Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

CBDT clarifies differential regime between domestic investors and FPIs existed even prior to General Budget 2019 and was not creation of Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019

Dispelling this false impression being created in certain sections of media including social media, CBDT said that differential regime between domestic investors

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI | No abuse of dominant position contemplated under S. 4 of Competition Act found against Gujarat SBST

Competition Commission of India (CCI), New Delhi: Coram comprising of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairman) and U.C. Nahta and Sangeeta Verma (Members), dismissed

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Divorced daughter entitled to get benefit of compassionate appointment under Dying-in-Harness Rules

Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. while allowing the writ petition issued a writ in the nature of mandamus so as to

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Weak financial position held is not a valid ground to withhold payments in respect of the retiral benefit

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. allowed the petition for the payment of the retiral benefit on the ground

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Admission declined to petitioner for whom impersonator appeared in PMT examination

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Sharma and Shailendra Shukla, JJ., dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner

Legislation Updates Notifications

MCA | Clarification under S. 232(6) of Companies Act, 2013; circular to remove doubts/ambiguities in “appointed date” & “acquisition date” with respect to mergers/amalgamations

Several queries have been received in the Ministry with respect to interpretation of the provision of Section 232(6) of the Companies Act,

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | No sentence imposed on accused convicted under S. 376 IPC who was a juvenile at the time of commission of offence but attained majority when convicted

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and Bharati Dangre, J. disposed of clubbed appeals arising out of the

Interviews

Harsh Mahaseth (NALSAR, Batch of ’19) on his selection for the LLM programme at the National University of Singapore

Interviewed by Mansi Meena

Hot Off The Press News

Mobile Application — “Janaushadhi Sugam” launched for locating outlets and searching Generic medicines

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched a mobile application “Janaushadhi Sugam” and had announced that “Jan Aushadhi

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Charge under S. 376 (1) of IPC to be proved “beyond a reasonable doubt”; accused given benefit of doubt

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Vijai Kumar Bist, CJ and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J. partly allowed an appeal filed

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Interim bail made absolute in matrimonial case where no ground for detention found justified

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. made absolute the interim application for bail in a matrimonial case. An application

Hot Off The Press News

RBI Central Board accepts Bimal Jalan Committee recommendations and approves surplus transfer to the Government

The Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today decided to transfer a sum of Rs 1,76,051 crore to the

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Wife earning a certain amount will not absolve husband’s liability to provide maintenance under S. 24 HMA Act, 1955

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Mohammad Rafiq and Narendra Singh Dhaddha, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by an aggrieved

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Plaint filed under Or. 7 R. 11 CPC can be rejected based on grounds mentioned in Rule 11 or if the cause of action has not been disclosed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Prakash Shrivastava, J., dismissed the revision petition filed by the respondents under Section 115 CPC where they challenged

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh | Husband’s appeal for grant of decree of divorce on being subjected to ‘mental cruelty’ by wife, allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ. allowed an appeal to grant a decree

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Non-filing of affidavit along with the application under S. 156(3) of CrPC held to be a curable defect

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. contemplated a criminal revision petition, where the main question which had to be decided was

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt. over reported serving of salt and rotis instead of wholesome nutritious food in Mid Day Meal

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a video of children being served

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Director who resigned before issuing of cheques held not liable under S. 138 r/w S. 141 of NI Act for dishonour thereof

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. allowed a criminal application filed against the order of the Magistrate whereby he rejected the application filed

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

TNNLU | Guest Lecture organised on Professional Etiquette and Attitude

Reported by Ujjwal Jain

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Indiscriminate use of loud speakers condemned. Noise pollution to be controlled.

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Pradeep Kumar Singh Baghel and Pankaj Bhatia, JJ. addressed the grievance with respect to