Editor, Author at SCC Times

In search of the first woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India

by Dr Lokendra Malik*

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | No intention to evade duty, penalty set aside; Tribunal partly allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) partly allowed an appeal where the issue was whether the

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Primary objective of parole is to facilitate family ties being maintained and cannot be rejected on flimsy grounds

Rajasthan High Court: Mahendar Kumar Goyal, J. allowed the petition and sets aside the impugned order. The facts of the case are

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Whether higher qualification presupposes lower qualification always for the purposes of recruitment? HC discusses

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P. R. Ramchandra Menon and Parth Prateem Sahu, JJ. sets aside the impugned order and

Case Briefs International Courts

ECJ | Denmark’s top toy manufacturer, Lego obtains design rights for its disputed building block toy set against its German competitor, Delta Sport

General Court (Second Chamber): The Bench comprising of V. Tomljenović, President, F. Schalin and I. Nõmm (Rapporteur), JJ., settles the design right

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC| ‘Ensure ‘no double voting by any voter’; HC directs Election Commission of India to be on war footing to ensure fair and democratic election

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of S.Manikumar, CJ., and Shaji P. Chaly, J., heard the instant PIL whereby, MLA Ramesh

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

“Did RICA do enough?”- South Africa’s top Court highlights inadequate privacy safeguards of RICA; declares it unconstitutional

Constitutional Court of South Africa: In a significant judgment delivered last month, the South African Apex Court, with a ratio of 8:2,

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Closed list approach versus open-ended approach in subject-matter copyright

by Nishant Thakur & Sandra Anil Varkey*

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One person company: evolution and efficacy

by Ashwin Mathew† and Arunadhari Iyer††

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Whether residential care workers who ‘sleep in’ are entitled to national minimum wage for time that is not spent actually performing some specific activity?

United Kingdom Supreme Court: The Bench of Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin dismissed the appeals and

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MSPs against Corporates: A Legal Right under the Contract Act and a Constitutional Right under Article 21

by Mohit Rana* and Ravi Singh Chhikara**

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CAT | Widow of a substitute servant cannot be denied rights of family pension and death-cum-retirement benefits accorded to temporary servants

Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT): Pradeep Kumar, Member (A) addressed the instant application wherein the widow of one Narayan Dutt, who was engaged

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Third-Party Funding of Litigation — A Damocles Sword or a Welcome Step

by Arunadhri Iyer* and Ashwin Mathew**

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A Case against Judicial Censorship

by Ritwik Tyagi*

Case Briefs High Courts

[Eminent Domain] HP HC | Can a writ in the instant nature be allowed to direct Temple authorities to spend the amount collected through donations for construction of parking sites

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Chander Bhusan Barowalia, JJ. dismissed the petition being non-maintainable. The

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Immovable property which is compulsorily registrable under S. 49 of Indian Registration Act, 1908 may be taken as evidence for the purpose of collateral transaction

Karnataka High Court: Hemant Chandangoudar, J. allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order. The facts of the case are such that

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | To attract penalty for being a member of an unlawful association, the association must be one declared unlawful by a notification under UAP Act, 1967; HC declares seizure exercise illegal and arbitrary

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J., heard the instant revision application challenging the validity of ex-post facto approval of search and seizure

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Covid-19 & contract performance: “Material adverse change”?

by Bhumesh Verma† and Anomitra Debnath††

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can departmental proceedings be initiated for charges including vigilance angle without approval of CVC? SC examines validity of departmental actions

“Anyone can make mistakes. The consequences of mistakes should not be unduly harsh”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | NCLT has the discretion to modify arrangements, but only when cogent; Otherwise deemed unwarranted

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Coram of Justice Jarat Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and Kanthi Narahari (Technical Member) accepted an