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SC To Organise 'Laapata Ladies' Screening On Friday For Judges; Aamir Khan To Attend

A circular of the apex court said that screening of the movie is part of the activities organised during the 75th year of the establishment of the Supreme Court of India

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Mining Tax Ruling By SC Could Hit Wide Range Of Producers: S&P

This comment from the global credit rating followed the July 25 Supreme Court ruling that granted state governments the power to tax mineral resources and clarified that royalties paid by miners do not qualify as taxes

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Luthra And Luthra Acts As Lenders’ Legal Counsel For Union Bank Of India, India Infrastructure Finance Company And Bank of India

The transaction team was led by Managing Associate Ankita Parasar, and comprised of Senior Associate Samarth Sharma and Associates Aishwarya Dixit, Riddhi Sri and Harshil Kakkar, under the able guidance of Partner, Karan Mitroo

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"Purpose Of Lok Adalat Is To Take Justice To Homes Of People": CJI Chandrachud

The CJI asserted that the idea behind the establishment of this institution was to ensure that this would be a court reaching out to the lives of common citizens and therefore 'Nyay Sabke Dwar'

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SC Recommends Ayush Ministry To Create Dashboard Regarding Complaints Over Misleading Ads

A bench of Justices, Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta, said that they are of the opinion that the Ministry of Ayush must set up a dashboard mentioning complaints received from states and action taken on those complaints

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State Bar Councils Cannot Charge Exorbitant Enrollment Fees, Supreme Court Holds

The top court order came while closing petitions challenging the validity of the enrolment fees charged by State Bar Councils. The grievance of the petitioner was that the fees charged by the SBCs at the time of admission of persons on State rolls are more than the enrolment fee prescribed under Section 24(1)(f) of the Advocates Act 1961

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Supreme Court Adjourns AAP leader Manish Sisodia's Bail Plea Till August 5

Additional Solicitor General SV Raju sought time on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate to file a reply. The court gave time to the Enforcement Directorate to file a reply until Thursday

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SC Issues Notice To Governor Office In Kerala, West Bengal Plea On Pending Bills

A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud issued notice to the Additional Chief Secretary to the Governor of Kerala and the Union Government on the Kerala Government petition

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States Have Power To Levy Tax On Mines, Minerals Bearing Lands, SC Holds

The 8:1 majority judgement, authored by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and agreed to by Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Abhay S Oka, JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma and Augustine George Masih, also ruled that royalty payable on extracted minerals is not a tax

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SC Agrees To Examine Plea On 'Right To Be Forgotten' Stays Madras HC Order

Bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud issued notice to the respondent concerned on the petition and clubbed the matter with another similar petition

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