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Bom HC | POSH Judgments and Order to be delivered only in Chambers or in-camera, media disclosure forbidden: G.S. Patel, J. issues detailed guidelines

Bombay High Court: While addressing an issue revolving around the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

Guj AAR | Whether various kinds of ‘parathas’ supplied would attract 5% GST in line with ‘khakhra’, plain chapati or ‘roti’? Explained

Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling, (GST): Emphasizing that ‘Paratha’ is not ready-to-cook products, the Bench of Sanjay Saxena and Arun Richard (Members)

Appointments & Transfers News

Elevation of 2 Judicial Officers as Judges in Patna High Court: SC Collegium approves

Elevation of 2 Judicial Officers as Judges in Patna High Court The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of

Appointments & Transfers News

SC Collegium approves elevation of 6 Advocates as Judges in Patna High Court

Elevation of 6 Advocates as Judges Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of the following Advocates as Judges

Case Briefs High Courts

ICADR Rules regarding procedure come into play only after arbitration commences before appropriate jurisdiction of law: Del HC summarises law on seat, venue of arbitration

Delhi High Court: While observing that the role of ICADR Rules shall come into play with regard to the procedure to be

Op Eds OP. ED.

Critical Analysis of the Need for “Authorised User Registration” and “Quality Monitoring” under GI Law

by Meenal Garg†

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Whether S. 7 IBC petition is maintainable where financial creditor fails to enclose financial contract/documents along with the petition: NCLT examines

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): Coram of Judicial Member Ashok Kumar Borah and Technical Member Shyam Babu Gautam has admitted a petition

Op Eds OP. ED.

Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Whether Courts have the Power to Modify or Vary Arbitral Awards

by Rohan Tigadi*

Case Briefs High Courts

Priest of Temple commits penetrative sexual assault on young girl: Ker HC observes which God would accept obeisance and offerings of such Priest or make him a medium?

Kerala High Court: Expressing, “When a man abandons his wife and children, roving vultures wait to prey on not only the abandoned

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether Minimum Wages Act, 1948 will be applicable to a ‘Math’? In what circumstances can State be permitted to interfere? AP HC explains

Andhra Pradesh High Court: Opining that, a Math, which is a separate institution rendering certain religious and other functions pertaining to a

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Model receives haircut not as per her instructions and then faces medical negligence due to a treatment provided by Salon on her scalp | Leads to losing job, model assignment and mental trauma: Salon at ITC Maurya, guilty or not? NCDRC’s striking decision

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Expressing that “Women are emotionally attached to their hair” Justice R.K. Agarwal (President) and S.M. Kantikar

Case Briefs High Courts

“Necessary to read mind of offender and not consider offence devoid of emotions”: Bom HC acquits accused of offence under S. 302 IPC rather convicts under S. 304 Part I IPC

Bombay High Court: Convicting a person under Section 304 Part I of Penal Code, 1860 Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC refuses refund, punitive damages to consumer for defective phone purchased from Amazon Sellers: Read why

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Discussing a matter wherein allegedly a defective mobile phone was received From Amazon sellers, Bench of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Know why Maruti Suzuki was imposed with a Rs 200 crore penalty | Guilty of what? CCI decodes

Competition Commission of India (CCI): Noting that Maruti Suzuki India Limited used to impose penalties on its dealers for the reason of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Chairman of party who entered into arbitration, can he be categorised as eligible under Arbitration and Conciliation Act? SC highlights impartiality of arbitrators as a key element while pronouncing this ruling

Supreme Court: Expressing on the aspect of independence and impartiality of the arbitrators, Division Bench of M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | “Granting interim maintenance is similar to giving first aid”; Maintenance granted to wife under S. 125 CrPC; Solemnization of marriage under challenge is subject to proof

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara J. remarked “There is neither any illegality nor the maintenance beyond the petitioner’s means; as such,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Scope of the Court to enquire in decision of an Executive: Whether Court is concerned with decision-making process or ultimate decision? Supreme Court throws light

“While exercising powers of judicial review, the Court is not concerned with the ultimate decision but the decision-making process.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Even when an assessee has suppressed facts, the extended period of limitation can be invoked only when “suppression‟ or “collusion” is wilful with an intent to evade payment of duty; Tribunal decides

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and C.J. Mathew (Technical Member) allowed an appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | “Act of perjury is treated as a heinous offence in all civilized societies”; Delay in consideration of such complaints can pollute the fountain of justice

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S Dixit, J., allowed the petition and set aside the impugned order highlighting the importance of perjury applications

Case Briefs High Courts

To exercise rights, can contractual employees approach a permanent employer? Bom HC verdict determines

Bombay High Court: Reiterating the well-settled position that, contractual employees are not the employees of the principal employer, N.B. Suryawanshi, J., held