Insolvency Process against BYJU
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The present appeal raises substantial questions about the legal framework governing the withdrawal of a CIRP; the settlement of claims after the admission of an application instituted by a debtor; and the scope of the inherent powers vested in the NCLAT under Rule 11 of the NCLAT Rules.

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States power to regulate intoxicating liquor
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

This majority decision overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that the presumption under Section 114-C of the Evidence Act regarding dowry deaths could not be applied without credible evidence of dowry harassment.

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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

It is not a case where the wife is helpless or there is any endeavour to leave her on the road by taking away the roof from her head. The wife herself is an educated woman, who did her MBA and is also employed.

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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Section 7(1)(a) of the Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 contemplates that the Registrar must ensure that the marriage between parties is performed in accordance with the personal law of the parties and under the personal laws for Muslims, they are entitled to have four wives at a time.

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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Any waiver of a bail condition must not compromise the one most important legal requirement that a prisoner must make himself available for trial and for compliance with a sentence imposed.

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States power to tax Industrial Alcohol
Hot Off The PressNews

This majority decision further overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

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Prof. George Bermann
Events/WebinarsNews

This report summarizes the insights from the Keynote Address delivered by Professor George A. Bermann at the ICDR India Conference.

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Technology and Civil Liberties
Interviews

Interviewed by Anushka Sharma

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Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules 2024
Legislation UpdatesRules & Regulations

UDID cards will have colour coding on the basis of severity of disability.

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guilt under S. 498-A IPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Division Bench opined that in Section 498-A IPC cases, the courts have to be careful to identify instances of over implication and to avert the suffering of ignominy and inexpiable consequences.

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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Such vacancies should be notified to the members of the Bar, providing every eligible lawyer with an equal opportunity to express interest; failure to do so creates an appearance of opacity in the process, potentially leading to an impression of arbitrariness.

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Arbitrations in Power Sector
Experts CornerJSA Advocates & Solicitors

by Amit Kapur* and Akshat Jain**

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Calcutta High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘In an NDPS case, if charge sheet is filed within 180 days from the date of arrest of the accused, no right of statutory bail accrues.’

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International Financial Services Centres Authority
Legislation UpdatesRules & Regulations

The Amendment Regulations insert Unit Linked Insurance Products and Admissible pattern of investment” has been inserted.

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Electronic Evidence in Focus
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Divyansha Goswami†

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