NHRC takes suo moto cognizance of imprisonment of minor girls in jail, issues notice to UP Govt
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): NHRC on May 11, has based on a media report, taken suo moto cognizance of the arrest
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Interference through revisionary jurisdiction limited only to cases where there is prima facie miscarriage of justice
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The NCDRC recently rejected an appeal against the West Bengal State Commission’s judgment, stating that the
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Documents pertaining to disciplinary proceedings fall under personal information
Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has rejected an appeal where the appellant requested the CPIO of Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, Rohtak, to
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SAT: Transactions in nature of loan not liable for relief accorded by Investor Protection Fund
Securities Appellate Tribunal: SAT, Mumbai dismissed two appeals claiming compensation from the National Stock Exchange’s Investor Protection Fund stating that loan transactions
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CIC directs release of documents relating to Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death
Central Information Commission: The Central Information Commissioner, M.S. Acharyulu on Friday heard an application by one Navdeep Gupta who requested the MHA
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Dispute among stakeholders in corporate debtor company is not ‘dispute’ as contemplated under Section 5(6) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal: The NCLAT has held in an appeal against a common order passed by the NCLT’s Allahabad Bench
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Period of limitation starts from the date of receipt of certified copy of order and not from the date of knowledge of order
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): In an appeal against an order passed by the State Commission West Bengal, the National Consumer
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Suspension of trading, delisting of company only mitigating factors, not grounds to escape liability for flouting SEBI circulars
Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai: The SAT, Mumbai has held that delisting of a company is not a tenable ground to be held unaccountable
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Re-opening of assessment to be based on concrete evidence
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT): The Raipur Bench of ITAT while deciding on an appeal has held that where more than 4
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NHRC issues notice to Madhya Pradesh Govt over stamping of castes on bare chests of aspiring constables from reserved categories
National Human Rights Commission: The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the stamping of castes on the bare
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CCI imposes penalty on leading zinc-carbon dry cell battery manufacturers for cartelisation
Competition Commission of India: CCI imposed penalty on three leading Indian Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell Battery manufacturers – Eveready Industries India Ltd. (‘Eveready’),
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NHRC issues notices to Telangana Govt and IB Ministry over reported sexual exploitation of women in Telugu Film Industry and lack of grievance redressal mechanism
National Human Rights Commission: The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the alleged sexual exploitation of women in
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NHRC issues notice to Madhya Pradesh Govt over reports of mowing down of a journalist who exposed sand mafia in Bhind
National Human Rights Commission: The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report stating that a television journalist, who had
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NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt over death of a person in judicial custody in Unnao and related allegations
National Human Rights Commission: The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the mysterious death of the father of a
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NHRC issues notices to HRD Ministry, Chairman, CBSE and Delhi Police Commissioner over paper leak of Class 10 and 12 Board exams
National Human Rights Commission: The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the incidents of papers leak of Class
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NHRC issues notice to West Bengal Govt over reported unabated violence in Asansol- Raniganj area
National Human Rights Commission: The NHRC has taken suo-motu cognizance of media reports alleging failure of the law enforcing agencies in protecting
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NHRC issues notices to DGP, Assam and Mizoram over physical assault and lathi charge on journalists
National Human Rights Commission: The NHRC has issued a notice to the Directors General of Police, Assam and Mizoram calling for a
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Citizens cannot be forced to produce their Aadhaar to receive Government welfare schemes and benefits
Central Information Commission: The Commission recently dealt with a second appeal wherein the appellant contended that after having taken voluntary retirement from
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Ministry of External Affairs directed to provide details of travel bills of Prime Minister’s foreign visits for Financial Years 2013-14 to 2016-17
Central Information Commission: While addressing the appeal upon the applicant filed to seek details of bills, invoices as received in the Ministry
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NHRC: 15 students of Tribal communities get Rs. 30 lakh as relief for missing NEET due to the negligence of teachers in Tripura
National Human Rights Commission: On the recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission, 15 students of the State run Eklavya Model Residential School,
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