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Court directs Reserve Bank of India to keep a check on the excessive rates of interest being charged by Non Banking Financial Companies

Madras High Court: While hearing a public interest litigation seeking to raise the issue of the excessive rates of interest charged by

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Maratha Quota in Maharashtra put on hold

Bombay High Court: In an interim order, a bench comprising of MS Shah, CJ and MS Sonak, J stayed the ordinance to

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Bail denied to Former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, convicted for procuring fraudulent nominations in MBBS course

Delhi High Court: In a recent case where the former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare was convicted for conspiring

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Bail granted to Sant Rampal cancelled

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Initiating suo- motu proceeding against self- styled Godman Ram Pal, the Court cancelled his bail granted by

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Amendment in the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Taxes and Fees Rules, 1960 is unconstitutional

Bombay High Court: While allowing a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Taxes and

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Married daughter of a deceased Government employee is eligible for compassionate appointment

Madras High Court: While deciding the question that whether a married daughter of a deceased Government employee is eligible for compassionate appointment,

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Notice issued to the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University

Allahabad High Court: While hearing a PIL instituted by law students of different universities against the decision of Vice Chancellor of the

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No prior sanctions are required under S. 192 (1); CrPC to prosecute B.S. Yeddyurappa and his son

Karnataka High Court: In a criminal revision petition filed on the grounds of misuse of official position and amassing wealth disproportionate to

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Life convicts cannot claim remission as a right

Delhi High Court: In a recent case a PIL was filed seeking directions for the release of all life convicts who have

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Conflict of Interest Petition against N. Srinivasan dismissed

Bombay High Court: In a recent order, a bench comprising of Anoop Mohta and NM Jamdar, JJ dismissed a PIL filed by

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Court orders Kerala Government to reconsider their Order to let go off the officers involved in initial investigation of ISRO Spy case

Kerala High Court: While deciding upon the issue that whether the State Government was right in its decision of not taking any

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Court lays down directions for the provision of separate lock-ups for female prisoners

Madras High Court: Addressing the issue of providing separate lock-ups for women prisoners complete with all the basic amenities, the division Bench

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Death due to gastric aspiration as a result of forceful intercourse with a woman beyond the age of menopause, not murder

Delhi High Court: While dealing with a question of rape and murder of women beyond the age of menopause, the Court acquitted

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Petition to change Rani Lakshmibai’s surname dismissed

Bombay High Court: In an interesting case, a bench comprising of A.S. Oka and A.S. Gadkari, dismissed a petition where the petitioner

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Restraining order passed in Loreal trade mark infringement case

Delhi High Court: In a recent case a major international cosmetic brand, namely, Loreal had filed a suit for permanent injunction on

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Parsi man’s plea to nullify wedlock under Hindu Marriage Act rejected

Bombay High Court: Dismissing a plea by a Parsi man to declare his 15 year old marriage to a Hindu woman null

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Suspension of KPSC Member Mangala Shridhar by the Governor for corruption upheld

Karnataka High Court: Striking a blow against the rampant corruption prevalent in the executive, the Court while deciding the instant case concerning

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Vodafone wins Rs 3, 200 cr transfer pricing case

Bombay High Court: Ruling in favour of the Indian unit of Vodafone Group in a Rs 3,200 crore tax dispute, a bench

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Order under ‘Post–Matric scholarship’ for transfer of scholarships quashed

Allahabad High Court: While quashing an order dated 21.02.2014, passed by authorities concerned of State Government under the scheme launched by Ministry

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Evidence of a child witness cannot be rejected per se

Delhi High Court: In a landmark judgment in a case involving brutal rape of a 3 year old girl in 2012, the