Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Term “Possession” under Section 35 of NDPS Act means conscious or mental state of possession

Supreme Court: Deciding a matter dealing with possession of opium by the appellant, the bench of Dipak Misra and S.A. Bobde, JJ

High Courts

SEBI’s order of arrest and detention set aside for being arbitrary and illegal

Bombay High Court: Setting aside the order of arrest of an individual defaulter, a bench comprising of Ranjit More and Anuja Prabhudessai,

High Courts

Term ‘equivalent’ should be given a reasonable meaning

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Deciding the writ petition which is filed challenging the refusal of appointment of the petitioner for the post

Others

2nd AMITY NATIONAL QUIZ COMPETITION ‘TRIVIAL PURSUIT’

Reported by Hardeep Singh Amity Law School, Delhi is organising the 2nd Amity National Quiz Competition ‘TRIVIAL PURSUIT’ on 15th April, 2015.

Call For Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS: ALSD STUDENT JOURNAL

Reported by Hardeep Singh The ALSD STUDENT JOURNAL (ISSN 2249 – 4421), an initiative of The STUDENT JOURNAL SOCIETY of AMITY LAW

Legislation Updates

‘Prime Minister Award for excellence in public administration’ conferred on Income Tax Department

On 21-04-2015, the Income Tax department was awarded the ‘Prime Minister Award for excellence in public administration’ for ‘Easy Tax Compliance through

High Courts

Student is not bound by the result of revaluation moved fraudulently by someone else

Chhattisgarh High Court: Dealing as to whether a student can be compelled to accept the result of revaluation for which he had

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Heavy penalty imposed upon Verifone India Sales Pvt. Ltd. for indulging in unfair trade practices

Competition Commission of India (CCI): While holding Verifone India Sales Pvt. Ltd. guilty of indulging in unfair trade practices and abuse of

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Thesis submitted by a research student is not third party information

Central Information Commission (CIC): “Thesis submitted to a university is not private or personal information of the candidate who submitted it, but

High Courts

Right of co-sharers in joint property, discussed

Himachal Pradesh High Court– While deciding an appeal as to whether the suit land is partitioned or is still un-partitioned and in

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

Joint Statement between India and Germany to achieve economic growth and sustainable development

On 14-04-2015, a Joint Statement was signed between India and Germany to upgrade and further strengthen strategic partnership between the two countries.

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

MoU signed between India and U.K. for production of technologically advanced Wheel Chair for PwDs

On 22-04-2015, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) and M/s Motivation U.K. The objective

Supreme Court

Brothers and sisters don’t stand on same footing as husband and parents in case of dowry death

Supreme Court: Taking into consideration the tendency of naming all the members of the family as accused in case of a dowry

High Courts

Indian Passport to be issued to minor daughter born out of a troubled ‘live-in relationship’

Kerala High Court: In a petition filed by an aggrieved single mother before this Court regarding the inaction on the part of

Supreme Court

Section 493 IPC not attracted if ex-parte decree of divorce is set aside by a subsequent order

Supreme Court: In an interesting case that came before the Court where the respondent, after receiving an ex-parte decree of divorce, had

Appointments & Transfers

Dr. Nasim Zaidi appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner

Subject to the demission of Shri Harishankar Brahma, the Chief Election Commissioner on 18-04-2015, the President of India appointed the senior-most Election Commissioner,

High Courts

Serving liquor is banned in the State of Kerala, except for five star hotels

Kerala High Court: In order to protect the health and welfare of the people, a bench of K.T. Sankaran and Babu Mathew

High Courts

Death sentence of a killer of 13 year old child commuted to imprisonment of 25 years

Calcutta High Court: In a dreadful incident involving murder of a 13 year old step-son by his father and for having carnal

Achievements

KLA wins Dhawani Manocha Memorial National Moot Court Competition-2015

Reported by Nirun R.N. A team comprising of Gokul Babu, Mathew Elenjickal and Adhil Ahmad from Kerala Law Academy Law College, Trivandrum

Supreme Court

Matter dealing with continuation of SPP in Jayalalitha disproportionate assets case referred to larger bench

Supreme Court: Owing to the difference of opinion of Madan B. Lokur and R. Banumathi, JJ, the matter related to continuation of