Delhi High Court
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The formation of opinion under Section 20(2) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 is in the exercise of supervisory powers of Central Information Commission and not in the exercise of the adjudicatory powers.

CESTAT
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The Tribunal stated that no court has held that prohibited goods were to be released for re-export without payment of redemption fine. Such a stance would encourage importers smuggling/making improper import of goods, to take a chance with the law and if caught, request for re-export without a fine.

Cinematograph (Adjudication of Penalty) Rules
Legislation UpdatesRules & Regulations

Penalty to be paid through e-cinemapramaan portal only.

Delhi High Court
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The Court stated that for ascertaining the charges to be recovered from the encroacher, the land-owning authorities shall consider the area of encroached land, period for which the encroached land was illegally used, the market price or circle rate of the encroached area.

GST Laws
Experts CornerTarun Jain (Tax Practitioner)

by Tarun Jain*
Cite as: 2024 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 27

Cavendish Test for Greater Autonomy
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Ashish Jha†

Delhi High Court
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Section 129-E of Customs Act, 1962 makes it obligatory to deposit the duty/penalty pending the appeal and if a party does not comply either with the main Section or with any order that might be passed under the proviso, the Appellate Authority is fully competent to reject the appeal for non-compliance.

Competition Commission of India
Legislation UpdatesRules & Regulations

CCI issues guidelines to bring transparency in method of calculating penalties.

patna high court
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“Section 60(4) of Bihar VAT Act, 2005 enables a seizure of goods along with the carrier if the authority suspects the transport to be in contravention of the provisions of Section 60(2).”

SEBI
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Securities and Exchange Board of India: In the instant matter, Mohammad Nasiruddin Ansari was alleged to have induced / influenced investors to

delhi high court
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Settlement of non-compoundable offences through mediated settlement agreements is not permissible. Even otherwise, to permit the accused and complainant to compromise an offence on payment of money, in session triable serious criminal cases which attracts punishment up to life, cannot be subject matter of mediated settlement agreements.

securities appellate tribunal, mumbai
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There is no such thing under the SAST Regulations that acquisition and holding of shares without making a public announcement is a violation.

orissa high court
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The forfeiture of the bail bond without giving the opportunity of hearing to the surety is illegal and derogates principles of natural justice.

rbi
Legislation UpdatesNotifications

On 23-6-2023, the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) imposed a penalty of Rs. 30 lakhs on Axis Bank Ltd. for non-compliance with

national consumer disputes redressal commission
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While deciding upon the complaint, the NCDRC also made important observations on ethical questions surrounding Assisted Reproductive Techniques and urged the Government to bring out necessary regulations for safe ART procedures.

gujarat sales tax act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The intention of the legislature is very clear and unambiguous that the moment any eventuality as mentioned in Section 45(5) occurs, the penalty shall be leviable as mentioned in sub-section (6) of Section 45 of the Gujarat Sales tax Act, 1969”, the Supreme Court observed.

Madras High Court
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Madras High Court said that the circular dated 2-08-2019, cannot have any implication in respect of the sole proprietary concern of the petitioner i.e., “M/s. Murugan Idli Shop”.

NCLT
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The Tribunal while upholding the impugned order passed by CCI dated 20-10-2022, set aside 4 key directions issued in paragraphs 617.3, 617.9, 617.10 and 617.7.

Gauhati High Court
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Gauhati High Court was faced with a peculiar case where “petitioner” had followed every rule in the book to file a well-planned petition; however, in reality the petitioner did not exist!

RBI
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On 3-3-2-2023, the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) imposed a penalty of Rs. 3.06 crore on Amazon Pay (India) Private Limited for