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Supreme Court directs NOIDA to pay Rs 36 crore compensation in a land acquisition dispute for illegally taking over excess land

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rohinton Fali Nariman and B.R. Gavai, JJ., settled a decade-old land-acquisition dispute by directing NOIDA

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT Decodes | Whether working capital provided by an investor to run a restaurant would come under the ambit of Financial Debt?

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): Coram of H.V. Subba Rao (Judicial Member) and Chandra Bhan Singh (Technical Member) held that ‘Working Capital’

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Judges should exercise restraint and avoid unnecessary remarks against conduct of the counsel: SC orders expunging adverse remarks against advocate with 17 yrs of standing at the Bar

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of R.F. Nariman and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. directed that adverse comments recorded against the appellant─advocate in certain

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Is Article 226(3) of the Constitution Mandatory or Directory?

by Dormaan Jamshid Dalal†

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT | Malice Intention to start something ‘other than insolvency’ nipped- Releases the Corporate Debtor from ‘rigors of CIRP and moratorium’

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): The Coram of Justice Abni Ranjan Kumar Sinha,(Judicial Member), and L.N. Gupta, (Technical Member) while exercising their

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Concept of ‘continuing offences’ & limitation under Domestic Violence Act: Explained

Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., while upholding the decision of Sessions Court discussed more on the concept of ‘continuing offence’ under

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Determination of territorial jurisdiction of Court in matters relating to trademark infringement: HC discusses

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., while addressing the present matter held that prima facie view on territorial jurisdiction has to be

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Apparent case of greediness; HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on the son for attempting to oust his old-aged mother and usurp her property

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Calling it unfortunate, Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., dismissed the petition filed by a man who was trying

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Deliberate act of creating fictitious volumes distorting market equilibrium suffers a monetary penalty even in the absence of disproportionate gains

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer, while affirming the violations under Regulation 3 (a), (b), (c), (d)

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Whether service tax is payable on liquidated damages and penalties recovered under the contract? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) allowed the

Case Briefs High Courts

[Violence against Doctors] Gau HC | Mere installation of CCTV cameras in hospitals is not enough; HC directs to connect Hospital cameras to the nearest Police Station

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ, and Manash Ranjan Pathak, J., directed to connect CCTV cameras of

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The Determination of the Victim’s Age in Rape Cases through the Bone Ossification Test: Legal Analysis

by Gaurav Puri†

Case Briefs District Court

Red Fort Violence | Gangster Turned Activist, Lakha Sindhana granted anticipatory bail in Republic Day Violence Case: No prima facie material to show accused was inside Red Fort

Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: Kamini Lau, PO (MACT) –01, granted bail to an accused Lakhbir Singh in Republic Day Violence, while noting

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Unstamped Arbitration Agreements: Awaiting the Light at the End of the Tunnel

by Sidhant Kumar†

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Will the year of Cryptocurrency ever arrive in India?

by Swarnendu Chatterjee† & Yashika Bhardwaj††

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Denial of urgent hearing by DRT: Court says opportunity of hearing is integral part of constitutional philosophy well embedded in Arts. 14 and 21

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Anil S. Kilor, JJ., held that mandate of Section 34 leaves

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | In circumstances of death while on duty, can ex-gratia be allotted as per both unamended and amended rules? Court answers

Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed aggrieved by an impugned order which dealt with

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CAT | Premature retirement does not amount to punishment; Tribunal cannot go into adequacy where adverse facts exist against the employee

Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT): The Bench of Justice L. Narasimha Reddy (Chairman) and Mohd. Jamshed (Member) held that premature retirement does not

Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup

Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup | July 2021

Here’s a run-through of all the significant decisions covered in the month of July, 2021 under the Section of Tribunals/Commission/Regulatory Bodies. Appellate

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

High Courts Monthly Round-Up: July, 2021

Here’s a short recap of what we covered under the High Court’s section on the SCC Online Blog for the month of