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HP HC | An apology for criminal contempt of court must be offered at the earliest since the belated apology hardly shows the “contrition which is the essence of the purging of contempt”

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh, J., discharged the contempt notice and accepted the unconditional apology. The present petition was filed suo

Case Briefs High Courts

[Public Trust Doctrine] Kar HC | State largesse should not be marred by any arbitrariness while dealing with alienation of natural resources

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma CJ and Sachin Shankar Magadum J allowed the petition, quashed the initial

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Revenue record is not a document of title”; Mere mentioning of name in revenue records will not create any right, title or interest over forest land: SC

“It would be sufficient to describe the limits of the forest by roads, rivers, ridges or other well-known or readily intelligible boundaries for notification Section 4 of the Forest Act…specific details are not required.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | “A woman employee cannot be discriminated on the basis of mode of appointment”; HC holds a contractual employee is equally entitled to maternity benefits

Jharkhand High Court: S. N. Pathak, J., directed the State of Jharkhand to provide maternity benefits to a contractual employee whose demand

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Applicant shall submit an undertaking for registration of medical device vide Draft Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified the Draft Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide notification dated October 12, 2021.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Whether the services provided by subsidiary company to its parent company in a foreign country could be treated as export of services? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) allowed the appeals which were filed against the common Order-in-Appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC | “Anyone possessing knowledge of who is who can name the Minister holding portfolio of works”; HC quashes defamation complaint against Arnab Goswami and Aditya Raj Kaul

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjay Dhar, J., quashed a defamation complaint filed against the Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, Arnab

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What is the Appropriate Stage to Challenge Unilateral Appointment

by Ramkishore Karanam*and Mahasweta M.**

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Does the doctrine of Double Jeopardy apply to defaults under SEBI (LODR) Regulations?

By Abhishek Kale* and Darshan Furia**

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In Constitutionalising Repugnancy under Article 254(2), the Emphasis should be on Substance over Form | G. Mohan Rao v. State of T.N.: A case comment

by Balaji Srinivasan†† and Pallavi Sengupta†

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Perjury Proceedings for Hostile Witness—A Need of Hour

by Surel Shah*

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Recent Key Reforms Proposed by India’s Capital Markets Regulator

by Rohan Kumar*and Shinjni Kharbanda**

Legislation Updates Notifications

Custom duty exempted on import of Crude Palm oil, Crude Soya bean Oil, Crude Sunflower seed oil etc.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has exempted the custom duty leviable on import of Crude Palm oil, Crude

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Anticipatory bail is an extra ordinary relief; Application rejected in mob lynching incident

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., rejected a pre-arrest bail application which was filed apprehending arrest registered for offence punishable under sections