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Free movement of citizens cannot be brought to a standstill for holding political meeting or procession

Calcutta High Court: While addressing a PIL, the division bench of Jyotirmay Bhattacharya, C.J. and Arjit Banerjee J. held that “No major

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Parliament of Pakistan passes landmark Transgender rights law

As reported by Dawn, the National Assembly of Pakistan on Tuesday, voted to pass the Bill to provide for protection, relief and

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J&K High Court directs State Government to consider reducing the age of juvenility

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: The Jammu Bench of the J&K HC heard a petition by a retired J&K Police officer who,

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A bankrupt person’s cryptocurrency can be included in the debtor’s bankruptcy estate

Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeals: In a landmark decision, the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeals of Russia has held that a bankrupt

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Government is entitled to regulate advertisement of condoms

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.K. Vyas and G.R. Moolchandani, JJ. declined to quash the Advisory issued by the

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Petitioner cannot escape liability to pay ‘requisite travelling expenditure’ even if respondent travels by air

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Raghvendra S. Chauhan, J. decided a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and

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Appeal dismissed on finding no basis for interfering with the order given by DIG, CRPF

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Ajay Kumar Tripathi and Nilu Agrawal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed for the wrong exercise

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ILNU Team wins 7th Amity International Moot Court Competition

Reported by Ankit Tripathi

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Delay in disposal of cases cannot be solely attributed to one advocate

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vineet Kothari, J. decided a batch of writ petitions filed under Articles 226

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Witnesses turning hostile common in criminal cases is not a ground for letting accused go scot free in presence of other supporting evidence

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Sunil Gaur and Pratibha M. Singh JJ., dismissed an

Appointments & Transfers News

Appointment of 4 Additional Judges, Calcutta High Court

The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India appointed Shri Biswajit

Appointments & Transfers News

Shri Arindam Lodh appointed Judge of Tripura High Court

The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Arindam

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Gujarat HC issues notice to Union & State Govt over constitutionality of National & State GST Appellate Tribunals

Gujarat High Court: The Court heard a petition filed by two Chartered Accountants, challenging the constitutionality of the National and State/ Regional

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Police Manual is a registered government publication

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ranjit More and Sadhana S. Jadhav, JJ. held that Police Manual is a government

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Bail granted in light of ‘love’ between accused and victim

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sreenivas Harish Kumar, J. decided a criminal petition, wherein the Court released the

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Criminal proceedings quashed in light of effective mediation exercise between parties

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of P. Somarajan, J. decided an application filed under Section 482 CrPC, wherein the

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Ordinance promulgated to widen jurisdiction of commercial courts, create appellate courts and mandate mediation in certain disputes

The Government on May 3 published an Ordinance in the Gazette of India which made major changes to the Commercial Court structure

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Provisions of Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002 applied for forfeiture of earnest money deposit for auction of movable and immovable property

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Debangsu Basak, J. decided a writ petition in which the forfeiture of earnest

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2018 SCC Vol. 4 May 7, 2018 Part 2

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 7(5) r/w S. 11 — Intention to incorporate arbitration clause from another agreement — When

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The impact of BEPS Action Plan And Finance Bill, 2018 on artificial avoidance of permanent establishment under the Income Tax Act, 1961

by Swapnil Tripathi*