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SCOTUS| United States’ Constitution does not confer any right to abortion; Roe v. Wade overruled after 49 years

Supreme Court of The United States: In a far-reaching decision concerning an American woman’s right to abortion, the Court held that the

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Insider Trading case against Varun Beverages Chairman Ravi Kant Jaipuria comes to a close after payment of Rs. 56 Lakhs

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI): The proceedings against Varun Beverages’ Ravi Kant Jaipuria came to an end after a settlement of

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2022 SCC Vol. 5 Part 4

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 23 R. 3-A and Or. 7 R. 11(d) — Bar under Or. 23 R.

Case Briefs High Courts

Rigour under S. 33(5) POCSO Act gets diluted once the child attains majority; Kar HC allowed cross-examination under S. 311 CrPC

Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna, J. allowed the petition filed seeking further cross examination of the child victim as the victim has

Case Briefs High Courts

Gauhati High Court| Only Food Inspectors can investigate offences under the FSS Act; Rs 2 Lakhs cost imposed on Maharashtra Police for seizing goods from Gauhati factory

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumari Phookan J. held that Maharashtra Police neither had the jurisdiction nor the authority to investigate offences under

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

CBDT inserts new TDS forms 16E and 26QE under Income Tax Rules, 1962

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified the Income Tax (19th Amendment Rules) 2022 in order to amend Income Tax Rules,

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court| State Legal Service Authority can’t run away from compensating victims by citing insufficient funds; directions issued

Calcutta High Court: Moushumi Bhattacharya, J. heard a petition and issued directions relating to a matter of non- payment of victim compensation

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court | Assisted Reproductive Technology Act, 2021 cannot be invoked to stultify right of a couple to use their own embryo for developing it into a fetus

“Life inside a human embryo remains frozen, awaiting its opportunity to be born as a child to its parents”

Case Briefs High Courts

Himachal Pradesh High Court | Lack of immediate remedy under Arbitration Act not a ground to challenge an arbitral order passed on miscellaneous application before High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court: In the case where it was argued before the Court that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court| Unmarried major Daughter entitled for maintenance from her father; Glossy life on Instagram does not prove independent and sufficient income

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. rejected a writ petition which was filed by the husband, being aggrieved of the order passed

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court | Notification exempting Orissa Vigilance Department from the purview of RTI is ultra vires of RTI Act, 2005

Disclosure is the norm and refusal to information, an exception

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to cine artist & producer Vijay Babu in a rape case

Kerala High Court: In a high-profile rape case that ignited controversy in the cine industry, Bechu Kurian Thomas, J., granted anticipatory bail

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC| Government accommodations are meant for serving officers and not retirees; Union of India v. Omkar Nath Dhar, (2022) 1 SCC 40, reiterated

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition filed by 3 retired State Bank of India employees, who

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Should Resolution Professional include delayed claims of homebuyers under memorandum of information? NCLAT decides

National Company Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi: The Coram of Ashok Bhushan, J (Chairperson), Shreesha Merla (Technical member), and Naresh Salecha (Technical member)

New releases News

Snippets from Panel Discussion & Book Launch of Prof BB Pande’s Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

The spirit of Rule of Law is that the law must prevail and not the power centers.” – Prof. B.B. Pande Eastern

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Maharashtra AAR| No GST on ‘stipend’ paid to trainees

Maharashtra Authority for Advance Ruling: Rajiv Mangoo, Additional Commissioner of Central Tax & T.R. Ramani, Joint Commissioner of State Tax held that