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HC refuses urgent listing of plea against ban on non BS VI vehicles in Delhi from Nov 1

The directive bans BS IV passenger cars and commercial goods vehicles which are registered outside Delhi. Two-wheelers are exempted.

Actor Ajay Devgn moves HC against FDA notice over Vimal Elaichi ads

Focus on building careers rather than increasing social media likes: Allahabad HC to young lawyers

Allahabad HC seeks UP poll body's response over deletion of names from panchayat electoral roll

Physical intimacy can't be branded as rape if consensual relationship turns sour: SC

HC judge strikes down ban on non-veg food sale in Somnath; 2-judge bench stays her order

‘Gone haywire’: SC slams electricity tribunal for breach of judicial discipline

Court not entrusted to pass any moral judgment on free choice of adults: SC

Allahabad HC slams UP Police as year-old chargesheet in criminal case yet to be filed before trial court

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Delhi court issues fresh bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in defamation case

Judicial Magistrate Rahul Jain issued the fresh warrants against Rathee in a case filed by Vikas Sanskrityayan alias Vikas Pandey, who accused the YouTuber of defamation over a video uploaded on his channel. The detailed order is awaited.

Oct 31

Plea in SC seeks to determine whether Ram temple stands on land adjudicated in Ayodhya dispute

In a landmark judgment delivered on November 9, 2019, a five-judge constitution bench of the apex court had paved the way for the construction of the Ram Temple by a trust at the disputed site at Ayodhya.

Oct 31

MACT awards Rs 88.45 lakh to kin of couple killed in Mumbai-Pune E-way crash

On December 23 that year, the car driven by Ankit Bhupindersingh Chugh hit a truck from the rear after the heavy vehicle applied brakes midway.

Oct 31

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for throwing acid on 3 sisters

Special Public Prosecutor Krishna Pratap Singh said that Gurai, a resident of Paska village under Parsapur police station area, had filed a complaint alleging that on the intervening night of October 12 and October 13, 2020, an unidentified person climbed onto the roof of his house and threw acid on his three daughters -- Khushboo, Komal, and Anchal -- while they were asleep.

Oct 30

Man gets life imprisonment for killing brother in Nanded in 2023

Venkat Baswant Nakkawar (32) bludgeoned his brother Sanjay Baswant Nakkawar to death with a stone. Venkat was arrested later by Degloor police.

Oct 30

Delhi court likely to pass order in complaint case against Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Nov 6

In an order dated October 29, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar noted that the complainant had filed his reply or written submissions against the status report submitted by Delhi Police.

Oct 30

Court acquits Chhota Rajan, 4 others in 2009 Sena leader attempt to murder case

Assailants on a motorbike had opened fire on Bhosale in Koregaon area of Pune on October 11, 2009, during an election campaign.

Oct 30

SC Collegium clears names of 11 persons for appointment as judges of Chhattisgarh, MP HCs

The Collegium, also comprising Justices Vikram Nath and B V Nagarathna, cleared the names of six persons for appointment to the Chhattisgarh High Court and five candidates for the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Oct 30

Supreme Court

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Physical intimacy can't be branded as rape if consensual relationship turns sour: SC

In a significant judgement, a bench of justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan also said the society and courts must discourage the weaponisation of c...

‘Gone haywire’: SC slams electricity tribunal for breach of judicial discipline

A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said ...

Court not entrusted to pass any moral judgment on free choice of adults: SC

A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan said crim...

SC Collegium clears names of 11 persons for appointment as judges of Chhattisgarh, MP HCs

The Collegium, also comprising Justices Vikram Nath and B V ...

SC directs EC to look into allegations of bulk submission of Form 7 applications in UP SIR

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Jo...

High Courts

HC refuses urgent listing of plea against ban on non BS VI vehicles in Delhi from Nov 1

The directive bans BS IV passenger cars and commercial goods vehicles which are registered outside Delhi. Two-wheelers are exempted.

Actor Ajay Devgn moves HC against FDA notice over Vimal Elaichi ads

Focus on building careers rather than increasing social media likes: Allahabad HC to young lawyers

Allahabad HC seeks UP poll body's response over deletion of names from panchayat electoral roll

HC judge strikes down ban on non-veg food sale in Somnath; 2-judge bench stays her order

Allahabad HC slams UP Police as year-old chargesheet in criminal case yet to be filed before trial court

Cal HC grants bail to RG Kar hospital graft case accused Suman Hazra

Allahabad HC stays proceedings under UP Gangsters Act after SC terms it 'stillborn law'

Ex-bureaucrat moves Delhi HC against 'large-scale' CAPF deployment during protests

Articles

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Service Versus Communication Under GST Law

Technology may facilitate service. It cannot replace communication. A tax order silently lying in an electronic repository cannot automatically prod...

From Presumption of Inclusion to Judicial Trend of Exclusion: Re-reading Section 29(2) of the Limitation Act in Fiscal and Digital-Era Statutes

Under the Limitation Act, 1908, the applicability of Section...

Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession: A Tool for Advocates, Not a Substitute for Judgment

The legal profession is standing at the threshold of a profo...

Women’s Safety in the Digital Age

FROM WOMEN’S SAFETY TO DIGITAL FREEDOM India has developed ...

When the Tenant Dies, Who Inherits the Tenancy?

The Court recognised the tenancy rights of the deceased tena...

Voyage From A Dominion State to Sovereign Democratic Republic

Driven by these continuous struggles and changing global dy...

Consumer Laws

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Delhi consumer commission directs Union Bank to pay Rs 47 lakh for missing jewellery

A bench presided over by Commission President Sangita Dhingra Sehgal and judicial member Bimla Kumari was hearing a complaint petition filed by Monica...

Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Orders LIC to Pay Double Accident Benefit in Murder Case

Commission holds that pre-planned murder by gangsters to cre...

Homebuyer cannot wait indefinitely for possession of flat: Consumer court

In a ruling delivered earlier this month, the Additional Dis...

Delhi State Consumer Commission Allows Delay in Filing Mediclaim Complaint Due to Clinical Depression

Appellate Commission Condones 250-Day Delay, Directs Distric...

Depression after husband's death sufficient to condone delay in complaint: Consumer court

The appeal was filed by Priya Mehrotra against an order dism...

Taxation Laws

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GST Appellate Tribunal Orders Refund of Excess IGST Paid on Exports Despite Clerical Errors in Returns

Thiruvananthapuram Bench rules that inadvertent misreporting of export turnover in GSTR-3B cannot deny refund of excess IGST paid, upholding constitut...

ITAT Delhi Bench Upholds Taxation of Excess Share Premium on CCPS Issued by OYO to Holding Company; Rejects Disallowance of Management Fees

Tribunal rules tax authorities cannot revalue shares when va...

CESTAT Orders Remand in Elora Tobacco Case Over Cross-Examination Denial

Tribunal mandates strict adherence to Section 9D of Central ...

ITAT Delhi Bench Quashes Reassessment Proceedings Against Lalit Kumar Modi

Tribunal Rules Reassessment Invalid Due to Concurrent Scruti...

You want us to run entire country, asks SC; dismisses plea seeking sweeping directions

It is nearly impossible to issue directions which will be co...

Corporate Laws

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NCLT Chandigarh Bench Rules Against Electricity Dues Recovery from Successful Auction Purchaser in Corporate Liquidation Case

Tribunal directs Punjab State Power Corporation Limited to provide fresh electricity connection without insisting on pre-insolvency dues of Cheema Spi...