Dishonest removal of sand from river different from illegal sand mining
Supreme Court: Taking judicial notice of the fact that over the years, rivers in India have been affected by the alarming rate
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Live Reports: 5th National Law Institute University- Juris Corp Law National Moot Court Competition 2014
Reported by Kanupriya Tripathi INAUGURAL: The Inaugural Ceremony of the 5th National Law Institute University- Juris Corp Corporate Law National Moot Court Competition 2014,
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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — S. 13(1)(i-b) — Desertion —Inference of
Cases Reported in 2014 SCC Vol. 7 August 28, 2014 Part 4 For the offence of desertion so far as the deserting
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President of India appointed Shri Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu as the Chief Justice of India
The President of India appointed Shri Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief Justice of India
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Directions for release of undertrial prisoners issued
Supreme Court: Considering the fact that a large number of undertrial prisoners housed in the prisons, the 3-judge bench of R.M. Lodha,
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Married daughter continues to be part of parents’ family
Bombay High Court: In a landmark judgment, a bench comprising of A.S. Oka and A.S. Chandurkar, JJ held that married daughters continue
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Nithyananda Swamy, accused of rape, to undergo medical examination
Supreme Court: Deciding the case dealing with the self-styled godman Nithyananda Swamy along with others accused of rape, the bench of Ranjana
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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Pt. I or Pt. II — Doctrine of severability
Cases Reported in 2014 SCC Vol. 7 August 28, 2014 Part 4 Law of substantive contract does not determine law of arbitration
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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Pt. I or Pt. II — Doctrine of severability
Cases Reported in 2014 SCC Vol. 7 August 28, 2014 Part 4 Law of substantive contract does not determine law of arbitration
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Initiation of proceedings by a third party under the garb of a PIL is not at all warranted
Delhi High Court: While dismissing the PIL filed by an NGO for the immediate arrest of certain MP’s of Maharashtra who had
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Notices issue to Central and State Governments for treatment of leprosy
Supreme Court: Showing it’s deep concern over the persons suffering from leprosy thereby attracting a social stigma, the bench of Dipak Misra
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Review Petitions of death row convicts to be heard in open court
Supreme Court: In a landmark judgment, where the 5 judge bench of R.M. Lodha, CJ and J.S. Khehar, Dr. A.K. Sikri, R.F.
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The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 received the Presidential assent
The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 received the Presidential assent on August 22, 2014. The objective of the Act is to give
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The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 received the Presidential assent
The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 received the Presidential assent on August 22, 2014. The objective of the Act is to give
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Attorney General asks Supreme Court to exempt 40 functional coal blocks from cancellation
Supreme Court: Deliberating upon the fate of the coal blocks declared illegal and arbitrary by the court via order dated 25.08.2014, the
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Patients cannot be denied access to their medical records under RTI
Central Information Commission (CIC): “A patient has a right to his/her medical records which is rooted in Articles 19 and 21 of
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Foreign company gains deriving less than 50% of its value form Indian assets, not taxable
Delhi High Court: Answering the question, whether the transaction of sale and purchase of shares of an overseas company deriving only a
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Fair price shop license cannot be granted arbitrarily to the Gram Pradhan or his family
Allahabad High Court: Highlighting the importance of Public Distribution System (PDS) in a case where Petitioner made a complaint that fair price
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Confessions elicited through “Mr Big” technique, presumed inadmissible
Supreme Court of Canada: Ruling against the “Mr Big” technique of extracting confessions from an accused wherein the state recruits an accused
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Prime Minister to decide the disqualification of minister of Council of Ministers having criminal antecedents
Supreme Court: Dismissing the decade old petition seeking disqualification of the Ministers of the Council of Ministers involved in serious and heinous
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