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Madhya Pradesh High Court | Review of an order passed in a review petition under Order XLVII Rule 9 held not maintainable; Petition dismissed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Vishal Mishra, J. dismissed a second review petition holding that

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether a petition can be entertain applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if

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Whether a petition can be entertained applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if

Legal RoundUp Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup

Top 26 Rulings from Tribunals, Commissions, Regulatory Authorities: Free IPL Tickets, Facebook Ads, Carbon Credits & Sahara Hospitality Insolvency and more| July 2022 Round Up

Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR) Free IPL tickets: Supply of Complimentary tickets is promotion of business; attracts GST Arun Narayan Gupta

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Delhi High Court reprimands filing false FIR alleging rape charges; Directs woman to work at blind school; Directs man to plant 50 trees as punitive measure

Delhi High Court: In a case of an FIR registered by a woman (‘respondent 2′) alleging rape charges under the influence of

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Merely showing existence of another reasonable interpretation not sufficient to allow for interference; Punjab and Haryana HC refuses to interfere with arbitration award

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dismissing the appeal preferred by the appellant challenging the order dated 12-12-2018 passed by the Additional

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J&K and Ladakh HC| Courts must carefully scrutinize the allegations of matrimonial crimes against a husband’s relatives

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar deliberated

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Smriti Irani and her daughters are not the owners of Goa Restaurant; Delhi High Court grants ad interim injunction against Pawan Khera and others

Delhi High Court: Mini Pushkarna, J. granted ad interim injunction against Pawan Khera and others (‘defendants’) who allegedly organized a Press Conference

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

Tracing back 90+ top stories of High Courts from the month of July 2022| Reproductive choice, Trademark, Service Charge, Misleading advertisements and more

Allahabad High Court SC and ST Act, 1989 Section 3 (2) (v) of SC and ST Act, 1989 only attracts by way

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Tripura High Court | Mere presence of the accused person and last seen of the offence cannot draw an inference to committing of the crime ; Conviction reversed

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Amarnath Goud and Arindam Lodh, JJ. allowed an appeal which was filed against

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‘Virtual wedding would meet the requirements of law under S. 12 of Special Marriage Act, 1954; Madras High Cout cites how Lord Rama married Sita Ji’s statue in her absence

There came a time when Rama was going to perform a huge sacrifice, or yajna, such as the old kings used to

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‘Virtual wedding would meet the requirements of law under S. 12 of Special Marriage Act, 1954; Madras High Court cites how Lord Rama married Sita Ji’s statue in her absence

There came a time when Rama was going to perform a huge sacrifice, or yajna, such as the old kings used to

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Gujarat High Court reiterates right to medical claim cannot be denied merely because the name of the hospital is not included in the Government Order; Reimbursement directed

Gujarat High Court: Biren Vaishnav, J. allowed a petition reiterating that a Government employee is entitled to avail the benefits

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Ready Reckoner Price cannot be the basis for determining compensation for land acquisition: SC declares Bombay HC’s decision per incuriam

Supreme Court: While reversing the impugned decision of the Bombay High Court, M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., held that the prices

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka High Court appalled to see a case of wrongful arrest as fathers’ name was similar; Directs DGP to issue SOP/Guidelines if not in place; Compensates aggrieved

“I’m unable to comprehend as to how the name of the father being similar or even identical would have any role to play in the arrest, extrapolating the same logic if the arrest warrant has been issued for one brother, another brother or maybe even the sister could be arrested, merely, because the father’s name is identical.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court denies injunction against News Laundry Media on allegations of copyright infringement, defamation and commercial disparagement by TV Today Network

Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J. denied relief sought by ‘TV Today Network’ ‘plaintiff ‘on allegations of copyright infringement, defamation and commercial

Case Briefs High Courts

Jharkhand High Court | Past record of competent person for renewal of competency certificate held to be a relevant consideration for renewal; Petition dismissed

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the writ petition, preferred by the petitioners, for quashing and setting aside

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In absence of special category, transgenders should be allowed to participate in their self-perceived gender category; Kerala HC upholds transgenders’ right to equal participation in Sports

Kerala High Court: In a case where a transgender person was declined participation in District Judo Competition, V.G. Arun, J.,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SCOTUS| Maine Department of Education’s ‘non-sectarian requirement’ for tuition assistance payments, is violative of US Constitution’s First Amendment

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): While deciding the instant petition wherein the Maine Department of Education (hereinafter the Department) was

Legislation Updates Notifications

SEBI issues Operational Circular for listing obligations and disclosure requirements or Non- convertible Securities, Securitized Debt Instruments, and Commercial Paper

On 29-07-2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India(‘SEBI') issued an operational circular for listing obligations and disclosure requirements or