Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

All HC | Continuation of criminal proceedings not useful where chances of conviction are bleak and settlement arrived at between the parties

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. allowed the instant application in terms of compromise and quashed the chargesheet as well as

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Dispute among office bearers of Mahila Mandal not illegality for cancelling its license

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. dismissed the petition by asking the appropriate authority to look into the dispute among the

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Winter Session of Parliament begins today; Rajya Sabha marks it’s 250th Session

The Winter Session of Parliament begins today, following are the key bills that are likely to be taken up for discussion: Citizenship

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Gravity of offence cannot be a reasonable ground for denying bail to Juvenile delinquents, except under extraordinary situations

Rajasthan High Court: Manoj Kumar Garg, J. allowed bail to a juvenile who was accused of criminal offences on finding his situation

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Amicable settlement in case of a non-compoundable offence can be allowed in order to secure the ends of justice

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. allowed a writ petition to quash criminal proceedings after parties compromise over a non-compoundable offence.

Appointments & Transfers News

47th Chief Justice of India | Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde sworn-in as CJI by the President of India

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde sworn-in as the 47th Chief Justice of India today, i.e. 18-11-2019. As reported by ANI, Prime Minister Narendra

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Maintenance under S. 125 of CrPC cannot be denied if the wife “commits adultery” but can only be denied if she is “living in adultery”

Sikkim High Court: Arup Kumar Goswami, CJ., dismissed the petition against the refusal to pay maintenance to the wife because she allegedly

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

NUSRL National Seminar on Gender Sensitive Education: A necessity to eradicate Gender Discrimination in India

Reported by Sankalp Udgata

Legislation Updates Notifications

Mapping of Unique Client Code (UCC) with demat account of the clients

1. Vide SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2018/153 dated December 17, 2018, Early Warning Mechanism was put in place to detect the diversion of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Arrest without warrant on reasonable suspicion supplants the claim for compensation for unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution

South Africa High Court, Eastern Cape Local Division: M.S. Jolwana, J. held that even if the plaintiff is arrested and spends some

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Order of compulsory retirement is neither a punishment nor a stigma and principles of natural justice have no role play in ordering compulsory retirement

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of R. Subbhiah and T. Krishnavalli, JJ., dismissed a writ petition filed for issuance of a

Business News News

CCI approves secondary acquisition in Delhivery Private Limited by SVF Doorbell (Cayman) Ltd., under S. 31(1) of Competition Act, 2002

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the secondary acquisition in Delhivery Private Limited (DPL) by SVF Doorbell (Cayman) Ltd. (SVFD), under

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Company has a separate legal identity from its owners; no coercive steps to be taken for recovery of dues of Ghaziabad Development Authority

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Vivek Agarwal, JJ. concurred that any amount already recovered by the respondents

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | In case of unreasonable delay in offering possession of allotted flat, consumer entitled to seek refund of amount paid with compensation

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice V.K. Jain (Presiding Member), while disposing of a complaint, directed the builder to refund the

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2019 SCC Vol. 8 November 7, 2019 Part 3

Property Law — Adverse Possession — Meaning, nature and ingredients of, reiterated — Necessary factors to be proved for claim of adverse

Business News News

CCI approves merger of BNP Paribas Mutual Fund and Baroda Mutual Fund, under Section 31(1) of Competition Act, 2002

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the merger of the BNP Paribas (BNPP) Mutual Fund and the Baroda (BOB) Mutual Fund,

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

MCA notifies Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application