protection from arrest to SHUATS VC Rajendra Bihari Lal
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The girl was an aluminious of Allahabad University in 2005 and during her student days, it was alleged that she was brain washed by the higher priest of the Yeshua Tabernacle Church and was persuaded to adopt Christianity by offering her a job.

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orissa high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Court has a bounden duty to balance the mandate of the law and requirements of general public and then decide the fate of a petition filed under Section 205 of the CrPC especially when the applicant is a public servant, more particularly, the Government servants who are enjoined with a duty to safeguard the lives and health of people.”

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Article 370-3
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

The piece delves into Chief Justice DY Chandrachud’s deep analysis of the history of Jammu and Kashmir, how the State did not possess ‘sovereignty’ and temporary status of Article 370 and validity of the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act, 2019.

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Group of Companies Doctrine bind Non-Signatory
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“Even though a subsidiary derives interests or benefits from a contract entered into by the company within a group, they would not be covered under the expression “claiming through or under” merely on the basis that it shares a legal or commercial relationship with the parties.”

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Group of Companies Doctrine
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The approach in Chloro Controls India Private Limited v. Severn Trent Water Purification, (2013) 1 SCC 641 to the extent that it traces the group of companies doctrine to the phrase ‘claiming through or under’ as given under Section 8 of the Arbitration Act was erroneous and against the well settled principles of contract in commercial law”.

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orissa high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Even after knowing the situation, the authorities did not take care of and attempted to control the situation, rather it appears that they have hands in glove with the lessees involved in illegal mining, for the reasons best known to them.”

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Supreme Court round up
Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

The festive month of November revolved around some of the major matters before the Supreme Court. The Top Court gave guidelines for streamlining adoption process and expeditious disposal of criminal cases. The roundup covers the top stories for the month along with the segment of Never Reported Judgments and Know Thy Judge.

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