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All HC| “Right to life of an accused person can not be put to peril”; Apprehension of being infected with COVID-19 after coming into contact with authorities a valid ground for anticipatory bail

“Extraordinary times require extraordinary remedy and desperate times require remedial remedy. Law should be interpreted likewise.”

Legislation Updates Notifications

Government notifies draft rules- Industrial Relations (Central) Recognition of Negotiating Union or Negotiating Council and Adjudication of Disputes of Trade Unions Rules, 2021

The Central Government has issued a Notification publishing the draft Rules – Industrial Relations (Central) Recognition of Negotiating Union or Negotiating Council

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021, notified

The Securities and Exchange Board has notified SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) (Second Amendment) Regulations 2021 to further amend the Securities and Exchange

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Allow entry in Goa for medical emergency even without Covid negative certificate; HC modifies its earlier order. Deprecates DMs for amending Court orders on their own

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of M.S. Sonak and Nitin W. Sambre, JJ. observed that the two DMs of Goa had

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Open for Courts to order house arrest under Section 167 CrPC: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a major verdict, the bench of UU Lalit and KM Joseph*, JJ has held that it is open for

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PLI Scheme “National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage” receives approval by the Cabinet

On May 12, 2021, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for implementation of the INR 18,100 Crore – Production Linked Incentive

Legislation Updates Notifications

IRDAI issues norms on settlement of COVID-19 health insurance claims

The IRDAI has issued norms for settling COVID-19 health insurance claims vide Circular dated April 29, 2021. The norms have been issued

Legislation Updates Notifications

IFSCA issues Guidelines for issuance of Certificate of Deposits

The International Financial Services Centres Authority has issued guidelines for issuance of Certificate of Deposits vide circular dated May 10, 2021.

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19] Del HC| Threefold increase in cases in JNU campus in 3 weeks! What steps have you taken? Court asks JNU Registrar to file status report

Delhi High Court: After the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union and the Teachers Union approached the High Court seeking a direction for

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SCC Online Weekly Rewind Vol. 1 Episode 9

9th Episode of SCC Online Weekly Rewind featuring Prachi Bhardwaj, Associate Editor bringing you the most important and interesting stories from the field

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Want to get your matter listed before Madhya Pradesh High Court during summer vacation? Read this

On May 11, 2021, Madhya Pradesh High Court has partially modified it’s May 6th Order wherein it had issued directions as to

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC| ‘Release imperative in this hour of grief and personal loss’; Natasha Narwal gets bail for 3 weeks after father dies of COVID-19

Delhi High Court: After jailed activist Natasha Narwal’s father Mahavir Narwal breathed his last owing to COVID-19, the bench of Siddharth Mridul

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19] Mad HC| Why are you not reviving Govt. Vaccine Institutes and Oxygen Plants? Notice to Govt as India faces vaccine and oxygen shortage

BHEL, Trichy, is having the facility of Oxygen production with three Oxygen plants, having capacity of 140 metric cube per hour, but, those plants are shut down since 2003. A dedicated Integrated Vaccine Complex (IVC) has been established at Chengalpattu in the year 2012, with international standards, which is having the capacity to produce 585 million doses, per year.

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC| People can be religious; Men may be communal; but roads and streets are secular; Religious procession cannot be prohibited in an area inhabited by a different religious group

“India is a secular country and merely because one religious group is living in majority in a particular area, it cannot be a reason for not allowing other religious festivals or processions through that area.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No interference with Karnataka High Court’s order directing Centre to increase supply of oxygen to Karnataka to 1200 MT per day: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and MR Shah, JJ has dismissed the petition filed by the Central Government challenging

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| National Task Force for allocation of oxygen to States: Who are the experts and what will they do? Here’s all you need to know

“Estimating projected needs is crucial to ensure that the country remains prepared to meet future eventualities, which will cause a demand for oxygen, medicines, infrastructure, manpower and logistics.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Limit arrests, release prisoners on parole: Read Supreme Court directions on containing COVID-19 spread in overcrowded prisons

India has more than four lakh prison inmates. Some of the prisons in India are overburdened and are housing inmates beyond optimal capacity.

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021, notified

The Securities Exchange Board of India has amended Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008 to enforce Securities and Exchange