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Rehearing of issues not allowed in cases of review but Commission may interfere where there is an apparent error in the order

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Single Member Bench of Prem Narain (Presiding Member), partly allowed a review petition filed against

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Compensation received in lieu of a claim for sexual harassment not taxable: ITAT

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai (ITAT): A Bench comprising Saktijit Dey (JM) and Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (AM), allowed actor Sushmita Sen’s appeal

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State of Punjab ordered to pay 50 crores for damage to rivers Sutlej and Beas and prepare action plan to restore water quality

National Green Tribunal: The NGT bench comprising of Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member) and Dr Nagin Nanda (Expert Member)

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Admission of application under Section 9 I&B Code without notice to corporate debtor held contrary to law, violative of natural justice: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Two-Member Bench comprising of S.J. Mukhopadhaya(Chairperson) and Bansi Lal Bhatt (Member-Judicial), JJ. set aside an

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NCLAT | Pendency of case under S. 138 and 141 NI Act amounts to admission debt, not existence of dispute under I&B Code

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Two-Member Bench comprising of S.J. Mukhopadhaya (Chairperson) and Bansi Lal Bhat (Member-Judicial), JJ. dismissed an appeal

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Penalizing innocent Telecom Service Providers at a shared site in the name of collective responsibility: a policy vexed with arbitrariness

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT): A Division Member Bench of Shiva Kirti Singh (Chairperson), J., A.K. Bhargava, Member, partly allowed

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Unscrupulous builders should not be allowed to fool innocent consumers: NCDRC

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Member Bench of S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) and Dinesh Singh (Member), dismissed a revision

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No case of contravention of Section 4 of Competition Act against BSNL in light of unresolved issues between parties: CCI

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Bench comprising of Sudhir Mital (Chairperson), Augustine Peter and U.C. Nahta, Members, gave an order in

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Binani Industries cannot now repay dues and settle; UltraTech Cement’s revised resolution plan for Binani Cement accepted: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Two-Member bench comprising of S.J. Mukhopadhya (Chairperson) and Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial) disposed of

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In case of charging a fee for inspection of EMF exposure, the charge should be justified by reasonable cost flowing from the concept of quid pro quo

Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT): A Division Bench of Shiva Kirti Singh (Chairperson), J. and A.K. Bhargava (Member), allowed a telecommunication

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Exemption from payment of excise duty must be followed by a reversal of 6% of the value of exempted goods or maintenance of separate account of inputs and credits

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): A Division bench comprising of C.L. Mahar (Technical) and Ajay Sharma (Judicial), Members. upheld

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IRCTC & MoR| Investigation directed in light of unfair condition in the market for sale of rail tickets in India

Competition Commission of India (CCI):The Bench comprising of Sudhir Mital, Chairperson; Augustine Peter and U.C. Nahta, Members, dealt with a case against

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MSP scheme to be interpreted so as to deny benefit on burning crop residue, Government to find long lasting solution to air pollution: NGT

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench comprising of A.K Goel, Chairperson; S.P. Wangdi, Judicial Member; and Nagin Nanda, Executive Member, addressed the

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Restraining order against 3 entities revoked, no adverse evidence in respect of violation of provisions of SEBI Act and PFUTP Regulations found

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Madhabi Puri Buch, a Whole-Time Member addressed the issue of global depository receipts issued by

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“Meeting of minds” a sine qua non for contravention of Section 3 of Competition Act; no merit in case against Ola, Uber: CCI

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Bench comprising of Sudhir Mital (Chairperson) and Augustine Peter and U.C. Nahta (Members), closed a matter

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Treating RBI Governor as deemed CPIO, CIC issues show cause notice for non-disclosure of “wilful defaulters of bad loans”

“Why is RBI fighting tooth and nail to defend defaulters?” Central Information Commission (CIC): A Bench comprising of Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu

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Jurisdictional error or ignorance of legal principle or material irregularity: quintessential for exercising revisional jurisdiction by the National Commission

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench of S.M. Kantikar, Dinesh Singh, Members, dismissed a revision petition filed against the

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Permission granted to devotees by religious organizations, in lieu of money, does not amount to “services” under Consumer Protection Act

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Single Judge Bench of V.K. Jain, J., allowed a revision petition filed against the order

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Fair, objective and performance based evaluation of course reports by selection board cannot be judicially interfered with: AFT

Armed Forces Tribunal, New Delhi: A Bench comprising of Virendra Singh (Chairperson) and Lt. Gen. Sanjiv Chachra (Member) dismissed the original application

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Order passed by the State Commission on the basis of an alleged settlement between the parties cannot be held valid in the absence of a written settlement

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench comprising of R.K. Agarwal, J., M. Shreesha, Member, allowed an appeal filed against