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SCC Online Student Reporters: The team behind all those prompt and accurate Law School News

NLIU, Bhopal – Kanupriya Tripathi, Founder member of the NLIU Alumni Cell NLSIU – Ipshita Bhwania NLSIU – Lavanya Chawala –Member, Moot

Banking and Negotiable Instruments High Courts

Court directs Reserve Bank of India to keep a check on the excessive rates of interest being charged by Non Banking Financial Companies

Madras High Court: While hearing a public interest litigation seeking to raise the issue of the excessive rates of interest charged by

Appointments & Transfers

Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra & Mr. Bhoje Gowda S.L. elected as the Chairman & Vice Chairman of the Bar Council of India

On November 9, 2014 Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Bar Council of India. He took

Achievements

CNLU team won Runners’ up trophy in 2nd VIPS International Moot Court Competition

Reported by Shaleen Mishra A team comprising of Shrish Chandra, Suyash Rawat and Yash Raj from Chanakya National Law University was the

High Courts

Maratha Quota in Maharashtra put on hold

Bombay High Court: In an interim order, a bench comprising of MS Shah, CJ and MS Sonak, J stayed the ordinance to

Achievements

NLSIU Bangalore wins JUSTICE P. GOVINDA MENON Memorial Ever Rolling Trophy

Reported by Nirun R.N. The National Law School India University, Bangalore team comprising of SONALI CHARAK and VISWAJEETH SINGH won the 15th

Supreme Court

One false criminal complaint filed by either spouse is sufficient for cruelty

Supreme Court: While allowing an appeal for dissolution of marriage of the appellant on the ground of alleged cruelty on account of

Supreme Court

Court directs CBI Director Ranjit Sinha to excuse himself from the investigation and prosecution of 2G Spectrum case

Supreme Court: In an important order that can have major implications upon the future of the investigations of the notorious 2G Scam,

High Courts

Bail denied to Former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, convicted for procuring fraudulent nominations in MBBS course

Delhi High Court: In a recent case where the former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare was convicted for conspiring

Supreme Court

Court to decide whether a man of 40 years of age can be tried afresh as a Juvenile in a murder case

Supreme Court: In a matter before the Court which is one of its kind, the bench of Dipak Mishra and U.U. Lalit

Achievements

SLS Noida won Runner Up trophy at National Moot Court Competition organised by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT, Kharagpur

Reported by Varuni Gupta A team comprising of Ms. Jasveen Kaur, Ms. Gayathri Subramanianri and Ms. Antara Rastogi, Second Year , Symbiosis Law School, Noida entered

High Courts

Bail granted to Sant Rampal cancelled

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Initiating suo- motu proceeding against self- styled Godman Ram Pal, the Court cancelled his bail granted by

Supreme Court

States directed to submit report on implementation of ban on use of plastic carry bags

Supreme Court: Showing concern over non-implementation of the ban imposed via notification dated 21.07.2010 upon the manufacture, use, store, import sell or

High Courts

Amendment in the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Taxes and Fees Rules, 1960 is unconstitutional

Bombay High Court: While allowing a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Taxes and

Supreme Court

Rules that banned women from being a member of Cine Costume Make-up Artists and Hair Dressers Association, quashed

Supreme Court: Showing anguish over the prevalence of gender inequality in the film industry, which did not allow the qualified make-up artists

High Courts

Married daughter of a deceased Government employee is eligible for compassionate appointment

Madras High Court: While deciding the question that whether a married daughter of a deceased Government employee is eligible for compassionate appointment,

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Personal information of a woman cannot be disclosed even to her husband under RTI

Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has observed that the RTI Act did not give any specific or special exemption to share personal information with the spouses; hence information regarding salary details of a woman cannot be given by

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

MoU signed between India and Korea for Technical Co-operation in the Rail Sector

On 17 November 2014, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Railways, Government of India and the Ministry of

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

MoU signed between IREDA and US Exim Bank with respect to Cooperation on Clean Energy Investment

On November 28, 2014 a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) and US Exim

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding/ Agreements signed between India and Australia

On November 16-18, 2014 several Memorandum of Understanding/ Agreements were signed between India and Australia, which include: Agreement on Social Security: The