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CIT penalized for filing frivolous appeals

Bombay High Court: Dismissing an appeal filed by Income Tax department, a bench comprising of BP Colabawalla and SC Dharmadhikari, JJ levied a

Foreign Legislation

SCBA’s suggestions on the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 accepted by CJI

Supreme Court Bar Association on 19th August, 2014 issued a circular with regard to the objections on representation on ‘The Supreme Court

Supreme Court

Clauses (vii) and (iv) of Annexure A (Terms and Conditions for Registration of PTOs ) for Hajj 2013 to be read together

Supreme Court: While deciding that whether the respondents in the instant case were right in disqualifying the petitioners who are Private Tour

Foreign Legislation

Explanations (b) and(c) to proviso of Order IV Rule 10 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 not to come in force until further orders

In a notification dated 13th August 2014, the Chief Justice of India, exercising the power under Order I Rule 1(2) of Supreme

High Courts

Moninder Singh Pandher, prime accused in Nithari killings granted bail

Allahabad High Court: While granting bail to Moninder Singh Pandher (Applicant), one of the accused of the infamous Nithari Killings, who was

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014

On 13-08-2014, Lok Sabha passed the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, for the establishment of a National Judicial Appointments Commission to

Supreme Court

Enquiry Commission is not a Court under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

Supreme Court: In the instant case the question arose that whether an enquiry commission setup under Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1952 and

Supreme Court

Family Courts directed to decide cases for maintenance expeditiously

Supreme Court: Addressing the serious issue of delay in adjudication by the family courts for provision of maintenance to a wife in

High Courts

Places of worship not to cause noise pollution by use of loudspeakers

Allahabad High Court: In line with the law laid down by the Supreme Court of India in the series of case laws

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

MoU signed between AERB and 11 States for enforcement of Radiation Protection Rules

On 07-08-2014, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) signed MoUs with 11 States (Kerala, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh,

Supreme Court

Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 constitutional

Supreme Court: The bench comprising of T.S. Thakur and A.K. Goel, dealing with a petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 19 of

Hot Off The Press

Initiation of Sunset Review Investigation of Anti-dumping duty on Polypropylene from Singapore

The Central Government imposed Anti-Dumping Duty on the import of Polypropylene originating in or exported from Singapore to India, having regard to

Supreme Court

Power of Stay of Conviction should be exercised only in exceptional cases

Supreme Court: While deciding a case related to scope of stay of conviction under Section 389(1); CrPC, the Division Bench comprising M.Y.

Foreign Legislation

Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2014

The Central Government vide notification dated August 1, 2014, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 157 (1); & (2) of

Supreme Court

Bhaskaran case on dishonour of cheque stands overruled

Supreme Court: Calling in question the decision of 2-judge bench in K. Bhaskaran v. Sankaran Vaidhyan Balan, (1999) 7 SCC 510, famously

High Courts

Payment to wife & child before anticipatory bail, not amounting to buying bail

Delhi High Court: In a matrimonial dispute where the wife had filed a complaint against petitioner husband under Section 498-A IPC, the

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UGC clarifies it’s impugned Notification, says One Year LLM is not going anywhere

Clarifying it’s Notification dated July 5th July 2014, which posed a major setback for the Law Schools and students of one year

Supreme Court

Principle of Just Punishment the bedrock of sentencing in a criminal offence

Supreme Court: The bench comprising S.K. Mukhopadhaya and Ranjan Gogoi, JJ., referring to the decision in Gopal Singh v. State of Uttarakhand,

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014

Union Cabinet has cleared the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 to curtail the blanket immunity provided to the

Supreme Court

2 decade old contempt petition closed

Supreme Court: Ordering closure of two decade old contempt petition filed in 1994 against certain bigwigs of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and