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Initiation of proceedings by a third party under the garb of a PIL is not at all warranted

Delhi High Court: While dismissing the PIL filed by an NGO for the immediate arrest of certain MP’s of Maharashtra who had

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Foreign company gains deriving less than 50% of its value form Indian assets, not taxable

Delhi High Court: Answering the question, whether the transaction of sale and purchase of shares of an overseas company deriving only a

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Fair price shop license cannot be granted arbitrarily to the Gram Pradhan or his family

Allahabad High Court: Highlighting the importance of Public Distribution System (PDS) in a case where Petitioner made a complaint that fair price

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Married daughters born before 2005 have equal rights on ancestral property

Bombay High Court: In a landmark judgment, a Full Bench comprising of Mohit Shah CJ, MS Sanklecha and MS Sonak, JJ. held

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CIT penalized for filing frivolous appeals

Bombay High Court: Dismissing an appeal filed by Income Tax department, a bench comprising of BP Colabawalla and SC Dharmadhikari, JJ levied a

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Moninder Singh Pandher, prime accused in Nithari killings granted bail

Allahabad High Court: While granting bail to Moninder Singh Pandher (Applicant), one of the accused of the infamous Nithari Killings, who was

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Places of worship not to cause noise pollution by use of loudspeakers

Allahabad High Court: In line with the law laid down by the Supreme Court of India in the series of case laws

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Payment to wife & child before anticipatory bail, not amounting to buying bail

Delhi High Court: In a matrimonial dispute where the wife had filed a complaint against petitioner husband under Section 498-A IPC, the

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Guidelines on security and hygiene conditions of the Allahabad High Court issued

Allahabad High Court: In a unique PIL petition which raised issues such as cleanliness and security conditions of Allahabad High Court in

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Distribution of work a purely administrative exercise of power

Allahabad High Court: While deciding a case regarding the distribution of work made by higher authorities, the Court held that the distribution

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Centre’s 2013 office memorandum not in compliance with Supreme Court guidelines

Delhi High Court: Where an NGO working for the protection of the rights of blind people, had prayed for modification of the

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University Grant Commission (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations 2010 held unconstitutional

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a case, where petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of University Grant Commission (Institutions Deemed to be Universities)

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Pushing accidently is not outraging modesty of woman under Section 354 IPC

Calcutta High Court: In the light of the increasing misuse of laws combating crime against women, while deciding the question that whether

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Acid attack victims to be compensated as per Supreme Court’s Direction

Calcutta High Court: With the acid attack incidents at a rise and the struggle that the victims face throughout their lives, the

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“Honourably acquitted” person entitled to full pay after reinstatement

Calcutta High Court: Deciding the matter that whether or not the petitioner has been honourably acquitted in terms of Rule 13 (a)

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Court refuses to give birth records of Shahrukh Khan’s son

Bombay High Court: In a major relief to actor Shahrukh Khan, a bench comprising of Revati Mohite Dhere, J. dismissed a petition

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Provisions for postal ballots cannot replace actual physical meetings

Bombay High Court: The question before the Court was whether in view of Section 110 of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI

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Family pension can be claimed by a deemed wife on ground of long cohabitation

Madras High Court: While deciding the question that in a scenario where the marriage is proved but held to be illegal, whether

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Section 11BB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 interpreted

Allahabad High Court: While deciding a case relating to Section 11BB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which deals with interest on

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Soya Deoil Cake or Soya Grits whether poultry feed or fit for human consumption and thus taxable or not, discussed

Tripura High Court: Deciding the question relating to taxability of Soya Deoil Cake under the Tripura Value Added Tax, 2004 depending upon