Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Infanticide convictions upheld over second-degree murder charge, for a woman who threw her children in garbage

Supreme Court of Canada: The Court for the first time has offered a new meaning to the legal definition of what constitutes

Case Briefs High Courts

No interference with the discretion of the Court of first instance unless arbitrary action found

Delhi High Court: In a case relating to trademark passing-off between two media companies involved in the business of running online radio

Call For Papers Law School News

Call for Papers for Volume 5 – Issue 1 of the Indian Journal of Arbitration Law

The Indian Journal of Arbitration Law (IJAL) is the flagship biannual journal of the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration

Case Briefs High Courts

Calling of names and hurling of abuses by a wife amounts to cruelty, valid as a ground for divorce as it is destructive of the matrimonial bond

Delhi High Court: The Court upheld the divorce plea of a Delhi-based businessman who faced daily humiliation from his wife for being

Case Briefs High Courts

No law exists in India that prohibits anyone from eating non- veg (beef)

Madras High Court: Chipping into the ‘beef’ controversy that has been raging in the nation for quite some time, the Division Bench

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

ILNU organized a one day conference on ‘Sustainable Resource Management: Problems and Prospects’

Reported by Alok Vajpeyi

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Court rejects the Appeal of the Government of South Africa in Al-Bashir case

Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA): In a matter arising out of the indictment of the incumbent President of Sudan – Omar Hassan

Achievements Law School News

ILNU adjudged as Runners Up in 1st UILS National Moot court competition

Reported by Alok Vajpeyi

Case Briefs High Courts

Children liable to provide “welfare measures” to parent’s live-in partner under Senior Citizen’s Act

Kerala High Court: Upholding the order of the Maintenance Tribunal* directing the children to provide “welfare measures” to a senior citizen who

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Application of new procedure in terms of amendments to the Judicial Service Commission Act 9 of 1994 is sensible, fair and just

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa– Deciding on an important issue as to the legitimacy of steps taken by the Judicial

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in Rajya Sabha

In a bid to remove the exemption available to the Sahjdhari Sikhs under the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, which enabled them to

Case Briefs High Courts

Erring officials warned of stringent action if the motor accident claimants are not issued crossed cheques properly

Madras High Court: Coming down heavily upon the authorities for not issuing crossed cheques in the name of the motor accident claimants,

Case Briefs High Courts

Order restraining an Amritdhari Sikh from carrying a Kripan inside the Courtroom, quashed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the question that whether prohibiting the entry of an Amritdhari Sikh carrying a Kripan (ceremonial

Law School News Others

Mr. Mirza Saaib Beg Cycling mission in support of Education

Reported by Varun Reddy

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

RGNUL organizing a One Day National Conference on Indian Society and Emerging Social Issues

Reported by Ayushi Sinha

Legislation Updates Notifications

Government of Tamil Nadu Introduces Bill to Implement E-Stamps across the State Judiciary

In an attempt to implement the judgment of Madras High Court in United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sagicor Capital Life Insurance

Law School News Others

Inauguration of Workshop on “Land Related Legal Services Needs of Poor: Experiences, Expectations and Innovations” and the University Auditorium

Reported by Varun Reddy

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Meghalaya High Court’s act of taking suo motu cognizance in matter relating to validity of provisions of Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014, unacceptable

Supreme Court: Terming the act of Meghalaya High Court of taking up suo motu cognizance of appointment of Lokayukta and failure to

Case Briefs High Courts

Free Medical Services and Employment ordered for Acid Attack Victim

Delhi High Court: Hearing a writ petition filed by an acid attack victim pleading for Rs. 50 lacs as compensation, reimbursement of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Photographs of the Governors and Chief Ministers can be published in Public Advertisements

Supreme Court: Reviewing it’s judgment dated 13.05.2015, the bench of Ranjan Gogoi and P.C. Ghose, JJ extended the exception carved out in