Regulation of Esports in India
by Siddharth Batra† and Chinmay Dubey††
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 61
Constitution of India
Yes, Or Yes? The Reality of Dark Patterns
by Siri Harish†
Madhya Pradesh High Court directs State to pay 3 lacs as compensation for illegal detention; Registrar to conduct an inquiry
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, J. allowed a petition which was filed seeking direction to the respondents to pay him
Allahabad High Court | [Article 21] Right of dignified life not only available to a living person but also to the ‘dead’; State directed to publicize Scheme/Standard Operating Procedure for cremation
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Rajan Roy and Jaspreet Singh, JJ. took suo motu cognizance of a PIL which was
Delhi High Court takes suo motu cognizance on a bail application facilitating admission of an 8-year-old child whose parents are in judicial custody
It is not only in cases dealing with family disputes that the rights and welfare of the child should be considered but also in the cases as the present one, the courts can become and act as the parent of the child and ensure that the child is not deprived of its Fundamental Right to Education.
Tracing back 90+ top stories of High Courts from the month of July 2022| Reproductive choice, Trademark, Service Charge, Misleading advertisements and more
Allahabad High Court SC and ST Act, 1989 Section 3 (2) (v) of SC and ST Act, 1989 only attracts by way
Law of Obscenity and Freedom of Expression: Where to Draw the Line
by Raj Krishna* and Rahul Singh**
Calcutta High Court | Fundamental duty to protect animals from cruelty; Directions issued to SP for finding out stolen pig from Court premises
Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. disposed of a writ petition with certain directions to police authorities in relation to an investigation
Judiciary’s Robe of Activism in ADR Matters
by Soumyaa Sharma†
Madras High Court exercises parens patriae jurisdiction to deal with the issue of senior citizen welfare and old age homes; Guidelines issued
Madras High Court: A Division Bench of R Mahadevan and J Sathya Narayan Prasad, JJ. upheld the constitutional validity of Government Order
Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed
Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing
Settled principles, unsettled: Sedition Law sent into abeyance
by Akash Kumar Baglekar†
Writ under Art 226 maintainable for grant of extension of parole; Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed petition under S. 482 CrPC
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. dismissed the petition filed under Sec 482 Criminal Procedure Code (‘CrPC') for
Ker HC| Professionalism & competence not a fiefdom of elite institutions; HC declares NTPC’s notification mandating appearance in CLAT PG-2021 for Law Officer appointment is violative of Article 16
Kerala High Court: In a significant relief to non-NLU law graduates seeking job opportunities in PSUs, V.G. Arun, J., declared that NTPC’s
Kar HC | Passing an order of debarment or blacklisting without prior notice is bad in law; Affects Right to Life
Karnataka High Court: S.G Pandit, J. disposed of the petition leaving respondent-Railway authorities at liberty to take action against the catering services
‘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
Court can neither be a mute spectator to the whims and fancies of the investigating agency nor be a party to it; Ori HC observes in a case where final form was submitted after 15 years
Orissa High Court: Sashikant Mishra J. allowed the criminal petition and quashed the FIR and the criminal proceeding due to inordinate delay
Article 14 and Arbitrariness vis-à-vis Legislative Action [Part II]
by Siddharth R. Gupta † and Divisha Dwivedi ††
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 83