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Tri HC | Every State and local authority to provide adequate facilities for instruction in mother tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups? Court decides on PIL

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ., and S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., decided upon a petition in the nature of

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | [Artificial Ripening of Fruits] HC considers health hazards; lays down detailed guidelines to ensure chemical-free ripening of fruits

Gauhati High Court: In an interesting case of PIL concerning artificial ripening of fruits, the Division Bench of Achintya Malla Buhor Barua

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | ‘As is where is basis, as is what is basis, whatever there is basis’; A super imposed condition in auctions | Reiterated again

National Company Law Appellate Authority Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi: The Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhatt (Acting Chairperson), Shreesha Merla (Technical member)

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Sahara India Financial Corp. Ltd., “not fit and proper person”; Sub-Broker Registration Cancelled

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G. Mahalingam, (Whole Time Member) while accepting the recommendations of the Designated Authority (DA) held

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Ireland SC | Whether a hospital can hold back life-prolonging treatments/ supports against the wishes of the parents of a critically injured child? || Detailed Report

Supreme Court of Ireland: While deliberating on a somber appeal of “life or death”, filed by the parents of a boy (hereinafter

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Inappropriate for Court to interfere with statutory proceedings at show-cause stage; HC dismisses petition against SEBI

Kerala High Court: N. Nagaresh, J., addressed the instant petition filed by a Non-Banking Finance Company to challenge show-cause notices issued by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Permission cannot be granted to Medical Colleges which lack necessary infrastructure and facilities”; SC directs Jharkhand government to rectify deficiencies

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao and Krishna Murari, JJ., dismissed the instant petition for grant of permission

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Strong prima facie case leaves no ground for custodial immunity; Court rejects bail application in matter of Ss. 377 and 506 of IPC and S. 6 of POCSO

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay J., rejected a bail application which was filed in the matter of an FIR registered under Sections

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Volume of work could not be the only basis to dispense with service”; HC directs reinstatement of probationary Additional District & Sessions Judge

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Jitendra Chauhan and Girish Agnihotri, JJ., addressed the instant petition by one Parveen Bali, Ex-Additional District &

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Panchayati divorce has no recognition in law”; HC grants protection to the couple in spite of holding their marriage illegal

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., heard the instant filed by a couple seeking police help to restrain the respondents

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | “Government bungalows are Public property, it belongs to Public” HC directs State to ensure eviction of unauthorised occupants from Government accommodation

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Vinod Chatterji Koul and Ali Mohammad Magrey, JJ., had heard the instant PIL,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can ossification test held after 38 years of incident be conclusive to prove juvenility on the date of incident? SC answers

“The ossification test can be said to be relevant for determining the approximate age of a person in conflict with law. However, when the person is around 40-55 years of age, the structure of bones cannot be helpful in determining the age.”

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Odyssey of a legal dress

by Akhil Jain†

Hot Off The Press News

“Patna High Court’s Centenary Building Inauguration: A Blend of Culture and Modern Architecture”

On 27th February, 2021, Patna High Court hosted a function on the inauguration of a new ‘Centenary building’ of the Patna High

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Reluctance to undergo criteria course cannot create a bar for benefit of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava (Chairperson) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve (Member) A, granted

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Licence and its revocation

by Achal Gupta†

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Ownership – Meaning and modes of acquiring

by Achal Gupta†

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Arbitrability of Fraud: Is the Anomaly Solved

by Shuchi Sejwar* and Arpit Lahoti**

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Sale confirmed; objections of judgment debtor overruled. Can consent decree be set aside in such case? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of R. Subhash Reddy, M. R. Shah* and Ashok Bhushan, JJ., set aside the order of

Case Briefs High Courts

[Tandav] “Cheap and objectionable”, All HC rejects bail application of Aparna Purohit. Holds, submission of apology or withdrawal of scene after streaming would not absolve criminal liability

Allahabad High Court: In an interesting case regarding a controversial web-series, Tandav broadcasted on Amazon Prime on 16-01-2021, Siddharth, J., had denied