2023)
Madras High Court while setting aside conviction of man charged for robbery has highlighted need for Test Identification Parade (TIP) and observed tha.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Test Identification Parade, Article 21 of the Constitution, Personal Liberty
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Supreme Court: Complete LLB Certificates Verification Within 8 Weeks or Face Contempt(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Universities to complete verification of LLB certificates within 8 weeks or else the Vice Chancellor will have to appear in.....
Tags : Supreme Court, LLB Certificates Verification
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SC: Can’t Entertain SLP Against NCDRC's Order Passed in Exercise of its Appellate Jurisdiction(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a party can approach the Apex Court under Article 136 of Constitution only if the order was passed by NCDRC was in exercis.....
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SC: Court is Expected to Timely Conclude Trail When Detention of Accused is Continued by Court(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the detention of the accused is continued by the Court, the courts are also expected to conclude the trials within a .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Detention, Article 21, Speedy Trial
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Supreme Court Asks Centre, 9 States for Report on RTI Watchdog Appointments(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre and nine states to file a status report on filling up of vacancies in the Central and State Information Commissions.....
Tags : Supreme Court, RTI
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SC: Acknowledging Partial Debt Would Not Extend Limitation Period for Entire Debt(28.07.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963, acknowledgment of partial debt would not extend the limitation period fo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 18, Partial Debt
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CIC to PMO: Re-Examine RTI App. Seeking Information on Planning Behind Lockdown & COVID Control(26.07.2022)
Central Information Commission has directed the Prime Minister's Office to re-examine an RTI application seeking details regarding imposition of natio.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI, Lockdown
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Late submission of OBC certificate to not be overlooked in ‘pedantic’ manner(24.02.2016)
A candidate appearing in an examination under the OBC category remains eligible for selection to the post advertised, despite not submitting the OBC c.....
Tags : Reservation, certificate, provisional list, selection
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Bombay HC: Pressurizing Someone for Repayment of Money is Not 'Extortion’(28.06.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that threatening a person into giving up his demand for repayment of money does not amount to extortion under Section 383 o.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Extortion, Repayment
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CCI Approves Restructuring of Fortis Group(25.10.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed restructuring of Fortis Group, which includes de-merger of Pathology Business, SRL Labs.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, SRL Labs, Fortis Group
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Kar. HC: Order Authorising Waqf Board to Issue Marriage Certificate is Unheard of in Law(13.11.2024)
Karnataka High Court while hearing a petition seeking declaration of a Government order as ultra vires to the Waqf Act, 1995, has stated that a Govern.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Marriage Certificate, Waqf Board
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Consumer Court in Bangalore Orders PVR to Ensure Movie Tickets Mention Actual Start Time(19.02.2025)
A Consumer Court in Bangalore while hearing a complaint against PVR for wasting 25 minutes of the complainant by showing long commercial advertisement.....
Tags : Consumer Court, PVR, Commercial Advertisements
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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Government Order To Issue Caste Certificate In English(04.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Government's order allowing for the issuance of the cas.....
Tags : Issuance of Caste Certificate
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SC Dismisses Appeal Against Order of Granting Marriage Certificate Through Video Conferencing(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Haryana challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order of granting marriage certifi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Order of Granting Marriage Certificate
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RBI cancels registration of four NBFCs(09.03.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the certificate of registration of four Non-Banking Financial Companies, prohibiting them from transacting in busi.....
Tags : Nbfc, certificate of registration, cancelled
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Madras HC: Govt. Cannot Retain Educational Certificates for Violation of Compulsory Services Bond(01.06.2022)
Madras High Court while directing concerned medical colleges and the Directorate of Medical Education has held that they could not withhold the origin.....
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Kerala HC: Law Degree Not Compulsory for Reporting Case Proceedings(28.11.2016)
Kerala High Court has said there had not been any stipulation that law graduates alone could cover Court proceedings.
Tags : Kerala HC, Degree, Reporting, Case Proceedings
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Show Cause Notice Sent to DSK Legal for Video Advertisement Featuring Bollywood Actor(21.03.2025)
Bar Council of India has sent a show cause notice to law firm DSK Legal for its video advertisement featuring a bollywood actor. It was stated that s.....
Tags : Show Cause Notice, DSK Legal, Video Advertisement
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Mad HC Takes Suo Moto Revision Against Minister Ponmudi’s Acquittal in Disproportionate Assets Case(10.08.2023)
Madras High Court has Suo Moto taken up revision against the Trial Court verdict that acquitted Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi and his.....
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Bombay High Court: Issue New Birth Certificates Without Father's Name to Single Mother(05.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to issue new birth certificates for a girl child born through the test tub.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Protection for Karti Chidambaram(06.03.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to grant Karti Chidambaram interim protection from a possible arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) .
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Gujarat HC Denies Discharge of Man Accused in Cop Extortion Case Post Account Freeze(06.10.2025)
Gujarat High Court refused to discharge a man accused of sharing the complainant’s bank details with cops allegedly seeking gratification to unfreeze .....
Tags : Extortion, Prima Facie, Gratification
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Delhi HC: Unilateral Constitution of a Narrow Panel of Arbitrators Violates Impartiality(25.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that power conferred on one party to unilaterally choose names from a panel of arbitrators and forwarding it to the other pa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitrators, Impartiality
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Orissa HC: Appeal Can’t be Dismissed on Sole Ground of Non-Submission of Certified Order(05.07.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that the GST Appellate Authority cannot dismiss an appeal merely on the technical ground that the certified order is not su.....
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CIC Seeks Reply from MP, MLA as to Why They Should Not be Declared "Public Authority"(17.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued show cause notices to a BJP MP and a Nagaland MLA, in separate cases, seeking their explanation why th.....
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Kar. HC: Article 261 Provides Legitimacy and Conclusiveness to Judicial Records(24.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that the ‘full faith and credit clause’ was introduced under Article 261(1) of the Constitution to provide legitimacy an.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Judicial Records, Conclusiveness, Article 261
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Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to Ex-Chancellor of Manav Bharti University(20.11.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted bail to Ex-Chancellor of Manav Bharti University, Ram Kumar Rana who is accused of selling fake Degrees and ha.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Ex-Chancellor of Manav Bharti University
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SC: Recalls Judgment in Bhushan Steel Case Citing Injustice Under Art. 142(01.08.2025)
Supreme Court recalled its previous order that had rejected JSW Steel’s resolution plan for Bhushan Power & Steel, noting that Article 142 had been us.....
Tags : Article 142, JSW Steel, Bhushan Power, Resolution Plan, Recall of Judgment
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Karnataka HC Rejects Rape Victim’s Plea for Abortion(12.04.2016)
Karnataka HC has refused plea of a 15-year-old rape victim, who had sought a direction to the medical authorities to terminate her 26-week pregnancy.
Tags : Karnataka HC , Plea for Abortion
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Supreme Court Rejects Army’s Plea to Review Earlier Order Regarding SCM(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Army's petition seeking review of an order of Top Court in July 2016 which had said that a Summary Court Martial (SCM) mus.....
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Karnataka High Court: X Corp Can't Use Article 19 to Challenge Social Media Laws(29.09.2025)
Karnataka High Court held that X Corp, formerly Twitter, being a foreign entity, cannot invoke Article 19 of the Indian Constitution to challenge soci.....
Tags : Article 19, Social Media, Twitter
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Karnataka HC Directs Govt to Reconsider Decision Making Reporting to Duty Mandatory(27.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to in two weeks time reconsider its decision making it compulsory for government employees, in .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Mandatoery Reporting to Duty
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SC: Political Parties Must Fight Political Battles before the Electorate(07.08.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that political battles should be fought before the electorate and courts should not be used to settle the political scores .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Political Battles, Political Parties
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Del. HC: Disclosure of CBI’s Report Not Within the Ambit of RTI(10.10.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that Section 8(1)(h) of RTI Act exempts information which will impede process of investigation, has held that CBI’s E.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, RTI, CBI’s Enquiry Report
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File Notings By Junior Officers to Superiors is Not 3rd Party Info Under RTI Act: Delhi HC(23.02.2018)
Delhi High Court has ruled that file notings made by junior officers to their seniors are not exempt from disclosure under Section 8 of the Right to I.....
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SC: Distinction Between Married & Unmarried Women for Abortion of Pregnancy is Unconstitutional(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that unmarried women are also entitled to seek abortion of pregnancy in term of 20-24 weeks arising out of consensual relations.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Abortion, Live-in Relationship, Unmarried Woman
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Madras HC: Cannot Hold Protests at Whim and Fancies(14.07.2025)
Madras High Court has observed that the conducting of protest is not meant for fun and such protests cannot be conducted to the whims and fancies of t.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Protest, Political Parties
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Delhi High Court: Giving Judgement on Policy of Organisations not Envisaged under RTI(22.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that giving judgment on the policy framework of an organisation and directing change of policies are not envisaged under.....
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SC: Cannot Use Article 32 to Challenge Supreme Court’s Own Judgments(17.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that law is well settled that a decision rendered by this Court, be it at the stage of special leave petition or post grant.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 32, Article 136
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SC Appoints Justice Nageswara Rao as Ombudsman of Bihar Cricket Association(13.08.2025)
SC appointed Justice L. Nageswara Rao as Ombudsman of Bihar Cricket Association, citing “dirty politics” and misuse of public funds. The Court, while .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bihar Cricket Association, Ombudsman, Justice Nageswara Rao, BCCI, Article 142
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Online RTI Portal for Supreme Court(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing petition seeking online RTI portal for Supreme Court, has held that E-Committee of Supreme Court is looking into the is.....
Tags : Supreme Court, RTI Portal, E-Committee
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Delhi HC Reserves Judgment over Virbhadra Singh in Disproportionate Assets Case(16.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh, seeking quashing of .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Virbhadra Singh, disproportionate assets
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Cal. HC: Municipal Corp. to File Proper Report Regarding the State of Kolkata's La Martiniere School(06.06.2025)
Calcutta High Court after taking note of partially collapsed building at Kolkata's La Martiniere for Boys school, has directed Kolkata Municipal Corpo.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, La Martiniere School
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ITAT: Partition/Family Arrangement is not Capital Gain(19.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Bench has held that a partition or family arrangement cannot be treated as “transfer” for the purpose of .....
Tags : ITAT, Partition, Transfer
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Bombay HC Refuses Mentally Challenged Rape Victim to Terminate 35-Week Pregnancy Citing Health Risk(08.08.2022)
Bombay High Court has refused to allow a mentally challenged rape victim to terminate her 35-week (8.5 months) pregnancy after a board of medical expe.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Abortion, Mentally Challenged, Rape Victim
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Public Authority Under Obligation to Get Info from Pvt Body and Share with RTI Applicant: Delhi HC(07.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that if a public authority is entitled to access information from a private body under any other law, it is “information” as.....
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Delhi HC: Publicize Facilities Available For Registration of Births & Deaths(13.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed Municipal Corporations to widely publicize the facilities and procedures available for registration and obtainment of bi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Death Certificates
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SC Rules in Favor of Central Government in batch of pleas challenging the Abrogation of Article 370(11.12.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has unanimously held that Jammu and Kashmir does not hold any internal sovereignty after accession to Union of India .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 370, Constitution Bench
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AAR, Telangana: 18% GST Payable on Supply of Artwork Along with Advertisement Space(14.12.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has ruled that Supply of artwork along with advertisement space amounts to supply of other advertisement .....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, Supply of Artwork Along with Advertisement Space
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Supreme Court Stays Aircel's 2G Spectrum Sale(06.01.2017)
Supreme Court has put on hold sale of 2G spectrum by Aircel-Maxis to Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications and Bharti Airtel.
Tags : Supreme Court, Aircel-Maxis, Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel
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Centre Notifies "Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Rules, 2025"(04.07.2025)
Central Government has notified the "Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Rules, 2025" having provisions regarding portal .....
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Delhi High Court: Ministers Not Under RTI(11.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has set aside the Central Information Commission order declaring Ministers as “public authorities” and answerable under the Right to .....
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Bombay HC: Condition that Younger Candidate Would be Preferred Over Older Candidate Violates COI(03.04.2025)
Bom. HC while hearing a petition challenging Indian Oil Corporation Limited's (IOCL) policy for the selection of service providers, has held that a te.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Younger Candidate, Article 14
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CCI objects to Kerala Chemists and Druggists Association practices(01.12.2015)
The Competition Commission of India found Alkem Laboratories and All Kerala Chemists and Druggists Association guilty of violating provisions under Se.....
Tags : No objection certificate, kerala, alkem, chemists
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Del. HC: Premature to Examine Objections When Movie’s Certification Pending with CBFC(03.02.2025)
Delhi High Court while disposing of petitions filed against release of “2020 Delhi” movie, stated that when the request for the requisite certificatio.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Movie’s Certification, CBFC
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AAR, Rajasthan: Fortified Rice Kernels and Fortified Milk, Classified as ‘Otherwise Prepared’(30.01.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Rajasthan has ruled that the Fortified Rice Kernels and Fortified milk are classified as ‘otherwise prepared’ and .....
Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, Fortified Rice Kernels and Fortified Milk
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Appoint Person Of Eminence As State CIC In Future: Uttarakhand High Court(17.01.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court, while noting that all the Chief Information Commissioners appointed were former Chief Secretaries, has observed that there is .....
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Delhi HC: No Certification for Films That Mock Religions or Incite Hate in a Secular Society(12.09.2025)
Delhi HC held that films mocking religions or inciting hatred can't be certified in a secular society. Justice Manmeet Singh Arora noted that glorifyi.....
Tags : Certification, Films, Religions, Secular Society
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Delhi HC: Use of The Word 'Can' in an Arbitration Clause Does Not Render it Ineffective(13.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that mere use of the word 'can' in an arbitration clause does not render it ineffective and the intention of the parties to .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitration, Intention of Parties
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Bombay HC: Idols Made of Plaster of Paris till Height of 6ft to be Immersed in Artificial Ponds(25.07.2025)
Bombay HC has clarified that idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) which are till the height of 6 feet, will have to be mandatorily immersed in artific.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Plaster of Paris, Artificial Ponds
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Frame Guidelines on COVID Death Certificate by Sep 11(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to show compliance by 11th September 2021 to the judicial directions passed on 30th June 2021 to frame.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Guidelines on COVID Death Certificate
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Karnataka HC: Spoken Word in Legislature Would Ordinarily Come Within the Immunity(05.05.2025)
Karnataka High Court has observed that spoken word in the Legislature by the Legislators would ordinarily come within the immunity under Article 194(2.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Spoken Word, Article 194(2)
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Rajasthan HC: Govt Cannot Indefinitely Postpone Panchayat Elections, Must Follow Article 243-E(21.08.2025)
Rajasthan High Court ruled that Government can't indefinitely delay Panchayat polls, citing Article 243-E of COI and Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 199.....
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SC: Right to Get Legal Aid is a Fundamental Right of Accused, Guaranteed by Article 21 of COI(04.12.2024)
SC has stated that right to get legal aid is a fundamental right of accused, guaranteed by Article 21 of COI. When an accused has either not engaged a.....
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SC: Every Interested Party is a Plaintiff in Partition Suit(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a suit for partition, every interested party is deemed to be a plaintiff. Law does not bar passing of numerous prelimin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Partition Suit, Interested Party, Plaintiff
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Delhi HC: Advertising Campaign Can be Protected Under IP Law if it Has Become Distinctive(11.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an advertising campaign can be granted protection in Intellectual Property (IP) law, if it signifies the source and has.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Advertising Campaign, Distinctive
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Aadhaar not mandatory for registering marriage(01.04.2016)
The Central Information Commission ordered Delhi government to provide adequate facilities for couples seeking registration of their marriage on the b.....
Tags : Rti, Marriage registration, aadhaar
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Madras HC Restrains Members from Participating in Syndicate Meetings of Madurai Kamaraj University(03.06.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained three members, R. Sudha, M. Thangaraj and S. Nagarathinam, from participating in syndicate meetings of Madurai Kamara.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Participation in Syndicate Meetings of Madurai Kamaraj University
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Gauhati HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Reporter Accused of Extorting Money from Doctor(23.08.2021)
Gauhati High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a Press Reporter who allegedly threatened the District Immunization Officer of Assam's Dibrugarh of.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Reporter Accused of Extorting Money from Doctor
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SC grants liberty to terminate 24 weeks pregnancy in order to save life of pregnant woman(25.07.2016)
Medical Board constituted for examination of Petitioner recorded a clear finding, that the risk to the petitioner of continuation of her pregnancy, ca.....
Tags : 24 weeks pregnancy, Abortion, Permission
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SC Transfers Advertisement Funds of Delhi Govt. for RRTS Project(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing disappointment over Delhi Government not fulfilling its assurance to allocate funds for the Regional Rapid Rail Transit.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Advertisement Funds, RRTS Project
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Delhi High Court: Court cannot Quash Disability Certificate Issued by Medical Authority(08.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that when a disability certificate is issued by a competent medical authority the plea demanding the quashing of such certi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Disability Certificate
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SC: Right to Safe, Motorable Roads is Part of Right to Life under Article 21(31.07.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that right to safe, well-maintained, and motorable roads is recognised as a part of the right to life under Article 21 of t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Motorable Roads, Article 21
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Gujarat HC Permits Canadian Woman to Undergo Kidney Transplant Without Domicile Certificate(28.07.2022)
Gujarat High Court while allowing Canadian woman to undergo kidney transplant without domicile certificate, has held that the Right to Live includes t.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Kidney Transplant, Domicile Certificate
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President Asks SC: Can Court Fix Timeline for President to Make a Decision on Bill Reserved to Her(15.05.2025)
President Droupadi Murmu while making a 14 point reference to the SC under Article 143 of the Constitution of India has asked the Court if it can impo.....
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Karnataka Govt. Launches Self-Certification Scheme for Industries(22.02.2016)
Karnataka Govt. has finalised and published a voluntary self-certification scheme for industries, which would free them from repeated inspections.
Tags : Karnataka Govt., self-certification scheme
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Chh. HC: Adoptive Mothers Have Fundamental Right to Life & Motherhood Under Article 21 of COI(08.05.2025)
Chh. HC has held that adoptive mothers have fundamental right to life and motherhood under Article 21 of COI and children born from the process of sur.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Article 21, Maternity Leave
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SC: A. 32 of COI Empowers SC in Cases Related to Capital Punishment to Reopen Sentencing Stage(25.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Article 32 of the Constitution empowers this Court in cases related to capital punishment to reopen the sentencing stage w.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 32, Capital Punishment
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Bombay HC: Right to Shelter and Adequate Housing is Protected under Article 21(23.06.2025)
Bom. HC has observed that it is true that right to a clean environment is part of right to life. But it is also equally true, and clearly laid down by.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Article 21, Clean Environment
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SC Resolves Overlap between 'Design' and 'Copyright' Protection u/s 15(2) of the Copyright Act(16.04.2025)
Supreme Court has resolved the overlap between 'design' and 'copyright' protection u/s 15(2) of the Copyright Act, 1957 by laying down twin tests that.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Twin Tests, Artistic Work
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SC Upholds Madras HC Order to Remove Political Flagpoles From Public Land(12.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has upheld the Madras HC’s order directing removal of permanent political flagpoles from public and government land, stressing that .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Madras High Court, Flagpoles, Public Land, Political Parties, Article 226, JK Maheshwari, Vijay Bishnoi
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SC: Application For Certified Copy Has To Be Made Before Expiry Of Limitation Period(25.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that person wishing to file an appeal has to file an application for a certified copy before the expiry of the limitation p.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Application For Certified Copy
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J&K HC: Cannot Pass Interim Directions Under Order 39 Rule I & II of CPC against Non-Parties(26.05.2025)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that it is not the scope of Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 to pass interim d.....
Tags : J&K High Court, Interim Directions, Non-Parties
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SC: Article 32 is an Important & Integral Part of Basic Structure of Constitution(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that Article 32 is an important and integral part of the basic structure of the Constitution of India, 1949. Article 32 i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 32 of Constitution of India
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A victim's counsel cannot be given right to make oral arguments or examine and cross-examine witnesses(20.11.2019)
Present appeal arise out of judgment passed by the High Court of Calcutta in revisional application affirming the order passed by the Additional Distr.....
Tags : Prosecution, Victim's counsel, Participation
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SC: Travesty of Justice if Convict is Unable to Get Benefit of Bail for Inability to Furnish Surety(19.09.2024)
SC has held that it would be a travesty of justice if convict is unable to secure the benefit of bail order for his inability to furnish local surety......
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 21, Bail Order
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Madras HC Quashes Assessment Orders Against Karti Chidambaram and Wife for AY 2014-15(29.07.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed the assessment orders passed by the Income Tax Department on July 15 with respect to the returns filed by Sivaganga Memb.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Karti Chidambaram
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SC: Banks Can Sell Mortgaged Properties to Non-tribals in Tripura(28.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while upholding primacy of a Central Law over a State Act, has said that, there is no embargo on banks in Tripura to sell properties mo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tripura, properties, non-tribals
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‘Sikhya Providers’ Entitled to Age Relaxation in Recruitment Exam(20.03.2025)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that Sikhya Providers appointed to teach the students in the government schools are entitled to age relaxation in.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana HC, Sikhya Providers, Article 21-A
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HP HC Strikes Down the Requirement of ‘Bonafide Himachali Certificate’ for Compassionate Appointment(31.07.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has struck down the requirement of furnishing a 'Bonafide Himachali Certificate' for obtaining compassionate appointment a.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Bonafide Himachali Certificate, Compassionate Appointment
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Delhi High Court Turns Down Azad’s Plea to Reject Defamation Suit Against him(10.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by former cricketer Kirti Azad seeking rejection of a ?10 crore defamation suit filed against him by Hockey Indi.....
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INX Media Case: Supreme Court Extends Protection To Karti Chidambaram(16.03.2018)
Supreme Court has extended interim relief from arrest granted by the Delhi High Court to Karti Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case till.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Karti Chidambaram
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Supreme Court Reopens Case Against Ex-MLA Over Alleged Fake Caste Certificate in Elections(15.10.2025)
Supreme Court restored the criminal case against former MLA Rajendra Singh and others for allegedly fraudulently obtaining a Scheduled Caste certifica.....
Tags : Elections, Caste Certificate, Constituency
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SC Allows Karti Chidambaram MP To Travel Abroad On Condition Of Depositing Rs 1 Crore(26.10.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram's application to travel abroad on a condition of depositing Rs. 1 crore.
Tags : Supreme Court, Karti Chidambaram
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Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order in Favour of Sadhguru(02.06.2025)
Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order in favour of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation protecting his personality rights against.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Personality Rights, Artificial Intelligence
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Allahabad HC Quashes Govt Order Cancelling Retailer's License for Selling Beef, Hurting Sentiments(07.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has quashed an order of a Food Safety Officer who cancelled the retailer license of a man, named Ikrar Husain, obtained under the.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Retailer's License for Selling Beef, Hurting Sentiments
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Verification of the Preferential Certificates of Origin in terms of CAROTAR Rules 2020(17.12.2020)
1. Reference is drawn to Board's letter dated 13.11.20120 vide file of even number (copy enclosed), wherein it was advised to ensure judicious applica.....
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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - Delhi HC Sets Aside TRAI Rule on MNP Charges(11.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has set aside Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) decision to lower the fees for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) from Rs 1.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, TRAI, Mobile Portibility, MNP Charges
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SC Dismisses SLP Filed by AKM Ashraf to Restrict Entry of People Without RT PCR Certificate(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed by AKM Ashraf, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly assailing the Kerala High Court's .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Restrict Entry of People Without RT PCR Certificate
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Bombay HC Denies Bail to Shiv Sena Members for Assaulting RTI Activist Mallikarjun Bhaikatti(02.12.2015)
Bombay HC has denied anticipatory bail to five Shiv Sena members who allegedly assaulted RTI activist Mallikarjun Bhaikatti on the premises of Shahu C.....
Tags : Bombay HC , RTI activist Mallikarjun Bhaikatti, Shiv Sena Members
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Kerala High Court Allows Petition by Transgender Couple Seeking Issuance of New Birth Certificate(03.06.2025)
Kerala High Court has allowed a petition by a transgender couple that sought the issuance of a new birth certificate for their child mentioning the co.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Transgender Couple, New Birth Certificate
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AAR: Sale of Internet Advertising Space Attracts 18% GST(14.07.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has held that the sale of internet advertising space attracts Goods and Services Tax (GST) at 18%.
Tags : AAR, GST, Internet Advertising
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DGFT Notifies Extension of Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing on Non-Preferential CoO(20.10.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the Date for Mandatory electronic filing of the Non-Preferential Certificate of.....
Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Filing of Certificate of Origin
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Kar. HC: Inordinate Delay in Lodging Extortion Complaint Gives Rise to Doubts as to its truth(03.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that unexplained delay in registering extortion complaint under Indian Penal Code, gives rise to embellishment to a part.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Extortion, Harassment
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SC: Cannot Use Article 142 to Frame Guidelines on Judicial Recusal(19.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that recusal is a matter of discretion of the judge. Jurisdiction under Article 142 of Constitution of India cannot be exer.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judicial Recusal, Article 142
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking 'No Tax Exemption' For Political Parties(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking to quash Section 13(a) of Income Tax Act which confers tax exemption to political parties for income fro.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Tax Exemption
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Karnataka HC: Compelling DNA Tests without Imminent Need becomes Violative of Article 21(02.09.2025)
Karnataka HC has stated that compelling DNA tests to determine child's paternity without imminent need, imperils not only the sanctity of marriage, bu.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Article 21, DNA Tests
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Ker. HC: Once SC Has Dismissed Challenge to Regulation, Courts Bound by Article 141 Can’t Revisit it(04.11.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that once the Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to a regulation, any court bound by the declaration of law under Arti.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Supreme Court, Article 141
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ITAT: Supporting Evidence Mandatory for Claim TDS Credit in Absence of TDS Certificate(01.09.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Bench has held that supporting evidence is mandatory for claiming TDS Credit in absence of a TDS Certific.....
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Delhi High Court Summons Singhs Over Fortis Claim for Dues(15.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has summoned Malvinder and Shivinder Singh after Fortis Healthcare Ltd filed a petition for recovery of dues allegedly siphoned off b.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Directions to Improve RTI Regime(28.09.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking various directions for improving the right to information (RTI) regime and.....
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Requirement of Health Certificate to be accompanied with the import of certain food consignments-modification of Board Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs(06.10.2022)
1. Reference is drawn to Board's Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs dated 12.08.2022 relating to the requirement of Health Certificate to be accompanied .....
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Supreme Court Refuses Early Hearing on Plea Challenging Law Against Abortion(03.03.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to grant early hearing to a plea challenging constitutional validity of a law that prohibits abortion of a 20-week-old foetu.....
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Monitoring the sale of fresh fruit & vegetables, for presence of pesticides residues, non-permitted wax coating, non-permitted artificial ripened and artificial colours, in the market(21.11.2023)
This is in continuation to the directions/letters issued regarding 'Request for action against unauthorised use of artificial fruit ripening agents' R.....
Tags : Pesticides, non-permitted wax coating, non-permitted artificial ripened, artificial colours, monitoring
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Delhi HC Seeks Response from CBIC on Airtel's Plea for Refund of Excess GST(25.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought a reply from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on Bharti Airtel's plea claiming non-implementation of the De.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bharti Airtel, Refund of Excess GST
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NFRA: Chartered Accountant Penalized with One Lakh Rupees Fine for Professional Misconduct(24.06.2022)
National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has penalized chartered accountant with a fine of one lakh rupees for professional misconduct and debarr.....
Tags : National Financial Reporting Authority, Professional Misconduct, Chartered Accountant
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SC: Cannot Delay Implementation of Bail Order After Finding Accused Entitled To Bail(03.09.2024)
The Supreme Court has ruled that once a court concludes that an accused is entitled to bail, it cannot postpone the implementation of the bail order, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, bail,, Article 21 of the Constitution
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Karnataka High Court: Get Power Sans Occupancy Certificate(15.09.2017)
Karnataka High Court has upheld order of Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) which had in 2015 struck down state's regulation requiring.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Occupancy Certificate
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Delhi HC: Conditions u/s 45 PMLA Have to Give Way to Article 21 When Accused Incarcerated for Long(21.11.2024)
Delhi HC has observed that when there is no possibility of trial being concluded in a reasonable time and accused is incarcerated for a long time, dep.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Article 21, PMLA
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Bom. HC: Natural Guardian Can Exercise Powers of 'Manager' of Joint Family Properties(28.02.2025)
Bombay High Court has held that natural guardian under Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956 can exercise powers for dealing with rights of the mino.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Joint Family Properties, Natural Guardian
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Ker. HC: Baptism Certificate Doesn’t Have Primacy Over Official Government Documents(13.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that a baptism certificate is issued by the Church to record the baptism of a person and no primacy can be accorded to bapt.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Baptism Certificate, Government Documents
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Madras HC: No Court Order Required to Decide Internal Issue of Designated Committee(08.07.2022)
Madras High Court while directing Sabka Vishwas Scheme Designated Committee to issue discharge certificate in Form-4, has held that no Court order is .....
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RBI Issues Guidelines on PSLCs(08.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has released guidelines for Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs), where banks can buy and sell instruments to man.....
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Kerala HC: Husband will be Deemed to Hold Trust of Properties Entrusted to Him Before Marriage(24.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that even after the dissolution of the marriage, the husband will be deemed to hold in trust the properties entrusted with .....
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SC Slams HC for 2-Year Bail Delay, Calls for Sensitivity in Liberty Cases(01.08.2025)
Supreme Court strongly criticized the Punjab & Haryana High Court for taking two years to hear a bail application, stressing that courts must be sensi.....
Tags : Bail, Delay, Personal Liberty, Article 21, Judicial Sensitivity
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SC: Mere Use of Words ‘Arbitration’ or ‘Arbitrator’ in Clause Won't Make it Arbitration Agreement(04.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that mere use of the word "arbitration" or "arbitrator" in a clause will not make it an arbitration agreement, if it requires o.....
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Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Government to Wait For One Week in Jayalalithaa DA Case(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Karnataka Government to wait for another week for judgment on appeals filed by State against acquittal of Former Tamil Nadu Ch.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Karnataka Government, Jayalalithaa, disproportionate assets
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Advertisement is Facet of Commercial Speech Protected by Constitution: Delhi HC(19.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that advertisement is a facet of commercial speech which is protected by Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India and t.....
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Delhi HC: Merely Availing Service Won’t Qualify the Consideration as FTS(17.07.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that merely availing of services that may require technical expertise, technical inventions or technology would not qual.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Technical Expertise, Article 13
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Madras High Court: Every Page of RTI Replies Should be Attested, Signed(27.08.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that while replying to Right to Information (RTI) Act applications, the public information officers, appellate authoriti.....
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Patna HC: Can Grant Compensation under RTI Act Only when Applicant Demonstrates Actual Loss(24.04.2025)
Patna High Court while dismissing a petition seeking compensation for delayed information under Section 19(8)(b) of RTI Act, 2005, has observed that c.....
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P&H HC: Default Bail Can Be Granted by Magistrate/Sessions Court Even If Bail Plea Pending Before HC(14.08.2025)
Punjab & Haryana HC has ruled that Magistrates/Sessions Courts can grant default bail under Sec 167(2) of Criminal Procedure Code, even if, regular ba.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, default bail, Section 167(2) CrPC, BNSS, Article 21, statutory right, fundamental rights
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Rajasthan HC: Accommodation to Female Candidates for Karwa Chauth isn’t Violation of Article 14(05.08.2025)
Rajasthan High Court while upholding accommodation granted to female candidates to appear for Patwari Direct Recruitment Examination one day prior on .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Article 14, Karwa Chauth
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Del. HC: Agreement b/w UIDAI and Organisations Handling Grievance Redressal Comes Under Ambit of RTI(06.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that there is nothing inappropriate in disclosing, under RTI Act, the agreements entered into between UIDAI and external org.....
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SC: Details of Marks in Civil Service Examination Can’t Be Disclosed Mechanically Under RTI(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while setting aside a high court judgment has observed that information sought with regard to details of marks in Civil Services Exam c.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Article 370(15.01.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear the PIL filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay challenging Article 370 of the Constitution of India on April.....
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Madras HC: State Recommendation Alone Cannot Justify Seeking Caste Certificate for Scheduled Tribe(22.09.2025)
Madras HC questioned the Erode District Collector on issuing SC certificates to Malayali community members. The court noted that only a parliamentary .....
Tags : Caste Certificate, Scheduled Tribe, Recommendation
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Madras HC Rules, ‘Talaq Certificate from Kazi Has No Legal Sanction’(12.01.2017)
Madras High Court has ruled that a certificate issued by Chief Kazi on talaq is only an opinion and has no legal validity.
Tags : Madras HC, Talaq Certificate, Chief Kazi
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Calcutta HC Rejects PIL Requesting CBI Investigation in 15-Year Caste Certificate Fraud Allegations(03.09.2025)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking cancellation of caste certificates and a CBI probe into alleged irregular grant of caste certificates .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, PIL, CBI, Caste Certificates
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Kerala HC Stays Trial against ADGP Ajithkumar in Disproportionate Assets Case(27.08.2025)
Kerala HC has stayed proceedings against ADGP M.R. Ajithkumar in a disproportionate assets case, noting procedural illegality in the Special Judge’s o.....
Tags : Kerala HC, Disproportionate Assets, Vigilance, Prevention of Corruption Act
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CIC: PM's UID Details Can't be Disclosed(06.03.2018)
CIC has upheld the decision of the PMO that Aadhaar and voter ID details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot be disclosed as they have personal inf.....
Tags : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RTI
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Delhi High Court: Denying Parole for Parent’s Last Rites Violates Article 21(30.09.2025)
Delhi High Court observed that performing the last rites of a parent is a vital religious and moral duty, and denying parole for this purpose violates.....
Tags : Parole, Article 21, Convict
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SC: Requirement to File Certificate of Senior Advocate Along With Curative Petition Mandatory(25.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that filing of certificate of a Senior Advocate along with curative petition is a mandatory requirement. In this case, inst.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Certificate of Senior Advocate
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SC Frames Uniform Pattern for Pay in District and State Consumer Commissions Across All States& UTs(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 142 of Constitution of India has framed a uniform pattern of service conditions regardin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 142, State Consumer Commissions
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Attorney General Grants Consent for Contempt Action Against Artist Rachita Taneja(02.12.2020)
Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal has granted consent to a law student for initiating contempt of court proceedings against a comic illustrator.....
Tags : Attorney General of India, Artist Rachita Taneja
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Supreme Court Quashes DDA's Eviction Proceedings for Fortis’ Escort Heart Institute(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed the proceedings for eviction of Fortis Healthcare Ltd’s subsidiary Escort Heart Institute & Research Centre from its premise.....
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SC: UP Anti-Conversion Law May Seem to be Violating Article 25 of Constitution of India(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions on alleged forceful religious conversions, has observed that the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law in some part .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 25, Religious Conversions
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Bom. HC: Admission Obtained on False OBC Certificate, Doctor Allowed to Retain Qualification(13.05.2024)
Bombay High Court has allowed a doctor who obtained admission on false OBC certificate, to retain her qualification as a doctor and observed that sinc.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, MBBS Course, OBC Certificate
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Delhi HC: Suit Cannot Be Rejected Partially Under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC(15.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that there cannot be a partial rejection of a suit under Order VII Rule 11 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
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Benami Property: Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Show Cause Notice Against Misa Bharti’s Relative(12.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has declined to stay the show cause notice and the provisional attachment order issued against Misa Bharti's brother-in-law Nilesh Ku.....
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Gujarat High Court Allows 16 Year Old Rape Victim to Abort Over 20 Week Foetus(04.05.2017)
Gujarat High Court has permitted a 16-year-old rape survivor from Ramol to undergo an abortion.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Rape, Abortion
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CIC Asks Government to List Records of all Leased Properties(12.06.2017)
Central Information Commission has directed government to compile records of all properties leased out by government, including prime properties lease.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Leased Properties
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SC: Bail Condition to Obtain Certificate of Assurance from Embassy Not Necessary for Foreign Accused(09.07.2024)
SC has held that it is not necessary that in every case where bail is granted to an accused in an NDPS case who is a foreign national on the ground of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Certificate of Assurance, Foreign National
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Hyderabad HC Nods for Telangana Govt.'s Egg Scheme(27.09.2016)
Hyderabad HC has upheld the decision of the Telangana State that made it mandatory for poultry farms to obtain National Egg Coordination Committee Cer.....
Tags : Hyderabad HC , Telangana State, National Egg Coordination Committee Certification
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Allahabad HC: Information Commission Don’t Have Power to Review or Change its Own Order(03.11.2016)
Allahabad High Court has ordered that UP State Information Commission does not have a power to review and change its own orders, including order of im.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Information Commission, review, RTI Act
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking to Restrain Political Parties from Using Symbols After Polls(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing a petition which sought a direction that political parties cannot use election symbols allotted to them as party symbol.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election, Political parties
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CIC to Hockey India: Give Kirti Azad Info under RTI Act(05.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Hockey India to divulge information on sponsorship amounts and commission paid by agencies along wit.....
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Mad. HC: Family Court should Ensure Conducting Proceedings Without Insisting Presence of Parties(22.10.2024)
Madras HC has held that Family Court should ensure that system of conducting proceedings through video conferencing is put to usage without insisting .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Video Conferencing, Presence of Parties
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Madras High Court Directs to Retrieve Encroached Temple Properties(05.11.2020)
Madras High Court has directed the HR & CE Department to initiate appropriate action to retrieve land belonging to temples by removing all encroachmen.....
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Article 226 Not to be Used for Deciding Disputes When Other Remedies are Available: SC(04.12.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that Article 226 can’t be used for deciding disputes when other remedies are available and held that a regular suit, and no.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses IT Department’s Appeal Against RCom(23.11.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed Income Tax (IT) Department’s appeal seeking to tax proceeds of $1.5-billion Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) iss.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Income Tax, Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds, Reliance Communications
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JKL HC: Court Can’t be Guided by Personal Law While Deciding Apportionment of Compensation(07.12.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Court cannot be guided by personal law while deciding upon the apportionment of the compensa.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Apportionment, Compensation
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Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notifies Customs Tariff Amendment Rules, 2021(04.02.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dump.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Amendment Rules, 2021
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Tel. HC: S.22A of Registration Act Doesn’t Violate Article 300A of Constitution(23.10.2023)
Telangana High Court has held that the action of non-registration of a document under Section 22A of Registration Act, 1908 does not prevent a person .....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Registration Act, Article 300A
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Supreme Court: Panchayat Certificate No Proof of Citizenship(06.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that a certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat secretary or the executive magistrate by itself was “no proof of citizenship” u.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Panchayat Certificate
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NCLT Mumbai: Can Admit Application u/s 7 of IBC Absence of NeSL Certificate(19.06.2025)
NCLT Mumbai has held that in absence of NeSL certificate an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 can be admitted if.....
Tags : NCLT Mumbai, NeSL Certificate, Section 7
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Allahabad HC: Not Providing ‘Grounds of Arrest’ is Violative of Article 22(1) of COI(15.04.2025)
Allahabad High Court while quashing the arrest of a man in a forgery and cheating case, has noted that not providing grounds of arrest to an accused v.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Grounds Of Arrest, Article 22(1)
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SC: Constitution Bench to Decide Eligibility of Judicial Officers For Bar Quota District Judge Posts(12.08.2025)
The Supreme Court referred to a Constitution Bench the issue of whether a judicial officer with 7 years’ Bar experience can be appointed as District J.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitution Bench, District Judge, Bar Quota, Judicial Officers, Article 233(2)
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