Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

When does burden of proof shift to accused to rebut statutory presumption in cheque bounce cases under S. 138 NI Act? CMM Court considers

Court of XX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City: Bhola Pandit, XX Addl. CMM, convicted a person who presented a cheque to

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Ontario, Canada | Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 receives royal assent

On December 02, 2021, 30, the Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Act) received Royal Assent. The Acts also amends Employment

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

US Department of Labor extends comment period for COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the comment period for the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

ALS Noida | 3rd Annual International Conference on Comparative Law [ February 18-19, 2022]

Reported by Tanya Sharma

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Can Executing Court’s order for enforcement of arbitral award be challenged under Art. 226? HC decides

Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., held that, Section 36 of the 1996 Act makes the arbitral award capable of

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Bills seeking extension of tenure of Directors of ED and CBI introduced in Lok Sabha

The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 have been introduced in the Lok

Case Briefs District Court

“Account closed” and Cheque returned: Is it a reason sufficient for convicting a person under S. 138 NI Act? Read detailed decision of CMM Court, Bangalore

Court of XX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City: In light of cheque being returned by the bank due to “Account Closed”

Case Briefs High Courts

Kidnapped or Eloped? Minor alleged to have been kidnapped tracked after almost 4 years: Del HC demystifies whether she ran away on her own or was kidnapped

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., granted bail to a person accused of kidnapping a minor, which eventually in view of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Charge Sheet Filed, but no arrest, instead interim protection granted: Read Del HC’s decision in a bail matter

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., while addressing the allegations of forged agreement, stated that the effect of the same would be

Case Briefs High Courts

Temporary Residence v. Casual Visit | Can Magistrate entertain application under S. 12 DV Act from woman coming to his jurisdiction for casual visit? Is that covered under “temporarily resides”? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., held that an aggrieved person cannot choose to file a petition under Section 12 of

Law School News Others

NLUJ | 6th Pranita Mehta Memorial Essay Writing Competition, 2021-2022

Reported by Nisha Gupta

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Family Judge is supposed to proactively engage with parties and act as facilitator, mediator: HC discussed role of and expectations from a Family Judge

Delhi High Court: Yashwant Varma, J., delved into the subject of the role of a Family Judge while deciding petitions which come

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

RGNUL | Webinar on ‘Careers in Tech Law’ [ December 05, 2021]

Reported by Dikshi Arora

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021

The Central Government hereby makes National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021. It shall come into force

New releases News

Indian Arbitration Law Review [Vol. III, February 2021] — Latest Volume Released

Contents Editorial Note ………………………………………………………………………… ix Articles The Goldfish Model of Arbitration: An ‘Out-Of-Bowl’ Approach to Demystifying Procedural Laws in Commercial Arbitration —Garv

Call For Papers Law School News

Call for Papers | Centre for Competition Law and Policy, NUALS Newsletter

Reported by TS Sneha

Legal RoundUp Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup

Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup | November 2021

Here’s a run-through of all the significant decisions covered in the month of November 2021 under the Section of Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies.

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

IFSCA invites comments on proposed IFSCA (Insurance Web Aggregator) Regulations, 2021

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has invited comments on the proposed IFSCA (Insurance Web Aggregator) Regulations, 2021. It is proposed that

Case Briefs High Courts

Rape, Murder of Ragpicker: Merely because crime is heinous and brutal, it won’t be just to get carried away sans any legal proof to substantiate charges [Detailed decision of Bom HC]

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and Prithviraj K. Chavan, JJ., while addressing an alleged rape and murder

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Tenure of National Anti-profiteering Authority increased from 4 years to 5 years vide Central Goods and Services Tax (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council notified Central Goods and Services Tax (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2021 further to amend