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Court’s interference in regard to arbitral awards: Limited or Not? Del HC explains with the view taken by SC decision

Delhi High Court: On finding no ground for interference in the arbitral award, Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., upheld the decision of Single

Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

2021 SCC Vol. 6 Part 1

In Part 1 of Volume 6, read this very interesting article titled: A Cause Célèbre: Publicity Rights in India by Nina R.

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The Model Tenancy Act, 2021: A Step Forward

by Abhishek Gulatee[1]

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Physical Presence v. Video Conference | Physical Presence for registration of marriage under Delhi (Compulsory Registration of Marriage) Order, 2014, a necessity? Delhi HC decides

Delhi High Court: While addressing a request for registration of marriage without requiring the physical presence of the couple, Rekha Palli, J.,

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Son-in-law and his right on Father-in-laws property | Claim that he was adopted as a member of family subsequent to marriage with daughter: Know what Ker HC decides

Kerala High Court: N. Anil Kumar, J., decided a matter wherein the son-in-law claimed his right on father-in-law’s property while pleading that

Appointments & TransfersNews

Transfer of 15 High Court Judges: Centre Notifies [Read the list]

Centre Notifies Transfer of 15 High Court Judges The President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer

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Does Unsecured Loan with No Returns have the Effect of Time Value of Money and be Covered under the Commercial Borrowing under the IBC Code?

by Love Kumar Gupta† and Angad Sandhu††

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Whether duration of practice at the Bar be counted along with qualifying period put in by claimant as Judicial Member for calculating pension? Del HC decides

Delhi High Court: V. Kameswar Rao, J., refuses to grant relief to the claimant who urged to include 10 years of practice

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Cinema owners are liable to pay compensation for not providing free potable & pure drinking water? Prohibition to carry drinking water in Cinema Hall | Madras HC Decision

Madras High Court: Opining that “Cinema Hall, which seeks to prohibit carrying of drinking water inside the Cinema Hall for security reasons,

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Lower Court Judge failed in its duty to protect dignity of rape victim: Bom HC’s decision on committing of rape by cab driver joined by his accomplice

Bombay High Court: Pained to note the permitting of questions by the Lower Court which crossed all lines of dignity of a

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Stalemate, Speaker, and the Constitution

by Uday Shankar†

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Check out EBC’s latest release — Chinese Legal System (1979-2019)

Chinese Legal System (1979-2019) Historical Development and Overview This book provides an overview of China’s legal system development since 1979 till 2019

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Legal Safeguards for Transgenders from Sexual Offences: The Need of the Hour

by Charvi Devprakash†

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Transfer of Property to a Child in a Mother’s Womb

by Simran Kaur Bhatia†

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India’s Attempt to Regulate Surrogacy – A case of Excessive State Intervention and Blinkered Law-Making*

by Sakshee Kumar†

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Right to Digital Privacy:  A Critical and Comparative Analysis of the Draft Data Protection Bill and Role of Government Autonomy in Using Persuasive Technology to Affect Democracy

by Shivani Dewalla†

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Gau HC | Parties agreeing to rate of Compensation at argument stage, Tribunal granting compensation accordingly, held, the judgment will be a consent decree  

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumari Phukan, J., held that if the amount of compensation has already been agreed in a compensation claim,

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Del HC on ‘Dying Declaration’ of a woman set ablaze by the husband: Conviction of Murder upheld

Delhi High Court: While upholding the decision of Trial Court, Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, JJ., reiterated that dying

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Custody of minor child, can it be determined on basis of work commitment of one parent and availability of ample time with another? Bom HC decides while determining question of custody, visitation rights and more

Love and affection of both parents is considered to be the basic human right of a child.

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High Courts Monthly Roundup — September 2021

Quick Run Through: Latest High Court Updates at one place.