Cognizance of Criminal Contempt by Single Judge of a High Court under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 in Absence of Any Rules Framed by the High Court — Permissibility
by B. Shravanth Shanker† and Monalisa Kosaria††
Constitution of India
SC Constitution Bench| Eknath Shinde v Uddhav Thackeray: Uddhav Thackeray faction seeks a 7-judge bench reference to reconsider 5-judge ‘Nabam Rebia’ verdict
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal went on to argue that the ‘rebel’ MLA’s action was a misuse of the Nabam Rebia principle as this could mean that the disqualification proceedings could be stalled by merely sending a notice seeking the Speaker’s removal. He placed heavy reliance on Article 179 and 181 and the 10th Schedule of the Constitution of India. The hearing before the Supreme Court will continue tomorrow i.e., 15-02-2023.
2023 SCC Vol. 2 Part 1
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 11 — Res judicata — Applicability: Findings on issue(s) which actually fell for consideration in the
50 Landmark Judgments on Education Law by the Supreme Court and High Courts in 2022 [Part I]
by Siddharth R. Gupta† and Pushp Sharma††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 9
Issue of Rising Arrears and Pendency in Indian Judiciary: A Consequence of Non-Adherence to Policy Recommendation and Uninformed Policymaking
by Shubham Pandey† and Uday Shankar††
A zestful beginning of 2023 for Supreme Court as Constitution Benches assemble regularly in 10 matters in the month of January
This report revisits all the riveting and paramount Supreme Court Constitution Bench cases that were delivered, reserved for judgement and heard in the month of January 2023.
25 Landmark Judgments on Constitutional Law by the Supreme Court in 2022 [Part II]
by Siddharth R. Gupta† and Sangam Ghorpade††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 7
Whether the Presence of a Lawyer is Essential During a Dawn Raid by the Competition Regulators
by Vaibhav Garg† and Devansh Malhotra††
Understanding the Ultimatum: Analysing the New VPN Rules
by Sanchit Sinha† and Sufian Ahmed††
Towards a Rights-Based Approach to Abortion
by Erina Chatterjee*
Delhi High Court acquits a man who faced trial for 15 long years without proper legal representation
Absence of cross-examination of witnesses resulted in gross miscarriage of justice. The omission of fair and proper trial is not only a violation of fundamental principles of judicial procedure and constitutional mandate but is also a violation of mandatory provisions of Section 304 CrPC
Right to avail legal remedy in Supreme Court cannot be denied; Delhi High Court grants parole to rape convict
The Delhi High Court granted four weeks parole to a rape convict and held that right of a citizen to avail a legal remedy in the final court of country cannot be denied.
Interesting Facts About Indian Judiciary
by Jeet J. Bhatt†
Delhi High Court dismisses PIL challenging notification allowing Sikhs to carry Kirpans on flights; says it is a policy decision
The Delhi High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Government’s notification which allowed the Sikh travellers to carry a Kirpan on their person while on domestic flights. The Court further held that the notification was issued after due deliberations and the issue raised was entirely a matter of policy decision.
The Intersection between Arbitration and Insolvency Proceedings: An Indian Perspective
Devna Arora* and Didon Misri**
2022 SCC Vol. 10 Part 4
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 12 R. 6 — Grant of relief on the basis of admission — When
Delhi High Court | ‘Postings on Facebook cannot be treated as determinative of the location of a person at a particular point of time’
The Delhi High Court held that Facebook posts cannot be treated as determinative of the location of a person at a particular point of time. Therefore, the Court set aside the order of Intellectual Property Appellate Board and restored the rectification petitions filed before the Intellectual Property Appellate Board for re-hearing.