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[POCSO]Pulling down pants of kid forcefully as a punishment measure; Karnataka High Court denies relief u/s 482 CrPC to the female teacher

“Spare the rod and spoil the child” has metamorphosed into “spare the rod and teach the child”

Madras High Court quashes Family Court’s direction for medical examination to ascertain female impotency due to hormonal imbalance and irregular periods; says, it damages self esteem

Madras High Court: In a case where husband (‘respondent’) filed for annulment of marriage alleging suppression by wife regarding her hormonal imbalance

Legislation Updates Notifications

SEBI issues Circular on enhanced guidelines for debenture trustees and listed issuer companies on security creation and initial due diligence

On 04-08-2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) issued enhanced guidelines for debenture trustees and listed issuer companies on security

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court restrains Flipkart from allowing third-party sellers to ‘latch on’ to mark ‘V Tradition’; Directs to ensure ‘Latching On’ feature is disabled

Delhi High Court: Flipkart (‘defendant’) was sued by V Traditions (‘plaintiff’) for infringing its mark by allowing third party sellers to latch

New releases News

One book to help you crack the CLAT Exam & another to give you a sneak peek into Law School Life!

CRACKING THE CLAT EXAM The new CLAT pattern was introduced in 2020 and now we have two papers of the years 2020

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court │ Registrar entitled to determine the registered proprietor of the Trademark [ISKCON v. ISKCON]

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Patel and Gauri Godse, JJ. disposed of an appeal which was preferred by ISKCON

Case Briefs High Courts

Gauhati High Court| State cannot force subordinate officers to retire prematurely on low physical fitness without following procedure under Assam Rifle Rues, 2010

Gauhati High Court: The single bench of Michael Zothankhuma, J., disposed of the writ petition and held that the State cannot prematurely

Hot Off The Press News

Implementation of Circular on ‘Guidelines in pursuance of amendment to SEBI KYC (Know Your client) Registration Agency (KRA) Regulations, 2011

On 24-06-2022, Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’), on request from the KYC Registration Agency extended the date of the commencement

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Centre revises Cadre strength and Pay Scale of IPS officers in Madhya Pradesh

On 24th June, 2022, Central Government notified Indian Police Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) Fifth Amendment Regulations, 2022 and Indian Police Service

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Infected sponge left in the abdomen of a woman post Caesarian surgery, constitutes medical negligence; NCDRC directs compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to the aggrieved party

“No amount of money can turn back the time and reverse the harm already done, but receiving compensation for unnecessary surgery or surgical errors can at least help the patient to overcome some of the challenges that lie ahead”

Case Briefs High Courts

Wife pressing uncorroborated allegations on husband being impotent amounts to cruelty under S. 13(1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Kar HC grants divorce

There is no straight-jacket formula when considering the term “cruelty” and it depends upon the established pleadings and evidence on record and the inference has to be drawn from the attending facts and circumstances taken cumulatively

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Should courts categorically examine all possible ameliorative measures, before denying a Hague Convention petition for return of a child to a foreign country? SCOTUS answers

Supreme Court of the United States: While deciding the instant matter related to the international custody of a child which further involved

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC │ Not obligatory for the Court to entertain writ petition when efficacious alternative remedy is available

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sujoy Paul and Prakash Chandra Gupta, JJ., disposed of a petition reserving liberty to

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC │Whether the compensation granted under chapter X of Motor Vehicle Act forfeits the right of the employee to claim compensation under S. 3 of the Employees Compensation Act?

Bombay High Court: S.G. Mehare, J. allowed an appeal against the order passed by the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation and Judge Labour

Case Briefs High Courts

Mad HC pulls up on social media intermediaries regarding blocking channels in case of policy violation; Cancels bail granted to a Youtuber

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J. cancelled the bail of a Youtuber who made derogatory remarks as against the former Chief Minister

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Non-examination of a 4-year-old victim immaterial when scientific and circumstantial evidence prove the guilt of the accused

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Mukta Gupta and Mini Pushkarna, JJ. upheld the impugned conviction order considering the accused has

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Quietus on the threshold limit for filing Insolvency proceedings

by Samir Malik † and Aditya Sharma††

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Remuneration and perquisites decided for members of New Delhi Arbitration Centre vide New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Terms and Conditions and the Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Full-time Members) Rules, 2022

On 11th June, 2022, Central Government passed New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Terms and Conditions and the Salary and allowances payable to

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Guilty of Misrepresentation

by Amit Gupta†

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Commercial wisdom of the parties in an agreement not to be revisited; arbitral tribunal cannot re-work the terms owing to commercial difficulties of one party

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J. while hearing an application against award of an arbitral tribunal has held that it would not