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Penalty of Rs 25,000 imposed upon two information officers for repeated non-compliance of orders of CIC

Central Information Commission (CIC): In a case relating to a dispute of ownership of 20 bighas of land in Delhi worth around

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Environmental clearance of super-specialty hospital in Faridabad, quashed and fine imposed on “project proponent”

National Green Tribunal (NGT):While quashing the environmental clearance of a 450-bed super-specialty hospital in Faridabad granted by Haryana’s State Environmental Impact Assessment

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Under-trial prisoners must be provided with their release related information

Central Information Commission (CIC): While reiterating that it is the constitutional responsibility and statutory obligation of the Governments to review each case of

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Costs of Rs One lakh imposed upon Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. for charging more than MRP

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While dismissing the revision petition filed by Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. challenging the orders

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Penalty imposed on Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation and its key personals for anti-competitive conducts

Competition Commission of India: In its series orders against the film industry players, the competition regulator in the country imposed penalty at

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Invocation of “Pay For If Not Taken” or “Annual Take or Pay” liability clause by GAIL is not abuse of its dominant position

Competition Commission of India: The fair play watchdog has closed two cases against GAIL (India) Ltd. for abuse of dominant position. The

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Charges of medical negligence against doctor whose patient died due to infection after appendix operation, dismissed

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): “The doctor/patient relationship is at a crossroads. Some patients want the doctor calling all the shots,

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Repudiation of claim by LIC on the ground of suppression of material facts held proper

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While upholding the repudiation of the claim of the complainant by LIC on the ground of

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Interim injunction application against OLA Cab in alleged predatory pricing case, rejected

Competition Commission of India: Whilst OLA Cab (of ANI Technologies) is under the scanner of the fair play watchdog and undergoing an

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Trying to run simultaneous/ parallel inquiry through stream of RTI questions is misuse of RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): “The RTI is not a rendezvous for suspended employees or those erring personnel facing inquiries to serve their

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DLF is not in dominant position in Delhi, no prima facia case of abuse arise

Competition Commission of India: In a sigh of relief to DLF, a building giant already facing fair play litigations, the market competition

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Details of counseling between estranged couple and counselor falls within the exemption clause of RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): While observing that relationship between a person and counselor is fiduciary and personal in nature, CIC held that

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Office memos issued by MoEF violating Environment Clearance Notification, 2006, declared ultra vires

National Green Tribunal (NGT): While observing that Office Memorandums dated December 12, 2012 and June 27, 2013, issued by Ministry of Environment,

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Directions given to theatre owner to take measures to control noise level

National Green Tribunal (NGT): While coming down heavily upon Osmanabad Municipal Council for failing to declare silence zone in the city, NGT

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Performance linked incentive program is not tying in agreement but a business strategy, CCI rejected case against chocolate giant Craft Food Inc

Competition Commission of India: The competition watchdog in the country, CCI, rejected a case filed against Mondelez India Foods (of Craft Food

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Indian Railways and IRCTC are not guilty of abuse of dominance but service charges on e-ticketing ought to be done away

Competition Commission of India: In its majority order, the competition watchdog ruled that allegations of abuse of dominant position in the relevant

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CompAT awarded compound interest 15% p.a. under erstwhile MRTP Act to the victim of Unfair Trade Practice by builder, prayer for delivery of possession rejected

Competition Appellate Tribunal: Deciding a transferred case under the erstwhile MRTP Act, 1969, the Competition Appellate Tribunal held that the delay in

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Parties and their counsel are responsible for delay in disposal of the cases: CompAT imposed cost of Rs. 20,000/- upon a party for causing adjournment

Competition Appellate Tribunal: The Chairperson, Justice G.S. Singhvi, of the Competition Appellate Tribunal who alone is hearing a large number of appeals

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Indian Potash Ltd. is “public authority” under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC) : While rejecting the contention of Indian Potash Ltd. (IPL) that it does not fall within the purview

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Voters must be informed before deletion of their names from voters’ list

Central Information Commission (CIC): “The voter has a right to know, first that his name was deleted (from the voters’ list), then