Salary related information of employees has to be suo motu disclosed
Central Information Commission: The Commission recently heard an appeal of an RTI applicant who sought information related to salary provided to one
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Cognizance of offences committed under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can only be taken by a Special Court
High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi: The Court recently addressed a petition which had been filed for quashing a previous order given
Continue readingAnticipatory bail cannot be denied on sole grounds that a serious charge is levelled against accused
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J dismissed a petition filed
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Conduct of parties sufficient to determine the mode of payment
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission: In an order passed by Gireesh B Pradhan (Chairperson), AK Singhal, AS Bakshi and MK Iyer (Members) on a
Continue readingAppointment of Additional Judges, Madras High Court
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India appointed (i) Smt.
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British woman deported over Buddha tattoo wins compensation from Sri Lankan Supreme Court for gross violation of fundamental rights by officials
Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan Apex Court recently granted relief and compensation to a
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Father accused under POCSO: Bail rejected
Bombay High Court: In the order passed by the Bench of A.M. Badar, J., rejecting the application filed for grant of bail
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Jurisdiction of consumer forum is not ousted even if the other party has filed suit on the same matter in Civil Court
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission: The grievance of the petitioner in a recent case before the Commission was that appellants/complainants had entered
Continue readingQuasi-judicial order can be passed only after giving an opportunity of hearing to applicant
Karnataka High Court: While deciding a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, a Single Judge Bench comprising
Continue readingAppointment of 3 Additional Judges, Madras High Court
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India appointed (i) Smt.
Continue readingAppointment of 3 Additional Judges, Kerala High Court
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 ot the Constitution of India appointed (1) Shri
Continue readingJunaid Khan lynching case not fit to be handed over to CBI, High Court poses trust in trial court dismissing plea of deceased’s father
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In relation to the infamous Junaid Khan lynching case, the father of the deceased approached the High
Continue readingDeath Sentence cannot be commuted on another’s plea if convict himself waived his right to appeal and seek legal help
Punjab and Haryana High Court: An interesting case came up before the High Court in which the sister of Balwant Rajoana (assassin
Continue readingClarification of India’s position on acceptance of MAP and bilateral APA in cases of countries where Art. 9(2) of OECD Model Tax Commentary is absent
A number of references have been received from time to time regarding the acceptance of applications pertaining to Transfer Pricing MAP cases
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Eligibility of divorced daughter of Armed Forces personnel for grant of Family Pension
As per Ministry of Defence (MoD) letter of September 2015, presently only those children who are dependent and meet other conditions of
Continue readingNGT holds ‘Amravati’ to be the best available site for capital city of State of Andhra Pradesh
National Green Tribunal: While deciding an original application along with a batch of appeals, a three member bench comprising of Swatanter Kumar,
Continue readingA ‘show-cause notice’ does not infringe civil or fundamental rights of a person
High Court of Karanataka: While deciding a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, a Single Judge Bench
Continue readingAnticipatory bail granted to Ryan School Trustees in Pradyuman Thakur murder case
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In relation to the Pradyuman Thakur case, the owners of Ryan School- Pintos approached the High Court
Continue readingGag order issued in Yogi Adityanath’s hate speech case
Allahabad High Court: Recently, the High Court issued gag order in Yogi Adityanath’s hate speech case of 2008 stating clearly that no
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Constitution of Fifteenth Finance Commission notified
The Government of India, with the approval President of India, has constituted Fifteenth Finance Commission in pursuance of clause (1) of Article
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