Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

MP HC | No interference of Court required in auction process if account has been rightly declared NPA

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before a 2-Judge Bench comprising of S.C. Sharma and Virender Singh, JJ., against a

ADR Competition Announcements Law School News

1st TNNLU National Med-Arb Competition, 2019

Reported by Supriyo Ranjan Mahapatra

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Eswatini HC | Long period of imprisonment not in interest of justice, youthfulness of accused considered while sentencing

Eswatini High Court: This matter was brought before a Bench of M. Langwenya, J. for judgment on sentence. Facts of the case

Cabinet Decisions Legislation Updates

Cabinet approves first-ever three way merger in Indian Banking with amalgamation of Vijaya, Dena and Bank of Baroda

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the scheme of amalgamation for amalgamating Bank of Baroda, Vijaya

Case Briefs High Courts

Rajasthan HC | Arbitrator rendered unable to perform his functions effectively due to charge of excessive fee

Rajasthan High Court: A Bench of Arun Bhansali, J. terminated the mandate of an arbitrator by stating that if an arbitrator creates

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019 enacted creating 10% additional reservation for economically weaker sections

The President on 12-01-2019 assented to the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty- fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019. It was passed by the Rajya

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC| Scope of inquiry by MM under Section 7 of Extradition Act is limited to satisfaction of prima facie case against fugitive criminal

Delhi High Court: The Bench of Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a writ petition filed against the order-cum-inquiry report of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill – 2019 passed by Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha passed “The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill – 2019” on 08-01-2019. The Bill has been formulated recognizing the

Law School News Moot Court Announcements

2nd TNNLU – CCI National Moot Court Competition, 2019

Reported by Supriyo Mahapatra

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Suit instituted on behalf of alleged mentally infirm person – Court obliged to enquire and follow procedure under Order XXXII Rules 12 and 15 of CPC

Kerala High Court: The Bench of A. Hariprasad, J. hearing an appeal against remand order, answered substantial questions of law in relation

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura HC | Obligatory for prosecution to prove valid sanction for filing complaint under Section 500 IPC against sitting MLA

“In this case, though in the sanction order it has been recorded ‘by order’ but from that word it cannot be inferred by

Call For Papers Case Briefs Law School News

Call for Papers: NLSIR Special Issue on Migration, Refuge and Citizenship (Vol. 31(2))

Reported by Apurva Singh

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Criminal case quashed under inherent powers after parties amicably settle their grievance

Patna High Court: A Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. allowed the quashing of the criminal case owing to the amicable compromise between

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Rule of law cannot be diluted for religious institutions encroaching on public spaces

Madras High Court: A Bench of S.M. Subramaniam, J. while addressing a writ petition stated that “If a deity in a temple

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | “Landlord is the best judge of his own needs”: petition against order of Additional Rent Controller dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Bench of Anu Malhotra, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order Additional Rent Controller whereby the tenant’s

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Instituting criminal case in matters of civil nature is clear abuse of process of Court

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed a criminal complaint as its jurisdiction purely fell within the ambit of

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | University which erroneously declared a student as passed when he in fact failed in a subject, cannot compel re-examination after a decade

Kerala High Court: A Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. hearing a civil writ petition, quashed a university’s order directing its ex-student

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Decision-based on expert opinion following due procedure requires no interference of Court; PIL for protection of Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary dismissed

Allahabad High Court: A Public Interest Litigation was filed before Govind Mathur, CJ and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J. related to protection

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

ILNU | International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and its legal implications

Reported by Aastha Srivastava

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Impleadment of party allowed where necessary to hear him before issuing writ of prohibition

Sikkim High Court: The Bench of Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J. allowed an impleadment through the present petition. The petitioner in the present