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WB AAR | ‘Phytotherapy’ treatment to cure osteoarthritis and disorders of similar nature not exempted under GST

West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (WB AAR): A Division Bench of Susmita Bhattacharya and Parthasarathi Dey (Members), addressed a the following question

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Madras HC | Patanjali restrained from using Trademark ‘CORONIL’ till 30th July, 2020

Madras High Court: C. V. Karthikeyan, J., granted temporary injunction and restrained “Patanjali” from using the word ‘CORONIL’ as the plaintiff has the

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Ker HC | Sessions Judge’s appointment set aside as appointee was not an advocate and was instead in judicial service, as on the date of appointment

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Del HC | Legislature provides remedy of Appeal under S. 29 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act against all orders

Delhi High Court: Jyoti Singh, J., while addressing a matter with regard to “custody order” as being the primary relief, held that, Legislature

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC upholds stay of charges in favour of a Sri Lankan man accused of murder, reaffirms right to be tried within a reasonable time

Supreme Court of Canada: Full Bench of Wagner CJ and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer J., rejected an

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Execution of Will| Sufficient to prove attestation of one attesting witness to be in his handwriting when both attesting witnesses are dead

Supreme Court: Explaining the requirement under Section 69 of the Evidence Act pertinent to Section 68 of the Evidence Act that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Right to construct unauthorized temple and that also on a footpath can’t be an essential part of any religion which can be protected under Art. 25

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and M. Nagaprasanna, J., while addressing a matter held that, “right to

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

New Zealand SC rejects an appeal seeking access to carry out coal-mining in a water conservation reserve

Supreme Court of New Zealand: The Full Bench comprising of Winkelmann CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ., unanimously rejected

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TN Custodial Deaths | Madras HC | Suo motu cognizance of “Jayaraj & Bennicks” matter already taken on Judicial side; PIL seeking registration of FIR against police excesses — closed

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and P. Rajamanickam, JJ., while stating that it has already on the Judicial side

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Del HC directs immediate removal of law student’s photographs lifted from social media platforms and placed on porn website

Delhi High Court: Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., directed the the Delhi Police to assure that the immediate removal of a law student’s pictures

Case Briefs International Courts

EU-US Privacy Shield declared invalid for not providing adequate data protection of European citizens from US surveillance activities

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Bom HC | Domain name Registrar can’t black list or block list a domain that is registered; No human element involved in overseeing legitimacy of any chosen domain name

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., while addressing a matter with regard to domain names registrations held that, Domain name Registrar can’t black

Case Briefs International Courts

ICJ rules in the interest of Qatar over its airspace dispute against the Gulf Nations

International Court of Justice (ICJ):With an overwhelming majority of 15:1, the ICJ rejected the appeal filed by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and

Case Briefs High Courts

Rajasthan Political Crisis | HC adjourns Pilot camp’s plea till 20th July; Speaker not to take action till 21st July

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Indrajit Mahanty, CJ and Prakash Gupta, J., adjourned the hearing on the petition filed by Sachin

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Madras HC | Unaided private institutions in T.N. to collect 40% tuition fees as advance fee; Arrears of tuition fees to be paid before 30 Sept 2020

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., passed directions regarding payment of fees to unaided private institutions. The present interim order will apply

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC extends tenure of the Chairman and members of TDSAT for 3 months

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has extended the the tenure of the Chairman

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Can a policy framed under Article 161 for grant of remission override the requirements under Section 433-A CrPC? Larger bench to decide

Supreme Court: Dealing with an issue relating to special remission being granted to certain categories of prisoners by the Governor of Haryana

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WB AAR | ‘Phytotherapy’ treatment to cure osteoarthritis and disorders of similar nature not exempted under GST

Madras HC | Patanjali restrained from using Trademark ‘CORONIL’ till 30th July, 2020

Ker HC | Sessions Judge’s appointment set aside as appointee was not an advocate and was instead in judicial service, as on the date of appointment

Del HC | Legislature provides remedy of Appeal under S. 29 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act against all orders

Canada SC upholds stay of charges in favour of a Sri Lankan man accused of murder, reaffirms right to be tried within a reasonable time

Execution of Will| Sufficient to prove attestation of one attesting witness to be in his handwriting when both attesting witnesses are dead

Kar HC | Right to construct unauthorized temple and that also on a footpath can’t be an essential part of any religion which can be protected under Art. 25

New Zealand SC rejects an appeal seeking access to carry out coal-mining in a water conservation reserve

TN Custodial Deaths | Madras HC | Suo motu cognizance of “Jayaraj & Bennicks” matter already taken on Judicial side; PIL seeking registration of FIR against police excesses — closed

Del HC directs immediate removal of law student’s photographs lifted from social media platforms and placed on porn website

EU-US Privacy Shield declared invalid for not providing adequate data protection of European citizens from US surveillance activities

Bom HC | Domain name Registrar can’t black list or block list a domain that is registered; No human element involved in overseeing legitimacy of any chosen domain name

ICJ rules in the interest of Qatar over its airspace dispute against the Gulf Nations

Rajasthan Political Crisis | HC adjourns Pilot camp’s plea till 20th July; Speaker not to take action till 21st July

Madras HC | Unaided private institutions in T.N. to collect 40% tuition fees as advance fee; Arrears of tuition fees to be paid before 30 Sept 2020

SC extends tenure of the Chairman and members of TDSAT for 3 months

Can a policy framed under Article 161 for grant of remission override the requirements under Section 433-A CrPC? Larger bench to decide

Bom HC | RBI Circulars granting moratorium on loan repayment does not apply to mutual funds and debentures

J&K HC | Amarnath Shrine Board to decide on the cancellation of Amarnath Yatra; Shrine Board to take decision urgently

One Nation One Education Board| SC refuses to entertain PIL; Says it’s not the function of the Court