Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

SC grants interim bail to 3 accused in Anvay Naik suicide case. Calls Bombay HC order erroneous

Supreme Court: After a day-long hearing in the matter relating to the arrest of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, Feroz Mohammad Shaikh

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Sharing links or screen of Video Conference hearings without authorisation? Be ready to face “adverse consequences”. SC cautions AORs, Parties-in-person

The Supreme Court of India has cautioned all the Advocates-on-Record, parties-in-person and all other concerned against unauthorised sharing of link/screen of Video-Conference/Tele-Conference

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| Reservation of 80% ICU beds for COVID patients: SC’s vacation bench asks Delhi HC to hear the matter urgently on November 12

Supreme Court: Refusing to interfere with the Delhi High Courts order staying Delhi Government’s decision to reserve 80% of ICU beds in

Interviews

Looking for authentic information on the role and functions of CBI? Know it from the Former CBI Joint Director and IPS Officer Dr. GK Goswami himself

Interviewed by Prachi Bhardwaj*

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Nominated person faces trial for 30 years in Dalda Ghee adulteration case while HUL never gets convicted. SC says either both get convicted or none

Supreme Court: In the case dating back to 1989, relating to the adulteration of Dalda Vanaspati Khajoor Brand Ghee, wherein the company

Case Briefs District Court

Poetic justice? Delhi judge turns poet while granting bail to a North-East Delhi riots accused

Karkardooma Court, Delhi: Every now and then we see judges quote famous poets, but have you ever come across an order that

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Thinking of seeking transfer of petition for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 21-A(2)(b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955? SC says you can’t

Supreme Court: In a case where the husband and wife both sought transfer of cases filed against by both of them against

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Nothing wrong with TRAI seeking information to ensure transparency; SC directs Airtel, Vodafone Idea to disclose segmented offers details to TRAI

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA, Bobde, CJ* and AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has directed telecom giants Bharti Airtel

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| ‘You can’t stop at issuing advisory’; SC directs Centre to ban the use of disinfection tunnels

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan*, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has asked the Central Government to consider

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Does the remedy under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act becomes redundant if DM is unable to take possession of secured assets within time limit? Read what SC says

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta* and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has upheld Kerala High Court’s decision holding

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Is obstruction & abuse by upper caste person due to property dispute an offence under SC/ST Act? Not in all cases, says SC

Supreme Court: In a case where abuses were hurled by a person of upper caste at a person belonging to Scheduled Caste

Case Briefs Supreme Court

PCS (Judicial) Exam| As 47 seats remain vacant, SC asks Justice AK Sikri & Justice SS Saron to re-check some papers in 2 subjects to gather what went wrong

Supreme Court: In the case relating to Punjab Civil Services (Judicial) appointments*, where only 28 people have been recruited against a total

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Maintenance of wife|Husband doesn’t have to pay maintenance in each of the proceedings under different Maintenance laws [Explainer on Supreme Court guidelines]

Supreme Court has framed guidelines on overlapping jurisdiction under different enactments for payment of maintenance, payment of Interim Maintenance, the criteria for determining the quantum of maintenance, the date from which maintenance is to be awarded, and enforcement of orders of maintenance.

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Maintenance in matrimonial disputes| Supreme Court frames extensive guidelines; Resolves issue of overlapping jurisdiction under different Laws [Read Guidelines]

Supreme Court: The bench of Indu Malhotra* and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ has framed guidelines on the issue of maintenance of wife,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Candidate suppresses his over-qualification during recruitment process. Can he later contend that over-qualification can’t be a disqualification? Here’s what SC says

Employers prescribe qualifications to any post, not Courts.

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EBC signs MoU with NALSAR for publishing and distributing NALSAR Student Law Review

Eastern Book Company (EBC®) and NALSAR, Hyderabad signed an MoU for publishing and distributing the NALSAR Student Law Review. The entire archive will be

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Two men walk free after 12 years in prison as SC holds that conviction cannot be based solely on refusal to undergo a Test Identification Parade

The finding of guilt cannot be based purely on the refusal of the accused to undergo an identification parade.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Connection with agricultural land a must for homestead land & waterbodies to come within the purview of the WB Restoration of Alienated Land Act, 1973

Homestead land when included within the meaning of the term “land” in 1973 Act means homestead of an agriculturist and not any and every structure on non-agricultural land.