equating disability with inefficiency
Case BriefsHigh Courts

An arbitrary review of a predecessor’s order is impermissible in law if the same is not void or contrary to the statutory provisions.

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Removal of Panchayat Administrators
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In the name and interest of delimitation, the Government cannot postpone the entire election process of the Panchayati Raj Institutions indefinitely, contrary to the mandate contained under Article 243-E of the Constitution.”

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Compulsory Retirement Senior Civil Judge
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Senior Civil Judge had allegedly threatened a police officer over a phone call in a complaint case filed against his sister.

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compensation to parents in railway accident case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Tribunal ought to have considered that the children hold significant symbolic importance for parents in terms of their generativity and hope for the future. Such a loss severely threatens the parents’ role as caregivers, protectors, and mentors.”

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Special Lecture by Dr. Lalit Kishore Srivastava
Conference/Seminars/LecturesLaw School News

In continuation of the Departmental Lecture Series, the Department of Law, University of Lucknow, organised a special lecture on the theme “Fundamentals

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PIL on MIDC land allotment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In the present case, there is no challenge to Land Disposal Regulations, which empower Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to make allotments by entertaining private applications.”

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Premature Termination of Arbitration
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Avineet Chawla* and Piyush Raj**

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previous sanction for prosecution
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Merely because the power of appointment and removal was delegated to the Administrator, he could not be held as the competent authority to remove the accused, who was appointed prior to the delegation by the President”

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Misuse of Public office a gruesome crime
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Such matters of a gruesome crime involving misuse of public office and public money do not warrant withdrawal of prosecution merely on the ground of good public image of an accused or that he is elected Member of Legislative Assembly.”

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Ghar Soaps trademark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is clear that whilst selling counterfeit products, these listings display marks/trademarks that are deceptively similar to the Plaintiff’s marks, thereby infringing the Plaintiff’s trade marks and constituting an act of passing off as well.

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Certificate Programme on Civil Procedure for Civil Trials and Appeals
Conference/Seminars/LecturesLaw School News

This two-day National Conference will provide a platform for deliberations on the evolving contours of Defence and Maritime Law, focusing on national security, international maritime frameworks, environmental sustainability, and technological innovations.

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Certificate Programme on Civil Procedure for Civil Trials and Appeals
Law School NewsOthers

This certificate programme will give practical insights into the Code, discuss recent case laws on the matter, and offer dos and don’ts while practicing in the civil courts.

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dog- walking dispute between neighbours
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Not quashing the criminal proceedings would rather rekindle hostility, whereas quashing the same would promote cordiality and bonhomie between the neighbours.”

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Justice Sanjay Karol
Know thy Judge

Hailing from Garli, India’s first heritage village, Justice Sanjay Karol served his parent High Court of Himachal Pradesh as Acting Chief Justice and High Courts of Tripura and Patna as Chief Justice before his elevation as a Supreme Court Judge on 06-02-2023.

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bail to Income Tax Officer in bribery case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The nuanced contours of exceptional circumstances are inextricably woven into singular factual matrix of each case, upon the Court’s discretion, and there may be multitude of factors resulting an accused to file, maintain and pursue his regular plea before the High Court straightaway.

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appointment in Ex-servicemen category
Case BriefsHigh Courts

This Court cannot decide question of inclusion of retired officials of Paramilitary Forces (CRPF, BSF, CISF etc.) in the definition of Ex-Serviceman. It is a policy matter, and the State has to decide the issue.

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Amity National Moot Court Competition
Law School NewsMoot Court Announcements

The theme of the competition revolves around environmental jurisprudence and relevant legal principles offering its participants an opportunity to engage in rigorous discussion on environment, society, and law.

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2022 Magistrate First-Class appointment invalid
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A post which is not in existence at the time of initiation of the selection process but likely to be created or come into existence during the selection process or at any time, thereafter, cannot be filled up by the advertised selection agenda.”

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privatising sanitary work
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court directed the State/Greater Chennai Corporation to negotiate with Delhi MSW Solutions Ltd. to ensure sanitary workers are paid their last drawn wages if they joined the Company.

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Two Credit Certificate Course
Law School NewsOthers

About the Centre The Centre for Business Laws and Taxation (CBLT) is one of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab’s

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