Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Significance of ‘sterling witness’ in a matter wherein a daughter alleges that her father raped her: Bom HC examines whether daughter’s evidence was of ‘sterling quality’ or not

Bombay High Court: Anuja Prabhudessai, J., while addressing a matter of a daughter alleging rape by her father expressed the significance of

Case Briefs District Court

Family Court grants divorce by mutual consent under S. 13-B where parties refuse to cohabit and resolve disputes

Family Court, Ahmednagar: Netra A Kank, J., allowed a petition granting a decree of divorce by mutual consent to the petitioners. The

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Provision on computation of exempt income of specified fund introduced vide Income-tax (34th Amendment) Rules, 2021

On December 27, 2021, the Central Board of Direct taxes issued Income-tax (34th Amendment) Rules, 2021 to amend the Income–tax Rules,1962, Key

Call For Papers Law School News

Call for Submissions | NLIU Labour and Employment Law Blog [Rolling Submissions]

Reported by Vranda Agarwal

Appointments & Transfers News

Justice Birendra Kumar of Patna High Court transferred as a Judge of Rajasthan High Court

President transfers Justice Birendra Kumar, Judge of the Patna High Court as a Judge of the Rajasthan High Court. Ministry of Law

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

NUJS | One-Day National Seminar on Conciliation & Mediation under RERA, 2016 [ December 30, 2021]

Reported by Tushmi Udyalak

Case Briefs High Courts

If Labour Court orders reinstatement and employer challenges the said order, is workman entitled to payment of full wages during pendency of challenge by employer? Del HC explains in consonance of Industrial Disputes Act

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh, JJ., decided a matter with regard to payment of full

Appointments & Transfers News

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra of Uttaranchal HC appointed as Acting CJ of Uttaranchal High Court

Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, senior-most Judge of the Uttaranchal High Court, to perform his duties of the office of the Chief Justice

Case Briefs High Courts

Touching feet of a woman without her consent: Is it outraging the modesty of a woman? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: While addressing a matter with regard to “outraging modesty of a woman”, M.G. Sewlikar, J., expressed that, “…touching any

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

LSAT—India | Guru Talk Series with Ankit Dhotrekar [December 27, 2021]

The Law School Admission Council – Global is planning a Guru Talk Series Live where our experts and their students will be

Case Briefs High Courts

Does failure to disclose mental disorder before marriage constitute perpetration of fraud so as to grant divorce? Del HC decides

Delhi High Court: While stating that, Marriage is not made of only happy memories and good times, and two people in a

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021

On December 25, 2021, the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 received President’s assent in order to regulate the practice and process of surrogacy,

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Administrator of WhatsApp group approaches Court for relief in FIR filed for promoting enmity between different groups. Read Court’s order

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., dealt with an interesting matter where the petitioner who was administrator of a WhatsApp group approached

Legislation Updates Notifications

RBI issues restriction on storage of actual card data

On December 23, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a notification on Restriction on storage of actual card data

Law School News Others

NLSIU’s 3-year LLB Programmme Admission Notification released

Reported by Devansh Kaushik

Op Eds OP. ED.

The Regulation of Telemedicine: A Global Comparative Analysis

by Shantanu Mukherjee† and Vatsala Sood††

Case Briefs High Courts

Judgment on Admissions | Is Court justified in allowing application under Or. 12 R. 6 CPC for absence of material pleadings, presence of moonshine defence in WS? Del HC discusses

Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., held that, “Mere fact that the boundary walls had been built by the defendants cannot be

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Sexual perversity is a social menace’: Cal HC upholds order of framing charges against Stepfather; Lays guidelines for effective protection of child victim’s identity under POCSO Act

Calcutta High Court: While expressing that, Sexual perversity is not only a personal disease, but also a social menace; The act itself

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Karnataka Legislative Assembly passes Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021

On December 22, 2021, the Legislative Assembly, Karnataka introduced the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 and was

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Whether non-referral of patient to Specialist or higher centre amounts to deficiency in service or medical negligence of the treating doctor/hospital? NCDRC decides

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice R.K. Agarwal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar and Binoy Kumar (Members) decided a matter with