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HC defers Delhi govt's mandate to pvt schools to form fee-regulation committees

The bench passed the order on pleas moved by several school associations seeking a stay on a February 1 notification of the Delhi government that asked the schools to set up the SLFRCs within 10 days

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Proactive Measures to Combat Jabalpur Water Logging

Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses PIL Against AP TRANSCO's Tender Conditions

Patna High Court Recognizes Brother of Deceased as Legal Heir and Victim in Criminal Appeal

Madras High Court Modifies Punishment in Railway Clerk Misconduct Case

Bombay High Court Quashes Money Laundering Proceedings Against Shri. Kishore

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Sub-Inspector in Bribery Case

Rajasthan High Court Denies Tax Exemption to Lessee of Railway Land

Chhattisgarh High Court Overturns Arbitrary Selection in Recruitment Process

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AI summit protest: Can't deny liberty on conjectures, says court, grants bail to Youth Cong chief

Chib was produced before Duty Magistrate Vanshika Mehta at her official residence around 1 am as his four-day police custody, granted by the court on February 24, came to an end.

Feb 28

AI cannot replace core functions in legal profession, trained mind will prevail: Justice Viswanathan

Referring to technology, Justice Viswanathan said lawyers in the 21st Century are expected to cultivate new skills in technology.

Feb 28

Kerala: Former commercial taxes officer sentenced to 4 years’ RI in bribery case

Though he was awarded sentences under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the total effective sentence is four years of rigorous imprisonment, with the court ordering that the sentences run concurrently.

Feb 28

Arbitration framework matured considerably, but challenges remain: CJI Surya Kant

He referred to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s address at the same event, wherein the CM highlighted the growing importance of institutional arbitration within India’s legal and jurisdictional framework, particularly for a state like Gujarat, which leads the nation in industrial development and technological advancement.

Feb 28

AI Summit Protest: Delhi court grants bail to IYC president Chib

Speaking to the media, Chib's counsel informed that bail was granted by the magistrate against the surety bond of Rs 50,000, and the court has also directed his client to surrender his passport and electronic gadgets.

Feb 28

UP: Man and his brother get life term for killing wife

On February 21, 2017, Karari police station received information about the death of a woman in Guwara Tayyabpur village. They were initially told that she had consumed poison after a fight with her husband, Amardev, said additional district government advocate (Criminal) Anirudh Mishra.

Feb 28

Man gets 20-years rigorous imprisonment for raping Dalit girl in UP's Sonbhadra in 2018

Agrahari said Additional District Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh held Raj Mishra guilty on Friday and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, also imposing a fine of Rs 56,000.

Feb 27

Cannot permit narrative to replace evidence, says Delhi court, discharges K Kavitha

"According to him, when he (Reddy) met Accused 18 (Kejriwal), he was told that Accused 17 (Kavitha) would call him. Beyond this assertion, no circumstance, meeting, communication or overt act is attributed to them jointly, and notwithstanding the absence of any further material, they have been portrayed as principal actors operating through intermediaries

Feb 27

Supreme Court

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SC ask Centre to set up panel for revisiting colonial era service norms of coast guard, armed forces

She submitted that the retirement ages in the armed forces were carefully linked to recruitment age to ensure a specific length of service, and these ...

Power Purchase Agreements; Enactment of Coal Mines Act, 2015 constituted Change in Law entitling compensation

Supreme Court Upholds Compensation for Change in Law Events ...

Drugs Act - Public servants filing complaints under official capacity; Compliance with Section 202 CrPC not mandatory

Supreme Court Exempts Public Servants from Mandatory Inquiry...

Supreme Court Upholds Simultaneous Insolvency Proceedings Against Debtors and Guarantors

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court affirms that credi...

Farmers' agitation: SC asks high-powered committee to submit recommendations

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bag...

High Courts

HC defers Delhi govt's mandate to pvt schools to form fee-regulation committees

The bench passed the order on pleas moved by several school associations seeking a stay on a February 1 notification of the Delhi government that asked the schools to set up the SLFRCs within 10 days

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Proactive Measures to Combat Jabalpur Water Logging

Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses PIL Against AP TRANSCO's Tender Conditions

Patna High Court Recognizes Brother of Deceased as Legal Heir and Victim in Criminal Appeal

Madras High Court Modifies Punishment in Railway Clerk Misconduct Case

Bombay High Court Quashes Money Laundering Proceedings Against Shri. Kishore

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Sub-Inspector in Bribery Case

Rajasthan High Court Denies Tax Exemption to Lessee of Railway Land

Chhattisgarh High Court Overturns Arbitrary Selection in Recruitment Process

Articles

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Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia under stringent safeguards

The judgment in the case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (2011), passed by the Supreme Court of India, extensively addresses the comple...

Money Laundering : A Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence must provide an opportunity of hearing before taking cognizance

Supreme Court sets aside cognizance in Money Laundering case...

Voluntary Euthanasia and Non Voluntary Euthanasia

The Supreme Court of India’s landmark judgment in Aruna Ramc...

Money Laundering : When ED can not arrest and accused even need not apply for bail

Supreme Court of India in Tarsem Lal v. Directorate Of Enfor...

Legislature Cannot Ignore Supreme Court Verdicts - A Constitutional Imperative

The Madras Bar Association judgment is a clarion call for th...

Even for a cognizable offense, an arrest is not mandatory : Understanding Satender Antil's case

Supreme Court simplified and redefined law of arrest and bai...

Consumer Laws

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Rajasthan panel stays warrant against Salman Khan in pan masala advertisement case

Khan's counsel told the state commission that the District Consumer Commission, Jaipur-II, had issued a bailable warrant without serving summons, and ...

Delhi State Consumer Commission Overturns District Forum's Verdict in Godrej AC Deficiency Case

Lack of Expert Evidence Leads to Reversal of Deficiency of S...

'Manufacturing defect lacks expert evidence', consumer court sets aside refund order against Godrej

The bench comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, preside...

Delhi consumer forum directs Air India to pay Rs 1.5 lakh compensation for poor services

"This commission, therefore, directs the opposite party 1 to...

Insurance claim for damage caused by snowfall - Storm can be interpreted to include “snowfall”

Supreme Court Restores Insurance Claim for Snowfall Damage i...

Taxation Laws

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"Event Management" - Contracts for booking individuals for event participation are not “event management”

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of HT Media in Landmark Service Tax Case Service Tax on Fees Paid to Event Speakers Deemed Inapplicable Under "Event Mana...