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Authority for Advance Rulings (Procedure for Appointment as Chairman and Vice-Chairman) Rules, 2016

The Board via notification dated 21st January, 2016 makes Authority for Advance Rulings (Procedure for Appointment as Chairman and Vice-Chairman) Rules, 2016.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Directions issued to improve the current state of prisons in India

Supreme Court: Considering the dire need for prison reform, the bench of Madan B. Lokur and R.K. Agrawal, JJ said that prisoners,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Names of the examiners cannot be disclosed to the information seeker

Supreme Court: In a case where the question regarding the disclosure of answer sheet and interview marks was before the Court for

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

CNLU organising 1st P. A Inamdar Moot Court Competition, 2016

Reported by Shivam Narain

Case Briefs High Courts

Division Bench of High Court has no power of superintendence under Article 227 over its own Single Bench

Patna High Court: Deciding the moot question as to whether a Division Bench of a High Court can exercise its power of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Universities must not charge more than Rs 2 per page of the copy of answer sheet

Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has directed all Universities, including deemed Universities in India to provide copy of answer sheet at cost

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Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses: The Indian Picture

By Saurabh Bindal and Gunjan Chhabra

Case Briefs High Courts

Interrogatories should not be based upon pre-determined mindset

Patna High Court- Deciding on a controversy over applicability of interrogatory, a bench of A.K Trivedi observed that interrogatories should always be

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Commission appointed to enquire the cause of the death of the research scholar

Due to the sudden death of Shri Chakravarti R. Vemula, a research scholar in the University of Hyderabad, the Fact Finding Committee

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

5th RGNUL National Moot Court Competition

Reported by Ayushi Sinha

Case Briefs High Courts

Retrospective Applicability of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015, stayed

Kerala High Court: While dealing with question relating to the retrospective applicability of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015, the Court stayed

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Power vested in the Constitutional Courts to direct de-novo investigation is not hindered by the commencement of trial and examination of witnesses

Supreme Court: While deciding the question that whether the Constitutional Courts can order de-novo investigation even after the commencement of the trial

Law School News Others

Candle Light Vigil in NALSAR for Rohith Vemula

Reported by Varun Reddy

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Repudiation of claim by insurance companies on the ground of delay in intimation of theft of vehicles, upheld

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While observing that the theft of a vehicle is required to be reported to the insurance company

Achievements Law School News

GNLU wins Jessup’s India Rounds, 2016

Reported by Vardaan Bajaj and Varun ByReddy

Law School News Others

“Land Laws in Telangana– Women’s Perspective”

Reported by Varun Reddy

Hot Off The Press News

Interaction of Advocate appearing as party-in-person may be discontinued for the time being

Supreme Court via circular dated 20th January, 2016, notified that the certain guidelines have been issued by the Competent Authority with regard

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Railway Ministry introduces new checks on booking of e-ticket/i-ticket through IRCTC website

In order to prevent any possible misuse for the booking of e-ticket on IRCTC website, Ministry of Railways has now decided that

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Maintainability of a second complaint to District Forum upheld in absence of any express prohibition by Consumer Protection Rules

Supreme Court: While setting aside the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission’s order, the Division Bench of Madan B. Lokur and R.K. Agrawal,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Constitutionality of 7(1) (a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, differentiating between juristic person and natural person, upheld

Supreme Court of South Africa: While deciding upon the constitutionality of Section 7(1) (a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 insofar as