Counsellors in family courts
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court directed the Registrar General to collect and collate a comprehensive report to specifically inform the Court about the appointment of counsellors in the Family Courts across the State.

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Justice A.M. Ahmadi Gold Medal
Law School NewsOthers

The medal will be conferred upon a graduating student who has demonstrated academic excellence in ADR, mediation, and allied courses, and who also embodies Justice Ahmadi’s ideals of timely, humane, and accessible justice.

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compensation for son’s motor accident death
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The deceased was a gratuitous passenger based on hearsay knowledge from persons who did not enter the witness box, but, on a preponderance of probabilities, the evidence on record clearly suggest that the deceased was a workman working with the owner.”

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RMLNLU Law Review Volume XVI
Call For PapersLaw School News

The journal seeks to provide numerous insights and views into contemporary legal issues and encourages conversations about the same.

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second DNA test in POCSO Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Even if there is an iota of doubt as to the sanctity of the procedure or the correctness of the evidence, the accused should be given an opportunity to disprove the earlier test result”

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buying gold without bill
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“Mere act of purchasing gold without bill is highly insufficient to confirm the grave allegations of conspiring the act of smuggling of gold. Presumptions and assumptions can never be the basis for imposition of penalty”

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woman arrested after sunset in bank fraud case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“CrPC describes the manner and the extent to which a person can be denuded of his liberty and, therefore, needs strict compliance. Any violation of the prescribed procedure in the matter of arrest can, therefore, be declared as illegal.”

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Indium IV sale to Partners Group
Law Firms NewsNews

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as legal counsel to Indium IV (Mauritius) Holdings Limited (“Indium”)

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doppler device PCPNDT Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

There is a conspicuous absence of any material evidence indicating that the petitioner carried out or attempted to carry out any diagnostic technique/procedure falling within the scope of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.

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BNS offences recognised as Scheduled offences
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the enforcement of the PMLA is disrupted just because the IPC has been replaced with a new code, the entire mechanism would come to a halt, and offenders would escape liability due to a technicality.”

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not guilty based on high speed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The accused cannot be held liable based on high speed alone without any further evidence that the accused was in breach of his duty to take care which he had failed to do.”

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PISCO Chile Peru dispute
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The facts and documents on record clearly establish that both Chile and Peru, are using the word PISCO for their alcoholic beverages, and the impugned order had completely disregarded their shared history regarding manufacture of the beverage PISCO.

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DJCL Call for papers
Call For PapersLaw School News

This is an opportunity for legal academicians, research scholars, judges, jurists, legal practitioners to publish original work on important contemporary areas of law. It aims to promote discussions and awareness on current debates on law and public policy.

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Road line sanction quashed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The impugned road line had affected petitioner’s civil rights and therefore opportunity of hearing was necessary, though not specifically provided in Section 291 of the MMC Act and subsequently the Slum Rehabilitation Authority needs to properly apply its mind to all the relevant factors after granting opportunity of hearing to all parties concerned.”

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Marriages validated by custom
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that a woman having lived as a wife, borne children, and been deserted without support, falls within the protective umbrella of Section 125 CrPC and the technical plea of invalidity of marriage cannot be a valid ground to deny her maintenance.

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convenience fees on online Movie ticket
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The legislation touching upon price control in India has always been specific, eloquent and reasonable, even though important, restriction on the right to carry on business has never been sought to be achieved indirectly or by implication and without setting out a statement of the policy of the legislature on this behalf.”

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Question on Ayodhya Judgment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“An academic or personal opinion expressed by a student, teacher, or scholar on a legal judgment, even one involving sensitive issues, cannot be equated with any religious attack.”

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AIIB IIFL ECB Green Affordable Housing
Law Firms NewsNews

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. acted as Indian legal counsel to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

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document registration delay
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A legal right accrued to a party to get a document registered as per the provisions of the Registration Act cannot stand defeated when reasons which exists are beyond the control of the party presenting the document for registration.”

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CAM advises Neo Asset Management
Law Firms NewsNews

CAM has acted as legal counsel to Neo Asset Management (“Neo Asset”) in connection with a first of its kind transaction

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