Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Court denies Bail to Prof. Saibaba, issues contempt notice to Arundhati Roy for criticizing denial of Bail

Bombay High Court: The Court while rejecting the bail application of Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba who was arrested for his alleged links

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

Kerala Law Academy organized two days National Seminar on Secularism

Reported by Nirun R.N.

Case Briefs High Courts

Charges under Sections 124-A and 121-A of IPC lodged against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) Convener, upheld

Gujarat High Court: Deciding on an application wherein the applicants have prayed for quashing of FIR filed against the applicant for commission of

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4th edition of RML PD (Asian Format) from 12-14 February, 2016

Reported by Shardha Thapliyal

Hot Off The Press News

Judicial Committee appointed by the Central Government to make recommendations for removal of anomalies in the implementation of OROP

In order to implement One Rank One Pension (OROP) for the Ex-Servicemen for payment of uniform pension to the armed forces personnel

Appointments & Transfers News

Judicial Appointments at various Courts

Shri Asapu Ramalingeswara Rao appointed as an Additional Judge of High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad

Appointments & Transfers News

Shri R. K. Mathur appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner, New Delhi

Former defence secretary Shri R. K. Mathur has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission, New Delhi

Case Briefs High Courts

Lawyer found guilty of contempt and sentenced to one month imprisonment, barred from law practice for 2 years

Delhi High Court: While deciding on a contempt petition, the Division Bench comprising of Valmiki J Mehta and PS Teji JJ. ordered

Case Briefs High Courts

Writ of mandamus against State Government rejected by the High Court on account of unwillingness of the investigation authority not made out

Delhi High Court: While dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India to register a criminal

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

Call for Papers: Two Day National Conference on “Dialectics and Dynamics of Interface of Public Law in India”, ILS Law College, Pune

Reported by Saranya Mishra

Case Briefs High Courts

Court denies bail to the kingpin of the sensational financial fraud case

Kerala High Court: While disposing of a bail application filed to release the petitioner, a bench of A. Hariprasad J. declined to

Op Eds OP. ED.

Address by Mr. Sumeet Malik, Associate Editor, Supreme Court Cases at the book release of Thus Spake Their Lordships

Amid the clash of arms, the laws are not silent… is the celebrated dictum of Lord Atkin in Liversidge v. Anderson in 1942 during the midst of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Remedy of Public Interest Litigation cannot be allowed to be misused to settle intra office rivalries

Delhi High Court: While dismissing the present petition filed in public interest seeking the writ of mandamus directing the DRDO and Ministry

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Rajya Sabha passes the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 has been passed by Rajya Sabha on December 22, 2015. The new Bill

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Estate of Lord Jagannath Mahaprabhu Bije, Puri vested in the temple management Committee

Supreme Court: While considering the present issue that whether the suit lands can vest in the respondent Math in the light of

Case Briefs High Courts

Borrowers proposed to be classified as wilful defaulters have a right to be represented by an advocate before the GRC

Delhi High Court– While deciding a case wherein the issue involved was whether a person who is proposed to be classified as

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Lok Sabha passes the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015

The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 7.12.2015

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Rajya Sabha passes Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Bill

The Rajya Sabha passes the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Bill on December 21, 2015. The SC and the ST (Prevention

Op Eds OP. ED.

Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015: A Critical Appraisal

by Dhruva Sareen and Shivesh Aggarwal. Cite as:2015 SCC OnLine Blog OpEd 4

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Maggie Noodles’ samples are to be sent for testing in the Mysore laboratory

Supreme Court: While hearing the appeal against the Order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dated 9th and 10th December 2015, the