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Shri Justice Rohit Arya appointed as the Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court

On 16-03-2015, the President appointed Shri Justice Rohit Arya, Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, to be a Judge of

High Courts

Forest Land cannot be regularized by Revenue Authorities

Himachal Pradesh High Court: In an appeal before this court filed by the plaintiff for declaration of permanent prohibitory injunction against the State

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Charges against real estate firm Vatika Group alleging abuse of dominant market position, dismissed

Competition Commission of India (CCI): While observing that real estate developer Vatika Group does not appear to be in a dominant position

Supreme Court

Bhavani Singh not eligible to prosecute the Jayalalitha disproportionate assets case

Supreme Court: Deciding the matter related to continuation of G. Bhavani Singh as the Special Public Prosecutor in the case against S.

High Courts

Directed the State to not involve services of primary school teachers for carrying ministerial duties

Allahabad High Court: While allowing a writ petition and upholding the right of children to free and compulsory education between the age

High Courts

Directed the State to not involve services of primary school teachers for carrying ministerial duties

Allahabad High Court: While allowing a writ petition and upholding the right of children to free and compulsory education between the age

Achievements

NLU Jodhpur wins best memorial award at 56th Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

Reported by Prakrati Shah The team representing the NLU Jodhpur – Ankeeta Parhi, Pranita Mehta, Sagnik Das, Vinayak Panikkar and Kruti Venkatesh

Supreme Court

Term “Possession” under Section 35 of NDPS Act means conscious or mental state of possession

Supreme Court: Deciding a matter dealing with possession of opium by the appellant, the bench of Dipak Misra and S.A. Bobde, JJ

High Courts

SEBI’s order of arrest and detention set aside for being arbitrary and illegal

Bombay High Court: Setting aside the order of arrest of an individual defaulter, a bench comprising of Ranjit More and Anuja Prabhudessai,

High Courts

Term ‘equivalent’ should be given a reasonable meaning

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Deciding the writ petition which is filed challenging the refusal of appointment of the petitioner for the post

Others

2nd AMITY NATIONAL QUIZ COMPETITION ‘TRIVIAL PURSUIT’

Reported by Hardeep Singh Amity Law School, Delhi is organising the 2nd Amity National Quiz Competition ‘TRIVIAL PURSUIT’ on 15th April, 2015.

Call For Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS: ALSD STUDENT JOURNAL

Reported by Hardeep Singh The ALSD STUDENT JOURNAL (ISSN 2249 – 4421), an initiative of The STUDENT JOURNAL SOCIETY of AMITY LAW

Legislation Updates

‘Prime Minister Award for excellence in public administration’ conferred on Income Tax Department

On 21-04-2015, the Income Tax department was awarded the ‘Prime Minister Award for excellence in public administration’ for ‘Easy Tax Compliance through

High Courts

Student is not bound by the result of revaluation moved fraudulently by someone else

Chhattisgarh High Court: Dealing as to whether a student can be compelled to accept the result of revaluation for which he had

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Heavy penalty imposed upon Verifone India Sales Pvt. Ltd. for indulging in unfair trade practices

Competition Commission of India (CCI): While holding Verifone India Sales Pvt. Ltd. guilty of indulging in unfair trade practices and abuse of

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Thesis submitted by a research student is not third party information

Central Information Commission (CIC): “Thesis submitted to a university is not private or personal information of the candidate who submitted it, but

High Courts

Right of co-sharers in joint property, discussed

Himachal Pradesh High Court– While deciding an appeal as to whether the suit land is partitioned or is still un-partitioned and in

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

Joint Statement between India and Germany to achieve economic growth and sustainable development

On 14-04-2015, a Joint Statement was signed between India and Germany to upgrade and further strengthen strategic partnership between the two countries.

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

MoU signed between India and U.K. for production of technologically advanced Wheel Chair for PwDs

On 22-04-2015, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) and M/s Motivation U.K. The objective

Supreme Court

Brothers and sisters don’t stand on same footing as husband and parents in case of dowry death

Supreme Court: Taking into consideration the tendency of naming all the members of the family as accused in case of a dowry