Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Clarification issued by CBDT on — Incorrect reports on social media pertaining to difficulty in filing IT Returns

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said that no changes have been made in any of the Income-tax Return (ITR) forms

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Wife, capable of maintaining herself independently, cannot claim alimony pendente lite under S. 36 of Special Marriage Act

Calcutta High Court: Biswajit Basu, J. dismissed a revision application of the filed by a lady seeking alimony pendente lite. The husband/respondent

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Death penalty of man accused of rape and murder of daughter reduced to life imprisonment

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari and Anjuli Palo, JJ. partly allowed a criminal petition filed by a

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | A mother cannot be discriminated on ground that she obtained baby through surrogacy; Commissioning mother held entitled for maternity leave

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and N.M. Jamdar, J. allowed a writ petition filed by a commissioning mother

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A Comparative U.S. – India Constitutional Law Debate

Reported by Suzann Dinu

Business News News

Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty of Rs 7 crore on State Bank of India

Press Release The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated 15-07-2019, monetary penalty of 70 million on State

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Bill to impose sanctions on Saudi officials involved in “Khashoggi Murder” — Passed by the United States

As reported by ANI, the United States of America has passed a bill unanimously, which would impose sanctions on Saudi officials who

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Married girl emphatically denies going to Bal Grah as her age is disputed by State; Habeas Corpus granted as the girl cannot be confined

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ravindra Maithani and Alok Singh, JJ. contemplated a Habeas Corpus case where the petitioner Deep

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Court not to interfere in matters where petitioner fails to furnish any explanation to challenge inquiry report

Allahabad High Court: Sunita Agarwal, J. disposed of the writ petition after giving various directions to the Board of Management to expeditiously

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Lower Court orders quashed due to production of forged evidence and fraudulent practices

Orissa High Court: Dr A.K. Rath J., quashed the order passed by Civil Judge (Junior Division) and order by Tahsildar due to

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Bail denied; no relief granted under S. 426 of J&K CrPC

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Sanjay Kumar Gupta, JJ. dismissed this petition as no special

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NHRC notice to — DGP, Haryana over gang rape of a Dalit girl in Nuh

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 12-year-old Dalit girl in Nuh

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2019 SCC Vol. 6 July 7, 2019 Part 2

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 311 — Summoning of material witness: The age of a case, by itself, cannot be decisive

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Illiterate person, unable to understand legal impediment cannot be denied claim solely on the ground of delay

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. contemplated the mercy petition filed by a petitioner who sought re-employment in a Coal Company.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Finding of fact recorded by Arbitrator which is patently illegal is open to challenge under S. 34 of A&C Act

Bombay High Court: C.V. Bhadang, J. allowed an appeal filed against the decision of the District Judge whereby he had dismissed appellant’s petition

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Australia HC | Sperm donor who does more than only providing his semen to facilitate artificial conception – considered as ‘parent’ of child born out of such procedure

High Court of Australia: Kiefel, CJ. and Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman, JJ., allowed an appeal that sought ascertainment that

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Rajasthan HC | Judges not to be addressed as ‘My Lord’ and ‘Your Lordship’

Rajasthan High Court Full Court unanimously issued notice on 14-07-2019 in which it has stated that : Counsels and those who appear

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Plea of contractual appointees for regularisation dismissed; Observed — Contractual appointments may not strictly follow the rule of reservation

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A civil writ petition was entertained by a Division Bench of V. Ramasubramanian, C.J. and Anoop Chitkara, JJ.

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Candidate aggrieved by an exorbitant fee of Medical Institute determined by Fee Regulatory Committee asked to opt other college

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. contemplated a writ petition filed by the petitioners who participated in NEET undergraduate exam conducted

Case Briefs High Courts

NCLAT | Jet Airways -— NCLT order declaring insolvency proceedings in Netherlands as not maintainable stayed

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi: The 3-Judge Member Bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya (Chairperson) and Justice A.I.S Cheema