Counter vailing duty on machines for areca nuts
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“Adjudicating authority has travelled beyond the classification proposed in the show-cause notice by classifying the product under a classification which was neither claimed by the appellant nor was proposed in the said notice.”

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gang rape in stationary train
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The NHRC issued notices to the Chairman, Railway Board, and DGP Haryana, seeking a detailed report about the incident within two weeks, including health status and compensation.

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Karvy Consultant 2005 IPO Scam
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“A professional group like Karvy cannot abdicate its responsibility to ensure genuine transactions. The failure to exercise due diligence with respect to the work facilitated the key operators to earn huge profits out of the mala fide allotment of shares of the two entities i.e., Yes Bank Ltd. and IDFC in their IPO subscription.”

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Cressanda disclosure violation penalty
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“The circumstances under which the promoter and promoter’s group reduced their holding in Cressanda give enough indications as to the fact that the investors, if they had known at the relevant time that the promoter and promoter group is drastically reducing its holding, may have been cautious while purchasing the shares of Cressanda.”

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service tax for film screening
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For getting the films exhibited in their theatre, the owner of the said Multiplexes/theatres enter into agreements with the film distributors/producers. The purpose of the agreement and the intention of the parties is for screening of the film in the theatre, which cannot be treated as “Renting of Immovable Property Service”.

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buying gold without bill
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“Mere act of purchasing gold without bill is highly insufficient to confirm the grave allegations of conspiring the act of smuggling of gold. Presumptions and assumptions can never be the basis for imposition of penalty”

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JS Group securities market
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“The series of trades executed by Jane Street Group demonstrates a pattern which, when viewed in its totality, indicates a prima facie intent to take unfair and undue advantage of the market structure and sentiments prevailing at the time.”

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PNB fraud
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Hearing an appeal filed by co-accused Mihir Bhansali’s wife, the Tribunal stated that PMLA, 2002 entitles the attachment of proceeds of crime which are either generated as a result of criminal activity relating to a scheduled offence, or, equivalent value, or, where such proceeds of crime is taken, or, held outside the country.

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Fake Cardiologist
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The inquiry led to NHRC recommending Rs. 10 lakh relief for each of the 7 deceased patients’ families, directing FIRs against the doctor and hospital owner, and a nationwide verification of Cath Labs.

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FPBAI Anti-competitive practices
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The CCI further held the former and present Presidents of FPBAI and Chairman of GOC, and Secretary of FPBAI, liable under Section 48 of the Competition Act, 2002.

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Adani acquisition of HDIL assets
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Reiterating that the commercial wisdom of the CoC is to be given paramount importance for approval/rejection of the Resolution Plan, the NCLT held that the Resolution Plans in the present case met the requirements of the IBC and the IBBI Regulations, and thus, had to be approved.

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Telangana's groundwater Fluoride contamination
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A complaint was filed seeking NHRC’s intervention emphasising that fluoride contamination poses severe health risks and measures to mitigate the crisis remain inadequate.

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DCDRC finds Matrimony.Com Ltd. liable for deficiency in service for failing to deliver video album of a marriage reception held in 2017
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A consumer had filed a complaint before the DCDRC seeking repair or replacement of his damaged Hyundai car and compensation of Rs 5 Lakhs for mental agony and deficiency of service.

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DCDRC finds Matrimony.Com Ltd. liable for deficiency in service for failing to deliver video album of a marriage reception held in 2017
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“On one side is judicial propriety and on the other, severe contempt. Yet this Commission will take this risk and make attempt to set legal principles clearly for the purposes of upholding judicial federalism”.

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National Human Rights Commission
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The NHRC noted that the incident occurred because her husband had failed to repay the loan and had run away.

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National Company Law Tribunal
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The RP sought exclusion of the time it took for NCLT to decide the applications filed under Section 19 of the IBC regarding the non-cooperation by the Company.

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Competition Commission of India
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“The condition for de-pricing and recovery of loss for the booked copper is applicable only in case the terms of the contract are not fulfilled by the purchaser resulting in loss to the seller. Such condition in the commodity market which is prone to price risks cannot be considered to be unfair.”

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
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“Investigation has also revealed no other independent player apart from DNEG has attempted to enter the market over the last few years, which shows the enforcement of appellants model has been a significant barrier for independent players to venture into cloning and delivery of content by the appellants.”

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
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“The impugned order is exclusively interlocutory in nature which is yet to be considered on merits and yet to be given a final shape till the conduct of the final hearing when the interim reliefs prayed for, are heard and decided by the Tribunal.”

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Non-veg momos to vegetarians
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The Commission strictly opined that if the complainants were strictly vegetarian and that non-vegetarian foods hurt their religious sentiments, then why did they opt to order food from an outlet that delivers both veg and non-veg food items.

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