Supreme Court of India has stayed the notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India which had allowed the use of bull for the traditional Tamil festive event ‘Jallikattu’ and bullock cart races in states like...
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Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the Odd-Even policy for alternate plying of non-commercial four-wheelers in the NCT of Delhi. Court said that it’s outside its scope of judicial review. It observed:The implementation of the Odd-Even scheme may...
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President of India has notified the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 on January 7, 2016. The ordinance amends the Enemy Property Act, 1968 and the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971.The amendments through the Ordinance include...
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The Supreme Court of India will hear a PIL filed by Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) seeking castration of those convicted of rape of children and other child sex offences on January 11.The PIL filed on December 12, 2015...
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INTRODUCTION
The Indian Government has been quite vocal and serious in their program of ‘Make in India’ and boosting the ‘ease of doing business in India’. The speedy and efficacious enforcement of contracts, recovery of monetary claims and award of just...
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Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India has issued a notification declaring that bulls may be continue to be exhibited or trained as a performing animal, at events such as Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.In 2011, MoEF has issued a...
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Preface:
Arbitration has increasingly become a preferred option to settle commercial disputes globally as well as in India. Provisions relating to settlement of dispute by way of arbitration in India are contained in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”). It...
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A public interest litigation petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India seeking a direction to the States and Union Territories to provide an online mode for carrying out the various processes under the Right to Information (RTI)...
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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has come into force on January 1, 2016 after the President of India gave his assent to the bill on December 31, 2015.The 2015 Act repeals and replaces the Juvenile...
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 4157 OF 2015THE KERALA BAR HOTELS ASSOCIATION & ANR. .. APPELLANTS VERSUSSTATE OF KERALA & ORS. .. RESPONDENTS WITH[C.A. NO. 4119/2015, C.A. NO. 4120/2015,C.A. NO. 4121/2015, C.A. NO....
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A Delhi lawyer has dragged the public-sector carrier Air India, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation over the policy which allows airlines to ‘overbook’ flights. This policy permits airlines to deny boarding to certain...
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Around two months after the imposition of Environment Compensation Charges (ECC) on vehicles entering Delhi, Supreme Court of India has issued fresh directions to help the residents of Delhi cope with the menace of pollution.The directions were issued by a...
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 13 OF 2015Supreme Court Advocates-on-RecordAssociation and Another….Petitioners versusUnion of India…Respondent WITH|WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 14 OF 2015 |WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 18 OF 2015 ||WRIT PETITION (C)...
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Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Gujarat government in a plea filed by Patel-patidar leader Hardik Patel challenging the December 1 order of Gujarat High Court refusing to drop sedition charges against him.High Court had dropped the...
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Sanskriti SchoolUnion of India and Sanskriti School in Delhi have approached the Supreme Court of India against November 6 judgment of Delhi High Court by which it had quashed the 60% quota reserved in Sanskriti School for children of Group-A...
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Supreme Court of India has dismissed a public interest litigation petition which sought a direction from the Court to enforce the directions of the Court in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh & Ors : (2014) 2 SCC 1....
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National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the authorities not to register any diesel vehicles in the national capital ailing with pollution, till January 6, when it shall next hear the matter. It has also directed the government to take a...
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Supreme Court of India has issued notice to Nestle in an SLP to appeal filed by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) against the orders of Bombay High Court which had green signal to Maggi. Nestle had stopped...
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Supreme Court of India has refused to entertain a public interest litigation petition seeking constitution of an inquiry committee to inquire into certain allegations against Justice C.S. Karnan, a sitting judge of the Madras High Court.The Petitioner was represented by...
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Letters Patent of 1865 to establish Bombay High CourtThe original names of Bombay, Calcutta High Courts may soon be a part of the history. Answering to a question asked in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Law and Justice DV...
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