Injunction imposed on feeding birds from balcony resulting in nuisance held valid
Bombay High Court: While deciding an appeal against order of the Trial Court, imposing an injunction on feeding of birds resulting in
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Cricket does not flourish due to Ministers and Public Servants holding offices in State Associations or BCCI
Supreme Court: The bench comprising of T.S. Thakur CJI and FM Ibrahim Kalifulla J. accepts Justice RM Lodha panel’s recommendations almost in toto
Continue readingDismissal of girl student from college for living in with classmate, upheld
Kerala High Court: Dismissing a petition which challenged the order of dismissal of the petitioner from the college on the allegation of
Continue readingArtistic freedom of author Perumal Murugan, upheld
Madras High Court: While deliberating over the conflict between freedom of expression of a writer and offending moral and religious sentiments of
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Government accepts the recommendations of Sub-Committee of the High Level Committee to interact with Trade & Industry on Tax Laws on issues relating to compliance procedure for the excise duty
In this year’s Budget, a nominal excise duty of 1% [without input and capital goods credit] or 12.5% [with input tax credit]
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2016 SCC Vol. 6 July 7, 2016 Part 2
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Ss. 148 and 151 — Discretion of court to extend time for doing any act prescribed/allowed by
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Course on Comparative Constitutional Law with Special Focus on India and US
Reported by Saranya Mishra
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Guideline for implementation of Scheme of High Security Registration Plates, issued
Supreme Court: Acting upon the contempt petition dealing with the issue of implementation of Scheme of High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) in
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Selection Commission cannot breach it’s own selection criteria to favour ineligible candidates
Supreme Court: In the matter where the selection to the post of Principals to different Colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh
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MRP of a packaged product stating that it is inclusive of all taxes, cannot establish the collection of sales tax over the product
Supreme Court: While deciding an appeal regarding tax collection in the face of an exemption provided by the Government, the Division Bench
Continue readingAn advocate cannot appear in person as power of attorney holder
Kerala High Court: Deciding upon the question as to whether an advocate could be permitted to appear in person as a power
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Cabinet approves disinvestment of 15% in NBCC
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the disinvestment of 15% paid up equity of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC)
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Court to decide if disapproval of views taken in the matters of administration amounts to defamation
Supreme Court: In the matter where apart from the constitutional validity of the law on criminal defamation under Section 500 IPC and
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Disputes between Government Owned Corporations should not go through long expensive trials but be quickly resolved by way of Arbitration
Supreme Court: Considering the sad state of affairs of long drawn expensive and cumbersome trials to resolve disputes between two Government owned
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Extent to which Secretary of State has discretion under the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, Section 1(3) to serve a judgment of an overseas court when requested, determined
Supreme Court of United Kingdom: While dismissing application for judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision for the service of judgment
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Government establishes Unique Identification Authority of India
The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies,
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Muthoot Finance Pvt. Ltd. asked to reimburse of current value of gold pledged in Year 2003
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While rendering relief to a woman who failed to procure back her gold ornaments from Muthoot
Continue readingPenalty of Rs 80 lakhs imposed upon thirteen fish meal and fish oil production units of Mangaluru
National Green Tribunal (NGT): NGT has imposed heavy penalty upon thirteen industries located in Ullal Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangaluru, for having
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Constitution bench to decide the matter of establishing 4 regional Courts of Appeal to tackle the issue of pending cases
Supreme Court: In the PIL that sought for possible structural reforms in the Indian Judicial System, the bench of T.S. Thakur, CJ,
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