Road Safety: Elaborate directions issued to curb road accidents
Supreme Court: In the PIL filed by the Chairman and Head of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, seeking enforcement of
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Salary related information of employees has to be suo motu disclosed
Central Information Commission: The Commission recently heard an appeal of an RTI applicant who sought information related to salary provided to one
Continue readingCognizance of offences committed under SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can only be taken by a Special Court
High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi: The Court recently addressed a petition which had been filed for quashing a previous order given
Continue readingAnticipatory bail cannot be denied on sole grounds that a serious charge is levelled against accused
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J dismissed a petition filed
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Conduct of parties sufficient to determine the mode of payment
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission: In an order passed by Gireesh B Pradhan (Chairperson), AK Singhal, AS Bakshi and MK Iyer (Members) on a
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British woman deported over Buddha tattoo wins compensation from Sri Lankan Supreme Court for gross violation of fundamental rights by officials
Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan Apex Court recently granted relief and compensation to a
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Father accused under POCSO: Bail rejected
Bombay High Court: In the order passed by the Bench of A.M. Badar, J., rejecting the application filed for grant of bail
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Jurisdiction of consumer forum is not ousted even if the other party has filed suit on the same matter in Civil Court
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission: The grievance of the petitioner in a recent case before the Commission was that appellants/complainants had entered
Continue readingQuasi-judicial order can be passed only after giving an opportunity of hearing to applicant
Karnataka High Court: While deciding a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, a Single Judge Bench comprising
Continue readingJunaid Khan lynching case not fit to be handed over to CBI, High Court poses trust in trial court dismissing plea of deceased’s father
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In relation to the infamous Junaid Khan lynching case, the father of the deceased approached the High
Continue readingDeath Sentence cannot be commuted on another’s plea if convict himself waived his right to appeal and seek legal help
Punjab and Haryana High Court: An interesting case came up before the High Court in which the sister of Balwant Rajoana (assassin
Continue readingNGT holds ‘Amravati’ to be the best available site for capital city of State of Andhra Pradesh
National Green Tribunal: While deciding an original application along with a batch of appeals, a three member bench comprising of Swatanter Kumar,
Continue readingA ‘show-cause notice’ does not infringe civil or fundamental rights of a person
High Court of Karanataka: While deciding a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, a Single Judge Bench
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IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as a special director of the CBI upheld
Supreme Court: The bench of RK Agarwal and AM Sapre, JJ dismissed the plea challenging appointment of senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer
Continue readingAnticipatory bail granted to Ryan School Trustees in Pradyuman Thakur murder case
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In relation to the Pradyuman Thakur case, the owners of Ryan School- Pintos approached the High Court
Continue readingGag order issued in Yogi Adityanath’s hate speech case
Allahabad High Court: Recently, the High Court issued gag order in Yogi Adityanath’s hate speech case of 2008 stating clearly that no
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MCI Scam: 3-judge bench reserves order on petition filed by CJAR
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RK Agarwal, Arun Mishra and AM Khanwilkar, JJ reserved verdict on the petition filed by Campaign
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High Security Registration Plates: CCI rules out specific case of bid-rigging however, CBI investigation on
Competition Commission of India: The Commission recently dealt with an application that was filed by the Association of Registration Plates Manufacturers of
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Petition challenging validity of MahaRERA Order defining ‘co-promoter’ disposed off after MahaRERA withdraws impugned Order
Bombay High Court: While deciding the petition which challenged the validity of the Order passed by the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority
Continue readingInterest earned on voluntary contributions made with specific directions to include contribution in corpus of charitable organization held to be exempted from income tax
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Antony Dominic and Dama Seshadri Naidu, JJ. heard appeals dealing with the issue as
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