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Environmental compensation of one crore imposed upon distillery for polluting river Kali and surrounding areas

National Green Tribunal: While imposing an environmental compensation of one crore on a distillery in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh for generating

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Repudiation of claim upheld as complainant failed to take reasonable steps to safeguard insured property

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): NCDRC has upheld the repudiation of claim by the insurance company in a case of theft

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Voice transcripts/CDR of a subscriber fall under the category of personal information

Central Information Commission (CIC): “Voice transcripts/CDR of a subscriber fall under the category of personal information and cannot be disclosed to third

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Director, General Health Services, Haryana show caused for non-compliance of earlier orders of CIC

Central Information Commission (CIC): While coming down heavily upon Director, General Health Services, Haryana for non-compliance of earlier orders of CIC, the

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Claim of Loop Telecom Ltd. seeking refund of 2G licences entry fee, rejected

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT): A petition filed by Loop Telecom Ltd. seeking a refund of Rs 2,231 crore paid

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Bajaj’s exclusive distribution agreements and re-sale price maintenance for Almond Hair Oil are not Anti-Competitive

Competition Commission of India (CCI): Business strategy by Bajaj Corporation for its product ‘Almond Drop Hair Oil’ was scanned by the competition

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INX News Pvt. Ltd. directed to pay outstanding dues of Rs 95.76 lakh to Manthan Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT): While allowing a petition filed by Multi System Operator/ Cable Operator Manthan Broadband Services Pvt.

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Case against Facebook and Google for abuse of dominance closed prima facie

Competition Commission of India (CCI): Competition watchdog ordered to close a case filed against Facebook, Google and some online portals (“opposite parties”)

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Compensation of Fifteen Thousand awarded for unreasonable claim of non-traceability of records

Central Information Commission (CIC): While observing that the repeated answer of “files not traceable” by the department in response to RTI query

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Directions for complete closure of industries, if found discharging effluents in the river “Indrayani”

National Green Tribunal (NGT): While coming down heavily upon the industries situated in the proximity of River ‘Indrayani’, for discharging untreated effluents

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“Re-transmission of channels through Cable TV Networks” is a separate relevant Product Market

Competition Commission of India: CCI in its closure order in a case against TN Cable TV Corporation for alleged abuse of dominance

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Director General cannot investigate on the issue not raised in the information

Competition Appellate Tribunal (CompAT): CompAT, in want of material evidence, set aside an order by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against

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CCI denied to scan fixation of Electricity Tariffs and open access charges, case against Discoms closed

Competition Commission of India (CCI): CCI maintaining distance from the jurisdiction of electricity sector regulators State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) denied to

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Repudiation of claim upheld as complainant failed to take reasonable steps to safeguard vehicle

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): NCDRC has upheld the repudiation of claim by the insurance company in a case of theft

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Free portable drinking water must be provided inside the cinema halls

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While holding that free portable and pure drinking water must be provided inside the cinema halls,

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Antitrust case against Shikshantar School, Gurgaon is closed prima facie

Competition Commission of India: CCI, not finding prima facie violation of S. 3 and 4 of the Competition Act, closed a case

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Appeal challenging demolition of three unauthorized structures in Colva, dismissed with exemplary costs of twenty lakhs

National Green Tribunal: While terming the order passed by Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) directing demolition of three unauthorized structures in

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Hyundai Motor is not dominant in the market of Sports/ Multi Utility Vehicles in India, case of abuse of dominance closed

Competition Commission of India (CCI): Already litigating before the Competition Appellate Tribunal, to avoid penalty imposed by CCI for abuse of dominance

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Sovereign functions performed by state departments cannot be screened under the Competition Act

Competition Commission of India: Even after long efforts made by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”), it seems that the industry and

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Times of India is not dominant in Mumbai in the market for services of advertisement in English print media

Competition Commission of India (CCI): Media giant Bennett Coleman’s daily the Times of India/Mumbai Times does not, for the purpose of section