Uttar Pradesh | Women employee cannot be bound to work in night shifts
The Governor of Uttar Pradesh notified elaborate rules explaining conditions to restrict working of ‘women employee’ between 7:00 pm and 6:00 am.
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Orissa High Court grants compensation to a woman who conceived after sterilisation
Orissa High Court | Arindam Sinha, J. criticised the State for not following the procedure and granted compensation to a
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Kerala High Court| Consider compulsory licensing of breast cancer drug Ribociclib; HC directs Central Government
Kerala High Court: While adjudicating a petition filed by a breast cancer patient seeking to afford life-saving medicines which otherwise cost more
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SEBI issues circular on Adjustment in derivative contracts for dividend announcements to review the framework
On 28-06-2022, Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) issued a circular in order to protect the interest of the investors in
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Provisions of S. 37 of the NDPS Act shall not apply to an unaware service courier driver; Gauhati High Court explains
Gauhati High Court: While granting bail to the applicant herein, under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) for a case
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Can non-resistance by rape survivors be the ground for acquittal for the accused? Patna High Court decides
Patna High Court: While dealing with a case of rape, A M Badar, J. observed that mere non-offering of physical resistance by
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Right to get reimbursement for foreign travel under LTC scheme is not an absolute right; Madras High Court upheld withdrawal of the scheme for SBI officers
Madras High Court: S M Subramaniam, J. upheld the decision taken by Indian Banks Association to unilaterally withdraw the facility for State
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Know Thy Judge| Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
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Gujarat High Court| Amount of PPF account shall not be liable to any attachment in respect of any debt or liability
Gujarat High Court: A.S. Supehia, J. allowed a writ petition directing Bank to deposit PPF amount deducted for settlement of liability. Petitioner
Continue readingRBI penalizes Indian Overseas Bank of Rs. 57.50 lakh for non compliance of RBI (Frauds Classification and Reporting by Commercial Banks and Select FIs Directions, 2016
On 24-06-2022 the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) imposed a penalty of Rs.57.50 lakh on the Indian Overseas Bank (‘The Bank’) for
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Delhi High Court directs IIT Delhi to conclude investigation against Prof. Kanika T. Bhal and Prof. Shveta Singh on allegations of plagiarism by a PhD student
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula J. directed the IIT Delhi Plagiarism Committee to conclude the investigation regarding allegations of plagiarism against its
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Rajasthan High Court| Police may charge fee from couple seeking police protection if the income is more than taxable income
Rajasthan High Court: Sameer Jain J. granted police protection and directed the State authorities to charge an appropriate fee from the couple
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Maharashtra Political Crisis| No stay on floor test, disqualification proceedings to be kept in abeyance till July 11; Read SC’s directions on Eknath Shinde’s plea
Supreme Court: In a significant development in Maharashtra’s political turmoil, the vacation Bench comprising Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala, JJ., directed to
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Single jurisdiction single membership rule applied to Customs Brokers vide Customs Brokers Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2022
On 24th June, 2022, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified Customs Brokers Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2022. The amendment revises
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Delhi High Court restrains Voltas Care from using VOLTAS trademark/Logo; Ex-parte injunction granted
Delhi High Court: Dinesh Kumar Sharma J. granted an ex parte injunction to Voltas Limited restraining a website from using their registered
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Are LR’s eligible for insurance claim, even WHEN the policy was purchased after death? Madhya Pradesh HC answers
Madhya Pradesh High Court: While dismissing an appeal filed under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 challenging award passed by
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[Violence against Doctors] Kerala High Court| Pre-arrest bail in offences under Kerala Healthcare Act incongruous to legislative mandate
Kerala High Court: In a case concerning attacks against doctors and medical institutions, Bechu Kurian Thomas, J., held that granting
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Karnataka High Court| Magistrates to consider ‘conduct of Accused’ while deciding application for interim compensation in Cheque dishonour cases
Karnataka High Court: M. Nagarprasanna J. allowed a petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of
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“Courts must be permitted to consider the State’s interest in preventing gun violence” Read SCOTUS Dissent on New York Gun Law being declared unconstitutional for violating 2nd Amendment
“Question of firearm regulation presents a complex problem—one that should be solved by legislatures rather than courts”.
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NCLT| Ongoing or fresh debt related legal proceedings against personal guarantor should remain stayed during interim moratorium period
National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata Bench I: The Bench of Rajasekhar V.K., judicial member and Balraj Joshi, technical member has held that
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