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CCI issues order against All India Chess Federation for abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive conduct

Competition Commission of India (CCI): CCI received information from 4 chess players who were subjected to disciplinary action by All India Chess

Case Briefs High Courts

Criminal case compounded as the offence alleged was not ‘stricto sensu’ against the State

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A criminal revision petition filed under Section 320 read with Section 482 CrPC for compounding the criminal case

Case Briefs High Courts

Mere severance of relation or separation without desertion not sufficient ground for divorce

Chhattisgarh High Court: An appeal filed challenging the decision of the District Judge whereby he dismissed appellant’s petition filed under Section 13

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC directs BCCI to explain the grounds for not declaring it a ‘Public Authority’

Central Information Commission (CIC): The Commission recently dealt with an appeal seeking information on the provisions/guidelines under which BCCI represents INDIA also

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI: Orders passed against Broadcasting Service Providers for rigging bids in tenders by Sports Broadcasters, under Lesser Penalty provisions

Competition Commission of India (CCI): CCI took up the case suo motu under Section 19 of the Competition Act, 2002 (‘the Act’)

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No exclusive right in the label mark ‘MALABAR’ for selling biryani rice: SC

Supreme Court: R. Banumathi, J. while delivering the Judgment for herself and Ranjan Gogoi, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the Judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Judicial time consumed set at naught, YouTube to pay Rs 50,000 per hearing as costs

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Nazmi Waziri, J. while dismissing an appeal as withdrawn, directed YouTube LLC to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

[Day 3] Section 377 | Constitution Bench heading towards the end of social stigma against LGBTQ?

Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A.M Khanwillkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ. continue

Case Briefs High Courts

Murder convict acquitted in light of his suffering from ‘Paranoid Schizophrenia’

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI: Penalty imposed on SALPG for abuse of dominant position for terminalling services at Visakhapatnam Port

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The case primarily concerned access to upstream LPG terminalling infrastructure at Vishakhapatnam Port, which comprises several components

Case Briefs High Courts

Estimation of husband’s income is permissible while granting maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.M.S. Bedi and Anupinder Singh Grewal, JJ. allowed an application filed by

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

US SC imposes restrictions on collection of mobile phone data pinpointing the past location of criminal suspects

Supreme Court of United States: In a decision that is being touted as a victory for the supporters of digital privacy, the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Second complaint based on discovery of new facts in the same matter is maintainable: SC

Supreme Court: M.M. Shantanagoudar, J speaking for himself and N.V. Ramana, J. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the Patna

Case Briefs Supreme Court

[Day 2]: Section 377| Supreme Court on the road to end Victorian morality?

Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, Rohinton Nariman, A.M Khanwillkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ. without

Case Briefs High Courts

NEET UG 2018 | Merit cannot be defeated on technical grounds: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Siddharth Mridul J., addressed a petition concerning a NEET UG, 2018 candidate, aggrieved

Case Briefs High Courts

Penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act is not automatic, intentional wrongdoing by the assessee has to be established

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ravindra Bhat and A.K. Chawla, JJ. dismissed Revenue’s appeal holding that Income Tax Appellate

Case Briefs High Courts

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CCI issues order against All India Chess Federation for abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive conduct

Criminal case compounded as the offence alleged was not ‘stricto sensu’ against the State

Mere severance of relation or separation without desertion not sufficient ground for divorce

CIC directs BCCI to explain the grounds for not declaring it a ‘Public Authority’

CCI: Orders passed against Broadcasting Service Providers for rigging bids in tenders by Sports Broadcasters, under Lesser Penalty provisions

No exclusive right in the label mark ‘MALABAR’ for selling biryani rice: SC

Judicial time consumed set at naught, YouTube to pay Rs 50,000 per hearing as costs

[Day 3] Section 377 | Constitution Bench heading towards the end of social stigma against LGBTQ?

Murder convict acquitted in light of his suffering from ‘Paranoid Schizophrenia’

CCI: Penalty imposed on SALPG for abuse of dominant position for terminalling services at Visakhapatnam Port

Estimation of husband’s income is permissible while granting maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

US SC imposes restrictions on collection of mobile phone data pinpointing the past location of criminal suspects

Second complaint based on discovery of new facts in the same matter is maintainable: SC

[Day 2]: Section 377| Supreme Court on the road to end Victorian morality?

NEET UG 2018 | Merit cannot be defeated on technical grounds: Delhi HC

Penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act is not automatic, intentional wrongdoing by the assessee has to be established

Condonation of delay rejected due to ‘lackadaisical approach’ of the applicant

Clear mens rea to commit the offence is a sine qua non for conviction under Section 306 IPC

Evidence of a related witness cannot be discarded; FIR is not an encyclopedia: SC