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Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is an advisory body and has no power to adjudicate any lis between two parties: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court held that order granting visitation rights to the father is outside the jurisdictional scope of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

US District Court | Texas’ anti-abortion laws do not have extra-territorial operation and cannot regulate abortions that take place outside the State of Texas

While deliberating over the case filed by non-profit abortion funds operating in Texas, the US District Court held that Texas’ Attorney General cannot enforce Texan anti-abortion laws outside the State of Texas

Know thy Judge

Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, the First Woman Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, retires

Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, who recently took oath as the Gujarat High Court’s 28th and First Woman Chief Justice, retired on 25-02-2023 after a shortest tenure of any Chief Justice in the history of Gujarat High Court

Case Briefs Supreme Court

State has a ‘limited’ role in grant of recognition to institutions under NCTE Act, 1993

Supreme Court: The Court held that the State Government has a ‘limited’ say in the matter of grant of recognition to the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Cauvery Water Dispute: Neither any “bandh” nor any agitation can take place when court has passed an order

Supreme Court: In the light of the violence in the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka because of an order passed by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Soumya Rape and murder Case: Offence of murder not made out against Govindaswami

Supreme Court: In the infamous Soumya rape and murder case, the 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, P.C. Pant and U.U. Lalit, JJ

Appointments & Transfers News

Justice Rajeev Sharma, Judge, Himachal Pradesh High Court appointed as Judge, Uttaranchal High Court

The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, after consultation with

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

UPES, Dehardun wins second edition of the GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law

Reported by Vardaan Bajaj

Legislation Updates Notifications

President constitutes Goods and Service Tax Council

The President in exercise of the powers conferred by article 279A of the Constitution, constitutes the Goods and Services Tax Council consisting

Case Briefs

Standardization and Simplification of Procedures for Transmission of Securities

Securities and Exchange Board of India with a view to make the process of transmission of securities more efficient and investor friendly,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Magistrate can grant permission to the complainant under Section 302 CrPC to conduct the prosecution independently

Supreme Court: Explaining the difference between Sections 301 and 302 CrPC, the Court said that the legislative intention is manifestly clear that

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

7th Annual South Asia Regional Rounds, for the Price Media Law Moot Competition

Reported by Vaibhav Aggarwal

Hot Off The Press News

Standing Committee for Tribal Welfare, reconstituted

Standing Committee for Tribal Welfare (SCTW) of the Ministry of Tribal Welfare has been reconstituted with the Cabinet Minister as its Chairman

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Unique Identification Authority of India (Transaction of Business at Meetings of the Authority) Regulation, 2016

The Unique Identification Authority of India in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 54 read

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

NLU Delhi in collaboration with Herbert Smith Freehills organised 3rd edition of International Negotiation Competition

Reported by Vaibhav Aggarwal

Case Briefs Supreme Court

System of holding sterilization camps should be halted in order to strengthen the Primary Health Care centres across the country

Supreme Court: In the matter highlighting the important issues concerning the entire range of conduct and management of sterilization procedures wherein women

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No interference warranted in grant of funds to the State of J&K for security purpose

Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra and U.U. Lalit, JJ refused to entertain the petition where it was prayed that the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Retrospective operation of the Internet prohibition in Section 161(1) (d) of Criminal Code held to be under reasonable limit

Supreme Court of Canada: While dealing with the issue relating to the retrospective operation of Section 161(1)(c) and (d) of the Criminal

Law School News Others

ILNU organises the literary fest Connaissance 7.0

Reported by Ankit Tripathi

Legislation Updates Notifications

Islamic Research Foundation required to obtain prior permission of the Central Government before accepting any foreign contribution

Ministry of Home Affairs via notification dated 12th September, 2016 notified that the Central Government on being satisfied that Islamic Research Foundation,