Apoorva, Author at SCC Times

Allahabad High Court upholds CAT order directing Union Government to grant notional promotion to Railway employees from 2018

Clause-7 of the letter dated 12-09-2013 provides that those serving on deputation may not be normally returned to their parent establishment, is not a rule to disable the promotions or to disable repatriation

Case Briefs High Courts

Read why Madras HC granted ad interim injunction in favour of Sangeetha hotels, restraining franchisee from using ‘Geetham’ mark

Madras High Court said that the apprehension of Sangeetha Hotels that the public would be misled into believing that the respondent is nothing but old wine in a new bottle stands prima facie proved.

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Courts should exercise restraint in exercising power of judicial review in contracts involving complex technical issues; SC reiterates

Supreme Court viewed that the Division Bench of Karnataka High Court, which was considering an appeal against a judgment of a Single Judge rejecting the writ petition, ought to have proceeded with circumspection.

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Madras HC directs students to clean classrooms, write articles on Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Abdul Kalam, former CM Kamaraj as conditions for anticipatory bail

“School is situs for transformation of personality traits and for reformation via love and discipline. Education is a platform for acquisition of knowledge, as knowledge is power”

Legal RoundUp Supreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court Roundup September 2023| DSPE Act; HIV/AIDS Guidelines; Self-Respect & Secular Marriages; Rights of Children from Null & Void Marriages; & more

This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on DSPE Act; HIV/AIDS guidelines; Self-respect and secular marriages; Andaman & Nicobar Islands Gang rape case; and more. It also covers Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in the month of September; Explainers on important law points; and Never reported Judgments

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere acquittal in criminal case will not automatically qualify candidate for appointment to a post in law enforcement agency: Supreme Court

“The yardstick to be applied in cases where the appointment sought relates to a Law Enforcement Agency, ought to be much more stringent than those applied to a routine vacancy.”

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Can Enforcement Officer file complaint under repealed provisions of FERA after enforcement of FEMA? SC answers

“A Statute cannot be interpreted in such a manner that any provision thereof is rendered otiose.”

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Decoding Allahabad High Court verdict on applicability of doctrine of severability on arbitral awards

“Section 34 confers power on the court to set aside an award, the power could be exercised to set aside any or all such awards, whether composite, interim, final or additional”

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Explained | Madras HC quashes FIR against Advocate accused of restraining Revenue Inspector from conducting a survey

“The legal profession involves fighting for the rights of the clients and the Advocate tends to react more aggressively even outside the Courts. This is a character which is developed by an Advocate by virtue of the nature of duty that he performs for his clients”.

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‘Blacklisting Orders passed for an indefinite period not permissible under law’: Allahabad HC sets out contents for notice

“The notice is required to state the grounds necessitating the action and the penalty proposed specifically and unambiguously and is also required to adhere to the principles of natural justice”

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Explained | Sanathana Dharma is a set of ‘eternal duties’: Madras High Court

Madras High Court remarked that an idea appears to have gained ground that Sanadhana Dharma is all about, and only about, promoting casteism and untouchability

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Home Ministry to prepare a comprehensive manual on media briefings by police personnel: Inside Supreme Court verdict

Supreme Court directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to complete the manual on media briefings by 31-12-2023

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Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Calcutta HC order holding Notification altering stage carriage permits as constitutional

In the case at hand, because of the impugned notification, the stage carriage permit holders were required to stop at two new bus stations in Burdwan Town, instead of the old bus station where they were used to stop.

Hot Off The Press News

[Money Laundering] Supreme Court constitutes 3 Judge Bench to hear review against Vijay Madanlal Judgment

The Three Judge Bench will be hearing the matter from 18-10-2023.

Events/Webinars News

Time to change from Ad hocism to Institutional Arbitration, says Justice Hemant Gupta at IIAC’s conference on Institutional Arbitration

Attorney General for India makes an announcement for creating the All-India Arbitration Bar.

Case Briefs High Courts

Can a writ petition for restoration of dealership, arising out of a non-statutory contract be maintainable? Allahabad HC answers

Allahabad High Court said that negative onus cannot be fastened upon the petitioners as alleged by the Corporation, as it is not in dispute that at the time of survey, the dispensing unit was not in working condition or it was not dispensing oil.

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Court cannot convict one accused and acquit other when there is similar evidence against them: Supreme Court

“The Criminal Court should decide like cases alike, and in such cases, the Court cannot make a distinction between the two accused, which will amount to discrimination”.

Case Briefs High Courts

Decoding Madras High Court verdict on right of detenu to make effective representation against preventive detention order

“This right of a detenu to make an effective representation against a preventive detention order is a very sacrosanct and sanctus constitutional right and such constitutional safeguard is ingrained in Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India”

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Authorities can prevent manufacturing, selling or immersion of idols made of plaster of paris: Madras High Court

Madras High Court rejected the argument of the respondent that the Revised Guidelines for Idol Immersion can be implemented only regarding immersion and not regarding manufacturing activity.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained | Supreme Court’s verdict on evidentiary value of disclosure statements under S.27 of Evidence Act

Supreme Court said that admissibility and credibility are two distinct aspects, and the latter is really a matter of evaluation of other available evidence.