Editor_4, Author at SCC Times

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Perjury Proceedings for Hostile Witness—A Need of Hour

by Surel Shah*

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Recent Key Reforms Proposed by India’s Capital Markets Regulator

by Rohan Kumar*and Shinjni Kharbanda**

Legislation Updates Notifications

Custom duty exempted on import of Crude Palm oil, Crude Soya bean Oil, Crude Sunflower seed oil etc.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has exempted the custom duty leviable on import of Crude Palm oil, Crude

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Anticipatory bail is an extra ordinary relief; Application rejected in mob lynching incident

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., rejected a pre-arrest bail application which was filed apprehending arrest registered for offence punishable under sections

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | “Protection shall be offered discreetly, by women Police Officers not in uniform”; HC directs Kerala to ensure effective protection of victims of sexual harassment

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J., directed the State of Kerala along with the Commissioner of Police to take steps for effective

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp Supreme Court Roundups

Navratri and Women Empowerment| 9 judgments of 2021 that knocked out the Patriarchal evils

by Kamini Sharma†

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Show cause notice issued against the Trial Court Judge for disclosing name of the rape victim; Court grants bail to the accused

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Deepak Kumar Agarwal, J., allowed a bail application which was filed by the applicant for grant of regular

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC│ What is Yipee Magic Masala Noodles and Wai Wai Majedaar Masala Noodles copyright infringement battle all about? Read on

“Principles laid down for Courts to deal with injunction applications, in a pending suit, seeking relief against passing off” Karnataka High Court:

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Amount claimed as refund already debited in Returns, whether there would be entitlement for refund under Rule 5 of CCR, 2004? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal in which the Tribunal had to decide

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The Milestone Achievement of Amazon in Reinstating the Status Quo of Party Autonomy in Domestic and International Commercial Arbitrations

by Swarnendu Chatterjee*and Sneha Rath**

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Constable dismissed from service after video of him consuming alcohol went viral on internet; HC sets aside dismissal for lack of evidence

Patna High Court: Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J., set aside the order of dismissal of a constable who was removed from service in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Half a century old litigation, we wish it is the knock out round!’ SC holds objections can’t be raised in instalments; Res judicata applicable on execution proceedings

“…the case on hand is fit to be included in the syllabus of a law school as a study material for students to get equipped with the various provisions of the Code relating to execution.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CBI | Cremation of rights could not burn Justice on pyre | Lambasted UP Police for ‘shoddy investigation’, orders for further investigation

Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, Ghaziabad- Shivank Singh, Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI), while rejecting the closure report of the CBI, accepted the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Municipal Council Delhi, whether owner or licensee of the land transferred by the Government? Supreme Court clarifies nature of the title

“…the letters dated 21-05-2008 and 08-07-2008 are interdepartmental communication and not any policy decision or circular meant for public. Thus, such interdepartmental communications are not the enforceable orders of the Union or of the Council.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Bail granted in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 case; Court differentiates possession of small quantity from commercial quantity

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application which was filed for grant of regular bail for the offence

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Guj HC | Man’s conviction set aside in charges for raping minor wife; Non-interference by Court would reduce the lady and two children without shelter

Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., allowed an appeal which was filed against the judgment and order passed by the Special Judge

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Militant Trade Unionism, Gawking wages; HC emphasises over need for proactive approach by the government and stringent actions against the wrongdoers

Kerala High Court: Commenting on the history of militant trade unionism in the State of Kerala Devan Ramachandran, J. called it an

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Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Housing and Slum Development Scam; Supreme Court refuses to stay proceedings, upholds High Court’s order

“…the absence of reasons struck at the legitimacy of the impugned judgment. It caused prejudice no doubt, to the extent that the appellants were unable to furnish grounds on which their special leave petitions were based.”

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC | Teenager dies due to electrocution; HC grants 3 lakhs compensation holding State strictly liable for negligence in maintaining transmission lines

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., applied the principle of strict liability to grant compensation to the petitioners