SCOTUS puts corporations outside the scope of the Alien Tort Statute for human rights suits
Supreme Court of the United States: The Supreme Court of the United States in a 5:4 ruling, held that victims of overseas
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Termination order quashed on finding illegal disciplinary proceedings held against petitioner
Allahabad High Court: A Single-Judge Bench comprising of Hon’ble Siddharth, J. quashed the impugned termination order against the petitioner. As per the
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2018 SCC Vol. 4 April 28, 2018 Part 1
Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 — Ss. 5, 6, 3 and 2(c): In Cauvery Water Dispute Casescase, State of Karnataka gets additional
Continue readingA positive report regarding threat to the State or public order is necessary to deny parole to a convict
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The order denying parole to the petitioner (convict) based on the report of the District Magistrate was
Continue readingInherent powers under Section 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle a legitimate prosecution
Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of John Michael Cunha, J. decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC,
Continue readingPetition seeking compensation dismissed in light of illegal occupation of land
High Court of Jammu And Kashmir: While deciding upon the present writ petition wherein the petitioners have prayed that the respondents be
Continue readingCourt declines to provide guidelines for deciding issues of custody of children
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Anthony Dominic, CJ and Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. decided a public interest litigation, wherein
Continue readingOrgan Transplantation Guidelines introduced by Kerala Govt does not violate Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of Antony Dominic, CJ and Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. decided a civil writ petition, wherein the
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Ms Indu Malhotra, first woman advocate to be directly appointed as Supreme Court Judge, sworn in
Senior Advocate Ms Indu Malhotra was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court today. Chief Justice Dipak Misra administered the
Continue readingShri Ramendra Jain appointed Addl. Judge, Punjab & Haryana HC
The President in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Ramendra
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Animals, by virtue of the fact that they are not humans, lack locus standi under Copyright Act to sue for copyright infringement
United States Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit): While deciding the issue that whether a monkey may sue humans, corporations, and companies for
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Requirement for obtaining PAN card under Section 139A of IT Act, 1961 eased for corporate assessees
In case of a company, an application for incorporation, allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN) and allotment of Tax Deduction and Collection
Continue readingComments invited on Draft Notification under S. 112A as inserted by Finance Act, 2018
The Finance Act, 2018 has withdrawn the exemption under clause (38) of Section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) and
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Object of bail is to secure attendance of the accused in trial
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J. decided a criminal petition, wherein the petitioner was granted
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Breaking| Asaram to undergo life imprisonment in 2013 rape case
Self-styled Godman Asaram has been found guilty of the rape of a 16 year old girl in 2013 by the Special Trial
Continue readingState Women Commission has no jurisdiction to interfere in service matters which are governed by statutory rules
Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Amit Sthalekar, J. ordered the petitioner (wife of a retired government servant) to
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TNNLS organises First Habibullah Badsha Memorial Lecture
Reported by Supriyo Ranjan Mahapatra
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24 × 7 Power: Let there be light in every home
by Harsha Rajwanshi*
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RBI’S crackdown on Cryptocurrencies — Facts and Implications
by Bhumesh Verma* and Soumya Shekhar**
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RBI makes Aadhaar key to KYC compliance
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made linking of national biometric ID Aadhaar to bank accounts mandatory as part of its updated
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