Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014
The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014 has been introduced in Lok Sabha on August 7, 2014. The Bill is introduced to amend the
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Workers of statutory canteen are deemed employees only for the purpose of Factories Act, 1948
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of H.L. Dattu, R.K. Agrawal and Arun Mishra, JJ deliberated upon the question whether the workmen engaged
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TISCO Fire Accident: Inspector had the knowledge as under S. 106 of Factories Act
Supreme Court: The instant case arose under Sections 106 and 88 of the Factories Act, 1948 as indicated by the facts wherein
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Married daughters born before 2005 have equal rights on ancestral property
Bombay High Court: In a landmark judgment, a Full Bench comprising of Mohit Shah CJ, MS Sanklecha and MS Sonak, JJ. held
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Dr. Faizan Mustafa, VC of NALSAR gets SAARC best Law teacher award
Dr. Faizan Mustafa, the Vice Chancellor of NALSAR,University of Law, Hyderabad is honoured with the SAARC best Law Teacher award. He
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Coal Block allocation since 1993 by the Central Government illegal
Supreme Court: Pronouncing the much awaited judgment, the 3 judge bench of R.M. Lodha, CJI and Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph,
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Gift deed transferring the corpus to the donee gives no right of claim to donor’s legal heirs
Supreme Court: In the instant case the question arose that whether transfer of the gifted property was a transfer of the corpus
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Reserve Bank of India seeks comments on its draft Charter of Customer Rights
Reserve Bank of India on August 22nd, 2014 placed a draft Charter of Customer Rights comprising of five basic customer rights and
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‘No work, yet pay’ principle applicable only in case of compulsory waiting
Supreme Court: Elucidating the principle of ‘No work, no pay’, the bench of Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph, JJ held that
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Magistrate does not become functus offcio after accepting final negative report of the police
Supreme Court: Giving an affirmative answer to the question that whether a Magistrate after accepting a negative final report submitted by the
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The Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill, 2014 as introduced in the Rajya Sabha
On 18-02-2014, the Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill contains 23 Sections.
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Persons buying shares as an investment are covered under the definition of “consumer”
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): NCDRC has held that though trading in shares is a commercial transaction outside the purview of
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CIT penalized for filing frivolous appeals
Bombay High Court: Dismissing an appeal filed by Income Tax department, a bench comprising of BP Colabawalla and SC Dharmadhikari, JJ levied a
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SCBA’s suggestions on the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 accepted by CJI
Supreme Court Bar Association on 19th August, 2014 issued a circular with regard to the objections on representation on ‘The Supreme Court
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Clauses (vii) and (iv) of Annexure A (Terms and Conditions for Registration of PTOs ) for Hajj 2013 to be read together
Supreme Court: While deciding that whether the respondents in the instant case were right in disqualifying the petitioners who are Private Tour
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Explanations (b) and(c) to proviso of Order IV Rule 10 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 not to come in force until further orders
In a notification dated 13th August 2014, the Chief Justice of India, exercising the power under Order I Rule 1(2) of Supreme
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Moninder Singh Pandher, prime accused in Nithari killings granted bail
Allahabad High Court: While granting bail to Moninder Singh Pandher (Applicant), one of the accused of the infamous Nithari Killings, who was
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National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014
On 13-08-2014, Lok Sabha passed the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, for the establishment of a National Judicial Appointments Commission to
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Enquiry Commission is not a Court under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
Supreme Court: In the instant case the question arose that whether an enquiry commission setup under Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1952 and
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Family Courts directed to decide cases for maintenance expeditiously
Supreme Court: Addressing the serious issue of delay in adjudication by the family courts for provision of maintenance to a wife in
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