Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Indian Potash Ltd. is “public authority” under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC) : While rejecting the contention of Indian Potash Ltd. (IPL) that it does not fall within the purview

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Voters must be informed before deletion of their names from voters’ list

Central Information Commission (CIC): “The voter has a right to know, first that his name was deleted (from the voters’ list), then

Appointments & Transfers

Acharya Devvrat appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh

On 08.08.2015, the President of India appointed Acharya Dev Vrat as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh with effect from the date he

High Courts

Restrictive interpretation of “victim” and “legal heir” in the light of sections 2(wa) and 372 of CrPC, overruled

Delhi High Court: In reference of a matter to Full Bench concerning locus standi of private parties to maintain appeals by virtue

Achievements

Symbiosis Law School, Pune helps a 13 year old Sexual Abuse victim to get aid under Manodhairya scheme of Rs. 3 lakhs

Reported by Kriti Srivastava Symbiosis Law School, Pune’s legal aid centre took up the matter of a 13 year old girl who

Moot Court Achievements & Reports

Symbiosis Law School, Pune is organizing the Fourth Annual National Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship on 19th September 2015

Reported by Kriti Srivastava The Fourth Annual National Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship is being held in the background of its flagship

Case Briefs High Courts

Notice issued to 27 sitting and former Supreme Court and High Court judges in relation to allotment of plots, houses and flats by the State of Gujarat

Gujarat High Court: Acting upon a suo motu PIL initiated by Justice B.J.Shethna, Former Judge of Gujarat and Rajasthan High Court and

Moot Court Achievements & Reports

6th SLCU National Moot Court Competition

School of Law Christ University is delighted to announce the organisation of annual flagship event of the 6th SLCU National Moot Court Competition. Dates

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Lok Sabha passed the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014

The Lok Sabha on August 5, 2015 passed the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014 which was passed by the Rajya Sabha

Supreme Court

SC releases a murder convict on finding out that he was juvenile at the time of commission of offence

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Pinaki Chandra Ghose and R.K. Agarawal, JJ reaffirmed that once the declaration of juvenility on the

Appointments & Transfers

Shri Ram Nath Kovind appointed as the Governor of Bihar

On 08.08.2015, the President of India appointed Shri Ram Nath Kovind as the Governor of Bihar with effect from the date he

Supreme Court

S. 29(2) of Limitation Act, 1963 not applicable to SARFAESI Act

Supreme Court: In the case where the bench of J.S. Khehar and A.K. Goel, JJ was posed with the question that whether

Foreign Courts

Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan contains certain ‘salient features’ that cannot be contravened by the Parliament through amendment

Pakistan Supreme Court: The 17 Judge Bench of the Court constituted under Nasir-ul-Mulk, C.J., while deciding that whether there are any limitations

Supreme Court

Central Government’s permission enough for increasing the capacity in the recognised medical institution

Supreme Court: The question that arose before the bench of A.R. Dave and Kurian Joseph was that whether recognition is also required

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Lok Sabha passed Negotiable Instrument (Amendment) Bill to clarify territorial jurisdiction in Bounced-Cheque cases

Lok Sabha passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 which was introduced in Lok Sabha on 27.7.2015 by the Finance Minister Mr.

High Courts

Serious and unsubstantiated allegations of adultery amount to cruelty offering a ground for divorce

Himachal Pradesh High Court– While deciding the present divorce matter wherein repeated false and frivolous allegation of adultery were made by the

Supreme Court

Tax Statute to be interpreted in the light of what is clearly expressed

Supreme Court: Dealing with interesting question as to whether the dead person’s property, in the form of his or her estate, can

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Question paper along with answer sheet of JIPMER-MBBS Entrance Examination, directed to be disclosed

Central Information Commission (CIC): While coming down heavily upon the officials of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) for

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Listing, and issue of prospectus mandatory before public placement offer —SEBI found Alchemist Capital Ltd and its directors guilty of illegally raising capital from the public

Security and Exchange Board of India: Alchemist Capital Ltd (“ACL”), an NBFC, has been found guilty for making offer and allotment of

Others

NSS Kerala Law Academy Unit 2015-’16 was inaugurated

Reported by Nirun R.N. Shri. P.Vijayan IPS, D.I.G. of Kerala Police and the winner of the title ‘Indian of the Year 2014’