Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Megh HC | Claim for compassionate appointment loses significance where family has survived for 18 years without same

Meghalaya High Court: Yaqoob Mir, CJ dismissed a petition for compassionate appointment holding it to be without merits. Petitioner’s father was in Meghalaya

Law School News Others

4th UPES International ‘Energy Law’ Judgment Writing Competition, 2018

Reported by Shashank Sinha

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2019 SCC Vol. 1 January, 2019 Part 1

Constitution of India — Pt. III — Right to privacy — Right to Informational Privacy and Data Protection: Informational privacy deals with

Cabinet Decisions Legislation Updates

Establishment of Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri–Approved by the Cabinet

Jurisdiction over four districts – Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar

Law School News Others

SLS Noida organising SymFiesta’19

Reported by Akanksha Vishnoi

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Applicant forced to file urgent writ petition due to disregard of S. 102(2) of the Systems Act by Municipality

High Court of South Africa, Free State Division: This matter was brought before a Bench of Chesiwe, J. on an urgent basis

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Second revision petition not competent in view of S. 397(3) CrPC, reiterated

Tripura High Court: S. Talapatra, J., relying on the Supreme Court decision in Azghar Khan v. State of U.P., 1981 Supp SCC 78, dismissed a

Appointments & Transfers News

Calcutta HC | Appointment of 5 Additional Judges

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President appointed following as

Case Briefs

Prof. (Dr.) Naresh Kumar Vats appointed as the new Registrar of RGNUL

Reported by Vijaya Singh

Law School News Others

VIPS Magnum Concilium

Reported by Vaishali Abbi

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | “Consensual Sexual Gay Relationship” of a married man — Ground for divorce; not an offence under S. 377 IPC

Bombay High Court: The Bench of Mridula Bhatkar, J. quashed and set aside the order passed by Additional Sessions Judge, refusing to

Business News News

SEBI constitutes ‘Research Advisory Committee (RAC)’

In order to strengthen its research function and enhance its linkage to policy making, SEBI has constituted a Research Advisory Committee headed

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Central Government notifies Rules regulating the method of recruitment in Armourer Cadre in Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force

G.S.R. 85(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 156 of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Settlement deed incorporated in divorce decree, constitute a court order

High Court of South Africa, Free State Division: This case was filed before a Bench of Mhlambi, J., where the question before

Appointments & Transfers News

NHRC | Jaideep Govind joins NHRC as its Secretary General

Mr Jaideep Govind, 1984 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh Cadre, joined the National Human Rights Commission, on 14th January, 2019. He

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Amendment of Waqf Properties’ Lease Rules, 2014

In order to comprehensively review the implementation, assess the impact on the ground and to examine the challenges faced in the implementation

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | In-laws discharged of S. 498-A IPC where complainant roped in all family members without ascribing specific roles

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. dismissed a petition filed against the judgment of Revisional Court whereby petitioner’s / complainant’s in-laws were discharged

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Albeit “apprehension” of law and order problem, permission granted to conduct cultural programme in Sri Mariamman Temple Festival

Madras High Court: G.K. ILanthiraiyan, J. directed the Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri and the Inspector of police, Bargur Police Station (respondents) to issue

Legislation Updates Notifications

Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) declared as a ‘terrorist organisation’ under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

S.O. 693(E)—Whereas, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) has been enacted to