Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Cancellation of a bail order by a Judge acting like an ‘inanimate computer’, without adhering to the principles of natural justice is a serious issue

Madras High Court: Reviving a bail order cancelled by the Principal Sessions Judge, Madurai, the bench of P. Devadass J. held that,

All schools in Delhi irrespective of recognition, come within the purview of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973

Delhi High Court: Deciding upon the issue as to whether the unrecognised schools in Delhi came under the purview of the Delhi

Hot Off The Press News

CBDT signs seven Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into seven (7) Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) on 18th July, 2016, with Indian

Law School News Others

ILS organising Workshop on Constituent Assembly Debate

Reported by Saranya Mishra

Case Briefs High Courts

Injunction imposed on feeding birds from balcony resulting in nuisance held valid

Bombay High Court: While deciding an appeal against order of the Trial Court, imposing an injunction on feeding of birds resulting in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Cricket does not flourish due to Ministers and Public Servants holding offices in State Associations or BCCI

Supreme Court: The bench comprising of T.S. Thakur CJI and FM Ibrahim Kalifulla J. accepts Justice RM Lodha panel’s recommendations almost in toto

Case Briefs High Courts

Dismissal of girl student from college for living in with classmate, upheld

Kerala High Court: Dismissing a petition which challenged the order of dismissal of the petitioner from the college on the allegation of

Case Briefs High Courts

Artistic freedom of author Perumal Murugan, upheld

Madras High Court: While deliberating over the conflict between freedom of expression of a writer and offending moral and religious sentiments of

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Government accepts the recommendations of Sub-Committee of the High Level Committee to interact with Trade & Industry on Tax Laws on issues relating to compliance procedure for the excise duty

In this year’s Budget, a nominal excise duty of 1% [without input and capital goods credit] or 12.5% [with input tax credit]

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2016 SCC Vol. 6 July 7, 2016 Part 2

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Ss. 148 and 151 — Discretion of court to extend time for doing any act prescribed/allowed by

Law School News Others

Course on Comparative Constitutional Law with Special Focus on India and US

Reported by Saranya Mishra

Op Eds OP. ED.

Krishi Kalyan Cess: How will it really affect your pocket?

By Avinash Gautam

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Guideline for implementation of Scheme of High Security Registration Plates, issued

Supreme Court: Acting upon the contempt petition dealing with the issue of implementation of Scheme of High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) in

Case Briefs Supreme Court Universities and Educational Institutions

Selection Commission cannot breach it’s own selection criteria to favour ineligible candidates

Supreme Court: In the matter where the selection to the post of Principals to different Colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh

Case Briefs Supreme Court

MRP of a packaged product stating that it is inclusive of all taxes, cannot establish the collection of sales tax over the product

Supreme Court: While deciding an appeal regarding tax collection in the face of an exemption provided by the Government, the Division Bench

Case Briefs High Courts

An advocate cannot appear in person as power of attorney holder

Kerala High Court: Deciding upon the question as to whether an advocate could be permitted to appear in person as a power

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Cabinet approves disinvestment of 15% in NBCC

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the disinvestment of 15% paid up equity of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC)

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Court to decide if disapproval of views taken in the matters of administration amounts to defamation

Supreme Court: In the matter where apart from the constitutional validity of the law on criminal defamation under Section 500 IPC and

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Disputes between Government Owned Corporations should not go through long expensive trials but be quickly resolved by way of Arbitration

Supreme Court: Considering the sad state of affairs of long drawn expensive and cumbersome trials to resolve disputes between two Government owned

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Extent to which Secretary of State has discretion under the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, Section 1(3) to serve a judgment of an overseas court when requested, determined

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: While dismissing application for judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision for the service of judgment