2016 SCC Vol. 2 March 7, 2016 Part 5
Armed Forces — Discharge — Procedural safeguards: Administrative instructions affording additional safeguards dehors R. 13 of Army Rules, 1954 to ensure proper
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No Lifetime Tax upto 12 Months for Non Karnataka Motor Vehicles ferrying within Karnataka
Karnataka High Court: Responding to the growing cries against the amendment, which introduced Lifetime Tax for outside vehicles staying within Karnataka for
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Legal position with regard to child marriage, clarified
Madras High Court: Grabbing the opportunity to clarify the legal position with regard to child marriage, the Division Bench of S. Manikumar
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Court observes consensual sex can’t be called rape later, grants anticipatory bail to accused
Bombay High Court: While granting anticipatory bail to a man accused of rape, a bench comprising of Mridula Bhatkar, J. observed that
Continue readingCompensation of Rs. 5 crores imposed upon Art of Living Foundation for “environmental damage” due to construction on flood plains of Yamuna for “World Culture Festival”
National Green Tribunal (NGT): NGT refused to issue a prohibitory order and a mandatory direction for removal of construction on the flood plains
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2016 SCC Vol. 2 February 28, 2016 Part 4
Bombay High Court Letters Patent — Cl. 12 — Original jurisdiction as to suits — Territorial jurisdiction: “Suits for land”, to be
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Authorities directed to carry out sterilisation or vaccination of dogs causing threat to safety of human beings
Supreme Court: In furtherance of it’s order dated 18.11.2015, regarding the protection of stray dogs, the bench of Dipak Misra and P.C.
Continue readingPrison authorities slammed for not maintaining humane conditions in prisons
Rajasthan High Court: While coming down heavily upon the jail authorities the Court observed that the food provided to the prisoners is
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Details regarding cost incurred by Delhi Government in advertising of anti-corruption drive, directed to be disclosed
Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has directed Chief Minister Office (CMO), Delhi to disclose the details regarding cost incurred in advertising of anti-corruption
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BRICS Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and Innovation
On 17 February, 2016, The Union Cabinet was apprised about signing of BRICS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields
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Kerala Law Academy organised Lex Academia: National Law Fest 2016
Reported by Girish Kumar
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Confusion over the power of superior officers of police under Section 36 of CrPC cleared
Supreme Court: Dealing with the question that whether the State Police Chief/Director General of Police is empowered to appoint a superior police
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Indo Bangladesh Land Agreement: Election Commission Notifies Indian Enclaves as Constituencies
The protracted process of resolving, incorporating and recognising the enclaves received vide the Indo Bangladesh Land Agreement and effectuated by the Constitution
Continue readingDate of birth (as recorded in high school/equivalent exam certificate) entered into service records at the time of joining government service, to prevail for all purposes
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Dr D. Y. Chandrachud, C.J. and Yashwant Varma, J. has held that an application by
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Agreement between India and Maldives for avoidance of double taxation of income from International Air Transport
On 25th January, 2016, the Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of an Agreement between India and Maldives for the
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