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Jhar HC | Conclusion of Departmental proceeding on the ground of conviction by Trial Court; will subsequent acquittal by High Court affect the outcome of departmental proceeding?

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. while holding the reason assigned by the Director-General of Police (DGP) while rejecting the claim

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Interdicting a criminal proceeding midcourse on ground of invalidity of the sanction order not appropriate unless failure of justice has occasioned as per S. 19(3) PC Act

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J. dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. Facts The facts of the case are such

Case Briefs

CESTAT | Is sales commission an admissible input service; is it eligible for cenvat credit? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the order of

Case Briefs High Courts

[Child Marriage] P&H HC | Where minor wife fails to obtain decree of nullity before attaining age of majority, the marriage becomes a valid one; HC interprets

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench of Ritu Bahri and Arun Monga, JJ., held that in case of child marriage,

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Cryptocurrency in India: An Unregulated Safe Haven For Money Laundering?

by Jai Anant Dehadrai† and Md Tasnimul Hassan††

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Can the fact that minor rape victim attained majority and married the rapist lead to quashment of criminal proceedings? HC answers

Kerala High Court: Shircy V., J., held that argument that now the victim of rape had attained majority and was living happily

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Parliament is empowered to frame law as regards conduct of elections but conducting elections is the sole responsibility of the Election Commission; Court dismisses PIL

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., dismissed a PIL which was filed

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Stock brokers restricted from accepting new clients for making third party transfers-Usual practice for Fraudulent Trade Practices

Securities and Exchange Board of India- Ananta Barua, Whole Time Member, while agreeing with the Enquiry Report, restrained SIC Stocks and Services

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Constitutional Morality to override societal morality; Directs live in partners where the lady is married to another man to make representation before the Station House Officer and necessary orders may be passed

Rajasthan High Court: Pushpendra Singh Bhati J. disposed of the instant petition with a direction to the petitioners to appear before the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | On not finding flaws in the NCLT order, abstains from interfering- Petitioner not being authorised under S.7 IBC, lacks locus standi

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)- The Coram of Justice Jarat Kumar Jain (Judicial Member), Ashok Kumar Mishra (Technical Member), and Alok

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Strict rules of evidence are not applicable to a Departmental Enquiry”; Supreme Court permits to exhibit case diary as a document in a departmental proceeding

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai, JJ., held that strict Rules Of Evidence do not apply

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CCI | Breweries brewing bilious buzz busted-United Breweries, Carlsberg, SABMiller involved in Cartelisation suffers a 750 Crore penalty

Competition Commission of India (CCI): In its recent press release, Competition Commission of India, while giving benefit of reduction in penalty under

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Critical Analysis of the Need for “Authorised User Registration” and “Quality Monitoring” under GI Law

by Meenal Garg†

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A Comprehensive Analysis on Reproductive Health and Surrogacy in India: A Study on the Law, Policy, and Practice

by Dr D. Radhika Yadav† and Pavan Kasturi††

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Principle of unjust enrichment wrongly invoked by the Commissioner in case of provisional assessment; Court allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the order of

Case Briefs High Courts

[Fake Lawyer] Ker HC | “If leniency is taken, just considering the fact that she is a young lady, it will be a shame for the whole judicial system”; HC dismisses bail application of infamous fake lawyer

Kerala High Court: Shircy V., J., dismissed the bail application of one Sessy Xavier, the infamous fake lawyer. The Bench stated, “The

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Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Whether Courts have the Power to Modify or Vary Arbitral Awards

by Rohan Tigadi*

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Discretion not to be exercised in blanket form which may otherwise lead to improper exercise of such power and will frustrate object of grant of compensation under Railway Accidents and Untoward Incidents (Compensation) Amendment Rules, 2020

Orissa High Court: K. R Mohapatra J. allowed the appeals and directed to disburse the awarded amount by liquidating the fixed deposits,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | In last meeting of CoC, unreasonable pushed in ‘success fee’ appears like an afterthought-Affirms proportionate distribution

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice A.I.S. Cheema, Officiating Chairperson and Alok Srivastava, Technical Member while dismissing an