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J&K HC | Supervisory jurisdiction is to be exercised sparingly only in appropriate cases for purposes of keeping Subordinate courts and Tribunals within bounds of their authorities; Petition dismissed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Javed Iqbal Wani J., while dismissing the present petition, discusses the ambit and scope of Article 227

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Del HC | PIL seeking paid leave to women employees during menstruation: Centre & State Govt. to consider PIL as representation

As reported by PTI, the Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan addressed an issue wherein Delhi Labour Union sought

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Under Public Trust Doctrine, State has to act as trustee of water bodies; States/UTs directed to designate nodal agency for restoration of water bodies

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Full Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member), Dr Stayawan Singh Garbyal

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | What is the purpose of a serving a ‘Statutory Notice’ under Negotiable Instruments Act? Detailed analysis of significance of ‘Statutory Presumption’

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., highlights the essence of the provisions of Negotiable Instruments Act, in light of the object of a

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Is there a limitation period for wife to claim property entrusted to in-laws given in form of dowry? Court answers

Kerala High Court: A Full Bench of A.M. Shaffique, Sunil Thomas and Gopinath, JJ., held that there is no limitation period for wife/divorced wife

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Kerala Governor promulgates Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 | Punishment for making, expressing, publishing any matter which is threatening, abusive, humiliating or defamatory

Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammed Khan promulgates an ordinance to further amend the Kerala Police Act, 2011.

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Whether partners falling in sapinda prohibition under HMA can stay in a live-in relationship? Parties argue while hearing in anticipatory bail

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., observed that the marriage of first cousins is not permissible as per the prohibited

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Can an application for anticipatory bail under S. 438 CrPC be filed directly before the High Court? || Thorough Analysis

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., observed that, Application for anticipatory bail under Section 438

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Polygamous cauldron in various personal laws in India

by Dr. Bibhabasu Misra*

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Is making false allegation of impotency by wife against husband a ground for decree of divorce? Court determines

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ., refused to set aside the order of the trial court granting

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Implied Exclusion of Jurisdiction in Arbitration

by Abhishek Sharma*

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Winding Up v. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

by Amir Arsiwala* & Ishan J Ravindranath**

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | An order to protect life and liberty of petitioners from any threat arising from or being occasioned by their marriage – life & liberty being foundation of all freedoms guaranteed under Constitution; HC issues directions

Allahabad High Court: Saumitra Dayal Singh, J. decided on a writ petition which was filed praying for a direction the nature of

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Whether ‘Appropriate Government’ can while exercising powers under S.10(1) of ID Act decline reference to Tribunal on the ground of delay, stale claim or faded/eclipsed dispute; larger bench to decide

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua JJ., while deciding the present matter challenging

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Union Labour Ministry notifies Draft Rules under Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 towards operationalising path breaking labour reforms

Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the draft rules under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 on

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC decides whether disclosure of income tax returns and gross income of husband to his wife is permissible under RTI Act or not || Read the decision

Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) decided whether disclosure of income tax returns of the husband to wife under RTI

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Accident claim cases under MV Act whether governed by amended or unamended S. 166? Court determines

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jyendra Thaker, J., decided an appeal with regard to the claim petition being filed beyond 6 months and

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Interplay between Right to Information and Right to Privacy

Bhumesh Verma, Managing Partner, Sayantan Dey, Legal and Compliance Professional and Ujjwal Agrawal, Student Researcher, Corp Comm Legal

Cite as: (2020) PL (CL) November 65

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | ‘Lack of funds no excuse for State’s failure to maintain clean environment which is a fundamental right’: Govt. of HP directed to take remedial steps to contain pollution

National Green Tribunal (NGT): Full Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member), Satyawan Singh Garbyal and Dr

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Clarifying the scope of Para 5(1) of Schedule V to the Constitution, Court strikes down notification granting preferential treatment to residents of scheduled districts in matters of public employment

Jharkhand High Court: A Full Bench of H.C. Mishra, Shree Chandrashekhar and Deepak Roshan JJ., while deciding on the validity of the