Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Bom HC | Arbitrator to strictly follow the contractual terms while determining rights and liabilities of parties, any deviation not permissible

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J. while setting aside an arbitral award for patent illegality, observed that “any forum, which adjudicates upon the rights

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Chh AAR | Amount payable by supplier but incurred by service recipient, is includible in value of supply of goods or services

Authority for Advance Ruling, Chhattisgarh: The Members comprising of Kalpana Tiwari, Joint Commissioner of State Tax and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Additional Commissioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Land grant executed under Travancore Waste Land Rules does not give grantee the right to cut ‘royal trees’

Kerala High Court: The Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. allowed a civil writ petition granting a private company the right to

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Juvenile’s bail application maintainable only under S. 12 of JJ Act; Ss. 437 or 439 CrPC not applicable

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra, Acting C.J. and Vimla Singh Kapoor, J. has held that “the grant of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

PMLA Appellate Tribunal | No extension of time for investigation when time period mentioned in the Act

Appellate Tribunal for Prevention of Money Laundering: The Coram comprising of Manmohan Singh, J. (Chairperson) and G.C. Mishra (Member) allowed the appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Revocation of resignation not permitted when name already struck off from the rolls

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Sindhu Sharma, J. dismissed the petition for revocation of the resignation of the petitioner’s

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | ‘Bench Hunting’ deprecated by Court – Petition seeking same reliefs as sought in an earlier petition, which was dismissed as withdrawn, not maintainable

Allahabad High Court: The Bench of B. Amit Sthalekar and Piyush Agrawal, JJ., dismissed a civil writ petition, seeking certain reliefs on

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

NLUJ team adjudged finalists at the India National Rounds of the 2019 ICC Moot Court Competition

Reported by Srishti Rai Chabbra

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Heavy costs imposed on petitioners as a ‘deterrent measure’ for mocking Jain monk on Twitter, even where FIR against them quashed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Bench of Arvind Singh Sangwan J., imposed the fine on Vishal Dadlani and Tehseen Poonawala of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Applicant not entitled to disability element of pension if, he denied to undergo curative surgery without any justification

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Coram of Justice Sunita Gupta (Judicial member) and Lt. Gen. Philip Campose (Administrative Member) pronounced an order

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Buildings Act: Statute aimed at restricting out-of-turn allotment of government residential accommodation

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab and Ijaz Ul Ahsan, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed seeking

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Jurisdiction of First Appellate Court is wide and akin to that of trial court – can appreciate findings of fact and law and appreciate entire evidence

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. allowed an appeal challenging the judgment of first appellate court whereby

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Appeal against stay on proceedings claiming damages until conclusion of inquest allowed considering ‘proportionality principle’

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Bench of Lady Hale, President and Lord Reed, Deputy President and Lord Carnwath, Lord Llyoyd-Jones and

Case Briefs

NLUJAA | 3rd edition of Dr. Gurjeet Singh Memorial Moot Court Competition

Reported by Khushboo Damani

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Import of S. 9 NI Act defining ‘holder in due course’ cannot be pre-judged; petition for quashing cheque dishonour complaint dismissed

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J. dismissed a petition seeking quashing of a complaint filed under Section 138 (dishonour of cheque) of the Negotiable Instruments

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2019 — Notified

G.S.R. 343(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10) and (11) of Section 125 and

SCC Times

Bom HC | Arbitrator to strictly follow the contractual terms while determining rights and liabilities of parties, any deviation not permissible

Chh AAR | Amount payable by supplier but incurred by service recipient, is includible in value of supply of goods or services

Ker HC | Land grant executed under Travancore Waste Land Rules does not give grantee the right to cut ‘royal trees’

Chh HC | Juvenile’s bail application maintainable only under S. 12 of JJ Act; Ss. 437 or 439 CrPC not applicable

PMLA Appellate Tribunal | No extension of time for investigation when time period mentioned in the Act

J&K HC | Revocation of resignation not permitted when name already struck off from the rolls

All HC | ‘Bench Hunting’ deprecated by Court – Petition seeking same reliefs as sought in an earlier petition, which was dismissed as withdrawn, not maintainable

NLUJ team adjudged finalists at the India National Rounds of the 2019 ICC Moot Court Competition

P&H HC | Heavy costs imposed on petitioners as a ‘deterrent measure’ for mocking Jain monk on Twitter, even where FIR against them quashed

AFT | Applicant not entitled to disability element of pension if, he denied to undergo curative surgery without any justification

Pak SC | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Buildings Act: Statute aimed at restricting out-of-turn allotment of government residential accommodation

HP HC | Jurisdiction of First Appellate Court is wide and akin to that of trial court – can appreciate findings of fact and law and appreciate entire evidence

UK SC | Appeal against stay on proceedings claiming damages until conclusion of inquest allowed considering ‘proportionality principle’

NLUJAA | 3rd edition of Dr. Gurjeet Singh Memorial Moot Court Competition

Del HC | Import of S. 9 NI Act defining ‘holder in due course’ cannot be pre-judged; petition for quashing cheque dishonour complaint dismissed

JMI adjudged as the winners of the B.R. Trikha Memorial Delhi NCR Moot Court Competition

Jharkhand HC | Justice Prashant Kumar transferred from Allahabad HC

Telangana HC | Sushri Justice Ghandikota Sri Devi, Additional Judge of Allahabad HC transferred to Telangana HC

Allahabad HC | Shri Ali Zamin to be an Additional Judge

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2019 — Notified