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All HC | Applicant languishing in jail since 2018 granted bail since it was impossible to expedite the matter considering heavy workload in trial courts

Allahabad High Court: Aniruddha Singh, J. allowed the application filed by the applicant for the grant of bail where an FIR was

Law School News Moot Court Announcements

18th Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition 2020 & National Judgment Writing Competition on Corporate Law

Reported by Ujjwal Jain

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Malaysia CoA | New owner cannot claim entitlement to double rental on the basis of a tenancy agreement with previous owner

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Hamid Sultan Bin Abu Backer, Hanipah Binti Farikullah, Kamaludin Bin Md Said, JCA overturned

Case Briefs

Kar HC | Individual’s freedom cannot be curtailed for indefinite period, especially when his guilt is not proven

Karnataka High Court: Ashok G. Nijagannavar, J. while allowing the petitioner-accused’s petition for grant of bail, laid down certain conditions such as

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Non-issuance of notice to the address not on record invalid ground for ignorance; Court dismisses the petition

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab, Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ., dismissed the petition filed under Order 21

Law School News Moot Court Announcements

5th Anand Swaroop Gupta Memorial National Moot Court Competition, 2020

The 5th Anand Swaroop Gupta Memorial Moot Court Competition shall be held from 19th to 21st March, 2020 and the venue for

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Karvy denied the use of Power of Attorney for transfer of securities

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Anant Barua, Whole Time Member, denied KSBL’s request to permit the continuation of Karvy Stock Broking Limited

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Stamp duty cannot be avoided on arbitration agreement, even if the rest of the contract is executed outside state

Bombay High Court: G.S.Patel, J., held that an arbitration agreement must be stamped in the state where the arbitration is to take place,

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2019 SCC Vol. 9 November 21, 2019 Part 5

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 34 and 37 — Award — Non-interference with, when findings of fact arrived at by

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Landlord entitled for judgment on admissions in a suit for ejectment where tenant unequivocally admits the ingredients to be established by the landlord

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., allowed a petition that challenged the impugned order whereby petitioner’s application under Order 12 Rule 6 CPC

Hot Off The Press News

Central Govt. orders winding up of Adarsh Credit Cooperative Society Ltd., Ahmedabad and appoints a liquidator

The Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Centre notifies National Company Law Tribunal (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of President and other Members) Amendment Rules, 2019

G.S.R. 682(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of Section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013(18

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US President Trump signs a bill declaring ‘Animal Cruelty’ a Federal Crime

President Trump signs a bipartisan bill that would make acts of animal cruelty a federal crime punishable with fines and up to

Hot Off The Press News

Parliament Update | Reported Use of Spyware Pegasus to Compromise Phone Data of Some Persons through WhatsApp

Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad made a statement with respect to the “Reported Use of Spyware Pegasus to Compromise

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Lok Sabha passes the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019

Lok Sabha passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019. Purpose of

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | 80-year-old sexual offence accused granted bail as complainant’s inability to produce medical report creates “serious doubt about her veracity”

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Hari Pal Verma, J. allowed the petition filed by the petitioner by granting him bail under Section

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | CPIO issued show-cause notice for misleading the Commission regarding identity of Customs Official regarding whom information was sought

Central Information Commission (CIC): The Division Bench of Suresh Chandra and Bimal Julka, Information Commissioners, directed for a show-cause notice to be

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha [Read the Bill]

The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha and is underway for discussion. Purpose of the Bill It

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons)

Law School News Others

NLUJ | 4th Pranita Mehta Memorial Essay Competition, 2019

Reported by Nisha Gupta