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Pubic cannot be restrained from using parks leased for commercial purposes

National Green Tribunal (NGT): While appreciating that recreational and aesthetic uses of some parks cannot be curtailed, NGT held that public at

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Independent decisions do not give benefit of ‘single economic entity’ defence: Four insurance PSUs found guilty of bid rigging

Competition Commission of India: The CCI found insurance PSUs guilty of cartelization qua rigging the tender floated by the Government of Kerala

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Construction Industry Development Council is “public authority” under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): While rejecting the contention of Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) that it does not fall within the purview

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Home Ministry directed to disclose FIR and charge sheet filed by Delhi Police on assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

Central Information Commission (CIC): The FIR and charge sheet filed by Delhi Police on the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi must be disclosed,

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Direction given to stop hill-cutting for construction of a resort-cum-hotel at Lonavala

National Green Tribunal (NGT): While restraining Kumar Resorts, Amusement Pvt. Ltd. and Dhiraj Kumar Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd. from hill-cutting for constructing

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No compensation for delay in delivery of flats purchased for commercial purpose

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A person who is involved in purchasing and selling of flats for profits, he does not

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Consumer related issue does not come under the ambit of the Competition Act

Competition Commission of India: The CCI while closing case against Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd ruled that consumer related issues do not

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Standard Chartered Bank does not enjoy dominant position in the relevant market of “provision of credit card/loan facilities by banks in India”

Competition Commission of India: CCI in its order under section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 closed the case against the Standard

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Heavy fine imposed upon GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Sanofi Pasteur India for anti-competitive practice

Competition Commission of India (CCI): CCI imposed a total fine of about Rs 64 crore on GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Sanofi Pasteur

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NHRC granted relief to students who were denied degree even after 4 years of completion of course

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): While observing that denial of degrees to students even after passing the course by Dr. Hari Singh

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Allegations of unfair trade practices against Bank of Baroda, rejected

Competition Commission of India (CCI): While rejecting the allegations of unfair trade practices against Bank of Baroda in the market of commercial/corporate

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Kerala’s Cinema Trade Associations and their Office Bearers penalized for Cartelization

Competition Commission of India (CCI): In the series of its orders against trade unions/associations for anti-competitive agreements, the CCI yesterday found the

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Offer to issue Non–Convertible Secured Redeemable Debentures (“NCDs”) is a public issue

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): In its prima facia order the SEBI has directed Goldmine Agro Limited (GAL) that the

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Thirteen manufacturers/ suppliers of “CN bomb container” held guilty of cartelization (price fixing and collusive bidding)

Competition Commission of India: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in its suo moto cognizance found thirteen suppliers/manufacturers (opposite parties) of containers

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Allegations of unfair trade practices against automobile company Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., dismissed

Competition Commission of India (CCI): CCI has rejected allegations of “unfair trade practices” against automobile company Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. on the ground

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Allegations of unfair trade practices against New Okhla Industrial Development Authority,Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority and Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, dismissed

Competition Commission of India (CCI): CCI has rejected allegations of unfair trade practices against New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA), Yamuna Expressway Industrial

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Compensation of Rs. 20 lakh awarded in a case of death due to medical negligence

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While holding Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGI), Chandigarh guilty of medical negligence,

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Repudiation of policy claim on the ground of non-disclosure of material facts, declared improper

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While declaring the repudiation of claim of a policyholder by the insurance company on the ground

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Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. directed to pay dues of Rs 2,300 crore to the Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt. Ltd.

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL): While upholding the order of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission vide which Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL)

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Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission directed to disclose information on tariff issues in simple and easy language

Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has directed Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to disclose public information on distribution companies’ (DISCOMs) tariff petitions