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All HC | Convict given benefit of S. 4 of Probation of Offenders Act where trial court did not record special reasons for holding otherwise

Allahabad High Court: The Bench of Dinesh Kumar Singh, J., released the accused on probation by granting him the benefit of Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | No mining activities to be carried out without fulfilling environment clearance conditions under Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act

Gujarat High Court: Biren Vaishnav J., allowed the petition to grant necessary clearance within the stipulated time for quarry lease under Mines

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | “Notice of motion” by a member is covered under “proceedings in Parliament”; exempted from disclosure under S. 8(1)(c) of RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): The Chief Information Commissioner, Sudhir Bhargava, while addressing an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 held that,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

HP SCDRC | No bar under Consumer Protection Act prohibiting filing of consumer complaint in the presence of an alternative remedy

Himachal Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Shimla: Coram of Justice P.S. Rana (President), Vijay Pal Khachi (Member) and Sunita Sharma (Member),

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DSNLU | National Seminar on Copy right and Internet revolution

Reported by T Krishna Saketh

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Sub Divisional Officer does not have the authority to process claims of Other Traditional Forest Dwellers

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Surya Kant, CJ. and Sandeep Sharma, J. addressed grievances raised by the petitioners and

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Interim order of a Tribunal passed without hearing the same on merits, would be believed to have never existed, if the petitioner withdraws the petition

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Sardar Tariq Masood and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, JJ. allowed a

Law School News Others

BVDU | Registration open for LLM

Reported by Rupesh Jain

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Criminal prosecution can’t be permitted to continue on whims and pleasures of litigants, criminal case based on likelihood of suspicion quashed

Gauhati High Court: Reiterating that mere likelihood of suspicion cannot be a reason to charge someone for an offence, Rumi Kumari Phukan, J.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Intention to aid the commission of offence under PC Act is essential for conviction under S.12 thereof

Bombay High Court: B.P. Dharmadhikari, J. allowed a criminal appeal and acquitted the appellant who was convicted and sentenced by the trial court

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NUALS adjudged as RunnersUp at the 4th VITSOL Moot

Reported by Priyadarsini TP

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NALSAR | 2nd Hague India Cyber Security Summer School

Reported by Theja Saai

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Land categorized by LAO can’t be included in another category by Reference Court to re-determine compensation

Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar, J. while allowing a land acquisition appeal, set aside the impugned award and restored the Collector’s

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Participation of co-accused must be proved beyond doubt, for conviction under S. 147 IPC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.C. Sharma, J. allowed a criminal appeal, filed against the order of conviction under Ss. 304, 323 and

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Courts not to sit in judgment over decision of competent authority in imposing stringent punishment

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and N.S. Dhanik, J. contemplated a writ petition filed in pursuant to

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The Alabama Human Life Protection Act | Alabama passes a stringent law on “abortion”

As reported by media, Alabama passed a very stringent law that would place a ban on abortion with few exceptions. The measure

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Notification | Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2019

G.S.R. 368(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1), sub-section (4), clause (f) of sub section (6)

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Preventive detention order when accused already in custody cuts down the roots of State Act affecting the course of legal procedure; detention order quashed

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: In this petition filed before Rashid Ali Dar, J., an order passed by District Magistrate, Baramulla was

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

PMLA Appellate Tribunal | Properties seized must be defrozen after lapse of statutorily prescribed time period of 90 days

Appellate Tribunal for Prevention of Money Laundering: A Coram of Justice Manmohan Singh (Chairperson) and G.C Mishra (Member) allowed an appeal against

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Presumption under S. 114-A of Evidence Act to be attracted only when facts of sexual intercourse is proved

Delhi High Court: A Bench of Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the prosecutrix under Section 372 CrPC