Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

‘Mediation can become a potent alternate dispute resolution device’; Supreme Court lists down the ways to make it possible

Supreme Court: In a case relating to pre-litigation mediation in commercial disputes, the bench of KM Joseph* and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has

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Pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 mandatory; any violation would lead to rejection of plaint: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has held that the statutory pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of

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Explained| Can an independent counter claim under Order VIII Rule 6A CPC having nothing to do with the plaintiffs be allowed?

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia*, JJ has held that a counter claim under

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State cannot declare a GST rate and make it binding on the bidder; Supplier, being liable to pay GST, must quote the relevant HSN Code: SC

Supreme Court: In an important ruling of Goods and Service Tax (GST), the bench of KM Joseph* and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has

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Mental capacity & ability to understand consequences of acts not same; Guidelines must be in place for preliminary assessment of children above 16 years of age for trial as adults: SC

“A child with average intelligence/IQ will have the intellectual knowledge of the consequences of his actions. But whether or not he is able to control himself or his actions will depend on his level of emotional competence.”

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Judgment Debtor’s right under Rule 60 of Second Schedule of Income Tax Act a valuable right to save his property; cannot be taken away on technical ground or bona fide mistake for which he is not at fault: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that the right available to the judgment debtor under

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Can accused be tried under NI Act as well as under IPC on similar set of allegations or will it amount to double jeopardy? Larger SC bench to decide

Supreme Court: The bench of SA Nazeer and JK Maheshwari*, JJ has called upon a larger bench to decide if on similar

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Whether the interest paid on late payment of TDS after deduction can be claimed as expenditure for determining the taxable income? ITAT examines and elucidates

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT): While deciding the instant appeal wherein the relevant question arose that whether the interest paid on late

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[POCSO]Pulling down pants of kid forcefully as a punishment measure; Karnataka High Court denies relief u/s 482 CrPC to the female teacher

“Spare the rod and spoil the child” has metamorphosed into “spare the rod and teach the child”

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Madras High Court quashes Family Court’s direction for medical examination to ascertain female impotency due to hormonal imbalance and irregular periods; says, it damages self esteem

Madras High Court: In a case where husband (‘respondent’) filed for annulment of marriage alleging suppression by wife regarding her hormonal imbalance

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Prophet Remark Row| All FIRs against Nupur Sharma clubbed; Read why Supreme Court refused to form SIT

Supreme Court: The bench of Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala, JJ has, in a relief to politician and lawyer Nupur Sharma, has

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SEBI issues Circular on enhanced guidelines for debenture trustees and listed issuer companies on security creation and initial due diligence

On 04-08-2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) issued enhanced guidelines for debenture trustees and listed issuer companies on security

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Delhi High Court restrains Flipkart from allowing third-party sellers to ‘latch on’ to mark ‘V Tradition’; Directs to ensure ‘Latching On’ feature is disabled

Delhi High Court: Flipkart (‘defendant’) was sued by V Traditions (‘plaintiff’) for infringing its mark by allowing third party sellers to latch

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CJI NV Ramana names Justice UU Lalit as his successor | Know Justice UU Lalit and his judgments

The Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Ramana has named Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as his successor. Set to become the 49th

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Right to cross-examination cannot be denied as a punishment for failure to deposit interim compensation under Section 143A NI Act: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where an offender under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) was denied the

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One book to help you crack the CLAT Exam & another to give you a sneak peek into Law School Life!

CRACKING THE CLAT EXAM The new CLAT pattern was introduced in 2020 and now we have two papers of the years 2020

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Prosecution version helps man accused of murdering brother get benefit of provocation exception; SC holds that accused may rely on prosecution case for discharge of burden

Supreme Court: In an interesting case, where a man was convicted for murder of his younger brother, the bench of Sanjiv Khanna*

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Explained| What happens when a candidate, in a competitive exam, uses different language in answer sheet than that filled in application form?

Supreme Court: In the case where a candidate appearing for examination for recruitment to the post of Constables in Railway Protection Force

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Supreme Court July 2022 Roundup| PMLA constitutional; Bail Act; Abu Salem’s scheduled release; Unmarried women’s right to abortion; and more

Top Stories Your cheat sheet to Supreme Court’s 545 pages long Money Laundering verdict The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Mother, being the only natural guardian after biological father’s death, can decide child’s surname; can even give the child in adoption: SC

“When a child takes on to be a kosher member of the adoptive family it is only logical that he takes the surname of the adoptive family and it is thus befuddling to see judicial intervention in such a matter.”