Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Policy decision of charging pooled price for Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas upheld

Supreme Court: Upholding validity of the policy dated 06.03.2007 by which the Central Government said that a uniform pooled prices should be

Case Briefs High Courts

Widow of the deceased employee, only on account of her subsequent remarriage, cannot be precluded from receiving compensation so determined by the Commissioner

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Deciding on an appeal wherein the issue arose as to whether in the absence of lodging of any claim,

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Second Amendment Rules, 2016

The Central Government in exercise of power conferred by Section 3(1) of All India Services Act, 1951, makes Indian Administrative Service (Cadre)

Alternate Dispute Resolution Case Briefs High Courts

All civil disputes are, by definition, arbitrable except those that are specifically excluded

Bombay High Court: The present Notice of Motion is the Defendant No. 1’s Application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2016 SCC Vol. 3 April 07, 2016 Part 4

Sales Tax and VAT — Concession/Exemption/Incentive/Rebate — Incentive: Gujarat Capital Incentives to Premier/Prestigious Unit Scheme 1995-2000 was introduced with a view to

Case Briefs High Courts

State Government directed to pay compensation in case of detention even after order of release

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Bench of Sanjay K. Agrawal, J. awarded a compensation of Rs 50,000 each to the petitioners, who were

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

BCI directed to furnish annual report in compliance with RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): While reprimanding the Bar Council of India (BCI) for not complying with mandatory disclosure clause in S. 4(1)(b) RTI

Achievements Law School News

CNLU wins 4th edition of the Mahamana Malviya Moot Court Competition

Reported by Shivam Narain

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Repudiation of insurance claim of overloaded bus, justified

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While observing that huge overloading of vehicles adversely affects the steering control and increases the chance of

Case Briefs High Courts

Obscene act in private place will be no offence

Bombay High Court: Quashing an FIR against men who were arrested from a party, a bench comprising of Naresh H Patil and

Case Briefs High Courts

Mental Health Centres directed not to place patients with suicidal/behavioural problems in the nude in solitary confinement

Kerala High Court: Observing that the right to life is the right to live with dignity which applies equally to those of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

English Court has jurisdiction to determine proceedings concerning the future welfare of two young girls who are Hungarian Nationals

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: Deciding on an appeal as to whether courts of England or Hungary should have jurisdiction to determine

Case Briefs High Courts

Directions issued to the Tamil Nadu Government to create Special Cells to tackle the growing menace of honour killings in the State

Madras High Court: Raising concerns over the rising cases of honour killing, the Bench of V. Ramasubramanian, J., issued directions in order

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

SCC Times

Policy decision of charging pooled price for Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas upheld

Widow of the deceased employee, only on account of her subsequent remarriage, cannot be precluded from receiving compensation so determined by the Commissioner

Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Second Amendment Rules, 2016

All civil disputes are, by definition, arbitrable except those that are specifically excluded

2016 SCC Vol. 3 April 07, 2016 Part 4

State Government directed to pay compensation in case of detention even after order of release

BCI directed to furnish annual report in compliance with RTI Act

CNLU wins 4th edition of the Mahamana Malviya Moot Court Competition

Repudiation of insurance claim of overloaded bus, justified

Obscene act in private place will be no offence

Mental Health Centres directed not to place patients with suicidal/behavioural problems in the nude in solitary confinement

English Court has jurisdiction to determine proceedings concerning the future welfare of two young girls who are Hungarian Nationals

Directions issued to the Tamil Nadu Government to create Special Cells to tackle the growing menace of honour killings in the State

Merchant Shipping (Seafarer’s Bio-metric Identity Document) Rules, 2016

NLUJ team wins Runners’ up trophy at Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

Delhi High Courts’s order striking down the S. 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973 held bad in law

HDFC Bank directed to pay Rs 5 lakh to an Indian couple who was stuck abroad due to non-activation of debit card

‘Rule of law’ cannot be administered if Courts are boycotted and prevented from functioning properly

Introduction of definition of e – commerce in Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020)

Accused cannot be subjected to narcoanalysis, polygraph and BEAP tests against his will & consent