Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Order restraining an Amritdhari Sikh from carrying a Kripan inside the Courtroom, quashed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the question that whether prohibiting the entry of an Amritdhari Sikh carrying a Kripan (ceremonial

Law School News Others

Mr. Mirza Saaib Beg Cycling mission in support of Education

Reported by Varun Reddy

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

RGNUL organizing a One Day National Conference on Indian Society and Emerging Social Issues

Reported by Ayushi Sinha

Legislation Updates Notifications

Government of Tamil Nadu Introduces Bill to Implement E-Stamps across the State Judiciary

In an attempt to implement the judgment of Madras High Court in United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sagicor Capital Life Insurance

Law School News Others

Inauguration of Workshop on “Land Related Legal Services Needs of Poor: Experiences, Expectations and Innovations” and the University Auditorium

Reported by Varun Reddy

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Meghalaya High Court’s act of taking suo motu cognizance in matter relating to validity of provisions of Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014, unacceptable

Supreme Court: Terming the act of Meghalaya High Court of taking up suo motu cognizance of appointment of Lokayukta and failure to

Case Briefs High Courts

Free Medical Services and Employment ordered for Acid Attack Victim

Delhi High Court: Hearing a writ petition filed by an acid attack victim pleading for Rs. 50 lacs as compensation, reimbursement of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Photographs of the Governors and Chief Ministers can be published in Public Advertisements

Supreme Court: Reviewing it’s judgment dated 13.05.2015, the bench of Ranjan Gogoi and P.C. Ghose, JJ extended the exception carved out in

Case Briefs District Court

Interim Bail for a period of 6 months granted to Anirban Bhattacharya and Umair Khalid

Patiala House District Court, New Delhi: While hearing the bail applications of Anirban Bhattacharya and Umair Khalid under Section 439 CrPC, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Vivekananda Vidhyashram Matriculation Higher Secondary School berated sternly for unnecessarily branding a student as ‘mentally unfit’ to appear for exam

Madras High Court: Perusing through the present case where the school authorities denied a student from giving exams on the ground that

Law School News Others

Land Rights Legal Aid Clinic Established at the Office of District Legal Services Authority, Warangal

Reported by Varun Reddy

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2016 SCC Vol. 3 March 14, 2016 Part 1

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 24 — Transfer of matrimonial proceedings: There was no reason why divorce case be not transferred

Case Briefs High Courts

Universities & affiliated colleges to mandatorily comply with UGC Regulations, 2010

Kerala High Court: Answering the reference in the affirmative, the Full Bench reaffirmed that the appointments to the posts of Principal and

News Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

Loan Agreement on Pollution Abatement is signed between India and Japan International Cooperation Agency

A Loan agreement signed between the Government of India and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in January, 2016 for a project of

Op Eds OP. ED.

Rights of the Differently Oriented — Changing Scenario

By Namit Saxena

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

South African Parliament directed to comply with the Statutory Language requirements

Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA): In an interesting constitutional matter, a five-judge Bench comprising Lewis, Ponnan (JJA), Seriti (JJA), Fourie (AJJA) and

News Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

Agreement on Social Security signed between India and 18 other Countries

On 9th March 2016, the Minister for External Affairs informed in Lok Sabha that India has signed Social Security Agreements (SSAs) with 18

Law School News Others

Parvathy P. from Kerala Law Academy shares her experience with SCC Online

My experience with SCC Online began with a moot court competition where SCC Online was the knowledge partners and we were given

Law School News Others

Gujarat National Law University is observing 21 March as Law Tradition Day

GNLU will observe 21 March as the Law Tradition Day to symbolize, manifest and celebrate legal traditions of great legal and judicial

Case Briefs High Courts

Lok Aayog’s role held to be purely advisory/recommendatory, not empowered to issue/enforce any order

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Bench of Sanjay K. Agrawal, J. has categorically held that the role of the Chhattisgarh Lok Aayog under