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Divorced wife living in adultery is disqualified to claim maintenance under S. 125 CrPC

Madras High Court: While considering an interesting issue that whether a woman, against whom a decree of divorce had been passed on

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Performance linked incentive program is not tying in agreement but a business strategy, CCI rejected case against chocolate giant Craft Food Inc

Competition Commission of India: The competition watchdog in the country, CCI, rejected a case filed against Mondelez India Foods (of Craft Food

Hot Off The Press

Entry of Law Students/Interns barred from high security zone of Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has barred the entry of interns/law students inside the high security zone of Supreme Court. The

Achievements

NLUO wins Best Mediation Representation Plan at the Young International Mediation Competition, Hong Kong

Reported by Mandar Bhatodkar The team comprising Aishwarye Dubey (5th year), Abhay Sharma (4th year) and Yash Vardhan Bhotica (3rd year) of

Supreme Court

Advances paid for purchase of assets would amount to utilization of capital gains under Section 54G of Income Tax Act, 1961

Supreme Court: Deciding on the appeals the bench comprising of A.K. Sikri and R.F. Nariman JJ. was posed with question whether advances

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Indian Railways and IRCTC are not guilty of abuse of dominance but service charges on e-ticketing ought to be done away

Competition Commission of India: In its majority order, the competition watchdog ruled that allegations of abuse of dominant position in the relevant

Supreme Court

Official Liquidator does not have the authority to ascertain the entitlement claims of State Financial Corporations

Supreme Court: While deciding the question that whether the Official Liquidator can adjudicate and quantify the claim of statutory corporations when the

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

MoU’s signed by Indian Railways to save power and improve efficiency

On 12.08.2015, four Memorandum of Understandings were signed between Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Power & Ministries of New & Renewable Energy

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CompAT awarded compound interest 15% p.a. under erstwhile MRTP Act to the victim of Unfair Trade Practice by builder, prayer for delivery of possession rejected

Competition Appellate Tribunal: Deciding a transferred case under the erstwhile MRTP Act, 1969, the Competition Appellate Tribunal held that the delay in

High Courts

Street vending not allowed on Highways without prior permission of authority

Kerala High Court: While deciding as to whether the right granted under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Parties and their counsel are responsible for delay in disposal of the cases: CompAT imposed cost of Rs. 20,000/- upon a party for causing adjournment

Competition Appellate Tribunal: The Chairperson, Justice G.S. Singhvi, of the Competition Appellate Tribunal who alone is hearing a large number of appeals

Supreme Court

Matter relating to Aadhaar card referred to larger bench

Supreme Court: Sitting on the matter relating to the ambitious “Aadhaar Card” scheme propounded by the Government of India under the said

Foreign Courts

Solitary confinement of prisoners for extended periods ruled as unlawful

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Deciding on appeals wherein the issues were whether the decisions to keep the appellant prisoners in solitary confinement

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Indian Potash Ltd. is “public authority” under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC) : While rejecting the contention of Indian Potash Ltd. (IPL) that it does not fall within the purview

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Voters must be informed before deletion of their names from voters’ list

Central Information Commission (CIC): “The voter has a right to know, first that his name was deleted (from the voters’ list), then

Appointments & Transfers

Acharya Devvrat appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh

On 08.08.2015, the President of India appointed Acharya Dev Vrat as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh with effect from the date he

High Courts

Restrictive interpretation of “victim” and “legal heir” in the light of sections 2(wa) and 372 of CrPC, overruled

Delhi High Court: In reference of a matter to Full Bench concerning locus standi of private parties to maintain appeals by virtue

Achievements

Symbiosis Law School, Pune helps a 13 year old Sexual Abuse victim to get aid under Manodhairya scheme of Rs. 3 lakhs

Reported by Kriti Srivastava Symbiosis Law School, Pune’s legal aid centre took up the matter of a 13 year old girl who

Moot Court Achievements & Reports

Symbiosis Law School, Pune is organizing the Fourth Annual National Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship on 19th September 2015

Reported by Kriti Srivastava The Fourth Annual National Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship is being held in the background of its flagship

Case Briefs High Courts

Notice issued to 27 sitting and former Supreme Court and High Court judges in relation to allotment of plots, houses and flats by the State of Gujarat

Gujarat High Court: Acting upon a suo motu PIL initiated by Justice B.J.Shethna, Former Judge of Gujarat and Rajasthan High Court and