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Writ of mandamus against State Government rejected by the High Court on account of unwillingness of the investigation authority not made out

Delhi High Court: While dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India to register a criminal

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

Call for Papers: Two Day National Conference on “Dialectics and Dynamics of Interface of Public Law in India”, ILS Law College, Pune

Reported by Saranya Mishra

Case Briefs High Courts

Court denies bail to the kingpin of the sensational financial fraud case

Kerala High Court: While disposing of a bail application filed to release the petitioner, a bench of A. Hariprasad J. declined to

Op Eds OP. ED.

Address by Mr. Sumeet Malik, Associate Editor, Supreme Court Cases at the book release of Thus Spake Their Lordships

Amid the clash of arms, the laws are not silent… is the celebrated dictum of Lord Atkin in Liversidge v. Anderson in 1942 during the midst of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Remedy of Public Interest Litigation cannot be allowed to be misused to settle intra office rivalries

Delhi High Court: While dismissing the present petition filed in public interest seeking the writ of mandamus directing the DRDO and Ministry

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Rajya Sabha passes the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 has been passed by Rajya Sabha on December 22, 2015. The new Bill

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Estate of Lord Jagannath Mahaprabhu Bije, Puri vested in the temple management Committee

Supreme Court: While considering the present issue that whether the suit lands can vest in the respondent Math in the light of

Case Briefs High Courts

Borrowers proposed to be classified as wilful defaulters have a right to be represented by an advocate before the GRC

Delhi High Court– While deciding a case wherein the issue involved was whether a person who is proposed to be classified as

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Lok Sabha passes the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015

The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 7.12.2015

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Rajya Sabha passes Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Bill

The Rajya Sabha passes the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Bill on December 21, 2015. The SC and the ST (Prevention

Op Eds OP. ED.

Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015: A Critical Appraisal

by Dhruva Sareen and Shivesh Aggarwal. Cite as:2015 SCC OnLine Blog OpEd 4

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Maggie Noodles’ samples are to be sent for testing in the Mysore laboratory

Supreme Court: While hearing the appeal against the Order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dated 9th and 10th December 2015, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Issue of ban on slaughter of cows is beyond the domain of judicial decision making

Delhi High Court: While dismissing a petition filed in public interest seeking a direction to the respondent to prohibit cow slaughtering and

Case Briefs High Courts

Condonation of delay after deducting the days which were spent for the purpose of settlement

Delhi High Court: While dealing with a question relating to condoning of delay after deducting the days which were spent for the

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

Judges required for Oral rounds of International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition

National Law University, Delhi will be organizing the India Qualifying Rounds for the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition from March 17-20,

Case Briefs High Courts

Retention period of the juvenile involved in the Nirbhaya gang rape case cannot be extended

Delhi High Court: In the matter relating to the release of the Juvenile involved in the ghastly Nirbhaya gang rape case which

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Akshay Bhan, Senior Advocate, bicycles to Court

At the request of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Employees Association, Mr Akshay Bhan and his colleagues bicycle to Court.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Enterprise is subject to merger control if the capacity to perform the activities as part of the same business subsists, observed

Supreme Court of United Kingdom– Allowing the appeal by the Competition and Markets Authority wherein the issue was whether Groupe Eurotunnel SE

Notifications

Suggestions invited from Public on Forthcoming Railway Budget 2016-17

Ministry of Railway has invited suggestions from the public regarding the forthcoming Railway Budget 2016-17. The icon with the title “Public Suggestions

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Failure to wear a seatbelt constitutes contributory negligence

High Court of Australia: In the instant case, the respondent sustained serious spinal injuries which rendered her paraplegic, when she was thrown