modified and cl.....Tags : Prudential guidelines, stressed assets, modification
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Allahabad HC Takes Note of Case Related to Man Against Whom 49 Cases were Registered(29.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has taken note of a case related to a man against whom 49 cases were registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police over a span of 23 yea.....
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Bom. HC Allows Refund of Stamp Duty Beyond Limitation Period(15.01.2024)
Bombay HC has allowed stamp duty refund to a flat purchaser on cancellation of flat purchase agreement after the expiry of limitation period of 5 year.....
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Oral hearing in New Shipper Review investigation with regard to anti-dumping duty concerning imports of "Saturated Fatty Alcohols" originated/exported from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand & Saudi Arabia(06.05.2019)
With reference to the subject stated above, I am directed to inform you that in accordance with rule 6(6) of the Customs Tariff (Identification. Asses.....
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Ministry of Labour & Employment Mandates Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits(06.05.2021)
Ministry of Labour & Employment has now been mandated to seek the 12-digit unique identification number Aadhaar from people like employees and unorgan.....
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GST: President Gives Nod to Four GST Bills, One-Nation_One-Tax Regime Roll Out Likely From July 01(13.04.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his approval to four supporting legislations related to Goods and Services Tax (GST), paving way for roll out of .....
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Arbitral Tribunal Holds Zo Rooms Entitled to 7% Shareholding in $9 Billion Valued-Oyo(09.03.2021)
Arbitral Tribunal, in a tussle between Oravel Stays Pvt Ltd (Oyo) and start-up Zostel Hospitality Pvt Ltd (Zostel), has held that Zo Rooms is entitled.....
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Gujarat High Court: IGST on Ocean Freight is Not Permissible Under Law(24.01.2020)
Gujarat High Court has declared that imposition of Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) on ocean freight is violative of the Constitution of India,.....
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SC: Common All-India Medical Entrance Test to be Held This Year(28.04.2016)
SC has said that a common all-India medical entrance test will be held this year for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses.
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Restraining E-Commerce Platforms from Selling Amway & Other DSE’s Products(03.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has overruled the judgment by a single-Judge of the High Court, whereby Amazon was injuncted from selling the goods of Amway, in term.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Restrain on E-Commerce Platforms
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NGT Directs States to Penalise Farmers for Stubble Burning(11.12.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered state governments to take action against persistent defaulters of crop residue burning and directed them to .....
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Bombay High Court Rejects Plea Against Three Ministers(25.09.2019)
Bombay High Court has rejected a couple of writ petitions challenging the appointment of three ministers in the State cabinet less than six months bef.....
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Centralized mechanism for reporting the demise of an investor through KRAs(03.10.2023)
1. It has been decided to introduce a centralized mechanism for reporting and verification in case of the demise of an investor and thereby smoothen t.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Govt., Others on Doctors' Strike(04.02.2016)
Delhi HC has issued notice to Government and others regarding an indefinite strike by municipal doctors and nurses since January 29 and also sought re.....
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Supreme Court: No Presumption That Decision Taken by Persons Occupying High Posts is Valid(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no presumption that a decision taken by persons occupying High posts is valid and that all power vested in th.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on PIL Against Decision to Dis-Identify Certain Posts for Blind Persons(18.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and its prompt counter-affidavit on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea f.....
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Ker. HC: All India Tourist Vehicles Cannot be Permitted to Operate as Stage Carriage(27.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that All India tourist vehicles cannot be permitted to operate as stage carriages as it is detrimental to the stage carriag.....
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SC: Lawyer’s Claim for Fee Based on Percentage of Decretal Amount is Misconduct(06.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that a fee amount claim by a lawyer based on percentage of subject matter in litigation cannot be the basis of a complaint unde.....
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Karnataka High Court Denies Relief to Chinese National Overstaying Visa(08.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has reiterated that Rights of aliens foreign national on a foreign soil are those which the host country grants and that no alien.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Chinese National Overstaying Visa
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Reserve Bank of India Raises Investment Cap for FPIs in Corporate and Government Debt Instruments(24.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has raised the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors in Government and Corporate Bonds, in a bid to bring in more for.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Govt.’s Plea Seeking Regularisation of Illegal Structures(28.04.2016)
Bombay High Court has dismissed Maharashtra Government plea seeking to implement a policy to regularise illegal structures across the State which have.....
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SC Issues Notice to PMO on Whistleblower's Plea on Corruption Complaints Against Central Ministers(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on a Special Leave Petition moved by Whistleblower Indian Foreign Service officer.....
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Madras HC Restrains Centre from Shifting Welfare Commissioner’s Office(11.12.2015)
Madras High Court has restrained Union Ministry of Labour and Employment from shifting the only office of its Welfare Commissioner in the State from T.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Reply of DU, St Stephen's on Plea Opposing Inclusion of Church Representative(25.09.2019)
Delhi High Court has sought the reply of the Delhi University and St Stephen's college on a plea opposing the inclusion of a member from the institute.....
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A dealer may trade in firearms and ammunition only on premises specified in the dealer’s licence(24.05.2023)
The issue before the Supreme court is whether Regulation 67 of the Firearm Control Regulations entitles one firearms’ dealer to store firearms at its .....
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CIC Raps MoEF for Withholding Information on K'taka Grasslands Issue(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rapped Environment Ministry for withholding information related to construction work in ecologically- sensiti.....
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Kerala HC Declines Pre-Arrest to 18 Year Old Accused of Transmitting Morphed Content Online(22.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined pre-arrest bail to an 18-year-old accused of having morphed and transmitted the photographs of a family-friend over the.....
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Delhi HC Notices AAP Govt Over Non Implementation of CIC Order on Environ Cost(01.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Government on why it has not complied with a 2011 Central Information Commission (CIC) order to display .....
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Allahabad HC Seeks Govt Response on Enforcement of Clinical Establishments Act, 2010(25.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has called upon the State Government to apprise it about steps taken to regulate clinical establishments in the State, in view of.....
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GST 'Rates, Rules Marathon' Ends, Sprint Begins for July 1 Roll Out of 'One Nation One Tax' Regime(05.06.2017)
Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has decided to impose GST tax rate of 3% on Gold, Silver and processed Diamonds.
Tags : GST Council, Gold, Silver, Processed Diamonds
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CBIC: Penalty for Non-Compliance of Capturing Dynamic QR Code in GST Invoice Waived off(31.03.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the waiver of penalty for non-compliance of capturing dynamic QR code in GST Invoice f.....
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Supreme Court Orders CCTV Installation Inside Courtrooms in Two Districts of Every State/ UT(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed High Courts to install CCTV cameras inside courtrooms in two districts of every State and Union Territory within three mont.....
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Hyderabad HC Confirms Order Directing Father to Undergo DNA Test to Decide Paternity of His Child(11.01.2017)
Hyderabad High Court has made it clear that there was no illegality in a Family Court ordering a father to undergo DNA test to decide paternity of his.....
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Calcutta HC Orders District Magistrate to Act as Impartial Authority and Steer from Political Motivat(16.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the District Magistrate of Cooch Behar District in West Bengal, to act as an impartial authority and to steer away fro.....
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#GST: Assessee Having Provisional ID must Complete Registration Procedure by September(03.07.2017)
Govt has clarified that a period of three months is allowed to complete procedure of issue of Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN) i.e.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Listing of Bail Plea of Cop Accused in Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths Case(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to grant urgent listing for a petition filed by a Tamil Nadu police officer, who has been chargesheeted as an accused by the.....
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EPFO beneficiaries to get payment through electronic or digital fund transfer system(18.05.2017)
The Ministry of Labour & Employment vide notification dated 4th May 2017 has provided for electronic or digital fund transfer / payment of EPF benefit.....
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Delhi HC Inquires from Election Commission About Steps Taken to Prevent Voting in Lieu of Cash(15.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a PIL challenging the alleged practice of political parties offering cash be.....
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Mad HC Stays ED Summons to District Collectors in Sand Mining Money Laundering Case(28.11.2023)
Madras High Court has stayed the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the District Collectors in sand mining money laundering case.
Tags : Madras High Court, District Collectors, Sand Mining
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Delhi HC Quashes Delisting Order Issued by Railways Without Show Cause Notice(10.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has quashed a delisting order issued to an entity by the Railways without any show cause notice and reasonable opportunity to defend .....
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RBI: Banks Can Accept Tax Dues in Cash under Income Declaration Scheme(09.09.2016)
Reserve bank of India (RBI) has directed banks to accept tax dues in cash under the domestic black money declaration scheme which closes on September .....
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ITAT: Date Of Allotment Is Relevant For Computing Holding Period And Capital Gain(07.01.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench has held that the date of allotment is relevant and not the date of Registration for the purpose of .....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking No Disturbance to CM on Sundays With Costs(09.06.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea with Rs. 10,000/- cost which sought directions the Chief Secretary and other officials not to circulate any fil.....
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Govt: Nil Customs Duty on Unclaimed Postal Articles Imported/ Returned to India(24.07.2017)
Central Government has notified complete exemption to unclaimed or re-directed postal articles imported/ returned to India subject to a condition that.....
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Delhi HC Directs State Govt to Publish List of Registered Construction Workers(15.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by daily wage construction workers seeking Covid-19 ex-gratia compensation from the Delhi Building .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, List of Registered Construction Workers
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In case of a Society, the will of majority of the members of Society is supreme(15.09.2017)
By present writ petition, the Petitioner-Educational Institution seeks quashing of communication dated 19th August, 2016, sent by Divisional Joint Reg.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Man Over Alleged Objectionable Speech Against Haryana CM(04.08.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted Bali to a farm leader who allegedly delivered an objectionable speech (during a protest) against the Chief M.....
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Rajasthan HC: Court Not Obligated to Provide Opportunity of Hearing in Bail Application of Juvenile(06.07.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that it is not obligated to provide the complainant with an opportunity of hearing while adjudicating upon a bail appli.....
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Supreme Court: MPs/MLAs Cannot Claim Immunity Under Constitution of India For Receiving Bribe(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies cannot claim immunity under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitutio.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on PIL for Action Against Police for Interrogating Minor Students(14.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued a notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against the police authorities for illegally interrogati.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: AOP Running Educational Institution Eligible For Exemption(22.02.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that an unregistered Association of Persons (AOP), formed by an agreement merging two charitable Trust.....
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Court looks to cut spam on Naukri.com(15.12.2015)
Delhi High Court allowed a suit for injunction by Info Edge, the company that runs the well-known job portal ‘Naukri.com’, against a person who regist.....
Tags : Naukri.com, job portal, duping customers, naukrinews
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Karnataka HC Directs Registrar General to Expedite Process of Framing Rules for Live Streaming(17.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed its Registrar-General to expedite the process of framing rules for live streaming of the court’s proceedings after n.....
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Kar. HC: Onus on Accused to Prove that Issued Cheque was Misused by Complainant(20.12.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that when the court draws presumption under section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act in favor of the holder of t.....
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Bombay HC Upholds Levy of GST on One-Time Premium Charged for Letting Land on Lease Basis(13.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has upheld Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied by Central Industrial and Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) on o.....
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Kerala HC Directs Religious & Political Bodies to Scrupulously Follow Norms Preventing Obstruction(24.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued a directive to the religious and political organisations in the State to scrupulously follow the norms prohibiting obstru.....
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Special NDPS Court Extends Judicial Custody of Aryan Khan and 7 Others in Cruise Ship Drug Case(22.10.2021)
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court, Mumbai has extended the judicial custody of Aryan Khan and seven others till 30th October 20.....
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Bom. HC: Provide Laptops/iPads to Prosecutors for Implementing E-Filing System(09.11.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that to make the mechanism of E-fling effective, it is absolutely essential that prosecutors are provided with the f.....
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Casual workers covered under Employees State Insurance Act, 1948(29.02.2016)
The Supreme Court rejected submissions of the Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd. that casual workers employed by it were outside the ambit of the Empl.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement of Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, 2021(14.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed an application seeking the postponement of the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam, 2021, (FMGE) on an application moved by t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Postponement of Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, 2021
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SC Upholds Practice of Jallikattu As Permitted by the 2017 Tamil Nadu Amendment(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench while upholding practice of Jallikattu as permitted by the 2017 Tamil Nadu Amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to .....
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2008 Malegaon Blast Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Lt Col Prasad Purohit(21.08.2017)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Lt Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit in 2008 Malegaon blast case. Col Purohit has been in prison for the last nine yea.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Time-Limit on Caste-Based Reservations in Education(09.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea filed by an Advocate seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in e.....
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NGT Irks Over "Miserable Condition" of New Delhi Railway Station(24.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over "miserable condition" existing on railway platforms in Delhi and appointed a local commissioner to inspec.....
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Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter
Tags : The Centre, meanwhile, informed the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it was willing to extend up to March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various schemes.
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Karnataka HC Directs to Comply with Barring Installation of Statues on Public Roads, Pavements(20.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to ensure compliance with the directions of the Supreme Court barring installation of statues o.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Correct Practice of Giving Opinion for Filing Appeals Against Acquittal(22.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to correct the practise followed by the prosecution department of commencing the work of giving.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Practice of Giving Opinion for Filing Appeals Against Acquittals
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CIC Brings Maha Ministers under Ambit of RTI(28.09.2015)
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Maharashtra, Ratnakar Gaikwad, has brought offices of all ministers, ministers of state under the ambit of th.....
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Karnataka High Court: State’s Disaster Management is Disastrous(27.08.2019)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the State’s disaster management is itself “disastrous” due to non-implementation of several crucial provisions .....
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Kar HC: Educational Institutions Must Recognize & Reconsider Malady of Harsh Disciplinary Actions(28.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that harsh discipline is closely linked to internalizing mental problems of a child and lowering the child’s cogn.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Centre: Denial of GST Input Tax Credit to Recipient for Default of Supplier(03.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre saying that it will look into ambiguity in the existing Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) Law that.....
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Institutes set up for defence products manufacturing(23.03.2020)
One approval for 100% FDI inflow has been given by till date. Government has issued 464 licenses till February, 2020 for manufacture of a wide range o.....
Tags : Institutes, Defence Products, Manufacturing
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Clarification of Verdict Against Shaheen Bagh Protests(25.01.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a miscellaneous application filed seeking clarification of its judgement dated 7th October 2020 passed with regard to the .....
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Supreme Court Allows Transfer Plea of 100% Visually Disabled Husband In DV Case(19.01.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed the transfer petition filed by a husband seeking transfer of a domestic violence case filed against him by his wife.
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Oral Hearing in anti-dumping investigation against the imports of Clear Float Glass from Bangladesh and Thailand(08.11.2021)
1. Anti-Dumping Investigation against the imports of Clear Float Glass from Bangladesh and Thailand was initiated on 30.06.2021 under the customs Tari.....
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SC Declares WB-HIRA Act Repugnant to Parliamentary Law of RERA Act, 2016(05.05.2021)
Supreme Court has declared the West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act of 2017 (WB-HIRA) “repugnant” to the Parliamentary law of Real Estate (Regu.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Notices State Over Encroachment of Forest Land After Fire Incidents(13.04.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought reply within six weeks from State Government on a PIL for protection of forest land from being encroached upon af.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Forest Land
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Code of Conduct and institutional mechanism for prevention of fraud or market abuse(03.03.2021)
1. Pursuant to the report of the Committee on Fair Market Conduct ('Committee'), set up inter-alia to recommend appropriate Institutional Mechanism to.....
Tags : Conduct, Institutional mechanism, Prevention, Fraud
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Kerala HC Refuses to Interfere with Order Reducing Price of RT-PCR Test(22.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to interfere with a single judge’s interim order refusing to stay a government order reducing the charge of RT-PCR test.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Price of RT-PCR Test
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CG. HC: Child Can Testify if he Gives Rational Answers(22.06.2023)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that child of tender age can be allowed to testify, if he has intellectual capacity to understand the questions and g.....
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Bombay HC Directs State Govt. to Issue Circular for Reducing Weight of School Bags(25.09.2015)
Bombay HC has directed State Government to issue circular to schools, within 4 weeks, for implementation of recommendations on reducing weight of scho.....
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Cabinet apprised of jointly issue of postage stamps between India and Canada(30.08.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was informed today that India and Canada have mutually agreed to jointly issue a set of.....
Tags : Postage stamps, Issuance, India, Canada
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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Employees of Hospital Booked Under SC/ST Act(18.10.2021)
Bombay High Court granted pre-arrest bail to the employees of a hospital, who have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Pr.....
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Allahabad HC Put Stay on Cancellation of Appointments of Assistant Teachers in State(14.01.2016)
Allahabad High Court has stayed cancellation of appointments of 15 thousand assistant teachers of primary schools in Uttar Pradesh.
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MP HC Directs Govt to Ensure Timely Administration of Amphotericin B for Black Fungus Patients(13.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to ensure timely administration of Amphotericin B and other medicines to Black fungus pati.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail in Sakinaka Police Station Rape Case(27.10.2015)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to one of the accused in Sakinaka police station rape case, in which a model was allegedly kidnapped and raped, Rs .....
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MP HC Directs to Provide Assistance to Transgender in Getting ID Cards(18.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the M.P. State Legal Service Authority to provide assistance to transgender across the State to help them in ge.....
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CBI Arrests GST Official in Bribery Case in Maharashtra(16.02.2018)
The arrested are Deputy Commissioner M V Telgote and Head Hawaldar G D Mishra.
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SC: If Accused Are Already Shown to Witnesses in Police Station, Sanctity of TIP is Doubtful(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing an appeal against the conviction based on circumstantial evidence, has observed that if the accused are already shown to t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Circumstantial Evidence, Test Identification Parade
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Delhi HC Upholds Conviction of UP Cops in 2006 Custodial Death Case of a 26 Year Old(27.06.2023)
Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction awarded to six cops in Uttar Pradesh in the case of death due to custodial torture of a young 26 years old .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Custodial Death, Conviction
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Madras HC Impresses on Need to Maintain Forest Lands and to Prevent Encroachment(10.06.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that it is absolutely imperative that not even an inch of forest land in the State be allowed to be encroached upon by .....
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Elaborate infrastructure and facilities set up to ensure proper implementation of POCSO Act, 2012(20.07.2017)
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is mandated under Section 44 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO).....
Tags : Implementation, POCSO Act, Infrastructure
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Govt: No GST on Services Supplied to Nepal Against Payment in Indian Currency(31.10.2017)
Central Government has notified exemption to services supplied to Nepal where payments are made in Indian currency to the Indian service providers und.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Kerala HC Directs BEVCO to Abide by Orders of Excise Commissioner to Relocate or Equip Liquor Stores(03.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) to abide by the instructions of the Excise Commissioner in relocating the 8.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Kerala State Beverages Corporation
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CIC Says Demands of Trade Union Before Employer is Fiduciary Information(09.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC), while rejecting case relating to R K Mishra seeking information from Steel Authority of India in his nine-point .....
Tags : CIC, Steel Authority of India
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Bombay High Court Pulls Up Ministry for Failure to Provide Infra For Debt Recovery Tribunals(14.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has come down heavily upon the central Government for failing to provide adequate infrastructure and manpower to the Debt Recovery T.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Infrastructure for Debt Recovery Tribunals
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Cognisance of Alleged Murder of Social Activist Anis Khan in Amta(22.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of the alleged murder of social activist Anis Khan in Amta in Howrah district. The incident led to w.....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
Tags : GST
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SC to Solicitor General: Provide Data on No. of People Benefitted from S.6A of Citizenship Act(06.12.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, has asked Solicitor General of I.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Citizenship Act, Section 6A, Constitutional Validity
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Sikkim HC: Offences U/S 138 NI Act Can be Compounded at Any Stage(05.05.2023)
Sikkim High Court has held that irrespective of provisions of Section 320(9) of the Criminal Procedure Code, offences under Section 138 of the Negotia.....
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Madras HC Permits TANGEDCO to Process Udangudi Tender, but Asks Not to Finalise it(02.11.2015)
Madras HC has held that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) could process fresh bids received for Udangudi Supercrit.....
Tags : Madras HC , Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited,Udangudi Supercritical Thermal Power Project
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NGT Asks for Report on Garbage Dumping Outside Jahangirpuri Metro Station(21.08.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken cognisance of a news report about choking of drains and dumping of garbage outside the Jahagirpuri metro stati.....
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Del HC: Rejecting Appln. Under SVLDR Scheme Without Hearing is Violates Principle of Natural Justice(24.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that rejecting of application under Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 (SVLDR Scheme) without granting a.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, SVLDR Scheme, Natural Justice
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Karnataka HC Directs to Stop work on Apartment Near IAF Station Base(30.11.2015)
Karnataka HC has directed builder of under-construction multi-storey residential apartment complex, near Air Force Station (AFS), Yelahanka, to stop c.....
Tags : Karnataka HC, Air Force Station (AFS), Yelahanka
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Applicability of IGST / GST on goods transferred / sold while being deposited in a warehouse(24.11.2017)
References have been received from the trade regarding levy of IGST/GST on sales of goods deposited in a customs bonded warehouse.
2. Ch IX .....
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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.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Medical Professionals, Two Finger Test, Right to Privacy
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CIC to Green Ministry: Make Coastal Area Expert Panel Report Public(17.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar’s office to submit the response and to make action taken on expe.....
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SC: Appeal Against Composite Sentence of Imprisonment and Fine Does Not Abate on Death of Accused(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, if the Accused-Appellant dies during the pendency of a criminal appeal against a composite sentence of imprisonment a.....
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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 .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, GST Evasion, Fake Invoices, Economic Offence
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Guidelines for handling and storage of valuable goods seized by Department(01.12.2015)
Due to the recent increase in loss and theft of high value goods from Department godowns, guidelines reiterating the manner in which confiscated goods.....
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GST: Government Extends Due Date for Filing ITC-04 Till December 31(17.11.2017)
Central Government has extended the due date for submission of details in FORM GST-ITC-04 under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act till 31st Decem.....
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SC: Arbitrator Cannot Grant Pendente Lite Interest if Contract Contains Specific Clause(05.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an arbitrator cannot grant pendente lite interest if the contract contains a specific clause which expressly bars paym.....
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DHC: Merely Because Postal Notice was Unserved, Inference of Non-Appearance Cannot be Drawn(30.08.2019)
Delhi High Court(DHC) has ruled while remanding an industrial dispute back to the Industrial Tribunal that the aim and objective of the Industrial Dis.....
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Monitoring of Investments in Alternative Investment Fund (AIF)(28.07.2023)
The Authority vide its circular IRDA/F&I/ClR/INV/172/08/2013 dtd.23rd August,2013 had permitted insurers for investments in Category I and II AIFs (wi.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Order Granting Permission to Agusta Westland Approver to Travel Abroad(07.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has stayed the permission granted to Rajeev Saxena, a middleman-turned-approver in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestl.....
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Raj HC: Very Thin Line B/W Disposal Without Delay and Over-Zealousness in Dispensation of Justice(02.05.2023)
Rajasthan High Court while setting aside POCSO case on ground that undue haste was shown by trail judge, has held that it is very easy to crossover th.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, POCSO, Delay, Justice
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DGFT Issues Advisory on Safe Custody of Digital Tokens, Documents, Scrips(30.11.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Advisory on safe custody of digital tokens, documents, scrips, etc. Under the revamped online.....
Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Safe Custody of Digital Tokens, Documents, Scrips
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All HC: Visa and Citizenship Claim to be Decided on Merits & not on Negative Report of DM(22.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that claim for visa and citizenship cannot be decided by a negative report of the District Magistrate (DM). It has to be.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Competent Authority, Negative Report, District Magistrate
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Kerala HC Orders Ban on Gatherings in Court Premises(26.07.2016)
Kerala HC has banned gatherings of any kind within and outside the high court premises and ordered State Police Chief to take action against such acti.....
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SC Asks Delhi HC to Decide on Plea Seeking FIR Against Politicians for Alleged Hate Speech(17.12.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to decide expeditiously, preferably within three months, a writ petition seeking registration of FIR and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, FIR Against Politicians for Alleged Hate Speech
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SC Decides Against Staying Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has refused to stay Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 which removes the Chief Justice of India from.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India, Election Commissioners
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Rajasthan HC: Government has Authority to Regularise Unauthorised Conversion of Agricultural Land(11.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that the government has authority in terms of Section 90B of the Land Revenue Act, 1956 as it stood at the relevant time.....
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Bombay HC Directs Police to Submit Status Report on Investigation into Fake Vaccination Drives(23.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has taken serious note of a series of Covid-19 vaccination frauds in Mumbai and directed the police to submit a status report on the.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Investigation into Fake Vaccination Drives
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High Court upholds payments demanded by Government for mining leases(17.09.2015)
Holding that renewal of mining leases was subject to fulfillment of conditions of approval, the Court rejected Petitioners’ petitions against monies d.....
Tags : Mining, lease, conditions, instalment
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SC: Evidence that Offence was Committed Just Because Victim was SC/ST Essential to Sustain Conviction(28.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled in order to sustain conviction under Section 3(2) (v) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1.....
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All HC: Police Duty Bound to Record in Writing Reasons for Arrest(30.06.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that police officer is duty-bound to record the reasons for arrest in writing, and consequence of non-compliance with Se.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Police, Arrest, Reason
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Delhi HC Clears McDonald's Arbitration(22.07.2016)
Delhi HC has allowed McDonald’s to approach the London Court of International Arbitration against Bakshi and his wife, in a dispute over ownership of .....
Tags : Delhi HC, Connaught Plaza Restaurants, McDonald, Vikram Bakshi
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ITAT, Delhi: Indian Youth Centre Trust Eligible for Income Tax Benefits(15.12.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has held that the Indian Youth Centre Trust is eligible for income tax benefits under section 11 of the In.....
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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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Bombay High Court: In Absence of Domestic Violence, No Maintenance for Wife Under DV Act(08.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that a wife cannot be entitled to seek maintenance from her estranged husband under the Domestic Violence Act unless she ha.....
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Kerala HC: Ex-communication or Externment Illegal and Impermissible Under Wakf Act(08.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that ex-communication or externment, whether declared or undeclared, is illegal and impermissible under the Wakf Act. The C.....
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Bombay High Court: Reading Communist or Naxal Literature Doesn’t Constitute Offence Under UAPA(06.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that reading or sympathizing with literature that contains Communist or Maoist philosophy does not constitute an offence un.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Communists, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
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Karnataka High Court Stays Election for Post of Mayor of Mysuru City in Lieu of Covid Restrictions(11.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has stayed the election scheduled to be held on 11th June, 2021 to the post of Mayor of Mysuru city as restrictions imposed to ch.....
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#GST: Govt Extends Deadline for Composition Scheme(25.07.2017)
Government has extended deadline for small businesses to opt for composition scheme in GST regime by nearly four weeks to August 16.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Civil Aviation Ministry Proposes New Rules to Regulate Drone Related Activities(19.07.2021)
Ministry of Civil Aviation has invited suggestions for Draft Drone Rules to regulate Drone Related Activities. These Rules, when notified, will repeal.....
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Ryan Student Murder: Punjab and Haryana High Court Stays Arrest of The Pintos(29.09.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the arrest of three Ryan International Group trustees who had sought anticipatory bail in connection with the.....
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SC: HCs Can Issue Additional Directions Under Article 226/227 While Considering Bail Pleas(16.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts can issue directions by virtue of powers under Article 226/227 while considering bail pleas and observed that .....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Courts, Constitution, Bail, Directions
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GST Return Filing Date Extended for Taxpayers Availing Input Tax Credit(18.08.2017)
Central Government has extended due date for filing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) return for taxpayers who want to avail the transitional input tax .....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Police's Response on Timeline to Probe into Religare Finvest Case(06.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Delhi Police to apprise the Court about the time that would be taken to complete investigation against Shivinder Mohan Singh, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Religare Finvest Case
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CCI Approves HealthFore-Oscar Investments Deal(12.02.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved e proposed merger of healthcare IT solutions provider HealthFore Technologies with Oscar Investment.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , HealthFore Technologies, Oscar Investments
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Supreme Court Lifts Curbs on Construction Activities(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has lifted all restrictions on construction activities in Delhi National Capital Region as air quality has improved.
Tags : Supreme Court, Construction Activities
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CBIC: Coaching Institutes to Pay 18% GST on Composite Supply Basis(23.02.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ) has clarified that, Coaching Institutes are required to pay 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on C.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Coaching Institutes
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NGT to WBPCB: Restart Pollution Monitoring Stations(20.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to restart eight air monitoring stations that were closed down .....
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SC Directs Gujarat Govt to Prepare Draft Mechanism to Consider Requests for Bonafide Transfers(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Gujarat to prepare a draft mechanism to consider requests for bona fide transfers of property allotted to MLAs.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mechanism to Consider Requests for Bonafide Transfers
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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Plea Seeking Bail Cancellation to Ryan Group Trustees(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea of the father of 7-year old boy, who was found dead in a Gurugram school, seeking cancellation of the.....
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Kerala HC: Social Stigma No Reason to Transgress Statutory Prohibition for Termination of Pregnancy(08.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that economic backwardness or possibility of social stigma can’t be a ground for transgressing the statutory prohibition pr.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Pregnancy, Social Stigma
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COMPANY - SC: Companies Act Does Not Stipulate Any Fixed Period for Completion of Serious Fraud Investigation(28.03.2019)
SC while holding that there is no stipulation of any fixed period for completion of a Serious Fraud investigation observed that stipulation in Section.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 212(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, Serious Fraud investigation
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Cal. HC: Magistrate Denuded to Remand Accused Beyond 30 Days Once UAPA Offences Are Added to FIR(07.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Magistrate neither has the power to try, nor commit cases involving UAPA, and therefore, once the addition of offe.....
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NGT Extends Time Limit Till Sept. 18 to File Reply to Plea Regarding New Capital for Andhra Pradesh(31.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended time till Sept 18 for Union Ministry of Environment to file counter reply to plea of Pandalaneni Srimannara.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal ,Union Ministry of Environment
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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Stay on St Stephen's College Admission Interviews(12.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected a plea challenging the inclusion of a supreme council member of St Stephen's College in the interview panel for admissio.....
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Allahabad HC Quashes Cabinet’s Move Quashing Interest Payable By Sugar Mill Owners to Farmers(10.03.2017)
Allahabad High Court has quashed a cabinet decision of October whereby interest to tune of Rs 2000 crore, payable by sugar mill owners to sugarcane fa.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Sugar Mill Owners, interest
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Govt: No Further Extension of Last Date for Filing GSTR-1 for July(10.10.2017)
Government has said that there will not be any further extension for filing GSTR-1 for the month of July. The last date for filing GSTR-1 for the mont.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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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.....
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Supreme Court Stays High Court Proceedings Against Cadila Pharma CEO in Child Custody Case(16.12.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings before the Bombay High Court against Rajiv Modi, Chairman and CEO of Cadila Pharmaceuticals, on a petition fi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Custody
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Bombay HC Refuses Bail to Convicts Sentenced in 2002-2003 Triple Bomb Blasts Case(18.05.2016)
Bombay HC has refused to grant bail to two convicts sentenced in the 2002-2003 triple bomb blasts case.
Tags : Bombay HC , 2002-2003 triple bomb blasts case
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CBIC Sets Deadline for Deactivation of Facility of Beneficiary Uploading Documents Through e-SANCHIT(22.01.2020)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has said that the facility of beneficiary uploading the documents through e-SANCHIT will be deactiv.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Deadline for Deactivation of Uploading Documents Through e-SANCHIT
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Raj. HC: Depriving a Woman of Employment Based on her Marital Status Violates Articles 14 and 16(08.09.2023)
Rajasthan High Court has held that depriving a woman of public employment on the grounds of her being unmarried is violative of women’s right and ther.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Public Employment, Marital Status
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CBIC Launches Online Filing of Application for Authorised Economic Operators(09.07.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has inaugurated the online filing of Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) T2 and T3 applications to en.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Application for Authorised Economic Operators
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Supreme Court Junks Plea Based on Justice Katju's Blog(24.11.2015)
SC has junked plea challenging a Delhi HC order rejecting a PIL seeking CBI inquiry into allegation of former apex court judge Justice Markandey Katju.....
Tags : SC, Justice Katju
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Rakesh Asthana's Appointment as CBI Special Director(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Rakesh Asthana's Appointment as CBI Special Director
Tags : The Centre had opposed the plea, saying Asthana had an outstanding career and had supervised over 40 high-profile cases like coal scam, AugustaWestland scam, black money and money laundering cases.
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SC: Period for Filing of Written Statement Directory In Civil Suits; But Mandatory in Commercial Suit(20.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the period of 90 days for filing of written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in civi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Period for Filing of Written Statement
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Patna High Court Orders all Illegally Expanded Medical Establishment to be Shut Down(11.12.2019)
Patna High Court has directed the closure of all establishments such as Pathological Laboratories/Diagnostic Centres/Clinics/Nursing Homes which has d.....
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RBI’s Nod to FPIs to Invest in Unlisted Debt Securities(17.05.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to invest in unlisted debt securities as well as in securitised debt instru.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Foreign Portfolio Investors
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
Tags : GST
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Del. HC: Objections in Contested Testamentary Petition Shouldn’t be Rejected on Technical Ground(07.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that while dealing with a testamentary petition, the endeavor of the Court should be not to reject the objections on technic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Testamentary Petition, Inordinate Delay
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Karnataka HC Seeks Time Bound Plan for Construction of Ejipura-Kendriya Sadana Flyover(12.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to submit a time bound plan in which it would complete the constructio.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Construction of Ejipura-Kendriya Sadana Flyover
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Rajasthan HC Seeks Report from State Government on Welfare Measures for Inter-State Workers(01.04.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the State Government and directed them to file a status report regarding measures taken by the Government to.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Welfare Measures for Inter-State Workers
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor
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NCLAT Directs SEBI to File Reply on Revised Share Delisting Norms for Cos under Insolvency(14.11.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has granted Securities and Exchange Board of India one "last chance" to file its reply on the revised share de.....
Tags : NCLAT, Delisting Norms
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Rajasthan High Court: Remove All Central Park Encroachments(11.04.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to remove all encroachments on the 322-bigha Central Park in the heart of the.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Central Park
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Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe into Irregularities in Non-Teaching Staff Appointments(23.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the appo.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Irregularities in Non-Teaching Staff Appointments
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Kar. HC: Media Must Comply With Cable TV Act While Carrying Out Sting Operations(08.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that sting operations are healthy; but they should be ‘healthy sting operations’ i.e. in accordance with law, has.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Sting Operations, Cable TV Act
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Customs Baggage Declaration (Amendment) Regulations, 2016(01.03.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs notified Customs Baggage Declaration (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 amending the Customs Baggage Declaration Re.....
Tags : baggage, customs, drone, allowance
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Independent Investigation in Communal Violence in Tripura(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea seeking Independent investigation into the recent communal violence in Tripura and into the complicity and i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Independent Investigation in Communal Violence in Tripura
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Transport Dept ought to allow representations before ruling on vehicle status(13.04.2016)
A dumper truck with rubber tyres cannot be termed ‘Construction Equipment vehicle’ under the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 unless it is shown that.....
Tags : construction equipment, motor vehicle, highway use
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Delhi HC Stays Restriction that Refund Period Cannot be Spread across Two Financial Years(31.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has stayed the Paragraph 8 of Circular No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18.11.2019 which restricted that Refund Period cannot be spread acro.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Restriction, Refund Period
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SAT Sets Aside SEBI Order of Imposing Penalty on Reliance Petroinvest(09.12.2015)
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside an order by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) against Reliance Petroinvestments in a ca.....
Tags : Securities Appellate Tribunal, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Reliance Petroinvestments
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Supreme Court: Chief Judicial Magistrates Competent to Deal With Applications U/s 14 SARFAESI Act(24.09.2019)
In an important ruling, SC has held that a Chief Judicial Magistrate is equally competent to deal with the application moved by the secured creditor u.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, Chief Judicial Magistrate
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NCLAT Says Essar Steel Lenders can't Discriminate Among Operational Creditors(24.04.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that Committee of Creditors of Essar Steel cannot discriminate among operational creditors of the.....
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Cal. HC: Transporting Goods Without Proper E-Way Bill is Breach(07.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that transporting of goods in a vehicle without proper E-way bill is a statutory breach, has held that there is no.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, E-Way Bill, Statutory Breach
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Supreme Court Asks If AAP Govt Diverted 900 Crore From Workers’ Fund(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has sought answers on a PIL which has accused Arvind Kejriwal-headed AAP Government in Capital of illegally diverting Rs 900 crore from .....
Tags : Supreme Court , AAP government, Building Construction Workers' Welfare Fund
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AAR, Tamil Nadu: Waste Collection Services Not Exempt from GST(18.12.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Tamil Nadu has ruled that the waste collection, segregation, treatment, transportation and disposal services under .....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, Waste Collection Services
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Cabinet gives 'in principle' approval for disinvestment of Air India and five of its subsidiaries(28.06.2017)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to fourth tranche recommendations .....
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Raj. HC: Can’t Refuse Marriage Certificate Merely Because one of the Parties is a Foreign National(11.12.2023)
Rajasthan High Court while observing that the right to equality applies to non-citizens too, has held that it is not justified to refuse registration .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Marriage, Foreign National
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Supreme Court Stays Constructions in All States and UTs Till They Frame Solid Waste Management Policy(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed construction activities in States such as Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh, and in all other States where the Gover.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Solid Waste
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Delhi HC Questions Delay in Investigating Incident of Forcing Man to Sing National Anthem(12.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has questioned the delay in investigating an incident where a man, 23 year old Faizan, was forced to sing the national anthem during .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delay in Investigating Incident
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Centre Brings Taxation Ordinance Extending Last Date for Compliance to 30th June(01.04.2020)
Ministry of Law and Justice has promulgated "The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation Of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020" to give effect to the ann.....
Tags : Ministry of Law and Justice, The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation Of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020
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Bombay HC Issues Notice on Plea for Restoration of Assault FIR Over Breach of Consent Terms(27.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to actor Armaan Kohli on his ex-girlfriend's application to restore the case she filed against him in 2018 while a.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on PIL Challenging Child Custody Laws(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition that tests the validity of laws governing child custody and guardianship. The public inter.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Custody
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SC: Trial Judge Has Duty to Ask Crucial Questions(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that trial judge has tremendous powers to ask any question he pleases, in any form, at any time, of any witness, or of t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Trial Judge, Crucial Questions
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Number of transactions, not number of documents for stamp duty(11.08.2015)
In a case where the mortgagor borrowed from 13 banks in one instrument, the agreement fell under Section 5 of the Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958, the Court h.....
Tags : stamp duty, number of transactions, one instrument
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Bombay HC: Environmental Clearance Must for Continuation of Work on Rs 14,000 Cr Mumbai Coastal Road(16.07.2019)
Bombay High Court has quashed the Coastal Regulation Zone/CRZ clearances granted to the city civic body's Rs 14,000-crore coastal road project. The pr.....
Tags : Bombay HC, Mumbai Coastal Road
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Raj. HC: Plastic Coated Papers Come Within Ambit of Single-Use Plastic Items(05.06.2023)
Rajasthan High Court has held that ‘plastic coated paper’ which is also used as a raw material for laminated paper cups, will come within the ambit of.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Plastic Coated Papers, Single-Use Plastic, Ban
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Gujarat High Court asks SEC to include NOTA in Gujarat Local Body Elections(02.11.2015)
Gujarat High Court has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to include option of NOTA (None Of The Above) in the upcoming local body polls in the .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, State Election Commission
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Karnataka HC Restrains State from Implementing Order Against Issuance of Smart Card Registration(09.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State to not implement its government order dated October 31, by which it does away with issuance of smart card .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Issuance of Smart Card Registration
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SEBI Tightens Delisting Norms(08.09.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has marginally tightened delisting norms and said in case of compulsory delisting, if company’s fair val.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Suspect Question in MCQ Based Examination Needs To Be Deleted(07.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that in a Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) based examination, a question that has no most appropriate answer .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Multiple Choice Questions, Suspect Questions
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Supreme Court Notifies New Roster, Comes to Effect from July 2(25.06.2018)
Supreme Court has notified a new roster for the allocation of cases to the judges, which will come into effect from July 2.
Tags : Supreme Court, Roster
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Rajasthan HC Reduces Sentence Awarded to 82 Year Old Woman to Period Served(24.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has reduced sentence awarded to an 82 year old woman charged under 498A IPC to the period already served by her which is nearly t.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Reduction of Sentence
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GHC to GST Authorities: Release Seized Docs and if it Cannot be Returned then Assign Cogent Reasons(11.02.2021)
Gujarat High Court (GHC) has directed the GST authorities to release the seized documents and if it cannot be returned then assign cogent reasons and .....
Tags : GHC, GST Authorities
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Kerala HC Directs State Police Chief to Order Probe into Arrest of Keralite in Kuwait(02.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to order a probe by the Crime Branch into the arrest and detention of a Keralite who was alleged.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Arrest of Keralite in Kuwait
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Del HC to Centre: Take Decision on Attaching DMRC’s Assets for Payment of Dues to Reliance Infra(28.02.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Central government to take a decision whether it proposes to grant sanction for attachment of the movable and immovable .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DMRC, Reliance Infrastructure, Attachment
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Govt Extends Due Date of Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority, New Dates to Notify Soon(31.05.2017)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended due date of transfer of shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority which earlier was.....
Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Investor Education and Protection Fund
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SC to HCs: Ensure Digitization of District Court Records for Smooth Functioning of Judicial Process(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the technology in the present time become increasingly enmeshed with systems of dispute resolution and adjudication.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Digitization, District Court Records
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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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Kerala HC Seeks State Response on Reopening Retail Outlets on All Days(16.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the State's response regarding its opinion on reopening retail outlets including textile stores on all days amid the ongo.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Opening of Retail Stores
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RBI Amends Investment, Trading Rules for Banks(26.09.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred banks from investing in category III Alternative Investment Funds, specified norms for their participation in c.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Alternative Investment Funds
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Delhi HC: No Clarity Whether Buffer Stock of Medical Oxygen Maintained for Third Wave of Covid(05.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that there is no clarity as to whether Centre and Delhi Government have created a buffer stock of liquid medical oxygen .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Stock of Medical Oxygen
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#GST: CBEC Clarifies 'Food Supplied in Non-AC Areas of A/C Restaurants Attracts 18% GST'(17.08.2017)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has clarified that 18 per cent GST is applicable to food supplied in non-A/C areas of an A/C restaurant.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Madras HC Invites Press Clubs to Come Up with Suggestions for Weeding Out Fake Journalists(08.07.2021)
Madras High Court has invited press clubs and genuine individual journalists in the State to come up with suggestions on restoring the image of the me.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Fake Journalists
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Bombay HC: Caste Certificate Once Issued, Can be Relied Upon to Verify Caste Claim of Other Relatives(27.11.2017)
Bombay High Court has reiterated that once caste validity certificate is granted on proper scrutiny to close blood relations, it ought to be relied up.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Caste Certificate
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Madras High Court Takes Suo Moto Notice of Issue of 'Fake Journalists'(22.01.2020)
Madras High Court has taken suo moto notice of the issue of 'fake journalists' and has sought responses from the Tamil Nadu Government, Press Council .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Issue of Fake Journalists
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Del. HC: Causing Financial Instability to Wife Comes Within the Ambit of Mental Cruelty(07.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that the term “mental cruelty” is wide enough to take within its ambit the “financial instability”, has observed that.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Financial Instability, Mental Cruelty
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AAR, Rajasthan: GST Not Applicable to Labour Contract Services for Construction of Flats Under PMAY(30.01.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Rajasthan has held that Goods and Services Tax (GST) does not apply to labour contract services for the constructio.....
Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, GST on Labour Contract Services
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Introduction of system-driven disclosures in securities market(01.12.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India proposed information disclosure by stock exchanges, depositories and register and share transfer agents thr.....
Tags : Disclosure, stock exchange, depositories, existing system
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National Green Tribunal Lifts Ban on Construction, Entry of Trucks in Delhi-NCR(20.11.2017)
National Green Tribunal has lifted the ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR after the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution C.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Construction, Ban
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Centre to launch Neighborhood Action Plan in cities for better Solid Waste Management(24.09.2017)
Stressing that the country can't be made clean without fixing the garbage problem in Delhi that has reached crisis proportion, Minister of Housing & U.....
Tags : Action Plan, Solid Waste Management, Launch
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Bom HC: FIR can be Against IO if he Fails to File Chargesheet Within 180 Days in NDPS Case(19.05.2023)
Bombay High Court while directing prosecution of investigating officer (IO) for failing to file chargesheet within time stipulated of 180 days under S.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, FIR, Chargesheet, NDPS Act, Investigating Officer
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Calcutta HC Quashes No Confidence Motion Against Nandigram Panchayat President(09.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a 'no confidence' motion initiated against Pabitra Kar, President of Boyal-I, Gram Panchayat in the District of Purba .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, No Confidence Motion Against Nandigram Panchayat President
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Karnataka HC Sets Aside Governor’s Sanction Order for Yeddyurappa’s Prosecution(24.11.2015)
Karnataka High Court while granting temporary relief to Ex- Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyappa, has directed Governor to have a fresh look at the sanction .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court , Ex- Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyappa
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Modi Suggests Installing of 'Justice Clocks' in Court Premises(29.11.2017)
Modi Suggests Installing of 'Justice Clocks' in Court Premises
Tags : Addressing a gathering at a National Law Day event in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday suggested installing of "justice clocks" at various court premises to encourage competition among judges in disposing off cases.
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Madras HC Reverses Acquittal of School Teacher for Sexually Assaulting 4 Year Old Student(20.10.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside a trial court order acquitting a school teacher in Puducherry who had been charged with sexual assaulting a minor stud.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Acquittal of School Teacher for Sexually Assaulting Student
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Indian Railways launches transparent and efficient "New Online Vendor Registration System" in its research arm RDSO(09.01.2018)
Tremendous business opportunity for growth of new SMEs thus aiding job creation. The new system is simpler and user friendly. No need for vendors to v.....
Tags : Launch, Online Vendor, Registration System
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SEBI Notifies Rules on Co-Investment Made by Investors of Alternative Investment Funds(15.11.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) (Fifth Amendment.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Investors of Alternative Investment Funds
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Lok Sabha Passes National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019(27.11.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which declares the four National Institutes of Design in Andhra Pradesh, .....
Tags : Lok Sabha, National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019
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Del. HC: Making Unsubstantiated Allegation Against Husband and His Family is Extreme Cruelty(06.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that making serious and unsubstantiated allegations and waging a legal war against husband by implicating him and his family.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Cruelty, Wife, Unsubstantiated Allegations
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J&K HC to Govt.: Take Action against Media Creating ‘Hysteria’ in State(22.07.2016)
Jammu and Kashmir HC has asked State Government to take action against news channels that have created “hysteria” about Kashmir and its people, and bl.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir HC, State Government, news channels
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Madras HC Directs to Take Effective Steps to Conduct Study on Habitat of Slender Ioris(17.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to take effective steps to conduct a study on habitats, distribution and man.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Study on Habitat of Slender Ioris
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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: No Presumption of Deemed Sale on Ground of Non-Payment of VAT(31.03.2020)
Customs Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has ruled that deemed sale cannot be presumed for the purpose of imposing service tax me.....
Tags : CESTAT Ahmedabad, Deemed Sale
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Delhi High Court Proposes to Reduce Cost Imposed on Juhi Chawla in Suit Against 5G Rollout(25.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has proposed to reduce the cost of Rs. 20 Lakhs imposed on Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi Chawla and others while dismis.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Suit Against 5G Rollout
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Hyderabad High Court Directs Setting Up 3-Member Judicial Committee to Resolve TSRTC Strike(13.11.2019)
Hyderabad High Court has ordered setting up a committee of three retired judges of the Supreme Court to sort out the issue of the Telangana State Road.....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Strike
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Del. HC: Family Court Can Extend the Time for Filing Written Statement in Exceptional Circumstances(20.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that for expeditious disposal of family disputes, the schedule for filing a written statement must be followed, has h.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Family Court, Exceptional Circumstances
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City Not "Smart" Till Its Roads Are Pothole Free: Bombay High Court(13.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that the Maharashtra government's endeavour to make every city "smart" was commendable but it would only be possible when a.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Roads, Streets
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Supreme Court Re-Imposes Construction Ban in Delhi-NCR(25.11.2021)
Supreme Court has re-imposed the ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR until further orders, taking note of the air quality crisis in the nation.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Construction Ban in Delhi-NCR
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students
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SCDRC Directs Bank to Pay 1L Compensation For Failure to Inform Loan Applicant of Rejection(02.05.2017)
State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra has held that failure to inform an applicant about rejection of his loan application constit.....
Tags : State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Loan, Bank
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Orissa HC to DGP: Explore Option of Registering e-FIRs, Especially in Cases of Crimes Against Women(06.12.2022)
Orissa High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Odisha (DGP) to explore the possibility for registration of 'e-First Information Report.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, e-FIR, Crime Against Women
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL to Allow Muslim Women Into Mosques, Ban Purdah System(08.07.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a public interest litigation petition (PIL) filed by the President of the Kerala unit of the Akhil Bharath Hindu Mahasabha .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Purdah System
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SC: Sons of Person Who Relinquishes Rights in Father’s Property Estopped from Claiming Share(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when a son relinquishes their right to the self-acquired property of the father and the conduct is accompanied by receipt .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Self Acquired Property, Estoppel
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply Over Appointments in NCSC(08.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to respond on a PIL for alleged delay in appointment of Chairperson, Vice-chairperson and other members of National .....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
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RBI Allows Financial Institutions to Conduct Business in Indian National Rupee in IFSC(20.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has allowed the Financial Institutions to conduct businesses in Indian National Rupees in International Financial Services Centr.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Financial Institutions, Business in Indian National Rupee
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Meghalaya HC Fixes Quantum of Compensation for 'Unnatural' Deaths in Police Custody(04.09.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while observing that in custodial death cases State will be liable unless it is reasonably demonstrated that death was due to nat.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Custodial Death, Compensation
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Supreme Court: 3 Yr Experience for Promotion to Post of Ass. Prof. Not Must After Completion of PG(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that three years’ experience as lecturer for promotion to the post of Assistant Professor (Ophthalmology) need not be after.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Assistant Professor
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RBI issues directions for handling wilful defaulters(21.09.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a scheme for handling wilful defaulters, effective from April 1, 1999. These guidelines were subsequent.....
Tags : Master Direction, Wilful Defaulters, Scheme
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Allahabad High Court Stays State Govt Move to Include 17 OBC Groups in SC List(17.09.2019)
Allahabad High Court has stayed a notification issued by the State Government in June this year to include 17 other backward class (OBC) groups in the.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, SC List
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SC: Court can Record Presence of that Absent Party Alone who has led Substantial Evidence(17.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that as per Order XVII Rule 2 of CPC, Court would proceed to pass orders with respect to any of the parties being absent which .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Substantial Evidence, Appear
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Govt Prescribes Method for Payment of Tax on Issuance of Invoice by Registered Persons(16.10.2017)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has notified method for making payment of tax on issuance of invoice by registered persons having aggregate.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Madras HC: Masters in Law, Enrolment as Advocate Not Required for Teaching 'Pre-Law Courses'(23.08.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the notification issued by the Teachers Recruitment Board mandating candidates to be enrolled as an advocate and to po.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Masters in Law, Enrolment as Advocate
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RBI clarifications for start-ups(11.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India has issued clarifications relating to acceptance of payments and issue of shares by start-ups. The Bank reiterates, variousl.....
Tags : start-up, payments, shares, clarifications
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SC: Trying To Have a National Infrastructure for Live Streaming Which HCs Can Also Use(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition filed by Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara seeking a uniform platform for live-streaming, has stated that it is tryi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Live Streaming, National Platform
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Delhi HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana(11.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash FIR registered against Rakesh Asthana, CBI Special Director and Devender Kumar, CBI DySP for allegedly taking br.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, CBI, Rakesh Asthana
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Bom HC to Pune Police: Do You Take Cognizance of FB Posts Only When They Are Against Politicians?(22.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while grilling a senior police inspector from Pune for his conduct in a matter pertaining to a woman lawyer's safety, asked if cogni.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Pune Police, Facebook Post
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SC: Unregistered Family Settlement Will Operate As An Estoppel Against The Parties To It(08.05.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that even if the family settlement was not registered, it would operate as a complete estoppel against the original plaintiff .....
Tags : SC, Estoppel
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SC Strikes Down Section 10(26AAA) Income Tax Act as Unconstitutional(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court while striking down exemption provision under Section 10(26AAA) Income Tax Act as unconstitutional for excluding Sikkimese woman because.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 10(26AAA) Income Tax Act, Unconstitutional, Sikkimese woman
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CRIMINAL - Rajasthan HC Dismisses Asaram's Application for Suspension of Sentence(26.03.2019)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed the application of Asaram for suspension of the sentence in the Rape case.
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Asaram
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Madras HC: Proceedings U/S 12 of DV Act Can Be Challenged Only Under Article 227(18.11.2022)
Madras High Court has held that proceedings under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act can be challenged in High Court only under Article 227 of Consti.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Domestic Violence, Constitution
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JKL HC: Standing Order Issued by State for Regulation of Stone Crushing Units is a Valid Legislation(06.03.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that Standing Order issued by J&K Government in 2021 for regulation of the stone crushing unit.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Stone Crusher, Standing Order
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Allahabad HC Seeks State’s Reply over Plea Challenging Order Including OBCs in SCs List(13.01.2017)
Allahabad High Court has directed State Government to file a reply in response to a PIL challenging a Government Order (GO) to include 17 castes belon.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Other Backward Castes
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Delhi HC: Public Institutions Should Make Their Orders Available Online as Part of Good Governance(17.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has observed that all institutions, especially those providing services to the public, should make it a point to make all their order.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Institutions
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#GST: Govt Lays Down Procedure for Intimating Aadhaar Number to IT Dept(03.07.2017)
Central Government has notified procedure for intimating Aadhaar number with Income Tax Department in compliance with provisions of section 139AA of I.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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MP HC Asks Centre to Take Responsibility for Provision of Vaccination Doses to State(26.05.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Central Government to take upon itself the responsibility of providing required number of vaccination doses to.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Provision of Vaccination Doses to State
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Extension of time for filing exporter's/ importer's/ user's questionnaire response in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride(07.05.2019)
1. With respect to the above mentioned subject investigation, requests have been received from producers/exporters/importers/users for granting of ext.....
Tags : Time, Extension, Questionnaire response
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Non-biology Students Can Also Pursue MBBS: Rajasthan High Court(31.08.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the study of biology is not a necessary condition to pursue MBBS.
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, MBBS
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Karnataka HC Directs State Government To Provide Requisite Infrastructure At Subordinate Courts(11.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court directed the State government to immediately consider and decide the infrastructure requirements at district courts in Karnataka,.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Live Streaming, Court Proceedings
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AAR: GST Applicable on Supply of Waste Paper and Transportation Services Received from GTA(31.03.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that 5% of Goods and Service Tax (GST) is applicable to the supply of waste paper and transportation servic.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, Supply of Waste Paper and Transportation Services
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NCLT Allows to Replace BoI in NCLT Proceedings Against National Steel & Agro Industries Limited(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has allowed an interlocutory application by JM Financial ARC Limited, a third party, to substitute Bank of India .....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, National Steel & Agro Industries Limited
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Delhi HC Directs GST Dept to Open Online Portal to File Form TRAN-1 or to Accept Manually(13.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed Goods and Services Tax Department to either open the online portal so as to enable the Petitioner to file the Form TRAN-.....
Tags : Delhi HC, GST
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HP HC: Object of S.311 CrPC is to is to Do Substantial Justice(21.12.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that object of Section 311 CrPC is to do substantial justice, has held that Court can exercise power under.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Justice, Section 311, CrPC
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vacancies in State Consumer Commissions
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Kar. HC Suggests State to Install Audio Announcement Systems in Pvt. Buses to Aid Visually Impaired(10.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has suggested the State Government to issue circular directing private bus operators to install audio announcement system service.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, audio announcement system
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RBI Refuses to Extend Deadline for PPIs to Complete Customer Verification(27.02.2018)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has refused to extend the 28 February deadline for prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) such as mobile wallets to complete k.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, prepaid payment instruments, know-your-customer
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Madras HC Allows Remission of GST as Quantified Under SVLDR Scheme(01.12.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed the remission of goods and services tax as quantified under SabkaVishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) (SVLDR) Scheme subj.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Remission of GST as Quantified Under SVLDR Scheme
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SC: Govt. is not Bound by Budget Speeches(26.07.2016)
SC has held that Budget speeches by the Union Finance Minister are not enactments by Parliament and a Government cannot be bound under law by them.
Tags : SC , Union Finance Minister , Govt., Budget Speeches
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AAR, Maharashtra: GST on Electricity and Water Charges Reimbursable in Nature(20.12.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has held that goods and services tax (GST) payable on Electricity charges and Water charges as per met.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, GST on Electricity and Water Charges
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Supreme Court: Directions to Police and Probe Agencies to Strictly Follow Guidelines on Arrest(22.03.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the police forces and agencies in all States and Union Territories endowed with the power of arrest and custody to strictly.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Police Forces, Guidelines on Arrest
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RBI announces rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2028(03.10.2023)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2028 (GOI FRB 2028) applicable for the half year October 04, 2023 to April 03, 2024 sha.....
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Kerala High Court Urges Complete Abolition of Gawking Wages in the State(06.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has condemned the ongoing practice of charging 'gawking wages' in the State despite a Government Order in 2018 to abolish the same. .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Abolition of Gawking Wages in the State
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NGT Vacates Stay on Widening East Coast Road(12.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has vacated interim injunction it had earlier granted on the widening of East Coast Road between Akkarai and Mamallapura.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, East Coast Road
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CESTAT, New Delhi: Third Party Agency to Pay Service Tax on Collection of Parking Fees in Malls(14.02.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi has held that the right to collect parking fees given by the mall owners is a co.....
Tags : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Collection of Parking Fees in Malls
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AP HC Upholds Interim Suspension of Invitees to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Boards(23.02.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the interim suspension of the 51 special invitees appointed by the State government to the Tirumala Tirupati Deva.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Boards
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GST Registration: FORM GST REG-26 Can Be Filed Till 31st December(30.10.2017)
Central Government has extended due date for filing
application for Final Registration in FORM GST REG-26 is extended to 31st December 2017.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Madras HC Issues Directions to Curb Police Harassment Against LGBTQ + Community(01.09.2021)
Madras High Court has issued a host of directions against police harassment, insensitive media reportage in matters pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ communi.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Police Harassment Against LGBTQ + Community
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Let’s not play, Sony(25.01.2016)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office put to bed Sony’s application to register a trade mark in the prhase ‘Let’s Play’. Previously rejected f.....
Tags : Sony, playstation, lets play, trade mark, us
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Supreme Court: No Jail/Custody of Minor Protestors(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has said that no child in conflict with law can either be held in police custody or jailed, let alone be tortured, speaking up for the m.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Custody or Jail for Minor Protestors
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CESTAT, Hyderabad: SEZ Act to Have Overriding Effect Over Service Tax Laws(08.09.2021)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad has ruled that Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act, 2005 has an overriding effect o.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, SEZ Act
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Dollar linked coastal tariff put in abeyance(16.05.2016)
The Ministry of Shipping has put on hold instructions requiring coastal vessels take into account exchange rate fluctuations between the rupee and the.....
Tags : Shipping, coastal rates, dollar linked
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CESTAT: No Penalty Can be Imposed on Partners if Penalty Imposed on Partnership Firm(23.01.2020)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has held that when a penalty is imposed on a partnership firm, a penalty canno.....
Tags : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Penalty on Partners
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Mumbai Court Drops Charges Against 9 Accused in 2006 Malegaon Blast Case(26.04.2016)
Mumbai court has dropped charges framed against nine Muslim youths for their alleged role in the September 2006 Malegaon blast case due to lack of evi.....
Tags : Mumbai court , Malegaon blast
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Union Budget 2020-2021:Single Investment Clearance Window to be Set Up for Promoting Entrepreneurship(01.02.2020)
Government will create a single investment cell to expedite grant of licences and promote entrepreneurship.
Tags : Union Budget 2020-2021, Single Investment
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Kolkata Park Street Rape Case, 3 Found Guilty, 2 Still Missing(10.12.2015)
A Kolkata court has found guilty three of the accused in the Park Street rape case. The verdict applied to only three of the five, since two are still.....
Tags : Kolkata court , Kolkata Park Street Rape Case
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Kar. HC: Board Exams Proposed to be Conducted for Classes 5 to 9 and 11 are in Student’s Interest(15.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that no student or parent has come before the court because conducting the exam is in their interest and if the exam.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Board Exams, Student’s Interest
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Take Action Against Officials Responsible for Illegal Constructions: Supreme Court(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has suggested that the Himachal Pradesh Government should take action against those officials who were posted in Kasauli when illegal co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Illegal Constructions
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Delhi HC Seeks Response from Delhi Government on Steps Against Child Trafficking(09.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Delhi Government regarding the steps taken by it in order to safeguard the interests of children, who we.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Steps Against Child Trafficking
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Madras HC: Discipline is of Paramount Consideration in Military Services(07.03.2024)
Madras High Court while hearing a plea against an order of Central Administrative Tribunal upholding a driver's removal from service has observed that.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Central Administrative Tribunal
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Kerala HC Directs CBI Special Team to Investigate Murder of NDF Activist(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed a special team of Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct further investigation into the murder of the National Deve.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Murder of NDF Activist
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SC: Hear Students, Parents Before Raising Fee Of Pvt Professional Educational Institutions(28.12.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that fee regulating authority u/s 11(3) of Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions Act of 2015 mu.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Educational Institutions
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MP HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Ban on Inter- State Bus Transportation Amid Covid -19(16.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea challenging ban on inter-state bus transportation amid Covid-19, by observing that prohibition on vehic.....
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GST Council Slashes Rates for 27 Items(09.10.2017)
GST Council has lowered tax rates on 27 products and a few services and asked a panel of state ministers to examine if 18% GST on air-conditioned rest.....
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SC Closes Suo Moto Case for Monitoring Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Senior Special DGP(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has closed the suo moto case registered by the Madras High Court for monitoring investigation of sexual harassment complaint made by a I.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Ministry Panel(09.12.2019)
Delhi High Court has stayed the operations of a new committee that was formed by the Sports Ministry to ‘review the Draft National Code for Good Gover.....
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NCLAT Stays Lower Authority’s Order to Liquidate Sterling Biotech(04.06.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed the liquidation order passed by the specific bankruptcy court against Gujarat-based Sterlin.....
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Bombay HC Extends Father Stan Swamy’s Private Hospital Stay Till June 18(11.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has extended tribal rights activist from Ranchi Father Stan Swamy's private hospital stay till 18th June, 2021 after it was informed.....
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Bombay HC: Tenant Occupying Premises Before Enactment of Public Premises Act to be Ruled by State Act(26.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has observed that such persons who are in occupation prior to premises belonging to or taken on lease by government companies and co.....
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Telangana HC Upholds Preventive Detention of Man Accused of Stalking, Voyeurism(19.07.2021)
Telangana High Court has upheld the detention order passed against a 22 year old accused of stalking women, voyeurism and allegedly inducing them to d.....
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Rajasthan HC Allows Salman’s Petition Seeking Access to Documents(28.10.2015)
Rajasthan High Court has allowed petition of Salman Khan seeking documents pertaining to prosecution sanctioned against him under Arms Act in a case w.....
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What Prevents Road Repairs, Bombay High Court Asks Authorities Across Maharashtra(29.09.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed all municipal, district and panchayat-level authorities in Maharashtra to explain the reasons for their inability to re.....
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Delhi HC Directs National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to Pay Statutory Dues(18.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to ensure payment of statutory dues and salaries of data .....
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Pakistan Supreme Court Bars Admission to Private Medical Colleges(27.12.2017)
Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered a ban on admissions to private medical colleges across the country in a case regarding fee hike, reported local .....
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PM Narendra Modi Launches Vehicle Scrappage Policy in Gujarat Investor Summit(13.08.2021)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Vehicle Scrappage Policy while virtually addressing the Gujarat Investor Summit. The policy will help ph.....
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Justice Jayant Patel’s Transfer Decision Was Unanimous: Supreme Court(04.10.2017)
Supreme Court while dealing with the controversy over Justice Jayant Patel's transfer from Karnataka High Court to Allahabad High Court has said that .....
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Karnataka HC Directs Forest Department to Take Corrective Steps in Instance of Dead Monkeys(19.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Secretary of the Forest Department to take corrective steps after examining the lapses in the procedure followed.....
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Madras High Court: Victims of Building Violations Can Claim Compensation(19.02.2018)
Madras High Court has held that if any construction has been made in violation of the sanctioned plan and there is loss to the residents, it is open f.....
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SC Sets Aside Orissa High Court Verdict on Trustees of Aurobindo Ashram(06.01.2016)
Supreme Court has set aside verdict of Orissa High Court holding that judicial process to remove trustees of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust can continue o.....
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Consumer Forum has jurisdiction to adjudicate the legitimacy of statutory dues(16.09.2019)
In present case, the reference arises out of the order passed by a two-Judge Bench of present Court, wherein they expressed doubt as to the correctnes.....
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Delhi HC: Sterilization and Immunization of Stray Dogs is an Important Public Function(21.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that sterilization and immunization of stray dogs is an important public function, has directed State to ensure that .....
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Gauhati HC Serves Notice to State Govt. over Bicycle Scam(16.10.2015)
Gauhati HC while taking cognizance of a complaint of alleged scam in the procurement of women's bicycles by Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam,.....
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Leasing of vehicles purchased and leased prior to 1st July, 2017 would attract GST at a rate equal to 65% of the applicable GST rate (including Compensation Cess)(12.10.2017)
In order to provide relief to old/existing leases of motor vehicles, GST Council in its 22nd Meeting held on the 6th October, 2017 in the national cap.....
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Foreign investment in real estate, infrastructure, alternative funds allowed(21.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India allowed foreign investment in the units of Investment Vehicles registered and regulated by Securities and Exchange Board of .....
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SC: Claimant's Cross Objection Maintainable in Insurer's Appeal Against Award(31.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that claimant in a motor accident compensation case can file cross-objections in an appeal filed by the insurer against the awa.....
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Parliament Passes Negotiable Instruments Bill, 2015(07.12.2015)
Parliament passes the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which deals with cheque bounce cases. The Bill sought to amend the Negotiable Ins.....
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Integrated Goods and Services Tax Amendment Rules, 2017(15.11.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (14) of section 12 read with section 22 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act , 2017 (13 of .....
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Mad. HC: State Can Impose Cap on Minority Student Intake in Minority Educational Institution(03.10.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that reservation for SC/ST or OBC would not apply to Minority Institutions, has held that State Government would be .....
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Karnataka HC Allows Revisal of GST TRAN-1 for Non-Technical Errors(03.04.2019)
Karnataka High Court has directed petitioner to approach jurisdictional nodal officer to revise GST TRAN-1 for non-technical errors and also directed .....
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SC: Constitute Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal for Pennaiyar River Dispute Within 3 Months(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to complete the process of constituting the Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve the Pennaiyar river.....
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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Rejects Karur Vysya Bank’s Plea Against ArcelorMittal Plan for Essar Steel(08.03.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal has rejected Karur Vysya Bank’s plea to quash Rs 42,000-crore resolution plan of ArcelorMittal for distressed Essar Stee.....
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Del HC: Denial of Caste Certificate on Basis of Single Mother’s Certificate is Policy Discrimination(24.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the denial of caste certificate to the children of single mothers, belonging to other backward class (OBC) on the basis.....
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Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-budget consultation with Finance Ministers of States/Union Territories (with Legislature) for Budget 2021-22(18.01.2021)
The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman held the pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and .....
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J&K HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Establishment of State Anti-Doping Agency(10.02.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has dismissed a plea seeking establishment of a State Anti-Doping Agency on the guidelines of National Anti-Doping Agency. .....
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Post held as a member of Waqf Board not co-terminus to post as member of Bar Council of State(22.12.2016)
By present writ petition, Petitioner, a member of Waqf Board seeks direction to quash and set aside impugned Notification issued by Respondent No.1 on.....
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SC Directs to Provide Information About Financial Stability of Families of Children Restored to Paren(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State Governments/Union Territories to provide information in 2 weeks about the financial stability of the families of .....
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#GST: Govt Extends Time limit for Furnishing Returns(09.08.2017)
Government has extended date of filing returns under CGST Act, 2017. For July & August, FORM GSTR-1 can be filed between 01-05 Sep, 2017 and 16-20 Sep.....
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Kerala HC: Active Politicians Can't be Temple Trustees(22.02.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that a person actively involved in politics, whether or not holding an official post, is not eligible to be appointed as a .....
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Govt. Increases Retirement Age of Presiding Officers of SAT to 70 years(30.05.2017)
Ministry of Finance has issued a Notification increasing the retirement age of Presiding Officers of Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) to 70 years.
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Rajasthan High Court Says 'No' to Placement Agencies For Government Services(12.04.2017)
Rajasthan High Court has banned hiring in Government services through placement agencies, while also restraining State Government from employing a per.....
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Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Magistrate Accused of Corruption(08.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) from Maval Court, in Maharashtra, accused under the Preven.....
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Supreme Court: DNA Test Cannot be Ordered Without Any Valid Need for Same(06.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that DNA Test cannot be ordered without there being appropriate satisfaction for requirement of such test. The Court held t.....
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Manipur HC to State: Provide Limited Internet Service at Designated Places(20.06.2023)
Manipur High Court while hearing a PIL seeking restoration of internet services in the State, has directed State authorities to provide limited intern.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Juvenile Justice (Amendment) Bill, 2021(29.07.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, to "strengthen the child protection setup under th.....
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Delhi HC: Presence of Magistrate During Search Not Mandatory If Accused Waives His Right(09.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that once a suspect under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is informed about his right to be searche.....
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SC: Unregistered Individuals Cannot Designate Themselves as Architects(18.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Section 37 of the Architects Act, 1997 does not prohibit individuals not registered under the Act from undertaking the pra.....
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Delhi HC: Reinstatement Not Matter of Right Where Acquittal is Not Honourable(14.02.2022)
Delhi High has observed that reinstatement in public service cannot flow as a matter of right where the acquittal of such person is not an honourable .....
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Madras High Court Pulls Up Authority on Illegal Constructions in Kodaikanal(20.08.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that Kodaikanal has already become a concrete jungle and has passed directions for conserving the ecology of the well k.....
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NCLAT Upholds NCLT’s Order Allowing Insolvency Proceedings Against ‘Go First’ Airline(23.05.2023)
NCLAT while rejecting the plea filed by lessors of aircrafts of Go First Airlines to take possession of the aircrafts, has upheld the order of NCLT De.....
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Bharti Gets Bail on Furnishing a Personal Bond of Rs 1 Lakh(08.10.2015)
A Delhi trial court in domestic violence case against AAP MLA Somnath Bharti, has ordered Bharti to report once a week to office of DCP (southwest) ti.....
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Supreme Court: Rulers of Princely States were ''Maharajas Without Praja''(01.08.2019)
Supreme Court observed that rulers of princely states were ''Maharajas'' (kings) without ''praja'' (subjects). It was also noted that sovereignty and .....
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SC: HC Can’t Quash Magistrate's Order U/S 14 SARFAESI Act, While Exercising Power U/S 482 CrPC(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC to quash an order passed under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act is not sustainable,.....
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Gujarat High Court Refuses to Intervene in Matter of Missing Names from Voters List(30.11.2015)
Gujarat HC while refusing to intervene, has said that voters whose names were deleted from voters list can approach competent courts and authorities.
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Delhi Govt. to State and Centre Entities Operating in Delhi: File VAT Returns(14.01.2016)
Delhi Government has issued a notification asking all entities of the State and Centre having offices in Delhi to furnish an online quarterly return o.....
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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Order Restraining Makers of Documentary ‘Wild Karnataka’(13.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended the interim order passed by it on 29th June 2021 by which it had restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karn.....
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RBI seeks Comments/Feedback on Report of the Working Group on the Implementation of Indian Accounting (20.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India has released the Report of the Working Group on the Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards by Banks in India. The Report .....
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Kerala High Court Permits Interstate Travel from Kerala to Karnataka for Emergency Situations(18.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has permitted interstate travel from Kerala to Karnataka for emergency situations like death in the family or medical treatment, irr.....
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Bombay High Court: Make Top Cops' Mobile Nos Public(15.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the Mumbai Traffic police department to publicise the personal mobile numbers of the Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic.....
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Update: High Court rosters see change(10.05.2016)
High Courts across the country have seen a shuffling of Chief Justices and judges. Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, Justice Navin Sinha, has .....
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Allahabad High Court: Section 164(2) of Companies Act is Constitutionally Valid(21.01.2020)
Allahabad High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, which stipulates that a Director whose compa.....
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SC: Judge Can’t be a Mute Spectator in a Trial(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if courts are to impart justice in a free, fair and effective manner, then the judge cannot afford to remain a mute sp.....
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Cancel Driver’s License of Those Using Mobile Phones While Driving: Rajasthan HC(01.05.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the Addl. Police Commissioner-Traffic, Jodhpur to cancel driver’s license of those found using their mobile phones w.....
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Mad. HC to State: Prevent use of Stickers such as ‘Police’ or ‘GOI’ on Private Vehicles(29.09.2023)
Madras High Court has directed State to ensure that stickers and artifacts containing “Emblem”, “Govt of India”, “Government of TN”, “High Court” and .....
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Govt Notifies 0.1% GST on Intra-State Supply of Goods between Registered Persons for Exports(25.10.2017)
Central Government has notified Integrated tax of 0.1% and Central Tax rate of 0.05% on intra-State supply of taxable goods by a registered supplier t.....
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SC Directs Special Judge to Submit Report on Non-Framing of Charges Against Hameer Ui Uddin(01.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Special Judge, Designated Court, Ajmer, Rajasthan to submit a report to the Top Court explaining as to why charges have.....
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Karnataka HC Allows Govt. Employee Who Quit Job to Contest Zilla Panchayat Elections(08.02.2016)
Karnataka HC, while providing temporary reprieve to a 33-year-old employee of a government high school who “quit” his job to contest the elections to .....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Explanation from DDA Over Change in Land Use for Central Vista(13.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to explain if it has the power to change the land use as required in the case of Cent.....
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Kerala HC: Duty of Courts to Protect Properties of Religious and Charitable Institutions(18.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that it is the duty of courts to protect and safeguard the properties of religious and charitable institutions from wrongfu.....
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Energy Performance Standards for star labeled Washing Machine (with or without heating devices utilizing cold or hot water supply) for household and similar use, with effect from 1st January, 2024(26.10.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), the Central Government, in consulta.....
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Due Date for Furnishing GSTR-5 by Non-Resident Taxable Person Extended to 11th December(16.11.2017)
Central Government has extended time limit for furnishing the return by a non-resident taxable person in FORM GSTR-5 under the Goods and Services Tax .....
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Delhi High Court, District Courts To Continue With Restricted Physical Hearings Till October 30(01.10.2021)
Delhi High Court and District Courts will continue to function with restricted physical hearings till 30th October, 2021. Further, the cases institute.....
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Award for outstanding writings in the field of Banking Hindi(16.10.2017)
With a view to encourage original writings and research in Banking Hindi, Reserve Bank of India has launched an 'Award scheme for outstanding writings.....
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Reserve Bank of India (Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks) Directions, 2021(25.08.2021)
1. The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued several guidelines/instructions/directives to the banks on Prudential Norms for Classifica.....
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SC: Court Can’t Issue Writ to Legislature to Enact a Particular Law(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside the direction of Madras High Court that directed the Central government to codify tort law has held that no Constitu.....
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TVS Gets Patent for Air-Injection System to Improve Fuel Economy(10.05.2016)
TVS Motor has secured a patent for an invention relating to an air-injection system operative during deceleration of an automobile engine.
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Validity of NIA Amendment Act, 2019(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on a Writ Petition which challenged the Constitutional Validity of the National Investigation Agency (.....
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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,.....
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SC: Unregistered Lease Deed Can be Admitted in Evidence to Show ‘Nature and Character of Possession’(28.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that as per Section 49 of the Registration Act, 1908, unregistered lease deed can be admitted in evidence to show the nature an.....
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Govt Notifies Due Dates for Furnishing FORM GSTR-3B till March 2018(16.11.2017)
Central Government has notified the due dates for furnishing the returns in FORM GSTR-3B till March 2017. As per the Notification, returns for January.....
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Allahabad HC Sets Aside NSA Detention Order Against Former UP Minister Kamlesh Pathak(21.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has set aside the detention order passed against former Minister of State and MLC Kamlesh Pathak under the National Security Act,.....
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SC: Power to Grant Minority Status is With Centre(18.01.2016)
SC has said , “The power to grant minority status to an institute entirely vests with Central Government, which may decide it based on relevant materi.....
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Karnataka HC Disposes Off Recovery Proceedings Against Transport Corporation Employees(15.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has disposed off a petition seeking to recover the revenue loss from Unions and Employees of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport.....
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All. HC: Order Passed Cannot go beyond the Show Cause Notice(28.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that in the event a particular case is made out in the show cause notice and the order passed subsequently is beyond the.....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Kerala Court Temporarily Stays Release of Prithviraj-Starrer Kaduva(10.12.2021)
Kerala Court has issued an ad interim injunction in a plea challenging the release of Prithviraj-starrer Kaduvakunnel Kuruvachan restraining the respo.....
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Supreme Court: Minority Edu. Institutions May Ignore 'Seniority' for Appointing Principals(31.07.2017)
Supreme Court has held that minority educational institutions have absolute right to appoint qualified persons as Principal from the community ignorin.....
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Terror Funding Case: Del. HC Issues Notice on NIA’S Plea Seeking Death Penalty for Yasin Malik(30.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on plea moved by National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Mal.....
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Gujarat HC Says, AC Room is Not Cold Storage(29.10.2015)
Gujarat HC while putting end to 24 years litigation has declared that air conditioner makes room cool and would not turn it into a cold storage. The i.....
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Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies(07.08.2019)
This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures in the areas of Financial Markets; Payment and Settlement Systems; Bankin.....
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SC: Executing Court to Determine Whether Transfer of Suit Property Was Made Post Dismissal of Suit(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that executing court will have to determine whether transfer of immovable property which was made post dismissal of suit, was m.....
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Gujarat High Court Orders Status Quo on Land Acquisition Near Statue of Unity(26.07.2019)
Gujarat High Court has ordered ''status quo'' with respect to the acquisition of land for various tourism projects and asked the State Government not .....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Return Land to Jamanlal Bajaj Seva Trust(12.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to return 354 acres 10 guntas of land to the Jamanlal Bajaj Seva Trust by quashing a 2017 order.....
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Govt Exempts Import of Motion Pictures, Music, Gaming Software from Customs Duty(24.07.2017)
Central Government has notified exemption for import of motion pictures, music, gaming software for use on gaming consoles printed or recorded on medi.....
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Cabinet Notifies Continuation of CSS for Development of Infrastructure Facilities(15.07.2021)
Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary for ano.....
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SEBI Relaxes Delisting Norms for Small Companies(14.01.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed norms for small companies with thinly traded shares to delist from the stock exchanges. Now,.....
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Delhi HC: Act of SDM to Issue Notice to Couple to Register Marriage is Contempt of Court(13.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the act of a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) to issue notices at the residence of a couple seeking registration of .....
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Giving a constitutional enactment the widest possible meaning(01.11.1954)
It seems prerequisite that any case seeking to send aftershocks into the legal system should have the word Mafatlal in it. Certainly, Mr. Mafatlal her.....
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Hyderabad High Court Clears Teacher Test Papers in Andhra Pradesh(01.12.2017)
Hyderabad High Court has directed AP Public Service Commission and Higher Education Department to evaluate OMR answer sheets of the petitioners who ap.....
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Kar. HC to State: Revisit School Timings and Working Hours to Reduce of Traffic Congestion(13.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court has directed State to take appropriate steps regarding the issue of revisiting school timings, along with revisiting the working .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Traffic Congestion, Bengaluru
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Gujarat HC Issues Notice to Centre on Pak Woman's Plea on LTV(06.01.2016)
Gujarat HC has issued notice to Ministry of External Affairs, State Government and Panchmahal district SP in response to a petition by a Pakistani wom.....
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Delhi High Court: Cannot Let Flats at East Kidwai Nagar Turn Into 'Khandar' by Averting their Use(20.09.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that the flats already constructed at East Kidwai Nagar as part of its redevelopment cannot be allowed to turn into a 'k.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, East Kidwai Nagar
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SC Lays Down Requirements for a Successful Plea of Non Est Factum(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court while laying down requirements for successful plea of ‘Non Est Factum’, observed that such a plea can be taken by an executor/signatory .....
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Calcutta High Court Orders Venkatesh Films to Vacate Prime KoPT Land(16.10.2015)
Calcutta High Court has ordered Venkatesh Films to vacate a piece of prime land and hand over its possession to Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) by November .....
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SC: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science is a State(17.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) is a ‘State’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitu.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notices on Centre, State and Oil Marketing Firms over LPG Scam(21.09.2015)
Madhya Pradesh HC has issued notices to Central and State Govt. along with three major oil marketing companies, including Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, .....
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Delhi HC Asks Centre Over Delay in Restricting Use of Oxygen in Industries(22.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government as to why there is a delay in restricting use of oxygen in industries, in view of acute shortage of .....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Free of Cost Vaccination(10.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Union of India through Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and the Government of National Capital Territor.....
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SEBI Board Meeting(24.08.2015)
At a Securities and Exchange Board of India meeting, the Board approved several proposals, including: removal of current restriction on the maximum nu.....
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Kerala HC: Public Protests Cannot Hold Rule Of Law For Ransom And Negate Statutory Mandate(10.07.2017)
Kerala High Court has said that however justified an instance of protest is, it cannot hold the rule of law for ransom and negate the statutory mandat.....
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SC Discharges Murder Accused on Grounds of ‘Natural Death as Per Post-Mortem Report’(19.01.2024)
Supreme Court while discharging accused for a murder on the basis of Post-Mortem Report has held that the expert testimony of the doctor who performed.....
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Bombay HC: Woman Can Invoke Domestic Violence Act against Female In-Laws(25.07.2016)
Bombay HC has ruled that a woman can invoke criminal provisions of Domestic Violence Act against female relatives of her husband.
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Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report of Investigation from CBI(16.12.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought a fresh status report of the investigation from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the lines of their o.....
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Ker HC: Challenge to Protocol Mandating Sexual Offence Survivor to be Examined Only by Gynae. Dism.(19.03.2024)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition that challenged Clause 6 of the Kerala Medico-legal Protocol for Examination of Survivor of Sexual Offenc.....
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Kerala High Court: Cannot Implicate a Man As Terrorist Merely Because He Has Seen Certain Videos(14.05.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that a person cannot be implicated as a terrorist merely because he has seen certain videos and speeches.
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DGFT Notifies Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) 2022 as per Finance Act, 2021(11.02.2022)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the Indian Trade Classification (Harmonised System) 2022 (ITC (HS) 2022) to sync with the Fina.....
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Himachal High Court Restrains CBI From Arresting CM Virbhadra Singh(01.10.2015)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has restrained CBI from arresting Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh in connection with disproport.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Response of CBI, ED in Christian Michel's Fresh Bail Pleas(20.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the CBI and Enforcement Directorate in the fresh bail pleas filed by Christian Michel, accused in connection w.....
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District and Sessions Court, Pathankot Convicts Six and Acquits One in Kathua Rape Case(10.06.2019)
District and Sessions Court Pathankot held six of the eight accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua including the .....
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Mad. HC to SBC: Take Actions Against Lawyers Issuing Fake Marriage Certificate(08.05.2023)
Madras High Court has asked State Bar Council (SBC) to initiate disciplinary action against the lawyers who are conducting marriages ceremonies all ov.....
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Concealing name itself protection for whistle-blower(06.08.2015)
In a case involving non-response to an application for information by a whistle-blower, the Central Information Commission passed orders for ceasing o.....
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Madras HC: Postmaster Cannot Refuse to Receive Registered Post(03.02.2016)
Madras HC has criticised Postmaster at Bodinayakanur in Theni district for having refused to receive an application addressed to him by a cable televi.....
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Allahabad High Court Prohibits Raising of Banners and Posters in Court Premises(12.02.2020)
Allahabad High Court has prohibited the raising of banners and posters in the Court premises, during elections to the High Court Bar Association, keep.....
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Supreme Court Asks UP Govt to Show Position of Posts in All District Hospitals(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that vacancy positions of 62% and 70% of male and female doctors/ attendants particularly in District Hospital, Sambhal was.....
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Top Court Refuses to Reopen Verdicts which Created Collegium System(07.11.2019)
Top Court has refused to reopen its two earlier rulings which created and institutionalised the collegium system of appointing judges to superior cour.....
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SC: If Exact Assessment of Age Can’t be Done, One Year Margin on Lower Side can be Granted(23.11.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Rule 12(3)(b) Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 provides that in the case exact assessment of the age cannot be done, Court.....
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SC to Gujarat Govt.: Make Functional Cooperative Tribunal(05.01.2016)
SC has directed Gujarat Govt. to make functional Gujarat State Cooperative Tribunal by filling up the vacant posts including that of judicial members......
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Procedure for applying for Amnesty scheme for one-time settlement of default in export obligation by Advance and EPCG authorization holders(17.04.2023)
Reference Public Notice No. 02/2023 dated 01.04.2023, the procedure for filing applications for Amnesty scheme for one-time settlement of default in e.....
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Post-Divorce, No Relief Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC(23.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has ruled that a woman cannot seek relief under the Domestic Violence Act against her divorced husband, as after divorce there is no.....
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Cal. HC: Mental Cruelty Can’t Have Uniform Standard in Matrimonial Cases(08.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that Mental cruelty is a state of mind and such feeling and intensity are felt differently by each person, has obs.....
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Consumer Forum, Kolkata Directs VLCC to Compensate Client who Sustained Burn Injuries(20.01.2020)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata has directed beauty clinic Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves to compensate a client who sustain.....
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Mad. HC: State Employees Governed by TN Government Fundamental Rules and not Maternity Benefits Act(01.09.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that State Employees are governed by the Tamil Nadu Government Fundamental Rules and not the Maternity Benefits Act .....
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Supreme Court: NCMEI Can Grant Minority Tag to Education Institutions(19.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) has power to decide minority status of an already existing ed.....
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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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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Adequate Ration and Financial Assistance for Sex Workers(02.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting the plight of sex workers in West Bengal who have been left i.....
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Lapsed insurance policies remain tradeable and assignable(29.12.2015)
The Supreme Court permitted transfer and assignment of lapsed insurance policies that came into effect prior to 2015. LIC Circulars that prohibited re.....
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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Rustication of Visva-Bharati Students(16.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has set aside the rustication of three Visva-Bharati students who were punished for taking part in a demonstration in January 2020.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Compensatory Chance for Registration in JEE Mains Exam(27.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a compensatory extra chance for appearing and registering in the JEE Mains Examination being conducted i.....
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CESTAT:Free – Distribution of Toothbrushes in Combo Pack Does Not Attract Excise Duty(17.05.2019)
Customs, Excise, Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has observed that no excise duty can be levied on the free-distribution of toothbrushes in th.....
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Delhi HC Enquires on Conducting of Breath Analyzer Test for Safety of Pilots(07.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Director General Medical Services (Air) to submit a report as to whether the breath analyzer test can be conducted in a.....
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Karnataka High Court: St John's Post Graduation Admission Policy Violates Regulation(14.04.2017)
Karnataka High Court has said that admission procedure adopted by St John's National Academy of Health Sciences (St John's Medical College) is contrar.....
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CESTAT, New Delhi Quashes Countervailing Duty of 2.47% on Continuous Cast Copper Wire(10.03.2021)
Customs, Excises, Service Taxes Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi has quashed the countervailing duty (CVD) of 2.47% on Continuous Cast Copper Wi.....
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Bombay HC : No Quotas for Judicial Posts in State(16.11.2015)
Bombay HC while rejecting a plea that sought implementation of three per cent reservation for persons with disabilities to the posts of civil judges a.....
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SC to BCI: Give Details of Action Taken Against Bar Associations for Court Boycotts(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India to furnish details within two weeks of the instances where any Bar Association has called for a st.....
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GNIDA Fines 40 Builders for Violating NGT Orders(18.02.2016)
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has said it has fined 40 builders, Rs 50,000 each, with projects under construction in Greater .....
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Madras HC Stays Order Related to Levy of GST on Flat, Villa Maintenance Charges(10.09.2021)
Madras High Court has stayed a Single Judge Order on levy of Goods and Service Tax on flat, villa maintenance charges. Flat or villa owners paying mor.....
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Bombay HC: Harness Whatsapp to receive child rights complaints(02.05.2016)
Hearing a PIL for women lawyers being given priority appointments as Special Public Prosecutors under the Protection of Child Rights Act, the Bombay H.....
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Bom. HC: Appeal u/s 14A of SC/ST Act not Allowed When Case is Under Both SC/ST Act and POCSO(21.12.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that in a case involving offenses under both, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 198.....
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Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice to Centre on Citzenship Act(06.01.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has asked the Centre to provide details of efforts being made to grant citizenship to minorities in neighboring countries under t.....
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Ker. HC: ‘No Mens Rea’, Bail Granted to Teacher for Cutting Hair of Tribal Student During Assembly(23.01.2024)
Kerala High Court while granting anticipatory bail to a teacher for cutting hair of a student belonging to the Scheduled Tribe community has held that.....
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Delhi HC Asks Replies from Regulators over Warrant Issue(08.04.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on what decision they have taken with regard .....
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Allahabad HC: Police Can't Question Prosecutrix/Victim Regarding Variations in Statements(25.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that putting questions to the prosecutrix/victim with regards to the change in the version by her in the statements .....
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Bombay HC: No DNA Test on Rape Survivor's Adopted Child(17.11.2023)
Bombay High Court while ruling out a DNA test on a minor rape survivor's child given in adoption has observed that, since the child is given in adopti.....
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Del. HC: SFIO Not Barred from Investigating Offence Under IPC(26.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that a conjoint reading of Sections 4(1) & 154 of CrPC and Sections 212 & 219 of Companies Act, 2013, it cannot be said that.....
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Contract must explicitly bar pendente lite interest to prevent arbitral award(16.03.2016)
An Arbitrator cannot award interest pendente lite if the same is barred expressly by contract. The Supreme Court distinguished an explicit contractual.....
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Kerala High Court: Vehicle Cannot be Detained for Non-Filing of GST Returns(06.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that for non filing of Goods and Services Tax returns under Forms GSTR-3B and GSTR-1 cannot be a reason for detaining vehic.....
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SC: Default Bail Can’t be Claimed on Ground of Pending Investigation Against Other Accused(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that statutory right of default bail cannot be claimed by accused under Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on t.....
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Supreme Court Stays Amendment of Delhi Master Plan 2021(07.03.2018)
Supreme Court has restrained the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from amending the Delhi Master Plan 2021 to give relie.....
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SC: Court U/A 142 Can’t Ignore Any Substantive Statutory Provision Dealing with a Subject(05.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that court in exercise of powers under Article 142 cannot ignore any substantive statutory provision dealing with the subject, .....
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SC Directs CBI to Wrap Up Inquiry in Coal Scam Cases(15.12.2015)
Supreme Court has irked over delay in concluding inquiry in coal scam cases and asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to wrap it up at earliest .....
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Govt Extends Due Date for Filing GSTR-2 and GSTR-3(31.10.2017)
Central Government has extended due date for filing GSTR-2 and GSTR-3 for the month July to November 30th and 11th December respectively.
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SC Quashes Bombay HC Judgment on Reserving Post of Mayor for Dhule Municipal Corporation(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) which had quashed a notification issued by the Maharashtr.....
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Bombay HC to State: Finalize Witness Law(09.02.2016)
Bombay HC has pulled up State Government for delay in bringing legislation for protecting witnesses in criminal cases as well as whistle-blowers.
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Supreme Court Refuses PIL Seeking Court Monitored Probe into College Molestation Case(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe monitored by the Court into the alleged molestation of s.....
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CBI Court Sentences Lalu Prasad Yadav to 5 Years Imprisonment in Doranda Treasury Case(22.02.2022)
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)Court, Ranchi has sentenced former Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years' imprisonment and als.....
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Case Against Church Priest in Mysuru(22.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the criminal case registered against a Church priest in Mysuru, for allegedly violating Covid-19 norms while.....
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SC Upholds Validity of IBC Provisions Relating to Personal Guarantors(09.11.2023)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of IBC provisions (Section 95 to Section 100) relating to Personal Guarantors Insolvency Resoluti.....
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Himachal HC Issues Notice to Authorities over Private School Fee Hike(26.07.2016)
Himachal Pradesh HC has stayed fee hike by a private school in Shimla and has issued notices to Secretaries of State Education Department and Union Hu.....
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Patna HC Seeks Details on Health Infrastructure in Bihar from Chief Medical Officers(17.12.2021)
Patna High Court has asked the Chief Medical Officers presently posted in all the 38 districts of Bihar to furnish details regarding health infrastruc.....
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Practice of ‘Rubber Stamp Cognizance’ Deprecated by Madras High Court(21.03.2024)
Madras HC has criticized District Judiciary for practicing rubber stamp cognizance and stated that if cognizance is taken through a rubber stamp cogni.....
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Allahabad High Court Directs Second Autopsy of Body of Kasganj Custodial Death Victim Altaf(11.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed a second autopsy of the body of the Kasganj Custodial death Victim, Altaf by a team of doctors from the All India In.....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Del. HC to Authorities: Conduct Structural Audit of Buildings to Check Stability During Earthquakes(06.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed the city authorities to conduct a structural audit of buildings of all hospitals, schools and colleges in the national c.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Says, 'PSUs Can’t Take Part in Illegal Strikes'(31.08.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state to prohibit indiscriminate strikes in the state in certain departments like that of education, public he.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia(11.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Drugs Case on the stip.....
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Finance Ministry Defers Enforcement of Amendments to Indian Stamp Act Till 1st July(31.03.2020)
Finance Ministry has deferred the date for enforcement of the amendments to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as proposed under Part I, Chapter IV of the Fi.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Interest on Delay in Payment of Advancements Charged Only on Returned Income(27.01.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the interest on delay in payment of advancements shall be charged only on the returned inco.....
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AAR Kerala: Resale of Food Items and Sale of Bakery Products not Restaurant Services(13.11.2019)
Authority of Advance Rulings, Kerala has while prescribing the rates applicable on different items on bakery products ruled that resale of food and ba.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to Former HC Judge in Plea to Probe Bribe Scandal for Governor's Post(05.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to a former judge of the court in a petition seeking directions to the police to initiate action against her fo.....
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GST: Govt Notifies Extension of Due Date for filing FORM GST TRAN – 1(30.10.2017)
Central Government has notified that due date for filing FORM GST TRAN – 1 (with revision facility) extended to 30th November 2017 under Central Goods.....
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CBIC Extends Transitional Provisions of Sea Cargo Manifest & Transhipment Regulations(02.09.2021)
Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the extension of transitional provisions of Sea Cargo Manifest & Transhipment Regulati.....
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme being extended to 61 more districts(01.02.2016)
The Ministry of Women & Child Development has extended its Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiatives to an 61 additional districts, from the 100 it had enco.....
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SC: First Appellate Court Should Comply with Requirements of Order XLI Rule 31 CPC(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a judgment of a First Appellate Court has to set out points for determination, record the decision thereon and give it.....
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Google Wins Landmark "Right-To-Be-Forgotten" Case in Top European Union Court(24.09.2019)
In a land mark case, European Court of Justice has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally which means that firm n.....
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SC: Can’t Presume Validity of Will Merely Because it is Registered(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere registration of the Will would not be sufficient to prove its validity, as its lawful execution necessarily had to be.....
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Madras HC to TN Govt.: Consider Representation of VAOs(15.12.2015)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil nadu Government to consider plea of a Village Adminstrative Officer (VAOs) to fix 'inter-seniority' for them, al.....
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CBEC: Cut Pieces of Fabrics Attracts 5% GST(01.11.2017)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has said that 5% GST is applicable on Cut pieces of Fabrics under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime .
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Delhi HC Grants Time to Christian Michel for Filing Additional Documents in Bail Pleas(03.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted time to Christian Michel, the accused in Agusta Westland case, for filing additional documents in the fresh bail pleas fi.....
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Delhi HC Rejects Azad’s Plea for SIT Probe(09.02.2016)
Delhi High Court has rejected plea of Ex-Indian cricketers Kirti Azad and Bishan Singh Bedi seeking court monitored SIT probe into alleged financial i.....
Tags : Delhi High Court , Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi , Delhi and District Cricket Association
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Cal HC: Reference to Master Facility Agreement Not Sufficient to Incorporate Arbitration Clause(16.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that arbitration clause can’t be incorporated by reference without clear intention of parties, has held that a gen.....
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National Green Tribunal: Green Laws Must for Railway Stations(16.12.2019)
National Green Tribunal has observed that railway stations across the country are required to obtain necessary environmental permissions as several po.....
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SC to State Bar Councils: Complete Lawyers’ Verification by June 30(18.05.2016)
Supreme Court has asked all state bar councils to make an effort to conclude verification of all advocates registered with them by June 30.
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Delhi HC Asks South Delhi Municipal Corporation to Consider Pleas Seeking Installation of Barricades(23.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and East Delhi Municipal Corporation to consider plea seeking installation of barrica.....
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Cal. HC: Denying Permission for Other Festivals While Granting One for Durga Puja is Unreasonable(11.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that if Durga Puja is allowed on the ground, which is also a festivity of Hindus, there is no reason why festivities of o.....
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Banks must offer Wealth Management Services through subsidiary(21.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India clarified that banks cannot provide Investment Advisory Services (better known as ‘Wealth Management Services’) to its custo.....
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SC Questions Rajasthan Govt. over Dip in Ads to Newspaper(06.09.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Rajasthan Government to examine why public advertisements granted to leading daily Rajasthan Patrika were cut down for 2016 an.....
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SC Asks Patna HC to Decide on Issue of Transportation of Sand and Stone by Trucks Expeditiously(06.01.2022)
Supreme Court has requested Patna High Court to decide the petitions filed by Bihar Truck Owners Association challenging State of Bihar's notification.....
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All. HC: Jurisdiction of GST & Central Excise Supt. Limits to Matters Not Exceeding Rs. 10 Lakh(26.02.2024)
Allahabad High Court while quashing order passed by GST and Central Excise Superintendent, has observed that the jurisdiction of GST and Central Excis.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, GST and Central Excise Superintendent, Jurisdiction
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Release of Request for Qualification (RFQ) for Technology Transfer of Lithium-ion Cell by ISRO to Indian Industries(12.06.2018)
One of the major Centres of ISRO, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), is offering to transfer the in-house developed Li-ion cell technology to compet.....
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CCI Approves Strides Shasun’s Acquisition Plan(19.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Strides Shasun’s acquisition of seven brands from consumer healthcare firm Johnson and Johnson.
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Karnataka HC Directs Registrar General to Expedite Process of Framing Rules for Live Streaming(17.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed its Registrar-General to expedite the process of framing rules for live streaming of the court’s proceedings after n.....
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Supreme Court: No Benefit of Deduction to an Industry If It Ceases to be a Small Scale Industry(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has held that an assessee is not entitled to benefit of exemption if it loses its eligibility as a small scale industrial undertaking in.....
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P&H HC: Peaceful Protest is Not a Penal Offence Under Section 188 IPC(08.12.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while quashing FIR against political leaders for violating order under Section 144 CrPC, has observed that merely bringi.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Peaceful Protest, Section 188
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Madras HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Financial Assistance to Lawyers from Bar Council(01.04.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the State of Tamil Nadu and the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in a Petition seeking minimum financia.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Financial Assistance to Lawyers and Clerks
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor
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Tripura HC: State May Make Aggressive Efforts for Administration of Second Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine(18.08.2021)
Tripura High Court has suggested the State Government may make more aggressive efforts to administer the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to all eligib.....
Tags : Tripura High Court, Administration of Second Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine
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No GST on Food Served by Hospitals to In-Patients(15.02.2018)
In a set of FAQs, the Revenue Department also clarified that no Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be levied on services provided by senior doctors/co.....
Tags : GST
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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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CESTAT: Refund of Unutilised Credit Can't Denied if Amount Voluntarily Debited/Credited in GSTR-3B(20.01.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has held that the refund of unutilized credit cannot be denied if the Assessee voluntarily d.....
Tags : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Refund of Unutilised Credit
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Bom HC: SC/ST Act Applicable Even if Victim not Recognized as SC/ST in Place of Offence(04.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that a person belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe is entitled to protection under SC/ST Act in any other part o.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Protection
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Rajasthan HC Asks Bar Council About Steps Taken for Welfare of Advocates Affected by Covid-19(14.05.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has asked the Bar Council of Rajasthan about the steps being taken for the welfare of advocates who are affected by COVID-19 in a.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Welfare of Advocates Affected by Covid-19
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Delhi HC Notices SP Tyagi’s Cousin Over CBI’s Plea Challenging His Bail in Chopper Scam Case(11.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi on CBI’s plea challenging bail granted to him in A.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Air Force, SP Tyagi, AgustaWestland
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on AAP Govt on Non-Compliance on Ensuring Seismic Stability of Buildings(16.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought responses of the Aam Aadmi Party government, Delhi Development Authority and the three municipal corporations on a plea se.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Seismic Stability of Buildings
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Odisha Paves Way For July 1 GST Rollout, Passes State GST Bill(22.05.2017)
Odisha State Legislative assembly has unanimously passed State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) Bill, 2017 and VAT Bill, 2017.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation One-Tax, GST Rates, Services
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Kerala HC Directs State to File Statement on Issue of Reducing Rates of RT-PCR Test(05.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a statement listing out on what legal basis the state government decided to issue an order reducing t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Reducing Rates of RT-PCR Test
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Bombay High Court Grants Temporary Relief to 63 SC/ST Income Tax Officials(08.08.2019)
Bombay High Court has temporarily stayed the demotion of 63 income tax officials belonging to the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities whos.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, SC/ST
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International Court of Justice Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya(24.01.2020)
International Court of Justice has ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect Rohingya from genocide in a lawsuit launched by the Gambia accus.....
Tags : International Court of Justice, Myanmar
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Govt. Increases Monetary Limit for Challenging Tax Cases(26.04.2016)
Finance Ministry has raised monetary limit for filing appeals in indirect tax cases to Rs 10 lakh in appellate tribunal, and Rs 15 lakh in High Courts.....
Tags : Finance Ministry , Tax Cases
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Supreme Court: Magistrate While Holding Inquiry Under Section 202 CrPC Required to Take Broad View(01.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that while holding inquiry under Section 202 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 the Magistrate is required to consider whe.....
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NGT Orders GCZMA to Identify Sand Dunes(15.12.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to immediately notify objective criteria to identify sand dun.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority
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Orissa High Court: Access to Justice is Right(02.11.2017)
Orissa High Court has ruled that access to justice cannot be denied to a person, who is unable to pay expenses of the witnesses, whom he or she wants .....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Justice, Witnesses
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Calcutta HC Appoints Former Chief Justice Manjula Chellur to Head Probe in Post Poll Violence Cases(03.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has notified that Justice Manjula Chellur, former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court would head the Special Investigation Te.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Post Poll Violence Cases
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CIC: PM's UID Details Can't be Disclosed(06.03.2018)
CIC has upheld the decision of the PMO that Aadhaar and voter ID details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot be disclosed as they have personal inf.....
Tags : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RTI
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AP HC Directs to Submit Report on Withdrawal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs(02.12.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Home) to submit a report on the withdrawal of prosecution of sitting and former MPs / .....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Withdrawal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs
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NGT Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Fine on NBCC(27.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed fine of Rs 10 lakh on National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for causing air pollution and envir.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , National Buildings Construction Corporation
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Delhi HC Orders Removal of Illegally Constructed Temple on Public Land(21.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to remove a temple, alleged to be illegally constructed on a public land in city's Defence Colony a.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Illegally Constructed Temple on Public Land
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Election Commissioners' Act(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court while deciding the batch of pleas has refused to stay the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India, Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023
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SC: Registered Construction Worker Can File Consumer Complaint Against Welfare Board(18.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a construction worker who is registered under the Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Registered Construction Worker
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Cal. HC: Situation of Rape Victim Being a Sterling Witness Can’t be Considered to be Universal(01.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court while allowing the appeal of a convict in a rape case, has observed that a victim of rape being an injured witness is exclusively .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Rape, Sterling Witness
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
Tags : GST
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Allahabad High Court: Rape Victim Cannot be Compelled to Undergo DNA Test(13.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that a victim of rape cannot be compelled to undergo DNA test to determine the paternity of her child. The Court was ad.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Rape Victim, DNA Test
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Patna High Court Directs Bihar Government to Ban Plastic(28.08.2018)
Patna High Court has directed the Bihar government to impose a ban on the usage of plastic bags.
Tags : Patna High Court, Plastic
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Kerala HC Reverses Single Bench Judgment on Establishment of Toddy Shop in Residential Locality(10.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has reversed a Single Bench judgment that held that establishing a toddy shop in a residential locality would be in derogation of th.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Establishment of Toddy Shop in Residential Locality
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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: Input Tax Can’t be Denied Because Invoice Bears Handwritten Serial Number(30.03.2020)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has held that the input tax credit cannot be denied merely on the ground that t.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Handwritten Serial Number
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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Government Order To Issue Caste Certificate In English(04.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Government's order allowing for the issuance of the cas.....
Tags : Issuance of Caste Certificate
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Supreme Court: 'Police Can’t Act As Executive Magistrates'(24.10.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed surprise that police officers have been assigned the task of Executive Magistrates under Criminal Procedure Code to ensure.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Executive Magistrates
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SC Upholds Order Directing Demolition of Twin 40 Storey Towers in Emerald Court Project(31.08.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by the Allahabad High Court directing the demolition of twin 40 storey towers in the Emerald Court project of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Demolition of Twin 40 Storey Towers in Emerald Court Project
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J&K High Court Seeks Fresh Compliance Report on Setting Up of Juvenile Justice Boards(04.02.2016)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought a fresh compliance report from Government with regard to setting up of Juvenile Justice Boards in the State.
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Juvenile Justice Boards
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SC: Complaint u/s 138 NI Act Cannot be Quashed When Disputed Question of Facts are Involved(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a cheque bounce complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be quashed when disputed qu.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Complaint under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
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Tamil Nadu Govt Notifies Amendment to State Subordinate Police Officers’ Conduct Rules(18.02.2022)
Tamil Nadu Government has notified an amendment to the State's Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules,1964 by the inclusion of Rule 24-C, prohibit.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Guidelines for Daughter’s Right to Perform Last Rites of Parents(08.11.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre for formulating guidelines for daughter’s right to perform last rites of.....
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NAA Rejects Complaint Due to Non Grant of GST Reduction to Product Concerned(17.07.2019)
National Anti-profiteering Authority ( NAA ) has rejected a complaint as it was found that the rate reduction was not granted to the product in questi.....
Tags : NAA, GST
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Delhi HC to District Courts: Allow Lawyers/Parties to Appear Virtually Without Prior Request(06.06.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed District Courts to allow any of the parties or their lawyers to appear through hybrid or video-conferencing mode during .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, District Courts, Permit, Virtual, Video-Conferencing
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Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Amendment Rules, 2015(27.09.2015)
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified Rules to amend the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012, pertaining to investig.....
Tags : Aircraft, investigation, database, accident, 2015
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Bombay High Court: Stamp Duty Cannot be Charged on Resale of Old Properties(22.08.2019)
Bombay High Court in a landmark judgment has put an end to the age-old practice of collecting stamp duty retrospectively on resale of old properties. .....
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Delhi HC: ‘Busybodies’ With Oblique Interest Can’t be Allowed to Waste Judiciary’s Time(24.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that while Court is cognizant of the liberal rules pertaining to public interest litigation, it must also ensure that busybo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Busybodies, Oblique Interest, PIL, Judicial Time
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against NGT Order Stopping Commercial Activities at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the appeal filed by the Secretary Department Of Archaeology And Museums. State of Rajasthan challenging National Gr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Stopping Commercial Activities at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur
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Delhi HC: Examination System Doesn't Permit Penalization of Students For Poor Handwriting(26.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that the examination system does not permit students to be penalised for having poor handwriting.
Tags : Delhi High Court, examination system
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Govt Extends Time limit for Filing of Return by Composition Dealer(16.11.2017)
Central Government has notified that the time limit for filing GST return in Form GSTR-4 by the Composition dealer is extended to 24th December 2017.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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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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Calcutta HC Declines to Interfere in Plea Moved Against Chairman of Bar Council of West Bengal(31.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere in a plea moved against the Chairman of the Bar Council of West Bengal over the recent letter addressed .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Plea Moved Against Chairman of Bar Council of West Bengal
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SEBI Issues Notice to National Stock Exchange over Chief Operating Officer Pick(12.02.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued show-cause notices to the National Stock Exchange over the appointment and promotion of Anand Subram.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea for Strict Implementation of NMC Fee Structure in Private Medical College(17.02.2022)
Madras High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation for strict implementation of medical fees determined by the Government against.....
Tags : Madras High Court, NMC Fee Structure in Private Medical College
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Issues New Listing Norms for Stock Exchanges(04.01.2016)
SEBI has announced detailed guidelines for stock exchange compliance to disclosure and listing regulations including for ensuring 'fit and proper' sta.....
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CCI Junks Complaint against Bestech(09.09.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed charges against Gurgaon-based realty firm Bestech India with regard to unfair terms and conditions.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India ,Bestech
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NCLAT: Stage for Considering Default in Order at Time When Matter Taken Up u/s 100 IBC(07.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that when an application is filed under Section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the A.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Stage for Considering Default in Order
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SC Sets Aside NGT Order Directing Payment of Compensation to Deceased in Virudhunagar Blast(24.01.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the National Green Tribunal's order directing the State of Tamil Nadu to pay 20 lakhs and Rs 15 lakhs compensation to the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Payment of Compensation to Deceased in Virudhunagar Blast
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Why The Next Union Budget Will Look Different(16.01.2018)
The budget for 2018-19 will mark the beginning of a new public accounting process in India.
The adoption of GST means that FM Arun Jaitley has very li.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court's Bail Order Castigating Police Investigation(15.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order passed by a Sessions Court in bail proceedings, wherein it had pulled up an Investigating Officer of the Delhi Po.....
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BHC: Arbitration Agreement not Exempt from Stamp Duty even if Contract is Executed Outside State(28.11.2019)
Bombay High Court (BHC) has ruled that even if a contract is executed outside the State of Maharashtra and the work is also carried outside the State .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging 18% GST on Mining Operations(08.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on two writ petitions challenging the October 6 circular through which the government of India has clarified that Good.....
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Viet Nam on Joint issue of postage stamp(13.06.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the joint issue of a postage stamp between Department of Posts.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Police Protection to Senior Citizen Against Alleged Harassment(21.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has granted police protection to a senior citizen against the alleged harassment perpetrated by her son and daughter-in-law in a p.....
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Union Budget 2018: RSS-Linked Labour Unions Seek Relief for Small Industries, Agri Sector(10.01.2018)
Mazdoor Sangh, which is affiliated to BJP's parent organisation RSS has sought a remodeling of the GST structure to address issues of the agriculture .....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Take Immediate Steps to Enhance Prison Management(11.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there was urgent need for prison reforms and enhanced prison management, citing sorry state of affairs in Tihar Jail i.....
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SC Refuses to Accept Argument That Speaker Has Authority to Take Action Against LDF MLAs(16.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to accept the Kerala government’s argument that the Speaker, and not the police, has the authority to take action against th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Action Against LDF MLAs
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Cabinet approves introduction of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017(20.09.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in P.....
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Madras HC Imposes Stay on Office Order Directing Suo Matters to be Listed Before Bench of 3 Members(05.08.2021)
Madras High Court has imposed a stay on an office order issued by the Registrar General of the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), w.....
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P&H HC: Don’t Adjourn Trial Due to Pending Quashing Plea Unless a Stay has been Granted(24.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued specific directions to the Trial Courts to continue with their proceedings in cases where a quashing petition.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Adjourn, Stay
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Consumer Courts Not Meant For Enriching Consumers: Delhi State Commission(05.12.2017)
Delhi State Consumer Commission had held that Consumer Courts are not meant for enriching the consumers.
Tags : Consumer Courts, Delhi State Commission
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Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Actor Sahil Khan in Abetment to Suicide Case(08.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to actor and fitness entrepreneur Sahil Khan in an abetment to suicide and defamation case.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Pre-Arrest Bail to Actor Sahil Khan
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RBI releases draft guidelines on Loan System for Delivery of Bank Credit(11.06.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India today released draft guidelines on loan system for delivery of bank credit which stipulate a minimum level of 'loan componen.....
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A custody order must not be made unless the alleged offence is punishable by imprisonment and the judge is satisfied that, such an order is appropriate(27.09.2017)
In facts of present case, The charges against Accused are that, he attempted to unlawfully kill his wife contrary to Section 283(1) of the Criminal Co.....
Tags : Trial, Mental fitness, Custody order
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Action Against Comic Anubhav Bassi for Humiliating Judicial System(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition against the stand-up comedian, Anubhav Singh Bassi, filed for allegedly humiliating advocates and the judicial .....
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SC Seeks Report on Attack on Kanhaiya Kumar in Patiala House District Court Complex(18.02.2016)
SC has sought reports from Delhi Police and Delhi High Court Registrar General on circumstances under which Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader.....
Tags : SC , Delhi Police , Delhi High Court Registrar General, Kanhaiya Kumar
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Delhi HC on Plea Challenging System of Awarding Gallantry Medals to Armed Forces as Arbitrary(09.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed by a retired defence personnel, alleging that the current system of awarding gallantry me.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, System of Awarding Gallantry Medals
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Honda Books Patent for Storage Device(23.05.2016)
Honda has booked a patent for an article storage structure to accommodate articles in a leg shield, in a scooter-type vehicle.
Tags : Honda , patent, Storage Device
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Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Status Quo on Shifting State Capital(24.01.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered status quo on shifting the state capital from Amravati. The Court has directed the Government not to relocate an.....
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Gujarat HC Issues Notice to State over Entry Tax on Goods Bought through E-Commerce Portals(29.04.2016)
Gujarat HC has issued a notice to State Government on a petition filed by online retail major Flipkart against entry tax in State on goods bought thro.....
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SC Refuses to Interfere with CBSE and ICSE Schemes for Evaluation of Class XII Students(23.06.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with schemes propounded by CBSE and ICSE for evaluation of Class XII students, noting that there are other set .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Schemes for Evaluation of Class XII Students
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Court accepts rape victim’s uncorroborated testimony(16.09.2015)
In case involving rape, where the treating doctor had not been examined by the prosecution, the Court held that the testimony of the victim was wholly.....
Tags : Rape, testimony, uncorroborated
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Bombay HC: Must have Convincing Reasons to Withhold Documents Obtained During Seizure under CGST Act(28.08.2019)
Bombay High Court has ruled that any authority under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/CGST Act who conducts search of documents or books o.....
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Madras HC: All Women Police Stations are reduced to Stations of Corruption(30.06.2023)
Madras High Court while directing DGP to fine tune the system and bring stations back to their original alacrity, has remarked that it is disappointin.....
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Rajasthan High Court: An Employee in the Last Year of Service Should Not be Transferred Ordinarily(03.06.2019)
Rajasthan High Court has held that an employee who is set to retire within a year should not be ordinarily transferred.
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Allahabad HC Imposes Cost on State for Delaying Payment of Post-Death Dues of Employee(24.01.2020)
Allahabad High Court has imposed costs on State authorities for delaying the payment of post-death dues of an employee, for over 24 years.
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NGT Puts Ban on Plastic from Gomukh to Haridwar(11.12.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) while imposing a penalty of Rs. 5,000 per day on erring hotels, dharamshalas and ashrams spewing waste into Ganga, has d.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, ban on use of plastic , Ganga
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Delhi High Court to Delhi Govt, Civic Bodies: Make Policy to Deal with Stray Cattle, Dogs, Monkeys(26.09.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government and the municipal corporations of the national capital to make a policy for controlling the populatio.....
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SC: Burden of Proof on the Customs Department to Establish Undervaluation(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if the Customs department wants to allege under valuation, it must make detailed inquiries, collect material and also adeq.....
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SC Issues Notice on Nestle's Plea against NCDRC’s Retest Order(16.12.2015)
Supreme Court has sought Centre’s response on Nestle India's plea challenging "legality and correctness" of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commi.....
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NCLT Orders Metalyst Forgings Rebid(09.10.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) Mumbai bench has ordered a fresh round of bidding for stressed auto forgings company Metalyst Forgings after fi.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Govt Response on IGST Exemption on Imported Oxygen Concentrator by Individual(06.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought Central Government's response in a 85 year old's plea challenging the levy of Integrated Goods and Services Tax on the imp.....
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Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 Gets President Nod(13.04.2017)
Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 that aims to compensate States for loss of revenue due to implementation of GST has receive.....
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Allahabad HC Directs Filing of Steps Taken for Construction of Toilets in Police Stations(09.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has told the Home Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Government to file an affidavit in respect of steps taken for construction of la.....
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Second Postmortem on Dead Body of Gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar(22.06.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered a second post-mortem to examination to be conducted on the dead body of alleged gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar,.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, Second Postmortem on Dead Body of Gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar
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NGT to Environment Ministry: No Sand Mining in North India During Rainy Season(28.09.2015)
NGT while disposing of plea alleging that mining activity carried out in rainy season was contrary to terms of environmental clearance, has ordered En.....
Tags : NGT,Environment Ministry
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NGT Directs to Take Remedial Action Over Alleged Illegal Sand Mining in Hamirpur District(02.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has disposed of a plea with direction to the Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh, and District Magistrate, Hamirpur to take r.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Illegal Sand Mining in Hamirpur District
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice Over Discrimination in Allotment of Medical Oxygen(29.04.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the Centre and state on a petition alleging discrimination by the Centre in allotting medical oxygen and lif.....
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Mad. HC: Celebrities Sneak Through Surrogacy Laws While Those Eligible Denied Treatment Procedures(05.04.2023)
Madras High Court while directing State to form District Medical Boards under Surrogacy Act 2021, observed that while Celebrity couples sneak through .....
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No GST on Interest Free Security Deposit for Lease: AAR(18.04.2019)
Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), Maharashtra has held that Goods and Services Tax (GST) cannot be levied on interest free security deposit, given .....
Tags : AAR, Interest Free Security Deposit, GST
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Cal. HC: Constructive Criticism of State is a Necessary & Essential Right of Any Citizen(11.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while ordering State to restore the security protection of a retired IGP, has observed that Constructive criticism of the State is.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Constructive Criticism, Right, Citizen, Democracy
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Reservation in sole position means unconstitutional exclusion(23.09.2015)
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal that a position comprised of a single post could be filled under the auspices of ‘reservation’. It reiterated a .....
Tags : Reservation, single, post, constitutionality
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking to Restrain Unregulated Vehicle Fitness Centers(21.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking to restrain unregulated Vehicle Fitness Centers from issuing certificates.
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Unregulated Vehicle Fitness Centers
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NGT Seeks Complete Ban on Plastic Bags in Punjab and Haryana(18.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has prohibited use of plastic carry bags in various areas of Punjab and Haryana and sought responses on imposition of a .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Punjab and Haryana, Ban on Plastic Bags
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Kerala HC Allows Man's Plea for DNA Test of Child to Establish Wife's Infidelity(15.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a man's plea for the DNA test of a child born during the subsistence of his marriage to establish his allegations of inf.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, DNA Test of Child to Establish Wife's Infidelity
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Ker. HC: Transfer Order Must be Issued After Giving Opportunity of Hearing(28.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that if a transfer is effected it results in civil consequences stigmatizing a teacher by categorizing her of misbehavi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Transfer Order, Natural Justice
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
Tags : GST
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Supreme Court Asks Air Quality Commission to Decide on Lifting Construction Ban(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Regions to take a decision on the lifting the ban o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Lifting Construction Ban
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SC: Govt. Should not be Funding Jammu and Kashmir Separatists(09.09.2016)
SC, while agreeing to take a plea sharing the concern of a Delhi-based lawyer protesting against government funds to Jammu and Kashmir-based separatis.....
Tags : SC, Jammu and Kashmir Separatists
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Del. HC: Confessional Statement u/s 50 of PMLA Can Only be Used for Corroboration of Evidence(11.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that confessional statement under Section 50 of Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) can only be used for corrobo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 50 of PMLA, Confessional Statement
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AAAR, Maharashtra: 18% GST Applicable on Construction of Flats to be Given on Lease(14.02.2020)
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR), Maharashtra has held that 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) applies to the construction of flats to be g.....
Tags : Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings, Construction of Flats
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Kerala HC Stays Demand Notice Asking State Co-Operative Bank to Pay Outstanding Amount(22.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has stayed the demand notice issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax asking the State Co-operative Bank to pay the outstandi.....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Ker HC: If Presence of Accused Can’t be Secured Despite Best Effort, Magistrate can Stop Proceedings(07.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that in cases where the presence of the accused cannot be secured notwithstanding the earnest and sincere efforts of the Pr.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Magistrate, Presence, Accused
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Rajasthan High Court Suspends Life Term of Ajmer dargah Blast Convicts(31.08.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has suspended the life sentence awarded to two persons convicted for their role in the bomb blast in the Ajmer dargah in 2007.
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Ajmer Blast
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Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Road Blockade Due to Farmers Protests(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has disposed of the writ petition filed by a Noida resident against the road blockade at Delhi-NCR border as part of the farmer protests.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Road Blockade Due to Farmers Protests
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Centre Extends Validity of Driving Licences, Registrations, Fitness Certificates & Permits(01.04.2020)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of documents like driving licenses, permits and registration that expired since 1st .....
Tags : Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Validity of Documents
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Madras HC Issues Notice to Jayalalithaa over Misusing of State Funds for 2016 Elections(24.11.2015)
Madras HC has issued notice to Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on petition claiming use of state funds for 2016 elections advertisement by her.
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Arthur Road Jail, Sanjay Dutt's Former Prison, May House Vijay Mallya Too(29.11.2017)
Arthur Road Jail, Sanjay Dutt's Former Prison, May House Vijay Mallya Too
Tags : The Westminster Magistrates' Court had earlier this month rejected India’s extradition request for a UK-based alleged bookie, on the grounds that his human rights would be violated in Delhi’s notoriously overcrowded Tihar Jail.
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Madras HC Orders Appointment of Priests in Temples Subject to Case Where Only Trustees Entitled(21.10.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that appointment of priests in temples managed by Fit Persons (interim administrators appointed by the Hindu Religious a.....
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Making Warning Labels on fast food compulsory(02.01.2018)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has informed that Fast Food has not been separately defined under the Food Safety and Standards A.....
Tags : Warning Labels, fast food, Compulsory
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Govt Extends Due Dates for Filing GSTR-1 by Taxpayers with Aggregate Turnover of More than 1.5 Crore(16.11.2017)
Central Government has extended due dates for furnishing of GSTR-1 for those taxpayers with aggregate turnover of more than Rs.1.5 crores. The due dat.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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CBIC Notifies GST Payable on Food Preparations Put Up in Unit Containers(01.10.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC) notified that 5% GST payable on Food preparations put up in unit containers, intended for free distr.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Food Preparations Put Up in Unit Containers
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Award for outstanding writings in the field of Banking Hindi(16.10.2017)
With a view to encourage original writings and research in Banking Hindi, Reserve Bank of India has launched an 'Award scheme for outstanding writings.....
Tags : Outstanding writings, Banking Hindi, Award
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Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information to Husband About Complaints Filed by Estranged Wife(31.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by Central Information Commission denying information to a husband about complaints lodged by his estrange.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information to Husband About Complaints Filed by Estranged Wife
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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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Madras High Court: No Proposal Initiated to Live Stream Court Proceedings(09.06.2021)
Madras High Court has stated that it has not taken steps to implement the Supreme Court's directions regarding the live-streaming of court proceedings.....
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Kerala HC: Animal Owners Shall Register Animals with Local Self Govt Bodies(15.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued additional guidelines and suggestions to improve the condition of animal welfare in the state. The Court has asked the St.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Registration of Animals
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SC: No Rational Justification for Different Age of Retirement for Doctors Practicing Different System(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no rational justification for different age of retirement for doctors practicing AYUSH system of medicines an.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Justification for Different Age of Retirement for Doctors Practicing Different Systems
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Delhi HC Permits CBI Plea Against Trial Court Order(11.02.2016)
Delhi High Court has junked a trial court order directing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to return documents seized during raids at Delhi CM Ar.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Bureau of Investigation
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Calcutta High Court Stays Construction of Reliance JIO Infocomm Limited Mobile Tower(14.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the construction of Reliance JIO Infocomm Limited mobile tower as the local self-governing authorities did not comply w.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Construction of Reliance JIO Infocomm Limited Mobile Tower
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Against Yuvraj Singh(22.02.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected the petition seeking quashing of FIR against the cricketer Yuvraj Singh, in Hansi, Haryana for using the wo.....
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Court looks to cut spam on Naukri.com(15.12.2015)
Delhi High Court allowed a suit for injunction by Info Edge, the company that runs the well-known job portal ‘Naukri.com’, against a person who regist.....
Tags : Naukri.com, job portal, duping customers, naukrinews
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Karnataka HC: Obtaining of False Caste Certificate by Non-SC Persons Not Offence(24.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that if persons not belonging to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe obtains a false caste certificate, they cannot be p.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, False Caste Certificate
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Uttarakhand High Court Asks State Government to Abolish Revenue Police System(15.01.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the State Government to abolish the “century old practice” of revenue police system which is unique to the hill are.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Revenue Police System
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CBIC Notifies Procedure for Refund of Excise Duty on Purchase of Petrol or Diesel(12.11.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the Procedures for a refund of excise duty on the purchase of petrol or diesel or fuel.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Refund of Excise Duty on Purchase of Petrol or Diesel
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SEBI Bans First Financial Services, 28 Others from Markets for 3 Years(03.04.2018)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred First Financial Services and 28 others from the markets for three years for orchestrating a f.....
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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.....
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SC: Conviction Under S. 302 IPC Cannot be Based Upon Statement of Untrustworthy Witness(15.01.2024)
Supreme Court while setting aside the conviction of a person in a murder case of 1999 has held that if a witness is branded as untrustworthy having al.....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 302 IPC, Conviction, Untrustworthy Witness
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Rajasthan HC: Formation of Committee Can't Take Away Rights of Private College(24.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that mere formation of a committee cannot take away rights of a private college/institution, which is otherwise elig.....
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[READ LETTER] Four Supreme Court Judges Release Letter Detailing Complaint over Judicial Procedure(12.01.2018)
In an unprecedented move, four senior Supreme Court judges called a press conference to express their displeasure with the Chief Justice of India (CJI.....
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Madras HC Directs DVAC to Complete Probe Against Former AIADMK Minister SP Velumani(11.11.2021)
Madras High Court has instructed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to submit within ten weeks, the final report/ charge sheet in.....
Tags : Madras High Court, AIADMK Minister SP Velumani
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Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing of Plea on SC/ST Act Ruling(02.04.2018)
Supreme Court has declined to hear an urgent plea on the ruling to do with the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Tags : Supreme Court, SC/ST Act
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PM Narendra Modi: Central Government to Take Steps to Repeal Three Contentious Farm Laws(19.11.2021)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Central Government will take steps to repeal the three contentious farm laws. The three contentious far.....
Tags : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Repeal Three Contentious Farm Laws
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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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Kerala HC: Complaint Filed Against Defamatory Article Published Against RSS(25.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a complaint filed by the State Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) against a defamatory article publis.....
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Bombay HC Suspends Recruitment For 9000 Stenographers, Junior Clerks and Peons(11.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has stayed the process for recruitment of around 9,000 stenographers, junior clerks and peons, in furtherance of an order noting tha.....
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Rajasthan HC: Aggrieved Person to Include Any Woman Including Foreign Citizen(23.11.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has held that as per Section 2(a) of the Domestic Violence Act of 2005, the definition of aggrieved person, would include any wom.....
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Guidelines for preferential issue of units and institutional placement of units by a listed Real Estate Investment Trust(27.11.2019)
Regulation 2(1)(zd) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 ("REIT Regulations"), defines a "prefe.....
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SC to Punjab Govt.: Relook into Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of stubble burning and its effect on air quality has observed that adherence to Punjab Preservation of Subs.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Stubble Burning, Pollution
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Baggage Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs notified Baggage Rules, 2016 superseding Rules of 1998. The Rules provide limits on quantities of articles tha.....
Tags : baggage, customs, payment of duty
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Gujarat HC: Maximum Limit of 90 Days for Filing Written Statement Directory Not Mandatory(27.01.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that the maximum limit of 90 days for filing the written statement as under Order VIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure, .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Filing Written Statement
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GST Evasion: Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail to Accused on Alleged ITC Fraud(13.11.2019)
Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to Accused on alleged Input Tax Credit worth Rs. 7.12 Crore. While allowing the bail application the Court obser.....
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Mad. HC Sentences TN Minister Ponmudi and his Wife Visalakshi in Disproportionate Asset Case(21.12.2023)
Madras High Court has sentenced Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudi and his wife Visalakshi to 3 years simple imprisonment in a disproportionate asset case, a.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Disproportionate Asset Case, Minister Ponmudi
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Delhi HC Reduces Sentence Imposed on Man Who Killed Five(16.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has reduced the sentence imposed upon an Indian Reserve Battalion Constable who had shot dead five of his colleagues for trying to so.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Indian Reserve Battalion Constable, sudden provocation
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Raj. HC: Tenant Can’t Avoid Eviction by Showing Other Properties More Suitable for Bonafide Use(23.01.2024)
Rajasthan High Court while allowing eviction petition of the landlord has held that bonafide necessity of the premise is to be decided by the landlord.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Bonafide Use, Eviction Petition, Tenancy
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Paternal Grandparent's Habeas Corpus Plea Seeking Child's Custody(25.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed the habeas corpus petition of paternal grandparents, seeking the custody of a minor girl child aged about 3 years, .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Custody of Child
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Allahabad High Court Asks DCP to Complete Probe in Lucknow District Court Violence Incident(30.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Lucknow to file a report on the violent behaviour of the lawyers outside .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Lucknow District Court Violence Incident
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All. HC: Govt Bound by Apostille Documents Issued by Countries Signatory to the Apostille Convention(19.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court while observing that Union Government is bound by the Convention of Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Apostille Documents, Apostille Convention
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SC: Refund Cost If You Call Off Engagement(25.07.2016)
SC has released a man’s family after three years litigation and observed that breaking a marriage alliance after enjoying the engagement party made th.....
Tags : SC , reimburse the cost, engagement party
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Kerala HC: Vague Statement in Victim's Testimony with No Indication of Penetration Not Rape(16.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that a statement from the victim that the accused hugged her with no indication of penetration would not attract the of.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Vague Statement in Victim's Testimony
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Utt. HC: State to Come Up With Directions for Live-in/Married Couples to Approach SSP Directly(19.03.2024)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to issue general instructions whereby Live-in/Married couples can approach the Senior Superin.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Senior Superintendent of Police, General Instructions
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Court Master's Plea for Allegedly Tampering with SC Order(31.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Delhi Police in a plea challenging the removal of a Court Master in Supreme Court who was allegedly found tamp.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Court Master's Removal, Tampering of Supreme Court Order
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Bom. HC: Compulsory Music Licence Not Available to Internet Based Music Streaming Platforms(03.10.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that statutory licenses under Section 31D are restricted to traditional non-internet-based radio and television broadcastin.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compulsory Music Licence, Internet Streaming Platforms
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Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Launches Start-Up India Initiative(18.01.2016)
PM, Shri Narendra Modi, has launched Start-up India initiative in New Delhi. Start-ups will be exempted from paying income tax on their profit for the.....
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Madras HC: No New Permission Should be Granted for Home Stays in Nilgiris(16.09.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition that sought a direction to restrain the authorities concerned from renaming the airport after any local per.....
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SC: Copy of Insufficiently Stamped Document Can’t be Adduced as Secondary Evidence(01.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if a document that is required to be stamped is not sufficiently stamped, then the position of law is well settled that a .....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Orissa HC: Accused Released on Interim Bail is Deemed to be in Constructive Custody of Court(21.12.2023)
Orissa High Court has observed that even though the word custody has not been defined in CrPC, there is no cavil that the accused who has been release.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Interim Bail, Constructive Custody
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One Year Limitation for GST Transitional Credit Constitutionally Valid: Bombay HC(13.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of One Year Limitation for GST Transitional Credit under Section 140(3)(iv) of the CGST Act, .....
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Credit/Investment Concentration Norms(15.01.2024)
1. Please refer to the following instructions, as amended from time to time: (i) paragraphs 32, 91 and 110.4.2 of Master Direction - Reserve Bank of I.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Vlogger's Plea Challenging Cancellation of Registration of Modified Caravan(22.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to entertain a writ petition filed by a YouTube vlogger challenging the decision of the Motor Vehicles Department to ca.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Cancellation of Registration of Modified Caravan
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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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CIC Asks MEA to Disclose Bills of Air India Charter Plane for PMs Travel Abroad(27.02.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to disclose records related to the expenses incurred on chart.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Students' Plea Alleging Error in Hindi Translation of Question Paper(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by 22 NEET-UG candidates who sought recalculation of their scores due to an alleged error in the Hin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Error in Hindi Translation of Question Paper
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#GST: CBEC Clarifies 'Manufacturer of Food Items Can Claim ITC on Rent'(17.08.2017)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has clarified that a manufacturer of taxable food items is eligible to claim input tax credit on the rental.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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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 .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Suspension of State Tax Officer
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Muslim Father-In-Law Under No Obligation To Maintain Son’s Widow: Calcutta HC(27.11.2017)
Calcutta High Court has exempted a father-in-law from maintaining his son’s widow, opining that he was under no obligation to maintain her under Prote.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Domestic Violence
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Bombay HC Rejects Plea Challenging Grant of Liquor Licence to Restaurant Near School(18.10.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that the schools, that are inculcating standard moral values in students as envisaged by the father of the nation, Maha.....
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State has no power to legislate in respect of denatured alcohol which is incapable of human consumption(13.12.2017)
The Petitioners are manufacturers of denatured spirit and have obtained a license for manufacturing under the Rules. The Petitioners claim that they h.....
Tags : Denatured spirit, Regulation, Power of state
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SC Awards US Citizen Rs 2cr Accident Compensation after 27 years of Legal Battle(09.10.2015)
SC has awarded a compensation of around Rs 1.17 crore along with interest of 6% to be paid by Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation whose bus had.....
Tags : SC ,Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation
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Gujarat High Court: Pay Up Interest for Delay in Paying GST Refunds(05.08.2019)
Gujarat High Court has asked the authorities to pay interest for delay in paying GST refunds. The authorities were asked to pay the interest at the ra.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, GST Refunds
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Withdrawal of Rs. 2000 Denomination Banknotes - Status(03.07.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India had announced the withdrawal of ₹ 2000 banknotes from circulation vide Press Release 2023-2024/257 dated May 19, 2023. The t.....
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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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Gujarat HC Declines Permission to Reconnect Sewer Lines for Discharge of Industrial Effluents(14.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has stressed the significance of effluent management in the textile industries discharging wastewater in the Sabarmati River, empha.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Discharge of Industrial Effluents
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Kerala HC Directs to Decide on Proposal to Construct Gabion Box Bridge over Pampa River(19.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to take a final call on the proposal to construct a Gabion box bridge across the Njunangar river at Pampa and.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Proposal to Construct Gabion Box Bridge over Pampa River
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Local Commissioner, Scientific Investigation, CPC
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RBI Revises SDR Norms(26.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks going in for Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) scheme to make sufficient provisions to the tune of 15 per.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Strategic Debt Restructuring
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Madras HC: Inter-Caste Marriage Certificate Can't Be Issued Merely on Account of Conversion(26.11.2021)
Madras High Court has held that a person is not entitled to claim an inter-caste marriage certificate on the pretext of his community certificate when.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Inter-Caste Marriage Certificate
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All. HC: Prosectution Witness Already Cross-Examined Can’t be Compelled to Re-Appear(12.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that a prosecution witnesses who have already put in appearance at the time of prosecution evidence and have been cross-.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Witnesses, Cross-Examined, Magistrate
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Delhi High Court Directs Temporary Stay of Minor in Children Home(06.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the police to ensure that temporary stay in a children's home is provided to the minor girl, who left her parental home .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Temporary Stay of Minor in Children Home
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NGT Directs Complainant to Initiate Criminal Proceedings Against GCZMA(15.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), while disapproving approach of Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) over granting permission to erect structur.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority
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Supreme Court Gives J&K Administration 15 Days to Justify Omar Abdullah’s Detention(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration to offer within 15 days its justification for the detention of former Chief Ministe.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Notice to J&K Administration, Omar Abdullah
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Kerala High Court Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till March 16(23.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and all courts and tribunals falling under the supervisory juri.....
Tags : Delhi CourtKerala High Court, Validity of All Interim Orders, Restoration of Temples, Qutub Minar Complex
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SC Upholds Land Acquisition by Haryana Government(20.01.2016)
Supreme Court, while setting aside Punjab and Haryana High Court order, has upheld acquisition of land by Haryana Government in 2003-04 for the expans.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Surajkund Tourist Complex
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Bombay HC: Offence of Abetment by Instigation Would Depend on Intention of Accused(17.09.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that the offence of abetment by instigation would depend on the intention of the accused and not the victim's actions.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Offence of Abetment by Instigation
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GST Annual Return Forms Notified(05.09.2018)
Finance Ministry has notified annual tax forms for normal tax payer (GSTR 9) and for composition tax payer (GSTR 9A) in which detailed information reg.....
Tags : annual tax forms, GST, GSTR 9, GSTR 9A
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Rajasthan High Court Allows NEET Candidate to Avail Benefit of ESIC Quota(13.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has allowed a NEET Candidate to avail the benefit of ESIC quota (ward of insured person quota) in the counselling process for adm.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Benefit of ESIC Quota
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SC Says, Breach of Trust Not Connected with Official Duty(30.06.2016)
SC has said that a public servant accused of criminal breach of trust cannot claim protection of lack of sanction for prosecution as the offence is no.....
Tags : SC, public servant , criminal breach of trust
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Telangana HC Directs to Postpone Class X State Board Exams Indefinitely(01.04.2020)
Telangana High Court has directed the state authorities to indefinitely postpone Class 10th State Board Examinations in the State, till the impending .....
Tags : Telangana High Court, State Board Exam
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Kerala HC Acquits Lashkar-e-Taiba Operative in 2006 Kozhikode Twin Blast Case(27.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has allowed the appeals preferred by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Thadiyantevida Nazeer and Shafaz, prime accused in the 2006 Koz.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, 2006 Kozhikode Twin Blast Case
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Delhi High Court: Presence of Lawyer Cannot be Allowed to at Time of Questioning by GST Officers(15.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed that presence of a lawyer cannot be allowed to at the time of questioning or examination by the Goods and Services Tax o.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, GST
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SC Issues Direction for Stopping of Stubble Burning in Four States(07.11.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Governments of Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to take stern steps to stop stubble burning by farmers in the S.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Stubble Burning, Air Quality
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CIC Asks Lt Governor and Others to Clarify Powers,Jurisdiction and Procedures to Handle Graft(04.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC), while noting current ambiguity which discourage people from taking on corruption,has held that Delhi's Lt Govern.....
Tags : CIC , Delhi's Lt Governor,Chief Minister , Union Home Minister
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SC Asks DMRC to Seek Forest Clearance to Cut Trees for Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) needs to obtain the forest clearance under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 to cu.....
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Ker HC: Accused Under NDPS Act Can Seek Bail on Oral Application if IO Fails to File Final Report(18.01.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that an accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) is entitled to be released on statutory bai.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Oral Application, Final Report, Investigating Officer
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Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha Over Provision of Legal Education in Regional Languages(17.12.2021)
Union Ministry for Law and Justice has informed Rajya Sabha via a written reply that under the Advocates Act 1961, the Bar Council of India is the reg.....
Tags : Union Ministry for Law and Justice, Provision of Legal Education in Regional Languages
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Rajasthan HC: Live-in Relationship Between Married and Unmarried Person Not Permissible(11.06.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a live-in-relationship between a married and unmarried person is not permissible in a plea of the Couple who sough.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Live-in Relationship Between Married and Unmarried Person
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Bombay HC: Tenant Occupying Premises Before Enactment of Public Premises Act to be Ruled by State Act(26.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has observed that such persons who are in occupation prior to premises belonging to or taken on lease by government companies and co.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, State Rent Control Act
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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Rajeev Sharma for Allegedly Sharing Confidential Information(19.07.2021)
Delhi Court has denied bail to freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma in connection with a case alleging that he supplied confidential information to Chin.....
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Allahabad HC Directs Counsel to Seek Instructions For Security for Lawyers in Ayodhya Matter(27.10.2015)
Allahabad High Court has ordered counsel for Centre and State to seek instructions on an application alleging that proper security was not being provi.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Centre, State
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National Green Tribunal Fines Four Real Estate Developers(29.09.2017)
National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine on four real estate developers in Delhi, as it was found that the rainwater harvesting systems installed by.....
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J&K&L HC: Allotment Under Evacuees Property Act Doesn’t Confer Title or Interest(16.05.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that allotment is mere license, which is revocable by concerned authorities, has held that all.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Evacuees Property Act, Title, Interest
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Register New Non-Transport Vehicles As Per Prior Rules(08.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to register new non-transport vehicles and fully-built transport vehicles on first sale as per .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Register New Non-Transport Vehicles
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NGT Directs Closure of Industrial Units in Residential Areas(01.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over menace of unauthorised industrial units running in residential areas and directed Centre and Delhi Govern.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Industrial Units , Residential Areas
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Delhi HC Dismisses Future Group Plea Against Continuation of Proceedings in Singapore Tribunal(05.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that no permission of the Central Government was required to construct lodges/ resorts within the reserve forest area at.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Construction of Lodges/Resorts Within Reserve Forest Area
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Central Government Modifies Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022(23.02.2024)
Centre has amended the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 and notified that when District Medical Board certifies that either husband or wife suffers .....
Tags : Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, District Medical Board, Surrogacy, Donor Gamete
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Funds Collected Under GST Anti-Profiteering Rules to be Split Between Centre, State(15.06.2018)
The ministry has amended Central GST rules stating that 50 per cent of the amount is to be deposited in the consumer welfare fund constituted by the C.....
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Kerala HC Issues Direction to Ensure No New Unauthorised Flag Posts are Installed(21.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has issued a set of further directions to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts, banners or boards are installed in the State a.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, New Unauthorised Flag Posts
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RBI Eases FDI Norms to Boost Start-Ups(03.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed several rules including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms to boost start-up activity in the country.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Direct Investment , Start-Ups
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Rajasthan HC Stays Arrest Warrant Issued Against Dhir & Dhir Associates' Alok Dhir in SBI Loan Scam(10.11.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has stayed an arrest warrant issued against Dhir & Dhir Associates' managing partner and an employee of Alchemist Asset Reconstru.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Dhir & Dhir Associates' Alok Dhir
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Delhi HC Put Stay on 193,908 Orders Issued by Trademarks Registry(06.04.2016)
Delhi HC has stayed a staggering 193,908 orders issued by the Comptroller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks between 28 and 31 March, scrapping.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Trademarks Registry
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Rajasthan HC Suo Moto Exercises Writ Jurisdiction Directing Husband to Pay Monthly Maintenance(19.11.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has exercised its extraordinary writ jurisdiction and directed a man to pay monthly maintenance to his deserted wife and children.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Husband to Pay Monthly Maintenance
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Opening of Online Customer Survey by India Post(20.02.2018)
Since inception in 1854, India Post has been serving its citizens by catering to their basic requirements of communications. Over the years, it has ev.....
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Rajasthan High Court Sets Period of Limitation for Preferring Appeal from Decision of Family Court(14.11.2019)
Rajasthan High Court has ruled while harmonizing the provisions contained under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 and Section 28 of the Hindu .....
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Kar. HC: Longevity of Workman’s Past Service Needs to be Recognized Advantageous to Workman(22.12.2023)
Karnataka High Court while upholding Labour Court’s award of reinstating the workman dismissed for intermittent absence from work, has held that longe.....
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SC: Article 30 Not an Enabling Provision but an Obligation on State While Granting Minority Status(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing the issue of granting minority status to Aligarh Muslim University, has observed that Article 30 of the Constitution of In.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 30 of Constitution, Enabling Provision, Minority Status
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Rajasthan Passes Bills to Ease Land Acquisition(08.04.2016)
Rajasthan has passed the Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification Of Titles) Bill, 2016 and Rajasthan Land Pooling Schemes Bill, giving a landmark legislat.....
Tags : Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification Of Titles) Bill, 2016
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Madras HC Seeks Response in Plea Challenging Recruitment of Only Hindus in Educational Institutions(25.10.2021)
Madras High Court has sought State government's response in a plea questioning the appointment of only Hindus to teaching as well as non-teaching post.....
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P&H High Court Scraps Haryana's Law Mandating 75% Quota in Private Sector(17.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has struck down the controversial Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 mandating 75% reservation for r.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020
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Jharkhand HC to Govt.: Pay Rs 1 Lakh to Minor Boy’s Family after Alleged Custodial Death(21.07.2016)
Jharkhand HC has directed State Government to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family of the minor boy, who died in custody allegedly due to pol.....
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Supreme Court Permits State of Himachal Pradesh to Divert Forest Land for Public Projects(14.12.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of c.....
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Supreme Court: Unnecessary Intervention Should be Avoided by Judiciary in Administrative Decisions(13.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the judiciary must exercise restraint and avoid unnecessary intervention qua administrative decision(s) of the executive i.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Deployment of Parliamentary Forces in WB Municipal Poll(08.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State Election Commission as well as the State government in a batch of PILs seeking deployment of ce.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Refund of Interest Amount if Loan Amount Paid With Decided Rate of Interest(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a person has executed an agreement and repaid the loan amount obtained with the interest as per the terms of the agreem.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Payment of Loan, NBFC, Rate of Interest
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Delhi HC: Ensure that Flight, Cabin Crew Do Not Skip Pre-Flight Breath Analyzer Test(21.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has lamented the circumvention of pre-flight breathalyzer tests, which are mandatory for flight and cabin crew under Civil Aviation R.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of IT Rules(08.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Central Government on a plea moved by Press Trust of India (PTI), challenging the constitutional validity .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Constitutional Validity of IT Rules
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Will Not Allow Hadiya’s Husband to Meet Her, Says Hadiya’s Guardian and College Principal(29.11.2017)
Will Not Allow Hadiya’s Husband to Meet Her, Says Hadiya’s Guardian and College Principal
Tags : The Supreme Court ordered the college administration to treat Hadiya like any other student and as per hostel rules, but remained silent on whether Shafin Jehan, Hadiya’s husband, or her parents would be allowed to meet her while she completes her studies.
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Madras HC Quashes Private Complaint Against Former Union Minister M.K. Alagiri(19.10.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a private complaint preferred by the Returning Officer of the Madurai Parliamentary constituency against former Union Mi.....
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Paralysed Agriculturist Should Get Rs 4,000 Per Month, Says Supreme Court(02.01.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that an agriculturist paralysed in an accident should get Rs 4,000 as monthly income.
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Allahabad HC: Proviso on Recording of Sexual Offence Victim’s Statement Not Being Followed(16.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that in majority of cases, 1st and 2nd proviso to Section 161 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which man.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Proviso on Recording of Sexual Offence Victim’s Statement
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Supreme Court Stays Amendment of Delhi Master Plan 2021(07.03.2018)
Supreme Court has restrained the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from amending the Delhi Master Plan 2021 to give relie.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020(02.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 that proposes the establishment of a national registry and registrat.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020
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Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill to Impose Restrictions on Religious Conversions(24.12.2021)
Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on r.....
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SC Quashes Notification Exempting Earth Extraction For Linear Projects From Environmental Clearance(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court while quashing Center’s Notification has set aside an amendment that eliminated the requirement of environmental clearance for extractin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 14, Constitution, environmental clearance
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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Leave-India Notice to Polish Student(19.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has set aside the expulsion order issued by Foreigner Regional Registration Offices to Kamil Siedcynski, a Polish student, for all.....
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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to TISS Student Booked For Slogans(12.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Urvashi Chudawala, a 22-year-old Masters student of the Tata Institute of Social Scien.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Interim Protection, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Student
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Allahabad HC Directs UP Bar Council to Take Disciplinary Action Against Striking Lawyers(17.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council to take disciplinary action against striking lawyers at Uttar who continuously abstain.....
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J&K High Court Stays Order to Hoist State Flag on Buildings(04.01.2016)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed a single judge order asking Jammu and Kashmir Government to hoist State flag on all its buildings and flagpole.....
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Bombay HC: Refund Application Filed Manually Not to be Filed in FORM GST RFD 01 on GST Portal(08.12.2021)
Bombay High Court held that the refund application filed Manually not supposed to be filed in FORM GST RFD 01 on GST portal.
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Bombay HC: Can Police Provide Number to Report Traffic Violations?(02.09.2016)
Bombay HC has sought information from State Government on whether it is possible to introduce a software for automatic registration of complaints agai.....
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Rajasthan High Court to Have Only Virtual Hearings from January 5 to January 14(05.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has decided to have only virtual hearings from January 5, to 14, 2022, considering the instant surge in Covid-19 cases and the sp.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Indira Jaising's Plea for Framing of Rules for Live-Streaming(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice on the application moved by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising for a direction to the Supreme Court in the administrativ.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Directs Demolition of Community Hall Constructed in Park(06.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the demolition of a Community Hall constructed in a park upholding the importance of open spaces of land as a b.....
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SC Orders Appointment of Officer for Release of IS Hostages(15.02.2016)
SC has directed Centre to appoint a Nodal Officer to coordinate and oversee efforts for release of Indians who have been held hostage by the Islamic S.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Response on Criteria for Teaching Posts(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought Jawaharlal Nehru University’s response on a plea challenging its decision to change selection criteria for vacant teaching.....
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Delhi Court Issues Notice on Appeal Against Civil Judge Order Dismissing Suit to Restore Temples(23.02.2022)
Delhi Court has issued notice on an appeal filed against the order of a Civil Judge dismissing a civil suit filed on behalf of Jain deity Tirthankar L.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Restoration of Temples, Qutub Minar Complex
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SC: If Wife Dies Mysteriously Within 7 Years of Marriage, Then Husband Can't Claim Stridhan(20.01.2016)
Supreme Court has held that a man would not be entitled to claim properties and stridhan gifted to his wife if she dies under mysterious circumstances.....
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Karnataka HC Quashes Govt Order Declaring Pockets of Land as Forest Land(17.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the government’s order of declaring certain pockets of land, including those used for grazing of cattle by Sri Ramach.....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Del. HC: Objections in Contested Testamentary Petition Shouldn’t be Rejected on Technical Ground(07.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that while dealing with a testamentary petition, the endeavour of the Court should be not to reject the objections on techni.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Testamentary Petition, Inordinate Delay
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Vice-Principal of Delhi Kendriya Vidyalaya Suspended for Corruption on Retirement Day(01.09.2018)
Nearly 20 teachers of the government school confirmed that they have been getting Rs 350 instead of Rs 500 for teacher's learning material. The Vice P.....
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SC Upholds Conviction of Mother-in-Law for Cruelty Against Daughter-in-Law(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a mother-in-law for the offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, observing tha.....
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Rajasthan HC: Applications for Sentence Suspension Not 'Extreme Urgent Matters' During Lockdown(01.04.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the Registry to not list applications for bail and sentence suspension under the category of 'extreme urgent matters.....
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Orissa High Court to State: Use Facial Biometrics to Identify ATM Users, Deter Criminal Activities(10.11.2023)
Orissa High Court has directed the State to have discussion with all bank authorities to install ‘facial biometric identification systems’ at all Auto.....
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Supreme Court: Time to Introspect on Streamlining Justice Delivery System(28.02.2018)
Supreme Court while dealing with a suit related to an 1986 agreement to sell land in the national capital, said the case before it exemplified the nee.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Sugam Darshan System of Kashi Vishwanath Temple(01.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea challenging the Sugam Darshan system in the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Banar.....
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Delhi HC: Fosters- SABMiller Cross-Border Deal Not Taxable(27.07.2016)
Delhi HC has junked revenue authorities’ attempts to tax transfer of intangible assets in the cross-border transaction between British beer major SABM.....
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AAR, Karnataka: 5% GST on Marine Engine and Spare Parts for Fishing Vessel(20.12.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ruled that 5% goods and services tax (GST) marine engine and its spare parts be supplied for fishing .....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, GST on Marine Engine
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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.....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
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AAR West Bengal:No GST Registration Required for Co-Owner in AoP until Turnover has Reached Threshold(13.11.2019)
Authority of Advance Ruling, West Bengal has ruled that GST Registration is not needed for Co-Owner in Association of Persons until the turnover reach.....
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Bom. HC to State: Formulate Guidelines for Conducting Test Identification Parades(21.12.2023)
Bombay High Court has directed the State to formulate suitable guidelines to be adhered to while conducting a Test Identification parade in cases attr.....
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Measures to strengthen Algorithmic Trading and Co-location / Proximity Hosting framework(09.04.2018)
1. SEBI, vide circular CIR/MRD/DP/09/2012 dated March 30, 2012 and circular CIR/MRD/DP/16/2013 dated May 21, 2013 put in place the broad guidelines fo.....
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Kar. HC: Rule of Locus Standi to be Construed Liberally in Matters of Illegal Grant of State Largess(23.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that rule of locus standi should be construed liberally in matters that are related to illegal grant of State largess wh.....
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Delhi HC Issue Notice on Plea Challenging Decision Not to Allow Unvaccinated Staff in School(25.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the decision of Delhi Government not to permit teachers and staff working in the city schools.....
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CAT To Ker. Govt.: No Appointments or Transfers to IAS Cadre Posts Without CSB Recommendation(16.11.2023)
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ernakulam Bench has passed an interim order refraining the State Government from issuing orders of appointment,.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Says Police Can Proceed Against Prosecutrix in False Molestation Case(18.03.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the police authorities are at liberty to proceed against the Complainant for lodging a false case of moles.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, False Molestation Case
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Telangana HC: Police Can't Arrest Person Without Magistrate's Permission After 41-A CrPC Notice(14.02.2022)
Telangana High Court has observed that after issuance of notice under Section 41-A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, if the police feel that the ac.....
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CESTAT Grants Partial Relief To Bata On Issue Of Denial Of CENVAT Credit(07.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court upheld the validity of Section 54(3) of the CGST Act refers to the refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit (ITC). The Section is en.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Validity, CGST Act
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Clarification of Verdict Against Shaheen Bagh Protests(24.01.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a miscellaneous application filed seeking clarification of its judgement dated 7th October 2020 passed with regard to the .....
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Punjab Lost 40 Per Cent Revenues After GST Implementation: Minister(17.01.2018)
Calling for uniformity in tax rates of petroleum products, he said the issue would be taken up at the meeting of finance ministers of the northern zon.....
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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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Supreme Court Says, 'Will Not Interfere in West Bengal Panchayat Polls'(09.04.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the upcoming West Bengal's panchayat polls, saying parties should approach the State Election Commission wit.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Opening of Portal for Registration of Advocates(23.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking opening up of portal for registration of advocates in connection with the CM Advocates' Welfare S.....
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Bombay High Court Declines Relief to Former District Judge(29.11.2019)
Bombay High Court has rejected a former District Judge’s petition and ruled that if the concerned authority is of the opinion that the compulsory reti.....
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Madras High Court Declines to Direct State Government to Enact Law to Protect Statues(27.08.2019)
Madras High Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the State Government to enact a special law to protect statues of political .....
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Del HC to State: Ensure Sufficient Number of Short/Long Stay Homes for Mentally Ill Inmates(27.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while has directed State to ensure sufficient number of Short Stay Homes and Long Stay Homes for people with mental illness who do no.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mentally Ill Inmates, Stay Homes
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HP High Court: Judgment Passed by Single Member of the Juvenile Justice Board is Void Ab Initio(03.06.2019)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that judgment passed by a single member of the Juvenile Justice Board is void ab initio as per the provisions of .....
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Delayed Investigation in Criminal Cases(10.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognizance regarding Delayed Investigation in Criminal Cases. The Court has noted that as per the information r.....
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#GST: GSTN Portal Begins Invoice Uploading for Businesses(25.07.2017)
GSTN portal has started accepting uploading of sale and purchase invoices of businesses generated post Goods and Services Tax rollout on July 1.
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Gauhati HC Seeks Response on Constitution of State Mental Health Authority(16.07.2021)
Gauhati High Court has sought the response of State Government as to whether the State Mental Health Authority has been constituted under the mandate .....
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Bombay High Court: Mom’s Role in Child’s Life Can Never be Doubted(18.08.2017)
Bombay High Court has observed that the role of a mother in development of a child’s personality can never be doubted.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Custody of Child
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Madras HC Grants Conditional Bail to Former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan in Rape Case(08.07.2021)
Madras High Court has granted conditional bail to former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan in a rape case. The former Minister had been charged with the o.....
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CCI approves internal restructuring of the TVS Group, under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002(11.10.2021)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves internal restructuring of the TVS Group, under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Indian Forest Bill, Excludes 'Bamboo' from 'Tree' Category(28.12.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which excludes bamboo from the definition of "tree".
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Rajasthan HC Denies Police Protection to Married Lady in Live-in Relationship(16.08.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has denied police protection to a married lady, who is in a live-in relationship with another man and who sought police protectio.....
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Bombay HC: Pre-Constitutional Documents Have Higher Probative Value While Considering Caste Claim(09.10.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that pre-constitutional documents have a higher degree of probative value while considering the caste claim of a candidate.
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Gujarat HC Quashes Order Rejecting Application for Criminal Defamation Against Rahul Gandhi(19.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has quashed an order of the Surat Court rejecting the application filed by BJP MLA Purnesh Modi to examine 4 additional in a crimin.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Application for Criminal Defamation Against Rahul Gandhi
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TRAI rules out inflation linked rate hike for TV services(09.05.2016)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India declined an inflation linked hike for television tariffs. The Authority noted that healthy growth in the ind.....
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NGT Orders Surat Collector to Recover Rs 75 Crore from SMC(06.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over delay in formulating a concrete action plan for solid waste management in Surat and ordered district coll.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , State Municipal Corporation, Surat Collector
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Kerala HC Directs VACB to Conduct Investigation into Charges of Corruption Against Bishwanath Sinha(06.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to conduct and complete the further investigation in three months into .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Charges of Corruption Against Bishwanath Sinha
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SC: Election is Purely a Statutory Proceeding(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Election contest is not an action at law or a suit in equity but purely a statutory proceeding, provision for which ha.....
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Delhi HC Cancels Qualification Clause in Law Against Sex Determination Tests(19.02.2016)
Delhi High Court has struck down a clause in Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, laying down post-graduate qualification for.....
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Allahabad HC Transfers Probe into Alleged Custodial Death of Man into CBI(10.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has transferred a probe into the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as it .....
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TRAI recommendations for international roaming SIM cards(09.05.2016)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released rec.....Tags : international roaming, sim card,transparency, customer support
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SC Passed Directions Regarding Recruitment in District Judiciary in MP, Punjab and Haryana(08.11.2023)
Supreme Court has directions regarding time schedule for the recruitment of District Judges in the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, .....
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Broadcasters to not pay TDS on acquiring broadcasting rights(29.02.2016)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes clarified that broadcasters acquiring only telecasting or broadcasting rights do not partake in a contract for 'carr.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Opt Out Option for Symptomatic Students Without Insisting RT-PCR Test(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain an application seeking directions to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) to provide measures.....
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Bom HC: Student Should be Timely Informed About Eligibility Status to Avoid Wastage of Time & Money(18.01.2024)
Bombay High Court while quashing Mumbai University’s decision of declaring a student ineligible for a course when he had already completed two semeste.....
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Domestic Violence Act for Divorced Women Too: Supreme Court(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that the Domestic Violence Act, meant to punish men who abuse women in a relationship, extends to all man-woman relationships, .....
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Calcutta HC Orders to Stop Payment of Salary to Illegally Appointed Group-D Non-Teaching Staff(26.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salary to the 25 appointees of Gr.....
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SC: Failing to File Written Statement Within Time Does Not Lead to a Decree Against the Defendant(15.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that mere failure or neglect of a defendant to file a written statement controverting the pleaded facts in the plaint, may not .....
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NGT: Construction Sites will be Fined as per Their Plot Size for Flouting Air Quality Norms(21.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that construction sites flouting air quality norms and causing dust pollution will be imposed with “environ.....
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Orissa High Court Directs Postponement of State Film Awards Ceremony(14.12.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the postponement of the Odisha State Film Awards ceremony which was scheduled to be held tomorrow and the day after tom.....
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SC: Court’s Interference in Employee’s Transfer Without Violation of Statutory Provision is Impermiss(14.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that unless the decision of employee’s transfer is vitiated by mala fides or infraction of any professed norm there are no judi.....
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Cabinet approves Restructuring of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)(02.05.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Restructuring of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) by upgrad.....
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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.....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technology Bills(09.12.2021)
Rajya Sabha has cleared the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, and the Assistive Reproduction Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021. The two bills aim to.....
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SC Looks for Centre's Response on Applicability of RTE on Minority Institutions(08.09.2016)
SC has sought response from Centre on a plea seeking re-look by a larger constitution bench on whether minority institutions - aided and unaided - wer.....
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Supreme Court: Tribunals Decision Can Be Examined Only By Territorial Jurisdiction High Court(07.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that decision of a tribunal created under Article 323A and 323B of the Constitution can only be examined by a Division Bench of.....
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Mann ki Baat: PM Modi Credits States as GST Anniversary Nears(25.06.2018)
In his monthly Mann ki Baat radio address, Modi pointed out that so far, there have been 27 meetings of the GST Council and decisions have been taken .....
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Rajasthan HC Directs to Look Into Complaint Against Alleged Contamination of Railmagra Dam(24.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has asked the authorities concerned to objectively examine the grievances raised in a writ petition pertaining to discharge of in.....
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Delhi HC: Wife Making Serious Allegations of Criminal Conduct, Unable to Prove, Amounts to Cruelty(12.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that a wife making serious allegations of criminal conduct against her husband and his parents, which she was unable to .....
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Orissa HC to State: Withhold Final Orders on Establishment of New Districts Sans Court Approval(26.12.2023)
Orissa High Court has directed the State Government that the process of reorganization of the district, which the State Government wants to undertake,.....
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Bombay HC Bars Alok Industries Asset Sale(23.03.2016)
Bombay HC has barred Alok Industries asset sale till HSBC plea against the company is settled.
Tags : Bombay HC , Alok Industries, HSBC
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CESTAT Bangalore: No Service Tax Would be Applicable on VSAT Hire Charges and VSAT Usage Fee(06.01.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has held that Very Small Aperture Terminal equipment Hire Charges and Very Small Aperture.....
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Delhi High Court: Can’t Set Aside Stipulation of Higher Merit Because it Restricts Talent Pool(24.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that stipulation of a higher merit for a post in an educational institution cannot be set aside on the ground that it restri.....
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Protect Statues of All Leaders: Madras High Court(08.03.2018)
Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to provide protection to the statues of all leaders in the state.
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Supreme Court Allows Registration of BS-IV Vehicles' Sale Uploaded on E-Vahan Portal(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted registration of those BS-IV vehicles whose sales were uploaded on e-Vahan portal before 31.03.2020 provided that the tempo.....
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Kerala HC: Medical Practitioners Can Conduct Tests on Accused If Indications of Custodial Torture(20.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has clarified that the circular issued by the Director of Health will not preclude doctors conducting medical examinations of person.....
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National Green Tribunal Indicates Shock at Stubble Burning by Government Agency(11.06.2019)
National Green Tribunal has taken suo-motu cognizance based on a news report of stubble burning at the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute. The .....
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SC: Police Chief Can’t Order Further Investigation Without Magistrate/Higher Court’s Permission(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that order from District Police Chief is not same as an order issued by concerned Magistrate, has held that power to ord.....
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Amendments to Notification No. 12/2012- Customs(12.08.2015)
The Government made changes to Serial entries 329A, 330 and 334 and added Serial Number 333A and 333B.
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Rajya Sabha Passes National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019(18.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 a legislation to strengthen the National Investigation Agency the coun.....
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Guj HC: GST to be Paid Only on Cost of Construction and Not Land(06.06.2023)
Gujarat High Court while observing that in the sale of flat or commercial property, actual land value or undivided share is not at all subject to GST,.....
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J&K HC: Valuation of Leasehold Interest in Land Can be Done Since it is an Asset to the Company(06.03.2024)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that valuation of leasehold interest in land can be done as it is an asset of the company.
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Government to set up National Tribal Advisory Council(29.10.2015)
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will set up a National Tribal Advisory Council to monitor and implement tribal welfare schemes. The Council is proposed.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Request to Restrict Menace of Illegally Operating Coaching Institutes(23.08.2019)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the Concerned Authorities on a Public Interest Litigation filed before the Court relating to widespread vio.....
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SC: Only Instructing Counsel Can Make Mentionings Before Vacation Bench(24.05.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to permit Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to mention a matter before it, has observed that as per vacation bench norms, onl.....
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BSE Fines 370 Firms for Not Complying with SEBI Norms on Woman Director(09.10.2015)
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has fined 370 companies for not complying with Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) norm on appointment of at l.....
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NCLAT Stays Sterling Biotech's Eviction(05.08.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed eviction of Sterling Biotech from its premises as the debt-ridden company was going under t.....
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Telangana HC Strikes Down Ennuchs Act as Unconstitutional(10.07.2023)
Telangana High Court while striking down the Telangana Eunuchs Act, 1329 Fasli, as unconstitutional, observed that the statute is an intrusion into pr.....
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Bom. HC: No Acceptable that IO Doesn’t Look at the Material Sought by Accused(31.10.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that while material which is sought to be produced by the accused may or may not help the investigating agency, but, it is .....
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Karnataka High Court Permits KSLU to Conduct Intermediate Semester Examination for LLB Students(25.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has permitted Karnataka State Law University (KSLU), to hold the intermediate semester examination for LLB students. However, the.....
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Ch. HC: Appeal Against Acquittal Order u/s 138 of NI Act Lies to HC u/s 378(4) of CrPC(10.01.2024)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an appeal against orders of acquittal under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 shall lie to the.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice to TN on Plea for Cancelling Bail to MBBS Students(20.07.2016)
Madras HC issued notice to Tamil Nadu Government on petition seeking cancellation of bail granted by a lower court to two MBBS students, who had throw.....
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AAR, Telangana: ITC Can be Availed on GST Charged by Contractor Supplying Service of Works(14.12.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has ruled that input tax credit can be availed on goods and services tax (GST) charged by contractor supp.....
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Kar. HC: SHRC Can Only Suggest State Government Regarding Action Against Policemen(11.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has restated that the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) can only suggest State Government to act against policemen and lacks t.....
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Evidence Needed for Conviction Under SC/ST Act: Hyderabad High Court(09.04.2018)
Hyderabad High Court has observed that Courts will not punish those who are accused u/s 3(1)(x) of SC/ST Act, 1989 in absence of any evidence of alleg.....
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Telangana HC Grants Liberty to Accused to Initiate Proceeding for Non-Following of Arrest Procedure(22.11.2021)
Telangana High Court granted liberty to an accused to initiate proceedings against police officials if the procedure for arrest under Section 41A of t.....
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SEBI Bans 4 Firms from Carrying Out Investment Advisory Services(27.11.2019)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred four entities i.e 3M Team Research, Samrat Trades, Core Investment and Core Grp from carrying out in.....
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Clarifications regarding applicability of GST on certain services(31.10.2023)
1. Based on the recommendations of the GST Council in its 52nd meeting held on 7th October, 2023, at New Delhi, clarification, with reference to GST l.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Response over SC/ST Quota for Job Promotion(22.07.2016)
SC has issued notice to Centre on plea alleging that it has failed to adhere to its earlier order of maintaining status quo with regard to reservation.....
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SC Dismisses Govt's Plea to Direct Centre to Share Raw Caste Census Data of SECC 2011(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by the State of Maharashtra seeking to direct the Union Government to share the raw census data co.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Junks Allotment of 222 Industrial Plots in Rohtak(30.11.2015)
Punjab and Haryana HC has junked the allotment of 222 industrial plots in Rohtak after finding huge irregularities in the allotment process adopted by.....
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Procedure for manual disbursal of budgetary support under GST Regime to the units located in States of J & K , Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and North East including Sikkim(27.11.2017)
As you are aware, under the Central Excise regime as its existed prior to 01.07.2017, the units located in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand,.....
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SC: Every Interested Party is a Plaintiff in Partition Suit(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a suit for partition, every interested party is deemed to be a plaintiff. Law does not bar passing of numerous prelimin.....
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SEBI Bans 27 Entities from Capital Markets(06.01.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred 27 entities from the securities market for indulging in fraudulent trading in shares of Gemst.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Gemstone Investments, Spectacle Infotek
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Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Launches New Tool for Parties to Receive Legal Assessment of Dispute(06.08.2021)
Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has launched the “SCC Express,” a new tool in which parties can receive a legal assessment .....
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SC: Customs Act Doesn’t Create Statutory First Charge on Customs Dues(22.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Customs Act, 1962 does not create a statutory first charge on the customs dues, overriding the charge created in favour of.....
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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail to MP Brij Bhushan Singh in Sexual Harassment Case(19.07.2023)
Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi has granted interim bail to MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual hara.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Netflix & Others from Broadcasting of Documentary "A Big Little Murder"(13.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has restrained Netflix, Channel News Asia and others from restraining or streaming the documentary titled "A Big Little Murder" based.....
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CBEC: No Service Tax for Title Transfer in Property(27.10.2015)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has clarified that in case of sale of flats, title transfer after issuance of an occupancy certificate is e.....
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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Nepali Citizen Accused of Dealing Narcotic Substances(18.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to a Nepal citizen accused of dealing in narcotics substances, observing that consequences of drug abuse menace can b.....
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Case Management Systems Must for Efficient Justice Delivery & for Ease Of Doing Business: SC(17.02.2018)
Supreme Court has highlighted the need for a case management system, in order to improve the justice delivery aspect of ease of doing business.
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All. HC: False POCSO/SC-ST Cases Being Filed to Claim Money from the State(11.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has observed that certain false FIR under the POCSO as well as SC/ST Act are being lodged against innocent persons ruining their .....
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State GST Authorities Can’t Look Into Violations of Lottery Regulations: Kerala HC(23.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has struck down Rule 56(20A)(iii)(d) of the Kerala State GST Rules, 2017 as being ultra vires for lack of legislative competence.
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Bombay HC Annuls Order Declaring Candidate For Sub-Inspector Post Unfit Due To His Tattoos(16.08.2017)
Bombay High Court has set aside an order declaring a candidate for post of Sub-Inspector in Central Industrial Security Force as unfit due to tattoos .....
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Bombay HC: Act of Maintenance Agency Restricting Installation of CCTV Cameras Questionable(07.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that the act of a maintenance agency, stopping Police access to CCTV cameras that are installed in public places for mo.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Installation of CCTV Cameras
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Punjab and Haryana HC Slams MHA over Inaction on BSF Report(14.01.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has pulled up Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for not acting on a Border Security Force (BSF) report highlighting the urgen.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC, Border Security Force (BSF) report , Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
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Kerala HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Cases Against Archbishop George Alenchery(13.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro Malabar Church, seeking to quash t.....
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Supreme Court Directs Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh To Respond in Assets Case(27.10.2015)
Supreme Court has sought response from Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on two petitions filed by CBI against the High Court order gran.....
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Madras HC Upholds Decision of Sessions Court to Award Compensation to Victim of Custodial Torture(24.01.2020)
Madras High Court has upheld the judgment of the Sessions Judge awarding compensation of Rs. 1 Lakh to the victim who suffered torture, bodily injury .....
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Bombay HC Orders Adarsh Society Building Demolition(02.05.2016)
Bombay HC has ordered Union Environment Ministry to demolish 31-storey Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society.
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Supreme Court Upholds Madras HC Order on Right of Victim/ Interested Persons to File Protest Petition(04.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the Madras High Court order whereby it has ruled that a Petitioner, being a victim, is mandatorily entitled to notice before .....
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CBDT: Sebi-Registered FPIs get I-T Filing Relief(11.12.2015)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that incomplete or deficient returns filed by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) would not be treat.....
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Supreme Court: Right of Minority Institutions not Absolute, Amenable to Rules(26.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that “the right of minority institutions is not absolute, and is amenable to regulation”. The Court observed, “The protection .....
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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.....
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Cal. HC: There Must be a Balance Between Religious Freedom U/A 30 and Overwhelming Public Interest(26.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court in a case wherein petitioner argued that high-tension overhead line has rendered it impossible to run an educational institute for.....
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Govt Extends Due Date for Filing GSTR-5A to 15th December(16.11.2017)
Central Government has extended the due date for filing of return in FORM GSTR-5A for the months of July to October, 2017 till 15th December 2017.
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Constitution (105th Amendment) Act Has Come In Force From 15th August, 2021(04.10.2021)
The Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021, which restores the power of the State Governments and Union Territories to identify and .....
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Finance Ministry to Refund Swachh Bharat Cess Paid by SEZs(04.02.2016)
Finance Ministry, while providing relief to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) units and developers, has said they will be entitled to refund of Swachh Bha.....
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Delhi HC: Instructors in Delhi University Not 'Teachers' for Purposes of Superannuation Benefits(12.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that persons appointed as 'instructors' cannot be treated as 'teachers', for the purposes of superannuation, in the Delhi Un.....
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Gujarat HC: To Prosecute Person Under SC/ST Act, Accused Should Have Knowledge of Caste(18.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that to prosecute a person under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, it must b.....
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Kerala High Court: Further Investigation can be Conducted Even After Trial has Started(07.11.2019)
Kerala High Court has noted that it is not necessary for the investigating officer to seek any permission from the Court to conduct further investigat.....
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Mad. HC: Medical Practitioners Conducting Two-Finger Test will be Guilty of Misconduct(24.11.2023)
Madras High Court has held that if a medical practitioner conducts ‘two finger test’ in contravention of directions of Supreme Court in State of Jhark.....
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Supreme Court Notice on Arbitrary Police Curbs on Protests in Central Delhi(05.12.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a petition challenging the powers of police to arbitrarily curb protests in the heart of Delhi by imposing Section.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Report Over Functioning of Illegally Constructed Temple on Public Land(08.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to submit a report regarding the functioning of an alleged illegally constructed temple on a public lan.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses BJP MP Subramanian Swamy's Challenge to Air India Disinvestment Process(06.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, seeking to quash the Air India disinvestment process. The Court has said that .....
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PFRDA notifies amendments to Trustee Bank (TB) and Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) Regulations(22.02.2024)
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has notified the Trustee Bank (TB) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 and the Central Recordk.....
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Raj. HC: Chest Measurement Criterion for Women in Recruitment is Arbitrary and Outrageous(16.08.2023)
Rajasthan High Court has held that chest measurement as a criterion for female candidates, is absolutely arbitrary, rather outrageous and it is a clea.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Chest Measurement, Arbitrary
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Rajasthan High Court Stays Construction of Any Road Passing Through Lakes in Udaipur(06.09.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has stayed the construction of any road passing through any of the lakes in Udaipur. The order has been passed by a Division Benc.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Construction of Any Road
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Madhya Pradesh HC Dismisses Gajanand Distributor’s Plea in Herald Case(19.05.2016)
Madhya Pradesh HC has dismissed four petitions filed by Gajanand Distributors and others, praying to be impleaded as defendants in a civil suit filed .....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh HC , BDA, Gajanand Distributors, National Herald.
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NCDRC: Consumer Forums Do Not Have Jurisdiction Over Educational Institutions(23.01.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has answered a reference holding that 'educational institutions' do not impart 'services' and hence th.....
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SC: 2014 Judgment Declaring Section 6A of DSPE Act as Unconstitutional has Retrospective Effect(11.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that declaration made in Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India (MANU/SC/0417/2014), as to the unconstitutionality of Section 6A o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 6A, DSPE Act, Unconstitutional, Retrospective Effect
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Kerala High Court Grants Relief to Kanan Devan Hills Plantation Company(08.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has quashed order of Idukki District Collector restraining Kanan Devan Hills Plantation Company from using as many as 21 bungalows i.....
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Gujarat HC Reverses Trial Court Verdict of Acquittal in a Post-Godhra Riots Case(22.07.2016)
Gujarat HC has reversed a trial court verdict of acquittal in a post-Godhra riots case and held ten of the 27 accused guilty of murder of two people a.....
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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.....
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Bombay HC: Proceedings Related to SC/ST Act Must be Video Recorded Even if Held in Open Court(14.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that it would be necessary to video record any proceeding relating to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, SC/ST Act, Video Record
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Calcutta HC: Replacement of Child’s Biological Father’s Surname With Step-Father’s Name Allowed(06.03.2024)
Calcutta HC has held that with change in circumstances, entry in respect of father of minor child has to be taken as improper and liable to be rectifi.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Biological Father, Step-Father, Replacement
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CCI Finds Google Play Store’s Updated Billing Policy Violative of Competition Act(18.03.2024)
Competition Commission of India has prima facie found Google Play Store’s updated billing policy violative of provisions of Section 4(2)(a), 4(2)(b) a.....
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Supreme Court Attaches All Properties of RTSCL, CCIL(14.05.2018)
Supreme Court has passed an order attaching the properties of two companies, operating Collective Investment Schemes (CIS), and their sister concerns.
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Kerala HC: Declaration Proving Single Status Of OCI Acceptable for Marriage Registration(09.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that when an Indian citizen intends to solemnise their marriage with a OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) Card holder, any de.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Describe Criticizing Abrogation of Article 370 of Constitution, as an Offence(11.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that every citizen of India has a right to be critical of the action of abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India .....
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NGT Slaps Penalty on Hindustan Zinc for Violation of Environmental Norms in Rajasthan(08.02.2022)
National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs. 25 crore on Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd. for violation of environmental norms in Rajast.....
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Delhi High Court: First-Come-First-Serve Criteria Under Election Symbols Order, 1968 Upheld(05.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has upheld the criteria of ‘First-Come-First-Serve’ that allots free symbol to an unrecognized political party under the Election Sym.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, First-Come-First-Serve, Election Symbols Order
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Patna HC Seeks Compliance Report Over Judicial Infrastructure Development in State(14.02.2022)
Patna High Court has sought a compliance report from the State Government over Judicial Infrastructure development in the state in a plea highlighting.....
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SC: Need Minimum Qualification for Being a Judge(26.07.2016)
SC has said that for selecting a judge, there has to be a minimum qualification, while refusing to entertain a petition that sought a lower qualificat.....
Tags : SC , Haryana Judicial Service Exam, Scheduled Caste
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Delhi Government Decides to Deregister Diesel Vehicles That Complete 10 Years on January 1, 2022(17.12.2021)
Delhi Government has decided that it would be de-registering all the diesel vehicles that will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022 in view of a 2016 .....
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Arrested by Enforcement Directorate in Liquor Policy Case(22.03.2024)
Enforcement Directorate has arrested Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case that is related to the alleged liquor policy s.....
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CESTAT, Delhi Quashes Service Tax Demand on Notice Pay from Employees for Premature Resignation(14.02.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has quashed the service tax demand on notice pay recovered from employees for prema.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Premature Resignation
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Order Directing Further Investigation Against State DGP(17.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the integrity of a Government Order directing further investigation into a criminal case agains.....
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Gujarat High Court Put Ban on Chinese Lantern(23.12.2015)
Gujarat HC has directed State Government to ban manufacturing and sale of Chinese lantern within three days as the lanterns are not only dangerous, .....
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Issue Of Welfare Of Child Has Paramount Significance: Supreme Court(08.12.2017)
SC, while setting aside a HC judgment, which had directed a father to handover the custody of the child to its mother, has observed that issue of welf.....
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SC Rules in Favor of Central Government in batch of pleas challenging the Abrogation of Article 370(11.12.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has unanimously held that Jammu and Kashmir does not hold any internal sovereignty after accession to Union of India .....
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Government of India, Government of Rajasthan and World Bank sign a $250 Million Agreement to Support Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in Rajasthan(28.08.2018)
The Government of India, the Government of Rajasthan and the World Bank signed here today a $250 million Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support the .....
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Rajasthan HC Denies Police Protection to Runaway Couple Apprehending Threat from Families(13.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has denied Police protection to a runaway couple, apprehending threat from their families. The Court has observed that there is n.....
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SEBI Extends Deadline for Implementation of Circular on Stewardship Code for All Mutual Funds(01.04.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline for implementation of the circular on Stewardship Code for all Mutual Funds an.....
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Intervention of the Court is envisaged only in few circumstances like fraud or bias by the Arbitrators or violation of natural justice(03.10.2017)
The Appellant, in present appeals, has challenged the legality and correctness of the judgment and order passed by High Court of Calcutta. Appellant s.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Hospital to Seek a Status Report on Community Service of 2 Youngsters(19.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital seeking a status report on joining of two youngsters who were directed to do a mo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Status Report on Community Service
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Supreme Court Partially Lifts Ban on Construction Activities in Delhi-NCR(10.12.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed construction activity in the Delhi-NCR region between 6am and 6pm, partially lifting its complete ban on it. The Court was i.....
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Bombay HC Extends Due Date for Filing TRAN-1 for Identified Taxpayers(01.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has extended the due date to file TRAN-1 by identified taxpayers to 10th May 2018.
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Karnataka HC: Ex-Parte Order of German Court Granting Custody to Mother Not Acceptable(03.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court while refusing to accept an ex-parte order passed by a court in Germany, granting custody of a 9 year old child to his mother who.....
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GST: Govt Extends Due date for filing GST ITC-04(26.10.2017)
Central Government has extended due date for filing ITC-04 for details of goods/capital goods sent to job worker and received back.
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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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Mad. HC: Continuance of Senthil Balaji as Minister w/o Portfolio Against Constitutional Ethos(06.09.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that continuance of V. Senthil Balaji as a Minister without Portfolio does not augur well with Principles of Constit.....
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Regularising of Illegal Structures Will Result In Time Bomb: Delhi High Court(25.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that with the AAP government "pushing for" regularising illegal constructions and the civic bodies allowing such buildings t.....
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Kar. HC: Not Every False Statement Made in Court Must be Subject to Prosecution(29.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that not every false statement that is intended must be the subject matter of the prosecution, has held that Cour.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, False Statement, Prosecution
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Govt Waives Late Fee for August and September Returns(25.10.2017)
Central Government has clarified that no late fee would be levied on tax payers who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of Augu.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest of Journalist Booked for Extortion, Forgery(01.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of a journalist, Sharad Kumar Dwivedi, booked on the charge of Extortion and Forgery on a complaint made by.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana(01.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner. The.....
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Bombay HC Admits RCOM-SSTL Merger Application(08.02.2016)
Bombay High Court has admitted application for merger between Reliance Communications (Rcom) and Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd. (SSTL), the telecom u.....
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Calcutta High Court Allows Live-Streaming of Proceedings(13.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has granted permission for live-streaming of proceedings in a matter related to whether the children of Parsi Zoroastrian women ma.....
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Rajasthan HC: Erroneous Finding of Any Error of Law Cannot be Basis for Appeal(21.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court observed that any erroneous finding or any error of law cannot be the basis for entertaining an appeal under Section 30 of the Em.....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Constitutionality of Sections 99 & 100 of IBC(10.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union of India and two others on a petition seeking to declare section 99 and 100 of the Insolvency and .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Constitutionality of Sections 99 & 100 of IBC
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Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Denial of Physical Hearing by NCLT Jaipur Bench(13.12.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the Jaipur Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) while adjudicating upon an appeal against an or.....
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NGT Slaps Rs. 46.14 Lakh Fine on Uttrakhand’s Ex-DGP for Felling 25 Trees(29.08.2018)
National Green Tribunal has held Uttarakhand’s former Director General of Police BS Sidhu guilty of illegally purchasing land in the reserve forest ar.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Guidelines for Functioning of District Courts, Tribunals from Jan 10(10.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has decided to issue certain guidelines that shall be applicable to all the Courts (including Tribunals) subordinate to the High .....
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SEBI Relaxes Rules for FPI Registration, Rating Default(31.03.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has relaxed compliance provisions up to 3 months, allowing credit rating agencies to not qualify a COVID-19 rel.....
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Karnataka HC: Further Investigation u/s 173(8) CrPC Must Always Relate to Crime(25.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that further investigation conducted under Section 173(8) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 must always relate to the .....
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The discretion to order security for costs is unfettered, and depends on an examination of all of relevant circumstances(10.01.2018)
The Defendants have applied for an order that, the Plaintiff give security for the costs of this action and for consequential orders, including that t.....
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Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Jordan on Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters(28.02.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing and ratifying an Agreement between India and Jordan on Coopera.....
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Kerala High Court Reduces Sentence Awarded to Former Priest to 10 Yrs Imprisonment(01.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has reduced the sentence imposed on former priest Robin Mathew Vadakkumchery in the infamous Kottiyoor rape case that had shaken the.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Govt. to Pay Rs 3 Lakh to Acid Attack Victim(27.07.2016)
Calcutta HC has directed West Bengal Government to pay by August 2 Rs 3 lakh to a victim of acid attack in South 24-Parganas district.
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SC Allows Karnataka Examination Authority to Extend Last Date for Admission(21.12.2021)
Supreme Court recently allowed the Karnataka Examination Authority to extend the last date for admission to Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture and oth.....
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SC: Art. 300A of COI Enshrining Right to Property Applicable on People Who Aren’t Citizens of India(26.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the expression person in Article 300-A of Constitution of India (COI) covers not only a legal or juristic person but also .....
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MP HC Dismisses PIL Against Recent Decision to Rename Habibganj Station in Bhopal(21.01.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea filed against the recent decision of the Centre to rename Habibganj station .....
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Italy Court Acquits Two Executives in AgustaWestland Chopper Case(09.01.2018)
An Italian court has acquitted Giuseppe Orsi, the former president of defence and aerospace giant Finmeccanica, of charges related to alleged bribes p.....
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MCA Notifies Deflagging of Disqualified DINs of Directors Post-Demonetization(11.11.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified that the Director Identification Numbers (DINs) of Directors found to be disqualified post-demonetiza.....
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Centre Notifies New Solid Waste Management Rules(06.04.2016)
Centre has notified the revised New Solid Waste Management Rules, which make it mandatory for waste generators to channelise the rubbish through segre.....
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Madras High Court Permits Devotees for Karthigai Deepam Festival in Tiruvannamalai(19.11.2021)
Madras High Court has permitted the entry of 20,000 devotees in Tiruvannamalai city, in light of Karthigai Deepam festival on 19th November 2021, subj.....
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Ker. HC: Approach Court of Lowest Forum when Concurrent Revisional Jurisdiction is Available(02.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that it is just and appropriate for a party to invoke jurisdiction of the Court of Sessions first, where the revision is po.....
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CESTAT: Demand of Excise Duty Not Payable on Waste and Scrap Packing Material if Travels Beyond SCN(22.03.2024)
Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that no excise duty is supposed to be paid on waste and scrap pa.....
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Allahabad HC Extends Date for Compliance of Order for Removal of Anti-CAA Protestors Posters(18.03.2020)
Allahabad High Court has pushed the date for the compliance of its order for the immediate removal of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 protesters'.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice in Plea Against Answer Key of Rajasthan Judicial Services(14.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notice in another plea challenging the answer key of Civil Judge Cadre of Rajasthan Judicial Services (Preliminary Exa.....
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Karnataka HC Orders Arrest of College Lecturer Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor(24.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has ordered the arrest of a 39-year-old college lecturer accused of sexually assaulting a minor student, while terming as pervers.....
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Magistrate Has No Power To Direct Accused To Give Voice Samples For Investigation: Kerala HC(10.01.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that there is no express or implied power conferred by the statute to the magistrate to direct the accused to give voice sa.....
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Mumbai NDPS Court Orders De-Freezing of Rhea Chakraborty's Bank Account(11.11.2021)
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court, Mumbai has allowed de-freezing of her bank accounts subject to certain conditions. The NCB f.....
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Allahabad High Court Orders Enquiry into Lucknow District Court Violence Incident(19.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry into the violent behavior of the lawyers outside the Lucknow District Court campus on October 30, stressin.....
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NBDSA to TimesNow Navbharat: Take Down Episode Calling Haldwani Protesters 'Jihadi Gang'(06.11.2023)
News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has directed Times Now Navbharat to take down video calling the Haldwani protesters “Jihadi Ga.....
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SEBI Relaxes Mutual Fund Norms on Unclaimed Investor Money(26.02.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed mutual fund norms to allow Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to invest unclaimed redemption .....
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Bombay High Court Allows Muharram Procession with Strict Conditions(18.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has allowed a Shia-Muslim Trust to perform Muharram rituals on 20th August, 2021, the tenth day of Muharram (Ashura), by adhereing t.....
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Stamp Duty Payable on Transfer of Debts Along with Underlying Securities: Allahabad HC(15.02.2018)
Allahabad High Court has held that stamp duty is payable on the transfer of debts along with underlying securities.
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SC: Court Must Try to Read in Between the Lines in Frivolous or Vexatious Proceedings(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that in frivolous or vexatious proceedings, Court owes a duty to look into other attending circumstances emerging from the .....
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Supreme Court: Investigation in IPC Offences Cannot Be Quashed for Non-investigation of SC-ST Offence(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that when the offence complained are both under Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Preventi.....
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Del. HC to Law Ministry: Periodically Monitor Status of Uploading Acts on the India Code Portal(04.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice to periodically monitor the status of uploading the Acts .....
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Ban Drunk Students in Colleges: Madras High Court(23.04.2018)
Madras High Court has directed Anna University to issue a circular to all colleges to include the condition in the admission prospectus itself that th.....
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Delhi HC: Keeping Undertrial in Custody Would Impact His Right to Defend During Trial(09.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that keeping an undertrial in custody would impact his right to defend himself during trial and that he will be clearly .....
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Delhi High Court: Cannot Compromise Individual’s Right to Use His or Her Name for Own Goods(11.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that an individual’s right to use his/her name for their own goods cannot be compromised as it would result in infringement .....
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Initiation of a midterm review investigation limited to change of name of producer/exporter from Singapore regarding anti-dumping duty imposed on specified products from mentioned countries(18.09.2023)
1. An application for change of name has been filed by INEOS Phenols Singapore Pte Ltd. (herein after referred to as "applicant"). The applicant is a .....
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Govt Extends Due Dates for Filing GSTR-1 by Taxpayers with Aggregate Turnover of Upto 1.5 Crore(16.11.2017)
Central Government has extended due dates for furnishing of GSTR-1 for those taxpayers with aggregate turnover of upto Rs.1.5 crores. The due dates ar.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Calcutta HC: Petition U/s 482 CrPC To Quash Domestic Violence Proceedings Maintainable(01.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has had the opportunity to expound in detail on the question whether an order passed by a Magistrate in a proceeding under Section.....
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Kerala High Court Directs State to Speed Up Reconstitution of Selection Committee(31.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to speed up the reconstitution of the selection committee and finalise the selection to the post of Chief Inv.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea to Quash Notices to Recover Public Loss from Anti-CAA Protesters(12.02.2020)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Petition challenging notices issued by the District Administration of State of Uttar Pradesh to recover damages f.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Damages for Loss of Public Property, Anti- Citizenship Amendment Act Protests
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Rajasthan HC Denies Relief to CRPF Constable Removed from Service for Unauthorized Absence(17.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur has refused to interfere in the disciplinary authority's decision, which dismissed CRPF Constable-petitioner from service.....
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Rajasthan HC Rejects PILs Against Gujjar Quota(05.02.2016)
Rajasthan HC has rejected two public interest litigations (PILs) on basis of which 5% quota in jobs and educational institutes granted to Special Back.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: No Disallowance of Interest Expenses on Account of Non-Deduction of TDS(12.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that there should be no disallowance of interest expenses on account of non- deduction of Tax.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Historian Audrey Truschke & Others from Publishing Defamatory Material(18.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has restrained historian Dr. Audrey Truschke and other persons from publishing any defamatory material against historian Dr. Vikram S.....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
Tags : GST
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Bombay HC: Sessions Court Cannot Stay Own Bail Order Under CrPC(09.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that a sessions court cannot stay its own order granting bail to an accused under the criminal procedure code, 1973.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Stay on Own Order
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Delhi HC Asks JNU to Respond to Students' Plea Challenging Rustication(08.09.2016)
Delhi High Court, while taking plea of two JNU students challenging their rustication for a few semesters in connection with the controversial Februar.....
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Rajasthan HC: English as Medium of Instruction Cannot be Thrusted on Child by Legislation or Policy(06.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that the decision of the State to convert the school from a Hindi medium to an English Medium school with immediate effe.....
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Madras High Court: Composition of GSTAT is Unconstitutional(23.09.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that the constitution of GST Appellate Tribunal ( GSTAT ) is unconstitutional. The Court has ruled that the number of judi.....
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SC: ED Must Furnish Ground of Arrest in Writing at the Time of Arrest(04.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is not expected to be vindictive in its conduct, has held that it would be necessar.....
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Review of Annual Custody / Issuer Charges(09.12.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has enhanced custody/issuer charged to be collected by depositories from issuers. Per folio charge has been.....
Tags : SEBI, Custody, issuer, charges, increase
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EPCH hails GST notification to ease procedure for merchant exporters(24.10.2017)
The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts has welcomed the Government's decision to ease the procedure for merchant exporters. Handicrafts merchant.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Appeal Challenging Order to Reduce Interest on Home Loan(27.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Canara Bank (E-Syndicate Bank) challenging an order of the Single judge by which it was directed.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Order to Reduce Interest on Home Loan
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GSTR-9, GSTR-9C Gets Simplified Further, Submission Dates Extended(15.11.2019)
Central Government has to extend the due dates of filing of Form GSTR-9 (Annual Return) and Form GSTR-9C (Reconciliation Statement) for Financial Year.....
Tags : GSTR-9, GSTR-9C
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MP HC: RP has Right to File Restraint Suit for Grant of Injunction Against Unauthorised GI Tag User(26.12.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that based on principles of ubi jus ibi remedium, viz., if there is a right, there is a remedy, therefore, Register.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, GI, Registered Proprietor
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Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on 'Assignment of spectrum in E&V Bands, and, spectrum for Microwave Access (MWA) & Microwave Backbone (MWB).'(14.11.2023)
1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released a Consultation Paper on 'Assignment of Spectrum in E&V Bands, and Spectrum for Microw.....
Tags : Extension, Last date, PIWA
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Allahabad High Court: Cow Should be Given Status of National Animal(02.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that Cow should be given the status of National Animal in light of the fact that Cow is part and parcel of the cultu.....
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Ministry of Finance launches channel on Youtube(04.02.2016)
The Ministry of Finance launched a dedicated channel on Youtube to disseminate announcements and explanations of matters debated amongst the public.
Tags : Ministry, finance, youtube
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AAR, Maharashtra: Co-Op Housing Society Not Eligible for ITC Where Replacement of Existing Elevator(13.02.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has held that Goods and Service Tax (GST) paid by any co-operative housing society on the maintenance .....
Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, Replacement of Existing Elevator
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Allahabad High Court Stays Demolition of 100-Yr-Old Clinic, Restaurant(21.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the proposed demolition of a hundred-year-old homeopathic clinic and restaurant for the purpose of constructing the Pr.....
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Bombay HC Seeks Reply from State over Vehicular Parking under Flyovers(18.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has sought an explanation from State Government as to why vehicular parking is being allowed beneath flyovers in Mumbai despite its .....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Address Police Officers Deposing Against Prosecution in Criminal Cases(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to address the issue of police officers deposing against prosecution in criminal cases after their.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Police Officers Deposing Against Prosecution
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion of Gudugudupukarar Caste in ST List(15.03.2024)
Madras High Court has held that the Presidential order of Scheduled Tribes (ST) list cannot be tinkered with by the Court. The National Commission for.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Gudugudupukarar Caste, Scheduled Tribes
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Petition of Impeachment Motion Against CJI Withdrawn by Congress(08.05.2018)
Petition of impeachment motion filed against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the Congress MPs has been withdrawn by senior party leader Kapi.....
Tags : Chief Justice of India, Impeachment Motion, Kapil Sibal
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Allahabad HC: In Matrimonial Disputes, Court to be Careful on Summons to Distant Relatives(09.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that in criminal cases arising out of matrimonial disputes, the Court has to be careful in summoning distant relativ.....
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SC: Hospital's Registration Can Be Cancelled, Only if, It Is Necessary in Public Interest(07.03.2024)
SC has held that suspension/cancellation of registration of Hospital/Clinic under Sec. 20(3) of Pre-Conception and Pre-¬Natal Diagnostic Techniques (R.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pre-Conception and Pre-¬Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation & Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994, Section 20
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Amicus Curiae to Ker. HC: DNA Test of Children of Rape Victims Will Defeat Concept of Adoption(19.12.2023)
Amicus Curiae Advocate A. Parvathi Menon has informed the Kerala High Court that subjecting the adopted child of a rape victim to DNA tests will only .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Amicus Curiae, DNA Test, Rape Victim, Adoption
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Allocation of Cases is CJI’s Prerogative: Supreme Court(11.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held that Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a high constitutional office entrusted with the duty to constitute Benches and allocate ca.....
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Delhi High Court: Arrest of Person Based on Allegations has Potential to Destroy Reputation(24.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the arrest of a person based on mere allegations has the potential to destroy his reputation and thus it is necessa.....
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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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Raj HC: Can’t Discriminate in Maternity Leave Only because Child has been Begotten Through Surrogacy(09.11.2023)
Rajasthan High Court while observing that discriminating between natural biological mother and surrogate mother would amount to insult of motherhood, .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Maternity Leave, Surrogacy
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CCI Nods for GSPL’s Stake Hike in Sabarmati Gas(15.02.2016)
Gujarat State Petronet (GSPL) has received approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI) to raise stake in Sabarmati Gas Ltd by 13.71 per cent t.....
Tags : Gujarat State Petronet, Competition Commission of India
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Bombay HC Stays Injunction Against YouTuber for Alleged Mocking Video Against Parachute Coconut Oil(17.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has stayed the injunction order against YouTuber, Abhijeet Bhansali on Bhansali's video which allegedly contained "disparaging remar.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Abhijeet Bhansali, Video Against Parachute Coconut Oil
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Calcutta HC Orders Cancellation of Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the cancellation of appointment of six assistant teachers in the Murshidabad district after noting that they had been .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District
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Punjab and Haryana HC Put Stay on Registration of Diesel Auto-Rickshaws(20.01.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has stayed notification issued by Punjab Government whereby it has permitted registration of diesel auto-rickshaws in Ludhiana, .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC , registration of diesel auto-rickshaws
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SC: Unilateral Cancellation of Registered Sale Deed Can't be an Anticipatory Bail Condition(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a registered sale deed cannot be cancelled unilaterally by one party to the said document in purported compliance of t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cancellation of Registered Sale Deed
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NGT Irks over Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) Plant’s Functioning(23.12.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said "facts in a pollution report" it had ordered on HCCB's plant at Mussoorie Gulawati Road industrial area in Ghaz.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Administration of Booster Dose, Timeline of Proposed Roll Out(26.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Central Government with regards to the administration of booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine and the time.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Administration of Booster Dose
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All HC: Notice of Proceedings under CGST Act must be Served on Address of Assessee(12.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that once the GST Registration of the assessee is canceled, the Department must serve notices u/s 74 GST Act at the addr.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Assesee, GST Registration, Cancellation
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NGT Asks Authorities to Ensure No Burning of Waste in Open(21.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed DDA, NDMC, Municipal Corporations, Delhi Cantonment Board to ensure that there is no burning of waste in th.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal (NGT), Construction Sites , DDA, NDMC, Municipal Corporations , Delhi Cantonment Board
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Lok Sabha Passes NDPS(Amendment) Bill 2021 to Correct a Drafting Error(14.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeking to amend the NDPS Act, 1985 to correct a drafting e.....
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Delhi High Court: Step-Father Acquitted on Ground of Victim’s Testimony Being Tutored(14.03.2024)
Del. HC while acquitting a step-father who was earlier convicted under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, has stated that victim’s.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Testimony, POCSO
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Supreme Court Grants Custody of Minor to Aunt, Says Personal Laws Can’t Supersede Child’s Welfare(06.03.2024)
Supreme Court while granting a minor’s custody to her aunt, has held that the statutory provisions dealing with the custody of the child under any per.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Custody, Child’s Welfare, Personal Laws
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Statement by the Ministry of Finance on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)'s Policy Statement(06.12.2017)
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released its fifth Bimonthly Policy Statement today. The MPC recognized that inflation remains firmly under contro.....
Tags : Bimonthly, Policy Statement, Release
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RBI announces rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond, 2031(06.12.2023)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2031 (FRB 2031) applicable for the half year December 07, 2023 to June 06, 2024 shall b.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Stay Interim Bail Granted to Former Bhushan Steel Promoter(05.09.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the interim bail granted by Delhi High Court to former Bhushan Steel promoter Neeraj Singal.
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Rajasthan HC Orders Status Quo on Demolition of Illegal Encroachment on Kotputli Road(13.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the Nagar Palika, Kotputli to decide the objections submitted by 25 petitioners pursuant to the notices issued to th.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Illegal Encroachment on Kotputli Road
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President Approves GST Bill(08.09.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the Government's flagship Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill.
Tags : GST Bill, President
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NCLAT Chennai Bench Stays Insolvency Process Against Tata Projects Limited(07.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai Bench has stayed the order against Tata Projects Limited to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution .....
Tags : NCLAT, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, Stay Order
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Uttarakhand HC Orders Abolishment of Revenue Police System In 6 Months(16.01.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to abolish within six months the Revenue Police System in vogue in many parts of the hilly st.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Revenue Police System
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Karnataka HC Stays KSLU's Decision of Conducting Intermediate Semester Exams for LLB Students(15.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has by way of interim relief stayed the circulars issued by the Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) by which it was to conduct .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Intermediate Semester Exams for LLB Students
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Schemes of arrangement by listed entities(16.11.2021)
1. SEBI Master Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/DIL1/CIR/P/2020/249 dated December 22, 2020 has laid down the framework for Schemes of Arrangement by listed e.....
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SEBI Eases Norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors(30.06.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed Foreign Portfolio Investors who had issued participatory notes under the erstwhile regulatio.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India , Foreign Portfolio Investors
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Rajasthan HC Seeks State's Reply in Plea Against Police Brutality During National Lockdown(01.04.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the State Government to file its reply on a Petition alleging use of force by the police authorities for implementat.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Police Brutality
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Rajasthan HC: Insurance Company to Pay Compensation to Claimant First(27.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Alwar which, while relying on the principle of pay and recover,.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Payment of Compensation
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SC Iterates Cardinal Principles, A Judge Must Adhere To(23.03.2016)
Supreme Court, while observing that judges of constitutional courts increasingly deviating from the impassioned and impartial path of adjudication, h.....
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Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of Form No. BEN-2 and BEN-1 under the Companies Act, 2013(01.01.2020)
In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular no. 10/2019 dated 24.09.2019, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received further representatio.....
Tags : Relaxation, Additional fees, Last date, Extension
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs GST Department to Re-Open Facility to File or Revise Tran-1(06.11.2019)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Goods and Services Department to file or revise Tran-1 either electronically or manually. The Court also ru.....
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SC: Can’t Prove Will by Random Witness Saying he Saw Attesting Witness Sign it(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that for Section 69 of Evidence Act, in order to prove the genuineness of a will, it is not enough to merely examine a random w.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Random Witness, Attesting, Will
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SC Orders Centre, Drought-Hit States to Come Up with Relief Plan within 10 Days(05.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Centre and eight states to respond within ten days on steps taken by them to provide free foodgrains and employment under M.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Centre , Drought-Hit States
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SC: NCDRC Can Direct Deposit of Entire or More Than 50% Amount Determined by SCDRC for Stay(08.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) can direct the deposit of the entire amount or more than 50% o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Deposit for Conditional Stay
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50% Requirement of States Ratifying GST Bill Completes with Odisha’s Nod(02.09.2016)
With the Odisha Assembly approving the Constitutional Amendment Bill for GST, the requirement of 50 percent of States and UTs ratifying it has been co.....
Tags : GST
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Delhi HC Directs Government to Consider Issue of Early Re-testing of International Travellers(05.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has said that it expects the Delhi Government to consider expeditiously the issue of early re-testing of international travellers who.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Early Re-testing of International Travellers
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CBIC Notifies Requirements for Import of Tea from Nepal as Darjeeling Tea(26.11.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued the requirements for the import of tea from Nepal as Darjeeling Tea. The Board has clar.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Import of Tea from Nepal as Darjeeling Tea
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Ker. HC: Unintended Mistake of Magistrate Cannot Attract Prosecution u/s 228 IPC(11.01.2024)
Kerala High Court while observing that inadvertent mistake on part of Magistrate can’t lead to action u/s 228 IPC, has held that judicial officers are.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Inadvertent Mistake, Prosecution, Judges
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NGT to Uttarakhand: Slap 50K Fine on Hospitals over Improper Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste(20.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed hospitals in Uttarakhand to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical and solid was.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Bio-Medical Waste
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SC Grants Relief to Woman Officer Who Lost Permanent Commission Due To Pregnancy-Related Condition(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the grant of Permanent Commission to a Women Short Service Commission Officer who underwent a temporary aberration in SHAPE.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Woman Officer Who Lost Permanent Commission
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Bombay High Court: Pardanashin Woman Allowed to Amend Written Statement(11.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has allowed a pardanashin woman to amend her written statement on the ground that the woman was illiterate and was unable to underst.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Written Statement, Pardanashin Woman, Illiterate
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Mann Ki Baat LIVE: PM Modi Credits 'States of Our Nation' as GST Anniversary Nears(24.06.2018)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation via his Mann Ki Baat radio show at 11 am. This would be the 45th edition of the monthly radio bro.....
Tags : GST
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Rajasthan HC: Writ Petition Against Rejection of Temporary Injunction Not Maintainable(24.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that writ petition against rejection of temporary injunction application by trial court is not maintainable under Ar.....
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Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes(11.01.2018)
1. Please refer to our circular DGBA.GBD.954/15.02.005/2017-18 dated October 12, 2017 on the above subject. The Government of India, had vide their Of.....
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Orissa HC Directs to Ensure Peaceful Protest, No Closure Of Shops, Disruption of Public Transport(12.11.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the Congress party in the State to ensure that whatever protest is organized tomorrow i.e. on 12th November 2021 is pea.....
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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 .....
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Custody of 4-Yr-Old Girl to Deceased Mother's Friend Over Biological Father(13.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to grant custody of a four and a half years old girl child to her biological father and instead permitted the child to.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Custody of 4-Yr-Old Girl to Deceased Mother's Friend
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Bombay High Court Objects to Charges Against Journalist(30.08.2018)
Bombay High Court has objected to the maintainability of charges levelled against a journalist, who was booked for allegedly abetting the suicide of I.....
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Allahabad HC: Failure of Investigating Agency to Record Statements to be Recorded Seriously(10.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the failure of the investigating agency to record statements of witnesses during an investigation must be viewe.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Investigating Agency, Failure to Record Statements
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Finance Ministry Relaxes Norms for Essential, Medical Supplies(31.03.2020)
Finance Ministry has relaxed procurement, expenditure and transportation norms for medical and other essential supplies for the department of pharmace.....
Tags : Finance Ministry, Medical Supplies
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CCI Nods for Acquisition of Cavendish Industries(22.02.2016)
JK Tyre & Industries has got nod from Competition Commission of India (CCI) for acquisition of Cavendish Industries.
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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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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice to State Govt. on Death of Infants(25.05.2016)
Rajasthan HC has issued notice to State's Chief Secretary, Principal Medical and Health Secretary and five others, over a petition on recent death of .....
Tags : Rajasthan HC , Ajmer’s Jawaharlal Nehru Government Hospital
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Allahabad HC: Odomos is Mosquito Repellent Not Medicine; Thereby 18% GST Would be Applicable(24.01.2020)
Allahabad High Court has upheld the ruling of Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling that Odomos is not a medicine, it is a mosquito repellant and henc.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, GST on Odomos
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Real Estate Bill Becomes Act Now(02.05.2016)
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016 has became an act on May 1.
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Securities and Exchange Board of India Unveils New FPI Registration Application(05.02.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has come out with a common application form for registration of foreign portfolio investors, to enhance operati.....
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Madras HC to Centre: Bring Heritage Law to Protect Ancient Structures(11.12.2015)
Madras HC while taking a suo motu PIL proceedings initiated after media reports highlighting improper 'renovation' works being undertaken by Tamil Nad.....
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Bombay High Court Asks Govt. to Sort Out GST Technical Issues(07.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed the Union and Maharashtra governments to sort out technical glitches and other grievances over filing of Goods and Serv.....
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SC: Registration of CNG Vehicles Can't be Rejected as Emission is Within Limits(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the registration of CNG vehicles cannot be rejected as the emission from such vehicles is within the limits in a bat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Registration of CNG Vehicles
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Lok Sabha Passes Amendments to SC/ST Act(07.08.2018)
Lok Sabha has unanimously passed the SC/ST amendment Bill which nullifies requirements imposed by Supreme Court of undertaking preliminary inquiry and.....
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Delhi HC: No Extension of Limitation Where Defendant Not Prevented from Filing Written Statement(20.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the Supreme Court's orders on extension of limitation will not be applicable in circumstances where the defendant w.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Filing of Written Statement
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Delhi HC: Membership of Arbitral Institution Not a Pre-Requisite For Invoking Arbitration(26.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that the membership of an arbitral institution cannot be insisted upon as a pre-requisite for invoking arbitration.
Tags : Delhi High Court, arbitral institution
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Appointment of Judges(03.03.2016)
Statement showing the working strength of judges and vacancies in the Supreme Court and High Courts has been released. As on 29 February 2016 the Supr.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Installation of CCTV Cameras in Women Compartments(30.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking directions for ensuring protection of women travelling in.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Installation of CCTV Cameras in Women Compartments
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Ker. HC: Dishonest Intention Essence of Criminal Misconduct Under Prevention of Corruption Act(22.01.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that dishonest intention is sine qua non to attract the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) of the PC Act. Mere condu.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Dishonest Intention, Criminal Misconduct, Section 13(1)(d) PC Act
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Rajasthan HC Acquits Salman Khan(25.07.2016)
Rajasthan HC has acquitted actor Salman Khan in the Blackbuck and chinkara poaching cases.
Tags : Rajasthan HC , Salman Khan
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Telangana HC Directs to Issue Orders Restricting Huge Congregations During Festival Celebrations(24.12.2021)
Telangana High Court has directed the State government to issue orders restricting huge congregations during Christmas, New Year and Sankranthi celebr.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Congregations During Festival Celebrations
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Kar. HC: Can’t Accept Photostat Copy of Unregistered Sale Agreement as Secondary Evidence(19.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that for a trial being held under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, a photocopy of an unregistered sale agr.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Section 138 of NI Act, Unregistered Sale Agreement, Secondary Evidence
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Bombay High Court Says Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand Cannot be Arrested till May 2(06.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband and associate Javed Anand cannot be arrested till May 2 in a criminal.....
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Madras HC Directs Police to Refrain from Arresting Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji(22.11.2021)
Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu Police not to arrest till the next date of hearing, former Minister and Senior AIADMK member, K.T. Rajenthr.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji
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Comprehensive Master Directions on Know Your Customer(25.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India issued Master Direction called the ‘read»
Telangana High Court: Educational Institution Not Establishment(29.11.2021)
Telangana High Court has held that an educational institution is not covered within the meaning and definition of establishment as defined under Secti.....
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Retrospective Cancellation of GST: Delhi HC Directs Restoration To Original Number(15.01.2024)
Delhi High Court while restoring the GST registration of the petitioner to its original number has held that the taxpayers are not provided an opportu.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Grants Relief to Retired Aided School Staff(22.07.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that retired employees of government-aided privately managed schools in Chandigarh are entitled to encashment of their.....
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Uttarakhand High Court : Advocates' Strikes Illegal, Amounts to Misconduct and Contempt of Court(26.09.2019)
Uttarakhand High Court has noted that strikes and court boycotts by lawyers are illegal. The Court has further warned that strict action would be take.....
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SC: Court Must Take Liberal and Justice Oriented Approach Regarding Delay in Appeals Filed by State(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if the appeals filed by the State are lost for individual default, those who are at fault, will not usually be individ.....
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Himachal HC: Report Court Matters With Utmost Responsibility(17.12.2015)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has said, “Journalists must take necessary precautions, more particularly, while compiling court proceedings. Ordinarily, .....
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AAR: Participation Fees for Conference Organized by Educational Institutions Leviable to GST(09.10.2019)
Authority for Advanced Ruling Madhya Pradesh has ruled that Goods and Services Tax shall be leviable on consideration received by the school for parti.....
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Termination of Anti-dumping investigation on the imports of "Self-adhesive Polyvinyl Chloride Film" originating in or exported from China PR(03.08.2021)
A. Introduction
1. Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter referred as the Act) and the Custom.....
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MCA Orders Merger of NSEL, FTIL(15.02.2016)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has ordered merger of National Spot Exchange (NSEL) with its promoter Financial Technologies (FTIL).
Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs , NSEL, FTIL
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Karnataka High Court: FIRs Cannot be Transferred by Invoking Powers Under Section 407 CrPC(24.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that First Information Reports (FIRs) cannot be transferred by invoking powers under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, First Information Reports, Section 407 CrPC, Transfer
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New AICTE rules for admission in and approval of institutions(08.03.2018)
In order to grant approval to new Technical Institutions and extension of approval to existing Technical Institutions, detailed Approval Process for t.....
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Special NIA Court Refuses Temporary Bail to Anand Teltumbde to Visit Mother(02.12.2021)
Special National Investigation Agency Court has rejected Dalit scholar and Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde's plea for tem.....
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Supreme Court Slams Delhi Householders Over Waste Management(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said that householders in the National Capital hardly make effort to take time to do the simple task of segregating biodegradable wa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Waste Management
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Del HC: Incorrect to Deny Benefits to Construction Workers For Failing to Pay For Renewal of Regist.(26.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that disentitling construction worker to benefits on the basis that the worker has failed to pay contribution for renewal of.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Construction Workers, Renewal of Registration
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Registration is a privilege which has significant economic advantages, but it is subject to stringent conditions and risk of cancellation(13.06.2018)
Present appeal raises a short question on the operation by the Respondent Commissioners (“HMRC”) of the Construction Industry Scheme under the Finance.....
Tags : Registration, Cancellation, Validity
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of S. 18 of Transgender Act(21.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government in a writ petition filed challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 18 of the Transgen.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitutional Validity of S. 18 of Transgender Act
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Small Industries, Agri Sector Reeling Under GST, Budget Should Address it: RSS-affiliated Labour Union(10.01.2018)
Mazdoor Sangh, which is affiliated to BJP's parent organisation RSS has sought a remodeling of the GST structure to address issues of the agriculture .....
Tags : GST
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CESTAT, Kolkata: No Service Tax Can be Levied on Compensation for Cancelation of Coal Blocks(11.11.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has ruled that no service tax can be levied on amounts received as compensation .....
Tags : Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Compensation for Cancelation of Coal Blocks
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Delhi Court Takes Cognisance Against the Prime Minister for Allegedly "Insulting" the National Flag(07.04.2016)
A Delhi court has taken cognisance of a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly "insulting" the national flag last year on the in.....
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Allahabad HC: Interfaith Marriage Registration Can't Be Refused by Insisting on Conversion Approval(19.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the Marriage Registrar/Officer lacks the power to withhold the registration of marriage, merely for the reason .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Interfaith Marriage Registration
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CESTAT Delhi : Concept of Allowed Loss and Consumption would not Qualify as Consideration(27.11.2019)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal New Delhi has ruled that the concept of “allowed loss and consumption” in the Agreement between the p.....
Tags : CESTAT Delhi, Consideration
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SC: For an Arbitration Clause to be Legally Binding it has to be in Consonance with Constitution(07.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that for arbitration clause to be legally binding it has to be in consonance with “operation of law” which includes the Grundno.....
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Del. HC: No Presumption in Law that Acquisition of MF is Necessarily for Trade & Not for Investment(17.01.2024)
Delhi HC has held that it is important to ascertain the intent considering the time period and purpose for which the shares or mutual funds (MF) are h.....
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Government’s startup initiatives inviting much interest(20.07.2016)
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry revealed that 728 applications have been received thus far by the Ministry through the Startup India portal. Tags : startup, fund of funds, tax incentives, portal
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Karnataka HC Quashes KSLU Notification for Conducting Intermediate Semester Exams(17.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the notification issued by Karnataka State Law University, by which it was to conduct offline examinations for the st.....
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Karnataka HC: Further Investigation u/s 173(8) CrPC Must Always Relate to Crime(25.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that further investigation conducted under Section 173(8) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 must always relate to the .....
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NGT: Industrial Development Cannot be Done on Graves of Human Beings(11.11.2019)
National Green Tribunal has observed that industrial development cannot be done on the graves of human beings and should not be done at the cost of "a.....
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SC: FSS Act Will Prevail Over Food Adulteration Act to the Extent They're Inconsistent(20.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case where an offence is punishable under both Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Prevention of Food Adulter.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Food Adulteration Act, Food Safety and Standards Act
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Bombay High Court: Demand for GST is in Accordance with Law(12.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that the demand for payment of Goods and Services Tax is in accordance with the law and dismissed a petition saying its dem.....
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Response from West Bengal Government on Medical Services(24.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the West Bengal government on the medical services provided under its Swasthya Sathi scheme, a subsidized.....
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Special NDPS Court Denies Bail to Siddharth Pithani, Flatmate of Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput(16.12.2021)
Special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court, Mumbai has rejected the bail application filed by Siddharth Pithani, flatmate of late actor.....
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CESTAT: Service Tax Cannot be Levied on Incentives(15.03.2024)
Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) while distinguishing between ‘commission’ and ‘incentive’ has held that se.....
Tags : CESTAT, Service Tax, Incentives
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Bombay High Court: Courts While Acting in Administrative Capacity Are “State” Within Art. 12(08.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has held Courts, while dealing with their employees or acting in other matters purely in administrative capacity, fall within the de.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Compensation Given to Children from Deceased's First Marriage(08.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the compensation given to two children from the deceased's first marriage reiterating that legal representatives of a pers.....
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SC: 'Ghee' Must be Considered As 'Product of Livestock' in Notified Market Areas of AP(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing the challenge to 1994 Andhra Pradesh Notification has held “ghee” to be a “product of livestock” for the purposes of re.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Andhra Pradesh, product of livestock, Ghee
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Centre Introduces Bill to Raise Age of Marriage of Women as 21 Years in Lok Sabha(21.12.2021)
Union Ministry for Women and Child Development has introduced in the Lok Sabha the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks t.....
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Finance Ministry Relaxes Reporting Rules for FATCA(30.05.2016)
Finance Ministry has eased certain rules in reporting by financial institutions to comply with an agreement between India and the US for implementing .....
Tags : Finance Ministry , FATCA
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ITAT, Mumbai: Taxpayer Can Opt a Method Resulting in Lowest Tax Liability(19.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that if there exist two methods for tax payment, the Assessee can opt the method which would res.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Lowest Tax Liability
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Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Law Banning Online Gaming with Stakes(14.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held certain provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government had banned online games w.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Banning Online Gaming with Stakes.
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Delhi HC Seeks Union Response in Alleged Bookie Sanjeev Chawla's Plea Against Police Custody(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to file a status report in a plea moved by alleged cricket bookie, Sanjeev Chawla seeking quashing .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sanjeev Chawla, Plea Against Police Custody
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Madras HC: People Cannot Decide Working Hours of Eateries and Restaurants(23.02.2022)
Madras High Court has held that police cannot decide the working hours of eateries and restaurants under the guise of law and order problems. The Cour.....
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Nestle Losses Trademark Bid over Kitkat’s Shape(21.01.2016)
Nestle has lost a long-running court battle to trademark the four-finger shape of its KitKat chocolate bar in Britain. Britain's High Court ruled that.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Construction of DLF Townships on Land Meant to be 'Lung Space(20.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a plea filed by All India Bhrashtachar Morcha, against alleged construc.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Construction of DLF Townships
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1993 Custodial Death Case: SC Upholds Conviction of Eight Cops(05.09.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of eight personnel of Maharashtra Police in connection with a 1993 custodial death case.
Tags : Supreme Court, 1993 custodial death case.
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SC: Rights of Parents Irrelevant When Court Decides Custody of Their Child(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the rights of the parents are irrelevant when a Court decides the issue of custody of their minor child.
Tags : Supreme Court, Custody of Their Child
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Bombay HC to CBI: Provide Approver’s Statements to Sheena Bora Murder Case Accused(01.07.2016)
Bombay HC has ordered Central Bureau of Investigation court to hand over statements recorded by accused-turned-approver Shyamvar Rai to all accused in.....
Tags : Bombay HC, Central Bureau of Investigation, Sheena Bora murder case
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Delhi High Court Directs Police Not to Harass Restaurant Owners Unnecessarily(22.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the city police not to harass owners of restaurants and bars that serve herbal hukkahs. The Court has however permitted .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Harassment of Restaurant Owners
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All. HC: Prelim. Inquiry can be Ordered if Appln u/s 156(3) CrPC Doesn’t Disclose Cognizable Offence(09.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that if the application u/S 156(3) Cr.P.C, filed before Magistrate, in the considered opinion of the Magistrate, doesn’t.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Cognizable Offence, Preliminary Inquiry, Magistrate
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SEBI DRG II Study Suggests Measures To Enhance Retail Participation(01.03.2016)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India released its Development Research Group - II (DRG- II) Study titled, "The elusive retail investor: How deep.....
Tags : retail investment, capital market, small investors
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging MP HC’s Order of Staying Reservation Notification(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the Special Leave petition assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's interim order of staying the notification related .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Order of Staying Reservation Notification
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P&H HC: SC Judgment in Pankaj Bansal Case Applies Retrospectively(02.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Supreme Court judgment in the case of Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India (MANU/SC/1076/2023; 2023/INSC/866) t.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, PMLA, Arrest, Grounds
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Union Railways Minister Presents Railway Budget in Parliament(25.02.2016)
Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has presented his second Railway Budget in Parliament.
Tags : Union Railways Minister , Railway Budget
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Kerala High Court Proposes Action Against Illegal Flag Masts Under Land Conservancy Act(26.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that every unauthorized flag mast will have to prima facie be made subject to provisions of the Kerala Land Conservancy Ac.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Illegal Flag Masts
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Del. HC: Tick Mark Against an Answer Given Entitles the Student to Get Full Marks(11.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that whenever an examiner puts a tick mark against an answer provided by the student without awarding any marks then, unless.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Marks, Student, Examiner
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Lok Sabha Passes Bills to Replace NEET Ordinances(20.07.2016)
Lok Sabha has passed The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, which seek to amend The Indian Medical Council Act.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, The Dentists (Amendment) Bill
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Allahabad High Court Issues Notice on PUCL's Plea Seeking Establishment of Fast-Track Police Courts(14.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has sought reply of the Uttar Pradesh Government, Union Government, and others on a plea filed by People's Union For Civil Libert.....
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Supreme Court: Prosecution Witness Identifying Accused at Police Station Not Proper TIP(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court while acquitting the accused, has held that the process of prosecution witness identifying accused persons at the police station cannot .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Prosecution Witness, Test Identification Parade
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Bombay High Court: Domestic Violence Act Can’t Be Invoked Simply For Claiming Maintenance(10.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has observed that the provisions of Domestic Violence Act cannot be invoked simply for claiming maintenance unless the party alleges.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Domestic Violence
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Rajasthan HC Restrains from Issuing Registration Certificate to Senior Lawyers Association(09.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has restrained state from issuance of registration certificate to Rajasthan High Court Senior Lawyers Association, Jaipur till fu.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Registration Certificate to Senior Lawyers Association
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SC Denies Anticipatory Bail to a Police Officer(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has denied pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to a police officer who failed to discharge its fundamental duty as a police officer of carrying.....
Tags : Supreme Court , pre-arrest, anticipatory bail
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Centre Notifies Act Providing Domicile Reservation for Govt. Jobs in Jammu & Kashmir(01.04.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020, which comes into force with imme.....
Tags : Ministry of Home Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020
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Twin Blast Case: Kerala HC Acquits The Accused(28.01.2022)
Kerala High Court while acquitting the accused in the Kozhikode 2006 twin bomb blast case held that National Investigating Agency (NIA) had failed to .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Kozhikode Twin Blast, National Investigating Agency
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Govt. Notifies Revised Environment Standards for Gensets(23.03.2016)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified new environment standards for gensets running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) / Natural .....
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Amendment in Notification No. 62/2019-Central Tax, dated the 26th November, 2019(01.01.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Government, on the recommendation.....
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SC: SBI’s Application for Extension of Time for Furnishing Electoral Bonds Details Dismissed(11.03.2024)
Supreme Court has dismissed the State Bank of India’s (SBI) application that was filed for an extension of time for furnishing electoral bond details .....
Tags : Supreme Court, State Bank of India, Electoral Bonds, Extension of Time
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ITAT, Mumbai Disallows Fees Paid for Investment Advisory Services on Lack of Documentary Evidence(08.02.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Mumbai has disallowed fees paid towards Investment Advisory Services as assessee only furnished debit note, and .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Fees Paid for Investment Advisory Services
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Karnataka High Court: Regularisation of Workmen Will Depend on Work Done For Corporation(05.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court while dismissing the order of regularisation by the Industrial Tribunal, has held that the claim of regularisation is not depende.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Regularisation, Industrial Tribunal
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Rajasthan High Court: Fully Developed Foetus Has Right to Life Under Article 21 of Constitution of In(25.01.2024)
Rajasthan High Court while denying minor rape survivor to terminate thirty one weeks pregnancy has held that fully developed foetus has the right to l.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Article 21 of Constitution, Fully Developed Foetus, Termination of Pregnancy
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Kerala High Court to Centre Over Non-Inclusion of Petroleum Products Under GST(02.12.2021)
Kerala High Court was discontent with the reasons given by the Goods and Services Tax Council for its decision to not include petrol and diesel within.....
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Customs Officers Cannot Seize Goods in SEZ Area: CESTAT(08.08.2018)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the customs officers have no jurisdiction to seize goods in the Special Economic Zone.....
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Supreme Court Extends Last Date for Admission to Engineering Courses in State of Odisha(23.12.2021)
Supreme Court has extended the last date for admission to engineering courses in the State of Odisha till December 31, 2021, taking into account the d.....
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SEBI’s Directions to Listed Firms on Audit Qualifications(30.05.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has asked all listed companies to disseminate the cumulative impact of all audit qualifications in a sep.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Listed Firms
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Delhi HC Directs Govt to Conduct DNA Test on Charred Body of Suspected Riot Victim(19.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to expedite the process of DNA testing and to complete the same wi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DNA Test, Delhi Riots
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SC Issues Notice On SLP Against Transfer of Investigation of Suicide of Girl to CBI(14.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police against the order of the Madras High Cour.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Transfer of Investigation of Suicide
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Del. HC: Findings of Cruelty Against Wife Cannot be a Base To Deny Maintenance To her Under DV Act(22.01.2024)
Delhi High Court while deciding the revision petition filed by the wife has held that findings of cruelty against a wife in the divorce proceedings by.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Maintenance, Divorce Proceedings
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Karnataka HC to Authorities: Provide Free Treatment for LSD Disorder(26.07.2016)
Karnataka HC has ordered State run Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru to treat free of cost those children who are affected by Lysosom.....
Tags : Karnataka HC, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru, LSD Disorder
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Supreme Court Stays Probe of Justice Lokur Commission Constituted by WB Govt In Pegasus Case(17.12.2021)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order to stay the enquiry proceedings by the Judicial Enquiry Commission led by former Supreme Court judge Justice.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Probe of Justice Lokur Commission
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SC: Courts Should Strike Balance Between Testimony of ‘Injured Witness’ and ‘Interested Witness’(20.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is a well-established principle of law that the evidence of an injured witness is considered to be on a higher pedestal.....
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A purely civil dispute can be given a colour of a criminal offence to wreak vengeance, it is necessary to draw a distinction between a civil wrong and a criminal one(05.05.2018)
In instant petition, filed under Section 561-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Petitioners seek the indulgence of present Court in quashi.....
Tags : FIR, Registration, Validity
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MP HC: Candidates Cannot Change Domicile Status in Counselling Form After Registration(11.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a NEET candidate seeking directions of the Court to allow him to change his domicile statu.....
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Bombay High Court Reserves Order Over Plea Seeking Deferment of GST Rollout(30.06.2017)
Bombay High Court has reserved its order after hearing both sides in a PIL seeking deferment of implementation of Goods and Services Tax Act (GST) til.....
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Transition plan to the new GST Return(11.06.2019)
The GST Council in its 31st meeting decided that a new GST return system will be introduced to facilitate taxpayers. In order to ease transition to th.....
Tags : Transition plan, GST Return, Introduction
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Bombay HC Approval Sistema Acquisition(10.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has approved Reliance Communication’s deal to acquire Russian conglomerate Sistema's Indian telecom unit, Sistema Shyam Teleservices.....
Tags : Bombay High Court , Sistema, Reliance Communication
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Amendments to the All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback effective from 15.07.2020(15.07.2020)
1. Government has made certain amendments in the All Industry Rates (AIRs) of Duty Drawback vide Notification No. 56/2020-Customs (N.T.) dated 13.07.2.....
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NGT Isues Notices to Civic Agencies over Mahanadi Pollution(06.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued showcause notices to Subarnapur District Administration and Sonepur Town Municipality and Odisha Housing and .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Subarnapur District Administration , Sonepur Town Municipality , Odisha Housing and Urban Development Department
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Measures taken to facilitate digital banking(27.07.2021)
The Government has taken a number of steps to facilitate digital banking, doorstep banking services and digital lending platforms. This was stated by .....
Tags : Measures, Digital banking, Digital infrastructure
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Likelihood of deception or confusion must be attributable to the resemblance of the marks themselves and not to extraneous matter(26.05.2022)
The Appellant, Open Horizon Ltd, had sought an order interdicting and restraining the Respondent, Carnilinx (Pty) Ltd, from infringing its PACIFIC tra.....
Tags : Infringement, Restraint, Deception
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Schemes of Arrangement by Listed Entities and (ii) Relaxation under Sub-rule (7) of Rule 19 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957(03.11.2020)
1. SEBI Circular No. CFD/DIL3/CIR/2017/21 dated March 10, 2017 has laid down the framework for Schemes of Arrangement by listed entities and relaxatio.....
Tags : Listed Entities, Relaxation, Rules
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SC: 100% Reservation for Local Residents in Scheduled Areas Unconstitutional(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that 100% reservation provided for the local residents in scheduled area would be violative of Article 16(2) of the Constitutio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reservation, Unconstitutional
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Delhi High Court Vacates Stay on Telecast of ‘Grand Masti’ on TV(21.10.2015)
Delhi High Court on the plea of a media group seeking permission to air the ‘Grand Masti’ movie on one of their channels, has vacated its stay on tele.....
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Rationalisation of Overseas Investment Regulations under FEMA, 1999 - Draft rules/regulations for comments(09.08.2021)
Overseas Investments and acquisition of immovable properties outside India by persons resident in India is presently governed by the provisions contai.....
Tags : Rationalisation, Overseas Investment Regulations, FEMA
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JKL HC: S.482 CrPC Cannot be Invoked to Challenge Proceedings Initiated U/S 12 J&K DV Act(25.07.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh HC has held that Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) cannot be used to challenge the proceedings initiated under.....
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh HC, Code of Criminal Procedure, Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2010
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CCI approves proposed combination involving Eros Plc, STX and Marco(08.07.2020)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the proposed combination involving Eros International Plc (Eros Plc), STX Film works Inc ("STX") an.....
Tags : Eros Plc, STX, Combination, Approval
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SC: Voluntarily Surrendering Accused Can’t be Taken In Custody When Court Hasn’t Summoned Him(19.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that accused who has voluntarily surrendered cannot be taken into custody when Court has not issued a summoning order again.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Summoning Order, Custody
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SC Junks Plea to Stop Central Funds for Kashmiri 'Separatists'(15.09.2016)
SC has dismissed a PIL that sought to stop Central funds and security being given to 'separatists' in Kashmir and slammed a lawyer for calling Hurriya.....
Tags : SC, Kashmiri 'Separatists'
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Shipping Bill (Post Export Conversion in Relation to Instrument Based Scheme) Regulations, 2022(22.02.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 read with section 149 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board, hereby makes the following .....
Tags : Shipping Bill, Regulations, Post export conversion
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Allahabad HC: Form GST DRC-01A is Pre-Show Cause Notice Intimation Focusing on Reducing Litigation(21.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that Form GST DRC-01A is a pre-show cause notice intimation which focuses on reducing litigation.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Form GST DRC-01A, Pre-Show Cause Notice
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CLAT 2018 Results Shall Be Subject to Decision of Petitions Challenging It: Rajasthan HC(21.05.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that if the result of the CLAT Examination is declared before the 29th May 2018, it shall be subject to the decision.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, CLAT
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ITAT, Pune: Stamp Value Would be Full Consideration Only if Payment Made Through Bank(02.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune has observed that the stamp value on the date of agreement to sell shall be considered as full value of con.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Stamp Value
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Mumbai Industrial Court Charges Sun Pharma with Unfair Labour Practices(01.08.2016)
Mumbai Industrial Court has held that Sun Pharmaceutical Industries adopted unfair labour practices by holding back salaries of 86 sales promotion emp.....
Tags : Mumbai Industrial Court, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
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Madras HC: Time Limit for Filing Written Statements to Counter Claims Not Mandatory(31.01.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the mandatory time limit of 120 days to file a written statement in a commercial suit is not applicable to written sta.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Time Limit for Filing Written Statements
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Delhi High Court Refuses to Entertain PIL to Reduce Covid Booster Dose Interval(04.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking to reduce the time gap for administration of precautionary doses of Cov.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Reduce Covid Booster Dose Interval
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Dhatri Hair Care Oil and Massage Oil are Ayurvedic Medicines: CESTAT(19.07.2018)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that “Dhatri Brand Hair Care Herbal Oil” and “Dhatri Brand Massage Oil” are ayurvedic.....
Tags : CESTAT, Dhatri Brand Hair Care Herbal Oil, Dhatri Brand Massage Oil, ayurvedic medicine
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Accused on Deposit of Amount in GST Scam(29.03.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to one of the Directors of M/s Miraj Products Private Limited on a condition to deposit Rs. 200 crores as a pre-require.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, GST Scam
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Rajasthan HC Raps CBI Court for Issuing Arrest Warrants Against Arun Shourie(23.09.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has rapped the Central Bureau of Investigation Court for issuing arrest warrants against former Union Minister Arun Shourie and f.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Arun Shourie
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Bombay HC: BCCI Liable to Pay Employees Contribution Under ESI Act(30.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is engaged in commercial activities and earning profits from the same and.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Employees State Insurance, BCCI
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Delhi High Court: Make Arrests as per Supreme Court Norms(29.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has said that arrests made in connection with Northeast Delhi riots must be done in accordance with the Supreme Court guidelines rela.....
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Delhi HC: State Govt Can't Cause Impediment to Grant/ Refuse Recognition to Institutes(22.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that while it is for the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to grant or refuse recognition to the institutes upon.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, National Council for Teacher Education, State Government
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DGCA releases draft norms to ensure safety of leased aircraft(17.06.2016)
Wondering why your Spicejet flight had ‘Corendon' splashed all across its side? The Directorate General of Civil Aviation certainly is and it has intr.....
Tags : dgca, aircraft leasing, wet lease, registration
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PM Announces Extension of National Lockdown Till May 3 to Control COVID-19(14.04.2020)
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has announced the decision to extend the country wide lockdown till 3rd May, 2020 to control the transmission o.....
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Kerala HC: Land Used For Cultivating Long Duration Crops Not Ecologically Fragile(28.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the land primarily used for the cultivation of crops of long duration can’t be stated as ecologically fragile land un.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, cultivation of crops, Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003, ecologically
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Bombay HC Denies Plea of Cops for Pre-Arrest Bail in Sangli Custodial Death Case(12.08.2016)
Bombay HC has denied plea for pre-arrest bail by three Sangli police officers who were booked over the custodial death of an accused.
Tags : Bombay HC, Sangli Custodial Death Case
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea to Challenge Power of Local Registrar Under Citizenship Rules(05.04.2022)
Karnataka High court has dismissed a petition that seeks to declare the power of the local Registrar as ultra vires for verifying and to scrutinize th.....
Tags : Karnataka High court, citizenship, Citizenship (Registration of Citizen and issue of National Identity Cards) Rules 2003, ultra vires
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Karnataka HC Upholds Constitutional Legality of Proviso (v) to S.14(1) SARFAESI Act(14.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the Constitutional legality of proviso (v) Section 14(1) of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Constitutional legality, Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002
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Review of Guidelines for Core Investment Companies(13.08.2020)
1. Please refer to the report of the Working Group (WG) to Review the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies (CICs), const.....
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CBIC Allows Export of Goods from Bangladesh to India by Rail in Closed Containers(20.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered that the daughter of West Bengal Minister, Paresh Chandra Adhikari
should not be allowed to enter the school premises.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, West Bengal, Teacher Recruitment Scam
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SC Seeks Rajasthan Government Reply over Bail Pleas by Asaram Bapu(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Rajasthan Government to respond to bail pleas of self- styled religious figure Asaram Bapu who is facing trial in rape cases.
Tags : Supreme Court, Asaram Bapu, Rajasthan Government
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ITAT: Arrangement Between Spouse Without Real Money Exchange Not Amount to Unexplained Investment(05.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that a mere arrangement between a husband and wife without real money exchange cannot be do.....
Tags : ITAT, Arrangement, Unexplained Investment
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Karnataka HC: Non-Compliance of SOP Should Not be Ground to Prohibit Candidate from Writing Exam(30.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has clarified that non-compliance of the statement of procedure would not be a ground to prohibit a candidate from taking the Kar.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Karnataka Common Entrance Test, 2020
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Orissa HC: Government is Not Required to Refer National Security Issues to National Tribunal(11.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has ruled that it is not obligatory for the Central Government to refer a matter of national importance to the National Industrial T.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Central Government, National Industrial Tribunal, Section 7-B, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
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SC Seeks Status Report from CBI on Custodial Death in Delhi(21.09.2016)
SC has asked CBI to file a status report on the progress of its probe into alleged custodial death of a man who had tried to intervene to settle a qua.....
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'Grievance Resolution between listed entities and proxy advisers' - Extension of timeline for implementation(27.08.2020)
1. SEBI had issued 'Procedural Guidelines for Proxy Advisors' vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF1/CIR/P/2020/147 dated August 03, 2020. Further, SEBI ha.....
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Calcutta to State: Disburse Funds for Victim Compensation in 6 Weeks(23.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court while directing the State government to ensure disbursal of adequate funds within 6 weeks has reprimanded State Legal Services Aut.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Government’s Opinion over Private Sale of Army Apparels, Gears(07.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has said that private sale of army apparel and gear was a "serious issue" since these have been used by terrorists to strike at milit.....
Tags : Delhi High Court , army apparel, Private Sale, terrorists
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Madras HC to GSTN: Facilitate Payment of Tax For Taxpayers Whose GST Registration was Cancelled(03.06.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the GST Network (GSTN) to allow the payment of tax, penalty and fine by the taxpayer whose GST registration is cancelle.....
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Supreme Court: Take Steps to Enhance Trial Court Judges Strength(04.01.2017)
Supreme Court has asked States and High Courts to take steps in accordance with interim report submitted by National Court Management System Committee.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on PIL Asking State Govt to Provide Laptops/Tablets to EWS Students(26.10.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a public interest litigation seeking directions to immediately formulate a plan of a.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Provide Laptops/Tablets to EWS Students
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Report Card on GST Implementation(14.12.2016)
As compared to the time taken in arriving at a consensus on the Constitutional Amendment Bill for GST, the subsequent events after the passing of the .....
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Kar. HC: Courts Must Ascertain Religious/Charitable Nature of Trust Before Exercising Jurisdiction(18.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that for exercising jurisdiction under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, civil court is to first draw factual f.....
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Wipro Not Eligible to Take Credit of Cab Service Availed to Pick Up and Drop Employees: CESTAT(19.12.2018)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the Wipro Enterprises is not eligible to avail cenvat credit on the.....
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SC Stays Karnataka HC Judgment Which Allowed Trial of Husband for Marital Rape(20.07.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which allowed the trial of a husband for the offence of rape alleged by his wife. Th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Marital Rape, Stay
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Bombay High Court: State Quota in Medical, Dental Colleges Not For Out of State Students(01.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that children of Central Government employees, who are not posted in Maharashtra, cannot seek admission to medical and dent.....
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Gujarat HC Directs Authority to Refund Amount on Bills of Entry for Imported Goods(29.12.2020)
Gujarat High Court has directed the Customs Authority to refund the amount collected as stamp duty on Bills of Entry filed for the imported goods, qua.....
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Gujarat HC Quashes Rape Charges Against Ex-Husband for having Sexual Relations After Alleged Divorce(30.01.2019)
Gujarat High Court has quashed rape charges levelled by a woman against her ex-husband who allegedly cohabited with her even after the dissolution of .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Rape Charges Against Ex-Husband
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging MoEF Draft Notification on Western Ghats(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL challenging the Draft Notification published by Central Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, demarcat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Western Ghats, Draft Notification
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SC Mandates Probate or Letters of Administrations for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the mandatory requirement to seek probate or letters of administration for establishing a right as executor or legatee.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Zenith of Civilization Can Only Be Gauged How Clean Cities & Towns Are(17.03.2017)
Uttarakhand High Court, while disposing a petition against pollution in Dhela river, has issued landmark guidelines on solid waste management and said.....
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CBIC Notifies Customs (Verification of Identity and Compliance) Regulations, 2021(07.04.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the Customs (Verification of Identity and Compliance) Regulations, 2021, which will be.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Customs (Verification of Identity and Compliance) Regulations, 2021
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NGT Notices AOL & Others Over Plea Challenging Its Jurisdiction to Decide Damage to Yamuna(18.01.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from Art of Living (AOL) Foundation, environmental activist Manoj Misra and others on a challenge .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Art of Living, World Cultural festival
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CBIC Extends Deadline for Filing GST Annual Returns(31.12.2020)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the filing of Goods and Services Tax Annual Returns (GSTR-9) for the Financial Year 20.....
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Delhi HC: Any Affected Party May Prefer Appeal Against Order Of Tribunal Under Senior Citizen Act(17.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that any person, affected by an order passed by a Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Seni.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Marriage Registration for Same Sex Couples(19.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking registration of marriages of the same-sex couples under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking to Maintain NRI Status for FY 2020-21(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed by Dubai based non-resident Indian Gaurav Baid seeking directions to consider him a Non-Resident India.....
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SC: Regulation of Fee for MBBS Students Within Domain of Self Financing Medical College(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the regulation of fee for MBBS students in private self-financing medical colleges is within the domain of the Admissi.....
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Supreme Court Asks Unitech to Deposit 14% Interest on Investment by Home Buyers(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed real estate firm Unitech to deposit 14 per cent interest on Rs. 16.55 crore invested by 39 home buyers in its project in Gu.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Respond Plea to Not Leak Information Collected During Investigation(15.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has asked the State government to respond to a plea to not “leak” information collected during the course of investigation in any.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Information Collected During Investigation
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#GST: Services by Residents Welfare Association Not to Become Expensive under GST(14.07.2017)
Ministry of Finance has clarified that services provided by Housing Society Residents Welfare Association not to become expensive under Goods and Serv.....
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Delhi Court: Journalists Not Exempted from Disclosing Their Sources(19.01.2023)
Delhi Court has held that there is no statutory exemption to journalists from disclosing their sources to investigating agencies, especially if such d.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Illegal Mining Near International Borders of Rajasthan(05.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to central and state governments seeking replies on illegal mining near international borders of Rajasthan. Co.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Illegal Mining Near International Borders of Rajasthan
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Ker. HC: Appointment Of Ministers' Personal Staff Can’t be Equated With Regular Recruitment Process(02.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that appointment of personal staff to ministers’ by the Special Rules of 1959 is a class of employment made in order to ser.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Ministers, Personal Staff, Appointment
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Allahabad HC: Unaided Minority Institutions Cannot Admit Students By Adopting Favorable Mechanism(26.12.2016)
Allahabad High Court has held that Minority Self-Financed Institutions imparting professional or technical education cannot admit students of their ch.....
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Rajasthan HC Directs State to Ensure Installation of Smart Television in Institutions for Children(01.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to ensure that smart television screens were installed in all the institutions and pre-recorder.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Institutions for Children and Women
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#Bangalore_Blast: Supreme Court Allows Maudany To Attend Son’s Wedding In Kerala(01.08.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Bangalore blast accused and People’s Democratic Party Chairman Abdul Nazar Maudany , lodged in a Bangalore jail to travel to.....
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Bombay HC: WhatsApp Group Administrator Not Liable for Member's Objectionable Post(26.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that a Whatsapp group administrator cannot be held liable for objectionable content posted by a member of the group, in the.....
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SC Says ‘Last Seen Together’ Coupled With ‘Absence of Explanation’ Insufficient For Conviction(25.05.2017)
Supreme Court has reiterated that “last seen together” along with “absence of satisfactory explanation” cannot be made sole basis of conviction, when .....
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P&H HC Dismisses Petition Seeking Second Autopsy of the Body of Gangster Jaipal Singh(18.06.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by slain gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar’s father seeking directions to the State of Punjab.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Second Autopsy of the Body of Gangster Jaipal Singh
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Delhi HC: Countervailing Duty on Cut Pieces of Used Tyres is Ultra Vires Customs Tariff Act(08.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that the process to which old tyres are subject to produce two or more pieces of cut tyre is not “manufacture? within the me.....
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MP HC: Need to Decongest Prisons Housing Double the Number of Their Capacity(12.05.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that in view of the fact that all the Jails in Madhya Pradesh are presently housing prisoners almost double the.....
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Housing Ministry Directs CPIO to Remove Personal Details of RTI Applicants(10.12.2020)
Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (Housing Ministry) has directed all the Central Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities under .....
Tags : Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Personal Details of RTI Applicants
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Against Blanket Ban On Sale And Bursting Of Firecrackers In National Capital(20.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the direction issued by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on September 14 for a complete ban .....
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SC: State Board Employees Can't be Considered State Government Employees(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that employees of Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board are not entitled to pension on par with Government employees.....
Tags : Supreme Court, State Board, Employees, Government Employees
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Rajasthan HC: 2015 Amendments to Sec. 30 of Rajasthan Co-Operative Societies Act Unconstitutional(18.05.2017)
Rajasthan High Court has held that 2015 amendment to Section 30 of Rajasthan Co-operative Societies Act is ultra vires to Article 243-Z, 243-ZK and 24.....
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Unless proper grounds exist for the investigation of the affairs of the Company, investigation ought not to be lightly undertaken(26.04.2021)
Present Appeal emanates from the Order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, in Company Petition, whereby the NCLT directed that, the Bank Acco.....
Tags : Proper grounds, Investigation, Legality
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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Taxpayers Eligible Even if Probe Begins After Amnesty Scheme(04.03.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court in a significant judgment on availing the benefits of the ‘amnesty scheme’ by the taxpayers, made it clear that inquiry,.....
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SC: Penalty U/S 45 of Guj. Sales Tax Act, 1969 is Statutory And Mandatory(19.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that penalty under Section 45 of Gujarat Sales Tax Act, 1969 is statutory and mandatory in nature, has held that no disc.....
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#GST: TDS, TCS Deductors Can Apply for GST Registration from 18 September(11.09.2017)
Goods and Services Tax (GST) registrations for entities mandated to collect and deduct tax at source will start from 18 September. However, the date f.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Prepare Proposal for Hybrid Video Conference System to All Courts(01.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Computer Committee of the High Court to prepare a proposal which would be submitted to the state government for .....
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Statement on behalf of the Government on the Supreme Court Judgement on Right to Privacy(24.08.2017)
The nine-judge Bench Supreme Court judgement has today pronounced in the "Privacy Case" by upholding the Right to Privacy as one protected by Article .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal of Muslims, Certain Christians from Backward Classes(26.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition seeking a declaration to cancel the reservation and financial aid provided to Muslims, Latin Catholics, a.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Notice Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh Govt Over 'Caste Column' in FIRs(18.04.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to Governments of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on a PIL that wants the column giving caste details d.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court , FIR, Caste Column
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Delhi HC Orders BRO to Release Financial Assistance to Family Members of Missing Officer(07.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has ordered Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to pay one year's emoluments of the officer to the parents, who has been missing since 20.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Financial Assistance to Family Members of Missing Officer
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Ker. HC: HC Can Order Mitigation Investigation at Appellate Stage Even Before Upholding Conviction(12.05.2023)
Kerala High Court while considering death sentence references observed that there will be serious issues and delay if study process is commenced only .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Mitigation Investigation, Conviction, Death Sentence
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Order of FSSAI banning sale of Maggi Noodles in violation of principles of natural justice(13.08.2015)
The Court held that the FSSAI did not give Nestle adequate opportunity to be heard before imposing a ban on the sale of Maggi Noodles. A show-cause no.....
Tags : Food adulteration, natural justice, show cause notice
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SC Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Accused of Making Objectionable Facebook Post Against Smrit Irani(12.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by a man seeking anticipatory bail in a First Information Report registered by the Uttar Prade.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Man Accused of Making Objectionable Facebook Post Against Smrit Irani
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Punjab and Haryana HC Issues Notice to Chandigarh Police over Petition Alleging ‘Custodial Torture’(14.10.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice of motion to Chandigarh Police on a petition by a Dera Bassi resident alleging that he was brutally .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh Police, Custodial Torture
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MP HC Issues Directions to Review Situation on Decongestion of Prisons(05.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued directions to the High Powered Committee to review the situation and evaluate compliance of earlier resolutions p.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Decongestion of Prison
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Supreme Court Extends Teesta's Bail Till Jan 31(02.12.2015)
Supreme Court has extended anticipatory bail of activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand till January 31 in case against them for allegedl.....
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NGT: Submit Information on Illegal E-Waste Units(23.10.2019)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to submit a report on a plea alleging that 5,000 illegal e-waste processing.....
Tags : NGT, E-Waste
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CCI dismisses complaint against DLF(04.01.2016)
The Competition Commission of India dismissed a complaint against DLF Universal Limited, a real estate company of national renown, for abusing its dom.....
Tags : Dominant position, real estate, gurgaon, dlf
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SC Bars Withdrawal of Criminal Prosecution Against MPs/MLAs Without Permission of HC(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that no prosecution against MPs and MLAs will be withdrawn without the permission of the High Court of the concerned state......
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Delhi High Court to SSB: State Reasons for Deducting Salary of Jawan(07.02.2018)
Delhi High Court has directed the Additional Director-General (ADG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to file an affidavit stating the rules as per which 8.....
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Kar. HC: Second Stint of Police Custody Not Allowed(01.08.2023)
Karnataka High Court while relying on CBI v. Anupam J. Kulkarni (MANU/SC/0335/1992), has held illegal, a second stint of Police custody for interrogat.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Police Custody, Judicial Custody
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Delhi High Court Stays Waste Dumping by East Delhi Corporation Near Yamuna(27.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has stayed dumping of waste by the east corporation at a site near Yamuna.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Waste
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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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SC: Uttarakhand Floor Test on May 10, But 9 Rebel MLAs Can't Vote(06.05.2016)
SC has fixed May 10 as date for floor test to ascertain if ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat enjoys majority support in the State's assem.....
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Publishing investor charter and disclosure of investor complaints by Merchant Bankers on their websites for private placement of units by InvITs proposed to be listed(16.12.2021)
1. With a view to provide investors relevant information about the primary market issuances by InvITs, an Investor Charter has been prepared by SEBI i.....
Tags : Investor charter, Disclosure, Investor complaints
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GST: Only 50 Items to Remain in 28 Percent Slab(10.11.2017)
GST Council has decided to keep only 50 items, mostly demerit, sin and luxury goods in top 28% bracket.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Karnataka to Reopen Borders Adjacent to State of Kerala(28.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea seeking Karnataka to reopen its borders adjacent to the State of Kerala and to allow entry of passengers from K.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Reopen Borders Adjacent to State of Kerala
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Delhi HC Asks SEC to Hold By-Polls to 13 Wards(21.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to hold by-elections to vacant seats in 13 municipal wards of Capital by April 30 next.....
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Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Shutting Down of Uttar Pradesh State Medical Faculty(25.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Government of India along with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to shut down Uttar P.....
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SUSHMITA DEV | Mr. Finance Minister, Tax on Sanitary Pads Has to Go. Period.(29.01.2018)
The government clearly is not revisiting the issue of tax on sanitary napkins despite several meetings of the GST Council.
Tags : GST
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Gujarat High Court Stays Recovery of Interest from Delayed Goods and Services Tax Payment(18.02.2020)
Gujarat High Court has stayed the recovery of interest on the delayed Goods and Services Tax payment from taxpayers who have filed their returns in Fo.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Recovery of Interest
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Bom. HC: Husband Directed to Pay Wife Compensation of Rs. 3 Crore for DV & Calling Her ‘Second-Hand’(28.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has while upholding the Trial Court’s Order, has directed a man to pay compensation of Rupees Three Crore to his ex-wife for his act.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation, Domestic Violence
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Government Panel invites suggestions/comments from stakeholders about the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Rules and Regulations notified there under(14.12.2017)
In the First Meeting of the Insolvency Law Committee, held on 08th December, 2017, under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affa.....
Tags : Suggestions, Stakeholders, Bankruptcy Code
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Tripura High Court Rejects TMC's Plea to Hold 'Protest' Rally in State(23.09.2021)
Tripura High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the All India Trinamool Congress seeking permission to organize a protest rally despite State Governm.....
Tags : Tripura High Court, 'Protest' Rally in State
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Cisco Wins U.S. Patent Dispute over Wifi Technology(29.12.2015)
A U.S. Appeals Court has cleared Cisco Systems Inc of infringing another company's wifi technology, reversing a near $64-million judgement against the.....
Tags : U.S. Appeals Court, Cisco Systems Inc, wifi technology, patent
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court’s Order on Wadhawans’ House Arrest(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court’s Order releasing Rakesh Wadhawan and his son, Sarang accused in the Rs. 4,355 Crores in Punjab and Mah.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bombay High Court, Wadhawan's House Arrest
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Out of the barrel and into the chamber(08.07.2016)
What started out as a petition against extra-judicial executions by the armed forces in the north-eastern states of the country roused the Supreme Cou.....
Tags : north east, fake encounter, human rights, proxy war, terrorism
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Initiate Suo Moto Proceedings Against Advocate General(18.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has declined a plea to initiate suo moto proceedings against Advocate General S.N Mookherjee for purportedly misleading the Court .....
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Andhra Pradesh HC: Substantial Questions of Law Can’t Be Created By Contradicting Initial Position(09.02.2024)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while dismissing a second appeal, has held that a second appeal filed by taking a contradictory stand to the initial stand b.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Substantial Questions of Law, Second Appeal
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Rajasthan Govt. Sets Up Minimum Wages for Domestic Help(01.02.2016)
Rajasthan Government, while enforcing labour reforms in the unorganised sector, has fixed minimum wages for domestic help and set limits to their work.....
Tags : Rajasthan Government, Minimum Wages for Domestic Help
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No power under the Employees' State Insurance Act to statutory interest(29.10.2021)
In facts of present case, by a notice dated 6th April 1990, a demand was made by the Insurance Corporation in the sum of Rs.8,01,510 by way of contrib.....
Tags : Interest, Waiver, Entitlement
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SC: Fact not Stated by Witness u/s 161 CrPC Can’t be Sought to be Proved by Prosecution(05.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Prosecution cannot seek to prove a fact during trial through a witness which such witness had not stated to police during .....
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SC Raps Govt. for Outsourcing Sterilisation Drives to NGOs(30.03.2016)
SC has deprecated practice of sterilisation drives being outsourced by Governments to NGOs, which conduct such operations in a reckless and unhygienic.....
Tags : SC, Sterilisation Drives
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Karnataka HC Asks Centre on Making of Regional Languages Compulsory for Students(16.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has asked the Central Government if States can, under the National Education Policy (NEP), make study of regional language compul.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Making of Regional Languages Compulsory for Students
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Provisioning pertaining to Fraud Accounts(18.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India notified amendments to provisions in respect of Fraud Accounts. Banks making good amounts upon detection of fraud can adjust fin.....
Tags : fraud accounts, banks, adjustment, profit and loss
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Madras HC issues Notice on Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of Faceless Assessment Scheme(28.10.2021)
Madras High Court has issued the notice to the Centre on plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Faceless Assessment Scheme.
Tags : Madras High Court, Constitutional Validity of Faceless Assessment Scheme
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Allahabad HC Directs Medical Assistance to Injured Students, Puts State Govt and AMU Admn on Notice(20.12.2019)
Allahabad High Court has directed the District Magistrate to ensure all necessary medical assistance and aid, if any required to the students and pers.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Medical Assistance
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Interfere with Government Order Permitting Only Vaccinated Staff(06.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with the government order, permitting only those students, teachers and staff members who have been vacc.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Vaccinated Staff, Students
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NGT Orders Scientific Closure of Abandoned Asbestos Mines in Four States(16.08.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the governments of Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to scientifically close all abandoned.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Asbestos Mines
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Delhi HC Disposes Plea Challenging Ban on Religious Gatherings on Christmas, New Year(27.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea challenging the orders of Delhi Government imposing a complete ban on religious gatherings during Christmas .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Ban on Religious Gatherings on Christmas, New Year
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Rajasthan High Court: Act Against Officials Who Didn't Finish Land Acquisition(06.06.2016)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the Government to take action against the officials who could not complete the land acquisition process on time for .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Land Acquisition
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Rajasthan HC Directs ICMR to Brief Hospitals to Discharge Completely Cured Corona Affected Patients(25.03.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has asked the Director of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to pass necessary instructions to all medical and health .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Discharge of Corona Affected Patients
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All HC: Can’t Invoke Penalty Proceedings u/s 129 of UPGST Act, 2017 For Search And Seizure Of Godown(28.02.2024)
Allahabad HC has held that the provision of Section 129(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(UPGST) can’t be invoked to subject a .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Section 129(3) of UPGST Act, Search and Seizure
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Pat HC: Can’t Infer Adulterous Relationship on Refusal for DNA Test After Allegation of Adultery(16.05.2023)
Patna High Court while observing that refusal for DNA test after allegations of adultery cannot be a ground for inference of adulterous relationship, .....
Tags : Patna High Court, Adultery, DNA Test
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#GST: CBEC Says 'Tractors to Attract 18% Tax'(21.08.2017)
Central Government has notified that 18 per cent GST is applicable to tractors. Earlier, a highest rate of 28% was applicable on tractors.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Joining Two Youngsters for Month’s Community Service(08.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Medical Superintendent, RML Hospital on joining of two youngsters who were directed to do a month's commun.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Youngsters, Community Service
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Honeypreet Played a Key Role in Panchkula Violence After Dera Chief's Conviction, Says Chargesheet(29.11.2017)
Honeypreet Played a Key Role in Panchkula Violence After Dera Chief's Conviction, Says Chargesheet
Tags : The chargesheet, accessed by CNN-News18, says Honeypreet played a major role before and during the riots that occurred in the aftermath of the verdict by a special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25, killing over 40 people.
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P&H HC Directs DGP to Not Register FIR Under SC/ST Act at Instance of Third Party(19.10.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Director-General of Police, Punjab to not register FIR under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tri.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, FIR Under SC/ST Act
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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 Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017 which gives more autonomy to these institutes in their functioni.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Construction of LuLu Mall(16.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea that challenged the construction of LuLu Mall, a popular shopping mall in the Capital city of Kerala on the gro.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Construction of LuLu Mall
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The validity certificates issued by following a lawful procedure cannot be tinkered(25.09.2017)
The petitioner in present petition challenges the order passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, whereby the caste certificate va.....
Tags : Caste certificate, Validity
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President Gives Assent to 105th Constitutional Amendment to Restore States' Power to Identify SEBCs(20.08.2021)
President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021 which restores the power of S.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019(11.12.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill, 2019 to extend reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha and Sta.....
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SC Upholds Life Sentence for 10 in Rajdhani Blasts(17.05.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld the life term for 10 accused persons while acquitting four others in the serial blasts case in six Rajdhani Express trains ac.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Rajdhani Blasts
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IRDAI Defers Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards in Insurance Sectors(22.01.2020)
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has decided to defer the implementation of Indian Accounting Standards in the Insurance Sector.....
Tags : Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, Indian Accounting Standards
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Del. HC: Service Charge Can’t be More Than 10% of Total Bill Excluding GST(07.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while directing members of Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India to only use the term ‘Staff Contribution’ in plac.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Service Charge, Staff Contribution
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Employees to be able to make EPF claims directly(01.12.2015)
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified that employees whose Aadhaar and bank account details have been seeded in their activated Universal.....
Tags : Employee, provident fund, attestation, claim
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Suppliers Using E-Commerce Platform Having Turnover Below 20 lakhs Exempted From GST Registration(17.11.2017)
Central Government has notified that the threshold limit of turnover of Rs. 20 lakhs is also applicable to suppliers using e-commerce platform under t.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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CESTAT, Chennai Allows Refund Claim by Hyundai Motor India(05.10.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has allowed a refund claim by Hyundai Motor India where the Tribunal quashed an .....
Tags : Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyundai Motor India
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Govt Extends Time Limit for Intimation of Details of Stock held Before Opting for Composition Levy(30.10.2017)
Central Government has extended time limit for intimation of details of stock held on the date preceding the date from which option for composition le.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (GST), One-Nation_One-Tax
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Madras High Court has issued a host of directions against police harassment, insensitive media report(01.09.2021)
Madras High Court has issued a host of directions against police harassment, insensitive media reportage in matters pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ communi.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Police Harassment Against LGBTQ + Community
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Apple files for mistrial against $625 million lawsuit(08.02.2016)
Apple has filed for a declaration of mistrial in a patent infringement suit, which concluded in it being held liable for over $625 million in damages......
Tags : Apple, virnetx, mistrial, patent, infringe
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SEBI Asks National Stock Exchange to Divest Entire Stake in Computer Age Management Services Ltd.(13.02.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked the National Stock Exchange of India to divest its 37% stake in the Computer Age Management Services .....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, National Stock Exchange, CAMS
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P&H HC Refuses to Quash FIR for Making Remarks Against Lord Shri Krishna(21.02.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to quash an FIR filed against a man who has been booked for allegedly making remarks against Lord Shri Krish.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Remarks Against Lord Shri Krishna
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Bombay HC to State, Pollution Board and BMC: Report Feasibility of Implementing Odd-Even Plan(18.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued notices to State Government, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to report f.....
Tags : Bombay High Court , State Government, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board , Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
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Kerala HC Directs University to Award Average Marks to Student Whose Answer Sheets Went Missing(15.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the University of Kerala to award average marks to a student whose answer sheets had gone missing during transit, takin.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Award Average Marks to Student Whose Answer Sheets Went Missing
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All. HC: Principles of Natural Justice Should Compulsorily be Followed(28.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court while setting aside an order of blacklisting and cancellation of the mining lease, has observed that in a civilized society princ.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Natural Justice, Civilized Society
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May Merge 12% and 18% GST Rates to Have Just Three Tax Slabs, Hints Arun Jaitley(06.12.2017)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley further went on to add that banks with their left-over cash post-demonetisation will fund the medium and small-scale ent.....
Tags : GST
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Calcutta HC Quashes FIR Against Mithun Chakraborty for Alleged Hate Speech, Stays Investigation(10.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed the FIR registered against renowned actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty by a member of the TMC party over his alle.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, FIR Against Mithun Chakraborty
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NGT Orders Delhi, UP Govt. to Take Action against Unauthorized Industries(09.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Governments to take action against unauthorized industrial units running in residen.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Governments, unauthorized industrial units
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Kerala HC Invites Suggestions to Shield Sexual Assault Survivors from Trauma During Investigation(07.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has reiterated its stand that survivors of sexual assault have to be thoroughly protected from further harassment or ridicule as it.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Shielding Sexual Assault Survivors, Trauma During Investigation
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Markets In 2017 - 10 Factors That Drove Indian Indices This Year(16.01.2018)
The Indian stock market had a healthy 2017, returning upto 29%.
The year was dominated by several important news and events, such as the rollout of GS.....
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Madras High Court Holds Collection of Cash Handling Charges From Stamp Vendors Illegal(15.11.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that the practice of collecting cash handling charges from stamp vendors who deposit money through treasury challans into .....
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Amendment in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 in Section XVI in Chapter 85(02.04.2018)
WHEREAS the Central Government on being satisfied that the import duty leviable on populated, loaded or stuffed printed circuit boards, falling under .....
Tags : Amendment, First Schedule, Customs Tariff
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Kerala HC Seeks Explanation on Controversy of Stale Halal Jaggery Used at Sabarimala(22.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Commissioner of Food Safety to file an explanation about the ongoing controversy of stale halal jaggery being used .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Controversy of Stale Halal Jaggery Used at Sabarimala
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Karnataka High Court Stays Highway Plan in Western Ghats(28.11.2019)
Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on the controversial “Greenfield Highway” project linking Shishila (Dakshina Kannada) with Byrapura (.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Western Ghats
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MP HC: Narco Test Can’t be Conducted Without Recording of Consent Before Magistrate(07.11.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that all three tests i.e. Narco, Polygraph and Brain Mapping test cannot be conducted of the person who has not giv.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Narco Test, Polygraph, Consent
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SC Raps BCCI for Objecting to Lodha Panel Report(04.03.2016)
Supreme Court, while rapping BCCI, State Cricket Associations for objecting to Lodha panel report, has said it will not allow these cricketing bodies .....
Tags : Supreme Court, BCCI, State Cricket Associations
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Deposits made under the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund shall bear interest at 3.35%(23.11.2021)
It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund, announced in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affa.....
Tags : Deposits, Welfare Fund, Interest
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Ker. HC: Quarrying Activities Can’t be Done on Lands Assigned Under the Kerala Land Assignment Act(17.01.2024)
Kerala High Court while ordering Interim stay on quarrying near Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary has held that no quarrying can be done on lands assigned und.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Interim Stay, Quarrying
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Central KYC Records Registry becomes operational(21.07.2016)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India announced the ‘live run’ of the Central KYC Records Registry from 15 July 2016, beginning with new ‘individ.....
Tags : kyc, central registry, permanent account number
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice to on Return of Mortal Remains of Deceased in Accident in Russia(17.12.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice to the Russian Embassy/Government of the Russian Federation on the plea of the wife and children of one Hiten.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Return of Mortal Remains of Deceased in Accident in Russia
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Commission of India Finds Google Play Store’s Updated Billing Policy Violative of Competition Act(18.03.2024)
Commission of India has prima facie found Google Play Store’s updated billing policy violative of provisions of Section 4(2)(a), 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c) o.....
Tags : Commission of India, Google Play Store, Competition Act
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Open Eastern Expressway for Public if PM is Not free: Supreme Court(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure that the Eastern Peripheral Expressway is inaugurated on or before.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Eastern Peripheral Expressway
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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to TMC Leader Sheikh Sufiyan in WB Post-Poll Murder Case(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Sufiyan in a case relating to the murder of a BJP supporter during the.....
Tags : Supreme Court, WB Post-Poll Murder Case
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SC: Article 20 Doesn’t Restrain Court from Imposing Lesser Punishment According to New Enforced Law(11.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held imposition of lesser punishment by courts, according to a new law that was enforced after the date of committing an offence, ca.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Lesser Punishment, Article 20 of Constitution
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