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After a prolonged legal battle lasting over a decade, the Bombay High Court (HC) has directed the Maharashtra government to immediately pay Rs19.44 lakh to Darshan Singh Parmar, a whistle-blower who exposed large-scale tax evasion by public sector oil companies. In a strongly worded judgement,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 July 2025
In a significant move to enhance transparency and accessibility in the judicial system, the Bombay High Court will begin live streaming its proceedings from 7 July 2025. As per a gazette notification issued by the Maharashtra government, where proceedings are not live-streamed, transcripts of...

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The central information commission (CIC), in a decision last week, has ordered that all recruited official posts in Kendriya Vidyalaya organisations must come under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and be made public by the Kendriya Vidyalaya authorities; with this case...

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Bhavini Srivastava (Bar  and   Bench) 02 July 2025
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave the Central government three months' time to frame rules for providing information under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) in electronic form (Aditya Chauhan & Anr vs Union of India & Anr).    A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar...

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Bhavini Srivastava (Bar  and   Bench) 02 July 2025
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday gave the Central government three months' time to frame rules for providing information under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) in electronic form (Aditya Chauhan & Anr vs Union of India & Anr).    A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 July 2025
The Bombay High Court (HC) has ordered Yes Bank to pay Rs50,000 in compensation to a private company after it wrongfully insisted on Aadhaar as a mandatory document for opening a bank account—despite the Supreme Court having struck down such a requirement.   The division bench comprising...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 July 2025
The SBI Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to provide key information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, claiming that it is not a 'public authority' as defined under Section 2(h) of the Act. RTI activist Anil Galgali...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 June 2025
The US Embassy in India has issued a strict advisory to all visa applicants, mandating the disclosure of social media handles used in the last five years as part of their application process. Failure to provide this information, the embassy cautioned, could result in visa denial and permanent...

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Amidst rising concerns over data accuracy in innumerable Aadhaar cards, that has caught even school and college children in a Catch-22 crisis if their cards used for identification do not match during admission in their educational institutes, the Right to Information (RTI) route taken by a...

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Amidst rising concerns over data accuracy in innumerable Aadhaar cards, that has caught even school and college children in a Catch-22 crisis if their cards used for identification do not match during admission in their educational institutes, the Right to Information (RTI) route taken by a...

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Amidst rising concerns over data accuracy in innumerable Aadhaar cards, that has caught even school and college children in a Catch-22 crisis if their cards used for identification do not match during admission in their educational institutes, the Right to Information (RTI) route taken by a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 June 2025
The United States embassy in India has introduced immediate changes to visa application procedures, requiring enhanced social media transparency from prospective students and exchange participants. This policy adjustment affects individuals seeking F, M, and J category non-immigrant visas,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 June 2025
In a major disruption driven by escalating geopolitical tensions, Air India has announced the immediate suspension of all flights to and from the Middle East, as well as routes connecting Europe and the east coast of North America. The airline confirmed the move in a travel advisory posted on...

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On 6th June, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised the markets, slicing the repo rate by 50bps (basis points) to 5.5% and cutting the cash reserve ratio by 100bps, phased over four 25-point tranches from September to November. The move, expected to inject Rs2.5 lakh crore into the system,...

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Dr Gopal Krishna 20 June 2025
“Fundamental rights are human rights and are, therefore, natural rights which are not conferred by the Constitution of India to take away. Sarv Mittra Sikri, the 13th chief justice of India has been proven right in subsequent judgments of the Supreme Court. Most notably, decisions in IR Coelho...

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Dr Gopal Krishna 20 June 2025
“Fundamental rights are human rights and are, therefore, natural rights which are not conferred by the Constitution of India to take away. Sarv Mittra Sikri, the 13th chief justice of India has been proven right in subsequent judgments of the Supreme Court. Most notably, decisions in IR Coelho...

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 June 2025
The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has intensified dramatically, with both nations launching waves of missile and air strikes that have struck hospitals, residential areas and even nuclear facilities. The civilian toll has surged on both sides, prompting urgent calls for restraint...

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 June 2025
Placing public grievance redressal on 'high' priority, the Union Cabinet secretary is reportedly asked all ministries and departments to overhaul their grievance redressal mechanism and bring in the new oversight by senior officers in the prime minister's office (PMO) so that public concerns...

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It is, indeed, laudable that 80-year-old Kumar Ambwani invoked the Right to Information (RTI) Act at the department of pension and pensioners’ welfare, New Delhi, to overcome his confusion over which exact date his 20% additional pension would begin—whether on attaining the age of 80 or only...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 June 2025
As the spiralling conflict between Israel and Iran entered its sixth day, the Indian government moved swiftly to relocate Indian nationals from Tehran, warning of potential large-scale military strikes in the Iranian capital. The Union ministry of external affairs (MEA) confirmed that Indian...

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