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Petition challenging the validity of National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014, referred to a larger Bench

Supreme Court: Hearing upon a challenge to the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act (NJAC), 2014 and Constitution (Ninety-Ninth

High Courts

Kokate case held per incuriam, only legal heirs and not nominees are entitled to deceased’s investments

Bombay High Court: Declaring the judgment of Harsha Nitin Kokate v. The Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd, 2010 SCC OnLine Bom 615 to be per incuriam,

Achievements

Kerala Law Academy wins Best Memo, Best Mooter awards at AMU’s National Moot Court Competition

Kerala Law Academy team comprising of BALU DINESH, NIRUN R.N. and ARAVIND S.J. won the Best Memo award in the First Sir

Appointments & Transfers

Judges of the Bombay High Court appointed by the President of India

On 31-03-2015, President of India appointed Shri Justice Pradeep Narhari Deshmukh, Shri Justice Ashok Iqbal Singh Cheema, Shri Justice Sunil Balkrishna Shukre,

Appointments & Transfers

Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court appointed by the President of India

On 31-03-2015, President of India appointed Shri Malay Marut Banerjee, Shri Md. Mumtaz Khan, Shri Sankar Acharyya, Shri Mir Dara Sheko, Shri

Appointments & Transfers

Judges and Additional Judges of the Gujarat High Court appointed by the President of India

On 31-03-2015, President of India appointed Shri Justice Rajendra Dhirajlal Kothari and Shri Justice Abdullah Gulamahmed Uraizee, Additional Judges of the Gujarat

Appointments & Transfers

Shri Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha appointed as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court

On 01-04-2015, the President of India appointed Shri Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha, Judge of Sikkim High Court, to be the Chief Justice

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Air India directed to pay compensation for harassing passenger

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): NCDRC has directed Air India to pay a compensation of one lakh along with the payment

High Courts

Seven judge bench suo moto issued notices to Bar Associations for striking without authority of law

Allahabad High Court: Taking suo moto cognizance of the recent events resulting in the obstruction and derailment of work both in the

High Courts

Personal information of members of Selection Committee of UPSC falls within the purview of Section 8 RTI Act

Delhi High Court: Deciding the issue that whether disclosure of personal information of the interviewers of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Company who purchased Four Units in Complex for commercial purpose, is not “consumer”

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While observing that a construction company which purchased four units in a complex purely for commercial

Supreme Court

Legislature asked to rethink an effective law to deal with crimes committed by juveniles

Supreme Court: Stressing on the need to rethink an effective law to deal with the crimes committed by juveniles, the bench of

Notifications

Procedure for appointment of Non Official Directors (NODs) on the Boards of Public Sector Banks, Insurance Companies and Financial Institutions amended by the Government

On 01-04-2015, the Government of India amended the procedure for appointment of Non Official Directors (NODs) on the Boards of Public Sector

Legislation Updates

Committee constituted by HRD Ministry to recommend suggestions to strengthen UGC

As UGC has been created by an Act of the Parliament and cannot be unilaterally scrapped, the Ministry of Human Resource Development

Call For Papers

Call for Papers: RGNUL Student Law Review

Reported by Ayushi Sinha RGNUL, Punjab publishes the RGNUL Law Review, in hard-copy format. Catering to the vision of promoting legal research

Supreme Court

Wife’s right to receive maintenance under Section 125 CrPC is an absolute right

Supreme Court: In an exemplary decision upholding a wife’s right to receive maintenance, the division bench of Dipak Misra and P.C. Pant,

Achievements

RGNUL wins the 11th Nani Palkhivala Memorial National Tax Moot Court Competition, 2015

Reported by Ayushi Sinha The team comprising of Vrinda Pareek, Srishti Bose and Ashutosh Mishra, from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,

High Courts

Compensation granted to the person who was wrongfully confined for circulating the cartoon lampooning the Chief Minister of West Bengal

Calcutta High Court: As a significant development after the Supreme Court declared the Section 66A of the Information Technology Act to be

Foreign Courts

Constitutionality of Section 29 of Ending the Long Gun Registry Act, 2012 upheld

Supreme Court of Canada: Dismissing a challenge to the validity of Section 29 of Ending the Long Gun Registry Act, 2012 ELRA,

Achievements

KLA wins Runners-Up & Best Memorial Awards in the Jamia National Moot

Reported by Nirun R.N. The Kerala Law Academy wins the Runners- Up trophy in the 5th Jamia National Moot Court Competition-2015 organized by