Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Provisions of Limitation Act do not apply to a statute that is a code in itself

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, Acting CJ and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. dismissed a batch of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Existence of an ‘agreement’ is a sine qua non to prove contravention of Section 3 of Competition Act, 2002

Competition Commission of India (CCI): A four-member bench comprising of Devender Kumar Sikri, Chairperson and Sudhir Mital, U.C. Nahata and G.P. Mittal,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK Supreme Court orders the right-holders to indemnify the ISPs for compliance of website blocking order

United Kingdom Supreme Court: Lord Sumpton, speaking for himself and Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed and Lord Hodge, decided an appeal

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC allows admissions to MBBS course in three States to stop wastage of over 800 seats in Government Medical Colleges

Supreme Court: A vacation bench comprising of Abdul Nazeer and Indu Malhotra, JJ. granted relief to the States of Bihar, Jharkhand and

Case Briefs High Courts

Government entitled to withhold leave encashment of an employee pending criminal or departmental proceedings

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rajendra Menon, CJ, and Ravi Ranjan J., held in a challenge made by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Extra-Judicial confessions made in the police custody are not admissible for conviction

Gauhati High Court: In a Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajit Singh, C.J., the conviction of the accused under Section 302/304 of

Case Briefs High Courts

Recovery of the weapon is not an essential ingredient for conviction under Section 397 IPC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Pratibha M. Singh, J. dismissed a criminal appeal while upholding the conviction and

Case Briefs High Courts

High Court orders termination of pregnancy of a rape victim

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The vacation bench comprising of Vandana Kasrekar, J. allowed the writ petition filed by a rape victim for

Case Briefs High Courts

Shape or configuration dictated solely by functionality is not registerable as ‘design’ under Designs Act, 2000

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. dismissed a suit for permanent injunction for refraining the

Case Briefs High Courts

Delay in lodging complaint in sexual offence cases is to be considered in favour of the victim if her testimony inspires confidence

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Swapna Joshi, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the decision of the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Courts do not have the jurisdiction of ‘Judicial Review’ for the decisions’ of religious organizations, unless the legal rights are at stake

Supreme Court of Canada: The Canadian Supreme Court Bench comprising of McLachlin C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsania, Wagner, Gascon, Cote, Brown and

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Reduction of sentence’ for rape of a six-year-old child amounts to the mockery of criminal justice system

Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jaishree Thakur J., addressed an appeal challenging the judgment of the

Case Briefs High Courts

No interference is warranted in an intra-court mandamus appeal unless there is palpable infirmity in the impugned judgment

Calcutta High Court: Biswanath Somadder, J. speaking for the Court comprising of himself and Arindam Mukherjee, J. dismissed an appeal challenging the

Case Briefs High Courts

Rivers have an inherent right to flow, companies involved in hydro-electric projects cannot be permitted to use rivers as ‘dumping sites’

Uttaranchal High Court: Addressing a question of grave importance relating to pollution of rivers in the State due to unscientific muck disposal,

Case Briefs High Courts

SCC Times

Provisions of Limitation Act do not apply to a statute that is a code in itself

Existence of an ‘agreement’ is a sine qua non to prove contravention of Section 3 of Competition Act, 2002

UK Supreme Court orders the right-holders to indemnify the ISPs for compliance of website blocking order

SC allows admissions to MBBS course in three States to stop wastage of over 800 seats in Government Medical Colleges

Government entitled to withhold leave encashment of an employee pending criminal or departmental proceedings

Extra-Judicial confessions made in the police custody are not admissible for conviction

Recovery of the weapon is not an essential ingredient for conviction under Section 397 IPC

High Court orders termination of pregnancy of a rape victim

Shape or configuration dictated solely by functionality is not registerable as ‘design’ under Designs Act, 2000

Delay in lodging complaint in sexual offence cases is to be considered in favour of the victim if her testimony inspires confidence

Courts do not have the jurisdiction of ‘Judicial Review’ for the decisions’ of religious organizations, unless the legal rights are at stake

‘Reduction of sentence’ for rape of a six-year-old child amounts to the mockery of criminal justice system

No interference is warranted in an intra-court mandamus appeal unless there is palpable infirmity in the impugned judgment

Rivers have an inherent right to flow, companies involved in hydro-electric projects cannot be permitted to use rivers as ‘dumping sites’

Antrix-Devas Dispute: HC allows Bangalore City Civil Court to decide upon jurisdiction in the matter

UPPSC 2018: Judgment of Allahabad HC disturbing the answer key reversed holding it to be excessive use of jurisdiction

People indulging in ‘honor killings’ must be dealt with sternly to send around a message: HC

Cancellation of bail stands on a different footing from rejection of bail

‘John Doe’ order prayed in light of copyright and trademark infringement

Acts of sodomy and forcible unnatural intercourse amount to cruelty and are grounds for a decree of divorce