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[Tandav] “Cheap and objectionable”, All HC rejects bail application of Aparna Purohit. Holds, submission of apology or withdrawal of scene after streaming would not absolve criminal liability

Allahabad High Court: In an interesting case regarding a controversial web-series, Tandav broadcasted on Amazon Prime on 16-01-2021, Siddharth, J., had denied

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RBI | Digital Payment Security Controls: Master Direction on minimum standards of security controls for digital payment

Master Direction on Digital Payment Security Controls The Master Direction provides necessary guidelines for the Regulated Entities (Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance

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Chairman, Bar Council of India, issues clarification after CJI’s objection to using “Your Honour” for addressing the Court by a Law student

Days after the Chief Justice of India, Justice S.A. Bobde objected to a Law student (appearing party-in-person before the Supreme Court) using

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SEBI grants an exemption to ‘Pantone’ from takeover norms with respect to acquisition of shares in Tata Communications Ltd.

Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, (Whole Time Member) had granted exemptions to Pantone Finvest Ltd., from complying with

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[Corporal Punishment] SL SC | Children entitled to their own sense of self & dignity. Fundamental Rights of student found violated: Court orders teacher to pay compensation for slapping student resulting in permanent hearing disability

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Sisira J. De Abrew, Murdu N.B. Fernando and

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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NCDRC | Whether educational institutions and co-curricular activities such as swimming provided by them will be covered under Consumer Protection Act? Read on

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) addressed the issue of whether educational institutions fall under the ambit of

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Where NCDRC doesn’t pronounce orders within 6 months of being reserved, and application is filed, same is to be listed before President (NCDRC) within 2 days without fail

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., directed that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pronounce judgment in a case pending

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[MV Act] Kar HC | Evidence is examined on the touchstone of ‘preponderance of probabilities’, Standard of proof of accident beyond reasonable doubt to not apply

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Alok Aradhe and Nataraj Rangaswamy, JJ., disposed of the appeal after modifying the compensation. The

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NCLAT | Is it open to NCLT, while deciding S. 9 IBC application, to pass an order directing parties to go for Arbitration? Appellate Commission explains NCLT’s jurisdiction in such cases

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Division Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat (Acting Chairperson) and Dr Ashok Kumar Mishra (Technical

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Husband making wild allegations that wife, her relatives, secured false certificates to get employment. Does husband’s conduct amount to ‘Mental Cruelty’ to wife? HC explains while upholding Family Court’s decision

Bombay High Court: The Division bench of A.S. Chandurkar and Pushpa V. Ganediwala, JJ., upheld the family court’s finding that “the behaviour

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Ker HC | Gold Smuggling is not a terrorist activity, it does not qualify as ‘any other material’ under S. 15(1)(a)(iiia) of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act; HC grants bail

Kerala High Court: In an interesting case the Division Bench comprising of A. Hariprasad and M. R. Anitha, JJ., had granted bail

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Madras HC | Payment of Maintenance under S. 125 CrPC: From the ‘date of application’ or ‘date of order’? HC answers in view of SC decision

Madras High Court: K. Murali Shankar, J., addressed the issue with regard to payment of maintenance, whether from the date of application

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Toolkit Case | Freedom of speech includes ‘Right to seek a Global Audience’, Court draws distinction between dissenting opinion & seditious activities: Bail Granted to Disha Ravi || Detailed report

Sessions Court: Dharmendra Rana, ASJ-02 disposed of Disha A. Ravi’s application for grant of bail. Applicant’s counsel submitted that the applicant/accused had

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NHRC | Custodial Torture by Delhi Police: Police officials failed to act as responsible public servants

Third-degree torture The Commission had registered a case on 05-09-2019, on the basis of a complaint dated 28-08-2019 by the victim, alleging

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EBC is back with R.V. Kelkar’s Criminal Procedure with all recent developments in the latest edition [Edn. 7th, 2021]

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MP HC | Claim of share in the properties or right of succession are not pure questions of law instead they are mixed question of law and fact; Court dismisses revision warranting interference under S. 115 of CPC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rohit Arya, J., dismissed a revision petition which was filed after the dismissal of Petitioner’s application under Order

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EBC’s Master Guide To All India Bar Examination, Edition 2021 Overview: This 2021 Edition of the Guide for All India Bar

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Cal HC | When can S. 29(2) of Hindu Marriage Act come to rescue of parties seeking to prove divorce on basis of custom? Read the case of a second ‘wife’ denied widow pension

Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J., expressed that: Where a conflict arises between individual conscience of the concerned Judge and judicial conscience,

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Pat HC | Application for voluntary retirement cannot be treated as resignation application; HC quashes impugned order

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J., addressed the instant petition against the order of State whereby the petitioner’s application for voluntary retirement