Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

MP HC | Financial distress to family caused due to detention of accused in custody held to be valid condition for granting bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J. directed release of the applicant on bail with sureties in the instant application filed under

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | FIR when states commission of cognizable offence, Court not to presume story of prosecution not believable in absence of any material to the contrary

Uttaranchal High Court: The instant petition was entertained by Ravindra Maithani, J. where the petitioner under Section 482 CrPC applied for quashing

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Courts not to interfere in decision taken by Recruitment board when qualification clearly prescribed in advertisement

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Ranjan Gupta, J. dismissed the writ petition on the ground that petitioners do not possess the requisite

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Respondent not to absolve itself from responsibility when interim order passed by court; payment of salary to be made till interim order continues

Rajasthan High Court: Ashok Kumar Gaur, J., allowed the application on the ground that so long the interim order was passed by

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Wife entitled to lead life at par the standard of husband, appeal under S. 19(1) of Family Courts Act for reducing pendente lite maintenance dismissed

Tripura High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and Arindam Lodh, J. dismissed an appeal filed under Section 19(1) of the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Dr Prannoy Roy, Chairman and Radhika Roy, MD of NDTV guilty of committing fraud, barred from accessing securities market for 2 years

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member, passed an order finding the promoters of New Delhi Television

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Reservation to the Economically Backward Class — Indian Constitutional Perspective

by Shreya Mishra† and Vipin Sharma††

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Non-compliance with elements of Rule 6 of Narcotic Substances Act, diminishes the reliability and evidentiary value of forensic agency’s report

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, CJ, Mushir Alam and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, JJ. extended benefit

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Late submission of non-creamy layer caste certificate – not a ground for rejection of candidature

Patna High Court: Mohit Kumar Shah, J. allowed a petition seeking consideration of candidature against the Backward Caste category. Petitioner was working

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Delay in filing an appeal can be condoned on supply of sufficient cause, once the events of intervening period are explained

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi: A Coram of Justice Raghuvendra S. Rathore (Judicial Member) and Dr Satyawan Singh Garbyal (Expert Member) allowed

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI | Companies not to indulge in mandating clearance/NOC/LOC that are anti-competitive as per S. 3 of Competition Act

Competition Commission of India (CCI): Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and U.C. Nahta and Sangeeta Verma (Members) heard the information filed by MPCDF

Hot Off The Press News

Breaking | Proposed Extradition law suspended by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam

As reported by media, Proposed Law on Extradition in respect to allowing extraditions to China has been suspended by Hong Kong after

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Compulsory acquisition of private land of citizens without granting any compensation – violates Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia, JJ. allowed a writ petition in a matter related

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

NLU Jodhpur team wins Best Claimant Memorial Award at the XII National Law School – Trilegal International Arbitration Moot, 2019

Reported by Srishti Rai

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | No reason to review by court if there is no error apparent on the face of record; review petition dismissed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Sharma and Virender Singh, JJ., dismissed the review petition on the ground that

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Ignorance and poverty are not sufficient reasons for belated invoking of statutory remedy

Karnataka High Court: S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. allowed this writ petition which was preferred to set aside the order of the

Law School News Others

Nikita Motwani, student of AMU wins third prize in Uthan Youth Parliament

Reported by Wardah Beg

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Appellate Authority for GST has jurisdiction to advert to ‘new grounds’ in support of its decision, that were not raised before the Advance Ruling Authority

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.S. Sanklecha and M.S. Sonak, JJ. while allowing the petition filed against the order of the

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[Cabinet] Highlights on the MoU’s signed between India and other nations

List of various MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) signed by India with other nations on several subjects: Cyber Security Cabinet approves signing of

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Judgment of a Competent Court is binding inter-parties and cannot be re-agitated in collateral proceedings even if erroneous

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan and R.C. Khulbe, JJ. contemplated a writ petition, where the petitioner who was