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SC nixes plea to make it a must for politicians to declare assets after their term ends

The Supreme Court in the case Prabhakar Deshpande v. Union of India and Anr observed and refused to entertain plea seeking directions to make it compulsory for politicians to declare their assets... Read more »

Maintaining that travelling at odd hours of day is a physical hardship for wife, Calcutta HC transfers matrimonial case

The Calcutta High Court in the case Smt. Sandipa Gupta (Bhowmick) @ Sandipa Bhowmick v. Sri Suraj Gupta, the court while following the principle of “showing leniency towards the wife” observed and... Read more »

NCLT Hyderabad initiates insolvency process against Trident Sugars Ltd

The Hyderabad bench, National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) in the case NSL Krishnaveni Sugars Ltd v Trident Sugars Limited, the bench comprising of Dr. Venkata Ramakrishna Badarinath Nandula (Judicial Member) and Shri... Read more »

Opportunity of hearing not required to be afforded to Army officers before suspending them pending court of inquiry, observes Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in the case Col. Vineet Raman Sharda vs Union of India observed and stated that opportunity of hearing is not required to be afforded to army officers before suspending... Read more »

SC stays Patna HC judgement allowing elected persons disqualified for having more than two children to continue as panchayat members

The Supreme Court in the case Usha Kaushik v State of Bihar & Ors observed and has recently issued a notice in a Special Leave Petition assailing Patna High Court’s order, allowing... Read more »

NDA’s Dhankhar files nomination

NDA’s vice-presidential candidate West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He filed his nomination papers for the Vice-President’s post on the... Read more »

Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against man who allegedly made derogatory remarks against PM, Home Minister

The Allahabad High Court in the case Mumtaz Mansoori v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others observed and has recently refused to quash the First Information Report filed against one Mumtaz Mansoori... Read more »

ELECTRICITY CONSUMER LIABLE TO PAY PENALTY/ DEMAND OF SURCHARGE IF CONSUMPTION IS IN EXCESS OF SANCTIONED LOAD: PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT

The Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case Kuljas Rai Versus Punjab State Power Corporation Limited Service observed and has made it clear that in case of electricity consumption beyond the... Read more »

Ready reckoner rates for stamp duty calculation can’t be basis for determination of land acquisition compensation: SC

The Supreme Court in the case Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited vs Nemichand Damodardas observed and stated that prices mentioned in the Ready Reckoner and under the Land Acquisition Act, the prices are... Read more »

‘INQUIRY IN ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATIONS MUST BE LIMITED TO APPLICANT’S CASE, CAN’T BE DIRECTED AGAINST THIRD PARTIES’

The Supreme Court in the case Subrata Roy Sahara v. Pramod Kumar Saini And Or’s observed and stated that it is not open for High Courts to implead third parties in exercise... Read more »