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“America’s public schools are nurseries of democracy”- SCOTUS rules in favour of student suspended for her off-campus improper Snapchat posts criticising the school

Supreme Court of The United States: The Court by an overwhelming majority of 8:1 held that a student’s suspension from school’s cheerleading

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Whether Advocates who appear on behalf of agencies like CBI, ED etc. before HC and lower Courts, appointed by process of consultation with HC, in terms of S. 24(1) and 24(4) of CrPC? Court seeks clarification from State

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., heard a petition which was in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Punjab gangster Jai Pal Singh Bhullar gets killed in alleged police encounter in Kolkata; SC directs P&H HC to re-consider plea for second post-mortem

Supreme Court: The Division (Vacation) Bench of Indira Banerjee and M.R. Shah, JJ., directed the High Court of Punjab and Haryana to

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The legal issues involved with mining the moon

by Suvanwesh Das†

Case Briefs High Courts

Can writ under Art. 226 Constitution of India be filed for grant of compensation under public law for infringement of fundamental right? Chh HC answers

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J., allowed the petition and granted compensation for infringement of right to a speedy trial under

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Parameters of warrant of arrest and S. 82 CrPC have not been complied as time and place has not been indicated

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned orders. The present petition has been filed for

Case Briefs High Courts

[Police Encounter] P&H HC | Dead body kept at home for 9 days due to rejection by family to cremate; HC directs second post-mortem in gangster Jai Pal Bhullar’s alleged police encounter after SC’s intervention

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Avneesh Jhingan, J., ordered to expeditiously conduct second post-mortem of infamous gangster Jai Pal Singh Bhullar, who

Case Briefs High Courts

[Mismanagement and Wastage of Medicines in Government Hospitals] Cal HC | Taxpayers money cannot be wasted; Court directs State to produce records of medicines, maintain system through IT

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Bindal, ACJ. and Arijit Banerjee, J., suo moto took up a matter in larger

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Kingfisher’s chopped wings and shrinked wingspan | United Breweries Acquisition | Heineken exempted from the obligation under Takeover Regulations with exceptions

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member, exempted Heineken International B.V from the obligation to make an

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Ramping up production of Covid-19 vaccine and its interplay with patent law

by Akber Ahmad† and Maria Fatima††

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Treatment of Statutory Dues/Claims after Approval of Resolution Plan Ghanashyam Mishra and Sons (P) Ltd. v. Edelweiss : A case comment

by Dinesh Babu Eedi* and Manasa Tantravahi***

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Raising the bar to challenge illegal appointments Pooran Chand v. King George Medical University: A case comment

by T.P.S. Harsha*

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | SEBI exonerated preferential allottees, exit providers and LTP contributors from manipulation | SAT terms it ‘cryptic’

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): A Bench of Justice Tarun Agarwala SEBI(Presiding Officer) and M.T. Joshi (Judicial Member) allowed a few appeals and

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Clause 3.3 of Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Bal Kalyan Scheme challenged as prescription of a cutoff date from 1st March, 2021 onwards defies benevolent object of Scheme

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammed Rafiq CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla J. issues notice to the State in

Case Briefs High Courts

[Bengal Post Poll Violence] Cal HC | State from very beginning had been denying everything, the way State was proceeding in matter, did not inspire confidence; NHRC constitutes committee to examine complaints

Calcutta High Court: Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, C.J.(A), I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Subrata Talukdar, JJ., on 18-06-2021 heard a

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | “Health Department is severely deficient in terms of manpower”; HC directs State to be flexible regarding maximum age limit of 37 years in appointing doctors

Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J., directed the Bihar government to consider representation made by the petitioners for appointment in the State

Case Briefs High Courts

[Affidavits] Ori HC | Is the common practice of advocate’s clerk swearing an affidavit permissible in law? Is there an exception, if yes, upto what extent?

Orissa High Court: S. K. Panigrahi, J., dismissed the bail application being found defective as the affidavit was sworn by the advocate’s

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Inaction to legitimately end matrimonial alliance from wife before entering into live-in-relationship is incongruous

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arun Monga, J., held that inaction to legitimately end matrimonial alliance from wife while seeking protection for

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Merely because second marriage is permissible in Mohammedan law it does not mean that right to marry a minor girl accrues; Bail denied inspite victim gave ‘no objection’

Karnataka High Court: K Natarajan, J., rejected the prayer for bail and dismissed the petition. The instant criminal petition was filed under

Case Briefs International Courts

[Equal Pay for Equal Work] ECJ holds TESCO stores are single-source/employer for its different distribution centers; pay gap between workers of a different sex can hit by EU laws

European Court of Justice (ECJ): The Second Chamber composed of A. Arabadjiev, President of the Chamber, A. Kumin, T. von Danwitz (Rapporteur),