Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

Women burdened with an unequal share of family responsibilities yet discriminated at workplace; State must consider family life while framing any policy: SC

Supreme Court: Speaking about the systemic discrimination on account of gender at the workplace which encapsulates the patriarchal construction that permeates all

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Withdrawal of Inter-Commissionerate Transfers not invalid but Recruitment Rules 2016 may be revisited to accommodate posting of spouses, disabled persons and compassionate grounds: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and Vikram Nath, JJ has upheld the Kerala High Court verdict that had held

Case Briefs Supreme Court

OLX Frauds| SC sets aside P&H HC order directing deletion and re-listing of OLX advertisements with proofs

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and PS Narsimha, JJ has set aside the Punjab and Haryana

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Provisions on Bachelors degree for Siddha System of medicine notified vide National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standard of Undergraduate Siddha Education) Regulations, 2022

On 9th March, 2022, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine notified National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Minimum Standard

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Issue of accommodation in a Domestic Violence dispute between husband and wife shall not affect landlord’s right to get possession of his property: SC

Supreme Court: Refusing to interfere with the Delhi High Court verdict, the bench of MR Shah and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can voluntary retiree seek retrospective promotion as a matter of right? SC decides

Supreme Court: The bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh*, JJ has held that a voluntary retiree cannot seek retrospective promotion as

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Promotion cannot be granted retrospectively to give benefit and seniority from the date of notional vacancy: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh*, JJ has observed that a right to promotion and subsequent benefits

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘IBC’s object is not to kill the company’; Builder’s Insolvency Proceedings closed as 82 out of 128 home buyers choose possession over refund/compensation: SC

“If the original applicants and the majority of the home buyers are not permitted to close the CIRP proceedings, it would have a drastic consequence on the home buyers of real estate project.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Arakonam Naval Station dispute: Supreme Court puts a stop to over 3 decades long commercial dispute

Supreme Court: While deciding an almost three decade long commercial dispute relating to Arakonam Naval Air Station, the 3-Judge Bench comprising of

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC│ Order of provisional attachment cannot survive beyond a period of one year in terms of S. 83 (2) CGST Act; Provisional attachment order stayed

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Akil Kureshi CJ and Sudesh Bansal J ranted interim relief and stayed the provisional attachment

Case Briefs Supreme Court

7-year-old’s “brutal” rape and murder: SC commutes Death sentence; No premature release/remission during 30 years’ LI as “conscience of the society cannot be ignored”

Supreme Court: In a case where a man had brutally raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Permanent Injunction can’t be granted against true owner once the title dispute is settled; SC reverses three concurrent findings

Supreme Court: Reversing the concurrent findings of all the Court below in a case where the plaintiff was granted the relief of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prescribing eligibility criteria can’t be left to the Search Committee’s sweet will; Criteria fixed by UGC must be followed by all Universities: SC

Supreme Court: In a case relating to the appointment of the Vice-chancellor of the Sardar Patel University where the search committee had

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Consumer Protection| ‘Business to business’ dispute not a consumer dispute: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai*, JJ interpreted the true scope of a “consumer” in terms of

Legislation Updates Notifications

Electronic Filing Procedure made compulsory by Delhi High Court vide e-Filing Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2021

On 22nd February, 2022, Delhi High Court notified “e-Filing Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2021”. These rules will be applicable

Case Briefs International Courts

WGAD, OHCHR deliberates over the matter of Marie-Emmanuelle Verhoeven’s illegal detention in Tihar Jail, New Delhi; seeks clarifications from India on the allegations of arbitrariness in her detention and her claim for compensation for her arbitrary detention

OHCHR (WGAD): While addressing the issue of alleged arbitrary detention of Ms. Marie-Emmanuelle Verhoeven in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, from the period

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Frivolous petitions defeating the noble object behind PILs and burdening SC and HCs; Bonafides of Litigants must be examined carefully: SC

“Although the jurisprudence of Public Interest Litigation has matured, many claims filed in the Courts are sometimes immature.”

Legal RoundUp Supreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court February 2022 Roundup: MP Judge Sexual Harassment case; Amazon-Future-Reliance Deal; Child Trafficking testimonies through video conference and more

“No doubt, that a Judicial Officer while discharging his/her duties, is expected to be independent, fearless, impassionate and non-impulsive. But a Judicial

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Advocate an officer of the Court; May be appointed by CMM/DM to assist in execution of order passed under Section 14(1) of SARFAESI: SC

Supreme Court: Holding Advocates to be officers of the Court, the bench of AM Khanwilkar* and CT Ravikumar, JJ t has held

Appointments & Transfers Case Briefs News Supreme Court

Supreme Court invites applications seeking conferment of designation of Senior Advocates

On 25.02.2022, the Supreme Court has invited applications seeking conferment of designation of Senior Advocates from retired Chief Justices/ Judges of High