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Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court recently expressed serious concern over traffic congestion in Lucknow, directing the State Government to immediately deploy adequate police personnel and install traffic signal systems at various crossings to ease traffic congestion.Bombay High CourtThe Goa bench of the Bombay High Court issued notices to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Chief Secretary...
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No Service Tax To Be Levied On Chit FundsThe Supreme Court, in the case of Union of India & Ors vs M/S Margdarshi Chit Funds Pvt Ltd, held that the management of a chit fund does not amount to management of any type of fund and would, therefore, not be covered under Section 65(12)(v) of the Finance Act 2007.Manipur Extra Judicial Killings: SC Orders CBI To Constitute SIT In a...
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Allahabad High CourtThe High Court of Allahabad on Tuesday directed the Varanasi administration to file its response on a Petition alleging that the Government departments in a particular block of the District were neglecting malnourished children and not providing them with nutrition as per norms.Bombay High CourtDismissing an appeal against an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal...
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Regulatory Commissions, Not Courts To Determine Electricity TariffThe Supreme Court, in Waryam Steel Castings Pvt Ltd vs Punjab State Power Corporation, reiterated its stand that it would not be proper for the court to examine the fixation of electricity tariff rates or its revision, while dismissing appeals preferred by arc furnace industries in Punjab.SC Directs Delhi Metro To Pay Rs. 60...
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Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court, in the case of Israr vs State, has upheld the conviction of an accused under sections 3, 5 and 8 of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court has directed the Secretary (Road) PWD and the Commissioner for State Excise to decide whether certain bars,...
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Allahabad High CourtIn a huge relief for a police head constable of Uttar Pradesh, who was instrumental in saving the life of a former chief justice of Allahabad High Court from an unruly mob during a bandh in 1994, the High Court observed that he cannot be denied promotion to the post of sub-inspector on the sole ground that he had not qualified the training course for the post of...
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#Aadhaar Linkage Of PAN: SC Says S.139AA Of IT ACT Constitutionally Valid, But Partially Stays Its OperationSupreme Court of India on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 139AA of Income Tax Act which made mandatory linkage of IT returns with Aadhaar. However the Court partially stayed the operation of the Section subject to the outcome of the Constitution Bench Judgment in...
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Allahabad High CourtWhile quashing a complaint against a surgeon the Allahabad High Court held that doctors can't be prosecuted for medical negligence merely for not delivering 'Assurances'Bombay High courtThe Bombay High Court had, on May 4, while upholding the trial court's sentence awarding life imprisonment to 12 accused in the Gujarat gangrape case, had set aside the acquittal of...
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Bombay High CourtBombay High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra against a trial court order acquitting the accused in an abetment of suicide case.Overturning an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kolhapur who acquitted the accused in a murder case, the Bombay High Court held the accused guilty and given him three months’ time to surrender.The High Court held...
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Repeated Saying Of Word ‘Goonda’ Or ‘Prejudicial To Maintenance Of Public Order’ Insufficient To Invoke Preventive DetentionRhetorical incantation of word “goonda” or “prejudicial to maintenance of public order” cannot be sufficient justification to invoke the draconian powers of preventive detention, the Supreme Court held. A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and...
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Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court on Friday directed the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government to issue new licenses and renew old ones for slaughterhouses and meat shops.The High Court on Monday refused to allow an Advocate who was above 45 years of age on the date specified in the recruitment advertisement from appearing for the Higher Judicial Service recruitment exam.The...
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Expenditure Incurred To Earn Dividend Income On Shares Not DeductibleIn an important verdict, the Supreme Court, in Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited vs Dy Commissioner of Income-Tax, held that Section 14A of the Income Tax Act would apply to dividend income on which tax is payable under Section 115-O of the Act.No Condonation Of Delay In Payment Of Rent For Wilful...