Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Del HC | Summoning order against CEO of Swiggy in criminal case relating to violence erupted in a restaurant quashed

Delhi High Court: The Bench of R.K. Gauba, J. quashed the summoning order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate against the CEO of Swiggy observing

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Accused under Section 498-A acquitted in light of improvements in testimony of related witnesses

Tripura High Court: The Bench of S. Talapatra, J. reversed the order of the trial court convicting the appellant for offence punishable under Section

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SCOTUS | “Secret sales” can invalidate a patent; petitioner denied patent rights over an invention which was available to public use prior to patent

Supreme Court of the United States: In order to craft a federal patent system that encourages the creation and disclosure of new

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Commission reports are not adjudicatory in nature and have no binding force

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This writ petition was filed before the Bench of Rajan Gupta, J., where he addressed five writ

Law School News Moot Court Achievements & Reports

School of Law, CHRIST adjudged Runner-Up at Shri I.M. Nanavati Memorial National Moot Court Competition, 2019

Reported by Anirudh Kulkarni

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Matter sent for consideration where students with valid admission not allowed to give examination

Allahabad High Court: Petitioner-institution claimed before the Bench of Ajay Bhanot, J. that nine students, who were admitted directly in the D.El.Ed./B.T.C.

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

Jamia Milia Islamia | Professor Mushirul Hasan Memorial Lecture Series

Reported by Syed Haroon

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Plea of debt being time barred becomes inconsequential where issuance of cheque gives rise to presumption of amount being due

Delhi High Court: The Bench of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC holding it to be an abuse

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Applicability of GST to amount collected by vehicle dealers, acting as agents of State, from purchasers – prima facie issue requiring deeper adjudication

Kerala High Court: The Bench of Dama Seshadri Naidu J. hearing a civil writ petition filed by a vehicle dealer granted an

Law School News Others

ILS Pune | 10 days Orientation Programme for Judicial Magistrate First Class Examination

Reported by Saranya Mishra

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC | Accused under POCSO Act denied bail for harassing victim minor girl opining that there was reasonable apprehension of witness tampering

Meghalaya High Court: The Bench of H.S. Thangkhiew, J. hearing a bail application filed by an accused under Protection of Children from

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Case under S. 138 NI Act is maintainable against person who issues cheque even if loan is secured by Trust

Madras High Court: The Bench of M. Nimal Kumar, J. refused to quash proceedings pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate (III), Coimbatore.

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | No infirmity in order refusing to take cognizance of police report filed on basis of incomplete investigation

Tripura High Court: The Bench of S. Talapatra, J. dismissed a criminal revision petition challenging an order whereby the Sessions Court refused

Law School News Others

GNLU | 9th Convocation held on January 27, 2019

Justice Sikri at the GNLU Convocation “While the Human in Law is important, the Humane in Law is indispensable”. GNLU organised its ninth

Legislation Updates Notifications

MoEF & CC | Issuance of new Coastal Regulation Zone notification

G.S.R. 37(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O.19 (E), dated

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | State to re-examine matter in light of inclusion of Right to Education in the Constitution

Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed before a Bench of Ajay Bhanot, J., where the application for listing on grant-in-aid list

Cabinet Decisions Legislation Updates

Cabinet approves creation of the National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the creation of National Bench of the Goods and

Conference/Seminars/Lectures Law School News

ILS Pune | National Seminar on “Unveiling Ventures of Intellectual Property law”

Reported by Saranya Mishra

Legislation Updates Notifications

MHA notifies constitution of “The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal”

S.O. 384(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Court refuses to exercise writ jurisdiction in light of alternate remedy of appeal before STAT

Madhya Pradesh High Court: An application filed before a Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., by petitioner for grant of permit for the