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‘Opinion’ or ‘advice’ in Section 2(f) of RTI Act refers to such information as is available in public records

Central Information Commission: An appeal from the response of CPIO, Ministry of Human Resource and Development, was dismissed by Bimal Julka, Information

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Time period between admission of company for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process and knowledge of Resolution Professional can be excluded from time limit

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The NCLAT heard an appeal against the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai

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NCDRC: Person who has paid earnest money can be considered ‘consumer’

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (“NCDRC): The NCDRC has held that in transactions where a person has paid an advance amount to show

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NCLT: Rejects appeal for liquidation after failure of Resolution Professional and Committee of Creditors to fulfil their duties

National Company Law Tribunal: The Ahmedabad Bench of NCLT rejected a liquidation application made to it uNDER Section 33(2) of the Insolvency

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SAT: Extension provided for dilution of shareholding not to be construed as an extension for compliance with MPS norms

Securities Appellate Tribunal: The SAT has held that an extension provided by the Board of Industrial Finance Reconstruction (“BIFR”) to dilute shareholding

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PIO required to show application of mind in information supplied and not mechanically forward information provided by subordinates

Central Information Commission (CIC): The CIC recently directed Public Information Officers to abstain from forwarding information received from their subordinates to the RTI

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Tata Steel’s resolution plan for corporate debtor Bhushan Steel approved by NCLT

National Company Law Tribunal: The Principal Bench comprising of CJ (Retd.) M.M. Kumar, President and S.K. Mohapatra, Member, accepted and approved the

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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