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Karnataka HC Permits Bull Racing With A Condition That Animals Are Not Tortured

   03 September 2021 at 13:04

BACKGROUND People For Animals Mysuru Animal Welfare Organisation filed a petition before the Karnataka High Court praying directions from the court to the State Government to cancel the bullock cart races in Mandya district. It also prayed to cancel ..

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Right To Privacy Includes The Right To Be Forgotten, Says Delhi HC

   01 September 2021 at 18:06

FACTS The plaintiff actress was approached by Ram Gopal Verma studios for filming a web series and she was lured into filming a trailer with frontal nudity. She claimed that the web series was never completed and her videos were aired on YouTube by t ..

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Usage Of Best Practices Adopted Worldwide To Tackle Issue Of Overcrowding Of Jails: Orissa HC

   01 September 2021 at 18:06

BACKGROUND The High Court of Orissa was hearing a petition filed in the matter concerning overcrowding of jails in Orissa. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice B.P. Routray showed concern on the matter and sought step ..

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No Discrimination Must Be Made Between Regularised And Non-Regularised Government Staff While Granting Maternity Leave: Madras HC

   28 August 2021 at 17:45

PLEA BEFORE THE COURT Advocate C Rajaguru filed a petition before Madras High Court with the plea to provide maternity leave uniformly by the government to both regularised, contractual and non-regularised women government servants. The pea stated th ..

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Sony Pictures Moves Bombay HC To Quash Defamation Case Filed By Bank Over Scam 1992 Series

   27 August 2021 at 17:38

BACKGROUND The Indian stock market scam of 1992 was a manipulation in the stock market, carried out by Harshad Mehta, with several bankers and politicians on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Harshad Mehta used several techniques such as corrupt officials s ..

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Allahabad HC Refuses To Direct Time Bound Disposal Of A Case

   10 August 2021 at 16:25

FACTS A writ petition was filed by one Prafull Kumar before the Allahabad High Court against the Commissioner, Allahabad Division. The petition sought directions from the Court to direct the Commissioner to decide an appeal within a specific period a ..

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Lawyer's Plea Seeking Personal Security

   10 August 2021 at 16:25

BACKGROUND The State Government of Uttar Pradesh provided a gunner to the petitioner/lawyer for security on state expenses in 2020 as personal security for an interim period on the decision of the State Level Security Committee. While the order was s ..

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Supreme Court To Examine If Ngt Has Jurisdiction To Take Suo Motu Cognizance Without An Application

   10 August 2021 at 16:25

BACKGROUND In 2018, the principal bench of the NGT pursued an article named ‘Garbage Gangs of Deonar: The Kingpins and Their Multi-Crore Trade' and treated it as an application under Section 14 of the NGT Act and took cognizance of the issu ..

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Centre Introduces Taxation Laws Amendment Bill To Nullify Retrospective Tax Demand

   10 August 2021 at 16:25

BACKGROUND The Finance Ministry introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha to nullify the effect of amendments brought by the Finance Act, 2012. The 2012 amendment was passed overturning the judgement of Vodafone Internation ..

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Constitutionality Of Pm Cares Fund & PMNRF Challenged In The Supreme Court

   05 August 2021 at 17:57

PM-CARES FUND AND PMNRF The PM CARES fund is a public charitable trust, with the Prime Minister as its Chairman and is set up by the Government to deal with any kind of emergency or distress situation. The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund ..

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