The Negotiable.....Tags : Negotiable instruments, amendment, act, retrospective
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Delhi HC: Explanation to Section 14A of Income Tax Act Will Not Apply Retrospectively(25.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Explanation to Section 14A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, added vide the Finance Act, 2022, cannot be presumed to be .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Income-Tax Act, Retrospective
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Gujarat High Court: Offences Under NDPS Act Have a Cascading Effect(07.02.2025)
Gujarat High Court while denying bail to an individual booked under NDPS Act, has observed that these offence have a cascading effect and are in vogue.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Cascading Effect, NDPS Act
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Delhi HC Wants Uniform Law on Cabs Running in Delhi-NCR(16.12.2015)
Delhi HC has said, "The Motor Vehicles Act needs to be relooked. It is old and need changes. If entire Delhi-NCR could be looked as one state so that .....
Tags : Delhi HC, Motor Vehicles Act , Uniform Law on Cabs Running
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Essential Defence Services Act, 2021(17.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Defence Ministry on a plea challenging vires of certain the Essential Defence Services Act 2.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Essential Defence Services Act, 2021
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Delhi HC: Using Another's Registered Trademark as Trade Name Constitutes Infringement(29.09.2025)
Delhi High Court clarified that under Section 29(5) of the Trade Marks Act, using a registered trademark as a trade name constitutes infringement, emp.....
Tags : Trademark, Infringement, Trade Marks Act
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AP HC: Shutdown of Specific Unit Constitutes Closure, Workers Entitled to Compensation under S.25FFF(29.10.2025)
Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that shutting down a part of an industrial unit with functional integration with other units amounts to a closure. Con.....
Tags : Industrial Disputes Act, Compensation, Workers
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Mumbai Commission Holds Reliance Retail Liable for Defective AC Replacement Failure(20.08.2025)
South Mumbai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held the Reliance Retail liable for deficiency in service after it failed to replace .....
Tags : Consumer Protection Act, Reliance Retail, Mumbai Commission, Defective AC
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Specified goods when stored in warehouse within ambit of Customs Act, 1962(11.01.2016)
The Ministry of Finance has specified goods that will attract provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 when deposited in a warehouse. The list comprises va.....
Tags : Fuel, spirits, crude, nitrogen, storage, customs act
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Supreme Court: Video Evidence Need Not be Played or Transcribed to be Admissible(17.09.2025)
Supreme Court held that a video recording of a contraband seizure is admissible without a transcript, provided a valid electronic certificate under Se.....
Tags : Evidence, Transcribed, Admissible, Evidence Act
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SC Dismisses SLP Seeking Change of Judge Holding Trial in 2017 Actor Sexual Assault Case(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State of Kerala seeking the change of the judge holding trial in the 2017 actor se.....
Tags : Supreme Court, 2017 Actor Sexual Assault Case
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SC: Court Cannot Probe Credibility of FIR Allegations While Entertaining Quashing Plea(10.11.2025)
Supreme Court set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order quashing an FIR under Sections 498A IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The court held th.....
Tags : Dowry Prohibition Act, Quashing, Allegations
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Supreme Court: Foreign Companies’ Head Office Expenses in India are Capped under Section 44C(16.12.2025)
In a setback to foreign companies operating in India, the Supreme Court has ruled that all head office expenses incurred outside India, whether common.....
Tags : Foreign Companies, Expenses, Income Tax Act
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Regularisation Obtained by Misrepresenting Facts can't be Sustained: SC(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held in a case that appointment of Chowkidar on regular basis was invalid and also observed that an order of regularisation obtained.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Misrepresenting Facts
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Alignment of Appendix 4R with the Finance Act, 2021(11.05.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade .....
Tags : Alignment, Appendix, Finance Act, 2021
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Kar. HC: Attacking Police With Petrol Bottles Amounts to Terrorist Act Under UAPA(09.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that use of petrol bottles while attacking police personnel and police stations by accused persons during the Bengaluru .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, UAPA, Petrol Bottle, Terrorist Act
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SC: Once Limitation Act applies, all its provisions will Apply to the proceedings under Public Premis(07.04.2025)
SC has observed that a party cannot argue that only section 3 of Limitation Act along with the limitation provided under Limitation Act will apply and.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Limitation Act, Public Premises Act
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Give Up Self Torturing Faith Based Practices: Madras HC(12.02.2019)
Madras High Court exhorted temple authorities to start thinking of giving up self-torturing faith based practices and said no God is expecting from an.....
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J&K&L HC: Dealer/ Distributor Not Liable if he Acquires Drug from a Licensed Manufacturer(05.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a person, other than a manufacturer of a drug, cannot be held liable for contravention of Sectio.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Drug and Cosmetic, Licensed Manufacturer
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MACT Orders Rs 1 Crore Payout to Family of Mumbai Man Killed by Bike(07.10.2019)
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has ordered an insurance company to pay a total compensation of around Rs 1 crore (including interest) to the fa.....
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Madras HC Directs to Consider Application Seeking Exemption of Temple from Factories Act(27.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to consider an application made by Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple authorities seeking exempti.....
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Delhi HC: Cannot Use Freedom of Speech to Instigate Public to Commit Unlawful Act(13.06.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that right to freedom of speech and expression cannot be misused under the garb of carrying out rallies wherein, a perso.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Inflammatory Speeches, Unlawful Activities
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Guj. HC: Forcing Children Aged Below 3 Yrs to Attend Pre-School is an Illegal Act on Part of Parents(05.09.2023)
Gujarat High Court has held that forcing children to go to a pre-school below the age of 3 years is an 'illegal act' on the part of the parents.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Children, Pre School, Illegal Act
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HP HC: MNREGA Workers Don’t Fall Under the Category of Employees under Employee's Compensation Act(06.05.2025)
HP HC has observed that once it is clear that MNREGA worker is not covered under the definition of Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 there is no right.....
Tags : HP High Court, MNREGA Worker, Employee's Compensation Act
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CCI Rejects Anti-competitive Practices Complaints Against DLF(07.12.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint of anti-competitive practices against DLF pertaining to 1995-96 period saying competiti.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, DLF, anti-competitive practices
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Bombay HC: Woman Who Leaves Matrimonial House Before Divorce Can't Claim Right to Reside in House(03.10.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a woman, who leaves her matrimonial house before her divorce, cannot later seek right to residence under the Protectio.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Matrimonial House, DV Act
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Supreme Court Says Foreign Law Firms Can’t Practice in India(13.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that foreign law firms cannot practice in the country, but allowed foreign lawyers to visit India on a “fly in and fly out” bas.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Law Practice
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Madras HC: Signature & Thumb Impression Are Not Mandatory For Pro-Note Under NI Act(16.05.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that it is not compulsory under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to obtain both signature and thumb impression for a p.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, thumb impression, pro-note
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All. HC: Seasonal Employment Can’t be Termed as ‘Unfair Labour Practice’(10.07.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that temporary employment also generates employment, is for the good of the society at large, has held that seaso.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Unfair Labour Practice, Seasonal Employment
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Finance Ministry Notifies Section 100 of Finance Act, 2019(26.08.2020)
Ministry of Finance on Tuesday (August 25) notified that Section 100 of Finance Act, 2019 will come into force from 1st September, 2020.
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US Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Actions in College Admission Process(30.06.2023)
United States Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action policies in student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of Nor.....
Tags : United States Supreme Court, Affirmative Actions, Admission
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Bom. HC: Division Bench Declares Amendment to IT Rules, 2021 as Unconstitutional(27.09.2024)
Division Bench of Bombay High Court while allowing the appeals against amendments to IT Rules, 2021, has struck down the amendment that allowed Centra.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, IT Rules Amendment, Fact Check Units
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Acquired Land can’t be Restored to Owner Due to Non-Utilisation: Allahabad HC(03.12.2018)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 cannot be restored to its former owners despite its non-utilis.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, National Highways Act
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SC to Centre and States: Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court while directing Central and State Governments to fill the vacancies in the Information Commissions, has observed that failure to do so d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information Commissions, RTI Act
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Kerala Government Brings Ordinance Making Cyber Defamation/Intimidation an Offence(23.11.2020)
Kerala Government has signed an ordinance to incorporate Section 118A in the Kerala Police Act 1960, which makes intimidation, defamation, or insultin.....
Tags : Kerala Government, Ordinance for Amendment in Kerala Police Act, 1960
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SC Urges Union to take Action against Laws which are Discriminatory towards Leprosy Affected Persons(31.07.2025)
Supreme Court while urging Centre to take urgent remedial action against laws, rules, regulations, etc. which are discriminatory and/or derogatory tow.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Leprosy Affected Persons, Remedial Action
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Panchayat Members Can't Insist Upon Encroaching on Govt Land : Bombay HC(21.12.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that no member of a village panchayat can insist upon encroaching on government land and have immunity from disqualificatio.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Panchayat Act
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AAR: Go-karts' Are Not Roadworthy, Can't be Registered as Motor Vehicles With RTO(25.08.2022)
Karnataka Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that Go-karts can’t be registered as motor vehicles with RTO and therefore not classifiable as "m.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, Go-Karts, Customs Tariff Act
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Schedule II, CGST Act, 2017 Only to Classify Supply(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has made a retrospective amendment effective from 01.07.2017 to the effect that the aspect of presence/absence of consideration will.....
Tags : Finance Act, 2020, Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, Schedule II
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SC: Violence During Protests Against Waqf Amendment Act is Disturbing(17.04.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions on constitutionality of the Waqf(Amendment) Act, 2025, has stated that the violence taking place during protests.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Waqf Amendment Act, Constitutionality
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SC: Complaint under Section 138 NI Act Not Maintainable if Demand Notice Lacks Exact Amount(22.09.2025)
Supreme Court reiterated that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act must have a demand notice specifying the exact cheque am.....
Tags : Negotiable Instruments Act, Complaint, Demand Notice
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ITAT: Proprietary Concern Not Required to Obtain Separate PAN(07.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad Bench has held that proprietary concern is not required to obtain a separate Permanent Account Number .....
Tags : ITAT, Permanent Account Number, Income-Tax Act
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Supreme Court: Can’t Commercially Exploit Land Meant for Poor(09.01.2025)
Supreme Court has held that when land allocated under a special scheme, particularly one centred on “poorer classes” accommodation is sought to be com.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commercially Exploited, Enactment
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Transaction Can’t Be Treated As Bogus Merely Based On Report Of Investigation Wing: ITAT(13.09.2018)
Jaipur bench of ITAT has held that a transaction cannot be treated as bogus only on the basis of the report of Investigation Wing.
Tags : NCLT, Bogus Transactions
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ITAT: Prima Facie Belief That There is Escape of Income is Sufficient Proof to Re-Open Assessment(23.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench has held that prima facie belief that there is the escape of income is sufficient proof to initiate r.....
Tags : ITAT, Income Tax Act, 1961, Reassessment
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SC: Centre Made Party to Interpret the Word ‘Person’ Under Consumer Protection Act(19.09.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a issue whether charitable trust can be considered a “consumer”, has made the Union of India a party in the case for assis.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Consumer Protection Act, Charitable Trust, Union of India
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SC Upholds Denial Of Anticipatory Bail To Army Doctor Who Allegedly Gave Fake Fitness Certificates(09.11.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had refused to grant anticipatory bail to Lieutenant Colone.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Gaurav Relhan, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
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Provision of hostel facilities to nurses so as to facilitate better medical care is a positive duty enjoined upon hospital and cannot be linked to any commercial activity(14.11.2019)
In present matter, the Appellant’s case is that Respondent No. 1/Opposite Party No. 1 had developed two buildings ‘Madhuvan’ with thirty two ‘1 BHK’ f.....
Tags : Complaint, Maintainability, Transaction, Nature
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Kerala HC: Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists Cannot Use “Dr.” Without Medical Degree(06.11.2025)
Kerala High Court ruled that physiotherapists and occupational therapists without recognized medical qualifications cannot use the “Dr.” prefix. The c.....
Tags : Indian Medical Degrees Act, Physiotherapists, Medical Degree
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SC: Employees Who Resign or Retire After Five Years of Service Are Entitled to Receive Gratuity(10.12.2025)
Supreme Court has held that employees who resign or take voluntary retirement are entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, provid.....
Tags : Employees, Payment of Gratuity Act, Service
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Supreme Court Seeks Data from HCs on Pending Sexual Assault Cases Against Minors(13.03.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Registrar Generals of the High Courts across the country to collect and collate data regarding the pendency of cases of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, POCSO Act
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Calcutta HC: Reassessment Order Passed Without Issuance of Notice Is Invalid(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that the reassessment order passed without issuance of notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not valid.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Section 148, Income Tax Act, 1961
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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.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Ennuchs Act, Unconstitutional
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Apparel Manufacturer Moves NCLT against Zomato Over Non-Payment of Dues(18.03.2025)
Food delivery giant Zomato is facing an insolvency plea filed by Nona Lifestyle, a B2B apparel manufacturer over non-payment of dues upto ?1,64,83,194.....
Tags : Apparel Manufacturer, Zomato, Insolvency Plea
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SC: In case of Unjust Executive Action, Courts must Interfere in Election Process(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in cases where issues crop up, indicating unjust executive action or an attempt to disturb a level-playing field between c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Process, Executive Actions, Unjust
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NCLAT: In Absence of Contractual Clause Interest for Delayed Payments Can’t Form Part of OD(12.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that interest on the unilateral invoices for the delayed payment cannot form part of the operational debt in absence of.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Contractual Clause, Delayed Payments
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7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved(29.11.2017)
7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved
Tags : The decision will directly impact the computation of salaries, gratuity, allowance structure, and pension of the in-service as well as retired judges of Supreme Court as well as High Courts across the country.
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Ker. HC: Dependents of Independent Contractor Not Entitled Under Employees Compensation Act(24.11.2023)
Kerala High Court while upholding an order passed by Employees Compensation Commissioner against the dependents of an independent contractor, has held.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Independent Contractor, Employees Compensation
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Delhi HC: Missing Videograph of Chance Recovery Does Not Invalidate Seizure under NDPS Act(10.10.2025)
Del. HC clarified that failure to videograph or produce CCTV footage of a chance recovery does not invalidate the seizure of alleged contraband. While.....
Tags : Videograph, Recovery, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
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Bombay HC: Once Divorce Is Granted, Relief Can't Be Sought Under DV Act(25.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that once a decree of divorce has been granted, relief cannot be sought by under the Domestic Violence Act.
Tags : Bombay HC, Domestic Violence Act
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SC Upholds CCI Order Dismissing Complaints Alleging Anti Competitive Practices by Uber, Ola(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the order of Competition Commission of India dismissing the complaints alleging cartelization and anti-competitive practices .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Anti Competitive Practices by Uber, Ola
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SC: No Entitlement to Job as Compensation for Land Acquired under Land Acquisition Act(10.11.2025)
Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking employment in lieu of land acquired in 1998, holding that the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, does not confer such .....
Tags : Job, Compensation, Land Acquisition Act
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SC: SARFAESI Act Was Not Applicable in Nagaland Before its 2021 Adoption, Dismisses Creditor’s Plea(17.12.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed a secured creditor’s plea to initiate recovery under the SARFAESI Act against a borrower in Nagaland, holding that such pr.....
Tags : SARFAESI Act, Nagaland, Creditor
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Mandate of "Ineligible" Arbitrator u/s 12(5) of Arbitration Act terminates automatically: SC(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court held that ineligibility of a person barred from appointment as an arbitrator under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Ineligible Arbitrator, Arbitration Act
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Gujarat AAR: Bus Body Building on Chassis Owned by GST Registered Customer Attracts 18% GST(16.05.2022)
Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of members Arun Richard and Atul Mehta ruled that 18% GST is payable on bus body building on chas.....
Tags : Gujarat AAR, CGST Act, GST
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SC: Liberty Will Override Embargo U/S 37 of NDPS Act, in Case of Prolonged Incarceration(17.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that prolonged incarceration, generally militates against the most precious fundamental right guaranteed under Article 2.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NDPS Act, Liberty, Embargo
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SC Issues Direction to Centre and State for Effective Implementation of DV Act(21.05.2025)
Supreme Court has issued a set of directions to the Centre, State and Union Territories regarding the effective implementation of the Protection of Wo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Effective Implementation, Domestic Violence Act
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Delhi HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against French Tourist Over Bullets in Bag(16.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash FIR under Arms Act against of a French tourist going to Goa via Delhi and Mumbai, after three live cartridges we.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, French tourist, live cartridges, Arms Act
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SC Overrules Mad. HC Judgment Which Declared Self-Respect Marriages are Not Valid Under HMA(29.08.2023)
Supreme Court while overruling Madras HC judgment (MANU/TN/2068/2014) declaring self-marriage system as per Section 7A inserted in Hindu Marriage Act .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Self-Respect Marriages, Hindu Marriage Act
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Bom HC: Can’t Treat Disclosure as Full if Material Suggests Loan is Nothing but Undisclosed Fund(30.04.2025)
Bombay HC has observed that if there is a prima-facie material suggesting that the transaction of loan is nothing but the undisclosed funds of the Pet.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Undisclosed Fund, Transaction of Loan
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MP HC Grants Bail to Man Booked Under POCSO Act for Raping 15-Year Old Girl(17.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly raping a 15-y.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Man Booked Under POCSO Act for Raping 15-Year Old Girl
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Bombay HC: Marriage, Childbirth Not Grounds to Quash POCSO FIR(29.09.2025)
Bombay HC held that if a minor girl falls in love, marries an adult man, and bears his child, it does not negate offences under the Protection Of Chil.....
Tags : Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Minor, FIR
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Chhattisgarh HC: Issuance of Reassessment Notice Valid on Ground Disclosure of Bogus Purchase Bills(21.04.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that the reassessment notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act,1961 is valid on the grounds of disclosure p.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, reassessment, Section 148 of the Income Tax Act,1961, bogus
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Kar. HC: If Accused Doesn’t Adhere to Settlement Under NI Act, Criminal Proc. Should be Initiated(26.06.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that if the accused does not adhere to the settlement between parties in a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, S. 138 of NI Act, Criminal Proceedings
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CESTAT, Hyderabad: Exported Goods Cannot Be Confiscated Under Section 113 of Customs Act(26.04.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad has ruled that Section 113 of the Customs Act, 1962 only provides for confiscation of go.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Section 113 of the Customs Act, 1962, confiscation of goods
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Rajasthan HC: Engagement of Child Not Offence U/S 11 Of Child Marriage Act(29.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that Section 11 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 makes it abundantly clear that organizing marriage is.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Section 11, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, engagement
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Ker. HC: Before Starting Work on Highways, Alternatives Should be Provided to Commuters(03.07.2024)
Kerala High Court has observed that, although the development activities by the National Highways Authority of India are most imperative, it cannot be.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, NHAI, Development Activities
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Bombay HC: Police Authority Can Extern Gang Members from Area Larger Than Illegal Activities(06.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the authority under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 can pass order of externment directing externment of a person fro.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, illegal activities, externment
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Exemption of manufacturing unit engaged in the manufacture or production of Petroleum Crude from the operation of Central Excise Rules, 2017(10.11.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2017, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereb.....
Tags : Exemption, Manufacturing, Excise Rules, 2017
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Provisions of Tribunal Reforms Act 2022 Struck Down as Unconstitutional(19.11.2025)
SC held Tribunal Reforms Act 2022 violates the constitutional principles of separation of powers and judicial independence. The Act amounts to "legis.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tribunal Reforms Act 2022, Unconstitutional
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Bombay HC: Can’t Allow a Person to Perform Illegal Act by Seeking Defence of Illiteracy(27.02.2025)
Bombay High Court while dismissing a man’s plea seeking compensation from Municipal Corporation for demolishing his "unauthorised" structure, has obse.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illiteracy, Illegal Act
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Petition Challenging Section 8(2) of Citizenship Act, 1955(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition which challenged the constitutionality of Section 8(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
Tags : Supreme Court, Citizenship Act, 1955
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Supreme Court: Non-Compete Fees Qualify as Deductible Revenue Expenditure under Income Tax Act(22.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that payment of a non-compete fee does not lead to acquisition of any capital asset or change in the business’s profit-making struc.....
Tags : Income Tax Act, Revenue, Deductible
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CBDT Issues New Income Tax Reporting Norms for High Value Transactions(04.01.2016)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified norms under which cash receipts and high value transactions beyond a certain threshold will have to.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, High Value Transactions
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Del. HC: Supplementary Agreement Executed Under Duress Can’t Preclude Party to Claim Damages(14.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that a supplementary agreement executed by a contractor forego of its claims cannot preclude him from claiming damages if th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Supplementary Agreement, BOT contracts
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Mad. HC: Can’t Bar Court from Entertaining more than One Application u/s 29A of A&C Act(10.02.2025)
Madras High Court has held that Courts are not prohibited from entertaining more than one application under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Concili.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Section 29A, A&C Act
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Supreme Court Forbids Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts(22.02.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Americans injured in a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem cannot seize ancient Persian artifacts from a Chicago museu.....
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Delhi HC Upholds DRDO Decision to Bar Entities With Pending Criminal Cases from Defence Contracts(12.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that DRDO’s policy decision requiring the bidders for defence contracts to submit an undertaking that there is no ongoing en.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DRDO, Defence Contracts, National Importance
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Delhi HC: ITSC Abolition Doesn’t Void Settlement Pleas Filed Between Feb 1–Mar 31, 2021(08.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that the Finance Act 2021, which abolished the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) retrospectively and introduced the Interi.....
Tags : Income Tax Settlement Commission, Abolition, Finance Act
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Telangana High Court: Barring People with over Two Children From Polls Violates No Fundamental Right(03.11.2025)
Telangana HC dismissed a plea challenging Section 21(3) of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018, which bars those with more than two children from co.....
Tags : Fundamental Right, Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, Elections
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SC: Consumer Forum Can Enforce Final Orders (2003–2020); Reads ‘Any Order’ in Section 25(1)(25.08.2025)
SC has held that consumer forum can enforce final orders like sale deed execution passed between 2003 to 2020 u/s 25(1) of Consumer Protection Act, 19.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Consumer Protection Act, Section 25(1), Final Orders
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President Gives Assent to Law to Protect Unauthorised Colonies, Slums in Delhi(02.01.2018)
The President of India has given assent to National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Act which intends to prote.....
Tags : National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Act
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Del. HC: Obtaining of Voice Samples of Accused Must be in Compliance with Telegraph Act(08.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while referring to Supreme Court’s judgment in Ritesh Sinha v. State of Uttar Pradesh (MANU/SC/1023/2019; 2019/INSC/855), has held th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Telegraph Act, Voice Samples
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All. HC: UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act Doesn't Bar Transportation of Beef(24.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that restriction placed under Section 5A of U.P Cow Slaughter Act is only in respect of transportation of cow, bull or b.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Cow Slaughter Act, Beef
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Delhi HC: Sisters Giving up Property Rights to Brother not Considered a 'Gift' Under Stamp Act(09.10.2025)
Delhi High Court has ruled that when sisters, being co-owners, relinquish their property rights in favour of their brother, who is also a co-owner, th.....
Tags : Gift, Stamp Act, Property Rights
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CIC: Staff Entitled To Know About Financial Status of Company(25.04.2019)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that employee is entitled to know under Right To Information Act 2005 about the financial status of the .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Right To Information Act 2005
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All. HC: Merely Liking a Message Will Not Attract Penalty U/S 67 of IT Act(20.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that Section 67 Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 is for obscene material and not for other provocative mater.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Information Technology Act, Obscene Material
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Kerala HC Stays Trial against ADGP Ajithkumar in Disproportionate Assets Case(27.08.2025)
Kerala HC has stayed proceedings against ADGP M.R. Ajithkumar in a disproportionate assets case, noting procedural illegality in the Special Judge’s o.....
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Impact of Trade Agreements(01.01.2019)
Some industry associations including those relating to steel have expressed concerns on imports under bilateral free trade agreements with Japan, Kore.....
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Ker. HC: Can’t Say Sexual Abuse Survivor is of Deviant Character Merely because he Smokes(23.01.2025)
Kerala High Court while upholding the conviction of accused under Section 377 of IPC for sexually abusing a minor boy, has observed that merely becaus.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Deviant Character, Sexual Abuse Survivor
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Bombay High Court: Stepson Can’t Inherit Property Under Hindu Succession Act(08.02.2018)
Bombay High Court, while dismissing a plea by a stepson claiming a stake in his father’s property, has said that the definition of ‘son’ in the Hindu .....
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Allahabad HC: No Conviction Under SC/ST Act if Offence Not Committed on Ground of Victim's Caste(29.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that to prosecute a person for an offence committed under Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act, there must be evidence that .....
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Patna High Court: Claim of Juvenility Can be Raised Before Any Court, at Any Stage(04.08.2025)
Patna HC has observed that the claim of juvenility can be raised before any court, at any stage, even after final disposal of the case and if the cour.....
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Guj. HC: Infraction of Law Not Done in Systematic Manner, Not Sufficient for Preventive Detention(29.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that commission of infraction of law, not done in an organized or systematic manner, may not be sufficient for the detaini.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Take Action Against Noise Pollution, Building Violations(01.11.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State authorities to take appropriate actions to ensure that noise pollution or violations of building rules on acc.....
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ITAT: Onus to Prove Authenticity of Loan Transactions is on Assessee(25.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Raipur bench has held that if AO doubts the authenticity of loan transactions, then, the onus is upon the assess.....
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Supreme Court: Centre & States to Take Steps to Implement NCAHP Act, 2021(13.08.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to conduct a meeting with all the State Secretaries of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to come out wi.....
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Firm and Decisive Government Action taken to preserve value and assets of IL and FS(01.10.2018)
IL&FS, incorporated in 1987, is a large Systemically Important Non-Deposit Accepting Core Investment Company (CIC-ND-SI). It has numerous infrastructu.....
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CESTAT: Extended Limitation Claimed by Department is Not Valid in Absence of Suppression of Fact(04.07.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench has held that extended limitation claimed by the department is not valid in.....
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Madras HC: No Law Which Fixes Number of Persons Who Can Appear for/Accompany a Party to Court(08.11.2024)
Madras High Court while dismissing a petition seeking restriction on number of persons appearing and accompanying a VIP litigant, has stated that ther.....
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National Food Security Act Gets Pan-India Coverage(04.11.2016)
National Food Security Act (NFSA), which envisages supply of subsidized food grains, has been implemented across the country.
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Cal. HC: Vigilant Monitoring Required to Prevent Illegal Manufacture of Packaged Drinking Water(02.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that vigilant monitoring over all packaged drinking water manufacturers is required to prevent illegal manufacturi.....
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ITAT: Penalty not to be Imposed When Legal Heir Revises Return, Voluntarily Offers Income to Tax(04.10.2017)
ITAT, Mumbai while quashing penalty proceedings against the legal heir of assessee where he revised the return and voluntarily offered the additional .....
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Cal. HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Implementation of PoSH Act within the Calcutta High Court(08.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while terming the PIL as ‘absolutely premature’ has dismissed the plea seeking strict implementation of the Sexual Harassment of W.....
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CBEC: No Service Tax for Yoga Practitioners(27.09.2016)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has notified that entity promoting yoga will not have to pay service tax for a period between 1 July, 2012 .....
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ITAT: Non-Issue of Proper Show Cause Notice Can be Fatal to Proceedings Under Income Tax Act(13.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad bench has held that non-issue of proper show-cause notice can be fatal to the proceedings under the In.....
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SC to State Govts.: Implement S 136A of MV Act for Electronic Monitoring & Enforcement of Road Safety(03.09.2024)
SC has issued directions to all state governments to take immediate steps to implement Section 136A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act), which provid.....
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SC: Starting Point of Limitation Commences from the Date the Defendant's Possession Becomes Adverse(16.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in terms of Article 65 of the Limitation Act, 1963 the starting point of limitation would not commence from the date when .....
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Delhi High Court to Govt: Form Action Plan to Make Delhi Crime-Free for Women(01.08.2019)
Delhi High Court has observed while comparing the city to Mumbai where “women can walk freely in the night” then why can’t the Capital be safe for wom.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Corporate Guarantee Falls Within Ambit of International Transaction(19.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that corporate guarantee falls within the extent and ambit of international transaction and Arm’.....
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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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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Action Against Politicians for Damages in Protests Against SC/ST Verdict(24.10.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction that the politicians, who were allegedly behind the massive unrest across the country because of.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Transactions Between Trust and Trustee Not Covered U/S 269SS of Income Tax Act(28.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has ruled that the managing trustee of the society is not covered by the expression any other persons stirrin.....
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SC Gives Split Verdict on Jurisdiction of Settlement Commission w.r.t Goods U/S 123 Customs Act(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Sanjay Karol has delivered a split verdict in respect to issue if jurisdiction of .....
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ITAT: Domestic Transaction from a Related Party is Not a Specified Domestic Transaction(10.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Bench has held that a domestic transaction from a related party is not a specified domestic transaction u.....
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Centre Notifies Effective Date of Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025(09.04.2025)
Central Government has notified that 8th April, 2025 shall be the date from which provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 shall come into force.
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Kerala HC: State Legislature does not have Power to Amend KVAT Act which is not in Existence Post-GST(12.12.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the State Legislature did not have power to amend the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 which is not in existence afte.....
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Status of March 31, 2024 for Government transactions through integration with e-Kuber(03.10.2023)
1. The 'e-Kuber' which is the Core Banking Solution platform of RBI for Government and other payments does not process any Government transactions on .....
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Kerala HC: Power under Section 25 of Rent Act Is Not Appellate Power(04.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the power exercisable by High Court under Section 25 of Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act (Rent Act) i.....
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Delhi High Court: Late Payment of TDS Does Not Absolve Criminal Liability under the Income Tax Act(08.01.2026)
Delhi High Court held that a belated or subsequent deposit of TDS does not absolve an assessee or company officials from criminal liability under Sect.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act(01.11.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed the plea challenging the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 as non-maintainable.
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Del. HC: Importation of Gold is a Prohibited Item Under Section 2(33) of Customs Act(22.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that importation of gold is a prohibited item under Section 2(33) of Customs Act; and that redemption in case of importation.....
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SC: Amendment to CST Act Ceasing Right of Govt. to Grant Exemption to be Applicable Prospectively(14.02.2025)
Supreme Court has held that the amendment in Section 8(5) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 that ceased Central Government’s power to grant exemption.....
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Delhi Court Asks Delhi Police to Back its Claim Against Bhim Army Chief(15.01.2020)
Delhi Court has asked the Delhi Police to back its claim against the Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad that he indulged in violence during Anti- Ci.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Relief to Miners over Social Impact Funds(23.12.2015)
Delhi HC has directed Government not to force miners to pay retrospectively for a social impact fund under the amended Mines and Minerals (Development.....
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Gujarat HC Grants Interim Bail to Husband Under Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021(18.10.2021)
Gujarat High Court has granted interim bail to an accused/husband, his relatives on a joint plea filed by him and his complainant-wife seeking quashin.....
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SC: Incorporation of One-Sided Forfeiture Clause is Unfair Trade Practice(04.02.2025)
Supreme Court has criticized real-estate developers for including one-sided, excessive forfeiture clauses in builder-buyer agreements and stated that .....
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Gujarat High Court Orders Investigation By ACP in Negligence Case During Cataract Surgeries(15.02.2017)
Gujarat High Court has directed Government to transfer to an ACP-rank officer the probe in a case, where four persons lost their eyesight after underg.....
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J&K&L HC: Elaborate Reasons Not Necessary While Issuing Entrustment Orders(08.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that merely because elaborate reasons have not been given in entrustment orders passed by Superintend.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025(04.04.2025)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha. The bill was passed with 128 votes favouring and 95 .....
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All. HC: Assessee Must Prove Transaction Beyond Doubt to Claim ITC(20.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that onus is to be discharged by the assessee to prove and establish beyond doubt the actual transaction and physical mo.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea to Bring Bar Councils under POSH Act(29.08.2025)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India and the Bar Council of India in a plea seeking extension of protection under the Sexual Harassme.....
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Teachers can't Claim Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(08.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a teacher, irrespective of the type of educational institute he/she is working in, is not an 'employee' under Section .....
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Rajasthan HC: Magistrate Can’t Order Secured Creditor to Pay Police Expenses For Asset Possession(04.11.2025)
Raj HC has held that a Magistrate cannot require a secured creditor to deposit police expenses for taking possession of a secured asset under Section .....
Tags : Creditor, Possession, Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act
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J&K&L HC: Only Revenue Authorities Can Handle Agrarian Resumption; Civil Courts Cannot Intervene(08.12.2025)
Court held that “Matters arising out of the Agrarian Reforms Act especially resumption proceedings fall exclusively within the domain of Revenue Autho.....
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Jallikattu Law Gets President’s Assent(01.02.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017, that allows conduct of Jallikatt.....
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Delhi HC: DV Act Rights of Daughter-in-Law Cannot Deny In-Laws’ Right to Reside in Home(31.10.2025)
Del HC observed that while daughter-in-law’s residence rights are protected under the Domestic Violence Act the in-laws’ right to live in their home w.....
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Delhi HC to Lawyers: Confine to Facts in Bail Pleas, Skip Adding Judgment Extracts(21.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while observing that lawyers add elaborative judgment extracts while drafting bail pleas, has requested counsels to adhere to "basic .....
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Manipur HC: State Establishments Must Record Transgender Person’s New Name & Gender in Documents(20.08.2025)
Manipur HC ruled that under Transgender Persons Act, 2019, all state bodies must update official documents with transgender person's new name & gender.....
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Delhi HC Expresses Concern Over Builders Resorting to Dilatory Tactics, Defrauding Homebuyers(03.11.2022)
Delhi High Court while highlighting issued faced by various homebuyers has stated that it is an unfortunate trend that builders often resort to dilato.....
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SC: Cheque Dishonour Complaints Must be Filed at the Payee’s Home Branch under S.142(2)(A)(01.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that complaints arising from the dishonour of account payee cheques must be filed only in the court having jurisdiction over the br.....
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Companies Law Committee Submits Report to Government(03.02.2016)
Companies Law Committee, constituted in June 2015 to make recommendations on issues related to implementation of Companies Act, 2013, has submitted it.....
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Supreme Court: Divorced Muslim Woman Can Reclaim Gifts Given to Husband at Marriage(03.12.2025)
Supreme Court affirmed that a divorced Muslim woman can reclaim cash and gold gifts given to her husband by her father at marriage, under the Muslim W.....
Tags : Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, Divorce, Marriage
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Settlement of Export/ Import transactions in currencies without direct exchange rate(04.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India has permitted AD Category-I banks to settle import and export transactions where invoicing is in a freely convertible curren.....
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Karnataka HC: Can't Take Cognizance of Offences by Advocate Unless Sanctioned by Centre/State(13.05.2022)
Karnataka High Court has ruled that taking cognizance for offences committed by an advocate or notary is banned under Section 13 of the Notaries Act, .....
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Karnataka HC: Employees Entitled for Gratuity from the Time They Were Employed(20.05.2022)
Karnataka High Court has declined to quash an order passed by the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, which directed govern.....
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Supreme Court Flags Issue of Engaging Contract Staff in Tribunals(04.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing petition raising issues regarding pendency vacancies and service conditions in tribunals, has flagged concerns regarding e.....
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CCI Finds All-India Film Employees Confederation, Affiliates Guilty of Anti-Competitive Practices(03.11.2017)
Competition Commission of India has held All-India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC), Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) & its affi.....
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ITAT: Section 147 of IT Act is not an Alternative to Section 263 of IT Act(06.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench while quashing Assessment Order under Section 147 of Income-Tax Act, 1961 without Jurisdiction has h.....
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Del. HC: POCSO Act being Misused by Girl’s Family that Objects Her Romantic Relationship With a Boy(14.08.2024)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to an accused in a POCSO case, has observed that POCSO Act, 2012 is being misused by family of girls that object .....
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Allahabad HC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Appeal Provision under SC/ST Amendment Act(11.10.2018)
Allahabad High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 14A (2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015, which make.....
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Del HC Sets Aside Arrest Warrant Issued in a Maintenance Case Against Man with Bipolar Disorder(18.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that Section 105 of Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 is mandatory in nature, has set aside an arrest warrant issued in a m.....
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SC: Public Sector Undertakings Can’t Appoint Arbitrators Unilaterally(11.11.2024)
SC has held that Public Sector Undertakings cannot, unilaterally appoint arbitrators for deciding disputes with private contractors. It was further he.....
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Tel. HC: Apprentice Can be Treated as Workman under the Workmen's Act, 1923(18.12.2023)
Telangana High Court while observing that S.16 of Apprentice Act states that employer is liable to pay compensation for the injuries caused to apprent.....
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NCLT: Damages from Contractual Disputes Cannot Form Basis for Initiating Insolvency Proceedings(05.12.2025)
NCLT Mumbai held that claims for liquidated or unliquidated damages, being contractual in nature, cannot trigger insolvency proceedings, dismissing Go.....
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SC Refuses to State TN’s Jallikattu Law, Seeks State’s Reply Over Its Validity(01.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while refusing to stay Tamil Nadu Government's law permitting Jallikattu, has agreed to hear a plea against it.
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ITAT States That Consideration Paid For Purchase Of Advertisement Space Does Not Amount To 'Royalty'(16.05.2022)
Chennai Bench of ITAT has held that consideration paid for purchase of advertisement space does not amount to 'royalty' under the Income Tax Act, 1961
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ITAT: Centralized Processing Centre has No Jurisdiction of Adjustment U/S 143(1)(23.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench has held that the Centralized Processing Centre has no jurisdiction to exercise the power under sec.....
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MP HC: Compelling the Wife to Discontinue Her Studies Amounts to Cruelty(10.03.2025)
MP HC has observed that compelling the wife to discontinue her studies is equivalent to destroying her dreams in the beginning of their marital life a.....
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J&K HC: Fact that Civil Remedy is Available for Breach of Contract No Ground to Quash Cr. Proceeding(11.04.2025)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has stated that the mere fact that complaint relates to a commercial transaction or breach of contract, for whic.....
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Kar. HC: PoC Act Provides Two Fold Protection to Public Servants(11.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that PoC Act has conferred a two-fold protection to public servants for offences under the Act; firstly, a prior approva.....
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Ministry of Rural Development Invites Suggestions on Draft Registration Bill, 2025(28.05.2025)
Ministry of Rural Development has invited suggestions on draft Registration Bill, 2025 which aims to align it with a modern, online, paperless and cit.....
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Kar. HC: Under DV Act, Question of Awarding Maintenance Till Marriage of Daughters Doesn’t Arise(05.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that under the provisions of Domestic Violence Act, question of awarding maintenance till marriage of the daughters does.....
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SC: Insurer of Tractor Liable for Passenger’s Death in Trailer Caused Due to Negligence of Tractor(06.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that if an accident of uninsured trailer is caused due to its movement with the insured tractor then the insurer shall also.....
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Bombay HC: ‘Schools Are Not Commercial Venture’(06.12.2016)
Bombay High Court, while chiding a Navi Mumbai school for refusing to admit poor students in its pre-primary section under Right of Children to Free a.....
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Orissa HC: Directors Liable under S.138 NI Act Despite Company’s Insolvency(16.10.2025)
Orissa High Court held that company directors cannot escape liability for cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 m.....
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SC: 'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance Unsustainable in Law(02.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the concept of 'ex post facto' Environmental Clearance (EC) is against the fundamental principles of environmental jur.....
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Delhi HC: Income Tax Evasion Complaint Not Premature Despite Pending Reassessment(12.08.2025)
Delhi HC has held that pending reassessment does not bar prosecution under Sections 276-C/277 of the Income Tax Act. The complaint by an authorised of.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Income Tax Act, Tax Evasion, Criminal Prosecution, Neena Bansal Krishna
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SC Rejected Writ Petition Seeking Review of Judgment Upholding WB Madrasah Service Commission Act(16.09.2025)
Supreme Court rejected a writ petition by Contai Rahamania High Madrasah seeking to reconsider its 2020 ruling upholding the West Bengal Madrasah Serv.....
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SC Dismisses Judicial Officer's Plea Alleging Unprofessional Activities by Top Court's Registry(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by a Judicial Officer of Maharashtra alleging unprofessional activities of its Registry in terms of unequal tre.....
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SC: Notice under Indian Forest Act Does not Transfer Private Forests to Maharashtra Law(10.11.2025)
SC granted relief to Maharashtra’s private forest owners, overturning the Bombay High Court’s ruling that had vested ownership in the State based on a.....
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President Gives Nod to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act and others(08.01.2016)
President has given nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ac.....
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Gujarat High Court Refuses to Hear Plea Challenging Validity of S.14 SARFAESI Act(25.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the vires of Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets an.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Views on Reforms in the Sex Education Policy(26.05.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter relating to conviction of a man under the POCSO Act, 2012, has sought Central Government’s views on reforms in th.....
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Acquittal In Criminal Case Insufficient To Infer A Person Possesses Good Character: MP High Court(17.01.2018)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the decision of criminal court on the basis of compromise or an acquittal cannot be treated that a person poss.....
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Ker HC: Eagerness to Maintain Secrecy Relevant for Considering Reasonable Grounds U/S 37 of NDPS Act(04.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that eagerness to maintain secrecy is relevant for considering 'reasonable grounds' as provided under section 37 of NDPS Ac.....
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Delhi HC: Breach of Contract u/s 74 Not Applicable at Pre-Formation Stage(07.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has admitted a writ petition that seeks refund of bid security paid by Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and has dismissed the all.....
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Delhi HC: Sufficiency or Correctness of Material Need not be Considered During Issue of Notice(12.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the sufficiency or correctness of the material is not a thing to be considered at the stage of issue of notice unde.....
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Del. HC: Arbitral Tribunal Awarding Damages for Loss of Profit is Illegal if it Contradicts Contract(02.08.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that if the Arbitral Tribunal decides to award damages for loss of profit, such decision shall be vitiated by patent illegal.....
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Absence of Witness Signatures on Arrest Memo is Sufficient to Assume Wrongful Detention: Calcutta HC(16.08.2018)
Calcutta High Court has asserted that absence of witness signatures on arrest memo is sufficient to discharge the onus on the accused to establish tha.....
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Allahabad HC: Application U/S 482 CrPC Not Maintainable Against Summoning Order under SC/ST Act(30.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court while taking into account Section 14A(1) of the S.C./S.T. Act has held that Application under Section 482 of CrPC can't be filed .....
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Country’s First Exclusive Digital Court for Negotiable Instruments Act Cases Inaugurated(20.08.2024)
Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai inaugurated the Country's first exclusive Digital Court for Negotiable Instruments Act Cases in Kollam, Kerala. T.....
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Madras HC Reprimands Practice of Displaying Photographs of CM on School Bags(10.09.2021)
Madras High Court has reprimanded the practice of displaying photographs of Chief Ministers or other public functionaries on school bags, textbooks an.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Practice of Displaying Photographs of CM on School Bags
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SC: It is a Pleader’s Duty to Apprise the Court and Other Parties of his Client’s Death(16.07.2025)
SC has observed that Under Rule 10A of Order XXII, the duty of a pleader to apprise the court as well as the other parties to the suit, of the death o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Wrongful Act, Rule 10A
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Bombay HC Suggests Centre to Allow Cops to Lodge Complaints Under Environment Laws(28.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Union Government to consider allowing police officers to lodge complaints for offences under Environmental Protection A.....
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Bombay HC: Contract Discharged by Settlement Can’t be Referred to Arbitration(18.08.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that once a settlement is arrived at by the parties, the contract between the parties stands discharged by mutual agreement.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Time Limit for ITC Availment on Debit Note Amended(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has amended Section 16 (4) of the Central Goods and Service Act, 2017, omitting the words “invoice relating to such” and hence the t.....
Tags : Finance Act, 2020, Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, ITC on Debit Note
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Bom. HC: It is time to Bury the Pernicious Practice of Submitting Information ‘in Sealed Cover’(11.09.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that no litigant can disadvantage the opponent by squirrelling some information into the court record ‘in sealed cov.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Sealed Cover, Pernicious Practice
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Calcutta HC: Gazetted Officer Who Is Part Of Raid Is Not 'Independent Person'(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Gazetted Officer who is a member of the raiding party cannot be said to be an independent person. The Court furthe.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Search, Section 50 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act
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P&H HC: 7 Days Period to File Reply of Notice Served Through E-Filing Portal is ‘Unreasonably Short’(23.05.2022)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that the period of 7 days, granted to file the reply of the Notice issued under Section 148A of the Income Tax Ac.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Section 148-A, Income-Tax Act, Natural Justice
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Delhi HC: Benchmarking Analysis to be Preceded by Revenue Identifying Existence of a Transaction(10.03.2025)
Delhi HC has observed that the commencement of a benchmarking analysis would have to necessarily be preceded by the Revenue before identifying the exi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Benchmarking Analysis, Transaction
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BIS Raid Packaged Drinking Water Manufacturing Unit(16.08.2018)
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted an enforcement raid recently on M/s. Hi-Tech Aqua, in Mayapuri Industrial Area, Delhi. The firm was manufac.....
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Delhi HC: Filing Complaint with Unrelated Government Office Does Not Constitute Notice(07.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that mere filing of a complaint with an unrelated government office expressing one's grievance does not constitute a not.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, government office
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ITAT, Bangalore: Agricultural Land Not Converted at Time of Sale Not Included as Capital Gain(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that since the agricultural land was not converted at the time of sale, the sale consideration s.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, agricultural land, sale consideration, Income Tax Act, 1961, assessee
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SC: Challenge to Surrogacy Age Limit Can’t be Decided Without Considering Facts of Each Case(31.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing pleas regarding challenge to provisions of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, ha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Age Limit, Surrogacy (Regulation) Act
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P&H HC: Small Distance is Not a Reason to Transfer Matrimonial Suit(06.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that distance of sixty kilometers is small and therefore not an overwhelming reason for the Court to order the .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Transfer, Hindu Marriage Act
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JH. HC: Criminal Liability Can’t be Levied in Every Case of Breach of Contract(20.09.2023)
Jharkhand High Court has held that criminality cannot be fastened upon the accused persons on mere breach of contract in every case, and parties shoul.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Breach of Contract, Criminal Liability
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Budget: Incentives for Start-Ups, Tax-Neutral Treatment for LLPs, Low Corporate Tax for Manufactures(01.03.2016)
For start-ups, 100 % deduction of profits for 3 out of 5 years will be allowed for units set up over April 2016-March 2019. But, MAT will apply. Tax-n.....
Tags : Budget, start-ups, LLPs, new manufacturers
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Gauhati HC: Second Marriage Contracted by Muslim Man with Hindu Woman is Void(13.09.2021)
Gauhati High Court has observed that section 4 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 does not save a second marriage contracted by a Muslim male with a Hi.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Second Marriage Contracted by Muslim Man with Hindu Woman
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Del. HC: For Purpose of Maintenance, DV Act Doesn’t Distinguish between First or Subsequent Marriage(16.07.2025)
Delhi HC observed that the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 does not distinguish between a first or subsequent marriage for the purpose of entitlement to m.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Domestic Violence Act, Subsequent Marriage
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Voluntarily Registered Persons Can Opt for Cancellation(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has amended Section 29(1) of the Central Goods and Service Act, 2017 to provide that even a registered person who has obtained the r.....
Tags : Finance Act, 2020, Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, Cancellation of Registration
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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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SC Clarifies: MSME Protection Not Automatic Against SARFAESI(04.08.2025)
Supreme Court ruled that MSMEs cannot automatically claim protection from SARFAESI proceedings unless the framework is proactively invoked by the borr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, SARFAESI Act, MSME, Loan Recovery
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SC: Additional Evidence in Proceedings u/s 34 Arbitration Act Can be Adduced Only in Exceptional Case(24.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that proceedings under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act will not ordinarily require anything beyond the recor.....
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Delhi HC: Mere Consumption of Alcohol Daily Doesn’t Make Person Alcoholic(27.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that merely because a person consumes alcohol daily, doesn’t make him an alcoholic nor does it add up to a bad character.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Alcohol, Bad Character
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Asian Paints’ Home Solution tie-in arrangements with painters okayed(27.01.2016)
The Competition Commission of India dismissed a complaint alleging anti-competitive activities by Asian Paints. The complainant was displeased with th.....
Tags : Asian paints, home services, sub-contract
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RBI Relaxes Reporting Requirement of NEFT Transactions(18.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said it is discontinuing provision where banks had to submit data pertaining to NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfe.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, NEFT Transactions
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Karnataka HC Seeks Details of Action Taken Against Organisers/Participants of Farmers Tractor Rally(02.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to place on record details of action taken against participants/organisers for violating norms .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Farmers Tractor Rally
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SC Dismisses Mother's Plea to Evict Son from Ancestral Home under Senior Citizens Act(28.03.2025)
SC while observing that eviction of children is not mandatory in every case, stated that provisions of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Eviction, Senior Citizens Act
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Supreme Court: Statutory Prescribed Limitation Period for Filing Appeal Cannot be Extended(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the limitation period for filing an appeal under provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 cannot be extended beyond what is p.....
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SC: Provisions of Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 Not Repugnant With Central Act(29.07.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 4(7), 4(8) and 15 of Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 and Section 8A of the Kerala M.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Repugnant, Motor Vehicle Taxation Act
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Rajasthan HC: Prior Sanction No Shield Against Strong Prima Facie Evidence(04.08.2025)
Rajasthan High Court ruled that prior sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 isn't a blanket protection when electronic .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Prevention of Corruption Act, Section 17A
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Madras HC Directs State to Look into Charges of Encroachment by Cement Company(07.11.2016)
Madras High Court has ruled that a Private Cement Factory at a village in Thiruvallur District was not entitled to carry out any construction across a.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Cement Factory, irrigation canal, Thiruvallur
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Cal. HC: Argument of Implied Repeal of Section 272/273 IPC via FSS Act is Not Justified(03.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that though a separate, specific, distinct procedure has been laid down in FSS Act 2006 to initiate/launch a proceeding a.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, FSS Act, Food Laws, Police
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SC: Dominant Intention to be Looked Into to Decide Whether Transaction Was Commercial(27.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that it is the dominant intention of the transaction that is to be looked into to find out if it had any nexus with some kind.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Dominant Intention, Commercial Activities
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Mad. HC: Can Attach Properties Purchased Prior to Offence if Criminal Activity Held Outside Country(04.10.2024)
Madras High Court has observed that in respect of properties purchased prior to scheduled offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 s.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Criminal Activity, PMLA
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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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Karnataka HC Put Stay on Admission to KG Classes Under RTE Act(23.12.2015)
Karnataka HC has restrained State from sending children to pre-school sections such as lower and upper kindergarten for admission under Right to Educa.....
Tags : Karnataka HC, Right to Education (RTE) Act, Admission to KG Classes
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Government of India makes Amendments in Small Savings Act(13.02.2018)
The Government gives highest priority to the interest of small savers, especially savings for the benefit of girl child, the senior citizens and the r.....
Tags : Amendments, Enactment, Small Savings
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Karnataka HC Abolishes Anti-Corruption Bureau and Transfers Cases to Lok Ayukta(12.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that State government is not justified in creating Anti-Corruption Bureau by way of an executive order when the field of.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Lokayukta Act
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SC: Cannot Grant Bail for Offence under Sec. 447 of Companies Act Without Fulfilling Twin Conditions(11.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Courts cannot grant bail for offences under Section 447 of the Companies Act 2013 unless twin conditions given under Secti.....
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State legislature cannot enact law providing direct appeal to Apex Court(10.12.2019)
Present appeal, purportedly under Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011, is against an order of the Rent Control Tribunal, confirmi.....
Tags : Legislative competence, Provision, Enactment
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SC Closes Pending Cases Against 'Adipurush' Movie(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has closed the proceedings pending before different high Courts related to ’Adipursh’ movie and observed that that all the proceedings a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adipurush, Cinematograph Act
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SC to Trial Court: Prevent Court-Hunting Tactics Adopted by Accused in Serious Crimes(11.01.2016)
Supreme Court, in order to prevent court-hunting tactics being adopted by the accused in serious crimes, has said trial courts should not allow the ac.....
Tags : Supreme Court, court-hunting tactics
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Gujarat HC: Solitary Offence Under Prohibition Act No Ground for Preventive Detention Under PASA(26.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has held that just because a solitary offence has been registered against the appellant-detenu under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Solitary Offence Under Prohibition Act
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Gujarat High Court: Police is Not there to Conciliate Matters(11.02.2025)
Gujarat High Court while hearing a matter concerning alleged fraudulent transactions over sale of two plots where police allegedly asked the parties t.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Conciliate Matters, Fraudulent Transactions
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SC: 5 States File Applications Showing Support to Waqf Amendment Act 2025(15.04.2025)
In petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, the States of Assam, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra have filed interventi.....
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Ker. HC: Limitation Act Doesn’t Stipulate Time for Victim to File Appeal U/S 372 CrPC(13.10.2023)
Kerala High Court while relying on judgment in Sobhanakumari K. vs. Santhosh (MANU/KE/2167/2017), has held that here is no time period stipulated unde.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Limitation Act, Appeal, Conviction
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President Assents Sugar Cess (Amendment) Act, 2015(13.01.2016)
President has given his assent to Sugar Cess (Amendment) Act, 2015.
Tags : Sugar Cess (Amendment) Act, 2015
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Gujarat HC: Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021 Won't Apply to Inter-Faith Marriages(27.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has passed an interim order stating that the provisions of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021, will not apply to.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021
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Delhi HC: Sibling Not Ipso Facts Disentitled from Claiming Compensation under DVCS(17.06.2025)
Delhi High Court has clarified that under the Delhi Victims Compensation Scheme, 2018 (DVCS), sibling whether married or unmarried or children of such.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DVCS, Ipso Facto
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Private Hospitals are Covered Under Payment of Gratuity Act : Kerala HC(23.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that private hospitals are covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Payment of Gratuity Act
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Kar. HC: Advocates Act Confers No Right to Park Vehicle Inside Court Premises(30.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that Section 30 of the Advocates' Act only confers the right on the Advocates to practice and it does not confer any rig.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Advocates Act, Parking
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Kerala HC: Spouse’s Ill Treatment of Children is Cruelty under Section 10(1) Divorce Act(08.10.2025)
Kerala High Court held that ill-treatment of children by a spouse amounts to mental cruelty towards the other spouse and qualifies as valid grounds fo.....
Tags : Spouse, Cruelty, Divorce Act
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Supreme Court Clarifies How Delay in Issuing Arbitral Award Can Lead to its Setting Aside(03.11.2025)
Supreme Court has ruled under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, that mere delay in an arbitral award does not invalidate it. However, an inord.....
Tags : Arbitration & Conciliation Act, Arbitral Award, Public Policy
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CJM Can’t Grant Time for Payment of Debt Due to Secured Creditor: Kerala High Court(21.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that Chief Judicial Magistrate exercising power under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act, 2002 has no jurisdiction to grant time f.....
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SC Orders Removal of Business Activities in 500 Meter Radius of Taj Mahal(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court has issued a direction to the Agra Development Authority to immediately halt all commercial activities which come within the radius of 5.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Taj Mahal, Commercial Activities
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Madras HC: Being an MLA Does Not Warrant Transfer of S.138 NI Act Trial(21.08.2025)
Madras HC refused to transfer a Section 138 NI Act, 1881 trial against a sitting MLA, citing lack of evidence for bias. The Court held that transfer i.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Section 138 NI Act, Judicial Magistrate, Procedural Fairness
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Karnataka HC Asks Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences to Re-Conduct Practical Exams(09.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences to re-conduct the 'Practical Examinations' for eight final year stude.....
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Ker HC: Action Must be Taken against Private Nursing Colleges Not Paying Teachers as per Regulations(14.07.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that, if any private nursing college is not implementing the Indian Nursing Council (Revised Regulations and Curriculum.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Nursing Colleges, Punitive Action
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SC: Reference to Factual Aspects in Second Appeal Not to Mean Evidence Appreciated(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because the High Court, while considering a second appeal, refers to certain factual aspects in the case to rai.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reference to Factual Aspects
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws Act, 2019(22.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government in a plea seeking declaration of the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operati.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws Act, 2019
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Del. HC: Patent Agents Don’t Come Within the Ambit of BCI or Advocates’ Act, 1961(08.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that patent agents do not come within the ambit of the Bar Council of India or the Advocates’ Act, 1961, has stated t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Patent Agents, Advocates’ Act, Regulatory Authority
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NCLT Delhi: If Contract Prohibits Interest, Operational Creditor Cannot Claim it(13.05.2025)
NCLT New Delhi bench has held that an Operational Creditor cannot claim interest on the amount due if the contract prohibits charging of the interest.
Tags : NCLT New Delhi, Operational Creditor, Contract
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Delhi HC: Patents Act will override the Competition Act(14.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Patents Act, 1970 must prevail over the Competition Act, 2022 on the issue of exercise of rights by a patentee under th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Competition Act, Patent Act
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SC Delivers Split Verdict on Disciplinary Action to be Taken Against an Advocate-On-Record(18.04.2025)
Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on disciplinary action to be taken against an Advocate-on-Record and his assisting Advocate who filed a pe.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disciplinary Action, Advocate-On-Record
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Ker. HC Grants Bail to Youth Accused of Intimidating Minor, Noting Probe Completion despite Past Case(23.09.2025)
Kerala HC granted bail to a man accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 198.....
Tags : Bail, Accused, Minor, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
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Kerala HC: “Debt Due” under Section 18(1) SARFAESI Act Includes Future Interest until Appeal Filing(27.10.2025)
Kerala HC held that under Section 18(1) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (S.....
Tags : Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, Demand Notice, Appeal
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MCOCA Court Convicts Abu Jundal in Aurangabad Arms Haul Case(28.07.2016)
Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court, Mumbai, has held Abu Jundal (a key plotter of the 26/11 terror attacks) and others, guilty i.....
Tags : Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act , Abu Jundal, Aurangabad arms haul case
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Bombay HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Distinction Between Accused Under IPC & Special Acts(06.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to the State of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Prison Department, Director General of Prisons and the Undertrial Review .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Distinction Between Accused Under IPC & Special Acts
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SC: Order II Rule 2 Mandates Including Whole Claim Arising from Same Cause of Action in One Suit(17.01.2025)
SC has stated that mandate of Order II Rule 2 of CPC is the inclusion of whole claim arising in respect of one and the same cause of action, in one su.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cause of Action, Order II Rule 2
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Digital Payment Transactions - Streamlining QR Code infrastructure(22.10.2020)
1.Reserve Bank had constituted a Committee (Chairperson : Prof Deepak Phatak) to review the current system of Quick Response (QR) Codes in India and s.....
Tags : Digital Payment, Transactions, QR Code
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Delhi HC: Denying Candidature of Physically Disabled Person Due to 'No Vacancy' Violates RPwD Act(29.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that rejecting the candidature of a physically disabled individual on the ground of 'no vacancy' violates the Rights of Persons .....
Tags : Physically Disabled Person, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, Candidature
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SC Recommends Statutory Appeal Against DJ’s Compensation Orders(20.08.2025)
Supreme Court has urged the Central Government to create a statutory appeal against District Judge’s compensation orders under Section 16(3) of the In.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Indian Telegraph Act, Section 16(3), Compensation
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Hyderabad High Court : Disciplinary Action Can't be Different in Case of Contract Employees(18.01.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has made it clear that in matter of disciplinary proceedings a differential treatment cannot be meted out to an accused contract .....
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SC: Merely Having Explicit Clause Not Sufficient to Make Time Essence of The Contract(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that merely having an explicit clause may not be sufficient to make time the essence of the contract. The contractual claus.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Time Essence of Contract
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Madras HC: Repeated Remand Orders U/S 37 A&C Act are Unworkable Without Reversing Merits(18.11.2025)
Madras High Court held that multiple remand orders under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act were unworkable because earlier findings on merits were nev.....
Tags : Remand, Merits, Arbitration and Conciliation Act
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SC: All Investigative Powers Vested in Officer Vested in Officers Designated Under NDPS Act(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that all the investigative powers vested in an officer in charge of a police station under the Code of Criminal Procedure, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Officers Designated Under NDPS Act
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Delhi HC: Merely Because Complainant Married to Accused Does Not Entail Quashing of Rape, POCSO FIR(10.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that merely because the complainant married the accused does not entail quashing of an FIR registered against him for th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
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Transactions valued below minimum circle rate to be registered(23.12.2015)
The Delhi High Court disposed of petitions against a government order purporting to take away the Registering Officer’s discretion to register propert.....
Tags : Stamp act, minimum circle value, transaction value
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Telangana HC: Consensual Physical Acts Can’t be Taken as Defense if Girl is Below 18 Years of Age(18.07.2022)
Telangana High Court has held that the defense that acts of physical relationship was consensual between the accused and victim girl cannot be conside.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Consensual Physical Acts, Minor, POCSO
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Delhi HC: Arbitrator Must Primarily Decide Construction of Terms of Contract(05.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that it is primarily for the Arbitrator to decide construction of the terms of the contract unless it is found that such con.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Terms of Contract, Arbitrator
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Madras HC: Applications Under Maintenance Act to be Disposed Of in Two Months(16.06.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to issue a circular instructing all Collectors and revenue officials in the State to dispose of in .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Applications Under Maintenance Act
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Non-Compliance of S. 148A Notice: Rajasthan HC asks Income Tax Dept to Follow SC Judgment(19.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the income tax department to proceed with the notices quashed earlier under Section 148A of Income-Tax Act, 1961, in.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rajasthan High Court, Section 148A Income-Tax Act 1961, Finance Act
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Bom. HC: Termination of Contract without Giving Reasons is Arbitrary and Unreasonable(27.02.2025)
Bom. HC while setting aside a notice issued by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) terminating a tender contract for appointm.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Termination of Contract, Arbitrary
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Plaintiff has to Prove Actual Possession on Date of Filing Suit U/S - 38 SR Act: SC(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that in a suit filed under Section 38 of the Specific Relief Act, permanent injunction can be granted only to a person who .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Special Relief Act
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Allahabad HC: Compensation Under SC/ST Act Should be Paid on Conviction & Not on Filing of FIR(04.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that compensation to the Victims under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 should be disbursed only upon the .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compensation, SC/ST Act, Conviction
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SC Strikes Down Notification Exempting Projects Like Schools from Obtaining Environmental Clearence(06.08.2025)
Supreme Court has partially struck down Centre’s notification exempting construction projects like industrial sheds, schools, colleges, and hostels fr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Environmental Clearence, Environmental Impact Assessment
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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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SC: For Appling S.106 of TPA, Tenant Must Prove That Premises was Leased for Manufacturing Purpose(03.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in order to attract Section 106 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (TPA), which requires 6 months’ notice for termination o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Transfer of Property Act, 1882
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Supreme Court Directs Govt to Set Up Body to Deal With Complaints About TV Contents(13.01.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Government to set up, streamline and publicize a complaint redressal mechanism under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Ac.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, TV Content
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Supreme Court Upholds Bond Clause for Recovery of Rupees 2 Lakh in Employment Contract(15.05.2025)
SC while upholding a bond clause in an employment contract that allowed the employer to recover ?2 lakhs from an employee who resigned before the mand.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Employment Contract, Mandatory Service Period
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Madras HC: Disciplinary Action for Officers Sanctioning Public Buildings on Water Bodies(13.10.2025)
Madras HC directed the State Govt to issue circulars mandating disciplinary action against officers who sanction public buildings on water bodies and .....
Tags : Disciplinary Action, Public Buildings, Officers
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Demand Notice U/S 138 NI Act Need Not be Sent Through Advocate: Tripura HC(30.04.2019)
Tripura High Court has held that there is no requirement in the Negotiable Instruments Act that the demand notice under Section 138 of the Act is to b.....
Tags : Tripura High Court, Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act
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SC: If Statute Prescribes Lesser Time, Section 5 of Limitation Act Can’t be Invoked(25.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if there is a lesser time period specified as limitation in a statute, then the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 can.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Limitation Act, Statute
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Karnataka HC: Possession Warrant of Secured Asset Not Affected By Third-Party Rights(11.09.2025)
Karnataka HC ruled that secured assets under SARFAESI Act are not subject to third-party rights. Claims by third parties cannot be raised before a mag.....
Tags : Possession, Third-Party Rights, SARFAESI Act
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea of AIMPLB Challenging Triple Talaq Act(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a plea of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) challenging the law which criminalises.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Triple Talaq Act
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SC: Public Premises Act Prevails over State Rent Laws For Evicting Unauthorised Occupants(12.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that once premises qualify as “public premises” and the tenancy is lawfully terminated, the occupants become unauthorized and canno.....
Tags : Public Premises Act, Eviction, Unauthorised Occupants
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Once Manufacturing Starts, Factories Act Would Apply: Chhattisgarh High Court(19.03.2018)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the moment manufacturing process begins in an industry, the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 would be appli.....
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Calcutta HC Upholds Conviction For Aggravated Sexual Assault In POCSO Case(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court upheld conviction for the offence of aggravated sexual assault under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) b.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, POCSO Act, Aggravated Sexual Assault
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SC to Centre: Have Any Schemes Been Formulated for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers?(14.07.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that age of consent necessarily has to be distinguished from the age of marriage as sexual acts do not happen only in the c.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Consent, Marriage, Sexual Acts
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ITAT, Mumbai: Reasons Mentioned in Notice for Re-Assessment Cannot be Improved Later(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the reasons specified in the re-assessment notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 196.....
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Cal. HC: Consolidated Claim from Different Purchase Order Containing Arbitration Clause Not Invalid(18.05.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that arbitration clauses in different purchase orders that are linked to a single main contract can be treated as a conso.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Arbitration, Purchase Orders, Main Contract
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Gujarat High Court: Mere Rejection of a Claim Would Not Attract Penalty Under Income Tax Act(20.06.2017)
Gujarat High Court has held that penalty cannot be levied on assessee solely on ground of rejection of a claim under Income Tax Act, 1961.
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Allahabad HC: Activity of Running Hostel by Charitable Institution Not Separate Business(05.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that the activity of running hostel by a charitable institution engaged in the business of imparting education is not a .....
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Supreme Court: There Should be Proactive Participation of Trial Court in Trials(16.07.2024)
SC has observed that the Trial Court is under an obligation not to act as a mere spectator and should proactively participate in the trial proceedings.....
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Calcutta HC Upholds Single-Bench Order, Nullify West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission Act, 2008(10.12.2015)
Calcutta High Court has upheld a single bench order that nullified the West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission Act, 2008 and rejected appeal by West Be.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court , West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission Act, 2008
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Delhi HC: Amendment to Prevention of Corruption Act Not to Apply to Offences Taken Place(26.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the 2018 amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, does not apply to the offences which have already taken place.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Amendment to Prevention of Corruption Act
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Ker. HC: Can Register Marriage Under Foreign Marriage Act Only if One of the Parties is an Indian Cit(03.02.2025)
Ker. HC has observed that on comparison of the provisions of Special Marriage Act and Foreign Marriage Act, it is apparent that a marriage between par.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Special Marriage Act, Foreign Marriage Act
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Allahabad High Court Cancels Auction Sale Initiated Under SARFAESI Act As Debtor Was Not Informed(14.02.2017)
Allahabad High Court has quashed proceedings initiated post notice under Section 13(4) of SARFAESI Act, 2002 as said notice was issued without duly in.....
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Allahabad High Court Issues Direction to Not File FIR Under Section 66A IT Act(14.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has issued a direction to all the District Courts in Uttar Pradesh and to the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh that no F.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Not to File FIR Under Section 66A IT Act
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Bom. HC: Can’t Evict Tenants Under Arbitration Act if Occupying Premises Falling under DA(03.04.2025)
Bombay HC has observed that tenants occupying premises that fall under Development Agreement cannot be evicted under Section 9 of the Arbitration and .....
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Company Directors Receiving Remuneration are Also 'Employees' Under ESI Act: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that Directors of Company, who are receiving remuneration, comes within the purview of "employee" under sub-section (9) of Sect.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Employees' State Insurance Act
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NCLT Mumbai: Guarantor's Liability Can’t Exceed the Limit Given in Contract of Guarantee(01.05.2025)
NCLT Mumbai bench has held that liability of a guarantor cannot exceed the specified limit in the contract of guarantee and the guarantor is bound onl.....
Tags : NCLT Mumbai, Guarantor's Liability, Contract of Guarantee
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Every act of assault or injury to specific persons does not lead to public disorder(28.11.2016)
By way of present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, Petitioner prays to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ,.....
Tags : Detention, Subjective satisfaction, Validity
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Kerala HC Disposes Of PIL Seeking Directions to Take Action for Proper Solid Waste Management(24.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the concerned authorities to initiate immediate action for .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Action for Proper Solid Waste Management
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NCLAT: DRT Recovery Time Counts under Limitation Act Section 14(08.10.2025)
NCLAT ruled that Section 14 of the Limitation Act does not apply to creditors who started recovery proceedings before the Debt Recovery Tribunal under.....
Tags : Recovery of Debt and Bankruptcy Act, Limitation, Debt Recovery Tribunal
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Allahabad HC: Juvenile Conviction Cannot be Treated as Disqualification for Government Jobs(31.10.2025)
Allahabad High Court held that a juvenile’s conviction under the Juvenile Justice Act, relying on Section 19 of the 2000 Act and Section 24 of the 201.....
Tags : Juvenile Justice Act, Conviction, Government Jobs
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Annual Report of TRAI for the year 2015-16(24.04.2017)
The Annual Report of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for the year 2015-16 detailing activities of the Authority, certified accounts and the audi.....
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Kerala High Court: 'Criminal Accusation' No Grounds of Disqualification For Official Receivers(04.12.2017)
Kerala High Court, while dealing with a challenge made to the appointment of Part Time Official Receivers under the Insolvency Act, 1955, has held tha.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Insolvency Act, 1955
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MP HC Issues Guidelines on S.14 Appln Filed by Secured Creditors under SARFAESI Act(27.11.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while observing that inaction of DM/ADM/ CJMs has resulted in secured creditors rushing to High Court, leading to opening of.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, SARFAESI Act, Secured Creditors, Section 14, Guidelines
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Delhi HC: Landlord Not Required to Reveal Business Details for Eviction(10.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that in today’s dynamic economy, a landlord seeking eviction under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 for bona.....
Tags : Landlord, Business Details, Eviction, Delhi Rent Control Act
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Madras HC Suggests Amending POCSO Act to Exclude Consensual Sex After Age of 16(29.04.2019)
Madras High Court has suggested exclusion of consensual sex after 16 years of age from purview of POCSO Act and also observed that a relationship betw.....
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Ker. HC: MSMED Act Superseded All Recovery Proceedings by Virtue of Non-Obstante Clause u/s 24(23.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that MSMED Act being a subsequent legislation against the SARFAESI Act, the Parliament has purposefully and knowingly super.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, MSMED Act, SARFAESI
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Telangana HC Grants Interim Relief to Former CM KCR and BRS Leader Harish Rao in Kaleshwaram Case(08.09.2025)
Telangana HC granted interim relief to former CM K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR)and Harish Rao, ordering no coercive action for now in the Kaleshwaram proje.....
Tags : Interim Relief, Corruption, Coercive Action
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Delhi High Court Upholds Validity of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 2010(28.08.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected a batch of seven writ petitions and observed that the Central Bureau of Investigation was empowered to investigate in ma.....
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SC: Bom. HC’s Observations of NDPS Act in Rhea Chakraborty’s Case Not to be Treated as Precedent(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the observations of Bombay High Court regarding interpretations of NDPS Act, in Rhea Chakraborty case will not be trea.....
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Bom. HC: Daughter Will Not Have Right to Inherit Father’s Property, if He Died Prior to 1956 Act(14.11.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that if the father has died before the enforcement of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 then the daughter will not have any ri.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Hindu Succession Act, Right of Inheritance
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Bombay HC Constantly Following or Watching Child With Bad Intention Is Offence Under POCSO Act(04.10.2017)
Bombay HC has ruled that if a person with sexual intent repeatedly or constantly follows or watches or contacts a child either directly or through oth.....
Tags : Bombay HC , Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
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Fresh guidelines for tyre manufacturers by Ministry of Commerce and Industry(31.08.2023)
The Indian tyre industry has been witnessing a rise in the demand for production of tyres for export and domestic sales. The increasing ownership of v.....
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SC: Suits Instituted Without Complying S. 12A of CC Act Prior to 20.08.2022 to be Kept in Abeyance(16.05.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that in suits instituted without complying with Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 prior to 20.08.2022 which a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Commercial Courts Act, Time-Bound Mediation
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Bombay HC: Board under Mathadi Act Has No Power to Review its Own Orders(13.10.2025)
Bombay High Court held that the board under the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal & Other Manual Workers Act, 1969, lacks statutory power to review or reopen.....
Tags : Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal & Other Manual Workers Act, Review, Orders
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Categorizing Unskilled Employees As Semi-Skilled on Basis of Their Experience is Ultra Vires: SC(02.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that categorization of unskilled employees as semiskilled and semi-skilled as skilled on the basis of their experience in the n.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Minimum Wages Act, Skilled Employees
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Mad. HC: To Bring an Act as Preparatory Terrorist Act, it Must be Proximate to Intended Result(26.10.2023)
Madras High Court while grating bail to eight members of PFI accused under UAPA for conspiring to commit terrorist act, has held that in order to brin.....
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Supreme Court Stays Key Provisions of Waqf Amendment Act(15.09.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed few sections of Waqf (Amendment) Act, including provisions providing arbitrary powers to Collectors. The Court observed that .....
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Rules in Amended Finance Act 2017 on Tribunals(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has struck down rules in the amended Finance Act, 2017 on Tribunals and has directed the Government to reformulate fresh norms with resp.....
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Delhi HC: Refusal of Defendant to Settle Dispute Satisfies Requirement of Pre-Litigation Mediation(01.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that when the plaintiff makes an offer to the defendant to amicably settle the dispute and the defendant refuses the offer t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pre-Litigation Mediation, Commercial Courts Act
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SC: Can’t Uphold Disciplinary Action When Employee Acquitted in Criminal Case Over Same Evidence(25.04.2025)
SC has held that when charges, evidence, witnesses, and circumstances in both departmental inquiry and the criminal proceedings are identical or simil.....
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J&K HC Pulls Up Investigating Agencies for Delay in Action in Serious Cases(23.10.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has pulled up the investigating agencies in the Union Territory for "sleeping over" criminal cases registered years ago, .....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Delay in Action in Serious Cases
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Kerala HC: Market Value Should Determine Suit Value under Commercial Courts Act, Not Court Fee(26.09.2025)
Kerala High Court held that under Section 12(1)(c) of the Commercial Courts Act, the market value of the property must be the determining factor. The .....
Tags : Market Value, Commercial Courts Act, Suit Value
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Kerala High Court: Limitation Period Starts From Date Continuous Breach of Contract Comes to an End(29.10.2025)
Kerala High Court held that under Section 55 of the Limitation Act, when a contract is continuously breached, the limitation period for filing a claim.....
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All. HC: Petit. Seeking in Person Appearance Can File Petitions from District Courts’ e-Sewa Kendras(12.08.2024)
The Registrar of Central Public Information Officer, Allahabad High Court , in a reply to an application filed under the Right To Information Act, 200.....
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Groundwater Extraction: Madras High Court Directs Tamil Nadu Not to Grant Licenses for Commercial Use(04.10.2018)
Madras High Court has upheld the orders of State government imposing certain restrictions on extraction of groundwater for commercial purposes by esta.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi's Nephew(04.07.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted the bail plea moved by Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh in connection w.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Bail, Prevention of Money Laundering Act
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HP HC: No Application of Section 29A of A&C Act on Proceedings Commencing before 2015 Amendment Act(08.11.2024)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has affirmed that Section 29A of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 shall not apply on arbitration proceedings that co.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh HC, 2015 Amendment Act, Arbitration Proceedings
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Allahabad HC: Information Commission Don’t Have Power to Review or Change its Own Order(03.11.2016)
Allahabad High Court has ordered that UP State Information Commission does not have a power to review and change its own orders, including order of im.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Information Commission, review, RTI Act
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All. HC: First Wife Can File Appln U/S 11 of HMA to Declare Husband's 2nd Marriage as Null and Void(01.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that first wife is entitled to file a case under sections 11 & 17 of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955, for declaring h.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Hindu Marriage Act, Second Marriage
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SC Explains Factors to be Considered While Deciding Legality of Preventive Detention(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that there has been growing trend of passing orders of preventive detention at the ‘drop of a hat’ without considering l.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Preventive Detention, Factors
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SC: To Enforce Firecrackers' Ban, NCR States to Issue Directions Under S.5 Environment Protection Act(07.05.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter concerning air pollution in Delhi NCR, has directed the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana to issue d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NCR States, Environment Protection Act, National Capital Region
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RBI Eases Authentication Rules for Online Card Transactions(07.12.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed two-factor authentication for online card transactions involving sums up to Rs2,000 in a move aimed at simplif.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Online Card Transactions
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Kar. HC: Bank Can Initiate Criminal Action if A/C Declared Fraud, Even After Invoking SARFAESI Act(04.10.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can investigate complaint registered by a bank against company and its direct.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, SARFAESI, Criminal Action
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Delhi HC: Landlord’s Dealings in Other Properties Don’t Affect Right to Evict for Bonafide Need(09.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that a landlord’s sale, purchase, or lease of other properties does not prevent them from seeking eviction of a tenant under Sec.....
Tags : Landlord, Eviction, Rent Control Act
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Post-Divorce, Domestic Violence Act
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Calcutta HC Upholds Amendment to Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act(10.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has upheld the validity of amendment to Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, permitting elected councillors of corporation to .....
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SC: Private Buses Can’t Operate on Inter-State Routes Overlapping Notified State Transport Routes(05.11.2025)
Supreme Court ruled that private bus operators cannot be granted inter-State stage-carriage permits on routes that overlap with notified intra-State r.....
Tags : Motor Vehicles Act, Private Buses, Transport Routes
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Supreme Court: If Tribunal Ends Case For Unpaid Fees, Parties Must Seek Recall Before Using S.14(2)(09.12.2025)
SC held that an arbitral tribunal may terminate proceedings under Section 38(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act if a party fails to pay its sh.....
Tags : Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Arbitral Tribunal, Termination
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Bombay HC Denies Bail to Chintan Upadhyay in Double Murder Case(03.02.2017)
Bombay High Court, while rejecting bail to Chintan Upadhyay in case of double murder of his artist wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambani, .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Chintan Upadhyay , contract killing
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Calcutta HC: Gazetted Officer Who Is Part of Raid Is Not 'Independent Person'(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Gazetted Officer who is a member of the raiding party cannot be said to be an independent person. The Court furthe.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Search, Section 50 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act
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Calcutta High Court Rules Dunlop’s Second Appeal Not Maintainable under the Trade Marks Act(06.11.2025)
Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that a second appeal against a Single Judge’s order is not maintainable under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. It held that o.....
Tags : Trade Marks Act, Dunlop, Appeal
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SC: Employees Who Resign or Retire After Five Years of Service Are Entitled to Receive Gratuity(10.12.2025)
Supreme Court has held that employees who resign or take voluntary retirement are entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, provid.....
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Compensation in Accident Cases a Right, Not Dole: Supreme Court(08.03.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that award of compensation is an entitlement under law which must be commensurate with the pain and suffering of those injured.....
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NCLAT: NCLT Doesn't Have Power to Classify Transaction As Preferential Transaction(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Law Tribunal, has observed that NCLT does not have the power to suo-moto classify a transaction as a Preferential Trans.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Law Tribunal, Section 44, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Preferential Transaction
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Del HC: MSMED Act Not Applicable to CA Firms Appointed as Special Auditors(10.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that MSMED Act, 2006 is not applicable to a CA firm appointed as ‘Special Auditor’ under Section 142(2A) of the Income Tax A.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, MSMED Act, Special Auditor, Income-Tax
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Karnataka HC: Today in the Form of Reels, Unlawful Activities are Glorified(18.03.2025)
Karnataka High Court while hearing a petition file by X Corp seeking protection from any coercive action against the company, has observed that today .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Unlawful Activities, X Corp
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Kerala HC: Revisional Power U/S 263 Not Invocable When AO Grants Sec 32AC Deduction After Inquiry(05.11.2025)
Kerala High Court held that revisional power under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be exercised when the Assessing Officer, after due inquiry.....
Tags : Assessing Officer, Income Tax Act, Inquiry
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Delhi HC: Woman's Right to a Shared Household Does Not Allow Indefinite Occupation of In-Laws' Home(09.12.2025)
Delhi High Court held that a woman’s right to a shared household under Section 17 of the Domestic Violence Act is protective, not ownership, and does .....
Tags : Right to a Shared Household, Woman, Domestic Violence Act
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Bombay HC Says State Free To Act Against Schools Violating Fee Regulation Act(07.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has said provisions of the Maharashtra Educational Institute (Regulation of Fees) Act, 2011 were applicable to all schools and the e.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Fee Regulation Act
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Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Family Court's Order Refusing To Waive 6 Months Cooling-Off Period(16.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court held that a family court had committed illegality in rejecting the divorce application for waiving cooling -off six months' perio.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
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Canada Court: Thumbs Up Emoji Amounts to Agreement(10.07.2023)
Canada Court while observing that ‘Thumbs Up’ emoji is an action in electronic form that can be used to express acceptance under Electronic Informatio.....
Tags : Canada Court, Thumbs Up Emoji, Contract, Acceptance
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J&K High Court: Courts Can’t Compel Employer to Extend Contractual Relationship Once it Ends(12.03.2025)
J&K High Court has observed that Court's role is limited to ensuring that the termination of the contract is done in accordance with the law but it ca.....
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Where advertiser failed to show a reasonable basis or prior substantiation for claims, consumer was believed to be acting under false or misleading representation(s).(19.12.2018)
In instant matter, proceedings initiated vide Show Cause Notice issued to Options International (SMCPvt.) Limited ('Respondent' or 'Options') by Compe.....
Tags : Deceptive Marketing Practices, Penalty, Imposition
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SC: SARFAESI Doesn’t Give Any License to Bank Officers to Act Against the Scheme of Law(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that SARFAESI Act was enacted for speedy recovery and for benefitting the public at large, has held that it does not giv.....
Tags : Supreme Court, SARFAESI Act, Bank Officers
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Mandate for Advance Notice & Publication of Personal Details(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA) which mandate parties to marr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Special Marriage Act, Personal Details
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Allahabad HC: Tender Condition Allowing Restriction Can’t be Considered Arbitrary(21.04.2025)
All. HC has observed that allowing only existing pellet manufacturers having their plant location in NCR region to participate in the tender process i.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Tender Condition, Pellet Manufacturers
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Bombay High Court: Fundamental Duty of MACT to Arrive at Conclusion and Award Fair Compensation(14.10.2019)
Bombay High Court has ruled that it is the fundamental duty of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to arrive at a proper conclusion and award just and fair.....
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SC Allows 2022 MP Civil Judge Recruitment Without 3-Year Practice Or 70% LL.B Marks Criteria(23.09.2025)
Supreme Court held that the 2022 Civil Judge (Junior Division) recruitment in Madhya Pradesh will proceed under the un-amended rules. It ruled that th.....
Tags : MP Civil Judge, Practice, Recruitment
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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Impact of Extension of Interim Orders on Undertrial Prisoners(20.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought status report from the Delhi Government on the impact of extension of interim orders, and interim bails granted to the und.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Impact of Extension of Interim Orders on Undertrial Prisoners
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Cal. HC: Application u/s 34 of A&C Act Falls Under Entry No. 2(c) of Schedule II of Court Fees Act(29.08.2024)
Cal. HC has held that principal application u/s 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 falls under Entry No. 2(c) of Schedule II of the Court Fe.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, S. 34 of A&C Act, Higher Fees, Principal Applications
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Ori. HC: Fact-Finding Inquiry Makes it Permissible to Not Give Opportunity of Hearing to Employee(08.10.2024)
Ori. HC while differentiating between fact finding inquiry & disciplinary inquiry, has held that the very nature of fact-finding inquiry makes it perm.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Fact-Finding Inquiry, Opportunity of Hearing
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MP HC: BCI Has Power to Frame Rules for Conditions for Permitting Person to Practice as Advocate(28.10.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that an advocate getting enrolled under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961 can be subjected to further condi.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Conditions for Permitting Person to Practice as Advocate
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SC: EPF Act Can be Applied Even to Factories Not Engaged in Schedule 1 Industries(10.11.2023)
SC while deciding the issue of applicability of EPF Act, 1952 has held that as per Clause (b) of Section 1(3), EPF Act is applicable to all establishm.....
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Delhi HC: No Distinct Status for Rifle Association Members Under Arms Act(02.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a member of a Rifles' Association or Club cannot hold more than two firearms by claiming exemption under Section 3(2) o.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arms Act, Rifle Association
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SC: Can Infer Creation of Trust from Circumstances when No Formal Recognition Given to Society(06.08.2025)
SC has observed that when no formal recognition has been given to the society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, the creation of a trust can .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Societies Registration Act, Formal Recognition
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SC: Legal Heirs of Deceased Convicted under Section 138 of NI Act Can Challenge Conviction(24.09.2019)
Supreme Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased convicted under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act (NI Act) have right to challenge the co.....
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SC to Centre/States: Ensure the Effective Implementation of HIV Act, 2017(28.09.2023)
Supreme Court while outlining various directives to Central and State Government to ensure effective implementation of HIV Act, 2017, has asked instru.....
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Bombay HC Notices State over Regularization of Matrimonial Websites(11.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State Government to file an affidavit with details of steps it has initiated to regulate matrimonial websites and marri.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Matrimonial Websites, Dowry Prohibition Act
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Kar. HC: Magistrate's Permission Mandatory for Police Investigation U/S 127A of RP Act(02.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that offence under Section 127-A of the Representation of People Act (Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, posters.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Representation of People Act, Magistrate
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Bombay HC: Secured Creditors Shall Take Priority Over Government Dues Under SARFAESI Act(05.09.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the rights of secured creditors to realise secured debts shall have priority over government dues, including revenues,.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, SARFAESI Act, Secured Creditors
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J&K HC: Doctrine of ‘No Work No Pay’ Not Applicable if Employee Kept Away Due to Employer’s Act(28.04.2025)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that when an employee is kept away from the work by any act or omission on the part of the employer, .....
Tags : J&K High Court, Employer’s Act, Omission
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SC Asks for Counter Affidavit in Plea Challenging Tribunal Reforms Act 2021(16.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to file its counter-affidavit in the petitions challenging the Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 in the writ p.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tribunal Reforms Act 2021
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SC: Arbitral Award Must Align with Parties' Agreement; Rejects Chinese Firm’s Appeal(29.09.2025)
Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of a ?995 crore arbitral award to Chinese firm SEPCO, ruling that the tribunal erred by reinterpreting contract .....
Tags : Arbitral Award, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Contract
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Delhi HC: Denying Candidature of Physically Disabled Person Due to 'No Vacancy' Violates RPwD Act(29.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that rejecting the candidature of a physically disabled individual on the ground of 'no vacancy' violates the Rights of Persons .....
Tags : Physically Disabled Person, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, Candidature
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Karnataka High Court: Husband Can Initiate Proceedings Under DV Act Against Wife(26.04.2017)
Karnataka High Court has held that any person, whether male or female, aggrieved and alleging violation of provisions of Domestic Violence Act, can in.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Domestic Violence Act
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Punjab and Haryana HC: Pre-Deposit Under VAT Not Mandatory in Punjab(24.12.2015)
Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that condition of 25% pre-deposit before filing of appeal under the Punjab VAT Act would not be mandatory.
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC , Punjab VAT Act
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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.....
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Supreme Court: CAQM to Hold Meeting on Proposed Action on Stubble Burning(04.02.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to conduct meeting with States of Punjab, Haryana and U.P on the proposed .....
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SC Reserves Judgment on Pleas Challenging Centre’s Order Allowing Ex-Post Facto Clearance(04.04.2025)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on pleas challenging notifications issued by the Central Government that allowed ex-post facto clearance for m.....
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Activation of ANF 3D under the E-com module for applying for MEIS for courier/postal shipments under Para 3.05 of the FTP and Para 3.02 of the HBP(06.02.2019)
This Directorate has notified the form ANF 3D, vide Public Notice 01/2015-20 dated 01.04.2015 as the application Form for Export of goods through cour.....
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Delhi HC to State: Ensure Strict Compliance of Senior Citizens Act(04.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to ensure strict compliance of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, and al.....
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Supreme Court Amends its 2018 Verdict on SC/ST Act on Centre's Plea(01.10.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed its own verdict which introduced measures like prior inquiry before the arrest of an accused under the Scheduled Castes and .....
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SC: Members of RPF Can Seek Benefit Under Employees Compensation Act(03.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an officer of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) can seek compensation under Employees Compensation Act, 1923 even though .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Alleging Dilution of Whistleblower Law(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to examine a petition alleging dilution in Whistleblower Protection Act and seeking interim measures to protect whistleblowe.....
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All. HC: Relationship Between Logic and Experience Important in the Context of Invoking Precedents(28.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to provide infrastructure and financial assistance for procuring essential electronic gadgets for condu.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Use Section 94 of IBC to Hinder Recovery Process under SARFAESI Act(28.04.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that Section 94 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 cannot be misused to obstruct legitimate recovery under SAR.....
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Gauhati HC: Three Conditions Under Section 37 NDPS Act to Grant Bail Conjunctive in Nature(16.09.2021)
Gauhati High Court has held that the three conditions stipulated under Section 37 of the NDPS Act for grant of bail to an accused person are conjuncti.....
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SC: FIRs from Separate Transactions in Different States Can't Be Clubbed Together(29.09.2025)
Supreme Court held that FIRs involving different transactions, witnesses, laws, and evidence across various states cannot be clubbed nationwide, clari.....
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Delhi HC: Denying Candidature of Physically Disabled Person Due to 'No Vacancy' Violates RPwD Act(29.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that rejecting the candidature of a physically disabled individual on the ground of 'no vacancy' violates the Rights of Persons .....
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Karnataka High Court: 25% Reservation Applies To Both Entry Levels Under RTE(26.04.2017)
Karnataka High Court has held that reservation to the extent of at least 25 per cent under RTE Act applies to both entry levels, if the school is impa.....
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SC: Contract is Void if Prohibited by Statute Under a Penalty(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a contract is void if prohibited by a statute under a penalty, even without express declaration that the contract is v.....
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HP HC: Non-Production of Seal Does Not Vitiate Trial(19.08.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld a 4-year NDPS sentence, ruling that non-production of the sealing device doesn’t invalidate the trial. The Court al.....
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Allahabad High Court Issues Directions For Dealing With Grievances Under NFSA(25.04.2017)
Allahabad High Court has directed UP Government to appoint District Grievance Redressal Officers within a month for expeditious and effective resoluti.....
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Bombay HC: Order Under Prevention of Corruption Act to Demonstrate Application of Mind(25.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has ruled that an order granting permission or sanction to prosecute an individual under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 must.....
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SC: Minor Non-Disclosure of Assets Won’t Invalidate Election(19.08.2025)
Supreme Court has held that failure to disclose assets or income in affidavits is not substantial enough to declare elections void, unless such non-di.....
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Delhi HC: Taking Cognizance of FIR Against a Gang Member is Enough to Apply MCOCA(22.09.2025)
Delhi High Court clarified that the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 can be invoked if a Magistrate takes cognizance of two or more FI.....
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Central Government Amends GFRs Permitting Payment of 75% Arbitral Amount to Contractors(10.11.2021)
Central Government has amended the General Financial Rules, 2017 (GFRs), followed by the government departments and agencies, to give effect to a Cabi.....
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Bombay HC: Furnace Oil Not Part of ‘Plant & Machinery’, No Complete Sales Tax Set-Off(13.11.2025)
Bombay High Court held that manufacturers cannot claim full sales tax set-off on furnace oil used in producing goods partly sold in Maharashtra and pa.....
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Rajasthan HC: No Appeal Lies Against Issuance of Arms License(10.08.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that there is no provision where appeal can be entertained under Section 18 of the Arms Act against an order of issuance.....
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SC: No Provision Under Registration Act, 1908 Allows Authority to Ascertain if Vendor has Title(08.04.2025)
SC has observed that no provision under the Registration Act, 1908 confers power on any authority to refuse registration of a transfer document on the.....
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Del. HC: Fresh Air is Lifeline, However Socio-Cultural Activities are Equally Essential(05.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that while it needs no reiteration that fresh air, oxygen and healthy environment is the lifeline for survival of individual.....
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Madras High Court Suggests Amendments to Industrial Disputes Act(05.01.2016)
Madras HC has made suggestion to amend Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and empower Labour Courts to directly initiate criminal action against employers .....
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MP HC Upholds Restrictions on Merchanting Trade Transactions as Per Import/ Export Policy(17.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that once import/ export of a particular product is barred by the Government, the question of permitting 'Merchanti.....
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SC: Restriction u/s 80-IA(9) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is Not on Computing the Total Gross Income(22.05.2025)
Delhi HC has observed that the restriction under sub-section (9) of Section 80-IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not on computing the total gross inco.....
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Sikkim HC: Permission to Extract Groundwater Must Record Reasons by Central Ground Water Board(02.08.2021)
Sikkim High Court has observed that permission to extract groundwater granted to the industries in the State must record satisfaction and assign reaso.....
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SC: Approver Need Not be Examined as Witness When Cognizance Taken by Special Court Under PC Act(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that question of Approver being examined as a witness by the magistrate does not arise when Special Court chooses to take cogni.....
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SC Reserves Verdict on Cauvery Appeals(20.10.2016)
Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on nature of awards being given by Water Tribunals set up under Inter-state River Disputes Act, 1956, and its .....
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Telangana HC: Delay of 435 Days in Filing Appeal is Too Long to Exercise Discretion(27.06.2022)
Telangana High Court while dismissing an appeal filed after a long delay of 435 days, has held that having regards to the object of the Arbitration an.....
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Ker HC: Charge Framed by Court Without Jurisdic. Will Not Affect Evidence Recorded by Special Court(18.10.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that evidence recorded by a Special Court constituted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), .....
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Government Notifies IBC Amendment Act, 2021 Enables Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution for MSMEs(13.08.2021)
Central Government has notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Act, 2021 which has enabled Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution for MSMEs......
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SC: Amend Arbitration Act For Prescribing Limitation Period For Applications u/s 11 of the Act(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Parliament should take into consideration the amendment of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as there is no statu.....
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Mere Financial Assistance to Buy Property can't be Termed Benami Transaction: SC(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere financial assistance to buy a property cannot be the sole determinative factor/circumstance to hold the transacti.....
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SC: False Educational Qualification Claim in Election Affidavit Not Corrupt Practice(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that no one votes on the basis of education qualification has held that false information regarding education qualificat.....
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Service Tax Paid by Mistake Can’t be Refunded under Finance Act, 1994: CESTAT(10.05.2019)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that refund of the service tax paid by mistake cannot be processed under the Fina.....
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Del. HC: IT Addition Eligible for Deduction u/s 80-IC of IT Act if Made Towards Unsub. Share Capital(04.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that Income Tax Addition are eligible for deduction under Section 80-IC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 if they are made towards.....
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SC: Party to Contract Can’t Question Amount Levied as Per Contract After Signing it(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that signing a contract and issuing an undertaking in accordance with the contract would estop the parties from challenging the.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Hear Petitions Against ‘Aaj Tak’ for Alleged Mis-reporting of Tractor Rally(01.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has said that it will not hear the petitions seeking action against 'Aaj Tak' news channel over alleged mis-reporting of the tractor .....
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Karnataka HC: Woman Manipulating Minor Boy into Penetration Is Sexual Assault(19.08.2025)
Karnataka HC has ruled that a woman inducing a minor boy to penetrate her constitutes penetrative sexual assault under Section 3 POCSO Act, 2012.
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Delhi HC: Practice of Handwritten Clauses In Mediation Settlement Needs To Be Discontinued(10.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the practice of handwritten clauses in mediation settlements needs to be discontinued forthwith, unless it is count.....
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Calcutta High Court: Juvenile Accused Eligible to Apply for Anticipatory Bail under Section 438 CrPC(17.11.2025)
Calcutta High Court held that juveniles can file anticipatory bail applications under Section 438 CrPC. The court clarified that the Juvenile Justice .....
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Exclusion of "DBS Bank Ltd" from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(16.04.2019)
Consequent upon setting up of 'DBS Bank India Limited' as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of 'DBS Bank Ltd', it has been decided to exclude 'DBS Bank Ltd' f.....
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Supreme Court Reiterates Section 18 Limitation Act Is Applicable To IBC Proceedings(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court reiterates that the provisions of Section 18 of the Limitation Act are applicable to proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy C C.....
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SC: Grant of Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance Permissible in Exceptional Circumstances(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that grant of ex post facto environmental clearance in exceptional cases is not impermissible, and such approvals cannot be dec.....
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SC: Limitation Period for Drugs & Cosmetics Act Offence Starts from Drug Analyst's Report(21.08.2025)
Supreme Court has ruled that for offences under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 punishable up to 3 years, the limitation period starts from publishing.....
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Supreme Court Refers Case Seeking Redefinition of 'Industry' to Nine Judge Bench(03.01.2017)
Supreme Court has referred a case seeking to redefine the term ‘industry’ under Industrial Disputes Act (IDA), 1947 to a nine-judge bench.
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Delhi Court: Possession of Jihadi Literature No Offence Unless Philosophy Executed to Commit Acts(03.11.2022)
Delhi Court has held that mere possession of jihadi literature would not amount to an offence under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act unless there .....
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SC: Terminated Contract is Not a Corporate Debtor’s Asset and a Moratorium Cannot Revive it(01.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that a lawfully terminated contract before the start of insolvency proceedings cannot be considered an asset of the corporate debto.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC: Foreign Nationals are Covered Under Senior Citizens Act(03.02.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that foreign citizens living in India are also covered under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Ac.....
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MP HC: Govt Rates Not Applicable on Rates Agreed in a Contract(14.07.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that data entry charges fixed by the Union government were not applicable on a contract signed by a private firm wi.....
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Ker. HC: Assessment Order Quashed on Finding that Assessee Not Provided Effective Hearing(16.04.2024)
Ker. HC quashed an assessment order passed under the Income Tax Act, 1961, and held that since the assessee was not able to log in through link for vi.....
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Delhi HC Temporarily Restrains 6 PSU Banks from Taking Coercive Action Against Company(29.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has temporarily injuncted 6 Public Sector Units banks from taking any coercive action against Eastman Auto Limited for defaults arisi.....
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SC: Doctor Can't Be Punished Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act for Storing Small Quantities of Medicines(17.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a doctor's act of storing small quantities of medicines will not amount to an offence of unauthorized stocking of medicine.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea for Total Prohibition of Manaufacture, Sale & Consumption of Alcohol(06.05.2020)
Madras High Court has refused to entertain Writ Petitions seeking absolute ban on manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol in the State of Tamil N.....
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Kerala HC: Tribunal's Power of Maintenance Not Circumscribed to Ordering Monthly Allowance(04.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that the power of the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 i.....
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JH HC: Accused Must be Granted Time to Show Mitigating Factors in Hearing Related to Death Penalty(02.11.2023)
Jharkhand High Court has held that in every case where the statute provides death penalty the Court must adjourn “further” hearing on sentence after c.....
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Allahabad HC Calls Upon Transport Commissioner in Plea for Compliance of Motor Vehicles Act(25.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has called upon the Transport Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh to respond on the issue with regard to compliance of the mandatory prov.....
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Ker. HC: Can’t Reject Plea of Organ Transplantation due to Perception of Commercial Transaction(29.01.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that each application of organ transplantation has to be carefully considered on its own merits. It cannot be based on .....
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Bombay HC: Obscene Acts In Private Place Not Offence(21.03.2016)
Bombay HC, while quashing a case against 13 men who were arrested for allegedly indulging in obscene acts with women in a flat, has said any such acti.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Enquiry Into Violence During Farmers’ Tractor Rally(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a batch of petitions which sought enquiry into the violence during farmers' tractor rally held in the national .....
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MP HC: Centre to File Response Over Compliance of Public Awareness of POCSO Act in 2 Weeks(01.04.2025)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a PIL seeking strict compliance of Public Awareness of POCSO Act, 2012 has granted two weeks time to the Centr.....
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Delhi HC: If Use of Smoke Cannister a Terrorist Act then Every Holi & IPL Match Will Attract UAPA(25.04.2025)
Delhi High Court while hearing bail plea of accused in 2023 Parliament security breach case, has remarked that if use of smoke canister comes under th.....
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AAAR: Number of Tasks Entrusted Through Single Contract Would Not Constitute ‘Composite Supply’(16.09.2021)
Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Karnataka has ruled that the number of tasks entrusted through a single contract would not constitute ‘c.....
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Delhi HC: Separate Pleas by Husband & Wife Cannot be Converted into Mutual Consent Divorce Petition(26.09.2025)
Delhi High Court ruled that separate divorce petitions filed by a husband and wife cannot be converted into a single petition for mutual consent divor.....
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Delhi HC: Caste Abuse on Flyover Counts as 'Public View' Under SC/ST Act Even Without Witnesses(29.10.2025)
Delhi High Court held that assaulting a woman and hurling caste-based abuse on a flyover qualifies as “public view,” fulfilling the requirements for a.....
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India Gets Landmark HIV Act Granting Equal Rights to Patients(25.04.2017)
HIV Act, 2017 that seeks to prohibits discrimination against persons with HIV and AIDS has received President assent on April 20, 2017.
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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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Supreme Court: Can’t Reject Plaint Merely because One Relief is Barred(27.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a plaint cannot be rejected merely because one of the reliefs sought is barred by law provided that the other reliefs .....
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Supreme Court Bans Transportation of Extracted Coal Lying at Various Sites in Meghalaya(16.01.2019)
Supreme Court has banned the transportation of extracted coal lying at various sites in Meghalaya which has had no success in rescuing 15 miners trapp.....
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Mad. HC: Order Allowing Extension of Remand is Appealable u/s 21 of NIA Act(05.09.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that order allowing prosecution’s application seeking extension of remand of accused is not an interlocutory order b.....
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NCLAT: If there is Existence of Arbitration Clause NCLT Can’t Adjudicate Disputed Contractual Claims(05.05.2025)
NCLAT Chennai bench has observed that NCLT is not the appropriate forum to adjudicate a disputed contractual claim if there is existence of an arbitra.....
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Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act 2021 Comes Into Force from September 24(27.09.2021)
Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021, has come into force with effect from 24th September 2021. The amendment inter alia modifies Se.....
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SC: Only Disclosure Leading to Weapon Recovery Admissible under Section 27 Evidence Act(08.10.2025)
Supreme Court acquitted three accused of murder (Section 302 IPC), observing that the prosecution’s case relied solely on their Section 27 disclosure .....
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Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Government if Bombay Police Act Can be Amended(16.01.2025)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government if it can consider amendment of Bombay Police Act, 1951 and also the Mumbai Municipal Corporati.....
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Cal. HC: 90 Day Timeline for Completion of Arbitral Proceedings Under MSME Act is Directory(03.10.2024)
Cal. HC has held that under Section 18(5) of MSME Act, the ninety day timeline given for completion of arbitral proceeding is directory, not mandatory.....
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Kerala High Court: Banks Cannot Make Customer Pay for Fraudulent Online Transaction(18.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that banks cannot recover the money withdrawn through fraudulent online transactions from cash credit and overdraft account.....
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Bom. HC: State Cannot Impose any Condition on the Allotment that May Lead to Loss of the Land(01.11.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that any condition leading to revoking of land allotment which was allotted pursuant to land acquisition by State, would no.....
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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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Supreme Court: Bar Councils Cannot Charge Over Rs 750 for Enrollment or Withhold Applicants’ Docs(31.10.2025)
Supreme Court has given State Bar Councils a final chance to comply with its directions, warning they cannot charge enrollment fees above Rs 750 for g.....
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SC: Word ‘Payable’ In Section 40(A) (ia) of Income Tax Act Also Covers Amount Already 'Paid'(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that though the word used in Section 40(a)(ia) of Income Tax Act, is ‘payable’, it would also cover situations where amount i.....
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Del. HC Allows Unvaccinated Teacher to Resume Duties After AIIMS Says 'At Risk of Allergic Reaction'(26.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed a private school in Delhi to allow an unvaccinated teacher to re-join duties after AIIMS concluded that he was at a high.....
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Kerala HC: Capsized Ship’s Owners Allowed Newspaper Publication to Limit Liability(21.08.2025)
Kerala HC allowed owners of capsized ship to publish notices in newspapers under Part XA of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 to limit liability for cla.....
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Delhi HC Interprets Amended Provisions of Arbitration Act(09.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that changes made in 2015 to Arbitration Act, under which there is no automatic stay on an award being challenged, would not.....
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Orissa HC to State: Draw Up 'Comprehensive Action Plan' to Address Issue of Maternal Deaths(04.11.2022)
Orissa High Court while awarding Rs. 10 Lakh compensation to family over woman’s maternal death has directed the State to constitute an Advisory Board.....
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All. HC: Accused Charged Under Both SC/ST Act and POCSO Entitled to Take Recourse Under POCSO(17.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that where an accused has been charged under the SC/ST Act and the POCSO Act, a Special Court under the POCSO Act, would.....
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SC: SIT Inquiry Ordered into Vantara Wildlife Centre(26.08.2025)
SC has ordered the constitution of Special Investigation Team, headed by ex-SC Judge Justice J Chelameswar, to investigate Vantara (Greens Zoological .....
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Denial of Information For Lack of Aadhaar is a Serious Breach of RTI Act: CIC(03.01.2018)
Central Information Commission has held that denial of information for lack of Aadhaar card will be a serious breach of right, which was guaranteed by.....
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All. HC: MSMED Act Overrides Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996(13.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that private agreement can’t obliterate statutory provisions, has held that once statutory mechanism under Sectio.....
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Delhi HC: Employment Disputes Cannot be Treated as Commercial Cases under the Act(03.12.2025)
Delhi HC held that disputes stemming from employment agreements cannot be classified as commercial disputes under the Commercial Courts Act solely bec.....
Tags : Employment, Commercial Courts Act, Disputes
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Kerala HC: Non Wearing of Helmet Can’t be Ground to Fix Contributory Negligence(15.02.2016)
Kerala High Court has held that non-wearing of helmet, though an offence under the relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, could not be taken a.....
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SC: State Must Abide by Article 14, Irrespective of Being in the Contractual Realm(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that despite the fact that the issue falls into the contractual realm, the State has an obligation to comply with the requireme.....
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Allahabad HC: Mandatory for Seller to Download E-Way Bill Once Goods Put in Transit(10.03.2025)
Allahabad High Court has held that it is mandatory on the part of the seller to download the e-way bill once the goods are put in transit. Subsequent .....
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SC Declines to Order Disclosure of CIC Shortlisted Candidates, Sees No Reason to Doubt Union(27.10.2025)
Supreme Court has refused to order the Union Government to disclose names of candidates shortlisted for the Central Information Commission (CIC), stat.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Candidates, Right to Information Act
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President Gives Assent to Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016, Along with Other Two(01.08.2016)
President has given assent to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 and t.....
Tags : President, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 , the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016
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Bombay HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Distinction Between Accused Under IPC & Special Acts(06.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to the State of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Prison Department, Director General of Prisons and the Undertrial Review .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Distinction Between Accused Under IPC & Special Acts
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SC Recommends Appellate Tribunal for Tariff Authority for Major Ports; Remits Dispute to TAMP(18.08.2025)
SC has set aside an arbitrator’s award and Orissa HC’s ruling on tariff fixation by Paradip Port Authority, holding that only Tariff Authority for Maj.....
Tags : Supreme Court, TAMP, Tribunal, Ports, Tariff, Arbitration, Major Port Trusts Act
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SC: Execution of Arbitral Award Cannot be Stalled Just Because Section 37 Appeal is Pending(18.09.2025)
Supreme Court held that execution of an arbitral award cannot be delayed merely because an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation.....
Tags : Arbitral Award, Appeal, Arbitration and Conciliation Act
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Kerala HC: Applications under the Muslim Women’s Divorce Act Have a 3-Year Limitation Period(01.12.2025)
Kerala High Court has reaffirmed that Article 137 of the Limitation Act applies to applications under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rig.....
Tags : Applications, Muslim Women’s Divorce Act, Limitation
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RBI Updates Norms of Fema(05.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), with an aim to promote ease of doing business, has come out with nine updated rules under the Foreign Exchange Management.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , oreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), 1999
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CBDT Issues Interim Action Plan for FY 2021-22(21.06.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued the interim action plan for financial year 2021-22.
Tags : CBDT, Action Plan
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Kerala HC Directs Strict Action against Those Discarding Garbage in Drains(20.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Secretary of the Cochin Corporation to initiate strict action against those dumping garbage into canals and drains,.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Strict Action, Roads and Canals
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Supreme Court Explains Facts Material to the Contract of Insurance(28.02.2025)
SC has observed that insurance is a contract uberrima fides. The applicant must disclose all facts which may weigh with a prudent insurer in assuming .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contract of Insurance, Prudent Insurer
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Pat. HC: For Initiating Section 145 CrPC Proceeding Magistrate’s Satisfaction is Condition Precedent(24.02.2025)
Patna High Court has observed that condition precedent for initiating proceedings under Section 145 CrPC is the Executive Magistrate’s satisfaction re.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Magistrate’s Satisfaction, Section 145
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SC: Bank is Responsible to Safeguard Customers against Fraudulent Transactions(07.01.2025)
SC has stated that it is the responsibility of the bank to safeguard customers from unauthorized and fraudulent transactions and the Bank should remai.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fraudulent Transactions, Safeguard Customers
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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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CBDT Issues Guidelines on 1% TDS on Virtual Digital Assets from 1st July(23.06.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued guidelines to levy one percent TDS on the virtual digital assets under Section 194S of the Income Tax .....
Tags : CBDT, Virtual Digital Assets, Income-Tax Act
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All. HC: No Period of Limitation in Suit for Declaration of Matrimonial Status of Parties(16.09.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that it is abundantly clear that no period of limitation is prescribed for a Suit or proceeding for declaration of matri.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Matrimonial Status, Family Courts Act
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ITAT Bangalore: No Penalty If Assessee Admitted Income During Search and Paid Tax(07.11.2017)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore held that penalty under Section 271AAA of the Income Tax Act should not be levied if the assessee admi.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Section 271AAA of the Income Tax Act
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Supreme Court Stays TV Actor Chahatt Khanna's Ex-husband Farhan Mirza's Arrest(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to TV Actress Chahat Khanna's husband Farhan Shahrukh Mirza in relation to the FIR registered accusin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, TV Actor Chahatt Khanna
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Police Officer's Plea Seeking Quashing of FIR Under SC/ST Act(16.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by a police officer seeking quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) against him which was regi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Police Officer's Plea Seeking Quashing of FIR Under SC/ST Act
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Bombay HC: Can't Ask Daughter-In-Law To Pay Mother-In-Law Maintenance Under Senior Citizens Act(19.05.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that a daughter-in-law cannot be directed to pay maintenance to her ailing mother-in-law, especially in the absence of .....
Tags : Senior Citizens Act, Bombay High Court
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Del. HC: Court’s Approach While Dealing with Candidates under RPwD Act Must be Different(25.02.2025)
Delhi HC has stated that the approach of a Court, while dealing with candidates who fall within the parameters of the RPWD Act has to be qualitatively.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, RPwD Act, Reasonable Accommodation
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SC Stays Uttarakhand Govts Notification Restricting Blind Candidates from General Category(19.08.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed a 2018 notification by Uttarakhand Government barring blind and locomotor-disabled candidates from applying in general catego.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disability Rights, Judicial Services, Rpwd Act, Scribe
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J&K&L High Court: UAPA Provides Full Adjudication; NIA Act Cannot Bypass Its Remedies(22.09.2025)
J&K&L HC held that if a statutory forum exists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, an appellant cannot bypass it by invoking the Hig.....
Tags : Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, National Investigation Agency Act, Adjudication
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Delhi HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Action Plan to Control Dengue Outbreak(10.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government and the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in a plea seeking an action plan to control the.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Action Plan to Control Dengue Outbreak
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Supreme Court: Company Buying Software for Efficiency and Profit Is Not a ‘Consumer’ under CPA(14.11.2025)
Supreme Court ruled that a person buying a product for commercial purposes linked to profit generation cannot be a consumer under the Consumer Protect.....
Tags : Company, Consumer Protection Act, Software
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CESTAT: Penalty Under Central Excise Act is Not Sustainable by Third Party Evidence(19.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that the demand of duty and penalty under the Central Excise Act, 1944 is not sustai.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Central Excise Act, 1944, demand of duty
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SC: Condition of 'Both Hands Intact' for MBBS Admission of PWDs is Arbitrary(24.02.2025)
SC has observed that the prescription of “both hands intact” for admission of candidates with disabilities to MBBS course is completely antithetical t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Both Hands Intact, MBBS Admission
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Kerala HC: Section 164(2) Companies Act not Retrospective(21.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the disqualification of around 250 Directors of Companies under Sections 164 and 167 .....
Tags : Kerala HC, Companies Act
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Madras HC: Arbitral Award Rendered Mechanically, Remits Matter Back To Arbitrator(20.05.2022)
Madras High Court while remitting back the matters has ruled that an arbitral award rendered by the District Collector awarding a lower value to the l.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Arbitration, National Highway Act, Arbitral Award
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Bom. HC: Termination of Contract without Giving Reasons is Arbitrary and Unreasonable(27.02.2025)
Bom. HC while setting aside a notice issued by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) terminating a tender contract for appointm.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Termination of Contract, Arbitrary
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Delhi HC: Notice of Complaint Should Issue Separately to Company & its Members to Initiate Proceeding(13.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that if the company is the drawer of the cheque, a notice of complaint should issue separately to the company and its membe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, section 138, Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
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Mathura Court: Places Of Worship Act Not Applicable To Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute(20.05.2022)
Mathura court has held that the suit to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid, allegedly built on the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi is maintainable. The Co.....
Tags : Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute, Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust, Places Of Worship Act
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Supreme Court Expresses Concerns about Vacancy of Judges in District Judiciary(05.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing proceedings initiated in relation to addressing the systematic flaws under the POCSO Act, 2012 has expressed concerns abou.....
Tags : Supreme Court, POCSO Act offences, Systematic Flaws
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SC: Complaint Filed Under Section 138 NI Act Filed on Behalf of Company Not Liable to be Dismissed(11.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a complaint filed on behalf of a company under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is not liable to be dis.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Complaint Filed Under Section 138 NI Act
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Delhi HC: Landlord’s Rent Control Act Rights Cannot be Waived by Contract With Tenant(18.11.2025)
Delhi High Court held that a landlord’s rights under the Delhi Rent Control Act cannot be waived through a private contract with a tenant, the court n.....
Tags : Landlord, Rent Control Act, Contract
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Bombay HC: Arbitration Clause Cannot be Defeated by Adding Cause of Action Beyond its Scope(13.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that a litigant cannot be permitted to defeat an arbitration agreement by adding a cause of action in the suit which is not.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Cause of Action Beyond Arbitration Clause's Scope
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Delhi HC: S.148 NI Act Will Extend to Appeals Out of Complaint Filed Prior to 2018 Amendment(19.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the applicability of Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 will be extended to appeals arising out of.....
Tags : Section 148 Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, Appeals, 2018 Amendment
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Bom. HC: Promise of Marriage for Sexual Relations is Misconception of Fact Vitiating Girl’s Consent(25.02.2025)
Bombay HC has stated that where promise to marry is false and intention of maker at the time of making promise itself was not to abide by it but to de.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Promise of Marriage, Misconception of Fact
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SC Notices Centre & UP Government over Exemption to Minority Schools under Right to Education Act(06.10.2016)
SC has issued notice to Centre & Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea seeking a relook by a constitution bench on whether minority institutions both aid.....
Tags : SC, Uttar Pradesh, minority institutions, Right to Education Act
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Madras HC Seeks Response on Plea Challenging Move to Assess NEET Impact on Socially Backward(30.06.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to file its counter-affidavit on a plea challenging its decision to set up a committee for th.....
Tags : Madras High Court, NEET Impact on Socially Backward
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Delhi HC: Daughter-in-law Can Seek Maintenance From Father-in-law if Inherited Husband's Estate(11.05.2022)
Delhi High Court by dismissing a plea filed by a widowed daughter-in-law and grand-daughter under section 19 of the Family Court Act, 1984 has ruled .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Family Court Act, 1984, section 19, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, inherited
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Supreme Court: Transfer of Moveable Property in Execution of Works Contract is 'Sale'(06.09.2017)
Supreme Court has said that transfer of moveable property in execution of works contract is deemed to be sale, and the value of property can be subjec.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Works Contract
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ITAT, Bangalore Allows Capital Gain Exemption Since Sale Deed was Registered Within Given Time(18.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that the date of completion of construction of new property is immaterial to allow exemption und.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, section 54F, Income Tax Act, 1961, statutory period
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Bombay HC: Orders U/S 60 Maharashtra Police Act are Quasi-Judicial, Must be Supported by Reasons(22.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that the order of Divisional Commissioner on externment under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 are not administrative .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, administrative orders, quasi-judicial
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Delhi HC Gives Centre 60 Days for Finalizing Cairn’s Barmer PSC Extension(08.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has given Central Government another two months to arrive at its decision regarding extension of a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Production Sharing Contract, Cairn India
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Delhi HC: Stamp Duty Insufficiency on Arbitration Agreement is Jurisdictional Issue U/S 16 A&C Act(26.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the sufficiency of the stamp duty on the arbitration agreement is a jurisdictional issue under Section 16 of the Arbit.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, stamp duty, arbitration agreement, Section 16, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
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CESTAT, Mumbai: Sports Boats Come Within Ambit of Inflatable Craft under Customs and Tariffs Act(02.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that sports boats come within the meaning of inflatable craft subsequent to headi.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Customs Tariff Act, 1975, sports boats
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BCI Directs SBCs to Initiate Discipl. Action Against Advocates Soliciting Work Through Online Portal(09.07.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued directions to State Bar Councils to take disciplinary action against advocates soliciting work through online po.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Disciplinary Action, Online Platforms
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CCI: Movie Producers Have Right to Choose Digital Cinema Provider(29.06.2017)
Competition Commission of India has said there was no contravention of S. 3 & 4 of Competition Act on part of producers for entering into an agreement.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Competition Act
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ITAT, Delhi: Expenditure of Royalty for Technical Know-How Can Be Treated as Revenue Expenditure(06.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has held that the royalty expenditure for the use of know-how can be treated as revenue expenditure under Income .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, royalty expenditure, use of know-how, Income Tax Act, 1961
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Delhi HC: Abortion by a Married Woman For Marital Discord is Legal under The MTP Act(07.01.2026)
Reaffirming women’s reproductive autonomy, the Delhi High Court held that marital discord affecting a woman’s mental health constitutes a valid ground.....
Tags : Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, Abortion, Marital Discord
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SC Calls for Suggestion in Preventing Suffering of Adolescent Girls in POCSO Cases(14.02.2025)
Ministry of Law and Justice has published the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 for public comments. The bill seeks to amend the Advocates Act, 1.....
Tags : Law and Justice, Advocates Act, Public Comments
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SC: High Courts Can Exercise Limited Factual Review Under Section 103 CPC(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that High Courts are empowered to exercise limited factual review under Section 103 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. T.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Limited Factual Review
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NCLT Kochi: Liability of Personal Guarantor Cannot Exceed Contractual Limit(15.07.2025)
NCLT Kochi has observed that liability of personal guarantor cannot exceed contractual limit and any demand notice exceeding the capped liability shal.....
Tags : NCLT Kochi, Personal Guarantor, Contractual Limit
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Directions on charging of fees for transactions settled on Immediate Payment Service and Unified Payments Interface(21.12.2016)
In line with the Central Government's objective of promotion of payments through cards and digital means over payments in cash, the Reserve Bank of In.....
Tags : Direction, Transaction, Fees
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SC: Insurance Co. Not Liable if Claimant Was Travelling In Un-Insured Trailer(31.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that liability cannot be fastened on the Insurance Company when the claimant was travelling in the trailer which was not insure.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insurance Company, Tractor, Liability
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SC: Can’t Reject Plaint as Time Barred When Limitation is Mixed Question of Fact & Law(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that a plaint cannot be rejected on the ground of limitation when the issue of limitation is a mixed question of fact and law a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Time Barred, Fact & Law
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Delhi HC: Failure to Frame Counter Claim Despite Pleadings is Patently Illegal(20.08.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that once a counter claim with basis and computation is pleaded in the Reply, refusal to frame it as an issue renders the ar.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Arbitral Award
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Delhi HC: Extension to Issue SCN U/S 110 of The Customs Act Must be Granted Before Six Months Expire(26.11.2025)
Delhi High Court clarified that the six-month extension permitted under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962 for issuing a show-cause notice after goo.....
Tags : Customs Act, Extension, Notice
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DGFT Changes Export Policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients(15.06.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the changes in the Export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical In.....
Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Export Policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
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Gauhati HC Stays Operation of Two Amendments to the Nagaland Lokayukta Act(24.01.2025)
Gauhati High Court has stayed operation of two amendments to the Nagaland Lokayukta Act, 2017 providing for a Search Committee for selection of Lokayu.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Nagaland Lokayukta Act, Search Committee
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SC Seeks Reports on Cell Phone Tower Impact on Health(18.03.2016)
Supreme Court has sought reports and scientific studies on the impact of cell phone tower radiation on public health.
Tags : Supreme Court, Cell Phone Tower Impact
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Delhi HC Rejects PIL Seeking Release of Persons "Illegally" Detained During Farmers' Tractor Rally(03.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by a law graduate seeking release of participants of farmers tractor .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Release of Participants of Farmers Tractor Rally
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NCLAT: In absence of privity of contract, application u/s 9 of IBC not maintainable(28.03.2025)
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has observed that where there is no privity of contract or any sort of Debtor-Creditor relationshi.....
Tags : Privity of contract, Maintainability of application, Debtor-Creditor relationship, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007(06.02.2018)
According to the findings of a recent Research Study on 'Centre's Policy of Older Persons', commissioned by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empower.....
Tags : Welfare, Senior Citizens, Enactment
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Firm exercising characteristics of power against one player due to contractual relationship between the two, cannot be interpreted to imply that, it would be able to do so on a broader level(23.11.2017)
Present matter concerns two interlocutory applications, an amendment application and an exception application, arising from a private complaint referr.....
Tags : Prohibited practice, Complaint, Amendment, Exception, Application
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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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NCLT Mumbai: Pending Cheque-Bounce Case Does not Prevent Admission of Insolvency Petition(02.12.2025)
NCLT Mumbai ruled that a pending cheque-bounce case under the Negotiable Instruments Act does not bar insolvency proceedings. It admitted Rexel India .....
Tags : Cheque-Bounce, Negotiable Instruments Act, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process
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Report of the Companies Law Committee(01.02.2016)
The Companies Law Committee has released its Report on .....
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Kerala HC: Wife Can Claim Maintenance U/S 125 Crpc Until She Obtains Benefit Under Muslim Law(13.05.2022)
Kerala HC has restated that a divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), until she obtai.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Muslim, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, Section 125
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Notice Demanding Loan Amount Not Invalid if it is Same as Cheque Amount: SC(19.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a demand notice issued under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, claiming 'loan amount', does not become invali.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act
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Meghalaya HC: Dishonored Cheque Must Have Been Issued by Account Holder U/S.138 NI Act(18.05.2022)
Meghalaya High Court has reiterated that the dishonoured cheque must have been issued by the account holder under his name and signature for an offenc.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Dishonoured Cheque, Section 138, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
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SC: No Entitlement on Job Contractors to Pension for Pre-Regularisation Period(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that there is a clear distinction between the employees who are in work-charged establishment vis-à-vis those who are in jo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pre-Regularisation Period, Job Contractors
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Madras HC: Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 Can Be Applied Retrospectively(06.09.2021)
Madras High Court has opined that in respect of the benami transactions entered into prior to the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 201.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Amendment to Composition Scheme Under CGST Act(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has amended Section 10(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 to provide that a registered person seeking to pay the tax.....
Tags : Finance Act, 2020, Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, Composition Scheme
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Del. HC: Rule 8 of Chewing Tobacco & Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines Rules is Valid(08.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while upholding the validity of Rule 8 of Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Col.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Chewing Tobacco, Central Excise Act, Ultra Vires
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SC: UP Govt. Lays Down Guidelines for Invocation of Gangsters Act(15.05.2025)
Uttar Pradesh government has framed guidelines in relation to invocation of the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prev.....
Tags : Uttar Pradesh Government, Supreme Court, Anti-Social Activities
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Tel. HC: S.22A of Registration Act Doesn’t Violate Article 300A of Constitution(23.10.2023)
Telangana High Court has held that the action of non-registration of a document under Section 22A of Registration Act, 1908 does not prevent a person .....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Registration Act, Article 300A
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SC on WBPT Act: Tenant Not Protected from Eviction If Rent Not Paid Within 30 Days(18.08.2025)
SC has held that tenants can't claim protection under Section 7 of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 if they fail to deposit admitted rent an.....
Tags : Supreme Court, WBPT Act, Rent Default, Tenant Eviction, Limitation Act, Section 7
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J&K&L HC: Dealership & Lease Agreements Are Separate Contracts and Disputes Must Be Filed Separately(17.09.2025)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court reiterated that a dealership agreement and a lease agreement are independent and distinct contracts. The Court h.....
Tags : Dealership Agreement, Lease Agreement, Contracts
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Punjab and Haryana HC: Specifying Rights of Accused under NDPS Act Mandatory Requirement(08.11.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a notice under Section 50 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 should specify what .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Rights of Accused under NDPS Act
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SC: Service Tax Not Applicable on Transfer of Title in Immovable Property(11.11.2025)
Supreme Court clarified that the mere transfer of title in immovable property by sale does not constitute a “service” under the Finance Act, 1994. The.....
Tags : Service Tax, Immovable Property, Finance Act
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Supreme Court: Items Given by Accused to Police Are Not Section 27 Recoveries under Evidence Act(18.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that items handed over by an accused during a police check cannot be treated as recoveries under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, as.....
Tags : Accused, Evidence Act, Police
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Rajasthan HC Urges Amendment: Tribal Women Barred from Inheritance Under Hindu Succession Act(04.08.2025)
Rajasthan High Court noted that Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 bars tribal women from claiming ancestral property. The court called fo.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Hindu Succession Act, Section 2(2)
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PMLA Appellate Authority: IBC Prevails Over Prevention of Money Laundering Act(24.09.2019)
In an important decision, the Appellate Authority of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 has upheld the prevalence of the Insolvency and Bank.....
Tags : Appellate Authority of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, PMLA
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Bom. HC: Epilepsy Not a Ground to Seek Divorce(27.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that the condition of “epilepsy” is neither an incurable disease nor can it be considered a mental disorder or a psychopath.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Epilepsy, Divorce, Hindu Marriage Act
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Kerala HC Stays Retrospective Effect of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015(29.01.2016)
Kerala High Court has stayed retrospective effect of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015
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Delhi HC: Appl. Against Order Rejecting Waiver of Interest Would Fall Under Direct Tax (VSV) Act(01.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an application under the Companies Act against the order rejecting the application for waiver of interest would fall wi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Vivad Se Vishwas Act, Waiver of Interest
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Patna HC: Can Grant Compensation under RTI Act Only when Applicant Demonstrates Actual Loss(24.04.2025)
Patna High Court while dismissing a petition seeking compensation for delayed information under Section 19(8)(b) of RTI Act, 2005, has observed that c.....
Tags : Patna High Court, RTI Act, Actual Loss
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SC Dismisses Plea Raising Concerns Over Slaughter of Animals in Religious Practice(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of a plea raising concerns of slaughter of cows, poaching of elephants, killing of wild animals for crop protection and ani.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Slaughter of Animals in Religious Practice
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Delhi HC Quashes FIR Against US Citizen Carrying Cartridge at IGI Airport(01.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while quashing FIR registered against US citizen found in possession of live ammunition at Delhi Airport, has held that conscious pos.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arms Act, Conscious Possession
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Rajasthan HC: School Certificate Alone Not Proof of Victim's Age(04.08.2025)
Rajasthan High Court held that a school-issued certificate, unsupported by other proof, is insufficient to determine the age of a kidnapped victim, un.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Age Determination, Indian Evidence Act, Section 35
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Maternity Benefits to Contractual Employees can't be Denied: Kerala HC(03.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that maternity benefits cannot be denied to women employees just because they are contractual employees.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Maternity Benefits to Contractual Employees
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SC: Confessional Statement Recorded U/S 67 of NDPS Act Not Admissible(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that officer having powers under Section 53 of NDPS Act is a police officer and therefore confessional statement recorded under.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NDPS Act, Police Officer, Confession
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SC/ST Act, 2015 in force from 26 January 2016(18.01.2016)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has notified 26 January, 2016 as the date on which the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Preve.....
Tags : Scheduled caste, tribe, act, 2015, effective
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SC: BCCI Can be Said to be a ‘Shop’ to Attract Provisions of ESI Act(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can be said to be a ‘shop’ for the purposes of attracting the provisions of E.....
Tags : Supreme Court, BCCI, ESI Act
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Bombay HC: Lack of Aadhaar Linkage No Reason to Deny Benefits Under Food Security Act(08.11.2021)
Bombay High Court has ordered the Tehsildar of Murbad to distribute supplies to nearly 90 tribals, noting that several tribals were denied supplies un.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Benefits Under Food Security Act
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Supreme Court: Subsequent Purchaser Without Due Verification Bound by Previous Sale Agreement(11.11.2025)
Supreme Court held that a subsequent purchaser who relies solely on the vendor’s claims without due diligence cannot claim protection under Section 19.....
Tags : Purchaser, Sale Agreement, Specific Relief Act
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Supreme Court: Arbitral Awards Cannot be Set Aside For Mere Legal Errors or Misreading of Evidence(19.12.2025)
SC overturned the Chhattisgarh High Court’s judgment, holding that it exceeded its limited jurisdiction under Sec 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliati.....
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Supreme Court: Set Up Pilot Courts to Deal With Cheque Bounce Cases(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court in a bid to reduce the pendency of cheque bounce cases under S. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, ordered the establishment of pilo.....
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Delhi HC: In Disputes Relating to MSME Parties, MSMED Act Will Prevail Over Arbitration Act(27.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that in disputes pertaining to a party which is an MSME, MSMED Act, 2006 governing a very specific nature of disputes co.....
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Madras High Court: Right to Education and RPWD Act not applicable to Sainik Schools(25.09.2025)
Madras High Court recently ruled that the Right to Education Act and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act do not apply to Sainik Schools, as th.....
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Supreme Court: Pre-Litigation Mediation Not Required for Cases of Continuing IPR Infringement(28.10.2025)
Supreme Court held that pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act is not mandatory in cases of continuing IPR infringeme.....
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Delhi HC Denies to Quash FIR against Contractor(02.08.2016)
Delhi HC has denied to quash a criminal case against a contractor whose alleged negligence in adopting safety measures at a construction site had led .....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Provisions of Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 5(3) (iii)(a) and Section 29A of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 194.....
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Bom. HC: Advance to Shareholder Not Used for Company’s Business Will be Treated as Deemed Dividend(18.08.2025)
Bombay HC has ruled that advances given by a company to a shareholder, if not proven to be used for the company’s business, will be treated as deemed .....
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Delhi High Court: SEBI's Insider Trading Probe Info is Exempt from Disclosure under RTI Act(19.09.2025)
Delhi HC has ruled that details of SEBI’s internal investigation are exempt from disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005. A division bench.....
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Karnataka HC: Directors of Company Can't Be Prosecuted Unless They Played "Active Role" in Process(20.05.2022)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Proprietors/ Directors of a drugs manufacturing company for alleged pr.....
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SC: ‘Manufacturing Process’ Includes Washing & Dry Cleaning of Clothes(04.03.2025)
SC has observed that ‘Manufacturing process’ means any process for washing or cleaning for its use, sale, transport, delivery or disposal. The linen d.....
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Delhi High Court Asks CMMs to Ensure Prompt Uploading of Orders Passed U/S 14 of SARFAESI Act(09.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked all the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates in city courts to ensure that the orders passed by them under Section 14 of the Secu.....
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Delhi HC: Post-Dated Cheques Given as Security Attract Section 138 NI Act After Liability Arises(12.11.2025)
Delhi High Court ruled that post-dated cheques issued as security can attract Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, if they are dishono.....
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Amend Employees State Insurance Act to Cover Internal Injuries: Madras HC(18.04.2019)
Madras High Court has recommended that Centre should amend the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, to cover internal injuries suffered by employees.
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Calcutta HC Grants Bail To NDPS Accused, Orders Enquiry & Preservation of CCTV Footage(18.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court in a case of Custodial torture, has granted bail to an accused against whom proceedings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Custodial torture, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, custody
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SC: In Domestic Violence Act Proceedings, Physical Presence of Parties Not Necessary(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that as the proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 are quasi-criminal in nature, thus, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Physical Presence, Domestic Violence Act
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SC: Market Value of Acquired Land Must be Determined From the Date of Issuance of S. 11 Notification(23.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that the market value of the acquired land under Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitatio.....
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Calcutta HC: Application u/s 9 Of A&C Act Can be Filed Where Part of Cause of Action has Arisen(14.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has observed that an application under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can be filed where a part of the ca.....
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Supreme Court: No Additional Post-Award Interest if Award Fixes Interest Rate until Payment(25.09.2025)
Supreme Court held that if an arbitral award sets a composite interest rate covering the entire period from cause of action to payment, the award hold.....
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Delhi HC: Legal Heirs Can Seek Impleadment in Pending Appeals under FEMA(28.10.2025)
Delhi High Court observed that legal heirs have the right to seek impleadment in pending appeals under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973, and .....
Tags : Foreign Exchange Management Act, Legal Heirs, Death
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NCLAT: Debt Can be Proved Through Any Documentary Evidence, No Written Contract Needed.(18.09.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench held that a written contract is not necessary to prove the existence of a legally payable debt. Documentary evidence under Regul.....
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Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against DMK Leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi(09.11.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a criminal defamation case filed against DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, for allegedly levelling unfounded corruption .....
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Advocate Loses Right to Practice When He Enters into Full Time Salaried Employment: Allahabad HC(17.04.2019)
Allahabad High Court has observed that a person enrolled as an advocate ceases to be one as soon as he/she takes a full time salaried employment even .....
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ITAT, Pune: Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked Sans Illegality in Original Re-Assessment(16.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune while quashing a revisional jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, has ruled that the .....
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AP HC: Non-Disclosure of Criminal Cases by Contesting Person Amounts to Corrupt Practice under RPA(17.07.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that purity of the election process will only be ensured if the voter knows his candidate fully, has held th.....
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SC: Rejection of Plaint is Appealable, but no Appeal Lies Against Order Refusing to Reject Plaint(11.11.2025)
Supreme Court clarified under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, that an order allowing rejection of a plaint is appealable under Section 13(1A). Howeve.....
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Supreme Court: Forest Land Cannot Be Leased or Used For Agriculture Without Centre’s Approval(19.12.2025)
SC held that forest land cannot be leased or used for agricultural purposes without prior approval of the Central Government under Section 2 of the Fo.....
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RERA Doesn’t Bar Homebuyers Complaint Under Consumer Protection Act Against Builder: NCDRC(18.04.2019)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) does not bar filing of.....
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Delhi HC: Change of Opinion Can’t be Reason to Believe to Obtain Income to Initiate Re-Assessment(18.05.2022)
Delhi High Court while dismissing an appeal by the Income tax department, has ruled that mere change of opinion cannot be a reason to believe that the.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Income tax department, Sections 147, Sections 148, Income Tax Act, 1961
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P&H HC: 25% Seats to be Reserved for Weaker Section to Ensure Free Education under RTE Act(20.02.2025)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed reservation of 25% seats for weaker section of the society in private unaided schools in Punjab covered und.....
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SC raps States for Not Appealing Acquittals in PC-PNDT Cases Calls It a Cover-Up for Poor Prosecution(10.09.2025)
Supreme Court questioned why States fail to appeal acquittals in Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act. It cited Rule 18A.....
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Genpact VP's Suicide Case: Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest of Genpact Staff Till March 6(14.01.2019)
Allahabad High Court has granted an interim stay on the arrest of Genpact employees, who have been accused of abetting the suicide of assistant vice-p.....
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Madras HC: Buyer Not Liable for Seller’s Tax Default; Purchase Tax Can’t Be Imposed under TNGST Act(05.11.2025)
Madras High Court held that under Section 7A of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 (TNGST Act) purchase tax cannot be imposed on a buyer solel.....
Tags : Buyer, Tax Default, Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act
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Bombay High Court: Senior Citizens Act Cannot be Misused to Summarily Evict a Son(09.12.2025)
Bombay High Court held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 protects senior citizens’ rights and cannot be misuse.....
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Karnataka HC: Invoking S.138 Of NI Act Does Not Bar Registration of Crime Under Section 420(16.05.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that proceedings under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code are maintainable even if a complaint has been invoked under .....
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Del HC: NHAI can Enter into Contract for Collecting Fee on Behalf of Centre(07.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that NHAI’s contracts with toll collectors are not in violation of the National Highways Act, 1956 and its 2008 rules.....
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SC: Accused to be Sentenced with Higher Punishment if Convicted under both POCSO Act & IPC(11.03.2025)
SC has clarified that when a particular act or omission constitutes an offence, both under the POCSO Act, 2012 and IPC, 1860 the offender found guilty.....
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Delhi HC: Section 10 of CPC Does Not Lay an Embargo in Proceeding with Arbitration(11.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 does not lay an embargo in proceeding during the pendency of insolvency.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, embargo, insolvency proceedings, Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920
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J&K&L HC: J&K Special Tribunal Can Refer Contempt Matters to High Court(29.05.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that J&K Special Tribunal is deemed to be a court subordinate to High Court for purposes of Secti.....
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#GST Rollout: Eighteen Sections of CGST Act Notified, Effective from Today(22.06.2017)
Central Government has notified that eighteen sections (1-5, 10, 23-30, 139, 146, 164) of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act shall come into fo.....
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ITAT: Product Development Expenditure is ‘Revenue’ in Nature(23.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune bench has held that the expenditure incurred on testing and validation of the products is revenue in nature.....
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Order Holding that Watching Child Porn Isn’t an Offence, Recalled by Karnataka HC(22.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court has recalled the order in which it was held that watching child pornography online is not an offence under Section 67B of the Inf.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Frame Model Rules For Consumer Courts(22.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while emphasizing that “a systemic overhaul of entire infrastructure is necessary if Consumer Protection Act, 1986, is not to become a .....
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Kerala HC: Penetrative Sexual Act Between Thighs of Victim Held Together is Rape(04.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that when the body of the victim is manipulated to simulate a sensation akin to penetration of an orifice, the offence of r.....
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Del. HC: No Mechanism to Assess or Collect Tax on Sponsorships in Entertainment Tax Act(08.08.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that imposition of a tax on sponsorship under the Delhi Entertainments and Betting Tax Act, 1996 must fail in the absenc.....
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Supreme Court: Employees Personal Info Exempt from Disclosure Under RTI Act(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that service details of employees fall within the ambit of ‘personal information’ u/s 8(1)(j) of Right to Information Act, and .....
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CBDT Notifies Special Courts for Trial of Offences Under Income Tax Act 1961(29.06.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified Special Courts for Trial of Offences under the Income Tax Act, 1961 in Dehradun.
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SC: Accused Liable to Provide Explanation When Offence is Committed Within Privacy of their House(28.10.2024)
The Supreme Court has observed that failure of accused to offer explanation can be treated as an adverse circumstance against them as per Section 106 .....
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RBI Permits Residents to Conduct Foreign Currency-Rupee Swaps Transactions with Multilateral Bodies(06.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted domestic entities to conduct foreign currency-rupee swaps with multilateral agencies and allow hedging of lo.....
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SC to Union Government: Introduce Separate Act to Streamline Grant of Bail(11.07.2022)
Supreme Court has recommended the Union Government to introduce a special enactment in the nature of a Bail Act to streamline the grant of bail.
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Delhi HC Constitutes Fact-Finding Committee to Conduct Investigation Issues in Equestrian Sports(10.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has constituted a fact-finding committee for conducting a detailed investigation into issues of Equestrian sports in India that inclu.....
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IT Rules Amendment 2023: Bombay High Court Strikes Down Amendment on Fact Check Units(20.09.2024)
Bom. HC has struck down IT Rules Amendment 2023 that authorized the Central Government to establish Fact Check Units for identification of false or fa.....
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Concealing Earlier Marriage and Entering into Contract of Marriage Amounts to Fraud: Kerala HC(20.11.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that concealment of a vital fact about earlier marriage while entering into a contract of marriage by itself amounts to.....
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SC: Delivering Used & Defective Car Against Booking for New Car is Unfair Trade Practice(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that delivering a defective and old model car against a booking for a new car made by a customer who has paid full sale conside.....
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Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response on Implementation of JJ Act(18.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a Public Interest Litigation concerning illegal detention and torture of juv.....
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SC: Employer Can’t Cite Suppression of Material Facts to Deny Appointment When Query Asked was Vague(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the information sought by employer was vague and the candidate didn’t specifically disclose information which was req.....
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Karnataka HC : Landowners Will Get Benefits Under New Law(11.03.2016)
Karnataka HC has said that compensation and rehabilitation benefits will be available to land-losers as per new Land Acquisition Act of 2013 if acquis.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre on Petition Challenging CAA and National Population Register(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Central Government on a Petition challenging the Constitutional Validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 201.....
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SC: Party Having No Privity of Contract with Service Provider Can’t be Called ‘Consumer’ under CP Act(24.03.2025)
Supreme Court has held that a party cannot be called a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 if there is no privity of contract with servic.....
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Madras HC Directs Centre to Strictly Follow Provisions of Official Languages Act, 1963(13.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Centre to strictly follow the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963 while emphasizing that once a represen.....
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SC Reserves Order on Surrogacy for Couple Who Froze Embryos Before Age Bar in Surrogacy Act(30.07.2025)
Supreme Court has reserved its order on whether a couple who froze embryos before the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 came into effect, can proceed w.....
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Every act of assault or injury to specific persons does not lead to public disorder(07.12.2017)
By filing instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner prays to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate w.....
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Guj. HC: Licensing Authority Can’t Discriminate Among Co-Accused Persons in Renewal of Arms Licenses(25.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a licensing authority under the Arms Act cannot discriminate between two co-accused persons by renewing the license o.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Penalty for Beneficiaries of Fake Invoicing Introduced(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has introduced new sub-section (1A) in Section 122 wherein it has been proposed that a person who retains the benefit of certain tra.....
Tags : Finance Act, 2020, Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, Penalty, Fake Invoicing
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UK SC: Trans Women Not Included in Definition of ‘Woman’ under Equality Act, 2010(17.04.2025)
United Kingdom Supreme Court has held that a person with a Gender Recognition Certificate in the female gender does not come within the definition of .....
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SC Directs Status Quo in Plea Against HP HC Ruling on Government’s Power to Regularise Encroachments(22.09.2025)
Supreme Court ordered status quo in a petition challenging the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s decision that declared Section 163-A of the Himachal Prad.....
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NCLAT: ED Cannot Keep Attached Assets After Resolution Plan Approval(16.10.2025)
NCLAT held that asset attachments by the Enforcement Directorate under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cease once a resolution plan is appro.....
Tags : Enforcement Directorate, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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NHAI Clears Contractors’ Bills Worth Rs 25,000 Crore(01.04.2020)
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has cleared bills worth Rs. 25,000 Crore owed to contractors in March, 2020, expediting the process after .....
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SC: Cannot Restrict Convicted Persons From Forming Political Parties Solely Due To Disqualification(12.08.2025)
The Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL on banning convicted persons from forming political parties, has observed that losing statutory rights like vot.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Convicted Persons, Representation of People Act, Section 29A, Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi
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SC: Non-Production of Contraband Not Fatal If Seizure and Sample-Drawing Follow S.52A of NDPS Act(16.09.2025)
Supreme Court ruled that under the NDPS Act, the prosecution is not defeated if the seized contraband is not produced in court, provided the seizure a.....
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Karnataka HC Issue Directions for Implementation of Provisions to Prohibit Manual Scavenging(10.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued several directions to the state government to ensure proper implementation of the provisions of the Prohibition of Emp.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
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SC: Unilateral Termination of Sale Agreement Invalid if Contract Does Not Permit it(10.11.2025)
SC held that a party cannot unilaterally terminate a non-determinable agreement to sell under the Specific Relief Act, 1963, unless the contract is ex.....
Tags : Termination, Sale Agreement, Contract
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NCLT Ahmedabad: Objections to Coc Cannot Bar RP From Challenging Preferential Transactions(12.12.2025)
NCLT Ahmedabad held that objections to the formation of the Committee of Creditors cannot prevent a Resolution Professional from filing an application.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC Judgment in Indian Radiological & Imaging Association Case(16.03.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi HC judgment that held that there are no provisions in Pre-conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, empowerin.....
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ITAT, Pune: Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked Sans Illegality in Original Re-Assessment(16.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune while quashing a revisional jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, has ruled that the .....
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Bombay HC: Age of Consent Must be Distinguished from Age of Marriage(14.07.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that age of consent necessarily has to be distinguished from the age of marriage as sexual acts do not happen only in the c.....
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