Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
Know thy Judge

On 05-07-2023, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana to the Supreme Court of India. Upon acceptance of the recommendation by the Law Ministry, Justice Bhuyan took oath as Supreme Court Judge on 14-07-2023.

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Adani MetTube copper tube partnership
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CAM represented Adani group on its strategic partnership with MetTube, part of Metdist group, by divesting 50% of its stake in Kutch Copper Tubes Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited, to MetTube Mauritius Pvt Limited and concurrently, AEL acquiring a 50% stake in MetTube Copper India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of MMPL.

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that undisputedly, the residue from the incineration process was also toxic and needed to be contained for almost 30-40 years.

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Mere allegations of workplace harassment not offence
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Mere using the words “harassed” or “abused”, in the overall conspectus of the case, does not demonstrate the requisite intention or knowledge which can lead to the conclusion that any alleged act of the petitioner constitutes an insult to the complainant’s modesty.”

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Kangana Ranaut defamation case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Kangana has not been able to show prima facie as to how imputations in the retweet can be said to have been made by her in good faith for protection of her own interest or of anyone else, nor can it be said to be for public good.”

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Brigade Hotel Ventures IPO
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CAM advised Brigade Hotel Ventures Limited as their domestic legal counsel, on its initial public offering of 84,429,103 equity shares of face value Rs. 10 each of the Company aggregating to Rs. 7,596.00 million.

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Magistrate to inform mental health patient of legal aid
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court requested Additional Solicitor General of India, to file reply on the point that there is no notification by the Government of India for constitution of Medical Health Review Board under Section 73 of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 for Union Territory, Chandigarh.

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Daughter-in-law ‘children’ under Senior Citizens Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A purposive interpretation should be given to the word ‘children’ defined under the Senior Citizens Act, 2007, especially when the definition of ‘children’ starts with the word ‘includes’ son, daughter, etc., and therefore, a petition under the provisions of the Act would lie against the daughter-in-law also.”

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SAM Harshita Srivastava partner appointment
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Harshita has over 16 years of extensive experience, specialising in advising and representing clients on private equity investments, exits, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

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Jaipur roads
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is high time to contemplate that will Jaipur remain the proud Pink City known for its beauty and heritage or turn into a sink city that crumbles under its own infrastructural problem.”

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compulsory retirement of district judge
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The satisfaction and the recommendation of the Administrative Committee, Standing Committee and Full Court of the High Court cannot be interfered with unless it is tainted with patent illegality, breach of procedure causing prejudice to the judicial officer, or disproportionate measure.”

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police protection NIT quarry survey
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In our country governed by rule of law, every citizen has a right to do any business or pursue any avocation permissible under law, following the provisions of law. Whether such an avocation or business is to be permitted or not, is for the competent authorities under the State to decide.”

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Colloquium on Competition Law
Call For PapersLaw School News

The colloquium is on 1st September, 2025 centered around the theme Antitrust in the Age of Algorithms: Reimagining Competition Law for the Digital Economy. The last date for submissions is 20th August, 2025.

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TP Chandrasekharan murder convict denied parole
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A life convict is entitled to parole only in extraordinary situations, and that also as per the law in force.”

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Illegal surrogacy consent not valid
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that agreement of surrogacy is opposed to public policy in India. Therefore, consent for sexual relation under such illegal surrogacy agreement is not a valid consent as per the provisions of the Penal Code, 1860.

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Nutella well-known trade mark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“This Court while dealing with edible items for human consumption, owes a duty of exercising a greater degree of care, caution as also to apply a more stringent test to avoid any possibility/likelihood of confusion between different edible products amongst the general public.”

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Schneider Electric SEIPL acquisition
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JSA Advocates & Solicitors (JSA) is acting as the sole advisor on competition aspects in relation to Schneider Electric’s proposed acquisition of the remaining 35% stake of SEIPL from Temasek.

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Technical Glitch Can't Derail Merit-Based MDS Admission
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Merely because the documents pertaining to the admission of the student could not be uploaded on the portal of the Dental Council of India due to genuine difficulty of connectivity, it ought not to jeopardize the academic career of the student.”

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CAM advises ICICI securities on Indiqube IPO
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CAM advised the lead managers, ICICI Securities Limited and JM Financial Limited, in connection with the IPO of Indiqube Spaces Limited.

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Termination of Player Representation Agreement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A possible view by an Arbitrator on facts has necessarily to pass muster as the Arbitrator is the ultimate master of the quantity and quality of evidence to be relied upon when he delivers his arbitral award.”

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