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Know Thy Judge | Justice Ajay Rastogi

by Ritu Singh†

Can insurer rely on statutory interpretation of “acts of terrorism” to repudiate insurance claim where the policy itself defines the term? Supreme Court decides

Supreme Court: In an insurance repudiation case the Division Bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka*, JJ., held that where the insurance policy expressly

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Can post-dated cheque issued for repayment of principal amount be taken as unqualified admission of debt? NCLT Allahabad decides

National Company Law Tribunal, Allahabad (NCLT): The bench of Rajasekhar V.K., Judicial Member and Virendra Kumar Gupta, Technical Member decided that for

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC| Professionalism & competence not a fiefdom of elite institutions; HC declares NTPC’s notification mandating appearance in CLAT PG-2021 for Law Officer appointment is violative of Article 16

Kerala High Court: In a significant relief to non-NLU law graduates seeking job opportunities in PSUs, V.G. Arun, J., declared that NTPC’s

Case Briefs High Courts

[Honour Killing] Raj HC | Exercising judicial discretion as well as invoking the sense for exercising judicial discretion lies with the Court; Rejects bail

Rajasthan High Court: Farjand Ali, J. dismissed the bail application of petitioner being accused of honour killing and observed that the investigating

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Ethnic Cleansing and Trails of Tears: Is India’s “Closed-Door Policy” and Denial of Non-Refoulement Principle Defensible

by Abhishek Goyal*

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC │ Punishment for rape reduced considering confession and remorseful statement

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ. and W. Diengdoh, J. disposed of an appeal assailing the judgment of

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether mere non-appearance on dates fixed by court sufficient to amount to a ‘reason to believe’ that a person has absconded? Raj HC answers in light of issuing warrant

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J. allowed the petition and remarked that expeditious disposal of cases is necessary but equally necessary is

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge| Justice K.M. Joseph

by Kamini Sharma†

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC │ Petition against unaided minority private institution not to be entertained; Appeal dismissed, approach of La Martiniere College’s Principal condemned

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Subhash Vidyarthi, JJ., dismissed a Special Appeal which assailed the dismissal

Case Briefs High Courts

Is an Employee entitled to disability compensation under Employees’ Compensation Act in absence appointment letter, identity card, attendance card, etc. ? Delhi HC decides

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri J. dismissed the petition as the employer-employee relationship was established by a witness before the court

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On the Victim’s Right to Participation

by Ankit Kaushik*

Legislation Updates Notifications

Presidential Elections | Nominations Process and Poll dates announced

On 15th June, 2022, Election Commission notified “Public Notice of Election to the Office of President of India”. Background: As Presidential Elections

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC directs Registrar of Domain names having offices outside India to ensure non escape of injunction orders passed by Indian Courts

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M Singh, J. issued directions to the registrar of domain names whose offices are situated outside India and

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

US | Illinois expands the scope of unpaid Bereavement leaves available to employees

On 9th June 2022, JB Pritzker, Governor of State of Illinois passed an amendment act to amend the Child Bereavement Leave Act, 2016

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Provisions for document submissions to the Resolution Professional modified vide IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2022

On 14th June, 2022, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India notifies Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Canada | Excess claim fee introduced in Canadian Patent Laws

On 2nd June, 2022, Canadian Minister of Industry notified amendments to Patent Rules. Formulated under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the recent

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC | Imposing consecutive 25-year parole ineligibility periods cruel and unusual by nature, cannot be justified in a free and democratic society

Supreme Court of Canada: A full bench comprising, Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and Jamal JJ unanimously

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Psychiatric & Psychological Evaluation of death row convicts| Supreme Court mandates call for mental health report before pronouncing death sentence

“Implicit in this shift is the understanding that the criminal is not a product of only their own decisions, but also a product of the state and society’s failing, which is what entitles the accused to a chance of reformation.”

Case Briefs High Courts

A suit cannot be summarily decreed until the claim stands duly proved; Mad HC analyses Rules of Evidence Vis a Vis Order XIII A CPC

Madras High Court: Senthil Kumar Ramamoorthy, J. remarked that a suit cannot be summarily decreed at the instance of a plaintiff unless