Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Appointment of 21 Parliamentary Secretaries by Govt. of Punjab quashed for bypassing Article 164(1A) of the Constitution

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding upon the challenge to the appointment of 21 Parliamentary Secretaries by the Government of Punjab,

Case Briefs High Courts

Maintenance to a Muslim woman not confined to Iddat period only; she is entitled to maintenance until she gets remarried

Bombay High Court: While hearing a maintenance petition filed by wife and daughter, the bench comprising of N.W. Samre J., held that

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Sale of NSP weapons must be under strict scrutiny and supervision of the Competent Authority

Supreme Court: In the writ petition highlighting the issue of illegal selling of “Prohibited/NSP bore-weapons” obtained by the Army Personnel through Central

Case Briefs High Courts

UP Government directed to expedite the disbursement of compensation to victims of Hashimpura massacre

Delhi High Court: While hearing the matter of compensation to the victims of Hashimpura massacre, the Division Bench of Gita Mittal and

Legislation Updates Notifications

Government constitutes National Security Advisory Board

The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 9 of the National Security Act, 1980 (65 of 1980), constitutes

Case Briefs Supreme Court Universities and Educational Institutions

Regulation 9(2) of the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 giving incentive to the in-service candidates who had worked in remote and difficult areas, constitutional

Supreme Court: In a Writ Petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India praying for a declaration that the third

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Appeal seeking disclosure of criteria to designate an advocate as “Senior Advocate” in Supreme Court, dismissed

Central Information Commission (CIC): While observing that the opinion of the Chief Justice and Judges is the only criteria to designate an advocate

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi Government directed to issue advisories to make public aware of fatal efects of manja/razor sharp kite threads

Delhi High Court: Hearing a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Ministry of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi to take

Business Law Case Briefs Supreme Court

Rent received by a company from a house property to be treated as it’s business income if the company is in the business of renting properties

Supreme Court: In the matter where a house property had been rented and the assesse, a private limited company, was receiving income

Case Briefs High Courts

Trend of approaching Courts at the last moment in order to stall the release of a film, unacceptable

Bombay High Court: While denouncing the recent trend of persons approaching Courts on eleventh hour, with a view to stall release of

Case Briefs High Courts

Provision of appeal only on the day of medical examination itself in U.P. Police Constables and Head Constables Services Rules, 2008, struck down

Allahabad High Court: Deciding upon the issue of rejection of the candidature of the appellants to the posts of Constables and other

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2016

The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 78 of the Copyright Act, 1957 makes the Copyright (Amendment) Rules,

Interviews

Swarnabh Dutta on working as an Eligibility Associate with the UNHCR

Interviewed by Alok Vajpeyi

Hot Off The Press News

President’s address to the nation on the eve of India’s 70th Independence Day, 2016

On the eve of sixty-ninth anniversary of our Independence, President Pranab Mukherjee’s in his fifth address to the nation quoted: The collective

Case Briefs High Courts

Documents pertaining to corruption are not personal information and the same should not be denied to the seeker

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While hearing upon the challenge to the Order passed by the State Information Commissioner, Haryana whereby it

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

National Conference on International and Domestic Arbitration

Reported by Saranya Mishra

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Unfortunate that the use of force by Police to control hooliganism and vandalism by the protestors results in public anger against the police

Supreme Court: In the matter relating to use of force by the police personnel during the peaceful protest march by the Jammu

Case Briefs High Courts

Minor correction in date of birth in passport can be made on the basis of Secondary School Examination Certificate

Rajasthan High Court: While dealing with petition seeking directions to re-issue the passport after making corrections in date of birth of the

Appointments & Transfers News

Justice Girish Chandra Gupta appointed as Acting CJ of Calcutta High Court

The President in exercise of the powers conferred by article 223 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Justice Girish Chandra Gupta,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution invoked to waive the statutory period of waiting in a divorce by mutual consent

Supreme Court: Invoking it’s jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Court granted the decree of divorce to a couple by