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NCDRC | Developer directed to give compensation in view of “Principles of Natural Justice”; delay of 4 years in refund of ‘booking amount’ on cancellation

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Bench comprising of Justice R.K. Agrawal (President) and M. Shreesha (Member) while addressing a complaint

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NGT | Citizens entitled to breathe in fresh air; Need for action protection of environment and public health

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), K. Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member) and

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CIC | Framework of RTI Act restricts jurisdiction of CIC to provide a ruling on access to information

Central Information Commissioner (CIC): Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner, addressed an RTI application filed seeking information pertaining to 510 Certified Medical Reports purportedly

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NGT | Crop Burning | Pollution free environment is right of every citizen; issue being addressed for years but no effective action by State Govt.

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K. Ramakrishnan

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Men in uniform perpetrated heinous torture on a helpless man — NHRC notice over death after brutal assault in police custody

NHRC notice to the Chief Secretary and DGP, Uttar Pradesh in connection with a death in police custody after a brutal assault

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NCDRC | Consumer Protection fora does not enforce fundamental rights, they do not exercise jurisdiction of HC or SC

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Bench of Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding member) and Dinesh Singh (Member) dismissed the revision petition

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CIC | RTI Act is not proper law for redressal of grievances relating to re-evaluation of AoR examination answer sheets

Central Information Commission (CIC): Sudhir Bhargava, Chief Information Commissioner, addressed an application filed before CPIO, Supreme Court of India with respect to

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NCLAT | Resolution Professional has no jurisdiction to “determine” the claim filed by Financial Creditor, he can only “collate” the claim

National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Bench of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice A.I.S Cheema, Member (Judicial) and Kanthi Narahari, Member (Technical)

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CCI | Builder Buyer Agreement does not fall within the ambit of S. 3 of Competition Act

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma (Member) and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Member), analysed

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NCDRC | Hepatitis-B vaccine ‘Revac-B’ manufactured by Bharat Biotech held not hazardous, no proof of defect or sub-standard quality found

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Coram of Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) and Dinesh Singh (Member), while deciding the present

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CIC | Enforcement Directorate exempted under S. 24 of RTI Act from disclosing information regarding “Panama Paper Leak Case”

Central Information Commission (CIC): Bimal Jhulka, Information Commissioner, disposed of an appeal with respect to the information being sought from Directorate of

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SEBI | Acquisition violating Takeover Regulations allowed where objective of proposed acquisitions was to streamline succession and promote welfare of Promoter family, no prejudice to interest of public shareholders

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G. Mahalingam, (Whole Time Member) disposed of the application allowing exemption from the Takeover Regulations,

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NCLAT | Joint CIRP against Jet Airways to continue, Dutch Trustee allowed to attend CoC meetings as observer

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): While disposing of the appeal filed by Jet Airways (Offshore Regional Hub), a Bench of Justice

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PMLA | Objective of PMLA Act is discovery and freezing or confiscation of property in order to prevent it from being laundered further

Appellate Tribunal for SAFEMA, FEMA, PMLA, NDPS & PBPT Act: Justice Manmohan Singh adjourned an appeal sine-dine, filed by a person found

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Appellate Tribunal | Tribunal quashes ED’s order for attachment of assets of the company, subject to furnishing of indemnity bond

Appellate Tribunal for FEMA, PMLA, NDPS & PBPT Act: Justice Manmohan Singh, Chairman and G.C. Mishra, Member, quashed provisional orders for attachment

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NGT | Delhi Govt. to formulate guidelines to mitigate adverse impact on environment and public health; regulation of banquet halls

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K. Ramakrishnan

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SEBI | Not informing Stock Exchanges about entering into agreements whereby proceeds of GDR were pledged, would amount to fraud under PFUTP Regulations, 1995

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Ananta Barua, (Whole Time Member) by order, prohibited the Managing Director of Morepen Laboratories from

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SEBI | Directors liable along with Company to refund the money of investors collected under ‘Collective Investment Scheme’ without obtaining a certificate of registration

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Ananta Barua, Whole Time Member, issued directions holding the Directors of Zeestar liable for accepting

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CESTAT | Redemption fine imposed on appellant for violating FSSAI regulations not maintainable; order to re-export goods sustained

Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellant Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai: Sulekha Beevi C.S. (Judicial Member) modified the order of the Commissioner (Appeals) in