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Place of suing and cause of action in e-commerce disputes

by Raghav Sengupta†

Kar HC | 1/3rd of beneficiaries who have completed six weeks will get second dose of COVAXIN and remaining two-third will not get it

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and Aravind Kumar J. gave a slew of directions regarding vaccine

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Consent v. Capacity to consent for sexual act; Supreme Court of Canada clarifies link between the two

Supreme Court of Canada: The Bench of Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer JJ., clarified the

Case Briefs High Courts

[Lakshadweep Regulations] Ker HC | Government should be eager to consider public suggestion; HC grants liberty to raise objections/suggestions even after expiry of outer time limit

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., addressed the issue relating to controversial regulations

Case Briefs High Courts

[PM Cares Ventilators] Bom HC | “Will not permit experimentation of faulty ventilators”; HC warns Union Government

Bombay High Court: Addressing the matter of dysfunctional ventilators supplied through PM Cares Fund, the Division Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge and

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Extra-marital affair cannot lead to conclusion that woman would not be a good mother; HC grants custody of 4-year-old to the mother

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In a habeas corpus case regarding custody of the child the Bench of Anupinder Singh Grewal, J.,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Oscillating Independent Director; SAT to determine independency of Pradip K. Khaitan, independent director of Dhunseri Ventures Ltd.

Securities Appellate Tribunal: The Bench of Justice Tarun Agarwala (Presiding Officer) and Justice M. T. Joshi (Judicial Member), reserved its order on

Case Briefs High Courts

Decongest prisons, upgrade other State buildings to meet prison requirements; Orissa HC asks for a detailed plan from State

Orissa High Court: The Division Bench of Dr S. Muralidhar, CJ. and Savitri Ratho, J., took up a matter which was pursuant

Case Briefs High Courts

Decentralized opening of Primary Health Care centers into ICU hospitals with beds & oxygen facilities is of paramount importance; Himachal Pradesh HC directs State to take steps

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy and Anoop Chitkara JJ., took stock of the situation and laid

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | NLSIU is free to make an application seeking declaration as ‘Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities’ under UGC in terms of UGC Regulations, 2017

Karnataka High Court: R Devdas, J., disposed of the petition leaving it on National Law School of India University to approach UGC

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | “Protestors shall not be deprived of access to justice”; HC directs release of detained Lakshadweep protestors

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., ordered the release of persons detained for protesting

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Verify availability of separate rooms before directing home Isolation; HC directs State

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Songkhupchung Serto and S. Hukato Swu, JJ., directed the State government to verify whether the

Case Briefs High Courts

[Narada Scam Case] Cal HC | Interim bail to TMC leaders followed by arguments on maintainability and constitution of larger Bench

Calcutta High Court: The Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, C.J.(A), I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Arijit Banerjee, JJ., on 28-05-2021 granted

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Principles with Respect to Sanction at Various Stages when Offence is Alleged to be Committed beyond the Jurisdiction of Indian Territory: A Critical Appraisal of Proviso to Section 188 CrPC

by Shreya Tripathi*

Case Briefs High Courts

Can writ under Art. 226 of Constitution be enforced if any duty or obligation falling upon a public servant out of a contract entered into by him as such public servant? Orissa HC discusses

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar CJ. and B. P Routray J. dismissed the petition on grounds discussed below.

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Where disputed questions of facts are involved, a petition under Art. 226 of Constitution is not a proper remedy; Leading of evidence and examination and cross-examination of witnesses required

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar CJ. and B. P Routray J. dismissed the petition being devoid of merits.

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Extreme technicality highly deplorable”; HC holds denial of permission to import ventilators is against interest of the patients

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Opining that extreme technicality in times of pandemic is deplorable and may lead to fatalities, the Division

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Supreme Court of Florida upholds Vertical Integration requirement for Medical Marijuana and affirms caps on licensees

Supreme Court of Florida: The 7-Judges Bench of Candy, CJ. Polston, Labarga, Muniz Couriel, Grosshans and Lawson, JJ., upheld the Vertical Integration

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Set Uniform rates for RAT and RT-PCR tests in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh; HC directs States

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench of Rajan Gupta and Karamjit Singh, JJ., had addressed the issues of overcharging for

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Can State sub-classify minority communities for extending scholarship benefits? HC holds scheme of granting 80% minority scholarship to Muslims cannot legally sustain

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of S.Manikumar, CJ., and Shaji P. Chaly, J., addressed the issue of disparity shown by