Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Direction requiring advance submission of cross-examination questionnaire under the POCSO Act procedurally improper as it defeats the accused’s right to fair trial

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sunil Thomas, J. set aside the order of Sessions Judge requiring advance submission

Case Briefs High Courts

False dowry case filed by daughter-in-law against mother-in-law amounts to abuse of process of the court; FIR against mother-in-law quashed: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.S Mudagal, J. slammed a daughter-in-law for filing a false case of dowry

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Admission of application under Section 9 I&B Code without notice to corporate debtor held contrary to law, violative of natural justice: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Two-Member Bench comprising of S.J. Mukhopadhaya(Chairperson) and Bansi Lal Bhatt (Member-Judicial), JJ. set aside an

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC “extremely pained by machismo and brazen manner” in which elected MP tempered with seal—Strictures passed

Pumping for apparently misplaced political propaganda has no place in our courts; this unhealthy practice needs to be strongly deprecated. — Madan

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Pendency of case under S. 138 and 141 NI Act amounts to admission debt, not existence of dispute under I&B Code

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Two-Member Bench comprising of S.J. Mukhopadhaya (Chairperson) and Bansi Lal Bhat (Member-Judicial), JJ. dismissed an appeal

Law School News Others

WBNUJS organising Indian Mediation Week (IMW)

Reported by Rohit Sharma

Call For Papers Law School News

Call for Papers: Journal on Corporate Law, Issue IV

Reported by Aastha Srivastava

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad HC allows candidate barred for non-payment of fees to appear in UP Teacher Eligibility Test, 2018

Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Ajit Kumar, J. where an interim order in favour

Case Briefs High Courts

Alternate remedy under Sikkim Greenfield Airport Act, 2018 renders writ petition unsustainable: Sikkim HC

Sikkim High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of CJ Vijai Kumar Bist, disposed of a writ petition on carefully observing that

Case Briefs High Courts

Compensation awarded under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 enhanced with inclusion of compensation under head of ‘future prospects’

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This appeal was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Rohit Arya, J., under Section 173 of the

Law School News Others

ILS | ILSCA 48-Hours Mediation Program

Reported by Saranya Singh Mishra

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Amended Section 2 of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 not to be applied retrospectively; citizenship by birth granted: South Africa HC

High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division: This application was brought before N.P. Boqwana, J., seeking an order to declare DPB

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna HC grants bail to person accused under SC/ST Act lingering in police custody since 11 years on the ground of delay in conclusion of trial

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Birendra Kumar, J. granted bail to a person accused under the Scheduled Castes

Achievements Law School News

NLSIU | Aditya Birla Scholars, 2018-19

Reported by Apurva Singh

Case Briefs High Courts

To interfere or not to interfere: A decision to be made after considering the merits of the case, in terms of Rule 52 of the J&K Agrarian Reforms Rules, 1977

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Penalizing innocent Telecom Service Providers at a shared site in the name of collective responsibility: a policy vexed with arbitrariness

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT): A Division Member Bench of Shiva Kirti Singh (Chairperson), J., A.K. Bhargava, Member, partly allowed