Cauvery Water dispute: Order directing State of Karnataka to release 15000 cusecs of water, modified
Supreme Court: In the Cauvery Water Dispute, the bench of Dipak Misra and U.U. Lalit, JJ modified it’s order dated 05.09.2016 and
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Fifth Annual National Conference on contemporary legal scholarship organised by SLS, Pune
Reported by Kriti Srivastava
Picture credits: Aneesh Sadhwani
Cabinet approves signing of the Extradition Treaty between India and Afghanistan
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing and ratification of the Extradition Treaty between India and Afghanistan. The treaty would provide a
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Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016, notified
The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016 came into force in order to amend the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Customs Tariff
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Provision relating to Goods and Services Tax Council comes into force
The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Constitution (One Hundred and First
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Justice Alok Aradhe, Judge, MP High Court appointed Judge, Jammu and Kashmir High Court
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, read with article
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National Conference on International and Domestic Arbitration organised by ILS, Pune
The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and ILS Law College, Pune in association with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Nanipalkhivala Arbitration Centre, organised
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Legislative intent behind “deemed to have lapsed” under Section 24(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, explained
Supreme Court: In the matter seeking the correct construction of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
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Council for the India School Certificate Examinations does not come under the purview of the RTI Act, 2005
Calcutta High Court: While deciding the question that whether Council for the India School Certificate Examinations (hereinafter ‘Council’) is a State or
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2016 SCC Vol. 7 August 28, 2016 Part 4
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 11(6) — Appointment of arbitrator: In absence of counter as to referability of dispute to
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NHRC issues notice to the Chairman, Railway Board and Delhi Chief Secretary over people living in pathetic condition near Railway line in Zakhira, New Delhi
National Human Rights Commission: The Commission has issued a notice to the Chairman, Railway Board and the Chief Secretary, Government of N.C.T.
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Scope and ambit of inherent power under Section 482 vis-à-vis Section 397 CrPC explained
Supreme Court: Deciding the question as to whether availability of alternative remedy of criminal revision under Section 397 Cr.P.C. can be a
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No sanction required where the misconduct is in some different capacity than the one which is held at the time of taking cognizance
Supreme Court: Considering the rulings in the judgments of this Court in Anil Kumar v. M.K. Aiyappa, (2013) 10 SCC 705 and
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Scheme of dispute resolution under the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 different from the repealed Act of 1984
Supreme Court: Explaining the scheme of the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 vis-à-vis it’s repealing Act i.e. the Multi State Co-operative
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Board of India in exercise of the powers conferred under section 15JB of the Securities and Exchange Board
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Allegations of Predatory Pricing against Ola and Taxi for Sure, dismissed
Competition Commission of India: While dealing with case relating to predatory pricing allegations against ANI Technologies Private Limited (Opposite Parties), the Commission
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