Videocon and it’s officers exonerated from proceedings under S. 18 of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973
Supreme Court: In an appeal filed against the order of the Bombay High Court which had dislodged the order of discharge passed
Continue readingDue process of law to be followed before depriving adoptive parent of child’s custody
Delhi High Court: Disposing of a petition wherein the petitioner had sought a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents to produce
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Special Court in Ahmedabad convicts 24 out of 66 accused in the 2002 Gulbarg Society Massacre case
A Special Court in Ahmedabad convicted 24 accused and acquitted 36 others in the 2002 Gulbarg Society Massacre case. On February 28,
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) constituted
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued notification for constitution of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate
Continue readingStatement of accused can be used for corroboration of evidence without reducing burden of prosecution to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Surendra Vikram Singh Rathore and Anil Kumar Srivastava, JJ. held that statements given by
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Draft Model Rules under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act , 2015
The Ministry of Women and Child Development released the Model Rules(Draft) under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
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Star Sports to share revenue with Prasar Bharati for broadcasting “On-screen credits”/Logos
Supreme Court: Dealing with the question regarding the scope of obligations of a Television Broadcasting Organisation under the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory
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Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Third Ordinance, 2016
The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Third Ordinance, 2016 has been promulgated by the President of India with the aim of making amendments
Continue readingPolicy of ‘one Bar, one vote’ & ‘one person, one chamber, one court complex’ to be incorporated in Rules of all Bar Associations across Delhi
Delhi High Court: Disposing of a batch of petitions dealing with a matter of public importance involving the functioning of courts and
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Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2016 – DRAFT
The Ministry of Women & Child Development released the draft “Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016” on 30th, May,
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Reversion of Lt. Gen. N.K. Mehta to the post of Brigadier by the Armed Force Tribunal, stayed
Supreme Court: The bench of PC Ghose and Amitava Roy, JJ stayed the implementation of the order of the Armed Force Tribunal,
Continue readingStay on constitution of Gram Panchayats in 80 villages within ‘industrial township’ of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Developmental Authority
Allahabad High Court: Deciding a petition challenging the validity of the elections held to the Gram Panchayats in 80 villages included within
Continue readingCourt may act on the testimony of a single witness provided he is wholly reliable
Delhi High Court: Deciding an appeal filed by the State against acquittal of the accused for an offence under Section 354 of
Continue readingPrivilege communication between husband and wife is admissible in Family Court proceedings
Rajasthan High Court: While deciding a writ petition the Court has stated that Section 65 B of Evidence Act is not applicable
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Goods and Services Tax: A study
by Madhavi Singh
Continue readingCourt suggests Law Commission to include ‘Irretrievable breakdown of marriage’ in Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act as grounds of divorce
Allahabad High Court: The bench of Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J. held that granting divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage
Continue readingPersons convicted for cow slaughter directed to pay Rs. 9000/- each for hurting the religious sentiments of people at large
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Deciding a revision petition filed against the judgment passed by the trial court which held the petitioners
Continue readingTechnical and procedural arguments cannot be allowed to come in the way of substantial justice
Delhi High Court: While dismissing a writ petition that challenged a Central Information Commission order, a single-judge bench of Manmohan, J., held
Continue readingMadras High Court’s New Disciplinary Rules for Advocates, notified
The Madras High Court has framed a set of disciplinary rules for advocates appearing before courts in the State of Tamil Nadu
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