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Questioning the feasibility of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022

by Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai† and Sahajveer Baweja††

[Doctrine of Separability] AP HC discussed the enforceability of arbitration clause embedded in an unstamped charter party/agreement

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra, CJ and M Satyanarayan Murthy, J. dismissed the appeal being devoid

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Order by Trial Court violative of principles of natural justice; IO to be given opportunity to be heard

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Atul Sreedharan, J. allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the order where after deciding a criminal

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Victim of rape allowed to terminate 13 week pregnancy; Direction issued to District Hospital for immediate action

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Rusia, J. allowed an appeal which was filed seeking permission/ direction for termination of pregnancy. The petitioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Adequate opportunity of filing counter-affidavit should be afforded to State; intra-Court appeal allowed

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of S.K. Mishra, ACJ and A.K. Verma, J. allowed an intra-Court appeal wherein the State has

Op Eds OP. ED.

Wilful Defaulter Circular: A Much-Needed Munition or a Growing Conundrum

by Bishwajit Dubey*, Shatrajit Banerji** and Prafful Goyal***

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether on coming into force of GST Act a Municipal Corporation can levy advertisement tax/fee? Kar HC analyses

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj, J. dismissed the petition as being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Notices to be issued in a matter of classification dispute of rock garnet; Question on validity of notification to canalize the export of products raised

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Vinod Kumar Bharwani, JJ. admitted a writ petition which was filed aggrieved

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Law helps the vigilant and not those who sleep over their rights; Appeal dismissed for sleeping over rights

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of Prasantha De Silva and K.K.A.V. Swarnadhipathi, JJ.

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Appeal dismissed on grounds of meagre amount; Order of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal upheld

Gujarat High Court: Sandeep N. Bhatt, J. dismissed an appeal preferred by the Insurance Company being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Child in conflict with law cannot be allowed anticipatory bail as JJ Act does not make any provision for the same; Application dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J. dismissed an application for anticipatory bail in regards to an ongoing trial under Sections 376, 323,

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | It is only when a purchase order is placed that a ‘contract’ would be entered into and only then arbitration clause would become part thereof

Orissa High Court: S. Muralidhar, CJ. dismissed the petition, declined the appointment of arbitrator and left it open to the petitioners to

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Cenvat Credit is allowed on Insurance services; Tribunal sets aside penalty and interest

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) partly allowed an appeal which raised the question as to

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Abscondence of an accused by itself does not establish his guilt; Conviction and sentence for punishment of murder set aside

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Ananya Bandyopadhyay, JJ. allowed an appeal which was directed against the judgment

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Aadhaar Card for Sex Workers| Supreme Court bats for sex workers’ right to dignity; directs UIDAI to issue Aadhaar Card without insisting on address proof

“…basic protection of human decency and dignity extends to sex workers and their children, who, bearing the brunt of social stigma attached to their work, are removed to the fringes of the society, deprived of their right to live with dignity and opportunities to provide the same to their children.”