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CIC directs PMO to revisit denial to disclose report on armed forces pay and allowances

Central Information Commission: In a second appeal filed by the appellant being dissatisfied and aggrieved by the reply furnished by

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SEBI bans Mehul Choksi from securities market for 10 years and imposes a penalty of Rs. 5 crores for indulging in fraudulent and unfair trade practices

Securities and Exchange Board of India: Mehul C. Choksi has been restrained from buying, selling or dealing in securities and

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Central Information Commission directs All India Chess Federation to furnish its expenditure in case against Competition Commission of India

Central Information Commission: In the second appeal filed by the appellant under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act,

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Central Information Commission| No information of the third parties can be sought via the RTI Act without their consent

Central Information Commission: In a second appeal filed by the appellant under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 on

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News 18 debate programme violative of the Code of Ethics & Broadcasting Standards and principles under the Specific Guidelines Covering Reportage; News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority imposes fine of Rs. 50,000/- on the broadcaster

News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority: In a complaint regarding a debate programme aired on News18 India on 6.4.2022, wherein

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DCDRC | Why Uber India was held liable for the cab driver whose negligence caused the complainant to miss her flight to Chennai?

Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thane: In a significant decision delivered in August over a complaint alleging deficiency of

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SEBI imposes a penalty of Rs. 2.25 crores on Bombay Dyeing and Rs. 11 crores on Wadia Group for misrepresenting financial statements

Securities and Exchange Board of India: The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd. (‘BDMCL’) and some of its promoters (Nusli Wadia, Ness

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Non-payment of full provident fund and gratuity violative of S. 30(2)(e) IBC; NCLAT directs Jet Airways to make payments

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi: In a batch of appeals filed challenging order dated 22-06-2021 passed by the National

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CCI | Google faces penalty of Rs. 1337.76 crores for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile Device Ecosystem; Cease and Desist order issued

“One of the most important issue that comes out is to what extent should a platform operator, in this case Google, set governance rules purportedly to “protect” its ecosystem and should there be limits to this self-assumed role?”

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“Fair market opportunity is the hallmark of competition”; CCI imposes hefty monetary penalty on MakeMyTrip, Goibibo and OYO for their anti-competitive practices and abuse of dominant position

Competition Commission of India: In a significant development, the Commission while deliberating upon the alleged contravention of Sections 3 and

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Maharashtra RERA| Saif Ali Khan to get possession of his office unit in Indian Newspaper Society within a period of 15 days, with interest for delayed possession

Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority: In a complaint filed for seeking directions to the respondent to handover the possession and to pay

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Whether Adjudicating Authority is competent to pass order under Section 66 of IBC during subsistence of moratorium under Section 14 of IBC? NCLAT answers

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal : While deciding an issue as to whether the adjudicating authority is competent to pass

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Why did ITAT decide to delete the addition of streedhan as ‘unexplained investment’ for the purposes of income assessment? Read to know

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur: While deciding the instant appeal revolving around the addition of the assessee’s generational streedhan as unexplained

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Offer of possession of apartments without the amenities promised and arbitrary deduction of earnest money; Read to know whether NCDRC found Mahindra Homes liable for deficient service?

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Bench of S.M. Kanitkar (Presiding Member) and Binoy Kumar (Member) while deliberating upon

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“Hospitals are vicariously liable for the acts of negligence committed by their doctors”; NCDRC grants compensation of Rs 1 crore to the parents who lost their only child in a corrective surgery for squint eye

Human life is most precious; therefore, it is extremely difficult to decide on the quantum of compensation in medical negligence cases, it is highly subjective in nature.

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NCLAT | Rejection of Resolution Plan by the NCLT due to Non-Serious, Casual and Non-Diligent Conduct of Resolution Appellant is Good in Law

“The CIRP is a time bound process where timeline has been prescribed for each step. The CIRP cannot be allowed to continue for indefinite period.”

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NCDRC | In a tripartite contract between the seller, service provider and consumer, the seller and service provider are liable for any defect, deficiency and unfair trade practice on any product sold by them

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While deciding upon the instant complaint concerning alleged unfair trade practice followed by Flipkart of tampering

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National Green Tribunal | Noise Pollution – violation of right to peaceful, comfortable and pollution-free life guaranteed by Article 21

“The human life has its charm and there is no reason why the life should not be enjoyed along with all permissible pleasures. Anyone who wishes to live in peace, comfort and quiet within his house has a right to prevent the noise as pollutant reaching him. No one can claim a right to create noise even in his own premises which would travel beyond his precincts and cause nuisance to neighbours or others. Any noise which has the effect of materially interfering with the ordinary comforts of life judged by the standard of a reasonable man is nuisance.”

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RTI on pay scales, gross pay, PF deduction and TDS| Unhappy with CPIO’s response, Central Information Commission allows inspection of records

Central Information Commission: In a second appeal filed under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 on the ground of

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NGT directs Maharashtra Government to pay compensation of ₹12,000 crore due to improper waste management

“Award of above compensation has become necessary under section 15 of the NGT Act to remedy the continuing damage to the environment and to comply with directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court requiring this Tribunal to monitor enforcement of norms for solid and liquid waste management.”