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Image of the Judge cannot be tarnished merely for the reason of his religion

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Court should give substantial weight to the objective reasonableness of the losing party’s position while awarding attorney’s fees

Amount of annual income of society or association of persons or trust for being under the jurisdiction of Lokpal, notified

Host of notifications issued for the purpose of implementing Krishi Kalyan Cess

Sincere attempt of settling the dispute amicably to be made by the Family Courts in matrimonial discord matters

Environmental compensation of Rs 25 lakh imposed upon Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority

Use of prior tribal-court convictions consistent with the Indian Civil Rights Act as predicate offenses for federal offenses does not violate the Constitution

Image of the Judge cannot be tarnished merely for the reason of his religion

Government further liberalises FDI norms

New Amendments proposed to the Ship Breaking Code 2013

Six different Regulations notified to operationalise statutory changes in customs bonding regime

Mixed school with co-education helps children to have healthy trends, grow with better discipline & morality

Constitutionality of Article 81 B of the Education Code, upheld

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AICTE issued clarifications with respect to Regulations, 2016 to regulate pay scale, service conditions, and qualifications of Teachers in technical institutions

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