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Notification about member shortage fake, NCLAT issues statement

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) New Delhi on August 9 issued a statement that the notification circulating on Whatsapp regarding member shortage was fake and should be ignored.

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Bombay HC deems that the wrongdoings of Government workers cannot go unpunished

While hearing an appeal by a former MSRTC bus conductor against an order directing for the termination of services of the appellant, the Bombay High Court observed, “The approach in this country of believing that when one works for government no action can ever be taken no matter how persistently one is found to be doing wrong is an approach that needs to now stop as fast as possible."

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The Department of Commerce announces new rules for Work from Home for SEZs

The Department of Commerce has notified the addition of a new rule viz., Rule 43A to the Work from Home in Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, on 19 July 2022. The new rule has been appended in response to demands from the industry for a standardized country-wide provision for Work from Home (WFH) across all SEZs.

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Lawyers’ petition to the Supreme court claiming State Emblem installed atop Central Vista unconstitutional

Since its inauguration, the Emblem installed atop the Central Vista has equally caught vary sideways glances as well as uproars of appreciation. While many onlookers find the new roaring lions version of the emblem endearing and symbolic of India’s progressive march towards economic and social development, many others find it distasteful, impudent and insulting to the founding beliefs of the country. Two lawyers of the latter belief have moved to the Supreme Court claiming that the statue in question, is illegal and a gross insult to the National Symbol.

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Anti-Ragging Laws in India

Ragging or bullying is seen as a crime and is a punishable offence under various institutional and state laws India. Section 26(1)(g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, provides the University Grants Commission (UGC) the authority to establish regulations for the maintenance of standards and the co-ordination of work or facilities in Universities. Firm directives have been provided by the UGC to Indian Institutes to establish strict anti-ragging policies.

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CCPA Guidelines for the prevention of false or misleading advertisements and making endorsements relating thereto

15 Companies withdrew ads in the effect of CCPA's new Guidelines for the prevention of false or misleading advertisements. The new guidelines are aimed at ensuring that consumers are not being fooled with unsubstantiated claims, exaggerated promises, misinformation, and false claims because, such advertisements violate various rights of consumers like the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be safeguarded against potentially unsafe products and services.

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The Department of Commerce announces new rules for Work from Home for SEZs

The Department of Commerce has notified the addition of a new rule viz., Rule 43A to the Work from Home in Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, on 19 July 2022. The new rule has been appended in response to demands from the industry for a standardized country-wide provision for Work from Home (WFH) across all SEZs.

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17/09/2026, 21 hours ago

Madras High Court Flags Legal Gap Over MLAs Resigning After Elections and Contesting By-Polls

Introduction: The Madras High Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider whether guidelines are required to address a particular electoral situation: an elected MLA resigning soon after an election and then contesting the resulting by-election as a candidate of another political party. The Court observed that the existing legal framework did […]

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17/09/2026, 21 hours ago

Delhi High Court Calls Satya Niketan PG Collapse a Failure of Public Accountability, Seeks Better Hostel Facilities for Students

Introduction: The Delhi High Court has expressed anguish over the deaths of five young students in the recent collapse of a paying guest accommodation in Satya Niketan, observing that their hopes and dreams had been “shattered” by what it described as the “callous and criminal” conduct of the authorities. The remarks were made by a […]

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17/09/2026, 1 day ago

Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict on Affordability of Patented Life-Saving Cancer Drugs

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has reserved its verdict in a suo motu proceeding concerning the exorbitant pricing of patented life-saving medicines, particularly drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer. The proceedings raise important questions about the relationship between the right to health, access to essential medicines, patent protection and the powers of the […]

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Reconsideration of Hindi Teacher Candidate’s Eligibility in Light of NCTE Qualification Rules
Supreme Court Clarifies Territorial Jurisdiction of MACTs: Insurer’s Place of Business Cannot Determine Where a Claim Is Filed
Calcutta High Court Says Police Cannot Adjudicate Legality of Dairy Farms, Directs Aggrieved Residents to Pollution Control Board
Kerala High Court Directs That Bail Pleas Without Mandatory Disclosure of Antecedents Cannot Be Numbered
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16/09/2026, 2 days ago

Bombay High Court Holds Loss of Milk Business Is Compensable When Land Acquisition Displaces Dairy Activity

Introduction: The Bombay High Court has held that compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, can extend to the loss of a milk business being carried on from a cattle shed situated on the acquired land. Justice Abhay Ahuja, while deciding First Appeal No. 20 of 2012 in Kashinath Dudhaji Gaikwad v. […]

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16/09/2026, 2 days ago

J&K High Court Says 38-Year-Old FIR Alone Cannot Block Passport When No Charge Sheet Is Pending

Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a person cannot be denied a passport merely because an old police verification report records his alleged involvement in an FIR, particularly when no charge sheet arising from that case is pending before the concerned court. The ruling came in a writ […]

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16/09/2026, 2 days ago

Kerala High Court Holds Tahsildars Can Issue Legal Heirship Certificates Irrespective of Property Value

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has held that Tahsildars are competent to issue legal heirship certificates irrespective of the monetary value of the properties or assets left behind by a deceased person. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, in [case name as provided in the record], examined the legal status of the financial ceiling prescribed under paragraph […]

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Calcutta High Court Says Dairy Farm Disputes Must Be Examined by Pollution Control Board, Not Police
Karnataka High Court Directs ASI to Verify Encroachments Within 100-Metre Protected Zone of Gulbarga Fort
Orissa High Court Sets Aside NEET-UG Disability Assessment, Holds Thalassemia Must Be Examined Under Its Own Disability Category
Supreme Court Seeks Speed Breakers Near Delhi High Court, Emphasises Urgent Need for Safer Pedestrian Crossings
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16/09/2026, 2 days ago

Supreme Court Seeks Revival of Abated Motor Vehicles Act Cases, Calls for Uttar Pradesh Ordinance on Road Safety Prosecutions

Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to issue a further Ordinance clarifying that prosecutions for certain serious offences under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, were never deemed to have been abated under the State’s 2023 legislation. The Court specifically emphasised that non-compoundable offences, offences carrying mandatory imprisonment, and repeated […]

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15/09/2026, 3 days ago

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement, Holds Dispensary In-Charge Cannot Escape Responsibility For Subordinate’s Failure

Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the penalty of compulsory retirement imposed upon an in-charge of a Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, holding that an officer entrusted with overall responsibility for the functioning and records of a government dispensary cannot completely disassociate himself from irregularities merely by claiming that the particular duty was assigned to a […]

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15/09/2026, 3 days ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Power to Lay Transmission Lines Without Landowner’s Prior Consent Under Section 164 of Electricity Act

Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified the scope of statutory powers available to electricity transmission companies under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, holding that once an electricity licensee is validly vested with the powers of the Telegraph Authority, prior consent of the landowner is not a mandatory precondition for surveying, aligning […]

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Supreme Court overrules the Delhi HC judgment: Allows woman to abort her 24-week foetus

Supreme Court overrules the Delhi HC judgment: Allows woman to abort her 24-week foetus

30/07/2022, 4 years ago

The Department of Commerce announces new rules for Work from Home for SEZs

The Department of Commerce announces new rules for Work from Home for SEZs

26/07/2022, 4 years ago

Bombay HC: CJ Dipankar Datta recuses hearing plea against CBI Director addressed to CJI NV Ramana

Bombay HC: CJ Dipankar Datta recuses hearing plea against CBI Director addressed to CJI NV Ramana

30/07/2022, 4 years ago

CCPA Guidelines for the prevention of false or misleading advertisements and making endorsements relating thereto

CCPA Guidelines for the prevention of false or misleading advertisements and making endorsements relating thereto

30/07/2022, 4 years ago

CCPA guidelines that prohibit the levying of Service Charges on food bills by hotels and restaurants stayed by the Delhi HC

CCPA guidelines that prohibit the levying of Service Charges on food bills by hotels and restaurants stayed by the Delhi HC

26/07/2022, 4 years ago
Technology
The Tussle between Google and Epic Games Continues: Violation of India’s Antitrust Regulations

15/02/2023, 4 years ago

The Tussle between Google and Epic Games Continues: Violation of India’s Antitrust Regulations

“While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.” – Andrew Carneige The tussle between Epic games and Google started way back in the U.S., wherein the biggest gaming giant on August 2020, approached the […]
Criminal
The Supreme Court issued notice on the plea by women wrestlers alleging sexual harassment

25/04/2023, 3 years ago

The Supreme Court issued notice on the plea by women wrestlers alleging sexual harassment

The Supreme Court today issued a notice on the petition filed by the top woman wrestlers of India seeking registration of FIR against a BJP MP as well as the wrestling federation of India’s president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment. Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the petitioners stated that the woman wrestlers […]
Property and Real Estate
Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost on Petitioners Objecting Hindu-Muslim Property Sale

14/02/2023, 4 years ago

Allahabad High Court Imposes Cost on Petitioners Objecting Hindu-Muslim Property Sale

“The sovereignty of scriptures of all religion must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.”– Dr. B.R Ambedkar  In the case of Farhan Tasaddukhussain Barodawala v. Onali Ezazuddin Dholkawal, Allahabad High Court imposed cost of rupees 25,000 on petitioners who were objecting on the fact that how a […]
Employment
Bar on entry of married men and women in JAG: Centre to Delhi High Court 

23/03/2023, 3 years ago

Bar on entry of married men and women in JAG: Centre to Delhi High Court 

Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj The case of KUSH KALRA v. UOI & ANR has brought forward the interesting notion of barring the entry of married men and women in Judge Advocate General (JAG) claiming it in the benefit of public interest and national security.  A PIL is filed against the policy by Kush Kalra seeking the […]
Consumer Rights
All HC to establish Online RTI Portals Within 3 months: SC

20/03/2023, 4 years ago

All HC to establish Online RTI Portals Within 3 months: SC

“We direct all High Courts to establish online RTI portals within 3 months from today. High Courts can formulate adequate provisions to facilitate the supply of adequate information. Information is to be passed onto the secretary generals of High Courts for administrative directions from the Chief Justices (of High Courts). The same directions are to […]
Human Rights
Clerical Duties Define Workman Status Under Industrial Disputes Act, Rules Calcutta High Court

05/03/2025, 2 years ago

Clerical Duties Define Workman Status Under Industrial Disputes Act, Rules Calcutta High Court

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an industrial tribunal’s ruling that an accountant, Dulal Chatterjee, was a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, dismissing a writ petition filed by Swarnakshar Prakasani Pvt. Ltd. The case arose when Chatterjee was terminated from employment in July 2013, leading to a legal dispute over whether his […]
Art & Entertainment
Entertainment tax exemption for movie, cannot be claimed as a right: Madras High Court

18/03/2023, 4 years ago

Entertainment tax exemption for movie, cannot be claimed as a right: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court in the case of G Sundararajan v The Secretary held that the exemption from payment of entertainment tax is just a concession by the government and cannot be claimed as a right. The court thus refused relief to the producer and distributor of the 2015 Tamil film, “I” which was claimed […]
Business
“Vouchers” does not fall under the ambit of goods or services, will not attract ITC: AAAR

04/03/2023, 4 years ago

“Vouchers” does not fall under the ambit of goods or services, will not attract ITC: AAAR

The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), in the case of Myntra Designs Private Limited modified the decision of AAR, has observed, “input tax credit (ITC) is not available on the vouchers and subscription packages procured by Myntra from third-party vendors.” They relied on the judgement of the Karnataka High Court in the case […]

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