Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Conviction under POCSO Act upheld on appellant’s failure to rebut presumption of ‘culpable mental state’

Sikkim High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Meenakshi Madan Rai, Acting CJ, dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 prevails over SARFAESI Act, 2002: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A two-member bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial),

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DGCA “repeatedly defiant” on restricting airlines from emptying toilets mid-air: NGT

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel, J., stated that Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

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Competition Act, 2002 not to be misunderstood with Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Competition Commission of India (CCI): A Four member bench comprising of Sudhir Mital, Chairperson and Augustine Peter, UC Nahta, members and GP

Case Briefs High Courts

Authorities cannot reject an application for compassionate appointment on new ground in subsequent proceedings

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of Respondent-authority whereby

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Husband acquitted of charges under Section 498-A IPC on grounds of parity with co-accused

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manish Pitale, J., acquitted the appellant-husband who was convicted by the trial court

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A slum dweller, dispossessed during slum clearance, cannot claim alternative accommodation as a matter of right

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J., dismissed the second appeal and thereby disallowed appellants claim

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Not mentioning essential facts in FIR point towards possibility of a staged crime: SC

Supreme Court: M.M. Shantanagoudar, J., delivered the judgment for N.V. Ramana, J. and himself, and upheld the decision of the Patna High

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Petition requesting guidelines for caesarian deliveries dismissed by SC, holding it to be an attempt to abuse Court process

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi and Navin Sinha, JJ., dismissed a petition seeking guidelines on how the

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Benefit of compassionate appointment can be given to an adopted person provided the personal law allows the adoption

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ali Mohammad Magrey, J., dismissed a petition filed by the petitioner

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Novel Meesha| Tendency of taking out a passage and seeking its ban must stop: CJ Dipak Misra

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, AM Khanwilkar and Dr DY Chandrachud, JJ., refused the withdrawal of a PIL

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GST Portal | Nodal officer to facilitate in uploading GST Form for claiming Input Tax Credit: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dama Seshadri Naidu J., decided a writ petition wherein it directed the respondent nodal

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Rule turning down ‘Maternity leave’ for third child held unconstitutional: Uttaranchal HC

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma J., decided that the proviso second of the Fundamental Rule 153

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Court cannot sit in assessment over decisions of UPSC unless statutory breach or mala fides are shown

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of V.K. Tahilramani, Acting CJ and M.S. Sonak, J., dismissed a writ petition challenging the

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“Concept of limitation is not elastic to include conduct of third parties”: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Pratibha M. Singh, J., rejected the counter claim filed by the defendant holding

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Test Identification Parade not obligatory; failure does not make evidence of identification inadmissible in Court: SC

Supreme Court: N.V. Ramana, J., delivered the judgment for himself and S. Abdul Nazeer, J., dismissing the appeal filed against the decision

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[Day-2] Adultery: Section 497 IPC | De-criminalising adultery is not licensing adultery: Dr DY Chandrachud J.

Supreme Court: The 5-Judge Constitution bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and RF Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, Dr DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra,

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SC: Blanket Ban on the sale of firecrackers?

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench of Dr AK Sikri, Abhay Manohar Sapre and Ashok Bhushan, JJ., in an earlier judgment of Arjun Gopal

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Custodial interrogation not required based on the ‘nature’ and ‘gravity’ of the crime: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Raja Vijayaraghavan J., decided a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Code