Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Madras HC | When in circumstances registration of case is itself an abuse of process of law, Court can exercise inherent powers

Madras High Court: R. Pongiappan, J., addressed the Criminal Original Petition seeking to quash the First Information Report of first respondent police as

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | “Discontinue unfair trade practice of arbitrarily imposing additional cost of carry bags at payment counter”: Read NCDRC’s full discussion on Consumer Rights in Big Bazaar matter

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Bench of Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) observed that: “Consumer has the right to know, before

Legislation Updates Notifications

Central Govt. extends the period for suspension of initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process by 3 months

S.O. 4638(E)— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the

Cabinet Decisions Legislation Updates

Transformative changes in Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Caste students approved by Cabinet

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved major and transformatory changes in the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Post Matric Scholarship to students belonging

Cabinet Decisions Legislation Updates

Cabinet approves Revision in guidelines for providing Direct to Home (DTH) Services in India

Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for revision of the guidelines for obtaining the license for providing Direct-To-Home (DTH) broadcasting service in

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Whether separate earnings of a widow disentitle her from claiming compensation in a case of a vehicular accident? Read the interesting aspects: Whether remarriage, number of dependents, etc. will have an impact in claim petitions

Bombay High Court: S.M. Modak, J., dealt with some significant issues in a claim petition wherein a widow is earning and has

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Is there any prohibition for possession of skin of dead animals under Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976? HC highlights the difference between animal ‘flesh’ and ‘skin’

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of V.M. Deshpande and Anil S. Kilor, JJ., addressed the issue on whether there is any prohibition

Interviews

Standing Tall in the World of Corporate Law: In conversation with Krishnava Dutt, Managing Partner, Argus Partners

Interviewed by Nisha Gupta

Legislation Updates Notifications

Central Government notifies enforcement of certain provisions of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 [Read the list]

S.O. 4646(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 1 (2) of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 (29 of 2020), the Central

Case Briefs High Courts

Read Calcutta HC’s decision on an adult woman’s choice to marry the person of her choice and convert to another religion

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee, JJ., observed that an adult woman is free to marry the

Law School News Others

NLUD | Panel discussion on the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 on National Consumer Day

Reported by Nitya Bansal

Hot Off The Press News

BCI decides to hold next All India Bar Examination on 21st March, 2021; No change in dates for AIBE–XV

Bar Council of India decided to hold the next All India Bar Exam on 21-03-2021. AIBE-XV is to be held on the

Hot Off The Press News

Air Quality Commission directs for 100 % switching over of industries in Delhi to PNG

Delhi Pollution Control Committee directed to identify the industries using unapproved fuels and take stringent penal action in case of non-compliance The

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

ITAT | “Legal fees paid to a partnership firm of lawyers can indeed be subjected to levy of tax under Art. 12 of Indo-Japanese Tax Treaty”; Foreign Tax Credit allowed under the treaty

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai: The Bench of Pramod Kumar (Vice President) and Pavan Kumar Gadale (Judicial Member) allows Foreign Tax Credit