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Judgments

In exceptional cases, college/University authorities are competent to make appointment of eligible and suitable persons against such posts, without seeking prior approval of State Government(10.05.2018)

The present writ application is being filed to declare that, since these Petitioners were appointed in the year 1981 and joined on 27th July 1981 on t.....

Tags : Posts, Seniority, Grant

Candidate has no right to insist that, vacancy in the Government service should be filled up immediately on its becoming available(08.08.2018)

In present batch of writ petitions, challenge has been thrown to the Advertisement Notification No. Pers-A400/2006/7503-403 dated 30th December, 2016 .....

Tags : Posts, Recruitment, Eligibility

Writ of mandamus cannot be issued directing the competent authority to grant relaxation in qualifying service(22.11.2021)

Appellant impugned judgment passed by the Division Bench of the High Court by which the Division Bench of the High Court has dismissed the Special App.....

Tags : Eligibility lists, Quashing, Legality

CCI objects to Kerala Chemists and Druggists Association practices(01.12.2015)

The Competition Commission of India found Alkem Laboratories and All Kerala Chemists and Druggists Association guilty of violating provisions under Se.....

Tags : No objection certificate, kerala, alkem, chemists

Air India complains "predatory" poaching of pilots(10.02.2016)

The Competition Commission of India dismissed Air India’s complaint against Indigo’s (InterGlobe Aviation) act of poaching its trained pilots for havi.....

Tags : Predatory recruitment, anti-competitive, training costs

International Cases

Costs of winding up of a partnership are to be paid out of the partnership assets unless there are good reasons to the contrary(18.06.2020)

In present matter, On 11 March 2019 the Plaintiff, in his own capacity and in his capacity as executor of the deceased's estate, brought an applicatio.....

Tags : Winding up, Costs, Assets, Partnership

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

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

Tags : Trust Fund, Legal costs, Entitlement

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.....

Tags : Costs, Security, Grant

Statute

Indian Trusts (Amendment) Bill, 2015(13.08.2015)

The Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha, makes amendments to the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. The Bill suggests changes to update the Act, 1882 by removing .....

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Notifications & Circulars

Cruise tourists arriving with e-visa exempted from the requirement of biometric enrolment(02.01.2018)

In order to promote cruise tourism in the country, and make India an attractive cruise tourist destination, the Ministry of Home Affairs has, on reque.....

Tags : Cruise tourists, E-visa, Exemption

Tribal Affairs Ministry to Hold Meeting with States on 6th March to Ensure Effective Implementation of Supreme Court Directions in the Case of Sts and OTFDS Under FRA 2006(01.03.2019)

The matter pertaining to eviction of Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFDs) whose claims for forest land rights have bee.....

Tags : Implementation, Directions, Sts and OTFDS

Securities and Exchange Board of India (International Financial Services Centres) Guidelines, 2015-Amendments(09.07.2020)

1. Kindly refer to SEBI (IFSC) Guidelines, 2015 which were notified by SEBI on March 27, 2015 and SEBI Circular dated July 27, 2017.

2. In o.....

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Central Government takes various initiatives to control construction costs of affordable housing projects(08.08.2022)

Central Government has taken measures to control the rising prices of construction materials of affordable housing including Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojan.....

Tags : Initiatives, Construction costs, Housing projects

Re-lodgement of Transfer Requests of Shares(09.09.2020)

In terms of Regulation 40 (1) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, transfer of securities held in physical mod.....

Tags : Re-lodgement, Transfer Requests, Shares

Online filing of requests for closure of advance authorizations(30.03.2021)

1. DGFT has revamped its IT systems to provide a paperless, contact-less, electronic interface to the exporters/importers and other stakeholders of DG.....

Tags : Online filing, Requests, Advance authorizations

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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Clarification regarding provisions relating to charitable and religious trusts(24.05.2023)

1. Income of any fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution referred.....

Tags : Clarification, Provisions, Religious trusts

Imposition of cost by CESTAT on grounds of quality of adjudication order(22.12.2015)

The Ministry of Finance has released an Instruction to Principal Chief Commissioners and Chief Commissioners of the Department to sensitize adjudicati.....

Tags : Excise, adjudication, costs, commissioner

20% Posts Reserved For Course Completed Act Apprentices' Who Were Engaged in Railway Establishments(20.03.2018)

Following is the text of Statement by Union Minister of Railways Shri Piyush Goyal in context of Students Agitation in Mumbai this morning:-

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Tags : Posts, Reservation, Railway Establishments

CBDT clarifies provisions under Finance Act 2023 relating to donations made by a trust/institution to another trust/institution for purposes of application of income(06.03.2024)

Any trust or institution registered u/s 12AA or 12AB of the Income Tax Act 1961 is exempt, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions

In.....

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"TRAI conducts "Consumer Outreach Programme (COP)" on 27.04.2018 at Gurgaon, Haryana(02.05.2018)

One of important objectives of TRAI is to safeguard consumer interests and create consumer awareness. Towards this objective, TRAI organizes consumer .....

Tags : Consumer outreach, Programmes, Workshops, Consumer interests

Promotion and demotion of SCs and STs(02.08.2018)

The Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.30621/2011 has passed the following order on 17.5.2018:-

"It is directed that the pen.....

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News

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

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

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Lakhwar Project,Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources ,Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nigam

MCOCA Court Sentences 5 to Death and 7 Get Life Term in 2006 Mumbai Train Blasts Case(30.09.2015)

MCOCA court has sentenced five of the 12 convicts to death in case of serial bombs blasts in Mumbai local trains in 2006 in which 188 people were kill.....

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NGT Seeks Reply on Plea Alleging Illegal Sand Mining At Jalaun and Hamirpur(01.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plea against alleged illegal sand mining being carried out in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, has iss.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal,Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttar Pradesh Gcvt. , State Pollution Control Board

CIC to Forest Authorities: Whether Forest Clearance Granted to Polavaram Project(01.10.2015)

Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ordered Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to inform whether forest rights of tribal people were rec.....

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Malegaon Blasts Case: Bombay High Court Directs NIA to Submit Complete Names Of Witnesses(17.07.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to submit names of witnesses who are yet to be examined by the agency both befo.....

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Malegaon Blast Case: Bombay High Court Directs NIA to Inform Trial Completion Time(23.07.2019)

Bombay High Court has sought to know from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) the estimated time by which trial in the September 2008 Malegaon bom.....

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Violent Protests Not a Basic Right: Supreme Court(19.03.2018)

Supreme Court has held that public demonstrations resorting to violence, including stone-throwing, are not protected by the fundamental right to free .....

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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

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 High Court Stays Recovery Notice to Man Accused of Damage to Public Property(14.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has stayed the recovery notice issued to a Kanpur man accused of destroying public property during the anti- Citizenship Amendmen.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Recovery Notice, Citizenship Amendment Act Protests

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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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Journalists(17.02.2020)

Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to journalists who tried to carry out sting operation allegedly to gain access to various pol.....

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Kerala HC: No Ban on Journalists from Reporting Court Proceedings(01.08.2016)

Kerala HC has said that there is no ban on journalists reporting court proceedings but the judges would be at liberty to decline access to any person .....

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SC Rejects Yusuf Nulwalla’s Plea in 1993 Mumbai Blasts Case(02.08.2016)

SC has rejected a plea of Yusuf Mohsin Nulwalla, a co-convict and close friend of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt serving a five-year jail sentence for de.....

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CCI Slaps Rs 73-crore Fine on Lupin for Anti-Competitive Practices(02.08.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs 73 crore on Lupin for 'co-operating' with Karnataka Chemists and Druggist Association (.....

Tags : Competition Commission of India , Karnataka Chemists and Druggist Association, Lupin

Kerala High Court Suspends Breath Analyzer Tests in Airports(19.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has suspended the breath analyzer test conducted as per the Directorate General of Civil Aviation directions for the time being in t.....

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Madras High Court Restricts All Protests Until Pandemic Threat Abates(23.03.2020)

Madras High Court has ordered against the conduct of any protests/processions/ demonstrations, etc. till the threat of Covid-19 Pandemic abates.

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Delhi High Court Suspends Use of Breath Analyser Tests on Air Traffic Controllers(23.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has temporarily suspended the usage of Breath Analyser Tests for testing alcohol consumption of air traffic controllers to prevent fu.....

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Kerala HC Directs Police to Make No Arrests Except Where it is Inevitable(26.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has directed that the Police should not make arrests, except where it is inevitable. The Court has also said that the Police will be.....

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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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Himachal Pradesh HC Orders Govt. to Frame Welfare Scheme for Journalists(17.12.2015)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed HP Government to frame a comprehensive welfare scheme for improving working conditions of journalists in the .....

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SC: Appointment as Priests Can’t be Denied on Basis of Caste, Birth(17.12.2015)

Supreme Court has ruled that appointment as priests in temples and other religious institutions cannot be denied to a person solely on the basis of “c.....

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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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Kerala High Court Directs Police to Conduct Probe into Killing of Two Suspected Maoists(12.11.2019)

Kerala High Court has directed the police to conduct a probe into the circumstances leading to the killing of two suspected Maoists in an alleged enco.....

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Kerala HC Orders Not to Permit Installation of New Flagpoles or Posts on Public Places(02.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has ordered the State Government and other authorities not to permit installation of new flagpoles or posts on public places and roa.....

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Madras High Court Orders CBI Inquiry into Firing at Anti-Sterlite Protests(16.08.2018)

Madras High Court has ordered a time-bound Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the police firing that killed 13 people during the prote.....

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Supreme Court Asks If Creamy Layer Would Apply to SCs, STs(17.08.2018)

Supreme Court has sought to know if the creamy layer concept would apply to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) so that the backward in .....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Air Traffic Controllers’ Plea Against Random Breath Analyser Tests(21.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Air Traffic Controller Guild India against the random breath analyser tests conducted on 5% con.....

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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.....

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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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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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Kerala High Court Grants More Time To State To Frame Comprehensive Policy On Illegal Flag Masts(28.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has granted three more weeks’ time to the State government to draw up a comprehensive policy to deal with the menace of illegal flag.....

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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.....

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SC Raps T.N., Karnataka over Allowing Cauvery Protests(16.09.2016)

SC has rapped Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments for allowing bandhs, agitations to challenge its order passed in public interest to share Cauvery w.....

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Bombay High Court: State Must Refer Claim for Dues Under Working Journalists Act to LC(23.08.2018)

Bombay HC has ruled that when employees of newspapers under the Working Journalists & Other Newspaper Employees & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, .....

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Gujarat HC: Government Should Not Restrict COVID-19 Tests(25.05.2020)

Gujarat High Court has observed that Gujarat Government should not restrict the number of COVID-19 tests on the fear that more tests would lead to 70%.....

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AP HC Initiates Contempt Action for Posting Abusive Social Media Posts Against Judges(27.05.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued suo moto contempt notices to 49 persons, including a Member of Parliament and a former Member of Legislative Asse.....

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Supreme Court Directs TADA Court to Complete Trial Against Accused in 1993 Train Blasts Case(15.03.2022)

Supreme Court has directed that the Special Judge of the Designated Court under TADA, Ajmer to endeavour to complete the trial by 30th November 2022, .....

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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.....

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SC: 100% ST Reservations for Teacher Posts in Scheduled Areas Unconstitutional(23.04.2020)

Supreme Court has held that 100% reservation of teachers belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category at schools situated in "Scheduled Ares" is constitu.....

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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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Bombay HC Grants Bail to 2002-2003 Mumbai Blast Convict Ghulam Khotal(05.08.2016)

Bombay HC has released a convict in the 2002-2003 Mumbai blasts case on bail of Rs 1 lakh, Ghulam Khotal, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment h.....

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Bombay HC Suspends Jail Term of 2002 Blasts Convict(11.08.2016)

Bombay HC has suspended 10-year jail term of Atif Mulla, convicted under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for his role in the series of blasts t.....

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P&H HC: Notice to Employer Not Mandatory Before Making Reference to Adjudicatory Mechanism(22.04.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the employer cannot claim any hearing before making of the reference by the appropriate government under S.....

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Hyderabad HC Directs AP Government to Preserve Bodies of Maoists Killed Near Andhra-Odisha Border(25.10.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has directed Andhra Pradesh Government to preserve bodies of Maoists killed in a gun battle on Andhra-Odisha border till October .....

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Urban Improvement Trusts Not Entitled to Income Tax Exemptions: Supreme Court(15.10.2018)

Supreme Court has held that Urban Improvement Trust constituted under the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 is not a local authority within the me.....

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Kerala HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Man Who Shared Political Posts in Facebook(10.08.2020)

Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of sharing a few political posts in Facebook against the Left Democratic Fron.....

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Kerala HC Issues Norms for Journalists Accreditation for Reporting Court Proceedings(18.11.2016)

Kerala High Court has published norms for regular accreditation of journalists wanting to report High Court proceedings.

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Uttarakhand High Court Asks Government to Improve Overall Conditions of Journalists(13.11.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has passed the directions for improving the conditions of service of journalists while noting that journalists/reporters/ corre.....

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SC: No Right to Seek Parole or Premature Release for Terrorists(30.06.2016)

SC, while setting aside a P&H High Court judgment directing Gujarat Govt. to release life convict Lal Singh alias Manjit Singh on parole for 3 months.....

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Madras High Court: Police Cannot Barge into Courtrooms to Make Arrests(26.06.2018)

Madras High Court has taken serious note of arrests being made by the police from court rooms, at the cost of disrupting court proceedings.

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Supreme Court Allows All Journalists, Media Persons to Carry Mobile Phones Inside Courtrooms(26.06.2018)

Supreme Court has decided to permit non-accredited journalists to carry mobile phones inside its court rooms.

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Amendments Related to Charitable Trust Registration(11.04.2022)

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional legality of the recent amendments made in the Finance Act, 2020 with regard to the new provisions regardin.....

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Bombay HC: Time for State to Introduce Stricter Norms to Deal with Inflammatory Social Media Posts(24.08.2020)

Bombay High Court has observed that it is time for the State to impose stricter norms to deal with rapid rise of 'absolutely avoidable, uncalled for a.....

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Madras High Court Slams ‘Mechanical’ Mylapore Priests for Laxity in Reporting Idol Thefts(20.09.2018)

Madras High Court has slammed the priests of the Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore, Chennai, for their laxity in reporting the theft of idols that took.....

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Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Police to Present ‘Best Evidence’ Against Arrested Activists(20.09.2018)

SC has demanded that Maharashtra police present their “best evidence” against five arrested activists who have moved court against their “random” arre.....

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Karnataka HC: Labs/Hospitals to Inform Persons Who Come for COVID-19 Test to be in Home Quarantine(21.07.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State to issue directions to laboratories and hospitals to inform those coming for the swab test about their obl.....

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Delhi HC Directs DU to Submit Data on Mock Tests for Final Year Students(24.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University (DU) to submit the data of final-year students’ mock tests, to gauge the preparedness of the University.....

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Gujarat HC: All Women Entitled to Compete for Posts Earmarked for General Category(03.09.2020)

Gujarat High Court has stated that all women, irrespective of whether they belong, or do not belong, to the reserved category are entitled to compete .....

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Delhi HC: Delhi Govt is Not Conducting Almost 50% Capacity of RT-PCR Tests(28.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has observed that almost 50% capacity of the RT-PCR tests are not being conducted by the Delhi Government.

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Delhi HC Directs DU to Submit Data on Phases of Mock Tests(31.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to submit the complete data from both the phases of the mock tests to satisfy the court of its prep.....

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SEBI Tightens Norms for Credit Rating Agencies(02.11.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked Credit Rating Agencies to frame detailed rules for rating criteria, processes and responsibili.....

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SC: Protests Not to Block Public Spaces, Only in Designated Places(07.10.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the Constitution of India, 1949 gives a right to dissent and protest but that such protests cannot occupy public spaces, i.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Orders CBI to Probe Social Media Posts About Judges(13.10.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into objectionable comments made about the Court and its judges on soc.....

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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.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs State to Make Public Waiting List of Qualified ETTs(07.12.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab Government to put the waiting list of qualified Elementary Trained Teachers (ETTs) against vacant po.....

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Kerala HC Rejects Plea Seeking Re-postmortem of Maoists Killed in Encounter(08.12.2016)

Kerala High Court has rejected a plea for re-postmortem of bodies of two Maoists killed, allegedly in an encounter in Nilambur forests in Malappuram.

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SC Gives Relief to IAF Officer Who was Repeatedly Subjected to Mental Tests(30.11.2018)

Supreme Court has provided relief to an Indian Air Force officer who was subjected to mental tests in about four different hospitals, though each time.....

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AAAR, Karnataka: IGST Applicable on Online Tests Scored After Human Intervention(01.12.2020)

Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Karnataka has ruled that the Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) is applicable on online tests score.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Against Consecutive Reservation of Panchayat President Posts in Kerala(24.12.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which challenged the reservation notification issued by the State Election Commission for local body heads on the g.....

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ITAT, Mumbai: Tata Trusts to Continue to be Exempt from Payment of Taxes(29.12.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has quashed revisionary orders passed by the Commissioner (exemptions), which would have resulted in three Tata .....

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Kerala HC Stays Collector's Order for Closure of Liquor Shops(23.08.2022)

Kerala High Court has stayed operation of an order issued by the Thiruvananthapuram district collector directing closure of liquor shops in Vizhinjam .....

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SEBI Notifies New Norms for Issue of REITs(20.12.2016)

SEBI has notified detailed guidelines for public issuance of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) including allocation of units to institutional inve.....

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Madras HC: No TDS on Monetary Benefits of Nuns/Priests(26.12.2016)

Madras High Court has ruled that Nuns, Priests, Monks and other religious persons who are attached to religious orders and whose salaries and monetary.....

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SC Issues Notice and Seeks Response from Centre on Plea Seeking Capping of Prices of RT-PCR Tests(25.11.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea which seeks for the caping of the prices of RT-PCR tests, used to test suspected COVID patients, at Rs. 400,.....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Dispense With Rapid Antigen Test for Medicos Doing BAT on Aviation Personnel(12.09.2022)

Delhi High Court while refusing to dispense with Rapid Antigen Tests for Medicos doing Breath Analyser Tests (BAT) has held that Doctors and paramedic.....

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Bombay HC Seeks NIA’s Response over Discharge of Eight Accused in Malegaon Blast Case(29.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has directed NIA to file its affidavit in response to an appeal filed by Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) challenging discha.....

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Madras HC Orders Anna University to Fill Up Teaching Posts by Regular Appointments(11.11.2020)

Madras High Court has rapped the Anna University for giving "scant regard" to the UGC and AICTE guidelines and functioning at the strength of temporar.....

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Hyderabad Court Convicts IM Co-founder Yasin Bhatkal & Others for Dilsukhnagar Blasts(13.12.2016)

Hyderabad Court has convicted Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and four others for Dilsukhnagar blasts in 2013.

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Bombay HC Directs NIA to Compile & Submit Previous Orders Concerning Sadhvi Pragya(17.10.2016)

Bombay HC has directed National Investigation Agency (NIA) to compile and submit all previous court orders concerning 2008 Malegaon blasts accused Pra.....

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Calcutta HC Orders Police Action if Parents Continue Protests Outside School Premises(09.09.2020)

Calcutta High Court has observed that if parents do not desist from agitating before the school premises the Police may take appropriate action agains.....

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Delhi HC: Doctor's Prescription Not Needed for Delhi Residents to Seek RT-PCR Test(09.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has stated that the residents of Delhi are not required to have a doctor’s prescription to get tested for COVID-19 with a RT-PCR Test.....

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Delhi HC Directs District & Sessions Judge to Fill Up Vacant Posts Expeditiously(10.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed a District & Sessions Judge to fill the vacancies in its Court pertaining to the posts of Senior Judicial Assistants and.....

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Kar. HC to State: Ensure Compliance of Order Restricting Protests & Processions to Freedom Park(02.08.2022)

Karnataka High Court has directed State government to ensure compliance of the Licensing and Regulation of Protests, Demonstrations and Protest Marche.....

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Rajasthan High Court Slams State Govt over Vacant Posts in Medical Fraternities(11.01.2017)

Rajasthan High Court has slammed State Government over vacant posts of doctors, paramedical staff and professors in hospitals and medical colleges, sa.....

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Only Parliament can Make Changes in List of SCs and STs and Not Government: Karnataka HC(01.02.2019)

Karnataka High Court has reminded State government that it is only Parliament which can make changes in list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes,.....

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Kerala High Court Directs Govt to Consider Private Labs' Objections Against Price Cap(18.01.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to consider the grievances of private laboratories against the November order which capped the pr.....

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OHCHR Urges Indian Government to Release Bhima Koregaon Activists(25.01.2021)

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of the United Nations has urged the Indian government to release the activists who are in pri.....

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Educational Qualifications Prescribed for Public Posts can't be Relaxed: Kerala HC(17.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that educational qualifications prescribed for public posts are not relaxable unless it is clearly stated in the notifi.....

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Ease Norms for SC/STs to be Judges: Supreme Court(23.01.2019)

Supreme Court has expressed concern over Kerala High Court not finding a single candidate from reserved category crossing the threshold of minimum per.....

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SC Upholds Direction to Apply Subject-Wise Reservation in Teaching Posts in Universities(24.01.2019)

Supreme Court has rejected Centre's challenge against a 2017 judgment of Allahabad High Court which had held that reservations in teaching posts in un.....

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Delhi HC Asks AAP Govt to Increase Covid Tests in Districts with High Infection(15.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Aam Aadmi Party government to increase the number of Covid-19 tests in those districts that had reported high infection.....

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SC: Farmers Protests can Continue Without Impediment and Breach of Peace by Protestors and Police(18.12.2020)

Supreme Court has stated that the farmers' protest should be allowed to continue without impediment and without any breach of peace either by the prot.....

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Supreme Court: Terrorists involved in Killing Innocents Better Forget Family Ties(21.02.2017)

Supreme Court, while rejecting bail plea of a militant convicted in 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast case, has said that it would be better for terrorists invo.....

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UNHCR Notes Charges of Sedition Against Journalists and Activists as Departure from Human Rights(01.03.2021)

United Nations High Commissioner of Rights has stated that the charges of sedition against journalists and activists for reporting or commenting on th.....

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Bombay High Court, Scholarship Scam Bombay HC Pulls Up State Over Vacant Posts at Forensic Labs(19.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to file an affidavit within 30 days stating in how much time it will fill 260 posts at forensic labora.....

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CIVIL - Sharing Social Media Posts Akin to Endorsing Them: Madras HC(25.02.2019)

Madras High Court has rejected anticipatory bail plea of a BJP leader and observed that sharing social media posts or forwards is akin to endorsing th.....

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CRIMINAL - Illegal Arrests are Worst Form of Violation: Madras HC(26.02.2019)

Madras High Court has observed that an illegal arrest is the worst form of violation of the liberty of a person and that is why Courts are repeatedly .....

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SERVICE - SC Refuses to Review Decision to Apply Subject-Wise Reservation in Teaching Posts(28.02.2019)

Supreme Court has Dismissed review petitions filed by University Grants Commission and Central Government and confirmed its decision that reservations.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Misreporting on Farmers' Protests on Republic Day(01.02.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to and sought replies from AajTak, the Press Council of India and the Centre, on a petition filed by former MP Sukh.....

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Jharkhand HC Declares Ad Calling Applications For Graduate Teacher Posts 'Arbitrary'(17.05.2017)

Jharkhand High Court has quashed an advertisement issued by Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission inviting applications to Combined Graduate Trained Te.....

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SC Upholds State’s Power to Attach Properties of ‘Defaulting’ Financial Establishments(17.05.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld State's power to issue ad interim order u/s 3 of Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors Act, 1997, attaching immova.....

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SC: Educational Trusts For Profit Cannot Claim Income Tax Exemption(20.10.2022)

Supreme Court has said profit-oriented educational trusts or societies cannot claim exemption under the Income Tax Act. The court said that such educa.....

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SC Stays HC Order Directing Delhi Govt to Bear Costs of Gadgets Given to EWS Students(10.02.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court judgment which directed the Delhi Government to bear the costs of gadgets which the schools were directed .....

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Allahabad HC: Political Activists Have a Right to Protest Against Administration(09.12.2022)

Allahabad High Court while quashing criminal case filed against the sitting minister in the State government and BJP MLA, Dinesh Pratap Singh, has hel.....

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NHRC Seeks Report From Jharkhand on Abduction, Recruitment of Children By Maoists(24.05.2017)

National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Government of Jharkhand, calling for a report after taking suo motu cognizance of a news artic.....

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CIVIL - Be very careful while driving: Madras HC to Motorists(30.03.2019)

Madras High Court has appealed to the motorists ‘with folded hands’ to be very careful while driving, as lives of not only their own, but also other i.....

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Kerala HC: Universities Should Prefer Candidates on Rank Lists by PSC for Sanctioned Posts(19.03.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that while making appointments to temporary posts of university assistants, either through contractual appointment or on da.....

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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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Madras High Court: Restore Shola Forests(05.08.2015)

Madras High Court has said that it has decided to give top priority to restoration of Shola forests (patches of stunted evergreen moist broad leaf for.....

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Bombay High Court: Preserve Valuables of Scientists(05.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has suggested to the Maharashtra and Central Government that steps should be taken to ensure protection and preservation of valuabl.....

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Supreme Court Launches Mobile Facility for Journalists to Attend Virtual Hearing(13.05.2021)

Supreme Court has launched a facility in its mobile app for providing links to virtual hearings to media persons. The Court is also introducing a feat.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Ensure RT-PCR Tests are Made Available Within 24 Hours(14.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has reiterated that the State government should direct and ensure that all laboratories make available test results within 24-hou.....

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Madras High Court: Act Against Those Organising Protests Without Permission(30.06.2017)

Madras High Court has asked police to take action against those organising “sudden” agitations without obtaining prior permission and causing inconven.....

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Kerala High Court Refuses to Stay Govt Order Capping RTPCR Tests(07.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has refused to grant interim stay in petitions filed by ten private laboratories challenging the Kerala Government's decision to cap.....

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SC Modified its Previous Order Mandating 1 Km ESZ Around Protected Forests(27.04.2023)

Supreme Court while modifying its previous order dated June 3, 2022 that mandated a 1 km Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around protected forests, has observ.....

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NGT to Environment Ministry: Are Cigarette and Beedi Butts Biodegradable(20.07.2017)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to clarify its stand on terming cigarette butts ‘biodegradable’.

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ITAT: Section 50C of 1961 Act Not Applicable on Brokerage Costs Incurred on Sale Consideration(09.07.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad has ruled that Section 50C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (1961 Act) cannot be applicable in case of broke.....

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Raj. HC Acquits 4 Convicts in 2008 Jaipur Blasts Case(30.03.2023)

Rajasthan High Court while acquitting four convicts in 2008 serial Jaipur blast case and upholding conviction of one other accused has observed that i.....

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Kerala HC Affirms Priests, Nuns’ Right to Property Despite Poverty Oath(16.06.2017)

Kerala High Court while affirming priests and nuns’ right to property has ruled that Christian priests and nuns are entitled to their right to propert.....

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Bombay High Court Gives bail to Accused in Malegaon Blasts Case(14.06.2019)

Bombay High Court has granted bail to four accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case. The four accused have been in jail since their arrest in 2013 and.....

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NGT Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea Alleging that Waste Treatment Plant is Polluting NCR's Groundwater(23.09.2015)

NGT has sought Ministry of Environment and Forests , Delhi and Haryana Govt.(s), Central Pollution Control Board and others’ response on a plea seekin.....

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NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)

NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Former Tata Trusts head Venkataramanan's Response on Shapoorji Pallonji's plea(05.07.2019)

Supreme Court has sought reply from R Venkataramanan, a former managing trustee of Tata Trusts, on an appeal of Shapoorji Pallonji Group challenging .....

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SC: Govt. Can’t Create Posts & Absorb Those in Service in the Absence of Sanctioned Posts(12.04.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that government can’t be compelled to create post and absorb people who are continuing in service of the State, in the abse.....

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SC: Govt. Can’t Create Posts & Absorb Those in Service in the Absence of Sanctioned Posts(12.04.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that government can’t be compelled to create post and absorb people who are continuing in service of the State, in the abse.....

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CCI Dismisses Complaint against Goa's Druggists Association(30.10.2015)

Competition Commission (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices made against Goa's Chemists and Druggists Association with regard .....

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CCI Rejects Case against Goa's Chemists and Druggists Association(06.11.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected complaint filed by Royal Agency, Margao alleging of unfair business practices made against Goa's Ch.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Removal of Restrictions on Journalists in J&K(28.08.2019)

Supreme Court has told the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to reply to the pleas seeking removal of restrictions in the State, includi.....

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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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MP HC Asks Government to Examine and Decide on Plea Seeking Covid Guidelines for Journalists(28.06.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcast, Government of India to examine and decide expeditiously a plea seeking .....

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NGT Issues Notice to Centre over Use of Ponies in Vaishno Devi Shrine(19.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board .....

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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.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Take Concrete Steps to Control Inflow of Tourists(08.07.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State government to take concrete steps to control the inflow of tourists in the State. The Court has stressed.....

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DGFT Notifies Procedure and Criteria for Applications for Export of Antigen Tests(19.08.2021)

Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the Procedure and Criteria for submission, approval of applications for export of COVID-19 Rapid.....

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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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Delhi HC to Police: Before Holding Any Such Function, Proper Police Force is Made Available(18.08.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that it is the responsibility of the police to ensure safety and security of the students when functions/fests take p.....

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Kashmir Protests: Supreme Court Shocked Over Submission by J&K Lawyers’ Body(05.10.2017)

Supreme Court has expressed shock at an affidavit filed by Jammu and Kashmir's top lawyers' body listing the accession of Kashmir to India, “rigged” e.....

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Kerala HC Directs Corporations to Erect Signposts at Locations Designated as Feeding Spaces(12.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Municipalities in the State to erect signposts at the locations designated for feeding points for community dogs an.....

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POTA Court Convicts 10 and Acquits 3 in 2002-2003 Mumbai Triple Blasts Case(29.03.2016)

A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court has pronounced 10 accused guilty in the triple bomb blasts case that shook Mumbai between December .....

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2008 Malegaon Blasts: Bombay HC Upholds UAPA Charges, Rejects Purohit’s Plea Challenging Them(19.12.2017)

Bombay High Court has rejected a petition filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit and Sameer Kulkarni, both accused in 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, challeng.....

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Supreme Court Grants 2 Months Protection to 'The Wire' Journalists from 3 UP Police FIRS(08.09.2021)

Supreme Court has granted two months protection to the "The Wire" and three of its reporters from three FIRs registered against them by the Uttar Prad.....

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Delhi HC: No Need to Recall Stock If Price Lists Issued(25.11.2015)

Delhi High Court while granting relief to pharmaceutical manufacturers, has held that its “not obligatory” for companies to withdraw and relabel stock.....

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Bombay High Court Imposes Costs For Vexatious Application In Commercial Dispute(29.09.2021)

Bombay High Court recently imposed heavy costs on the plaintiff for a "vexatious and mischievous" application, observing that the Commercial Courts Ac.....

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Kerala High Court Sets Aside Order Reducing Price of RT PCR Tests(05.10.2021)

Kerala High Court has set aside the State government's order reducing the price of RT PCR tests from Rs. 1700 to Rs. 500 in all the private diagnostic.....

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NGT to Govt.: Consider Setting Up of ETPs Instead of STPs for Treating Sewage Water(15.01.2016)

NGT has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) to consider setting up effluent treatment.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Suggests Death Sentence To Child Rapists(08.01.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has suggested that the state government bring in a law which imposes death penalty for raping minors, so that it acts as a stro.....

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Bombay High Court: Journalists Don't have any Privilege to Make Allegations Ruining Name of Citizens(14.10.2019)

Bombay High Court has observed that the journalists do not enjoy some kind of special privilege or have a greater freedom than others to make imputati.....

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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 .....

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National Green Tribunal Directs Government to Remove Encroachments from South Delhi Forests(27.01.2020)

National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to remove illegal constructions in South Delhi's Jaunapur and Dera Mandi forest areas, sayin.....

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Supreme Court Says Women Should Get-Command Posts in the Army(29.01.2020)

Supreme Court has said that suitability and competence should be the criteria in deciding command appointments within the Army and there should not be.....

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Mumbai Special Court Convicts Twelve Men Accused in 7/11 Train Blasts Case(11.09.2015)

Twelve men accused of planting bombs on Mumbai's local trains that killed 189 people and injured more than 800 nine years ago, have been convicted by .....

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SC Issue Notices To Centre, NIA and Maharashtra Govt. in Malegaon Blasts Case(11.09.2015)

Supreme Court has issued notices to Centre, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Maharashtra Government seeking their responses on petition challe.....

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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.....

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MP HC: Juvenile Justice Board to Take Assistance of Psychologists or Other Workers(24.09.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that it is mandatory for Juvenile Justice Board to take the assistance of experienced psychologists or psycho-socia.....

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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.....

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Karnataka HC Directs to Enquire Into Complaints About Unauthorised Statues and Flag Posts(08.11.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to enquire into complaints made to it about unau.....

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Delhi HC Hopes Lieutenant Governor to Take Decision Expediently on Additional Staff Posts(10.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has said that it hopes and expects the Lieutenant Governor to take decision at the earliest on the approval of additional staffing po.....

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NGT Summons Bijnor, Amroha Industrialists(17.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up industrialists discharging dirty water and waste into tributaries, nullahs, flowing through Bijnor, Amroha.....

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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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Karnataka High Court: Consider Fresh Protest Requests in 3 Days(23.12.2019)

Karnataka High Court has told the State Government to consider within three days fresh applications — if any — filed by individuals or organizations t.....

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Kerala High Court Issues Strict Instructions to Expeditiously Remove Illegal Flag Posts in State(16.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has issued strict instructions to the State to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts are installed in the State and to remove t.....

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Karnataka High Court Urges State to Fill Up Vacant Posts in Forensic Science Laboratories(19.11.2021)

Karnataka High Court has urged the state government to fill up vacant posts in Forensic Science Laboratories in the state, to improve its functioning .....

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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.....

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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.

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Scraps Government’s 59.85% Quota for SC/STs in Local Bodies(03.03.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has scrapped the State Government order providing 59.85% reservations in seats in local bodies for Scheduled Castes. Schedul.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Supreme Court Places Rights Activists Under House Arrest(30.08.2018)

Supreme Court has ordered police to put five prominent rights campaigners suspected of links to Maoist guerrillas under house arrest.

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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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Bombay HC Imposes Costs on Petitioner for Mentioning Matter Without Urgency(27.03.2020)

Bombay High Court has fined a Petitioner Rs.25,000 for failing to adhere to the directions issued by the Court in light of the outbreak of the pandemi.....

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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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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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SC Dismisses Centre's Appeals Against Delhi HC Verdict on Appointment of Women to Command Posts(17.02.2020)

Supreme Court has directed that permanent commission should be granted to women in army regardless of their service, except in combat roles. The Court.....

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Ker. HC: Academic Interests of Children Must be Delicately Balanced With Right to Recreation(09.04.2024)

Kerala High Court while allowing CBSE and ICSE Boards to conduct vacation classes, has held that it is to be considered by the State as to how a balan.....

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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.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for NIA Probe into Funding of Anti-CAA Protests(28.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notices in a plea asking for the National Investigation Agency to investigate the funding and sponsoring of protests again.....

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Kerala High Court Admits Plea Alleging Unauthorised Lab Conducting Covid Tests at Calicut Airport(02.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has admitted a plea alleging that an unauthorised lad is conducting Rapid-PCR Covid tests at the Calicut International Airport. The .....

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Gujarat HC Disposes of PIL Seeking Direction for Filling Up Posts of DRT-I Presiding Officer(04.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for filling up posts of Presiding Officer in the Debt R.....

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Supreme Court Launches Whatsapp Messaging Services, Advocates and Parties to Receive Updates(25.04.2024)

Supreme Court has announced the integration of Whatsapp messaging services with its IT services and through this initiative, Advocates on Record and p.....

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Telangana HC: Conduct COVID-19 Tests on Dead Bodies as Per Stipulated Guidelines(15.05.2020)

Telangana High Court has directed the State Government to mandatorily conduct COVID-19 tests on dead bodies so as to effectuate contact-tracing of the.....

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