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Raj HC | “The investment made by State for construction of Dams is made redundant if natural flow of water is impeded in any manner”; directs State to take necessary steps
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Indrajit Mahanty, CJ and Vinit Kumar Mathur, J., direct State to inform them regarding steps
Ker HC | Penetration between thighs of the victim held together; will it fall within the ambit of Rape? HC answers
Kerala High Court: In a historic decision the Division Bench of K.Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A., JJ., held that the sexual
Doctrine of Precedent
by Sunil†
Del HC | Can a party unilaterally appoint an Arbitrator of their choice? Read on
Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., reiterated that no party could be permitted to unilaterally appoint an Arbitrator, as the same
Telangana HC | Mother allows her live-in partner to sexually assault minor daughter continuously: Bail application rejected
Telangana High Court: G. Sri Devi, J., rejected a bail application on noting the fact that a minor girl was continuously sexually
MP HC | Possession of cough syrup or medicine containing Codeine Phosphate without valid documents falls under S. 37 of the NDPS Act; Court rejects bail application
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajeev Kumar Dubey, J., denied bail to the applicant who was arrested for the offence punishable under Sections
Dealing with the Notions of Hardship and Force Majeure in International Commercial Contracts: Tackling Unforeseen Events in a Changing World
by Swarnendu Chatterjee* and Arushi Bhagotra**
Emergency arbitrator’s award is referable to S. 17(1) of Indian Arbitration Act; enforceable under S. 17(2): Scopious analysis of landmark SC ruling in favour of Amazon in dispute with Future Retail
Supreme Court: Holding that an award passed by Emergency Arbitrator is enforceable under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, a Division Bench
Party Autonomy or Contracting out of Indian Courts — Analysis of PASL Wind Solutions (P) Ltd. v. GE Power Conversion (India)(P) Ltd.
by Lakshmi Subramaniam Iyer* and Aishwarya Dash**
Juxtaposing Seat of Arbitration vis-à-vis Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses: Judicial Trend Thus Far
by Jeevan Ballav Panda† and Satish Padhi††
Del HC | Whether S. 124 of Trade Marks Act provide for stay of action against passing off? Read on
Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., addressed a suit for trade mark infringement, wherein the Court additionally addressed the scope of Section
Bom HC | Can minority educational institution refuse admission to autistic child contravening statutory direction given before grant of minority status? Court answers
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and R.I. Chagla, JJ., addressed a petition revolving around the Right to Education
Bom HC | Do principles laid under S. 300 CrPC and principle of double jeopardy under Art. 20(2) of Constitution differ? Explained
Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., while setting aside an impugned order explained the slight difference between principles laid down under Section
Jhar HC | “Look into the security measures of the court premises of each and every Judgeship of the State of Jharkhand”; Suo motu cognizance taken in Judge Uttam Anand Death case
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., took suo motu cognizance to monitor
P&H HC | Can an employee who has foregone his promotion claim seniority over his juniors promoted earlier than him? HC answers
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harsimran Singh Sethi, J., held that length of service in the cadre in which the seniority is
Amazon-Flipkart Plea: Kar HC dismisses prayer that sought to restrain CCI from investigating into deep discounting practices and biased treatment of select sellers
Karnataka High Court: P. S. Dinesh Kumar, J., dismissed the petitions and did not interfere with the impugned order. The facts of
Mani HC | Comply with WHO guidelines, ensure water supply in the containment zones; Court issues directions
Manipur High Court: The Division Bench of KH. Nobin Singh and A. Bimol Singh, JJ., issued certain directions in response to a