Paper on infrastructure sharin.....Tags : television, broadcast, infrastructure sharing
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P&H HC: GST Registration Suspension Deemed to be Revoked if SCN Not Decided Within 30 Days of Reply(27.03.2024)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that if a show cause notice is not decided within thirty days of filing a reply, the suspension of Goods and Se.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Show Cause Notice, Goods and Service Tax, Suspension
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Supreme Court Cancels 400 MBBS Admissions(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has cancelled the admissions of 400 students admitted to MBBS courses in DM Institute of Medical Sciences, Wayanad, and Mount Zion Medic.....
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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Extends Validity of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum from 31st March, 2021 to 31st December, 2021(17.06.2021)
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has issued an amendment to the original notification No. S.O. 2119 (E) dated 26.06.2020 vide 2347(E) d.....
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SC: Stay on HC Order for Inspection of Shahi Eidgah Mosque Extended Till November(09.08.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing the case on Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute has extended the stay on order passed by Allahabad High Court .....
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SC Stay on Delhi HC Order over Permanent Commission to Women Navy Officers(23.11.2015)
SC has stayed Delhi High Court order allowing women, serving as short service commission officers, to get permanent commission in the Indian Navy.
Tags : SC, Permanent Commission to Women Navy Officers, Delhi HC
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MP HC Quashes NSA Detention Order for Participation in Muharram Procession(18.09.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed that the person detained to be set at liberty on the ground that the detention orders passed had not been confi.....
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Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for extension of time limits for submission of certain TDS/TCS Statements(28.06.2023)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides relaxation in respect of the follo.....
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AAAR, Maharashtra: Subscription & Admission Fees to Rotary Club Not Liable to Goods and Services Tax(05.02.2020)
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR), Maharashtra has ruled that the amount collected as membership subscription and admission fees by Rotary.....
Tags : Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings, Subscription & Admission Fees to Rotary Club
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Extension of due date for furnishing return of income for the Assessment Year 2022-2023(26.10.2022)
In consequence to extension of due date for various reports of audit in the case of assessees referred in clause (a) of Explanation 2 to sub-section (.....
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SC: HC Cannot Grant Pre-Arrest Bail Without Quashing FIR; Accused Must Approach Sessions Court First(05.12.2025)
Supreme Court recently reiterated that High Courts cannot grant pre-arrest bail while refusing to quash the FIR, emphasizing that the accused must fir.....
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Clarification on "Extension of grace period for payment of renewal premium of life insurance policies in light of recent demonetization"(29.11.2016)
Reference is drawn to the Circular Ref: IRDA/ACTL/CIR/ULIP/236/11/2016 dated 25th November, 2016 on "Extension of grace period for payment of renewal .....
Tags : Renewal premium, Payment, Extension, Time period
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Del. HC: Can't Recommend Framing of Anti-Conversion Law in Absence of Forced Conversions Allegations(26.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that it cannot direct the government to frame an anti-religious conversion law, especially in the absence of any material in.....
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Delhi HC: CCI Can Entertain Patent Rights Abuse Complaints(04.04.2016)
Delhi HC has said that Competition Commission of India (CCI) can entertain complaints regarding abuse of dominance of patent rights as there is no "ir.....
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Non-applicability of the provisions of section 31 read with clause (t) of section 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to primary co-operative banks till 31st December, 2020(29.09.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 53 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), the Central Government, on the .....
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Central Government notifies National Mission for Clean Ganga for the purposes of clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961(26.03.2024)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies for .....
Tags : National Mission, Clean Ganga, Authority
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SERVICE - Can't Deny Compassionate Employment to Child from Second Marriage: Bombay HC(11.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that compassionate employment cannot be denied to a person just because he was born out of the employee's second marriage.
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Kerala HC: Admission Can’t be Denied Merely on Speculation That Candidate Will Disrupt Discipline(11.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while directing a college to admit a candidate, has held that it may be true that there was an incident in the past, which led to a .....
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SC Issues Notice on Pleas Challenging UP, Uttarakhand Laws Against Religious Conversion(06.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the petitions challenging the laws made by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the name of 'love jihad' against religi.....
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Extension of validity of Directions under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) - Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P.)(25.10.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P.) for a period of thr.....
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SC Directs States to File Reports with NALSA on Pending Applications of Convicts Seeking Remission(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all States to file reports through their respective State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) to National Legal Services Auth.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pending Applications of Convicts Seeking Remission
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Delhi HC: Income Tax Evasion Complaint Not Premature Despite Pending Reassessment(12.08.2025)
Delhi HC has held that pending reassessment does not bar prosecution under Sections 276-C/277 of the Income Tax Act. The complaint by an authorised of.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Income Tax Act, Tax Evasion, Criminal Prosecution, Neena Bansal Krishna
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CCI Junks Complaints against Prestige Estates Projects(18.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices made against Bengaluru-based Prestige Estates Projects.
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Prestige Estates Projects
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Supreme Court Explains State Consumer Commission Cannot Set Aside Ex-Parte Order(24.10.2019)
Supreme Court has explained that District Consumer Forums and the State Commissions have no power to set aside ex-parte order thereby reiterating the .....
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Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's supplementary consultation paper on data communication services(17.08.2023)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a supplementary consultation paper on 'Data communication services between aircraft and ground s.....
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MRTP/ COMPETITION LAWS - CCI Clears SoftBank’s 22.44% Stake Buy in Delhivery(28.02.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said it has approved acquisition of 22.44 % stake in logistics firm Delhivery by SoftBank Vision Fund.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Delhivery, SoftBank Vision Fund
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Delhi High Court Asks CIC to Evolve a Procedure to Avoid Any Confusion(04.03.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Registry of the Central Information Commission (CIC) to evolve a procedure by which applications against non-compliance of .....
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SC: Excluding Married Daughter from Seeking Benefit of Compassionate Appointment is Unconstitutional(16.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that excluding a married daughter from consideration for appointment on compassionate ground is unconstitutional.
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All. HC Explains the Scope of S.4 of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021(07.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has observed that under Section 4 of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021, FIR can be filed under the Act b.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Unlawful Conversion, FIR, Aggrieved Person
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SC to Cg. Govt.: Ensure There is No Delay in Considering Cases for Grant of Permanent Remission(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Chhattisgarh State Government to ensure that there is no delay in considering the cases for grant of permanent remission in.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Chhattisgarh, Remission
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CIC to Universities and Examining Bodies: Provide Access to Answer Sheets at Rs. 2 Per Page(18.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that Universities and examining bodies cannot charge more than Rs.2 per page for providing copies of ev.....
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Supreme Court: Accused Cannot be Convicted Just because Extra Judicial Confession is Proved(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has acquitted a man who spent about thirteen years in jail after he was convicted in a rape and murder case. The Apex Court set aside th.....
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Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of CRA-4 (form for filing of cost audit report) for FY 2019-20 under the Companies Act, 2013(01.12.2020)
1. In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular No. 29/2020 dated 10th September, 2020, in view of large scale disruption caused by the COVID-1.....
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HP HC: Narrow Interpretation of Pension Rules Undermines the Purpose of Pension(31.08.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that pension is a beneficial provision for the government servant, has held that any narrow construction o.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Pension Rules, Narrow Interpretation
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LCI 273rd Report: Law Panel Moots Life Term for Torture(31.10.2017)
Law Commission of India in it’s 273rd Report recommended the implementation of ‘United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and.....
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SC to Centre: Grant Disability Pension to Kargil War Veteran Discharged Due to Alcohol Dependency(02.08.2022)
Supreme Court has suggested Union Government to not interfere with disability pension payable to a soldier who was discharged from service on discipli.....
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SC: Sessions Court has Authority to Summon Additional Accused at Committal Stage(06.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Sessions Court has the authority to summon an additional accused to stand trial at the committal stage under Section 193 o.....
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Only the legally wedded is entitled to a family pension, if governed by Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982(28.10.2021)
In present writ petitions, the Petitioners are widows. They had performed the second marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage of their hu.....
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Supreme Court: No Stay on Counselling in NEET-UG Exam(20.06.2024)
Supreme Court while denying to stay counselling in medical admissions from the NEET-UG exam, has observed that ultimately if the examination goes, the.....
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SC: Arbitrator’s Mandate Ends on Time Expiry; Substituted Arbitrator Must Continue After Extension(11.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that if the 18-month period for issuing an arbitral award lapses without any request for extension, the arbitrator’s mandate ends u.....
Tags : Arbitrator, Extension, Time Expiry
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SC Sets Out Procedure for Verification of Electronic Voting Machines(08.05.2025)
Supreme Court has specified the procedure which is required to be followed to conduct verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and mock polls.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Electronic Voting Machines, Election Commission
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Karnataka HC Quashes Rule 8(1) of Mineral Concession Rules, 2006(05.12.2016)
Karnataka High Court has quashed Rule 8(1) of Minerals (other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016, pertaining to li.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Mineral Concession Rules, 2006, Rule
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SC: Don't Re-notify Election Process for 367 Local Bodies to Implement OBC Quota(29.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Court had made it clear that Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) shall not re-notify election to provide reser.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission, OBC Reservation
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SC Grants Relief to Professor who was Denied Retirement Age Extension(31.07.2025)
Supreme Court has granted relief to a professor who was denied retirement age extension from 60 to 65 due to West Bengal's misinterpretation of its po.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Age Extension, Teaching Experience
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Supreme Court: Can’t Use Statement of One Accused against Another(20.05.2025)
SC has observed that the fundamental cannon of criminal jurisprudence is that a statement of one accused person cannot be used against another co-accu.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fundamental Cannon, Inculpatory Confessions
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Delhi High Court: Mere Possession of Drugs Under a Valid License Doesn’t Attract NDPS Act(29.07.2025)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to a man, has observed that mere possession of drugs or psychotropic substances under a valid license does not au.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Possession of Drugs, Valid License
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SC Directs Government to Appoint 3 ICs in 6 Weeks(08.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Government to appoint three Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Central Information Commission (CIC), whose posts are ly.....
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Competition Commission of India Fines Google for Abusing Dominant Position(09.02.2018)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a 136-crore fine on Google for "search bias" and abusing its "dominant position".
Tags : Competition Commission, Google
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Kerala HC: Failure to Mark Omissions from Witness’ Previous Statements(14.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that failure to mark omissions from a witness' previous statements during their cross-examination is not always a valid gr.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Omissions from Witness’ Previous Statements
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Madras HC: Insolvency Resolution Professional is Public Servant, Sanction Needed to Prosecute Him(19.08.2025)
Madras High Court has held that a Resolution Professional qualifies as a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and directed IBBI.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Resolution Professional, Public Servant
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CIC to PMO: Respond to RTI Query on Modi's Black Money Promise(02.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to reply to RTI applicant, who wishes to know status of black money that .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, PMO, Black Money
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Delhi HC Asks on Provision of Second Dose of Covaxin Within 6 Weeks(04.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government as to whether it will be in a position to administer the Covaxin's second dose to all willing and elig.....
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Commission for inspection cannot be issued for ascertaining the boundaries of the suit land, unless all necessary parties are on record(18.06.2024)
Present second appeal has been filed by the appellant/plaintiff who has lost in both the Courts. It is submitted that both the Courts committed an err.....
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Madras HC Directs Centre to Strictly Follow Provisions of Official Languages Act, 1963(13.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Centre to strictly follow the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963 while emphasizing that once a represen.....
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Del. HC Issues Directions to Courts for Compliance of Order regarding Expeditious Trial Conclusion(04.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has issued directions to the trial courts regarding compliance of order passed by the High Court for expeditious conclusion of pendin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compliance of Order, Trial Conclusion
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Bombay HC Restrains State from Cancelling LLB Admission(09.01.2017)
Bombay HC has restrained State from cancelling provisional admissions granted in 2016-17 to students aged above 20 for five-year integrated LLB course.....
Tags : Bombay HC, LLB, Admissions
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Karnataka HC: Commissioner of BBMP Empowered to Adjudicate Upon Rights of Parties(10.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has held that Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) who also holds quasi-judicial powers and is empowered to .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Commissioner of BBMP
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SC: When Land Belonging to Govt. is Subject to Adverse Possession, Courts Must Exercise Greater Care(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the land wherein adverse possession has been claimed, belongs to the Government, the Court is duty-bound to act with .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adverse Possession, Land, Government
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DIRECT TAXATION - SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Penalising Senior Tax Official(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside an order by Bombay High Court that had imposed a fine on Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Mumbai) and made adversarial r.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Mumbai)
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Extension of the validity of documents related to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 till 31st Oct, 2021(30.09.2021)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had issued advisories dated 30th March, 2020, 9th June, 2020, 24th Aug 2020, 27th Dec 2020, 26 March 2021 .....
Tags : Extension, Validity, Documents
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NCLAT: Only RP Allowed to File Application for Avoidance of Preferential Transactions(23.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that only a Resolution Professional (RP) can file an application for avoidance of preferential transactions under Secti.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Resolution Professional, Preferential Transactions
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Del HC: Aided Minority Educational Institution Affiliated With University Must Follow its Procedure(13.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that St Stephens College must follow admission policy of Delhi University for academic sessions 2022-23 for students belongi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Admission, St. Stephens College
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NCLT Empowered to Examine Fraud in Oppression and Mismanagement Cases, Rules Supreme Court(08.09.2025)
Supreme Court ruled that NCLT has jurisdiction to examine fraud, coercion, and manipulation in cases of oppression and mismanagement under company law.....
Tags : NCLT, Fraud, Coercion, Oppression
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Bombay HC Warns Of Contempt Action Against Commissioners of Every District in State(11.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has warned of contempt action against Commissioners of Civic Bodies and Councils of every district in Maharashtra if they fail to fi.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Commissioners of Civic Bodies , Councils
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No party has any vested right in the forum(05.02.2018)
Present revision application challenges the judgment made by the District Judge, (Appeal Court) allowing Civil Appeal instituted by Respondent Nos. 1A.....
Tags : Possession, Restoration, Bonafide need
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Kerala HC Directs to Frame Guidelines Against Forced Conversion Therapy Among LGBTQ+ Community(14.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to frame guidelines against the allegedly forced conversion therapy delivered to individuals belon.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Forced Conversion Therapy Among LGBTQ+ Community
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Mumbai Commission Holds Reliance Retail Liable for Defective AC Replacement Failure(20.08.2025)
South Mumbai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held the Reliance Retail liable for deficiency in service after it failed to replace .....
Tags : Consumer Protection Act, Reliance Retail, Mumbai Commission, Defective AC
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Challenging House Session(10.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging legality of a two-day winter session of Delhi Legislative Assembly held on January 17-18, 2017 on th.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Legislative Assemble, House Session
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Supreme Court Upholds Manipur University's Decision to Reduce Reservation in Admission(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against Manipur High Court's order upholding the decision of Manipur University to reduce reservation in admissi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reduce Reservation in Admission
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IBBI is Competent Body to Act Against Resolution Professionals: NCLAT(22.04.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has said that Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) will be competent authority and not National Com.....
Tags : NCLAT, IBBI, resolution professional
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NCLAT, Delhi: Order of Mediation Along with Dishonoured Cheques Not Extension of Limitation(14.02.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has held that an order of mediation along with dishonoured cheques does not imply an extension of limi.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Extension of Limitation
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CIC Asks PMO to be Cautious over Delay in Reply to RTI Queries(15.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has cautioned the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to adopt “due seriousness” in handling of Right to Information ap.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , PMO
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Extends Interim Orders Till June 15(26.04.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has suo moto extended the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it, which were subsisting as on 10th Mar.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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Allahabad HC: Accused Cannot Claim Confessional Statement to be Considered for Some Offences(20.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that when a conviction is made as a whole regarding any occurrence or set of occurrences, the accused cannot, at a later.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Confessional Statement
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Bombay HC to CBDT: Reconsider Its Proposal to Incentivise CIT (A) to Enhance Assessments(25.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has asked Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT ) to reconsider its decision to incentivize the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) .....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes , Bombay High Court, Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
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CCI Orders Probe Against Zomato and Swiggy On Complaint of Anti-Competitive Practices(06.04.2022)
Competition Commission of India has directed the Director General (DG) to investigate and determine whether the conduct of Zomato and Swiggy are anti-.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Director General, Zomato, Swiggy, anti-competitive, Section 3(1) and Section 3(4) of the Competition Act, 2002
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Bombay HC Rules ‘Chief Information Commissioner has Power to Transfer Information Commissioner’(17.10.2016)
Bombay HC has ruled that State Chief Information Commissioner has power to transfer State Information Commissioner from one region to other to ensure .....
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Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Govt's Reply in Plea Challenging Validity of Delhi Minorities Commission Act(30.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to file a reply in a plea challenging the validity of the Delhi Minorities Commission Act, 1999.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Validity of Delhi Minorities Commission Act
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Meg. HC: 16 Year Old Person is Capable of Making Conscious Decision Regarding Sexual Intercourse(23.06.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has observed that looking into the physical and mental development of an children of age around 16 years, it is logical that such.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Sexual Intercourse, Decision, 16 Years Old
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Gauhati HC to State: Take Action Against Schools Not Reserving 25% Seats for Disadvantaged Groups(13.03.2023)
Gauhati High Court while directing State to implement its policy under Right to Education Act regarding admission benefits to children from weaker sec.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Admission, RTE Act, Unaided and Non-Minority Institutions
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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order to Disclose IB Report on Whistle-blower(09.06.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed Chief Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to make public its report on alleged haras.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Chief Information Commission, Sanjiv Chaturvedi
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Karnataka HC: Legality of Notification Restricting Admission of OCI Candidates in NRI Quota Upheld(11.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the legality of the March 4, 2021 notification issued by the Central Government under the Citizenship Act, 1955 restri.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Admission of OCI Candidates in NRI Quota Upheld
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Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Proposes To Introduce E-Hearing From June(19.05.2017)
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed to introduce e-hearing facility from June, 2017.
Tags : Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, E-Hearing
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NCPCR Takes Cognizance, Seeks Action Taken Report from WB Govt.(05.05.2021)
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Home Secretary of West Bengal raising concerns over post-poll violence i.....
Tags : National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Post-Poll Violence in West Bengal
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Del. HC: Re-Admission Allowed of Student Who Failed First Term Due to Shortage of Attendance(04.06.2024)
Delhi High Court has allowed the re-admission of a law student of Delhi University who had failed the first term due to failure to meet the attendance.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Re-Admission, Shortage of Attendance
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Madras HC: No Bar on Using Kalam’s Name for Party(23.09.2016)
Madras HC, while observing order of Election Commission refusing to restrain anyone from using the name of former President Abdul Kalam as part of the.....
Tags : Madras HC , Abdul Kalam Vision India Party
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Delhi Government Extends Lockdown Till May 24, Strict Action Against Defaulting Persons(17.05.2021)
Delhi Government has extended the lockdown by another week which shall remain into operation till 5 AM on 24th May 2021. The Government has further or.....
Tags : Delhi Government, Extension of Lockdown
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Kar. HC: De-Nomination of Chairman of Minorities Commission by Govt. Before Term is Not Arbitrary(29.05.2024)
Kar. HC has observed that Chairman of Karnataka State Minorities Commission is nominated under Section 4 of Karnataka State Minorities Commission Act,.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, State Minorities Commission, De-Nomination
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NHRC Takes Cognizance of Mother Pulling Suitcase with Exhausted Kid Sleeping(18.05.2020)
National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about a mother pulling a suitcase with her small child sleeping on it .....
Tags : National Human Rights Commission, Mother Pulling Suitcase with Exhausted Kid Sleeping
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P&H HC: Application Under Section 311 CrPC Can be Filed by Anyone(30.03.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that Section 311 CrPC can be invoked by anyone and not just prosecution or complainant, who is able to show.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, CrPC, Evidence, Just Decision
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Delhi HC to ECI: Decide AIADMK’s Representation for Updation of Its Amended By-Laws Within 10 Days(12.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Election Commission of India (ECI) to decide the representation of AIADMK for updation of its amended by-laws with the r.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Election Commission, AIADMK, Bye Laws
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Telangana HC Extends All Interim Orders Till November 06(01.10.2020)
Telangana High Court has extended the operation of interim orders passed by this Court, as well as by the District and other Subordinate Courts till 6.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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Supreme Court: Actual Owner of the Property Must be Known to the Party Claiming Adverse Possession(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that when a party claims adverse possession, he must know who the actual owner of the property is. Secondly, he must plead that.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uninterrupted Possession, Adverse Possession
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Supreme Court Forms New National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary(12.05.2017)
Supreme Court has constituted a new National Judicial Pay Commission to examine structure pay and other conditions of Judicial Officers belonging to S.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pay Commission, Subordinate Judiciary
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NCLAT Bars Appointment of Retired Bank Official as Resolution Professional(25.05.2020)
National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal has upheld a bankruptcy tribunal order prohibiting appointment of a former employee of financial creditor as.....
Tags : National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal, Resolution Professional
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Extension of Date for mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st December 2023(28.03.2023)
1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 15/2022-23 dated 01.08.2022, it is informed that the transition period for mandatory filing of applicat.....
Tags : Extension, Date, Electronic filing
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Ker. HC: Reservation Under CEI (Reservation & Admission) Act Applies to IIMs(10.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode would have to follow the reservation policy stipulated under the Centr.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Indian Institute of Management, Central Educational Institutions (Reservation and Admission) Act
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SC Refers to Larger Bench Conflicting Interpretation Surrounding Sections 14(1) & 14(2) of HSA(11.12.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with conflicting interpretation surrounding Sections 14(1) & 14(2) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, has referred the matter .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Conflicting Interpretation, Hindu Succession Act
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Central Information Commission Orders NDMC to Disclose Details of Defaulters(03.10.2017)
Central Information Commission has ordered NDMC to put up all information on the allottees and dues owed to the civic body on its website. Secondly it.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, NDMC
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Bombay High Court Further Extends Life of All Interim Orders Till August 13(05.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has extended the life of all interim orders till August 13, 2021 or until further orders, unless specifically dealt with by a judici.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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Extension of the timeline for filing the questionnaire response in the case of Anti-dumping investigation on imports of Self-Adhesive Vinyl originating in or exported from China PR(11.07.2023)
(Case No. AD (OI)-13/2022)
1. With respect to the above-mentioned subject investigation, requests have been received from certain interested .....
Tags : Extension, Timeline, Anti-dumping investigation
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Madras HC: Quota for Government School Students in Medical Admissions Justified(08.04.2022)
Madras High Court has upheld the validity of Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on f.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, reservation, Government Schools, undergraduate
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Supreme Court strikes down words "adult male" from proviso of Section 2(q) DMV Act as same is contrary to object of affording protection to women(06.10.2016)
Present appeal arises out of a judgment passed by Division Bench of Bombay High Court raising an important question as to constitutional validity of S.....
Tags : Provision, Constitutional Validity
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SC Dismisses PIL for Action Against Alleged Forceful Conversion of Hindus at Mewat Nuh, Haryana(28.06.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought action against alleged forceful religious conversion of Hindus at District Mewat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forceful Conversion of Hindus at Mewat Nuh, Haryana
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Del. HC: Withholding Names of Institutes or Universities Attended by Current Employees is Justified(14.08.2024)
Del. HC has held that Central Information Commissioner’s decision to withhold the names of institutes or universities attended by current employees is.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commissioner, RTI Act
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Madras HC Confirms Life Sentence of Lankan Refugee for Murder of Kids(28.10.2016)
Madras High Court has confirmed conviction and life sentence imposed on a Sri Lankan refugee solely on basis of his extra-judicial confession to a Tah.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Sri Lankan refugee, confession, murder
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Bombay HC Orders Preliminary Inquiry Against Lawyer for Alleged Professional Misconduct(02.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has ordered a preliminary inquiry against a lawyer into allegations of alleged professional misconduct. The Court has directed the P.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Professional Misconduct
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CCI Rejects Allegation of Unfair Business Practices against HSC India(10.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices against government-owned HSCC India with regard to certai.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, HSCC India
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No Extension of the Financial Year(30.03.2020)
There is a fake new circulating in some section of media that the Financial Year has been extended. A notification issued by the Government of India o.....
Tags : No Extension, Financial Year
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All. HC: Denying Pension by Applying Amended Rule Retrospectively Violates Arts. 14 & 16 of COI(25.01.2024)
Allahabad HC has held that denying pension to individual by retrospectively applying Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Appointment and .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Denying Pension, Article 14 of Constitution, Article 16 of Constitution
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P & H High Court Seeks State’s Response Over Setting Up of Justice Dhingra Panel(17.03.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Haryana Government to file an affidavit explaining what material was there before Chief Minister Manohar La.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice SN Dhingra Commission
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P&H HC: States to Ensure Compliance of Mandatory Provisions of Mental Health Care Act, 2017(28.02.2025)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the State of Punjab and Haryana to ensure compliance of all the mandatory provisions of the Mental Health Car.....
Tags : P&H High Court, Mandatory Provisions, Compliance
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Government Makes 'Aadhaar' Mandatory for Members & Pensioners of EPS & MGNREGA(06.01.2017)
Ministry of Labour & Employment and Ministry of Rural Development have made ‘Aadhaar’ mandatory for members and pensioners of Employees’ Pension Schem.....
Tags : Ministry of Labour & Employment, Ministry of Rural Development, Employees’ Pension Scheme, MGNREGA
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Central Government hereby specifies the pension fund in respect of the eligible investment made in India(03.08.2021)
1. In exercise of powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (c) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (4.....
Tags : Pension fund, Specified person, Eligible investment
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Ker. HC: Can’t Discriminate Against Students for Availing Student Concession Rate While Boarding Bus(08.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that as long as student concessions are in force, owners and employees of a bus cannot take a discriminative stand against .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Students, Concession Rates
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COMPANY - Conversion of Unaccounted Money Through Cloak of Share Capital/Premium Must be Scrutinised: SC(07.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that assessee is under a legal obligation to prove receipt of share capital/premium to satisfaction of Assessing Officer, f.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Share Capital/Premium, Conversion of Unaccounted Money
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Madras HC to State: Grant Permission for RSS Route March for November 6(03.10.2022)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu government to grant permission for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct their route march on Novembe.....
Tags : Madras High Court, RSS, Permission
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Revision of Wages of Palledars Working in Agricultural Markets(02.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea concerning the issue of non-revision of wages payable to Palledars or head load workers, employed in city.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Revision of Wages of Palledars
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CESTAT, Delhi: No Service Tax Payable on Services Provided by Government Company(18.10.2021)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has ruled that no Service Tax payable on services provided to Government Company fo.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Transmission of Electricity
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HP HC: Home Guards Not Entitled to Compassionate Appointment Scheme(24.07.2025)
HP HC has held that when the job performed by Home Guards has been assessed to be purely of temporary nature, it will not be prudent to hold their dep.....
Tags : HP High Court, Home Guards, Compassionate Appointment Scheme
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Delhi HC Orders 50% Salary Arrears Payment to Contractual Employees of DCW(23.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has ordered release of 50% salary arrears of contractual employees of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), that includes acid attack vic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Commission for Women, contractual employees
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Orissa High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till January 15(27.11.2020)
Orissa High Court has directed to extend the validity/life of all interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till 15th January 2021.
Tags : Orissa High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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SC: Disclosure Made to Settlement Commission Needn't be Something that Wasn’t Discovered by AO(27.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Section 245C r/w Section 245H of Income-Tax Act only contemplates full and true disclosure of income to be made before Set.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Settlement Commission, Disclosures, Assessing Officer
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CCI Allows General Atlantic Acquisition of 21.61% Stake in IIFL Wealth(08.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has allowed Global private equity firm General Atlantic Singapore Fund acquisition of 21.6% shareholding in IIFL.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , IIFL Wealth Management
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SC Directs Centre to Appoint NCST Chief in Three Months(17.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to appoint Chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) without fail within three months.
Tags : Supreme Court, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Pecuniary Jurisdiction
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Extension of the due date for furnishing return GSTR-3B for quarter ending June, 2023 for the registered persons whose principal place of business is State of Manipur(17.07.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, o.....
Tags : Extension, Date, Return
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Calcutta High Court Tells Bengal Government: Don't Draw Line Between Hindus-Muslims(21.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court, while questioning West Bengal government's curbs on Durga idol immersion, has said that State cannot hinder a citizen's right to .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Durga idol immersion
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Telangana HC Extends Life of Interim Orders Passed by It and Subordinate Courts Till July 16(05.07.2021)
Telangana High Court has decided to extend the life of interim orders passed by it and Courts subordinates to it till 16th July, 2021.
Tags : Telangana High Court, Extension of Life of Interim Orders
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SC Stays Del. HC Order Which Held that Old Pension Scheme is Applicable to Paramilitary Forces(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the judgment of the Delhi High Court which has held that benefit of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in accordance with CCS (Pens.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Old Pension Scheme, Paramilitary Forces
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Delhi High Court Directs GST Commissioner to Permit Taxpayer to Rectify Errors Made in TRAN-1 Form(23.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the GST Commissioner to permit a company which had made an error in filing the TRAN-1 Form online to correct the same im.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, GST Commissioner
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Rajasthan HC: Second Wife’s Child of a Deceased Employee Eligible for Compassionate Appointment(21.11.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that a child who was born from second wife of deceased employee is eligible for compassionate appointment and observed t.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Second Wife
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Draft Regulations to address informal broadcast agreements(03.11.2015)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Digital Addressable .....
Tags : Television, broadcaster, operator, disconnect
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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Amends Cable Television Network Rules 1994(18.06.2021)
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has amended the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, in order to set up a three-tier mechanism for red.....
Tags : Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Cable Television Network Rules 1994
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NCLAT: Resolution Professional Has No Right To Be Heard Before Being Replaced U/S 27 IBC(12.09.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that when Committee of Creditors decides to replace Resolution Professional (RP) under Insolvency & B.....
Tags : NCLAT, Insolvency, Resolution Professional
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SC: NCLT Can Probe Fraud Allegations & Document Validity in Oppression and Mismanagement Cases(03.09.2025)
Supreme Court has ruled that NCLT can investigate fraud allegations and document validity in oppression and mismanagement cases. It noted that if a ma.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NCLT, Fraud, Oppression
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#Monsoon Session: Rajya Sabha Passes RTE Amendments(03.08.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which aims to provide a two-year window to around 11.....
Tags : Monsoon Session, Rajya Sabha
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Karnataka HC Directs Registry to Post Additional Sessions Judge for Training in Mysuru(17.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed its Registry to post an Additional Session Judge, Mysuru, for training in the Judicial Academy in order to make him .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Additional Sessions Judge
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Authority has complete jurisdiction to decide complaint in regard to non-compliance of obligations by the promoter(05.02.2019)
A complaint was filed under Section 31 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 read with rule 28 of the Haryana Real Estate (Regulat.....
Tags : Delayed possession, Refund, Entitlement
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SC: RP Can Take Control of Corporate Debtor's Rights in Assets Licensed to Third Parties(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Resolution Professional (RP) is entitled to take control of the rights of a corporate debtor in assets which are licensed .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Corporate Debtor, Resolution Professional
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Gujarat HC Observes Inconsistency In State And Central Election Commission Rules(05.04.2016)
Gujarat HC, while observing inconsistency in State and Central Election Commission Rules has said that both Commissions being Constitutional bodies sh.....
Tags : Gujarat HC, Election Commission Rules
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P&H HC Stays Decision to Convert Public Parks into Residential Areas in Faridabad(07.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the conversion of public parks into residential area, noting the drastic effects on the ecology and environme.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Conversion of Public Parks
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All. HC: S.388 Allows Appeal Against Order of Inferior Court to District Judge(01.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that proviso to Section 388(2) of the Succession Act creates an exception by providing that an appeal from any order of .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Appeal, District Judge, Succession Act
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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.....
Tags : Rti, suspension, ongoing investigation
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SC Declines Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of Provisions of CGST Act, 2017(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a writ petition challenging constitutional validity of various provisions of the Central Goods Service Tax Act.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitutional Validity of Provisions of CGST Act, 2017
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Allahabad HC: Can't Presume a Person to be Financially Stable Merely Because he Got Married(03.11.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that marriage of an individual is no ground to deny him/her compassionate appointment as entering into marital relations.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Presumption
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J&K&L High Court: Revisional Powers Must Be Used Within Reasonable Time; Merits Don’t Justify Delay(16.12.2025)
J&K&L High Court quashed an order reopening revenue mutations after over 40 years, holding that revisional powers, even in fraud cases, must be exerci.....
Tags : Revisional Powers, Reasonable Time, Delay
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Customs Brokers Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2016(05.01.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs has notified Regulations, 2016 amending the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013. The amendment extends.....
Tags : Customs, broker, licence, professional degree
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CESTAT Ahmedabad: No Charge of Abatement for Evasion of Duty on Basis of Job Work(13.01.2020)
Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has held that there is no charge of abatement for evasion of duty on job work.
Tags : CESTAT Ahmedabad, Evasion of Duty
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Bom HC: Children Born in State But Completed Schooling from Outside Entitled to State Quota for Adm(14.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while holding that candidates born in the State but completed their 10th/12th from outside due to parent’s army posting are entitled.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, State Quota, Admission
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Sc: When Sale Deed Is Void, Possession Suit Follows 12-Year Limitation under Article 65, Not Art 59(15.09.2025)
SC rules suit for possession against a void sale deed follows 12-year limitation under Article 65, not 3 years under Art. 59 of Limitation Act, 1963......
Tags : Sale Deed, Possession Suit, Limitation
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Foreign Trade Policy extended for six months(26.09.2022)
The government has received requests from Export Promotion Councils and leading exporters that we should continue with current Foreign Trade Policy (2.....
Tags : FTP, Extension
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Delhi HC: Extension to Issue SCN U/S 110 of The Customs Act Must be Granted Before Six Months Expire(26.11.2025)
Delhi High Court clarified that the six-month extension permitted under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962 for issuing a show-cause notice after goo.....
Tags : Customs Act, Extension, Notice
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Allahabad HC: Member Appointed on Compassionate Grounds is Liable to Shoulder Obligation of Deceased(25.07.2025)
Allahabad High Court has held that the family member who is appointed on compassionate grounds steps into the shoes of the deceased, and is liable to .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compassionate Grounds, Obligation of Deceased
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Supreme Court: Power to Remit Sentences Lies Exclusively with State Govt(27.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while noting that power to grant remission is exclusively that of State Government and not judiciary, has refrained itself from allowin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, remission, murder
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NCLAT: Under IBC there is No Provision Mandating RP to Share Valuation Report(09.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 there is no provision that makes it mandatory for the Resolution Pr.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Corporate Debtor, Resolution Professional
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NHRC Issues Notice to Delhi Govt Over Increasing Incidents Of Violence Among Tihar Jail Inmates(29.09.2021)
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging increasing incidents of violence among inmates in the.....
Tags : National Human Rights Commission, Violence Among Tihar Jail Inmates
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NCLAT: IRP Has Authority to Take Possession of Assets Owned by Corporate Debtor(20.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) has the authority to take possession of assets owned by the Corporate Debtor.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Corporate Debtor, Possession of Assets
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CCI Dismisses Complaints Against Govt's LTC Policy, Air India(11.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed complaints that Government's Leave Travel Concessions (LTC) policy was resulting in anti-competiti.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Leave Travel Concessions policy
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Advocates’ Profession Has Reached Worst Condition: Madras High Court(16.02.2018)
Madras High Court has said that the legal profession has reached the “most worst condition” as the sole objective of a number of lawyers nowadays is “.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Advocates’ Profession
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Delhi HC: Court Must Prevent Miscarriage of Justice While Examining Witness on Commission(08.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that in cases involving question of examining a witness on Commission wherein such a witness is disabled or otherwise not in.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Witness, Commission
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Supreme Court Clarifies Plaintiff can Claim Title to Property Based on Adverse Possession(27.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that a Plaintiff can claim title to the property based on adverse possession. The Court further observed that the plea of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adverse Possession
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Central Government specifies the sovereign wealth fund as the specified person for the purposes of clause (b) of Explanation 1 to section 10(23FE) of the Income-tax Act, 1961(27.06.2022)
In exercise of powers conferred by sub-clause (vi) of clause (b) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 o.....
Tags : Sovereign wealth fund, Specified person, Provision
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SC: Every Member of Armed Forces Who Gets Disability Pension Need Not be Dragged to the Court(31.01.2025)
SC has stated that appeals are being filed by Centre challenging orders wherein benefit of disability pension has been granted to members of armed for.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Armed Forces, Disability Pension
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CCI Dismisses Allegations Against Real Estate Websites(05.05.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations that five real estate websites, including Housing.com and Magicbricks.com, abused thei.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Real Estate Websites
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission , StarTV and Bharti Airtel
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Delhi HC: Admissions Can't be Delayed Due to RCI's Dispute with Aptitude Test Organisers(29.09.2025)
Delhi High Court refused to stall admissions of specially-abled candidates to diploma courses, despite a contractual dispute between the Rehabilitatio.....
Tags : Admissions, Aptitude Test, Rehabilitation Council of India
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Extension of last date to receive comments/counter-comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on "Issues Relating to Media Ownership"(07.06.2022)
1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had released a Consultation Paper on "Issues Relating to Media Ownership" on 12th April, 2022. The last date .....
Tags : Extension, Last date, Media Ownership
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Bombay HC Seeks Goa Govt’s Response Over Summoning Assembly Session(15.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Goa Government to inform Court the stand of Government in view of Supreme Court judgments making it mandatory to conven.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Supreme Court, Assembly Session
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CBIC Waives Penalty for Non-Compliance to QR Code Provisions(01.12.2020)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the waiver of penalty for noncompliance to QR code provisions if complied by April 01, 202.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Txes and Customs, Penalty for Non-Compliance to QR Code Provisions
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If acknowledgement is made before expiry of period of limitation, then a fresh period of limitation shall be computed from time, when acknowledgement was signed(14.02.2020)
Present two Appeals emanates from the common order passed by the Adjudicating Authority/National Company Law Tribunal, whereby the Application filed b.....
Tags : Application, Maintainability, Time Extension
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Inclusion of additional export items in Appendix 4R with effect from 15.12.2022(07.12.2022)
1. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Tra.....
Tags : Inclusion, Additional export, Notification
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#LL.B._Admission: Madras HC Says 'No' to Plea to Create Additional Seats(01.08.2017)
Madras High Court has refused to create additional seats for open category in Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, and rejected a Petition filed by.....
Tags : Madras High Court, #LL.B._Admission
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Delhi HC Dismisses Ansal Brothers' Pleas Seeking Suspension of Sentence in Evidence Tampering Case(16.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the pleas filed by real estate barons, Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, seeking suspension of their seven-year jail term i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Suspension of Sentence in Evidence Tampering Case
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Madras High Court Orders Status Quo on MBBS/BDS Admissions(13.07.2017)
Madras High Court has directed State Government and Director of Medical Education to maintain status quo until Friday with respect to MBBS/BDS admissi.....
Tags : Madras High Court, MBBS/BDS Admissions
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SC to Centre: Produce Files Related to Appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has asked Attorney General to produce related to the recent appointment of Arun Goel, a former bureaucrat, as the Ele.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commissioner, Appointment
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All. HC: DCP Pulled Up for Directing Further Investigation Without Leave of the Magistrate(13.06.2024)
Allahabad High Court has pulled up a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) who directed further investigation without the leave of the court in a case i.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chargesheet
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CCI: Movie Producers Have Right to Choose Digital Cinema Provider(29.06.2017)
Competition Commission of India has said there was no contravention of S. 3 & 4 of Competition Act on part of producers for entering into an agreement.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Competition Act
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Orissa HC Dismisses Plea on Extension of Compassionate Appointment Benefits to Married Daughter(10.06.2021)
Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the married daughter of a deceased government employee seeking extension of compassionate appointm.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Compassionate Appointment Benefits to Married Daughter
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11 Women Jailed for Outraging Modesty of a 22-Year-Old Woman in Sewri in 2010(30.12.2015)
A Mumbai Sessions Court, while rejected defence plea that women cannot be held guilty under charge of outraging modesty of a woman, has sentenced 11 w.....
Tags : Outraging Modesty , Mumbai Sessions Court
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Conversion of Kisan Credit Cards into Rupay Cards(07.02.2017)
Under revised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), w.....
Tags : Credit card, Rupay card, Conversion
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Delhi HC Extends Time for Sending Suggestions to Draft Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules(27.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has extended the time for sending comments and suggestions to the Draft Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2021 from the me.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Draft Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2021
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Delhi HC: Intention of Section 21 POCSO is to Prevent Suppression of Crimes(24.04.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that the intention behind Section 21 of the POCSO Act, 2012 is to prevent suppression of sexual offences and not to pena.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Suppression of Crimes, Sexual Offences
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SC: Cannot Reduce Pension without Following Proper Procedure(17.07.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that when an authority is vested with the discretion to grant pension less than full pension admissible under the Pension R.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Proper Procedure, Pension Regulations
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SC: Financial Burden on State a Valid Ground to Fix Cut Off Date for Payment of Revision of Pension(25.08.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding Rule 3(3) of Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pension) Rules, has held that financial burden on the State can be a .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pension, Cut-off
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SC: Cannot Extend Compassionate Appointments to Absurd Limits(19.06.2025)
Supreme Court while denying compassionate appointment to the petitioner who was the son of Principal Commissioner, Central Excise, has stated that com.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compassionate Appointment, Absurd Limits
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Madras HC Decision Quashing Appointment of 11 TNPSC Members(10.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while asking what will be fate of a State where a Public Service Commission of Class 10-pass persons interview Class 1 officer-candidat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
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Delhi High Court Asks ECI to Decide Plea for Inspection of Printed Paper Slips of VVPAT Devices(20.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to decide representations made to it for inspection of record of the printed paper slip.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Election Commission of India
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SC: Omission to Frame Charge Doesn’t Disable Court from Convicting for Offence Proved by Evidence(23.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere omission on part of trial judge to mention Section 306 IPC with 498A would not preclude Court from convicting accused.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Charge, Omission
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CIC: L-G Can’t Claim Immunity(26.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed L-G of Delhi and Union Home Ministry to disclose report on basis of which Delhi Assembly was dissolv.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, L-G
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Kerala HC Declines Stay on CBI Investigation in LIFE Mission Case(01.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has refused to stay the investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) in the 'LIFE Mission' case.
Tags : Kerala High Court, LIFE Mission Case
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SC: Admission Can’t be Denied to Domicile of State on The Ground of Parent Posted Outside State(22.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a candidate having domicile of the State of Maharashtra cannot be denied admission under the State quota on the ground tha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Domicile, State of Maharashtra, Admission
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Bombay High Court: Pay Rs 10 Lakh For Submitting False OBC Certificate to Secure Medical Admission(15.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has ordered a medical student to pay Rs.10 lakh to State Government as she submitted a false Non-Creamy Layer Certificate to secure .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Medical Admission, OBC
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CCI Approves Tata Group’s Acquisition of Online Grocery Platform BigBasket(30.04.2021)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition by Tata Digital Limited of up to 64.3% of the total share capital of Supermarket Grocer.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Tata group, BigBasket
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Guj. HC: CCI’s Investigation Order Doesn’t Affect Rights and Liability of Party(04.04.2023)
Gujarat High Court while dismissing petition filed by J.K. Paper Ltd. challenging an investigation order by Competition Commission of India (CCI) obse.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Competition Commission of India, Investigation Order
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Cal. HC Sets Aside Murder Conviction on Ground that Confession Made to Police Not Admissible(21.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while setting aside a murder conviction observed that confession of accused, even if in writing, made to a police officer is not a.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Murder, Confession, Police Officer
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Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt to Instruct District Magistrates to Re-evaluate Cases for Remission(08.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to instruct the District Magistrates of all the districts to re-evaluate the cases for .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Re-evaluate Cases for Remission
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Extension of last date for receiving comments on the Pre -Consultation Paper on "Ease of Doing Business in Broadcasting Sector"(09.05.2017)
TRAI issued a Pre -Consultation Paper on "Ease of Doing Business in Broadcasting Sector" on 17th April 2017 seeking comments from the stakeholders by .....
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Pension Scheme could not be extended to employees who were specifically excluded by the legislation from its ambit(26.04.2021)
The present writ petition has been filed by 82 Petitioners, being ex employees of different Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs), challenging the.....
Tags : Benefit, Pension Rules, Eligibility
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Jhar. HC: Resolution Professional Under IBC Falls Within Ambit of 'Public Servant' Under POCA(07.04.2023)
Jharkhand High Court has held that Resolution Professional under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will be considered a public servant under both s.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Resolution Professional, Public Servant, IBC
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Appeal Challenging Extension of Benefits of Advocate Welfare Fund(19.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on an appeal filed by the Delhi Government, challenging a single judge order for extension of benefits under CM Adv.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Extension of Benefits of Advocate Welfare Fund
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Kerala HC: Mere Disturbance of Law & Order is 'No' Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker(29.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19(1).....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Speech, Expression
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Gujarat HC: Depression Can be Classified as 'Serious Illness' in COVID's Context(03.09.2021)
Gujarat High Court has set aside the order and decision of a government college to cancel the registration and admission of a student as he failed to .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Depression, Serious Illness
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Supreme Court Asks BCI to Reconsider Its Stand on CLAT Age-Limit(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Bar Council of India to re-consider age-limit restriction imposed by it for appearing Common Law Admission Test (CLAT).
Tags : Supreme Court, Common Law Admission Test
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Appeal Against Order Directing Admission to Medical Aspirant(04.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea by the Union of India against a Single Judge Bench order of the Delhi High Court which had allowed admiss.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Admission of Medical Aspirant
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SC: Should Not Impose Oppressive Conditions While Granting Remission(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that when a convict is released by granting relief of permanent remission, the conditions imposed by the Government should no.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Legal Profession, Advocates (Amendment) Bill
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Air Liquide Arm Gets CCI Nod(29.01.2016)
Air Liquide's subsidiary Schulke has received Competition Commission of India (CCI) approval to acquire Healthcare Antisepsis Solutions (HAS) business.....
Tags : Schulke, Competition Commission of India
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SC Stays Delhi High Court Order Denying Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials.
Tags : Supreme Court, Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials
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Delhi HC Finalizes Draft Rules Governing Patent Suits & Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules(13.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has published the final drafts of High Court of Delhi Rules Governing Patent Suits, 2021 and Delhi High Court Intellectual Property R.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Patent Suits & Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules
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SC Orders District-Wise Survey to Ensure POSH Act Compliance by Employers(13.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has directed all States and UTs to conduct a district-wise survey within 6 weeks to ensure compliance with the POSH Act, especially .....
Tags : POSH Act, Internal Committee, Supreme Court, Labour Commissioner, District Officer, Workplace Harassment, Compliance Survey, NALSA, SheBox
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Rajasthan HC Urges Amendment: Tribal Women Barred from Inheritance Under Hindu Succession Act(04.08.2025)
Rajasthan High Court noted that Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 bars tribal women from claiming ancestral property. The court called fo.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Hindu Succession Act, Section 2(2)
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President Gives Assent to Law to Protect Unauthorised Colonies, Slums in Delhi(02.01.2018)
The President of India has given assent to National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Act which intends to prote.....
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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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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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CCI Junks Compliant Against GVK Power, 2 Others(11.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected complaints against Bangalore International Airport, GVK Power & Infrastructure and Airports Authori.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Bangalore International Airport, GVK Power & Infrastructure and Airports Authority of India
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All decisions of a multi-member body are expressed by opinion of majority of members present except where special majorities are provided in statute itself(08.02.2018)
In facts of present case, the writ Petitioners have permanent permit for two routes, one Gwalior to Bhander and second Gwalior to Datia. Respondent No.....
Tags : Decision, Validity
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Karnataka HC Orders ?15 Lakh Compensation to Student Denied MBBS Admission Despite Paying Fee(27.08.2025)
Karnataka HC has directed Sri Siddhartha Medical College to pay ?15 lakh to a student who was wrongfully denied MBBS admission in 2017-2018 despite ti.....
Tags : Karnataka HC, MBBS Admission, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Bank Guarantee
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Kar. HC: No Compassionate Appointment of Sister Upon Death of Married Brother(13.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court as held that under Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996, sister doesn’t figure in the defi.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Sister, Deceased Male
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Frames New Business Policy for Publications Division(25.01.2016)
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has framed a new business policy for Publications Division with the objective to streamline business practices .....
Tags : Ministry of Information & Broadcasting , Publications Division
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Quashing of Proceedings in LIFE Mission Project Case(28.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed as non-maintainable, a Public Interest Litigation, seeking to quash the proceedings before a Single Bench of the High .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, LIFE Mission Project Case
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Kerala HC: Employee Accused of Embezzlement Must be Kept Away Till Enquiry is Completed(11.07.2022)
Kerala High Court while refusing to recall an order of suspension has held that an employee accused of embezzling money, cannot be reinstated during t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Suspension, Employee, Embezzlement
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Bom. HC Refuses to Interfere with Mumbai University’s Decision to Cancel Admission of Student(05.02.2025)
Bombay High Court has refused to interfere with decision of Mumbai University cancelling admission of a student due to insufficient marks in the Inter.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Mumbai University, Admission
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CCI Rejects Complaint against Realty Firm Ambika Trading & Construction(09.05.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations that Ambika Trading & Construction indulged in anti-competitive practices with regard t.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Ambika Trading & Construction
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Notification of provision of Agreement and Protocol entered between India and Chile(03.05.2023)
Whereas, an Agreement and Protocol between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Chile for the elimination of .....
Tags : Provisions, Agreement, Protocol
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Delhi HC Asks State to Admit Students in Schools(24.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Government to give admission to 130 students, who were denied admissions various grounds including lack of Aadhaar, i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Admission to Students, Government Schools
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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Plea Challenging UKSSSC LT Assistant Teacher Recruitment Process 2020(06.04.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a plea that challenges the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission LT Grade Teacher (Arts) Recruitme.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission LT Grade Teacher (Arts) Recruitment process 2020.
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SC: Extension of Time will not Discharge Plaintiff of Obligation to Prove Readiness and Willingness(11.10.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that mere extension of time for deposit of balance sale consideration will not exonerate the Plaintiff of obligation to prove .....
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Delhi HC: Lower Courts May Not be Bound by SC Decision When Another SC Bench Refers to Larger Bench(23.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has remarked that once a Supreme Court Bench has doubted the correctness of an earlier bench of equal strength and referred the issue.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Correctness of Decision
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ITAT, Mumbai: Revisional Jurisdiction Can be Invoked for Lack of Inquiry, Not for Inadequate Inquiry(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the revisional jurisdiction under section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 can be invoked only .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, revisional jurisdiction, section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, lack of inquiry, inadequate inquiry
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Writ Challenging Suspension of Mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation(29.06.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Somya Gurjar challenging her suspension as the Mayor of Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporati.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Suspension of Mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation
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MP HC: Registration of Label Cannot be Denied on Mere Ground of Objection by Third Party(14.08.2024)
MP HC has held that, for registration of a label Excise Commissioner may make an enquiry and if he is satisfied that pre-requisites for registration h.....
Tags : MP High Court, Excise Commissioner, Third Party, Registration of Label
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Madras HC Slams Advocate for Casting Aspersions on Election Commission(02.11.2016)
Madras High Court came down heavily on an advocate for filing a Public Interest Litigation to postpone elections to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur Assembl.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Aravakurichi, Thanjavur, Election Commission
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SC Urges Patna HC to Drop Proceedings Against Judge for Deciding POCSO Cases Within Days(09.08.2022)
Supreme Court has urged the Patna High Court to drop all disciplinary proceedings initiated against a suspended Additional Sessions Judge from Bihar f.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Patna High Court, POCSO, Session Judge
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Madras HC Slams Tamil Nadu Govt Over NEET Admission Row(27.02.2017)
Madras High Court has slammed Tamil Nadu Government for not having brought to knowledge of Supreme Court that it had filled up 15% of All-India quota .....
Tags : Madras High Court, NEET Admission
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Kerala HC Directs Central Govt to Make Necessary Provisions in CoWIN Portal(07.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central government to make necessary provisions forthwith in the CoWIN portal to enable those who want to take the .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Necessary Provisions in CoWIN Portal
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NCLAT: No Requirement of Fresh Form G When EoI Permits Extension of Timeline(21.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that there is no requirement of issuance of fresh Form G in case of modification in Invitation of Expression of Interes.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Extension of Timeline, Fresh Form G
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CCI Nods for Sun Life’s Acquisition in BSLI(01.02.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given approval to Sun Life's acquisition of 23% more stake in Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI), a joint ventu.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Sun Life, Birla Sun Life Insurance
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Requesting Permission of Rituals on Rabindra Sarovar(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) requesting permission for performing Chhath Puja at Rab.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Permission of Rituals on Rabindra Sarovar
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CCI Nods for Investment by FIL Capital(22.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has granted approval to proposed investment by FIL Capital Investments (Mauritius) II Limited in Cipla Health Li.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, FIL Capital Investments, Cipla Health Limited
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Delhi HC Directs Extension Of Pro Rata Pension To Non-Commissioned Officers of Defence(26.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the non-commissioned officers of the defence forces are also entitled to the pro rata pension, which is currently only.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Non-Commissioned Officers
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Notification issued for extension of date for mandatory testing of Transport Vehicles through Automated Testing Stations(21.09.2023)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a notification GSR 663(E) dated 12th September 2023, which provides for extension of date f.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint Alleging Abuse of Dominant Position by BCI(02.02.2021)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint which alleged that the Bar Council of India was abusing its dominant position by imposing a .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Bar Council of India
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CIC Pulls Up Delhi CM Office Over Senior Citizen's Pension Issue(28.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has pulled up Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not applying its mind before transferring petition of a se.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Senior Citizen's Pension Issue
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SC: Confession Recorded by Officers Appointed Under NDPS Not Admissible(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that officers of the Central & State agencies appointed under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are police.....
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Madras HC to NMC: Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Must be Treated as Professional Misconduct(11.07.2022)
Madras High Court while issuing directions for the uplifting LGBTQ+ Community has directed National Medical Council (NMC) to enlist Conversion Therapy.....
Tags : Madras High Court, LGBTQ+, Conversion Therapy, Professional Misconduct
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Rajasthan Govt. Introduces Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025(06.02.2025)
Government of Rajasthan has introduced the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 that seeks to criminalise religious con.....
Tags : Government of Rajasthan, Unlawful Conversion, Criminalise
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SC: Public Possession Key for Valid Oral Gift under Mohammedan Law; No Mutation Raises Doubt(07.10.2025)
Supreme Court held that an oral gift (hiba) under Muslim law cannot be used as a "surprise instrument" to claim property. For a valid hiba, the donor’.....
Tags : Possession, Gift, Mohammedan Law
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CIC Seeks CM's Reply over Address Change RTI(21.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Kejriwal to respond to this RTI query, which sought to know how he was allowed to change his address du.....
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Extension of time limit for furnishing the return by a non-resident taxable person, in FORM GSTR-5, under Sub-section (5) of Section 39 of CGST Act, 2017(21.12.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017.....
Tags : Extension, Time limit, Returns
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SC Refuses to Stay Bombay HC Judgment Upholding Provisions of Tariff Orders by TRAI(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the Bombay High Court's judgment which upheld most provisions of the Tariff Orders issued by the Telecom Regulatory .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Provisions of Tariff Orders by TRAI
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CIC: Develop System to Compensate Prisoners Kept in Jail for More than Term(07.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked country's largest prison Tihar to develop a system of giving compensation to inmates who have been inca.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Tihar, compensation
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SC Upholds BCI's Order Dismissing Complaint Against Lawyer Alleging Professional Misconduct(22.07.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by Bar Council of India dismissing a complaint alleging professional misconduct by a lawyer.
Tags : Supreme Court, Professional Misconduct
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SC Gives Split Verdict on Jurisdiction of Settlement Commission w.r.t Goods U/S 123 Customs Act(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Sanjay Karol has delivered a split verdict in respect to issue if jurisdiction of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Customs Act, Settlement Commission
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Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Subjecting Minor to Forced Circumcision(09.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man who has been accused of subjecting a 9-year-old boy to forced circumcision for religious c.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Circumcision
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SC: WB SSC Gives Undertaking to Bar Tainted Candidates from Fresh Recruitment Exams(01.09.2025)
West Bengal School Service Commission has given an undertaking barring candidates, who had been specifically found to be tainted in relation to the 'c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, School Service Commission, Fresh Recruitment Exams
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NHRC Seeks Report from Kerala Government over Custodial Death(14.10.2016)
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Kerala Government over death of a man from Tamil Nadu in police custody after he was ar.....
Tags : NHRC, National Human Rights Commission, Custodial Death
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as Beneficiaries(30.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to all States and Union Territories in a plea moved by the National Federation of Blind seeking a direction to be i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as Beneficiaries
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CG HC on Compassionate Appt: Enquiry on financial dependency can’t be done if Kin is in Govt Service(22.06.2023)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that Court cannot order enquiry to determine dependency of other family members upon a family member who is already a.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Enquiry, Dependency
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CCI Rejects Complaint Against DIAL on High Office Rent(19.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations leveled by Airline Operators Committee (AOC), that Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIA.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Airline Operators Committee , Delhi International Airport Ltd
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Delhi HC: Accused has Right to Oppose Police Plea for Extension of Time for Investigation(14.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has ruled that an accused has a right to be heard to oppose an application for extension of time for completion of investigation accr.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Oppose Extension of Investigation
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SC: Adverse Possession Plea Cannot Be Raised First Time in Appeal(12.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has held that adverse possession must be specifically pleaded, framed as an issue, and proved at trial. It cannot be introduced for .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adverse Possession, Pleadings, Civil Procedure Code, Section 96
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Kar. HC: Criminal Trespass Complaint Can't be Made if Property is Not in Possession of Complainant(13.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a complaint of criminal trespass cannot be made if the property on which the accused is alleged to have trespassed .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Criminal Trespass, Possession
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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.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Possession of Properties, Suppression of Facts
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SC: Relationship of Master and Servant Doesn’t Come to an End While Workman is on Suspension(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that while a workman is on suspension, the relationship of master and servant does not come to an end; all the rules and regula.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Relationship, Suspension, Workman
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CCI Approves Aviva's Additional 23% Stake Buy in Indian Joint Venture(25.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved UK insurer Aviva's proposal to acquire additional 23 per cent stake in its Indian insurance joint v.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Aviva
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Uttarakhand HC Suspends District Judge Who Used Audi Car of Accused for Official Travel(24.12.2020)
Uttarakhand High Court has suspended Prashant Joshi, District Judge, Dehradun who fixed the official board of District Judge, Dehradun on a private Au.....
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Madras HC: IBBI Must Accept Proposal of CD Regarding Appointment of IRP(10.07.2025)
Madras HC while hearing a writ petition challenging the appointment of an Interim Resolution Professional (IRP), has observed that it is incumbent on .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Interim Resolution Professional, IBBI
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Extension of Powers of Commissioner of Income-tax, Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru, headquartered at Bengaluru, Karnataka(30.08.2016)
In continuation to Circular No. 19 of 2016 dated 25th May, 2016, Commissioner of Income-tax, Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru, headquartered a.....
Tags : Powers, Extension, Commissioner
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J&K HC Refuses to Suspend Sentence of 3 Convicts in Deputy Advocate General Murder Case(04.06.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has refused to suspend the sentence for the three convicts in the 2008 Deputy Advocate General Murder case. The Court has.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Suspension of Sentence
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AP HC: Prosecution Against Assessee for Belated Deposit of TDS, Quashed(25.06.2024)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that the Commissioner of Income Tax failed to consider material placed by the assessee showing that there wa.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Commissioner of Income Tax, Belated Deposit
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NCDRC: Law of Limitation Gives No Extra Time to Govt Bodies(19.07.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that law of limitation does not permit any extra time for government functionaries that must .....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Ensure Submission of Proposal for Video Conferencing Facilities(14.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to ensure that the State Revenue Department submits a proposal to the Finance department under .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Submission of Proposal for Video Conferencing Facilities
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CCI Junks Complaint against Vodafone India(20.06.2016)
Competition Commission India (CCI) has dismissed allegations that Vodafone India abused its dominant position by imposing discriminatory charges for i.....
Tags : Competition Commission India, Vodafone India
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Construction Workers Welfare Board to Provide Pension(25.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board to provide pension to eligible construction workers with.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pension to Construction Workers
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Directions under Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pune(28.02.2022)
1. Reserve Bank of India vide directive UBD.CO.BSD-I/D-28/12.22.2018/2012-13 dated February 21, 2013 had placed the Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pune.....
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NHRC Notice to UP Govt Over Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy(16.08.2017)
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), while taking suo motu cognizance of media reports over Gorakhpur hospital tragedy, has issued notice to Gover.....
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Central Information Commission Kendriya Bhandar within the Purview of RTI Act(03.10.2016)
Central Information Commission has declared Government Employees' Cooperative Society Kendriya Bhandar to be a public authority under the Right to Inf.....
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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It And All Subordinate Courts Till May 29(19.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended the operation of all interim orders passed by it or the subordinate courts and Tribunals that are due to expire till.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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Del. HC: ITSC Can Only Grant Immunity from Penalty & Prosecution in Case of Full & True Disclosure(15.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that the power to grant immunity from penalty and prosecution is entrusted to the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) on.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Income Tax Settlement Commission, Penalty & Prosecution, True Disclosure
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Orissa HC: Extension Beyond Statutory Period in Submitting Chargesheet Cannot Be Granted(02.03.2022)
Orissa High Court has reiterated that it is mandatory to issue notice and provide fair hearing to accused before extending time beyond statutory perio.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Extension for Submitting Chargesheet
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SC: Centre Recommended to Frame Comprehensive Sentencing Policy(21.05.2024)
Supreme Court has recommended the Central Government to consider introducing a comprehensive policy, by way of getting an appropriate report from a du.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sentencing Policy, Sentencing Commission
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NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Hathras Gang Rape Case(01.10.2020)
National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government, asking it file a report, taking suo moto cognizance of the "seriou.....
Tags : National human Rights Commission, Hathras Gang-Rape Case
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LCI 276th Report: Law Commission Recommends Legalisation of Regulated Betting(06.07.2018)
Law Commission of India has released its 276th report recommending that betting and gambling in sports be legalised and regulated.
Tags : Law Commission, Sports, Betting
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SC: Constitution of HPC Not to Stand in Way of Remission Boards Considering Remission of Prisoners(02.06.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the constitution of High-Powered Committees in State Governments to de-congest prisons will not stand in the way of r.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Remission of Prisoners
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MP HC: Accused Can’t be Compelled to Languish in Jail in Absence of Progression of Trial(26.07.2024)
MP High Court while allowing bail application of an accused, has held that if there is delay in progression of trial, then no one can be allowed to la.....
Tags : MP High Court, Progression of Trial, Bail Application
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Kerala HC Asks State Government to Provide Facilities to NRI Commission in a Month(14.10.2016)
Kerala High Court has granted State government a month’s time to provide all infrastructure facilities to the Non-Resident Indians (Keralites) Commiss.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, NRI Commission
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Delhi HC Orders Govt. to Implement Measures to Ensure Safety of Healthcare Professionals(29.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed an order directing the State Government to implement certain measures to ensure the safety and protection of health care p.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Safety of Healthcare Professionals
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Kar. HC: SHO Can Seek Magistrate's Permission to Investigate Non-Cognizable Offence(21.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that it is not necessary for the informant alone to approach Magistrate with requisition seeking permission under.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Non-Cognizable Offence, Permission, Magistrate
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Sikkim HC: Permission to Extract Groundwater Must Record Reasons by Central Ground Water Board(02.08.2021)
Sikkim High Court has observed that permission to extract groundwater granted to the industries in the State must record satisfaction and assign reaso.....
Tags : Sikkim High Court, Permission to Extract Groundwater
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Gauhati High Court Sets Aside CCI Order Imposing Penalty on Cement Company(02.09.2024)
The Gauhati High Court has set aside an order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposing a penalty of Rs. 5,00,000 on a Star Cement .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Competition Commission of India, Star Cement Company
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Delhi High Court: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds is Not a Vested Right(05.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that appointment on compassionate grounds is not a “vested right” which can be exercised despite a long period of time havin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compassionate Appointment
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Sessions Court Rejects Rajasthan Government’s Plea Against Salman Khan in Arms License Case(12.02.2021)
Sessions Court has rejected the Rajasthan Government's plea against the actor and acquitted him of the charge for the allegations of submitting a fals.....
Tags : Sessions Court, Salman Khan
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Supreme Court: Informant’s Criminal Revision Does Not Abate on Death; Other Victims May Continue(23.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that a criminal revision filed by an informant or victim does not automatically abate on the revisionist’s death, and the revisiona.....
Tags : Informant, Criminal Revision, Victims
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Ker. HC: 'Mridanga Vision' Proprietor to Surrender in Case Related to Accident of Thrikkakara MLA(02.01.2025)
Kerala High Court while disposing of an anticipatory bail plea in the matter related to accident caused to Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas, has directed th.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Mridanga Vision
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CCI Orders Inquiry against Max Super Speciality Hospital(19.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered inquiry against Max Super Speciality Hospital and Becton Dickinson India for alleged anti-competitiv.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Max Super Speciality Hospital , Becton Dickinson India
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Bombay HC: No Need to Apply for Extension of Parole(17.09.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that those prisoners or undertrials who have already been granted emergency parole as per notification dated 8th May, 2020 .....
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Bom HC: Provisional Attachment Under CGST Act not Valid After the Expiry of One Year(03.07.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that provisional attachment order passed under Section 83 of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), 2017 is not valid after.....
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CCI Fines Seven Cement Companies For Bid rigging, Cartelization(20.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has held seven cement companies guilty of bid rigging and cartelization and imposed a total fine of nearly Rs 20.....
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CCI Approves Proposed Combination Between Yum Restaurants and Devyani International Limited(05.02.2020)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed combination between Yum Restaurants (India) Private Limited and Devyani International .....
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PM Modi Degree Case: Gujarat HC Rejects Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Review Petition(10.11.2023)
Gujarat HC has dismissed the review petition filed by Delhi CM seeking review of order quashing Central Information Commission’s directions to the uni.....
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CBDT Launches Online Portal for Filing Complaints Regarding Tax Evasion(13.01.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes has launched an automated dedicated online portal on the e-filing website of the Department to receive and process compl.....
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Del. HC: Suspension of Entity Can’t be Continued Indefinitely(08.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that without a show cause notice, no suspension can continue indefinitely, has held that that when the entity itself .....
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SC: Substantial Question of Law Required to Appeal Against Order of Workmen’s Compensation Commission(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that considering the objective of Employees Compensation Act, 1923 and the fact that Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner being .....
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Ker. HC: There is a Difference Between Professional Review and Personal Opinion About the Same(11.10.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that here is a difference between a professional review of a product, including a movie, and a personal opinion abou.....
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Bombay HC: No Older-Age Writer Concession for Students with Special Needs(15.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has stayed older-age writer concession for students with special needs to write their state board examination. In a recently issued .....
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Lawyers' Act to Seek Unnecessary Adjournments Amounts to Professional Misconduct: MP HC(14.01.2019)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that seeking adjournments for no reason by lawyers amounts to professional misconduct.
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Supreme Court: No Disciplinary Proceedings Against Lawyers For Professional Conduct(19.12.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that initiation of disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer for his acts which has nothing to do with the professional con.....
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Bombay HC: Written Submissions in Dispute Immaterial if Counsel Doesn’t Rely on It(17.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that written submissions in a dispute become immaterial if the litigant's counsel doesn't rely on them before the court.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Directs State Government to Revise Pension for Pre-2011 Retirees(06.10.2016)
Punjab & Haryana HC has asked State Government to revise pension of pre-2011 retirees and has held that pre- January 2006 retirees are entitled to re-.....
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SC Issues Notice to IT Dept on DK Shivakumar's Plea for Discharge from Tax Evasion Charges(21.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Income Tax Department in a plea filed by Karnataka Congress President, DK Shivakumar, urging the removal of cha.....
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NCDRC: Presence of Arbitration Clause in Agreement Doesn’t Bar Jurisdiction of Consumer Forum(05.05.2023)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that consumer court retains the power to handle complaints, even if there is an arbitr.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment of CVC(02.07.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K V Chaudhary and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) T M B.....
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Bombay HC: No Provisional Attachment Under CGST Act When No Pendency of Any Specific Proceedings(29.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that no provisional attachment under Section 83 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 can be made in absen.....
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Bombay HC: Occupant Needs Permission to Assign Third-Party Rights in Premises(06.10.2025)
Bombay High Court ruled that a non-tenant occupant lacks rights to assign or create third-party interests without legal authority. It imposed ?25 lakh.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint Against 6 Individuals in Land Sale Case(18.03.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint against six individuals pertaining to sale of land plots in Dehradun, saying it is a di.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging CBI Investigation in LIFE Mission Project(12.01.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the petitions challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation into the case related to alleged corruption and FEMA vio.....
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Del. HC: Increase Income Threshold for EWS Adm. in Schools from Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 5 Lakh(06.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has ordered that to increase the existing income threshold of Rs. 1 lakh per annum, for admissions under Economically Weaker Section .....
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SC Stays NGT Order Which Led to Halting of Highway Expansion Work of NH-844(11.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the National Green Tribunal order to the extent it required the National Highway Authority of India to first procure the Envi.....
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MP HC: Compassionate Appointment Can be Provided by Pvt. Institutions but without State’s Aid(01.08.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that private institutions can provide compassionate appointment to individuals but it must be done without the expe.....
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CIC: Impediment in Self Defence in Penal Proceedings is Violation of Human Rights(29.06.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that it is the human right of a person accused of sexual harassment in his capacity as a citizen and acc.....
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Kerala HC Declines Plea for Additional Time for Submitting Comments on Town Planning Regulation(01.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined a plea for a directive to the Lakshadweep administrator to give a further time of 30 days for the people of the islands.....
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Extension of due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of April, 2023 till the thirty-first day of May, 2023(24.05.2023)
1.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner,.....
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NCLAT: Pre-COVID Defaults do not Exempt Debtors From Insolvency Proceedings(10.11.2025)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi upheld the initiation of CIRP against Majestic Hotels Ltd., holding that defaults before the.....
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SC: Soldier Cannot be Asked to Prove that Disease Was Contracted by Him on Account of Service(28.04.2025)
SC while ordering disability pension, has stated that a soldier cannot be asked to prove that disease was contracted by him on account of military ser.....
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Hyderabad HC Directs Election Commission on Mass Deletions from Voters List(04.12.2015)
Hyderabad High Court has directed Election Commission of India to pass final orders and intimate final decision by December 10, on mass deletion of 6......
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SC Allows Time to Resolve Issue of Permanent Commission to Women Short Service Commission Officers(18.10.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed time until 22nd October, 2021 to the Centre and the Indian Army to resolve the issue of grant of Permanent Commission to th.....
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SC: Denying Female Heir Right in Property Only Exacerbates Gender Division(18.07.2025)
Supreme Court while allowing the women in a tribal family, equal rights as the men in a dispute relating to succession, has observed that denying the .....
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Madras HC Seeks Reason to Abolish Puducherry State Information Commission(21.12.2016)
Madras High Court has asked that under what circumstances did Centre has decided to abolish State Information Commission in Union Territory of Puduche.....
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Kar. HC: Challenge to Order of Waqf Board Must be Made Within 90 from the Date of Order(02.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that a revision petition challenging the order passed by the Waqf Board should be made within ninety days from the date .....
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Extension of date for filing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports from 30th September, 2018 to 15th October, 2018(24.09.2018)
The due date for filing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports for Assessment Year 2018-19 is 30th September, 2018 for certain categories of taxpayer.....
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ITAT, Chennai: Provisions of Sec 44AD Not Applicable to Commission Agents(18.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has observed that the provisions of Section 44AD of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be applied to commission ag.....
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RBI discusses New Frontiers on Statistical Methods and Information Base at its 11th Statistics Day Conference(06.07.2017)
The Reserve Bank celebrated its '11th Annual Statistics Day Conference' on July 04, 2017 on the Theme 'New Frontiers on Statistical Methods and Inform.....
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SC: Appeal Against Award Passed by Compensation Commissioner Only on Substantial Question of Law(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an appeal against the award passed by Compensation Commissioner is maintainable only on a substantial question of law .....
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All. HC: Unlawful Conversions at Such Rampant Pace Would Lead to Majority Becoming Minority(02.07.2024)
All. HC has observed that if process of unlawful conversion is allowed to be carried out, majority population of this country would be in minority one.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere With EC's Report Opposing Release of Modi Biopic Before Poll Ends(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has backed stand of Election Commission in refusing to lift stay on release of the biopic on PM Narendra Modi until the conclusion of Lo.....
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NCLAT Delhi: Resolution Professional Cannot Decide Eligibility Under Section 29A IBC(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the Resolution Professional is not required to take a decision in regard to the ineligibili.....
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NHRC Notices TN Government over Death of Three Girls in Road Mishap(17.10.2016)
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Tamil Nadu government over reported death of three college girls in a road accident invol.....
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SC Gives Time to Tamil Nadu SEC to Conduct Local Body Elections in Nine New Districts(23.06.2021)
Supreme Court has given the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (SEC) time to work, if necessary 24 hours a day, and hold the local body elections in.....
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Kar HC: No Interference in Settlement Commission's Order Accepting Expl. In the Spirit of Settlement(12.08.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that acceptance of explanation ‘in the spirit of settlement’ by the Settlement Commission, cannot put the commission at .....
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Bombay HC to Government: "Mandals" to Follow Idol Immersion Guidelines, Not to Use POP(02.09.2024)
The Bombay HC has directed the state government to issue directions to all municipal corporations to impose 'strict conditions' on Mandals seeking to .....
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Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 01st Oct 2021(19.07.2021)
1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021 and 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021, it is informed that the electronic pla.....
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NCLAT: RP Can Withdraw Application u/s 12A of IBC Before it is Heard or Allowed(26.12.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that a Resolution Professional can withdraw a CIRP withdrawal application under Section 12 of the Insolvency and Bankru.....
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SC: Source of Elevation Cannot be the Ground of Discrimination Between High Court Judges for Pension(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that for purposes of pensionary benefits, the source of elevation of retired High Court judges cannot be the ground of discrimi.....
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Delhi High Court: Succession Can Only Be Granted To Legal Heirs Of A Person Who Dies Intestate(11.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that in cases where someone dies without a will, succession can only be granted to the legal heirs of that person, not the n.....
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Kerala HC Extends Interim Orders Till June 30(19.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till 30th June, 2020.
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SC: If Parties Fail to Establish Title, Facts Related to Prior Possession Becomes Relevant(31.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when facts disclose no title in either party, at the relevant time, prior possession alone decides the right to possession.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Default Bail When First Time Extension Not Challenged, Second Passed in his Presence(13.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when two time extensions are granted by Court, second extension granted in the presence of accused, which are not challeng.....
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CESTAT: Service Provider Not Liable to Pay Service Tax on Commission Paid to Overseas Agent(17.08.2021)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the service provider engaged Textile Processing is not liable to pa.....
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All. HC: Review Jurisdiction can be Exercised Only if there is Error Apparent on face of the Record(02.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that review jurisdiction can only be exercised if there is an error apparent on the face of the record or interfere on a.....
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Karnataka HC: Provisions of Rent Act Will Not Have Overriding Effect Over Provisions of SARFAESI Act(09.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that a secured creditor has precedence and first charge over the secured assets, under the Securitisation and Reconstruc.....
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Delhi HC: 'No Coercive Steps' Does Not Mean Stay or Suspension of Investigation(04.11.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that the phrase “no coercive steps” does not imply a stay or suspension of an investigation, clarifying that such wording ca.....
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All. HC: Government can Recover Royalty or Other Dues Only as Arrears of Land Revenue(18.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that as per Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules 1963, if royalty or any other due under the lease wasn’t pai.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Opinion on Neighbourhood Norm For Nursery Admission(07.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Centre to explain its stand with regard to neighbourhood criteria to admit students in nursery in private schools in Nation.....
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Transmission of securities to joint holder(s)(18.10.2021)
1. The norms pertaining to transmission of securities to joint holders(s) are provided in clause 23 of Table F in schedule 1 read with section 56(2) &.....
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SC Directs Directorate General to Proceed with Admissions to PG Medical Courses(27.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Directorate General of Health Services to proceed with the counseling for admissions to PG super-specialty medical cour.....
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Delhi HC to UGC: Ensure Strict Compliance of UGC Act, 1956, with Regard to Specification of Degree(28.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed University Grants Commission (UGC) to take appropriate necessary actions to ensure compliance of the provisions of the U.....
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CCI Approves Panasonic-GS Yuasa Acquisition Deal(08.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Panasonic's battery business by Japan's GS Yuasa Corp.
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CCI Rejects Complaint Against Coal India(07.02.2018)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices against state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) with regard to sale of.....
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Karnataka HC: Application for Judgment on Admissions May be Filed at Any Stage of Suit(14.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a decree can be passed under Order XII Rule 6 of Code of Civil procedure, 1908 (CPC) at any stage of the suit.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to AMU Professor Over Alleged Rape(14.08.2025)
The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to AMU professor Dr. Jitendra Kumar booked for referring to rape in Hindu mythology during a cl.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, AMU, anticipatory bail, Hindu mythology, freedom of expression, academic freedom, IPC 153A, 295A
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Punjab & Haryana HC Asks Election Commission to Check Drugs Supply During Elections(10.01.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab and Chief Election Commissioner of India to ensure that drugs are not suppli.....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Direction to Central Govt to Appoint Members of Law Commission(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation seeking for a direction to the Central Government to appoint th.....
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Ker. HC: Unauthorized Absence of Employee is Non-Duty for All Purposes Other Than Pension(25.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that unauthorized absence of an employee will be counted as non-duty for all purposes, except for the purposes of pension.
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Govt. Makes Mandatory Online Application for Withdrawal under New Pension Scheme(15.03.2016)
Govt. has made online application for withdrawal under New Pension Scheme mandatory, with effect from April 1, 2016.
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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Orders and Order of Closure till January 31(08.01.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended the interim orders passed by the Karnataka High Court, all the District Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Labour .....
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Request for extension of time for filing response in sunset review of antidumping duty imposed on imports of 'High Tenacity Polyester Yarn' from China PR(02.11.2022)
1. With respect to the above-mentioned subject investigations, request has been received from Exporter/Producer for extension of time to file Question.....
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SC Extends Stay of Delhi HC Order Which Denied Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the stay of the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials.
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SC: Advocate Acting as Real-Estate Agent for Client Amounts to Professional Misconduct(04.09.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding BCI Penalty to suspend an advocate for 5 years for gross professional misconduct, has held that advocate acting as a Rea.....
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Gauhati HC Extends Interim Orders by It and Subordinate Courts Till June 15(01.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has further extended by two weeks all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till 1.....
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Cal. HC: Applications Related to ICA Can be Entertained by Single Judge of Commercial Division(22.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that Single Judge of the Commercial Division has the jurisdiction to entertain original applications that are related to .....
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Extension of last date to receive counter comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on "Assignment of Spectrum for Space-based Communication Services"(14.06.2023)
1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released a Consultation Paper on "Assignment of Spectrum for Space-based Communication Service.....
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Calcutta HC: Concessional Tax Rate and Form D Once Granted, Cannot Be Taken Back(23.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that once the concessional rate of tax and the certificate in Form D was granted it cannot be taken back as it violates t.....
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US Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Actions in College Admission Process(30.06.2023)
United States Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action policies in student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of Nor.....
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CCI Slaps Rs. 2.92 Crore Fine on Three Firms For Bid rigging of Tenders by Indian Railways(20.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties totaling about Rs. 2.92 crore on three firms for bid rigging of tenders floated by Indian .....
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Kerala High Court: Father's Pension Benefits Not Exempt from Attachment(05.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that a father's pensionary benefits are not immune from attachment towards payment of maintenance to children.
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SC: Need Better Guidelines to Protect Media Professionals(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that there are hundreds of journalists whose digital devices are taken away en masse and there are no guidelines with re.....
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Cal. HC to Sentence Review Board: Reconsider Remission Plea of Man Who Has Spent 23 Yrs in Jail(31.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal State Sentence Review Board to reconsider petition for remission of a man who has spent 23 years in jail,.....
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Govt. relaxes operation of Sec. 10(1) r/w Sec. 14A(1) of Tobacco Board Act, 1975 in State of Andhra Pradesh for auctions during crop season 2022-2023(04.07.2023)
WHEREAS, the Central Government is satisfied that circumstances have arisen rendering it necessary in the public interest, to relax the restrictions i.....
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Delhi HC: Dilution of Admission Criteria Adversely Impacts Academic Standards(24.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that uniformity in the admission process must be endeavored and that any dilution of admission criteria could impact the aca.....
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Bombay High Court: No Permission to Immerse PoP Idol in Water Bodies(10.06.2025)
Bombay High Court has stated that it will not permit immersion of any Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols in a natural water body and artificial water bodies.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint of Unfair Trade Practices against Omaxe(14.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a complaint against real estate developer Omaxe and another entity for indulging in anti-competiti.....
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Supreme Court: Long Continuous Possession by Itself Cannot be Termed as Adverse Possession(16.01.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that long and continuous possession by itself cannot be termed as adverse possession to perfect title within the meaning .....
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Cal. HC: ‘Sexist’ to Exclude Married Daughter from the Scope of Compassionate Appointment(18.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that rejection of compassionate appointment solely on the ground of marital status of a daughter is an arbitrary a.....
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Delhi High Court: UGC Cannot Debar a University from PhD Admissions under UGC Act(17.09.2025)
Delhi High Court held that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has no authority under the UGC Act, 1956 or its Regulations to debar a university fr.....
Tags : University Grants Commission, PhD, Admissions
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CCI Slams Rs 258 cr Fine on IndiGo, SpiceJet & Jet(18.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has slammed a penalty of Rs 257.91 crore on Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet for colluding in fixing fuel surcha.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Jet Airways, IndiGo , SpiceJet
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SC Directs Petitioner to Serve Notice on Central Govt to Consider Prayer for Provisional Admissions(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Petitioners challenging the CBSE's decision to conduct compartment examination for students of classes X and XII in Sep.....
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Guj. HC Stays Admission in Law Colleges Affiliated With Gujarat University Till June 28(26.06.2023)
Gujarat High Court has directed Gujarat University not allot any students any of the law colleges affiliated with Gujarat University, in response to t.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Gujarat University, Law Colleges, Admission
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CCI Approves Sony Pictures Deal to Buy Ten Sports(19.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Sony Pictures Networks’ proposed purchase of Ten Sports, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Applicability of New Pension Scheme to Judicial Officers(03.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice in a plea challenging the 'New Pension Scheme' of the Delhi Government, insofar as it applies to Judicial Officer.....
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Central Government specifies pension fund, BPC Penco XVII Corporation as specified person in respect of eligible investment made by it in India(01.11.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (c) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (4.....
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Revised Guidelines for the Financial Inclusion Fund(15.10.2015)
In light of the merging of the Financial Inclusion Fund and the Financial Inclusion Technology Fund to form the FIF as it exists today, the Reserve Ba.....
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NGT Seeks Report on Illegal Constructions in Tughlakabad Extension(14.08.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to submit report on illegal construction in Tughlakabad extension. T.....
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Madras HC Directs to Suspend State Tax Officer for Misleading Court(08.07.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to suspend a State Tax Officer for having misled the court during the hearing of a batch of cases .....
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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.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, State Bar Council, Provisional Certificate
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Punjab and Haryana HC Issues Summon to State Excise Chief over Liquor Shops on Highways(15.12.2015)
Punjab and Haryana HC has summoned Excise and Taxation Commissioners (ETCs) of Haryana and Punjab over their failure to stop liquor vends along the na.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC, Excise and Taxation Commissioners (ETCs) of Haryana and Punjab
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Mumbai Sessions Court Acquits Two Accused in 2002 Best Bakery Case(14.06.2023)
Mumbai Sessions Court has acquitted two accused in second part of the 2002 Best Bakery case in Gujarat. The two accused were absconding when the other.....
Tags : Mumbai Sessions Court, Best Bakery Case, Acquitted
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ITAT: Revisional Order Based on Suspicion is Invalid(20.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai Bench, has held that the revisional order under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be merely.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Revisional Order, Suspicion
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CIC Directs CBSE to Permit Inspection of Smriti Irani’s School Records(18.01.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to permit examination of Textiles Minister Smriti Irani'.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Smriti Irani, School Records
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MRTP/ COMPETITION LAWS - CCI Gives Green Signal to Radiant Life Care-Max Healthcare Merger(14.03.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared purposed deal between KKR-backed Radiant Life Care and Max Healthcare.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, CCI, Radiant Life Care-Max Healthcare Merger,
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SC to Centre and States: Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court while directing Central and State Governments to fill the vacancies in the Information Commissions, has observed that failure to do so d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information Commissions, RTI Act
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Kerala HC Notices Ex-CM Achuthanandan over Plea Challenging his Appointment as KARC’s Chief(24.11.2016)
Kerala High Court has ordered issue of notice to Former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on a PIL challenging his appointment as chairman of Kerala Ad.....
Tags : Kerala High Court , Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission
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Delhi HC Directs Govt to Consider as Representation Plea for Process of Health Data Management(04.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to consider as representation a plea challenging the process adopted by the concerned authority f.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, National Digital Health Mission: Health Data Management Policy
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Delhi HC Asks Police to File Report on Inquiry on Confessional Statement of Jamia Millia Student(27.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked police to file a report on an internal vigilance inquiry conducted to probe allegations that a confessional statement of a .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Confessional Statement of Jamia Millia Student
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SC: Can’t Prove Discovery Against Person Who Wasn’t in Custody at Time of Confession(26.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that being in custody and being accused of an offense are indispensable pre-requisites to render a confession made to police ad.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Discovery, Confession, Prove
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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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NCDRC Orders Testing of 13 Samples of Maggie Noodles(16.10.2015)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered 13 samples of Nestle India’s Maggi instant noodles to be sent to a government-run .....
Tags : National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Maggie Noodles
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Competition Commission of India Imposes Rs 14 Crore Fine on Jaiprakash Associates(13.08.2019)
Competition Commission of India has imposed a penalty of nearly Rs 14 crore on Jaiprakash Associates for abusing its dominant market position by impos.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Jaiprakash Associates
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RBI Penalizes Fourteen Banks for Non-Compliance with Provisions on Lending to Non-bank Lenders(08.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India has penalised fourteen banks including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank and Bandhan Bank for non-compliance wi.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Compliance with Provisions on Lending to Non-bank Lenders
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P&H HC: BCI Can Assume Revisional Jurisdiction Only When Matter is Disposed of by State Bar Council(21.10.2024)
P&H HC has stated that the revisional jurisdiction by the Bar Council of India can only be assumed, when a matter is disposed of by a State Bar Counci.....
Tags : P&H High Court, Revisional Jurisdiction, Bar Council of India
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CIC Orders Compensation to RTI Applicants for Wrongful Delay(14.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has awarded compensation to applicants fighting for information on their salary dues and slammed the respective o.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , provident fund/salary
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Extension of time limit for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-4 for the quarter July to September, 2018(29.11.2018)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017.....
Tags : Time limit, Extension, Returns
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Ker. HC: Daily Wage Employee Entitled to Subsistence Allowance During Suspension(05.09.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that a daily wage driver is an employee under Section 2(a) of the Kerala Payment of Subsistence Allowance Act, 1972,.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Subsistence Allowance, Daily Wage, Suspension
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SC: Hybrid Mode of Hearings Must be Deployed by SIC(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that use of technology is no longer an option, has directed all State Information Commissions (SIC) to provide hybrid mo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, State Information Commissions, Hybrid Mode
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A Non-Lawyer can also Make Submissions in Court with Permission: Madars HC(10.01.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that a court has the power to permit any person not enrolled as an advocate to put forth his submissions before a court.....
Tags : Madras High Court, A Non-Lawyer can also Make Submissions in Court
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Raj. HC: No Compassionate Appointment Where Bereaved Family Does Not Face Indigent Circumstances(22.08.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of a bank denying compassionate appointment saying that the deceased's family was not facing indigent cir.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Indigent
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Rajasthan HC: Can’t Label FIR as Frivolous if Case Diaries Establish Commission of Offence(06.06.2025)
Rajasthan HC has observed that FIRs cannot be labelled as false/frivolous FIRs which have been lodged with ulterior motives particularly when the case.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Frivolous FIRs, Commission of Offence
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CCI Issues Combination Regulations to Streamline Norms for M&A Filings(13.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2016, has been no.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2016
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Uniform Mechanism Needed for Admissions in Universities: Bombay High Court(13.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that the Maharashtra Government needs to have a uniform mechanism of admission process for students in all its universities.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Universities, Uniform Admission
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Extension of time limit for filing claims under the Transport and Marketing Assistance Scheme for specified agricultural products(13.07.2021)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Fore.....
Tags : Extension, Time limit, Claims
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PC Granted to Woman Army Officer Who Was Denied Benefits Given to Similarly Situated Others(10.12.2024)
Supreme Court while granting permanent commission to a woman army officer who was denied benefits given to similarly situated others, has observed tha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Permanent Commission, Woman Army Officer
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National Green Tribunal Seeks Report of Delhi Govt on Yamuna’s Condition After Idol Immersion(03.10.2017)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Government to submit a status report on the condition of Yamuna river after the immersion of Ganesh and.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Yamuna, Idol Immersion
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Terms of invitation to tender cannot be open to judicial scrutiny because it is in the realm of contract(28.06.2021)
Present Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India takes exception to the tender conditions in the Notice inviting tender dated November .....
Tags : Contract, Extension, Legality
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Cal HC: Petition for Removal of State Election Commissioner is Not Maintainable(13.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court while dismissing petition seeking removal of State Election Commissioner, among other reliefs, has observed that such a prayer can.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, State Election Commissioner, Removal
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Delhi HC Stays Proceedings Against DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal(13.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while staying proceedings against Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Swati Maliwal over corruption allegations has asked.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Prevention of Corruption, Delhi Commission for Women, Nepotism
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Madras High Court: Teachers Strike is a Reason for TN Students’ Poor NEET Performance(14.09.2017)
Madras High Court, while censuring government teachers who are boycotting classes as part of their protest demanding implementation of Seventh Pay Com.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Quantum of Debt Not to be Decided At Stage of Admission of S. 7 IBC Application(18.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the quantum of debt is not to be considered at the stage of admission of a petition u.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, admission
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Bombay HC Allows Conditional Admission in Two Engineering Colleges(09.06.2016)
Bombay High Court has allowed two city engineering colleges to give conditional admissions to the students for current academic year and directed them.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Admmission
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SC Seeks Centre's Response to PIL Seeking Enforcement of Provisions to Assist Victim Women(08.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a writ petition seeking proper implementation of the mandatory provisions of Chapter Ill,.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Provisions to Assist Victim Women
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Delhi HC: Marks in Computer Science Should be Taken into Consideration for Admissions(21.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the non-inclusion of Computer Science as part of the subjects for calculation of merit for admission to B.Sc. (Hons.) .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Admission to B.Sc (Hons)
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SC: If a Statute Contain Both General and Specific Provision, the Latter Must Prevail(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of classification and taxability of ‘maize starch’ under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959, has ob.....
Tags : Supreme Court, General Provision, Specific Provision
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Ker. HC: Intention behind PMLA is Not to Attach all Properties of Person Connected with Crime(18.12.2024)
Kerala High Court while hearing a plea seeking quashing of provisional attachment order issued under the PMLA, has observed that the statute never int.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, PMLA, Provisional Attachment
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CWC Can't Be Mute Spectator to Police Misbehaviour to Kids: Delhi High Court(04.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has lashed out at Child Welfare Commission (CWC) for being a "mute spectator" to misbehaviour towards rescued children by police.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Child Welfare Commission
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Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (NP CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st March 2023(01.08.2022)
1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 24/2021-22 dated 15.11.2021, Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021,.....
Tags : Extension, Date, Electronic filing
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File Report Regarding Steps Taken to Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions: SC to Centre & States(06.12.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Union of India and 8 states to file their status report indicating the steps which have been taken for filling up of vacant.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information Commissions
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Delhi HC: GST Provisional Attachment Not Valid After Expiry of Time Period U/S 83 of CGST Act(10.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that provisional attachment is not valid after the period prescribed under section 83 of the Central Goods and Services Tax .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, CGST, Provisional Attachment
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Cabinet approves Opening of Missions in Africa to implement commitments of India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III)(21.03.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the opening of 18 new Indian Missions in Africa over a four year perio.....
Tags : Missions, Africa, Approval
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Kerala HC Stays Stay on Decree Against Expulsion of Members for Marrying Outside Diocese(10.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the operation of an order of a District Court in Kerala which had in turn stayed a declaration given by a civil court tha.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Decree Against Expulsion of Members
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SC: When Tribunals are Constituted, HC don’t Substitute themselves as Decision Making Authority(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that it is well-settled that when statutory tribunals are constituted to adjudicate and determine certain questions of law .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Decision Making Authority, Statutory Tribunals
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SC: Dismissal of Employees Given Compassionate Appointment on Forged Documents, Approved(03.08.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of employees who were given compassionate appointment on the basis of forged documents and expressed displeasur.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compassionate Appointment, Forged Documents
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SC Stays Cg. HC’s Order Declaring 58% Reservation in Jobs & Admissions as Unconstitutional(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Chhattisgarh (Cg) High Court’s order declaring the state government’s move of giving 58 per cent reservation as ‘unconstituti.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reservation, Jobs & Admissions, Unconstitutional
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Grant of Pension to Freedom Fighters Not Charity, But Honour: Madras High Court(02.07.2018)
Madras High Court, while stating that grant of pension to freedom fighters was not charity, but an honour conferred on them, has said that government .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Pension
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Man Booked Under UP Anti-Conversion Law(01.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religion Conversion Act, 2020 who has been accus.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail to Man Booked Under UP Anti-Conversion Law
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SC: After Suit for Possession, Subsequent Suit for Arrears of Rent Maintainable(15.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that after a suit for possession, a suit for arrears of rent in maintainable and observed that a second suit filed on a differe.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Arrears of Rent, Suit for Possession
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Gujarat High Court Issues Notice to Govt., EC on PIL Alleging Minister’s Fake MBA Degree(14.10.2015)
Gujarat HC has served notices to State Government, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Shankar Chaudhary and Election Commission (EC) on a.....
Tags : Gujarat HC , State Government, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare , Election Commission
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CIC: Judicial Proceedings & Records Can Be Accessed Through RTI(02.11.2017)
Central Information Commission has held that judicial proceedings and records thereof are public records and a person, even if he is not party to the .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Right To Information
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ITAT: Decision Taken by Authorities in Previous Year Would Not Operate as Res Judicata(04.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad Bench has held that decision taken by authorities in previous year would not operate as res judicata f.....
Tags : ITAT, Res Judicata, Previous Decision
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SC: Electricity’s Transmission, Generation is Regulated Statutorily(07.08.2025)
SC while issuing ten points relating to regulatory assets, determination of tariff and accountability of ERCs has stated that electricity is a public .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Electricity Regulatory Commissions, Public Good
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When cost of imported goods is included in amount, which is considered for payment of royalty, then such royalty should be added in assessable value of imported goods(26.12.2017)
In the facts of present case, the Appellant is regularly importing goods from Thailand, China and Philippines. The suppliers of the imported goods viz.....
Tags : Valuation, Inclusion, Validity
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Insurers permitted to classify investments in Preference Shares and Equity Shares as part of "Approved Investment" on specified conditions(27.09.2021)
In continuation to circular no.: IRDAI/F&I/CIR/INV/065/03/2021 Dt. 31st March, 2021 on the subject, the Authority in exercise of its powers conferred .....
Tags : Classification, Permission, Preference Shares
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CCI Dismisses Meru’s Complaint against Uber(30.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a complaint filed by Meru Cabs Company against Uber alleging that they were following predatory pr.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Meru Cabs , Uber
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Central Government hereby declare that the provisions of sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 10 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 shall not apply to Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited(01.10.2019)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 53 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Central Government, on the recommendatio.....
Tags : Provisions, Non applicability, Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Gujarat HC: Gujarat Anti-Conversion Law Interferes With Marriage & Right to Choice(23.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has observed that the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021 interferes with the intricacies of marriage including the ri.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Gujarat Anti-Conversion Law
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Government Servant is Not Eligible to Make Will of Family Pension: Chhattisgarh HC(29.04.2019)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a government servant is not eligible to make a will of family pension but also said that will of provident fund,.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Will of Family Pension
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ITAT, Mumbai: Revisional Jurisdiction Invoked for Lack of Inquiry, Not for Inadequate Inquiry(08.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that the revisional jurisdiction can be invoked only for lack of inquiry and not for inadequate inquir.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Revisional Jurisdiction, lack of inquiry, section 263, Income Tax Act, 1961
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7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved(29.11.2017)
7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved
Tags : The decision will directly impact the computation of salaries, gratuity, allowance structure, and pension of the in-service as well as retired judges of Supreme Court as well as High Courts across the country.
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Delhi HC Asks to Decide on Plea for Extension of Medical Visa by Ethiopian Family Expeditiously(02.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to expeditiously decide a plea moved by an Ethiopian family s.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Plea for Extension of Medical Visa
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Inclusion of "Capital Small Finance Bank Limited" in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(16.02.2017)
We advise that the "Capital Small Finance Bank Limited" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notificat.....
Tags : Inclusion, Bank, Second Schedule, Act
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ITAT, Mumbai: No TDS on Sales Commission Paid to Overseas Agents(04.12.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that tax cannot be detected at source on Sales Commission paid to Overseas Agents not having Per.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Sales Commission Paid to Overseas Agents
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SC Adjourns Plea Challenging Constitutionality of Election Commissioners' Law(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court has adjourned pleas that challenged that constitutionality of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 thr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commissioners' Law, Constitutionality
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SC: ECI to Not Delete Data in EVMs while Carrying Out Verification(12.02.2025)
Supreme Court while seeking reply of Election Commission of India in an application seeking directions to the ECI to allow verification of the burnt m.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission, Verification
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SC Expresses Reluctance to Transfer to Itself Petitions Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws of States(18.04.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a transfer petition, has expressed reluctance to transfer to itself petitions challenging the State laws against religious.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Transfer Petition, Anti-Conversion Laws
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CCI Junks Complaints against Sony, HP(30.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations against Sony India and Hewlett Packard India Sales, alleging anti-competitive business.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Sony, HP
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Central Government hereby notifies further period of three months for the purposes of Section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016(22.12.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the Central Government hereby notifies fu.....
Tags : Extension, Time period, IBC
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Supreme Court: Public Interest Cannot be Sole Ground for ERC to Entertain Cases(16.07.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that as a principle of law, the Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERCs) are not competent to entertain a matter on the s.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Electricity Regulatory Commission, Public Interest
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Issues Summons to DC, MC Commissioner(21.01.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has summoned Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Commissioner and a local resident, Daljit Singh under contempt of court proc.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court , DC, MC Commissioner
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Competition Commission of India Approves Reliance-Future Group Deal(23.11.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of retail, wholesale, logistics & warehousing businesses of Future Group by Reliance Reta.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Reliance-Future Group Deal
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SC: No Pension if Employee Resigns to Join Another Govt Post Without Permission(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if a central government employee makes a resignation from government service for another government job without the permis.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pension, Resignation, Permission
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Competition Commission of India Orders Probe Against Asian Paints(16.01.2020)
Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe against Asian Paints for allegedly using its domination of the market to hinder the entry of JSW P.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Asian Paints
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Uttarakhand HC Vacates Stay on Cutting of Trees for Construction of Sahastradhara Road(19.09.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court while allowing proposed cutting of 2057 trees for road-widening project in the Sahastradhara passage leading to Mussoorie, has .....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Trees, Policy Decision
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SC Rejected Writ Petition Seeking Review of Judgment Upholding WB Madrasah Service Commission Act(16.09.2025)
Supreme Court rejected a writ petition by Contai Rahamania High Madrasah seeking to reconsider its 2020 ruling upholding the West Bengal Madrasah Serv.....
Tags : Writ Petition, Misconceived, West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission Act
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NHRC: Chhattisgarh Govt Guilty Of Abetting Ghastly Salwa Judum Crimes, Cover-Up Ops(14.11.2017)
National Human Rights Commission has come down heavily on the Chhattisgarh government for abetting the ghastly Salwa Judum crimes in the state and tur.....
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Rajasthan HC Directs State Govt. to Take Steps to Revise Wages as Per SC Judgment(07.09.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has declared that non revision of the wages payable to the prisoners for last five years is ex facie violative of the provisions .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Revision of Wages
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All. HC: IT Act 1961 Vests Jurisdiction with Central Government to Appoint CIT (Appeal)(24.07.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that Income Tax (IT) Act, 1961 vests jurisdiction on Central government to appoint an officer as Commissioner of Income-.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), Appeals
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Calcutta High Court Revokes Mamata's Government's Ban on Idol Immersion(21.09.2017)
Calcutta high court has revoked Mamata Banerjee Government's ban on immersion of Durga idols during Muharram and said the state cannot pass such order.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Durga idol immersion
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Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders Till August 2(05.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has further extended the interim orders passed by the High Court, all district courts, family courts, labour courts, industrial t.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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Del HC: Civil Prisoners are Eligible for Grant of Ordinary Remission Under Delhi Prison Rules(10.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that civil prisoners are eligible for grant of ordinary remission under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 as the expression used .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Prison Rules, Remission
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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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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order against BJP MLA's Wife on MCD Pensions(26.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed Central Information Commission's (CIC) direction to BJP MLA Vijender Gupta's wife to explain how she had authorized disbur.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Central Information Commission, BJP, Vijender Gupta
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Bombay HC: Application Seeking Time Extension for Investigation Not Maintainable(21.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that an application seeking extension of time for investigation under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Application Seeking Time Extension
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SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking Additional Mop-Up Round for Filling Vacant Seats in Nursing Courses(10.06.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea seeking an additional mop-up round to fill up seats which have remained vacant in nursing courses for the academic ye.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vacant Seats, Admission
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Delhi HC: Minutes of Inter-Ministerial Meetings Cannot Supersede a Legislation(01.12.2016)
Delhi High Court, while quashing Minutes of a March 2010 Meeting of erstwhile UPA government regarding citizenship to children born to Tibetan refugee.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tibetan refugees, citizenship, inter-ministerial decision
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CCI Imposes Fine on Maruti Suzuki Finding Its Discount Control Policy Anti-Competitive(25.08.2021)
Competition Commission of India has imposed a fine of Rs 200 crore on India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) for its discount.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Maruti Suzuki
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Delhi High Court Asks AAP Govt, Municipal Corp to Publicize Pension Schemes(21.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked AAP Government and Municipal Corporations to give publicity to pension schemes for aged and disabled people.
Tags : Delhi High Court, pension schemes
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Madras HC Directs Centre to Strictly Follow Provisions of Official Languages Act(06.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Centre to strictly follow the provisions of the Official Languages Act while emphasizing that once a representation.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Provisions of Official Languages Act
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Kerala HC: Can’t Deny Compassionate Employment to Dependants ‘Fighting for Claim’(21.02.2025)
Kerala High Court has stated that the Government cannot deny the benefits of compassionate employment to the dependents who have been fighting for the.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Compassionate Employment, Cut-Off Date
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CIC to AMU: Remove Inequality in Re-Check of Supplementary Papers(01.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Executive Council of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to make appropriate changes in process of re—evalu.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Aligarh Muslim University
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Deletion of Standard Input-Output Norms (SION) No. A-468 of Chemical and Allied Product Group(29.10.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 3015 20. as amended from time to time, the Director General of F.....
Tags : Deletion, SION, Product Group
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Guj. HC: Electricity Co. Doesn’t Require Landowner's Consent for Laying Overhead Transmission Lines(10.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that an electricity company does not require the consent of a private landowner to lay overhead high tension transmission .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Transmission Lines, Compensation, Electricity Company
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Take Action Against Illegal Building Permissions Granted(08.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to take action against persons in authority, who granted "illegal permissions" in respect of va.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Action Against Illegal Building Permissions Granted
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SC: Can’t Exempt from Conversion Fee If Land Exceeds 25 Cents(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has held that in properties exceeding 25 cents there shall be no exemption from conversion fee as per Section 27A of the Kerala Conserva.....
Tags : Supreme Court, 25 Cents, Conversion Fee
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CIC: No Need to Disclose Records Related to Dorje’s Visit(02.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) , while observing that disclosure of documents related to visit of Ogyen Trinley Dorje to Sikkim can adversly aff.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging GGSIPU’s Decision of Conducting Exams Physically(04.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by law students of various colleges affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU.....
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Kar. HC: Child Born in 'Batil' Marriage is Illegitimate(04.08.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that child born in a 'Batil' marriage under Mohammadan Law, is illegitimate, has held that he does not have any r.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Batil Marriage, Succession, Mohammadan Law
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DGGI busts racket for tax evasion worth more than Rs. 72 crore of clandestine clearance of cigarettes(22.07.2020)
Acting on specific intelligence the Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence, Headquarters (DGGI, Hqrs) has unveiled a racket of clan.....
Tags : Tax evasion, clandestine clearance, Cigarettes
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Filed to Stop 'Mahapanchayat' in Uttarakhand(14.06.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain petition seeking to stop ‘mahapanchayat' proposed to be held by Hindutva groups in Uttarakhand's Purola town am.....
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P&H HC: Withhold Salary of Home Secretary Until Payment of Pensionary Benefits to Widow(23.05.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court in a plea moved by the widow of a Class IV employee of the State has ordered to withheld the salary of the Home Secretar.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Home Secretary, Pensionary Benefits
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Delhi HC Directs DCW to Pay Salary Arrears to Staffs(19.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to pay 50 per cent salary arrears of 35 of its staffers and provide records of staff ap.....
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Kerala HC: Mere Disturbance of Law & Order is 'No' Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker(29.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19(1).....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Speech, Expression
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Publication of Final Result for Commission in Territorial Army(02.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the petition moved by 8 women candidates seeking publication of final merit list/ result for commission in Terri.....
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Extension of time for receiving comments/counter-comments on Consultation Paper on 'Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications'(13.02.2017)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation paper titled 'Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications' on 16.01.2017 .....
Tags : Comments, Receipt, Time, Extension
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Appeal Against Order Directing Admission to Medical Aspirant(04.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea by the Union of India against a Single Judge Bench order of the Delhi High Court which had allowed admiss.....
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SC Halts NCDRC Order Granting Compensation to Rajasthan Royals for Sreesanth, Citing No Match Played(14.10.2025)
Supreme Court stayed the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) order directing United India Insurance to pay over ?82 lakhs to the o.....
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Bom. HC to SIC: Establish Time Limit for Disposal of Second Appeals Under RTI Act(14.12.2023)
Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra State Information Commission (SIC) to take appropriate steps to formulate some reasonable time limit an.....
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Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs notified the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, .....
Tags : import, concessional rate, manufacture, excisable goods
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Setting Aside of Order Holding Conversion Solely for Marriage Invalid(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking setting aside of an Order passed by Allahabad High Court which held that conversion solely for the purpose .....
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JKL HC: Militancy Fighters Not Eligible for Benefits Under Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme(07.09.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that only those persons who have participated in the National Freedom Struggle are eligible for benef.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Militancy Fighters, Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme
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Govt: Aadhaar Mandatory For Availing Benefits Under Atal Pension Yojana(17.05.2017)
Ministry of Financial Services, Government of India has mandated use of Aadhaar Card for availing benefit of Atal Pension Yojana.
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Delhi HC Issues Notices to Government in Plea Seeking Extension for Filing Compliances(05.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to Government in a plea seeking extensions for filing compliances under Income Tax Act, 1961, GST Act, 2017, the E.....
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Ker. HC: Vacancies Can be Filled by KPSC that Arise During Validity of Rank List(04.06.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that Rule 14 of the Public Service Commission Rules of Procedure empowers the Kerala Public Service Commission to fill vaca.....
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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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Madras HC Clarifies Extension of Interim Orders Not to Continue Beyond July 15(13.07.2021)
Madras High Court has clarified that its earlier orders extending the life of interim orders due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic shall not continue b.....
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SC: Employee can’t be Denied Pension Citing Wrongful Deductions Made Towards CPF Scheme(11.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that merely because there were some wrong deductions from salary and aggrieved was treated as member of the CPF Scheme, the sam.....
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Gauhati High Court Further Extends Interim Orders Till July 14(28.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has extended all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till 14th July, 2021.
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SC: Del. HC Direction that OPS is Applicable to Paramilitary Forces/CAPF Personnel, Stayed(13.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by Delhi High Court directing that the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), in accordance with Central Civil Services (P.....
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Hyderabad HC Notices State Government over Plea Challenging Formation of Revenue Division(27.10.2016)
Hyderabad HC has issued notices to State Government in petitions filed challenging final notifications issued for formation of Siddipet and Korutla Re.....
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Delhi HC: When Provision Declared Unconstitutional, It Does Not Get Repealed or Wiped Out(02.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that when a provision is declared unconstitutional, it does not get repealed or wiped out; if the defects are cured through .....
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Allahabad HC: Extrajudicial Confession by its Nature is a Weak Piece of Evidence(29.08.2024)
Allahabad HC while acquitting an accused in a murder case, has observed that extra judicial confession by its very nature is otherwise a weak piece of.....
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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Directing Tihar Authority, Govt to Compensate Convict(30.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has stayed order of Central Information Commission (CIC) directing Tihar Jail Authorities and Delhi Government to compensate a convic.....
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SC Directs Assam Human Rights Commission to Conduct Enquiry in Alleged Fake Encounters(29.05.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the Assam Human Rights Commission to conduct an enquiry into the allegations of fake police encounters in the State of Assam.
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Delhi HC: Violation of Mandatory Provisions for Seizure Need Not be Looked into in Bail Proceedings(13.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that effect of non-compliance of any mandatory provision under NDPS Act or any irregularity at time of making of seizure mem.....
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Karnataka HC: Possession Warrant of Secured Asset Not Affected By Third-Party Rights(11.09.2025)
Karnataka HC ruled that secured assets under SARFAESI Act are not subject to third-party rights. Claims by third parties cannot be raised before a mag.....
Tags : Possession, Third-Party Rights, SARFAESI Act
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BCI Files Objection to the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025(20.02.2025)
Bar Council of India has filed objections to the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and has stated that the bill, if enacted will have serious imp.....
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Religare Gets CCI’s Approval to Sell 51% in MF Business to Invesco(29.01.2016)
Religare Enterprises has received approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI) to sell a controlling 51 per cent stake in its mutual fund busin.....
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Bombay HC Extends All Interim Orders Relating to Eviction, Demolition & Dispossession(30.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed extension of all interim orders relating to eviction, demolition and dispossession by the High Court as well as subordi.....
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SC Upholds Dismissal of Sessions Judge for Altering Sentence in a Murder Case(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by an Additional Sessions Judge from Madhya Pradesh challenging the termination of her service for p.....
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SC: Issues of Applicability of Scheme for Compassionate Appointment Continues to be in Grey Area(13.02.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing an appeal regarding compassionate appointment, has observed that the issue whether the applicable scheme for such appointm.....
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Supreme Court: PF Authorities Have No Authority Over Exempted Authorities(14.03.2017)
SC has held that once an establishment is covered under any one of excepted category under Section 16 of Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous .....
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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.....
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Bom. HC: Long Incarceration Can Lead to Post-Incarceration Syndrome Including Depression, Anxiety(18.02.2025)
Bombay High Court while granting bail to an accused who spent more than nine years in jail, has stated that long incarceration can lead to post-incarc.....
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NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Media Reports on Killing of Civilians in Nagaland(08.12.2021)
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo-motu cognizance of media reports on the killing of at least 14 civilians in Oting village .....
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Delhi HC: Only a Sessions Court, Not an Ilaqa Magistrate, Can Order Further Probe After Committal(03.11.2025)
Delhi High Court ruled that once a case is committed, only the Court of Sessions can order further investigation, not an Ilaqa Magistrate. The court e.....
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Govt. Relaxes CCI Financial Threshold Limits(08.03.2016)
Government, with a view to improve ease of doing business, has raised financial threshold limit for companies seeking nod from Competition Commission .....
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Aggrieved party is expected to exercise due diligence and apply for a certified copy upon pronouncement of the order(22.10.2021)
Present appeal arises under Section 62 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) from the judgement of the National Company Law Appellate Trib.....
Tags : Time period, Extension, Entitlement
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SC: Union & ECI Given Time to Respond on Challenge to Conduct of Election Rules(18.04.2025)
Supreme Court has extended by two weeks, the time given to the Union and the Election Commission of India for filing response to the challenge to the .....
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NCLAT: Resolution Professional Can’t Admit Claims Based On Uninvoked Guarantee(10.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that any claim based on uninvoked guarantee given by the corporate debtor cannot be admitted by the Resolution Professi.....
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Bombay HC Upholds FTII Decision Refusing Admission to Colour Blind to Film Editing Course(08.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has upheld decision of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) not to grant a colour blind candidate admission to film editing.....
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SC Allows Himachal Pradesh Govt. Plea for Diversion of Certain Extent of Forest Land(16.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed some applications filed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh seeking diversion of certain extent of forest land for the pur.....
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Delhi HC: ITSC Abolition Doesn’t Void Settlement Pleas Filed Between Feb 1–Mar 31, 2021(08.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that the Finance Act 2021, which abolished the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) retrospectively and introduced the Interi.....
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Budget Brings Big Change in Pensions(01.03.2016)
NPS has now been made partially tax exempt, and EPF and superannuation funds, which were tax-free on maturity, are now partially taxable.
Tags : Budget , Pensions
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SC Dismisses Judicial Officer's Plea Alleging Unprofessional Activities by Top Court's Registry(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by a Judicial Officer of Maharashtra alleging unprofessional activities of its Registry in terms of unequal tre.....
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All. HC: GST Act is a Complete Code, No Room for Deviation from it(07.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that GST Act, 2017 is a complete Code in itself, has held that there is no room for deviation from it; the provis.....
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Bombay HC Drops Contempt Case Against BMC Commissioner(19.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has dropped contempt proceedings against Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta taking note that orders sanctioning and regularising ille.....
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Delhi HC: Where No Conscious and Knowledgeable Possession of Firearm, Case Cannot Proceed(30.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that if there is nothing in the First Information Report which indicates a conscious and knowledgeable possession of a firea.....
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Del. HC: Local Commissioner Can’t Be Appointed by One Party to Marshal Evidence Against Another(03.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Local Commissioner under Order 26 Rule 10A of CPC can be appointed for determination of issue in suit involving scienti.....
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Leave can be granted by trial court to file documents on a good cause being shown by Defendant(01.11.2017)
The present petition is against orders passed by Courts below, on an application Paper moved by the Plaintiff for rejection of application 111-Ga of t.....
Tags : Document, Admission, Validity
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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....
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All. HC: Irrespective of Marital Status, Daughters have Right to Apply for Compassionate Appointment(19.07.2023)
Allahabad High Court has struck down the term ‘unmarried’ occurring before ‘daughter’ in Regulation 104 of U.P. Cooperative Societies Employees' Servi.....
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CCI Rejects Complaint against Symantec Corp(26.11.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected allegations of anti-competitive business practices made against anti-virus software maker Symantec C.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Symantec Corp.
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P&H HC: Court Orders Not Required to Extend Period of Payment under OTS(28.12.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that once the terms and conditions of the One Time Settlement (OTS) entered with the bank are violated by a bor.....
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P&H HC: Cannot Allow Changes in Admission Form after Submission(11.07.2025)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dismissing a plea challenging an admission policy, has held that permission cannot be granted to make changes in t.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Rule Restricting Retention of GPRA by Central Armed Police Forces(03.07.2025)
Delhi High Court has upheld the restriction on retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) by personnel of Central Armed Police Forces .....
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Supreme Court Directs Govt to Set Up Body to Deal With Complaints About TV Contents(13.01.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Government to set up, streamline and publicize a complaint redressal mechanism under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Ac.....
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MCA Notifies Procedure for Disposal of Application for Conversion of Public Company into Private(27.01.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the procedure for disposal of application for conversion of a public company into private in case of .....
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EU citizen can claim equal treatment in respect of social assistance only if his or her residence in the territory of that member state complies with the conditions of the Directive(01.12.2021)
The appeal concerns the compatibility with EU law of statutory provisions governing eligibility for various non-contributory benefits which were inser.....
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Gujarat High Court: Sessions Court Can’t Suspend Sentence Just to Allow Revision Filing(17.10.2025)
Gujarat High Court held that neither the CrPC nor the BNSS empowers the first appellate court to suspend a sentence or release an accused solely to en.....
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All. HC Allows Petition to Appoint Commission to Inspect the Idgah Mosque(15.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has allowed a petition seeking the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the Idgah Mosque in the ongoing Mathura's Krish.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Commissioner, Krishna Janmabhoomi, Shahi Eidgah Mosque
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Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable and Other Goods) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs notified Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable and Other .....
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SC Clarifies Filling Up Vacancies in State Consumer Commissions as per Directions(22.10.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the process of filing up vacancies in the State Consumer Commissions as per directions issued by it on 11th August 20.....
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Del. HC: Issuing Fake Invoices for GST Evasion is an Economic Offence(07.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that issuing fake invoices and e-way bills for the purposes of GST evasion is an economic offence involving loss to the .....
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CIC: Indian Banks Association A Public Authority Under RTI(23.11.2017)
Central Information Commission has declared the Indian Banks Association (IBA) a public authority accountable under the Right to Information Act, 2005.....
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Madras HC: Conversion of Limestone and Marble into Lime and Limedust is Activity of Manufacturing(31.08.2021)
Madras High Court has held that conversion of limestone and marble into lime and limedust constitutes the activity of manufacturing or production, and.....
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Supreme Court: UPSC Cannot Reject Candidates on Trivial Grounds(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) cannot reject a candidate for misspelling or entering a wrong date of birth on job appli.....
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Telangana High Court Extends Operation of All Interim Orders(01.12.2020)
Telangana High Court has extended the operation of interim orders passed by this Court, as well as by the District and other Subordinate Courts till 1.....
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All. HC: Appointment of DGC/ADGC (Crl) is Only a Professional Engagement(15.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that appointment of District/Additional Government Counsel (Criminal) [DGC/ADGC (Crl.)] is only a professional en.....
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Central Information Commission Asks if Subsidy was Given to Medanta Hospital(27.01.2016)
Central Information Commission has directed the Centre and Haryana Government to inform it that whether the private hospital Medanta Medicity was give.....
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SC: Revision Petition Before NCDRC Against SCDRC Order in Execution Proceedings Not Maintainable(28.10.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a revision would not be maintainable under Section 21 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 before National Consumer .....
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Delhi HC Disposes Of Plea Alleging Favouritism in Granting Admission in School(10.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a plea which had alleged favouritism in granting admission in one of its affiliated school namely Syed Abid Husain Se.....
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SC Directs Minority Commission to Decide on Guidelines for Identifying "Minorities"(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the National Commission for Minority (NCM) to take a decision within three months on a representation seeking laying down o.....
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SC: Consumer Commission Should Issue Bailable Warrant Only If Party Is Not Represented(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the Consumer Commission should issue a bailable warrant for the appearance of a party only as a last resort. The issua.....
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Delhi HC: CCI Cannot Levy Interest Retrospectively Before Valid Service of Demand Notice(05.11.2025)
Delhi High Court held that the Competition Commission of India cannot impose interest retrospectively or from a date before valid service of a demand .....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Reply Over Plea to Appoint NCMEI Chief(10.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has sought response of Centre on a plea seeking appointment of a chairperson in National Commission of Minority Educational Instituti.....
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Delhi HC: No Further Extension of Interim Bails by District Courts, Closes Suo Moto Extension(26.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of its plea concerning the suo moto petition registered on the extension of interim orders in all matters pending before.....
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NCDRC Sentences Directors of Parsvnath Developers to Imprisonment for Failure to Refund Money(08.02.2021)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has sentenced the Managing Director and directors of Parsvnath Developers to three years in prison for.....
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Kar. HC: Repeal of Section 23 of Hindu Succession Act has Retroactive Effect(20.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that Section 23 of Hindu Succession Act while was repealed by the Amendment Act of 2005, is prospective in operation wit.....
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Kerala HC Junks Amendment Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015(08.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has junked an amendment brought in to provisions of Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015 allowing renewal of permits of quarr.....
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Supreme Court Directs Man to Prove Bona Fide After Conversion(12.09.2019)
Supreme Court has directed a man, who converted from Islam to Hinduism to marry a Hindu girl, to prove his bona fide. Noting that he must be “a loyal .....
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Clarification regarding extension of limitation under GST law in terms of Hon'ble Supreme Court's Order dated 27.04.2021(20.07.2021)
The Government has issued notifications under Section 168A of the CGST Act, 2017, wherein the time limit for completion of various actions, by any aut.....
Tags : Extension, Limitation, GST law
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NCLAT: Can’t Challenge Non-Admission of Claim by RP for the First Time in Appeal(19.12.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that if non - admission of claim by Resolution Professional is not challenged before the Adjudicating Authority then th.....
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Delhi HC: Convict Not Entitled to Remission of Sentence While Undergoing Sentence(07.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that a convict is not entitled to remission of sentence while he is undergoing sentence in default of payment of fine under .....
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CCI Approves Marriott-Starwood Deal(02.02.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval for acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts by Marriott International.
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MP HC: Possession of Medicine Containing Narcotic Substances Without Valid Documents is Offence(09.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that possession of cough syrup or medicine containing narcotic substances without valid documents will attract the .....
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Expansion of Automatic Leo Facility in ECCS(02.08.2023)
1. The undersigned is directed to draw attention to Circular 41/2020-Customs through which the facility of Automatic Let Export Order (auto LEO) was e.....
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SC: Law Commission's Report Against Uniform Civil Code has a Shaky Foundation(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a plea seeking a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for India, has orally remarked that report of Law Commission of In.....
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A provision of subordinate legislation which results in a breach of a Convention right must be disregarded, if it is possible to do so without affecting the statutory scheme(13.11.2019)
On 9 November 2016, present Court handed down judgment in the series of cases collectively reported as R (Carmichael) v Secretary of State for Work an.....
Tags : Housing benefit, Provision, Applicability
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Del. HC: No Prolongation Compensation if Contractor Didn't Reserve Claim at Time of the EOT(11.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Contractor can be denied compensation for the prolongation of the contract, if he did not reserve its right to such com.....
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CIC Points Out Serious Procedural Lapses in Inductions of NHAI(15.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has pointed out serious procedural lapses in appointment of officers in important public undertakings like the NH.....
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MCA Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(31.10.2019)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date of filing of Forms MGT-7 (Annual Return) and AOC-4 (Financial Statement) under the Compa.....
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Kar HC: Quo Warranto Writ Can be Issued Only if Appointment Made in Violation of Statutory Provision(24.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court while dismissing petition challenging appointment of the Chairman of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, has held that a wri.....
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Bombay HC: Provisions of Treaty do Not Override Customs Law(17.06.2025)
Bombay High Court has observed that based on a treaty provision that is not transformed or incorporated into the national law or statute, the provisio.....
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CCI Nods for Jaypee-Suraksha Group Deal to Sell 5 Wind Projects(14.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates' five wind power plants by Suraksha Group entities.
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NCLAT: Under Section 99 of IBC Ten-Day Time Period is Directory Not Mandatory(09.04.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that under Section 99 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 the ten day period within which the Resolution Profes.....
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Bom. HC: No Person has Right to Privately Create an Immersion Pond in a Public Park(12.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that no person, let alone a Mandal, has any fundamental or any other right to privately create an immersion pond in a publi.....
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Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of Form BEN-2 and BEN-1 under the Companies Act, 2013(24.09.2019)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received representations regarding extension of the last date for filing of e-Form BEN-2 without additional fees.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Suspension of Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain Amid ED Probe(07.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking suspension of Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain who is under judicial custod.....
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SC Issues Notice on Petition Challenging Amendment to Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961(04.02.2025)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and the Election Commission of India in a petition challenging amendments made to the Conduct of Elections R.....
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Madras HC: Efflux of Time Valid Ground to Reject Claim for Compassionate Appointment(11.07.2022)
Madras High Court has held that a compassionate appointment cannot not be claimed as a matter of right and only if a person is entitled under the term.....
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SC Reprimands Party for Allegation that Court Recorded Statement Even though it was Not Made(06.02.2025)
Supreme Court has reprimanded the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. for making an allegation against the Court that it recorded statemen.....
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CIC: Disclose File Notings of MHA Order on LG Powers(09.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA) to disclose all file notings related to the controversial notificatio.....
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Securities Appellate Tribunal Provides Relief to Religare Finvest in Fund Diversion Case(30.01.2020)
Securities Appellate Tribunal has given relief to Religare Finvest, an arm of Religare Enterprises, in a fund diversion case, involving erstwhile prom.....
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CCI Rejects Abuse of Dominance Claim Against Google Over Play Store Ban(07.10.2025)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) dismissed Liberty Infospace Pvt. Ltd.'s complaint against Google, ruling that Google did not abuse its dominant .....
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RBI Permits Banks to Adjust Excess Pension(18.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to adjust excess or wrongful payments to pensioners with their accounts. In case the entire amount could.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC: Women Should Get Preference Over Men in Compassionate Appointments(24.11.2015)
Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that women should be given preference over men in compassionate appointments, when both are born of public servants dy.....
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SC: Mere Offer of Refund Does Not Disentitle Flat Buyers from Claiming Compensation(22.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the flat purchasers are not disentitled from claiming compensation merely because the developer offered an exit option.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Petitions Challenging Bihar Electoral Roll Revision on July 10(07.07.2025)
The Supreme Court has agreed to urgently list the petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to conduct a "Special Intensive Re.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint Against Maruti Suzuki(18.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed complaint of anti-competitive practices made against Maruti Suzuki.
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Sessions Court Pune Rejects Bail Plea of 6 Accused in Koregaon-Bhima Case(07.11.2019)
Sessions Court in Pune has rejected the bail pleas of six accused for allegedly giving inflammatory speeches that sparked violence in Koregaon-Bhima i.....
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SC: Confession Recorded by Additional Superintendent of Police Admissible in Evidence(26.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a confession recorded by an Additional Superintendent of Police is admissible in evidence under Section 18 of Maharashtra .....
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Madras HC: Not Necessary for Wife to Take Husband’s Permission before Applying for Passport(23.06.2025)
Madras High Court has stated that it is not necessary for a wife to get the permission of her husband and take his signature before applying for a pas.....
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All. HC: Husband’s Death from Poisoning Doesn’t Qualify for Extraordinary Pension(18.10.2024)
Allahabad High Court while dismissing an appeal for extraordinary pension under the Uttar Pradesh Police (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1961, has obse.....
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SC: Conviction Solely on The Basis of Extra Judicial Confession Cannot be Sustained(10.08.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding a high court judgment which acquitted murder accused has held that extra judicial confession was a weak piece of eviden.....
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P&H HC: Possession of Contraband Need Not Necessarily Attract NDPS Provisions(07.09.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that possession of contraband by a person is not necessary to attract the rigors of the Narcotic Drugs an.....
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SC: Condition of 'Both Hands Intact' for MBBS Admission of PWDs is Arbitrary(24.02.2025)
SC has observed that the prescription of “both hands intact” for admission of candidates with disabilities to MBBS course is completely antithetical t.....
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Bombay High Court: No Compassionate Job for Families Not Facing Financial Crisis(09.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that the appointment of a government employment on compassionate grounds cannot be given to a family which is not facing a .....
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Patna HC: Bail to the Juvenile is a Rule and Refusal of the Same is an Exception(21.04.2025)
Patna HC has observed that it clearly emerges that Section 12 of J.J. Act, 2015 overrides the bail provisions as contained in the Criminal Procedure A.....
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CCI Junks Complaint against DLF Qutab Enclave Complex Educational Charitable Trust and DLF Ltd.(01.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has junked allegations of anti-competitive business practice against two DLF Group firms, DLF Qutab Enclave Comp.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Grounds Added for Suspension/Cancellation of Registration(29.12.2020)
Rule 21 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 is amended to provide that the registration of a person can be suspended where: (a) ITC avai.....
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SC: University Grants Commission (UGC) are Binding on a State Which Has Adopted Them(16.07.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside appointments made by the Punjab Government in 2021 on the ground that there was "total arbitrariness" in the entire .....
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Maharashtra, the First State to Grant 180 Days Maternity Leave in Surrogacy Cases(21.01.2016)
Maharashtra Government has sanctioned a special childcare leave provision for its women employees who have had a child through a surrogate.
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CCI Rejects Complaints Against RIL, Reliance Gas Infra(25.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations of unfair business practices made against Reliance Industries, BSE and Reliance Gas Tra.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Reliance Industries, BSE ,Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure
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Bombay HC: Possession of Skin of Dead Cows or Bullocks Not an Offence(22.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that there is no prohibition for the possession of skin of dead animals and in absence of such prohibition; no offence wou.....
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ECI to SC: Cannot Use Aadhaar Card as Proof of Citizenship(10.07.2025)
During the hearing of the petitions challenging the "Special Intensive Revision" of Electoral Rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India has inf.....
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Procedural requirements for Leave Travel Concession simplified(11.01.2016)
Department of Personnel and Training has simplified the application and settlement of the Leave Travel Concession claims by government employees. A ti.....
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SC: Presence of Advocate not Essential when Confession of Accused Recorded by Audio-Video Means(08.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not essential that a confession or statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 should ne.....
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Submission of data to RoDTEP Committee for review of RoDTEP rates(19.10.2023)
Members of Trade and Industry are already aware that the RoDTEP Committee has been constituted for review of RoDTEP rates. After consultation with the.....
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FAMILY - Preferential Right U/S- 22 of Hindu Succession Act Applicable to Agricultural Land: SC(15.03.2019)
Supreme has held that the preferential right given to an heir of a Hindu under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is applicable even if the .....
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Ker. HC: Appeal u/s 5 of Kerala High Court Act Not Maintainable Before Division Bench(01.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that an appeal before division bench under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958 is not maintainable against a singl.....
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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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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....
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CCI Orders Investigation Against Bookmyshow for Alleged Unfair Competition Practices(24.06.2022)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered an investigation against Bookmyshow for alleged unfair competition practices and sought a report fro.....
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CCI Dismisses Plea Alleging Abuse of Dominant Position by Whatsapp & Facebook(24.08.2020)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a plea which sought investigation against Whatsapp and Facebook for alleged abuse of dominant position b.....
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DGFT Extends Time Limit for Filing Annual Report Under EPCG Scheme for 2022-23(13.06.2022)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a public notice extending the deadline for filing annual reports under the Export Promotion Cap.....
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CCI Permits PVR-DT Cinemas Deal(06.05.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved multiplex chain PVR's proposed acquisition of DT Cinemas from DLF while directing the companies to .....
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Gujarat HC: Commission Agents Introducing Potential Customers is ‘Service’(27.01.2020)
Gujarat High Court has held that the commission agents who are introducing the potential consumers are to be regarded as providing a ‘service’ and wou.....
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Delhi High Court: UNHCR Refugee Card Not a Substitute for Valid Visa(30.09.2025)
Delhi High Court observed that certification by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) does not serve as a valid substitute for a v.....
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CCI Finds All-Kerala Chemist & Druggist Association Guilty Of Anti-Competitive Practices(03.11.2017)
Competition Commission of India has held the All Kerala Chemist and Druggist Association (AKCDA) and its district units in Thrissur and Kasaragod to b.....
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Kar. HC: Exclusion of Married Daughter from Being Eligible for Compassionate Appointment is Valid(05.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that LIC Recruitment of Staff Instructions excluding a married daughter from being eligible for appointment on compassio.....
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Central Govt. specifies pension fund, namely, CPPIB India Private Holdings Inc., as specified person in respect of eligible investment made by it in India on or after publication of this notification(17.08.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (c) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (.....
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Staff Entitled to Know About Financial Status of Company: CIC(26.04.2019)
Central Information Commission has held that an employee is entitled to know under Right to Information Act, 2005 about the financial status of the em.....
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ITAT, Kolkata: Limitation for Revisionary Jurisdiction Runs from Assessment Date Order(06.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has observed that the limitation period for exercising revisionary jurisdiction runs from the date of assessmen.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata, limitation period, revisionary jurisdiction, assessment order, Section 263 of Income Tax Act, 1961
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CIC Directs JNU to Disclose Steps Undertaken to Prevent Thefts on Campus(17.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) must pro-actively disclose steps taken to ward off menace of thef.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Jawaharlal Nehru University, theft
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Stay on Appointment of Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman(31.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre, Delhi government and the lieutenant governor on a plea seeking a stay on further appointment to th.....
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SC Determines the Conversion Rate of Foreign Award Expressed in Foreign Currency to Indian Rupees(12.08.2024)
SC has held that statutory scheme makes a foreign arbitral award enforceable when objections against it are finally decided. Therefore, as per A&C Act.....
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Ker. HC Defers Recovery of Disability Pension From 26 Yr. Old Suffering From 80% Mental Disability(17.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has deferred the recovery of the disability pension from a 26-year old for a period of 3 weeks. The Court also called for the record.....
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CBDT Declines Further Extension of Due Dates for Filing ITRs(12.01.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has declined all representations seeking further extension of due dates for filing of Audit Reports and Income Ta.....
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Del. HC: Person Unaffected by Order Challenged is not Necessary Party(07.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the words “other persons” under Section 401(2) CrPC can’t be understood to include persons not affected by the order ch.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Records on CIC Appointments(01.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed State Government to produce records pertaining to proposed appointment of former DGP Vinson M Paul as Chief Information.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Suspension of MPLADS Scheme(14.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Centre's move to suspend and divert 'Members of Parliament Local Area Dev.....
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SC: In Absence of any Specific Challenge, Statutory Provision Can't Be Declared Ultra Vires(05.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is a trite law that for striking down the provisions of law or for declaring any rules as ultra vires, specific pleadin.....
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P&H HC: Owner of Property Can’t be Divested from Possession Based on Use of Land(10.10.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Municipal Corporation can’t change the nature of the property to dump site merely because garbage is throw.....
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Uttarakhand HC Ordrs Enquiry of Non-Intimation of Conversion by Religious Priest(25.11.2020)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Dehradun to conduct a detail inquiry about non compliance of Section 8(2) of the Uttarakh.....
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SC: Blanket Exclusion of Certain Offences from Scope of Remission is Against Ideals of Reformation(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that blanket exclusion of certain offences, from the scope of grant of remission, especially by way of an executive policy, is .....
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Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders Till February 8(01.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended the interim orders passed by the High Court, all the District Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts, In.....
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SC Asks ECI if Voters Can Be Denied NOTA Option in Elections With Only One Candidate(08.08.2025)
Supreme Court has questioned the Election Commission of India, if there is one candidate, but substantial part of voters, through NOTA do not want him.....
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Madras High Court: ‘Bitumen Emulsion’ Is 5% Taxable Under TNVAT Act, 2006(16.01.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the “Bitumen Emulsion” is to be classified as “Bitumen” and is liable to be taxed at the rate of 5% as prescribed ther.....
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MP HC: Power of Suspension of Conviction Can Only be Exercised in Very Exceptional Circumstances(18.10.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the power of suspension of conviction can only be exercised in the very ‘exceptional circumstances’ and th.....
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Revision of All Industry Rates (AIRs) of Duty Drawback(26.10.2023)
1. Government has notified the revised All Industry Rates (AIRs) of Duty Drawback, vide Notification No. 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) dated 20th October, 20.....
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Ministry of Finance Repeals SICA With Effect From Today(01.12.2016)
Ministry of Finance has repealed Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) with effect from today.
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Madras HC: Every Admission Based on Reservation Would be Subject to Final Verdict(26.08.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that every admission made in educational institutions or appointment in public posts by implementing the 10.5% internal .....
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Supreme Court: Can Pass Judgment on Admission Made Outside the Pleadings(11.04.2025)
Supreme Court while clarifying the legal position under Order XII Rule 6 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 has held that the Court can pass judgment o.....
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Delhi HC Puts on Hold AAP Govt's Neighbourhood Norms For Nursery Admission(14.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has stayed AAP Government’s new nursery admission norms based on neighbourhood criteria, saying they were “arbitrary and discriminato.....
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CBIC Waives Penalty for Non-Compliance to QR Code Provisions(01.12.2020)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the waiver of penalty for noncompliance to QR code provisions if complied by April 01, 202.....
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Orissa HC: Desist from ‘Two Finger Test’ as it violates Right to Privacy and Integrity(13.09.2023)
Orissa High Court has directed medical professionals to desist from two-finger test in the private part of the sexual assault victim as the test viola.....
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Gujarat HC Grants Bail to 8 Accused in Bharuch Mass-Conversion Case(29.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has allowed 6 bail pleas filed by 8 persons accused of forcing tribals from Amod town in Gujarat's Bharuch district to convert thei.....
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Mad. HC: Assistant Commissioner Can’t Issue Blanket Prohibitory Order Restraining Entry of Vehicles(23.06.2025)
Mad. HC while modifying condition imposed in the conduct of Murugan Conference has observed that Assistant Commissioner cannot issue a blanket prohibi.....
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Ease of doing business and development of corporate bond markets - revision in the framework for fund raising by issuance of debt securities by large corporates (LCs)(19.10.2023)
1. Regulation 50B of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 (NCS Regulations) read with Chapter XII of the NCS Maste.....
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NCLAT: Suspended Management of CD is Prohibited from Deploying the Funds of Corporate Debtor(03.06.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that the Corporate Debtor’s suspended management is strictly prohibited from deploying the funds of the Corporate Debto.....
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Raj HC: Depriving Married Daughter from Compassionate Appointment Violates Articles 14 &16(14.09.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that depriving a married daughter from right of consideration for compassionate appointment, violates the right to equal.....
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Jharkhand HC: Revision Must First Be Filed In Sessions Court; HC Can Be Moved Directly In Rare Cases(16.09.2025)
Jharkhand High Court clarified that though Section 397 CrPC allows both the Sessions Court and High Court to exercise revisional jurisdiction, litigan.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Bills Enabling Extension of Term of CBI, ED Directors Up To 5 Years(10.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to amend t.....
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Supreme Court Asks States to Show Compliance of Air Quality Commission's Directions(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Governments of National Capital Territory of Delhi, and the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab to file affidav.....
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Rajasthan HC: Magistrate Can’t Order Secured Creditor to Pay Police Expenses For Asset Possession(04.11.2025)
Raj HC has held that a Magistrate cannot require a secured creditor to deposit police expenses for taking possession of a secured asset under Section .....
Tags : Creditor, Possession, Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act
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Bombay HC Directs SEC to Consider Reshma Bhosale As Independent Candidate(09.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to consider Reshma Bhosale as an independent candidate, contradicting decision of Retur.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Interfere with Decision Not to Allow Student to Write Screening Test(26.10.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to interfere with a decision taken by the National Medical Commission (NMC) not to allow a student who had pursued medic.....
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Extension of time to receive comments on consultation paper on interoperable set top box(09.12.2019)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued a consultation paper on "Interoperability of Set Top Box (STB)" for digital TV broadcastin.....
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Allahabad HC Directs IIT BHU to Admit Dalit Girl Who Lost Seat Over Failure to Pay Fee in Time(30.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has asked I.I.T. (B.H.U.) Varanasi to admit a Dalit Girl Student who lost her seat in the course of Bachelor and Master of Techno.....
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Bombay HC Cancels ERC Order, Rules Stakeholders Must Be Heard Before Amending Multi-Year Tariff(06.11.2025)
Bombay HC held that Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) cannot amend or review a Multi-Year Tariff order without giving notice and a .....
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CCI Clears Maersk Firm of Anti-Competition Charges(13.02.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has decided that joint ventures or subsidiaries of Maersk-owned APM Terminals have not contravened provisions of.....
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Kerala High Court Establishes Policy Decision to Interdict Self-Financing Institutions(27.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has established that a policy decision taken by the State to interdict self-financing institutions from commencing new courses in th.....
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SC Shows Inclination to Appoint a Commission of Inquiry to Enquire into Activities of Sports Federati(18.04.2025)
Supreme Court has showed inclination to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to enquire into the activities of Sports Federations across India and stated t.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Revise its Disability Pension Policy(16.07.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to revise its disability pension policy after expressing concerns over delayed claims for disability pensions by ex.....
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Delhi HC Scraps Civic Pension Scheme(21.01.2016)
Delhi HC has scrapped failed scheme of old-age pension floated by North, South and East civic bodies in Delhi, who have defaulted in payment for the p.....
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RBI Directs Banks Not to Grant/Renew Permissions to Foreign Law Firms for Opening Liaison Offices(24.11.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has directed the banks not to grant fresh permissions/ renewal of permission to any foreign law firm for opening of Liaison Offi.....
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Del. HC Upholds Order Staying Circular Mandating Aadhar Card for School Admission under EWS Category(21.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has upheld single judge order that stayed State’s circular mandating Aadhaar card of a child for online admission process in a privat.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, EWS Category, Admission, Private School
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CCI: Syringemaker, Hospital Gouging Patients(06.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj and Becton Dickson India Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of disposabl.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj , Becton Dickson India Pvt Ltd
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Delhi HC: HC Can’t Control Day to Day Affairs of Trial Court in Exercise of Revisional Power(08.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a High Court, in exercise of its Revisional power, cannot be seen as controlling the day to day affairs of the Trial Co.....
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“Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha(04.02.2025)
“Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing budget session of Parliament. The Bill aims to create a qu.....
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CIC Issues Fresh Notice to Sonia Gandhi in RTI Matter(09.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a fresh notice to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to explain her case before its Full Bench on allegat.....
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NHRC Seeks Report from Telangana DGP on Complaint of Police Harassment of Anti-CAA Protester(29.01.2020)
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) on January 22 on a complaint alleging .....
Tags : National Human Rights Commission, Telangana DGP
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CCI Orders Probe into PVR Inox’s VPF Charges for Filmmakers(03.10.2025)
Competition Commission of India ordered an investigation into PVR Inox for allegedly abusing its dominant position by charging a Virtual Print Fee (VP.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, PVR Inox, Virtual Print Fee
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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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Apex Court Expresses Despair Over Tussle Between Child Rights Commissions of Centre and West Bengal(04.09.2019)
Apex Court has observed that it is sad that both the Commissions i.e. the Child Rights Commissions of Centre and of West Bengal cannot come to a concl.....
Tags : Apex Court, Child Rights Commissions
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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Impact of Extension of Interim Orders on Undertrial Prisoners(20.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought status report from the Delhi Government on the impact of extension of interim orders, and interim bails granted to the und.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Impact of Extension of Interim Orders on Undertrial Prisoners
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SC: Concerned Over Wrong & Rampant Conversions of Civil Disputes into Criminal Cases(17.12.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea seeking quashing of charges under Indian Penal Code, 1860, has expressed concerns over rampant practices of convert.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rampant Conversions, Civil Disputes, Criminal Cases
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CCI Imposes Rs 52.24 Crore Penalty on BCCI(30.11.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 52.24 crore on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for abuse of its do.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, BCCI
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Delhi HC Takes Cognizance to Facilitate School Admission of Child Whose Parents Are in Custody(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has taken suo motu cognizance to facilitate admission of an 8 year old child to school which could not be facilitated for the reason .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, School Admission, Murder Case, Custody
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SC: Government Should Not Impose Oppressive Conditions While Granting Remission(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that when a convict is released by granting relief of permanent remission, the conditions imposed by the Government should no.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Oppressive Conditions, Granting Remission
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Delhi HC Directs Private Unaided Schools to Start Nursery Admission(16.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has stepped in to "avoid ambiguity" in nursery admissions and allowed private unaided schools to invite applications on basis of thei.....
Tags : Delhi High Court , Nursery Admission, Private Unaided Schools
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Centre Notifies Nationalised Banks (Management and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Scheme, 2021(29.01.2021)
Central Government has notified the Nationalised Banks (Management and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Scheme, 2021 which seeks to amend the Natio.....
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P&H High Court: Even if Convict Hasn’t Surrendered, Plea for Suspension of Sentence is Maintainable(07.08.2025)
P&H High Court has observed that a criminal revision petition against judgments of conviction is maintainable before this High Court, without the accu.....
Tags : P&H High Court, Criminal Revision Petition, Suspension of Sentence
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Delhi HC for Bye- Elections in 13 MCD Wards Within 3 Months(29.01.2016)
Delhi High Court has directed State Election Commission to hold bye-elections within three months in 13 municipal wards of Delhi.
Tags : Delhi High Court , State Election Commission
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Supreme Court Tells Navy to Grant Permanent Commission to Women by December(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has extended till 31st December, 2020 the deadline for implementation of its judgement on grant of permanent commission (PC) to women SS.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Permanent Commission to Women in Navy
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Orissa HC: Possession Not Proved Merely by Sitting in Vehicle from Which Contraband is Seized(13.07.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that a person merely sitting in a vehicle from which contrabands were seized does not necessarily point to the fact that th.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Possession, Contrabands
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SC: Supreme Court Summarises Principles Relating to Compassionate Appointment(17.02.2025)
The Supreme Court while setting aside Judgment of Division Bench has summarised principles relating to compassionate appointment stating that idea of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compassionate Appointment, Principles
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SC Directs States to Fill Up Consumer Commission Vacancies by End of January 2022(08.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions in the suo-motu case to deal with the vacancies in Consumer Commissions across the country.
Tags : Supreme Court, Consumer Commission Vacancies
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HP High Court: Possession of Intermediate Quantity of Opium Poppy Not Punishable under S.37 NDPS Act(29.10.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court held that possession of 7.033 kg of poppy husk constitutes an intermediate quantity, and therefore, the stringent bail con.....
Tags : Possession, Bail, Accused
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Kerala HC Directs to Notify Order Clarifying Procedure for Medical Professional in Criminal Case(25.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to expeditiously notify an order clarifying the procedure to be followed by medical professionals while exami.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Procedure for Medical Professional in Criminal Case
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Compassionate Appointment can't be Denied to Children Born Out of Void Marriage: SC(11.01.2019)
Supreme Court held that benefit of compassionate appointment scheme cannot be denied to the children born out of void marriage.
Tags : Supreme Court, Compassionate Appointment, Void Marriage
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Madras HC: Intake Can’t be Beyond Sanctioned Limit or Time Schedule for Completing Admissions(23.08.2022)
Madras High Court has held that admission to the courses had to be commensurate with the annual intake capacity of the institution. The court also sta.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Admission, Intake Capacity
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Bom HC : Pensioner’s Full Claim to be Paid for Heart Transplant at Pvt. Hospital(09.06.2025)
Bombay High Court held that a pensioner undergoing heart transplant is entitled to decide on a private hospital for the procedure in all empanelled ho.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Pensioner, Heart Transplant
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Delhi High Court: Phonetic Similarity between Boat & Boult Can Cause Confusion Online(16.09.2025)
Delhi HC upheld an interim order restraining Exotic Mile from using the BOULT trademark and logo, finding it deceptively similar to Aman Gupta's BOAT......
Tags : Boat, Boult, Confusion, Trademark
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SC Passes Interim Order Directing IIT Bombay to Grant Provisional Admission to Student(10.12.2020)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order directing IIT Bombay to grant provisional admission to Siddhant Batra, a student hailing from Agra, who had .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Provisional Admission to Student
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Mad. HC: Order Allowing Extension of Remand is Appealable u/s 21 of NIA Act(05.09.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that order allowing prosecution’s application seeking extension of remand of accused is not an interlocutory order b.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Remand, Extension, NIA Act
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CCI Finds All-India Film Employees Confederation, Affiliates Guilty of Anti-Competitive Practices(03.11.2017)
Competition Commission of India has held All-India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC), Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) & its affi.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Anti-Competitive Practices
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Section 14(i) of IBC not apply to transactions, arrangements or agreements, under the Convention & Protocol, relating to aircraft, aircraft engines, airframes and helicopters(03.10.2023)
WHEREAS, the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipme.....
Tags : Provisions, Applicability, Agreement
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SC: Immediate Acton of Suspension of License if Infant is Trafficked from Any Hospital(16.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that if any newborn infant is trafficked from any hospital, the immediate action against the hospital should be suspension .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Suspension of License, Trafficked
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CIC: Don’t Make Information Public in Mediation Proceedings in Domestic Disputes(26.11.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that information related to mediation proceedings in domestic disputes should not be made public, as ca.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, domestic disputes
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NCRDRC Directs Big Bazaar to Discontinue Practice of Imposing Additional Cost of Carry Bags(28.12.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Big Bazaar to discontinue its unfair trade practice of arbitrarily imposing addit.....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Big Bazaar
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HP HC Upholds Wife’s Claim of Adverse Possession after Husband’s Death(11.07.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while upholding a wife’s claim of adverse possession after her husband's death, has observed that unauthorized possession .....
Tags : HP High Court, Husband’s Death, Adverse Possession
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Delhi HC: Disability Pension Ensures that a Soldier is Not Left Without Support(03.07.2025)
Del. HC has observed that disability pension ensures that a soldier who suffers disability due to service conditions is not left without support & is .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Disability Pension, Financial Security
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Delhi High Court Slams AAP Govt For Creating “Chaos & Confusion” in Nursery Admission(12.01.2017)
Delhi High Court came down heavily on AAP Government for creating “chaos and confusion” in nursery admission process every year by putting up fresh no.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, AAP Govt, Delhi Nursery Admission
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SC Refuses to Transfer to Itself Petitions Challenging UP Religious Conversion Law(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to transfer to itself the petitions filed in Allahabad High Court challenging the ordinance brought by the Uttar Pradesh gov.....
Tags : Supreme Court, UP Religious Conversion Law
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Ker. HC: Admission of Confession Made to Police Can Vitiate Trial(27.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that admission of confessions of accused made to police under Section 25 and Section 26 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 can vi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Confession, Evidence Act, Trial
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Supreme Court: Need to Impose Timelimit for Oral Submissions in Arbitration Cases(22.04.2025)
SC while expressing displeasure over prolonged arguments and submissions made in arbitration proceedings, has noted that unnecessary long oral submiss.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Oral Submissions, Arbitration Cases
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Chhattisgarh HC: Married Daughter Eligible for Compassionate Appointments(03.12.2015)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a married daughter is eligible to get government job of her deceased's father on compassionate grounds.
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, married daughter, Compassionate Appointments
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SC: Dependent Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment on Higher Post(06.10.2021)
Supreme Court observed that a dependent/applicant cannot seek compassionate appointment on the higher post than what was held by the deceased employee.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compassionate Appointment on Higher Post
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MP HC: Period Spent on Furlough Not to be Counted Towards Eligible Service for Calculating Pension(16.07.2025)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the Furlough scheme itself stipulates that the period spent on Furlough shall not be counted towards eligi.....
Tags : MP High Court, Furlough Scheme, Computation of Pension
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CIC Slams Govt. for Failing to Promote Retired Employee(22.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed two government departments to explain why they should not be made to pay Rs 75,000 in penalty and co.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Retired Employee
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P&H HC: Bar Council Cannot Suspend Licence to Practice While Referring Complaint(25.11.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a resolution passed by Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana suspending the licence of practice of a lawyer who .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Suspension of Liceence
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Delhi HC: Students Shouldn’t be Excluded from Admission because of Untimely Declaration of Results(04.06.2025)
Delhi High Court while underlining that here has to be proper coordination between the counselling bodies and all the Boards conducting class XII exam.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Declaration of Results, Admission
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CIC Slams NGT over Spending Thousands to Claim Rs.40(12.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed National Green Tribunal (NGT) for apparently paying over Rs 33,000 as litigation fee to contest its d.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, National Green Tribunal
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Competition Commission of India Orders Probe into Amazon and Flipkart for Abuse of Competition Law(14.01.2020)
Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe into the alleged Competition Law violations by Amazon and Flipkart over allegations that the e- co.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Amazon, Flipkart
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SC to Centre: Disburse Arrears Under One Rank One Pension Scheme in Three Months(19.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to disburse the arrears to eligible pensioners of the armed forces within a period of 3 months.
Tags : Supreme Court, One Rank One Pension, Armed Forces
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Kerala High Court Acquits Ex-Minister Neelalohithadasan Nadar in 1999 Sexual Harassment Case(16.09.2025)
Kerala High Court acquitted Dr. A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar, former Forest Minister accused of outraging the modesty of a woman IFS officer. Justice Ka.....
Tags : Sexual Harassment, Revision Petition, Convictions
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SC: Confessional Statement Recorded U/S 67 of NDPS Act Not Admissible(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that officer having powers under Section 53 of NDPS Act is a police officer and therefore confessional statement recorded under.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NDPS Act, Police Officer, Confession
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CCI Dismisses Plea Alleging Anti -Competitive Practices by Google(02.02.2021)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint alleging abuse of dominant position by Google by integrating the Meet App into the Gmail App.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Google
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SC: For Welfare Purposes Like Pension Scheme, Expression 'Mother' Should Not be a Static Expression(08.08.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter regarding pension benefit to a stepmother who raised a deceased officer’s son from a very young age, has stated t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Static Expression, Pension Benefit
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Temporary Work Visa for IT Professionals(14.12.2016)
Government of India has taken up the visa as well as social security issues with the United States (US) both bilaterally and in other forums from time.....
Tags : IT Professionals, Visa, Industry
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Delhi HC Might Review Extended Interim Bails Granted to Prisoners in View of COVID-19(21.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has said that extended interim bails and paroles granted to prisoners in view of the COVID-19 pandemic might be reviewed after prison.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Extension of Interim Bails
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Applicability of the provisions of sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 10 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited(23.09.2020)
Whereas, sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) (hereinafter referred to as th.....
Tags : Applicability, Provisions, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
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LCI 275th Report: Make BCCI an Answerable Public Body, Bring it Under RTI Ambit(19.04.2018)
Law Commission of India has recommended to the Centre that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) be classified as a national sports federat.....
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Insolvency resolution process has to be completed within 330 days maximum, but in exceptional cases, the period can be extended by Adjudicating Authority/Appellate Tribunal(04.01.2022)
Present Appeals have been filed against judgment passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, rejecting the application filed by the Res.....
Tags : Period, Extension, Entitlement
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Being appointed or absorbed makes no difference to the service rendered(10.08.2015)
In a case involving pensionary benefits, the Court held that distinction between employees who have been absorbed or allocated and those who have been.....
Tags : pension, university, absorb, appoint
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Gujarat High Court Asks Details, Expenditure of OBC Commission(14.06.2019)
Gujarat High Court has asked for a reply from the State Government on the functioning of the OBC Commission and the work done by it so far since its f.....
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Disclosure for the purpose of an investigation or identification of wrongdoers is excluded from Section 42(1)(c) of RICA(04.04.2023)
The Appellant was an online store trading in corporate gifts and clothing. As a result of the nature of the business, it fell victim to a type of inte.....
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Release of goods for free circulation under a duty suspension arrangement can constitute unauthorised use of trademark(16.07.2015)
The European Court of Justice held in a preliminary ruling that goods placed under a duty suspension arrangement are regarded as imported and the trad.....
Tags : Trademark, duty suspension, use, in trade
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Chhattisgarh HC Suspends Normal Functioning, to Hear Only Extremely Urgent Cases Till April 26(20.04.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has suspended normal functioning till 26th April, 2021 and will only hear extremely urgent cases in the wake of the rising COV.....
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Extension of cross margin benefits for offsetting positions having different expiry dates(23.04.2024)
1. Chapter 5 of SEBI Master Circular dated October 16, 2023 for Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations inter-alia provides stipulations for cross m.....
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NCDRC: No VAT on Discounted Items(03.02.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that shops selling goods at 40% discount cannot charge VAT or any other duty on disco.....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, VAT, discount
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Kerala HC: Substantial Distinction Between Consent and Submission to Sexual Intercourse(19.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that there is a substantial distinction between consent and submission to sexual intercourse. The Court has observed that m.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Distinction Between Consent and Submission to Sexual Intercourse
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SEBI Notifies Extension of Lock-in Period for Issues Opening April 01 as 90 Days(30.12.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has notified that the existing lock in of 30 days shall continue for 50% of the portion allocated to anchor inv.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Extension of Lock-in Period
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Extension of time to submit proposals for empanelment in the panel of Auditors to carry out Audit of Digital Addressable Systems(29.04.2019)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued Expression of Interest (EOI) for Empanelment of Auditors to Carry out Audit of Digital Add.....
Tags : Time, Extension, Empanelment, Auditors
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Chhattisgarh HC: Clause for Compensatory Recruitment to Include Female Dependents(31.01.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a clause in an agreement under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which only entitled a male dependent for compensat.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Exclusion of Female Dependents
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Delhi High Court Upholds Constitutionality of CCI's 'Confidentiality Regulations'(13.04.2017)
Delhi High Court has rejected ‘constitutionality’ challenge against Regulation 35 and proviso to Regulation 37(1) of Competition Commission of India (.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Confidentiality Regulations, Competition Commission of India
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SC Issues Notice on Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging Provisions of Places of Worship Act(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the Constitutional validity of the P.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991
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SC Stays Allahabad HC Order Appointing Commissioner to Inspect Shahi Eidgah Mosque(16.01.2024)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order staying the implementation of the order passed by the Allahabad High Court directing the appointment of a Co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commissioner, Shahi Eidgah Mosque
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Arrest made by Central Tax, Delhi East Commissionerate involving GST evasion of Rs. 28 Crore(24.05.2018)
Central Tax, GST Delhi East Commissionerate arrested a Shahdara based father son-duo on 22.05.2018 in case of fraudulent issuance of Input Tax Credit .....
Tags : Evasion, GST, Arrest
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Allahabad HC Stays FIR Against Director & Manager in Alleged Mobile Explosion Case(06.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has stayed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the Director and Manager of OPPO Mobiles India Pvt. Ltd. in an all.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Alleged Mobile Explosion Case
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SC Directs ECI to Watch PM Modi Biopic and Decide Whether It can be Screened During Poll Time(15.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Election Commission of India to watch biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and report back to court in sealed cover as to.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PM Modi Biopic, Election Commission
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Delhi HC Allows Plea Challenging Office Memo of AIIMS Cancelling Admission of Students(08.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has allowed a petition filed by students of MSc Nursing at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), challenging an Office.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Cancelling Admission of Students
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SC: Written Statement Should Have Specific Admission and Denial of Pleadings in Plaint(06.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Order VIII Rules 3 and 5 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 provides for specific admission and denial of the pleadings in t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pleadings, Admission
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SC: Provision of Review Not to Scrutinize Correctness of Decision(16.02.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the provision of review is not to scrutinize the correctness of the decision but to correct the error, if any, which i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Review, Decision, Correctness
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CIC to Sports Ministry: Is BCCI a National Sports Federation?(12.06.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has questioned status of BCCI, asking Sports Ministry to clarify if it is a national sports federation.
Tags : Central Information Commission, BCCI
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Kerala HC: Claiming Adverse Possession After Encroachment Into Public Road Not Admissible(28.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a petitioner claiming the right of adverse possession after encroaching into a public road cannot be treated as a usu.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Adverse Possession Into Public Road
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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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SC Put Stay on Admission to Unclaimed Medical Seats in All-India Quota(21.09.2016)
SC, on a petition filed by students in Delhi who have sought a second chance at claiming 15% seats in government institutes for NRIs and students from.....
Tags : SC, private medical and dental colleges, Admission
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Gauhati High Court Extends Interim Orders Till June 1(11.05.2021)
Gauhati High Court has extended the interim orders passed by it, its outlying Benches and other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till 1st June, 2021, .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Order Directing Withdrawal of Suspension of Officers(27.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State on a petition challenging the Government Order directing to withdraw the suspension of certain office.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Withdrawal of Suspension of Officers
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CCI Rejects Complaint against Karnataka Government(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected allegations of unfair business practices made against Karnataka government and non-profit group Kann.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Karnataka Government
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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Orders Till September 30(06.08.2020)
Karnataka High Court has further extended the operation of all interim orders passed by it or the subordinate Courts and Tribunals that are due to exp.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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Ker. HC: Can’t Recall Child Witness to Fill Up Lacuna and Omission in Evidence of Accused(24.05.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that as per the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 accused cannot recall a child witness for cross-exami.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Child Witness, Omission in Evidence
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Electoral Bonds Data Uploaded on Election Commission of India’s Website(15.03.2024)
The Election Commission of India has uploaded on its website data related to electoral bonds that was supplied by the State Bank of India.
Tags : Election Commission of India, Electoral Bonds, State Bank of India
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CIC: Information on Disbanded Army Intel Unit can't be Sought(19.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has dismissed appeal seeking disclosure of internal Army report on now-disbanded intelligence unit, Technical Ser.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Technical Service Division
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Calcutta HC Asks State to Explain Power of District Magistrate to Suspend Internet(18.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Government to file affidavits explaining the jurisdiction of the District Magistrate to pass order fo.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Internet Suspension
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SC: Consumer Commission Can’t Decide High Disputed Facts or Case Involving Criminal/Tortious Acts(29.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that proceedings before Consumer Commission being summary in nature, complaints involving highly disputed questions of facts or.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Consumer Commission, Disputed Facts
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Del HC: Can’t Restrict Discretion to Choose HC or Session Court for Anticipatory Bail Plea(12.06.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that it is discretionary for the Applicant either to approach the High Court or the Court of Session since both the Court ha.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Discretion, Anticipatory Bail, Session Court
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Anti-dumping duty not payable in ‘gap’ between provisional and final duty(23.09.2015)
Disagreeing with findings of the Bombay and Kerala High Courts, the Supreme Court held that assessees were not liable to pay anti-dumping duty in the .....
Tags : Anti dumping, duty, gap, provisional, final
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Delhi HC Extends Interim Orders Till August 31(14.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has extended till 31st August, 2020, all interim orders, including bails granted to accused in various cases.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Extension of Interim Orders
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Orissa HC: Unlawful Possession Can't be Defended on Ground that Clause is Prospective in Nature(26.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has stated that an unlawful possession of a property, which does not bestow any right, cannot be defended only on the ground that th.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Possession, Eviction
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Central Government extended term of office of Pachmarhi Cantonment Board for a further period from 6th June, 2017 to 31st December, 2017 or till the date of constitution of the Board(03.05.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) and sub-Section (4) of Section 13 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 (41 of 2006), the .....
Tags : Declaration, Extension, Term
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Karnataka HC: Provisions of KPIDFE Act Cannot be Initiated After Insolvency Proceeding Initiated(31.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that the provisions of the Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishment (KPIDFE) Act, 2004,.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Provisions of KPIDFE Act
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SC Upholds Notification Withdrawing Concession on Import of Printing Machinery(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside the Calcutta HC order has upheld the withdrawal of notification whereby the concessional rate of customs duty was wi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Customs, Concession, Printing Machinery
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CBDT further extends date for filing Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports(08.10.2018)
The due date for filing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports for Assessment Year 2018-2019 is 30th September, 2018 for certain categories of taxpay.....
Tags : Income Tax Returns, Date, Extension
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Bombay HC Acquits Man on Death Row Convicted of Double Murder Citing Fabrication of Evidence(09.05.2022)
Bombay High Court has acquitted Guddu Krish Yadav who was sentenced to death penalty by the Palghar sessions court for the double murder of a colleagu.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Palghar sessions court, death penalty, double murder, theft
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Supreme Court extends time for NJAC suggestions(05.11.2015)
The Supreme Court of India extended the time available for putting forth suggestions to constitute a more transparent collegiate system for selection .....
Tags : Njac, recommendations, extension, time
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Supreme Court Gives Liberty to Election Commission to Fight Paid News(31.10.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order that questioned EC’s remit over content of speech and paid news.
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission
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P&H HC: Child Adopted Post-Retirement Can't be Denied Family Pension(17.05.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a petition of an adoptive daughter, whose application for the grant of family pension was dismissed on the ground of.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, family pension, retirement
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CCI Junks Air India's Complaint Against IndiGo(22.02.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected Air India's allegation of predatory recruitment ways made against no-frills carrier IndiGo's parent.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Air India
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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council of India, Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses
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SC: Failure to Inform Accused About Hearing of Appl. for Ext. of Time for Investigation Violates FR(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the failure to produce the accused before the Court at the time of consideration of the application for extension of time .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fundamental Rights, Extension of Time
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Delhi HC Stays CIC’s 2012 Order to Disclose Institutional Donors Details to PMNRF(16.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed operation of a 2012 order passed by Central Information Commission (CIC) asking Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMN.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission, Prime Minister's National Relief Fund
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Allahabad HC Refuses to Permit Muharram Processions(31.08.2020)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a batch of Petitions seeking permission to take out Tazia procession during Muharram.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Muharram Procession
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Gujarat HC: Change of Industries Makes No Difference Once Permission for Conversion is Granted(15.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that it makes no difference if there is a change in the nature of industries, if the concerned agricultural land was alrea.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Conversion of Land
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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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Calcutta HC Quashes NCLT Order for Submission of Record of Default for Filing Sec 7 Applications(20.08.2020)
Calcutta High Court has struck down the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which mandated submission of record of default from .....
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Gauhati HC: Second Wife Not Entitled to Family Pension in Existence of First Wife(06.06.2022)
Gauhati High Court has held that in Hindu religion there is no concept of Bigamy and therefore, a second wife is not entitled to a family pension in t.....
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SC: Confession by Accused, in Custody Not Admissible Except to the Extent of Applicability of S. 27(25.11.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that a confessional statement made by the accused to a police officer while in custody is not admissible in the evidence exce.....
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CCI Approves Google’s Investment in Jio Platforms(12.11.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved Google’s Rs. 33,737 crore investment in Jio Platforms for a 7.73% stake, clearing the way for the interne.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Google, Jio Platforms
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Allahabad HC: Conversion to Islam Bonafide if Individual Embraces by Own Freewill(01.04.2025)
Allahabad HC has observed that a conversion of religion by an individual to Islam can be said to be bona fide if he/she is major and of sound mind and.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Conversion to Islam, Bonafide, Freewill
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Cal. HC: Higher Pay Scale Can’t be Claimed if Duties Performed Without Obtaining Prior Permission(21.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that salary increment cannot be claimed when duties are performed without proper compliance of the relevant mandatory sta.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Pay Scale, Prior Permission
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Discussion Paper on Guidelines for Payment Gateways and Payment Aggregators(17.09.2019)
Reserve Bank has today placed on its website a discussion paper on 'Guidelines for Payment Gateways and Payment Aggregators' for public comments. In t.....
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Allahabad HC: HC Can Nullify Order of Conviction in Criminal Revision in Cheque Bounce Case(16.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that High Court can nullify an order of conviction passed by it in a Criminal Revision in a Cheque bouncing case, by usi.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Order of Conviction in Criminal Revision in Cheque Bounce Case
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Bom HC: Merely Because Speech is in Commercial Context, It Won’t Lose Ingredients of Free Expression(30.01.2025)
Bom HC has stated that commercial speech is eminently part of free speech. It is not easy to prohibit a party from expressing itself about its grievan.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Commercial Context, Free Expression
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CIC to DU: Give Information on Law Admissions(05.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Delhi University (DU) to provide information on admission of students to first-year of law degree co.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Delhi University
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Competition Commission of India Approves Divestment of Reliance Jio’s Telecom Towers(21.01.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved the divestment of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd’s telecom tower assets to Canada’s Brookfield Infrastructure .....
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Kerala High Court: School Cannot Claim Land as Playground Without a Valid Title Deed(25.09.2025)
Kerala High Court held that a school cannot claim possession of land as its playground without valid documents. The court emphasized that only parties.....
Tags : School, Title Deed, Possession
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Balbir Singh Chauhan appointed Chairman of Law Commission(14.03.2016)
Former judge of the Supreme Court, Balbir Singh Chauhan, has been appointed as Chairman of the 21st Law Commission, a position he will hold in additio.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment in National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions
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SC Upholds Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014 and also held that employees who have not exercised the option to join the Empl.....
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Supreme Court: Gravity of Offence and Accused’s Role Must Guide Suspension of Sentence under CrPC(19.12.2025)
SC overturned the Patna High Court’s order suspending the sentence and granting bail to a murder convict sentenced to life imprisonment, holding that .....
Tags : Offence, Suspension, Accused
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Extension of the last date of filing of Form NFRA-2(27.11.2019)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received several representations regarding extension of the last date of filing of Form NFRA-2, which is require.....
Tags : Extension, Last date, Form NFRA-2
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SC: To Claim Right U/S 14 Hindu Succession Act, Woman Must Have Possession of Property(29.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the essential ingredient of Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is possession over the property and therefore in o.....
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Onetime relaxation for EO extension and clubbing of Advance Authorisations(24.10.2017)
In exercise of powers conferred under Para 2.04 and 2.58 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of .....
Tags : Time period, Extension, Export obligation
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Delhi HC: National Commission for Scheduled Castes Not Equivalent to Civil Court(01.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that merely because the Commission has the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of carrying out investigations or enquiri.....
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SC: FIR of Confessional Nature Made by an Accused is Inadmissible in Evidence(06.08.2025)
SC has observed that an FIR of a confessional nature made by an accused is inadmissible in evidence against him, except to the extent that it shows he.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Confessional Nature, Inadmissible
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CCI Fines Gujarat Chemist Association for Limiting Medicine Supply(08.01.2018)
Competition Commission of India has fined the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda and Federation of Gujarat State Chemists and Druggists Asso.....
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Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products(30.09.2021)
1. Your attention is drawn to RoDTEP Scheme Notification No. 76/2021-Customs (N.T.) dated 23.09.2021 issued under section 51B of the Customs Act, pres.....
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Kerala State Information Commission: Under RTI Act Bar Associations are ‘Public Authorities’(23.05.2025)
Kerala State Information Commission has held that all Bar Associations functioning in Kerala fall under the ambit of 'public authority' as per section.....
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CCI Rejects Complaint of Unfair Trade Practices Against Aura Real Estate and Waghere Promoters(11.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations of abuse of dominant position made against Aura Real Estate and Waghere Promoters relat.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Waghere Promoters, Aura Real Estate
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Chief Information Commissioner Should have Status of Chief Election Commissioner: SC(15.02.2019)
Supreme Court has issued directives regarding filling vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions under RTI Act which include directives th.....
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SC: Policy for Premature Release of Life Convict Must Be Implemented in Objective/Transparent Manner(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State must implement its policy for premature release of life convicts in an objective and transparent manner; the Court a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Remission, Life Convicts
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Madras HC Rejects Plea against AIADMK Leadership, Court can Consider Later Events to Dismiss Plaint(08.09.2025)
Madras HC, while dismissing a suit against AIADMK leadership, has held that “there is no embargo for the Court to take note of any material, including.....
Tags : AIADMK, Plaint, Revision Petition
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