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The University Grants Commission (UGC) issued guidelines dated 06.07.2020 directing universities and colleges to complete terminal semester/final year examinations by 30.09.2020. The Ministry of Human Resource Development also issued an Office Memorandum (OM) on the same date, and the Ministry of Home Affairs permitted the conduct of examinations. However, the State of Maharas...
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The case involves a challenge to the notifications issued by the Medical Council of India (MCI) and Dental Council of India (DCI) introducing NEET for admissions to MBBS, BDS, and other medical courses. The initial quashing of the notifications was later recalled. During the pendency of the case, Section 10D of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, providing for a uniform entrance examin...
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The case involves Judicial Officers who were promoted on an ad-hoc basis to serve as Additional District and Sessions Judges in Fast Track Courts. The question arose regarding their seniority in relation to officers promoted on a substantive basis to the Cadre of District Judge and those selected through Direct Recruitment and Limited Competitive Examination (LCE).
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PILCOM, a committee formed by Cricket Control Boards/Associations of Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka for conducting the World Cup tournament in 1996, made payments to ICC and various Cricket Control Boards/Associations of member countries from its London Bank Accounts. The Income Tax Officer issued a show cause notice under Section 194E of the Income Tax Act, 1961, questioning whether in...
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The case pertains to the interpretation of Sections 143(1) and 143(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The appellant, Vodafone Idea Ltd., filed a return of income for Assessment Year (AY) 2017-18. Subsequently, a notice was issued under Section 143(2) of the Act, initiating proceedings for scrutiny assessment.
Issues:
The distinction between the exercise of power under S...
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The parties entered into an agreement with a clause (Clause 16B) conferring exclusive jurisdiction to the Court at Delhi for any dispute related to the franchise agreement.
The plaintiff presented the suit at Gurgaon, which was not a court having jurisdiction according to the exclusive jurisdiction clause.
The defendant raised the objection regarding territorial jurisdiction based ...
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The case pertains to Writ Petition (Civil) No. 55 of 2019 filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India. The petition challenges the Constitutional (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019, which introduced Clause (6) in Articles 15 and 16, enabling reservation for economically weaker sections. The petitioners contend that this amendment violates the basic structure of the Cons...
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The dispute arises from the reorganization Scheme, which led to the re-description of the post of Telephone Operators as RTOs. The new post carried a higher pay scale and required specialized training. The reorganization introduced an element of selection criteria, including a minimum of 5 years of service. The question was whether the appellants, who were Telephone Operators seeking de...
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The appellants filed an appeal against an order of the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal. However, there was a delay of 45 days in filing the appeal. The High Court dismissed the application for condonation of delay and the appeal.
Issues:
whether the delay of 45 days in filing the appeal can be condoned under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
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