Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Repudiation of claim upheld as complainant failed to take reasonable steps to safeguard insured property

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): NCDRC has upheld the repudiation of claim by the insurance company in a case of theft

Appointments & Transfers News

Additional Judges of the Guahati High Court appointed by the President

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 224 (1) of the Constitution of India, the President appointed (i) Shri Nishitendu Chaudhury

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Interim order to maintain balance between lives of human beings and compassion to dogs given

Supreme Court: Hearing the matter relating to protection of stray dogs, the Court said that a balance between compassion to dogs and

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Seeking reformation in manmade religious law is not blasphemy

Supreme Court of Pakistan: While upholding the conviction and sentence of the appellant in the high profile assassination of Salman Taseer, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Invocation of bank guarantee can be restrained only if there is existence of fraud, irretrievable injury/injustice or special equities

Delhi High Court: While deciding a crucial matter relating to work contracts and bank guarantee the Division Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Unjust enrichment can be proved by establishing a sufficient nexus between the loss and the benefit so received

Supreme Court of United Kingdom– Deciding on an appeal in a case concerning unjust enrichment and subrogation, the Court with the majority

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

National Seminar on “Secularism in India- Challenges and Prospects”

Reported by Nirun R.N.

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

Articles published in 2015 SCC Vol. 9 October 28, 2015 Part 2

Supreme Court — Jurisdiction, Problem of Pendence by Justice J. Chelameswar, (2015) 9 SCC (J-1): In this article, author attempts to identify

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

Cases Reported in 2015 SCC Vol. 9 October 28, 2015 Part 2

Arms Act, 1959 — Ss. 7, 20, 23, 25, 27 and 30 — Applicability of 1959 Act: Recovery of large quantity of

Legislation Updates Notifications

State Policy for Transgender in Kerala, 2015(Draft)

After the direction given by Supreme Court in Ram Singh v. Union of India (2015) 4 SCC 697, to the Centre and

News Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) signed between India and Bangladesh to operationalize agreement on coastal shipping

On 15-11-2015, India and Bangladesh signed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to operationalize the “Agreement on Coastal Shipping”. The objective behind the

Law School News Others

NUJS 2nd Legislation Drafting Competition, 2015

Reported by Apoorv Aggarwal

Law School News Live Blogging

Live: 16th National Client Consulting Competition by Kerala Law Academy

Live Reports by Nirun R.N.

Appointments & Transfers News

Justice T.S. Thakur sworn in as the Chief Justice of India

On 3-12-2015, Shri Justice T.S. Thakur was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. He made and

Interviews

Veena Kamath of RMLNLU on getting into Oxford University, talks about do’s and don’ts of Law School

Interviewed by Shradha Thapliyal

Case Briefs High Courts

State Government directed to take care of minor rape victim in every possible manner

Allahabad High Court: Setting a good precedent in the society and in the interest of rape victim and her child, the Bench

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Comments sought on the draft ‘Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2015’

The Ministry of Mines prepared the draft ‘Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2015’ for the provisions

Legislation Updates Notifications

Swachh Bharat Cess @ 0.5% to be levied on all taxable services from November 11, 2015

The Government of India on 06-11-2015, decided to impose a Swachh Bharat Cess at the rate of 0.5% on all services, which

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Ministry of Railways amends Refund Rules

The Ministry of Railways in order to help the genuine passengers and to plug the scope of misuse of ticketing activity by

Case Briefs High Courts

Temporary license for sale of crackers refused in the wake of concerns regarding people’s safety

Delhi High Court: Keeping in mind the hazardous effect of fire crackers on people and environment, Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J., held that