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Where Jail is the Rule and Bail is the Exception | Analysing Recent Judicial Trends towards Bail in Economic Offences

by Onkar Thakur†

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Whether the Authority under COFEPOSA can Rely on Section 123 of Customs Act, 1962?

by Vijay Shekhar Jha†

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The Cinematograph Act is Coming Full Circle

by Ninad Laud and Ananyaa Mazumdar*

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations,

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Reconstructing WIPO’s Arbitration Framework to Protect Art and Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Communities

by Pratyush Nigam† and Ishan Khare††

Legislation Updates

Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Local Area Banks) Directions, 2021

The Reserve Bank of India has issued the Reserve Bank of India (Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy for Local Area Banks) Directions,

Case Briefs High Courts

[POSH] Chh HC | Whether obscene language used by A against B would amount to sexual harassment within workplace if working institution is different but appointed by the same employer i.e. Government of Chhattisgarh?

Chhattisgarh High Court: Narendra Kumar Vyas J. allowed the petition and remarked “any victim of sexual harassment at workplace should not run

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Chh HC | Agreement to withdraw criminal complaint after receiving payment for the same cannot be regarded as any lawful term and is void

Chhattisgarh High Court: Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such

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Virtual Hearings in Arbitration: A Mirage or a Reality?

by Aafreen Choudhary† and Dhruv Srivastava††

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Does engagement of elder brother creates any impediment in considering the claim for appointment on compassionate grounds? Court answers

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed praying for quashing of order passed by respondent

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Kar HC | Interplay between IBC and Companies Act regarding winding up petitions; Court decides in matter of transfer of company petition to NCLT

Karnataka High Court: S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, J., decided in the matter of a petition which was filed praying to transfer a

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Raj HC | State not to come in the way of performance of statutory obligation by the schools provided under the RTE Act, 2009

Rajasthan High Court: A Division bench of Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Farjand Ali granted interim relief against State’s directions to prohibit admission

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Sikk HC | Exercise of Writ Jurisdiction by the High Court when an efficacious, alternative remedy is available: a self imposed limitation

Sikkim High Court: Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., decided on a petition wherein the petitioner body established under the Sikkim Municipalities Act, 2007,

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[Doctrine of parens patriae] Ori HC | “Court is duty bound to take care of the animal rights”; Prayer sought for interim release of the vehicle involved in offences under the PCA Act

Orissa High Court: B. P. Routray J. set aside the orders of the revisional courts and allowed the applications. The facts of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | If two reasonable constructions of a taxing provision are possible, that construction which favours the assessee must be adopted; Appeal allowed

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed with the point of

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | One-year mandatory internship for foreign medical graduate; HC holds residential internship in India is not mandatory if already done abroad

Kerala High Court: P.B.Suresh Kumar, J., held that the requirement for Medical students who had studied abroad to undergo CRRI for obtaining

Case Briefs High Courts

[MV Act] Jhar HC | If the deceased is a child of tender age, how is the amount of compensation dealt with in motor accidents cases?

Jharkhand High Court: Ananda Sen, J., dismissed and held that the amount which has been awarded by the Tribunal with the interest

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Absence of salutation like M/s, Mr or Miss while drawing a cheque is immaterial for offence under S. 138 of NI Act; HC sets aside the acquittal, directs Trial Court to re-address the issue

Kerala High Court: Gopinath P., J., held that adding or omitting prefix like M/s, Mr And Mrs. while drawing the cheque is

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Once a concession was made by the State before the Supreme Court, the State is equally bound by the said concession; Court dismisses appeal

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed an appeal which was filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC directs State to ensure that no display boards, unauthorized advertisements, hoardings in respect of various Government projects are to be displayed in public places

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma, CJ and Sachin Shankar Magadum, J. directed State Government to ensure that