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All India Bar Exams| From 1/4th negative marking to limiting the validity of Bar exam for three years; SC issues notice to BCI to respond to suggestions

“The right to practice a profession, also being a fundamental right, a balance has to be maintained between the same and the requirement to monitor the legal profession for its better ethics.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Does ‘Private Copying’ exception under Copyright Directive applies to storage in the cloud of a copy of a protected work for private purposes? ECJ explains

European Court of Justice, Second Chamber: The Bench of A. Arabadjiev, President of the First Chamber, acting as President of the Second

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Inquiry ordered against Police Officer for suppressing evidence in rape case

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Agarwal, J., took up a bail application moved by the Applicant accused for offences punishable under Sections

Case Briefs High Courts

Mere use of the word ‘Arbitration’ in the heading of an Agreement would mean existence of an arbitration agreement? Del HC elaborates

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., decided that mere use of word ‘Arbitration’ in the heading of an Agreement would not mean

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere allegation of bias is not fatal to disciplinary inquiry unless supported by materials: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Ajay Rastogi* and Abhay S. Oka, JJ., held that non-supply of demanded documents is not

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

National Company Law Tribunal orders insolvency proceedings against Supertech: Indebted and defaulted repayment of loan

National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi: The Coram of P.N. Prasad, Judicial Member and Rahul Bhatnagar, Technical Member, declared insolvency proceedings against

Case Briefs High Courts

If a man rubs his organ on vagina over victim’s underpants, would that amount to rape? Megh HC answers

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and W. Diengdoh, J., addressed that, if the victim’s underwear was not

Case Briefs High Courts

Right of Putative Father to visit minor child upheld: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Upholding the rights of the putative father, V. Kameswar Rao, J., expressed that while determining and granting such rights,

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Transfer petition for trial of Salman Khan’s deer hunting case allowed; High Court to take charge

Rajasthan High Court: Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J., allowed a transfer petition in the infamous deer hunting case of actor Salman Khan. An

Case Briefs High Courts

Trespassed in house, committed rape, misappropriated money, threatened: Kerala HC denied pre-arrest bail in view of such allegations

Kerala High Court: Shircy V. J., dismissed a bail application wherein a man committed rape with a woman and misappropriated her money

Case Briefs District Court

Tattoo Artist alleged to have committed rape: Bail denied as witnesses might get influenced: Kerala Sessions Court

Court of Session, Ernakulam Division: Shibu Thomas, II Additional Sessions Judge, denied bail to tattoo artist alleged of committing rape under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Dishonour of Cheque | If a cheque is not honoured by issuer and even after a legal notice he doesn’t pay, he is bound to face criminal trial: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., dismissed a matter revolving around the dishonour of cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Lotteries’ a species of ‘betting and gambling’; States Legislatures competent to levy tax: SC

Supreme Court: Dealing with the appeals preferred by the States of Karnataka and Kerala against the decisions of the Division Benches of

Case Briefs District Court

Anand Subramanian: Himalayan Yogi or Himalayan Yeti? No bail granted in NSE Co-location scam as CBI in process of removing secret veil to show his true face

Rouse Avenue, District Court, New Delhi: Sanjeev Aggarwal, Special Judge (PC Act) (CBI)-02, dismissed a bail application Anand Subramanian while observing that,

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Entitlement to compensation on general principles for inordinate delay in receiving monies due; Interest on refund of excise duty granted

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench of Ajay Tewari and Pankaj Jain, JJ., contemplated the appeal where the interest on

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court fixes outer limit for claiming COVID-19 death compensation; Claims to be filed within 90 days from now on

Supreme Court: Considering the submissions by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on fixing an outer limit on fixing claims for compensation in case

Case Briefs High Courts

[Marital Rape] “Wanton lust, vicious appetite, depravity of senses, loathsome beast of passion, unbridled unleashing of carnal desire of demonish perversion” Kar HC discusses protection provided to husband by the institution of marriage

A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man the “husband”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Trap party recovers tainted currency notes from Tax Officer accused of demanding bribe. Read why Supreme Court acquitted the officer in spite of proved recovery

Supreme Court: In an interesting case relating to corruption, the Division Bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka*, JJ., acquitted a

Case Briefs High Courts

If you are found in possession of live ammunition along with a valid arms licence, can an offence under S. 25 of Arms Act still be registered against you? Del HC resolves

Delhi High Court: Deciding a matter of whether an NRI person in possession of two live ammunitions with a valid license can

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether victim under POCSO Act can be permitted to be cross-examined once she turns hostile? Kar HC answers

Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna J. allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order and remitted the matter back to Sessions Judge