Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

President of India appointed Shri Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu as the Chief Justice of India

The President of India appointed Shri Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief Justice of India

Supreme Court

Directions for release of undertrial prisoners issued

Supreme Court: Considering the fact that a large number of undertrial prisoners housed in the prisons, the 3-judge bench of R.M. Lodha,

High Courts

Married daughter continues to be part of parents’ family

Bombay High Court: In a landmark judgment, a bench comprising of A.S. Oka and A.S. Chandurkar, JJ held that married daughters continue

Supreme Court

Nithyananda Swamy, accused of rape, to undergo medical examination

Supreme Court: Deciding the case dealing with the self-styled godman Nithyananda Swamy along with others accused of rape, the bench of Ranjana

SCC Weekly

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Pt. I or Pt. II — Doctrine of severability

Cases Reported in 2014 SCC Vol. 7 August 28, 2014 Part 4 Law of substantive contract does not determine law of arbitration

Alternate Dispute Resolution

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Pt. I or Pt. II — Doctrine of severability

Cases Reported in 2014 SCC Vol. 7 August 28, 2014 Part 4 Law of substantive contract does not determine law of arbitration

High Courts

Initiation of proceedings by a third party under the garb of a PIL is not at all warranted

Delhi High Court: While dismissing the PIL filed by an NGO for the immediate arrest of certain MP’s of Maharashtra who had

Supreme Court

Notices issue to Central and State Governments for treatment of leprosy

Supreme Court: Showing it’s deep concern over the persons suffering from leprosy thereby attracting a social stigma, the bench of Dipak Misra

Supreme Court

Review Petitions of death row convicts to be heard in open court

Supreme Court: In a landmark judgment, where the 5 judge bench of R.M. Lodha, CJ and J.S. Khehar, Dr. A.K. Sikri, R.F.

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 received the Presidential assent

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 received the Presidential assent on August 22, 2014. The objective of the Act is to give

Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 received the Presidential assent

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 received the Presidential assent on August 22, 2014. The objective of the Act is to give

Supreme Court

Attorney General asks Supreme Court to exempt 40 functional coal blocks from cancellation

Supreme Court: Deliberating upon the fate of the coal blocks declared illegal and arbitrary by the court via order dated 25.08.2014, the

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Patients cannot be denied access to their medical records under RTI

Central Information Commission (CIC): “A patient has a right to his/her medical records which is rooted in Articles 19 and 21 of

High Courts

Foreign company gains deriving less than 50% of its value form Indian assets, not taxable

Delhi High Court: Answering the question, whether the transaction of sale and purchase of shares of an overseas company deriving only a

High Courts

Fair price shop license cannot be granted arbitrarily to the Gram Pradhan or his family

Allahabad High Court: Highlighting the importance of Public Distribution System (PDS) in a case where Petitioner made a complaint that fair price

Foreign Courts

Confessions elicited through “Mr Big” technique, presumed inadmissible

Supreme Court of Canada: Ruling against the “Mr Big” technique of extracting confessions from an accused wherein the state recruits an accused

Supreme Court

Prime Minister to decide the disqualification of minister of Council of Ministers having criminal antecedents

Supreme Court: Dismissing the decade old petition seeking disqualification of the Ministers of the Council of Ministers involved in serious and heinous

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014

The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014 has been introduced in Lok Sabha on August 7, 2014. The Bill is introduced to amend the

Supreme Court

Workers of statutory canteen are deemed employees only for the purpose of Factories Act, 1948

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of H.L. Dattu, R.K. Agrawal and Arun Mishra, JJ deliberated upon the question whether the workmen engaged

Supreme Court

TISCO Fire Accident: Inspector had the knowledge as under S. 106 of Factories Act

Supreme Court: The instant case arose under Sections 106 and 88 of the Factories Act, 1948 as indicated by the facts wherein