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[S. 138 NI] Telangana HC | A joint account holder cannot be prosecuted unless and until he/she is a signatory to subject cheque

Telangana High Court: Shameem Akhter J. allowed criminal petition and quashed the proceedings against the petitioner/A.2 on the ground that it is

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | 17 people forced to work as bonded labour; Court orders registration of FIR against two

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vishal Dhagat, J. disposed off a petition directing SHO’s to register cases against respondents in respective police stations.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Police officials prey to Political Victimization? Court assesses

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Full Bench of P. Padman Surasena, E.A.G.R Amarasekara and A.H.M.D Nawaz,

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Justice Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar

by Ritu Singh†

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Aggrieved with the categorisation as ‘unsecured creditor’, Tribunal secures ‘secured creditor’, having relinquished the security interest

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi: The Coram of Ashok Bhushan J, (Chairperson), and Dr Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) while accepting

Case Briefs High Courts

Mother tongue or English as a medium of instruction? Raj HC dealt with the issue when State decided to convert a Hindi medium school to English medium

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta J. allowed the petition and decided that the school will be converted to English medium subject to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Life cannot be breathed into the stillborn charge memorandum; SC holds where prior approval is the rule the defect cannot be cured by post-facto approval

“What is non-existent in the eye of the law cannot be revived retrospectively.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | School principal acquitted of bribery allegations; benefit of doubt due to lack of evidence

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of Devika Abeyratne and P. Kumararatnam, JJ. aquited

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Guardian of Property v/s Guardian of Person of the minor; HC clarifies jurisdiction of District Court

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.Muhamed Mustaque and Sophy Thomas held that the District Court cannot entertain petition to appoint

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Court goes beyond the relief sought, helps POCSO victim to become self-sufficient

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ. went beyond the case to help a POCSO victim

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Compensation amount limited to amount claimed, Insurance Company’s liability reduced

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. in the concerning matter to Parimal Das, held that the person claiming compensation should receive the

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Is confining Selection process of NTPC to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only prima facie discriminatory? HC to decide

Kerala High Court: V.G.Arun, J., held that the practice of confining selection process to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only for the post of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Whether the term “school children” includes university students while interpreting Government Memo exempting buses carrying school children from Passengers Tax? SC clarifies

Supreme Court: While holding that the term “school children” will include college and university as well while interpreting government memo exempting passengers

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ECJ holds Bulgaria obligated to recognize same sex couple as parents of a child even when its national law does not recognize the concept of marriage between homosexuals

European Court of Justice: The Bench composed of K. Lenaerts, President, L. Bay Larsen, Vice-President, A. Arabadjiev, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, E.

SCC Times

[S. 138 NI] Telangana HC | A joint account holder cannot be prosecuted unless and until he/she is a signatory to subject cheque

MP HC | 17 people forced to work as bonded labour; Court orders registration of FIR against two

SL SC | Police officials prey to Political Victimization? Court assesses

Know Thy Judge | Justice Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar

NCLAT | Aggrieved with the categorisation as ‘unsecured creditor’, Tribunal secures ‘secured creditor’, having relinquished the security interest

Mother tongue or English as a medium of instruction? Raj HC dealt with the issue when State decided to convert a Hindi medium school to English medium

Life cannot be breathed into the stillborn charge memorandum; SC holds where prior approval is the rule the defect cannot be cured by post-facto approval

SL CoA | School principal acquitted of bribery allegations; benefit of doubt due to lack of evidence

Ker HC | Guardian of Property v/s Guardian of Person of the minor; HC clarifies jurisdiction of District Court

Guj HC | Court goes beyond the relief sought, helps POCSO victim to become self-sufficient

Tri HC | Compensation amount limited to amount claimed, Insurance Company’s liability reduced

Ker HC | Is confining Selection process of NTPC to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only prima facie discriminatory? HC to decide

Whether the term “school children” includes university students while interpreting Government Memo exempting buses carrying school children from Passengers Tax? SC clarifies

Criminalisation in Politics and Separation of Powers

MP HC | Delinquent employee in disciplinary proceedings has statutory right to engage a Defence Assistant

Manipur HC | Unilateral cancellation letter quashed, parties directed to settle dispute through adjudication committee

MP HC | State saddled with costs for colourable exercise of power reflecting favours; petition allowed

Can Section 12(5) of Arbitration Amendment Act, 2015 be invoked retrospectively? Supreme Court answers

MP HC | Courts should emphasize on bridging the gap between the time period of reservation and delivery of the judgment

ECJ holds Bulgaria obligated to recognize same sex couple as parents of a child even when its national law does not recognize the concept of marriage between homosexuals