Bom HC | “Abortion is often the only way out in a very difficult situation for a woman”; Medical termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks can be permitted only on limited grounds
Can Medical Termination of Pregnancy be allowed beyond 20 weeks gestation period? Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ujjal Bhuyan and R.I.
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ITAT | Bar Council of Delhi’s dominant purpose is advancement of general public utility: Held entitled for registration under S. 12-AA and consequent exemption under S. 80-G, Income Tax Act
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT): A Division Bench of R.K. Panda (Accountant Member) and Kuldip Singh (Judicial Member), while addressing a matter held,
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Ker HC | Surrender can never be considered as consensual acts of sexual intercourse; Sexual intercourse welcomed could be accepted as “consensual”
Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar, J., addressed a matter in which a 59 year old man was accused of raping a minor
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Call for Paper | Shimla Law Review Vol III, 2020
Reported by Shiva Vishnoi
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Death of 7 persons due to fire in a reported illegal candle factory of Ghaziabad: NHRC issues to UP Chief Secy and DGP
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that 3 minors among 7 persons have died in
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MNLU Mumbai | Webinar on Criminal Justice Talk 2 – Bail or Jail?
Reported by Shruti Dhonde
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EBC publishes updated and revised version of Business Laws by Dr Avtar Singh — Get your copy soon!
Business Law by Dr Avtar Singh The current eleventh edition of this very reputed and authoritative work on the subject by Dr.
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[Glow & Handsome] HUL v. Emami | Trademark Suit | Bom HC | Emami cannot initiate any legal proceedings without giving 7 days prior notice to HUL
Bombay High Court: B.P. Colabawalla, J., granted interim relief in a matter between HUL and Emami over the use of “Glow & Handsome”
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NCLAT | Term of Justice (Retd.) Bansi Lal Bhat as officiating Chairperson — Extended
The term of office of Justice (Retd.) Shri Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial) as officiating Chairperson, NCLAT is further extended for a
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Plight of poor children due to non-supply of mid-day meal in Bhagalpur in the wake of extended closure of schools; Children prone to drug addiction & trafficking: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that due to extension of lockdown and closure
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UGC Revised Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar for the Universities in view of COVID-19 Pandemic
UGC Revised Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar for the Universities in view of COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights of the guidelines are as
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Call for Papers | The Charter Law Journal [Vol.1 Issue.1]
ABOUT THE JOURNAL The Charter Law Journal (CLJ) is open access and peer-reviewed journal provide dedicated to express views on topical legal
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Ministry of Home Affairs permits conduct of examinations by Universities and Institutions
Ministry of Home Affairs, in a letter to Union Higher Education Secretary, today permitted conduct of examinations by Universities and Institutions. The
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GNCTD appoints Anurag Kundu as Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights
F. No. 61(835)/DD(CPU)/DWCD/Vol-V/2016-17/ 2418-50.— In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause (a) of Sub-Section 2 of Section 17, Section 18 &
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[POCSO] Del HC | Pulling down leggings of child victim and touching of thighs is evident of sexual intent and constitutes an offence of sexual assault under S. 7 POCSO Act
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., while addressing a matter wherein a child aged 9 years old was sexually assaulted, held that,
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Enrica Lexie Incident| Italy must compensate India for loss of life and material damage; however India is precluded from exercising its criminal jurisdiction over Italian marines involved in the incident
Permanent Court of Arbitration: In an unanimous decision by the Arbitral Tribunal concerning the “Enrica Lexie Incident”, it was held that Italy
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