Anubha Chaturvedi, Author at SCC Times

A clear acquittal, not a technical one: Rajasthan HC holds non-disclosure of acquittal not fatal to appointment

The Court held that the rejection of candidature of the petitioner on the sole ground of non-disclosure of prior criminal proceedings where petitioner was acquitted, was contrary to law propounded in Avtar Singh case, as no criminal proceedings were pending against the petitioner and he was acquitted prior to the commencement of the recruitment process.

mobile screen separate commodity size relevant Rule 6(1)(f)

Case Briefs High Courts

How a Phone is actually priced or purchased: AP HC on why Screen Size isn’t “Relevant” for Legal Metrology Disclosure

Ruling in Samsung’s favour, the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a phone’s screen cannot be treated as a separate commodity requiring its own size declaration under the Legal Metrology Rules.

Pioneer Newspaper Arbitration Sole Arbitrator Justice Sujoy Paul

Case Briefs High Courts

Madhya Pradesh HC appoints Justice Sujoy Paul as Sole Arbitrator in Pioneer Newspaper Arbitration dispute

The Court held that the application filed for appointment of presiding arbitrator under Section 11(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is maintainable as the place of arbitration referred in Clause 9 MoU becomes the juridical seat of arbitration under Section 20, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

Family and personal law July roundup 2026

Legal RoundUp Topic-wise Roundup

From Preferential Rights Under Hindu Succession Law to Notarised Divorces: Everything That Happened in Family and Personal Law in July 2026

The July Roundup of Family and Personal Law contains important rulings and judgements from the Courts all over, on succession rights, marriage, divorce, inheritance rights under Oraon customary law and more.