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SL SC | Negligence at the time of producing documents at the time of interview for admission; Court dismisses application in relation to violation of Fundamental Rights

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, CJ., L.T.B.Dehideniya and P. Padman

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge| Justice Rohinton F. Nariman

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Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC refrains from deciding on petitions challenging closure of religious places, leaves the matter to State Government

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ and Dr B. R. Sarangi, J. disposed of two petitions which challenged

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Court of Appeal, Ireland upholds rejection of family reunification appeal by an Afghan refugee’s third wife, holds polygamous marriages contrary to Irish law

Court of Appeal, Ireland: Donnelly, Ní Raifeartaigh and Binchy JJ rejected an application for family reunification sought by an Afghan couple who

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | FIR is not an encyclopedia of entire prosecution case; Physical touch of victim is not an essential ingredient to make an offence under Ss. 354, 506 and 509 IPC if basic ingredients are satisfied

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Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT rejects Corporate Creditor’s demand of payment of outstanding operational debt worth Rs 58 crores, after finding ‘plausible contention’ in debtor’s arguments

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi: The 3-Member Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat (Acting Chairperson), V.P. Singh, Member (Technical) and

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Fixation of retirement age through government notification is an administrative action within the exclusive jurisdiction of State; not open to challenge in a court of law

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Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Provisions under Criminal Procedure Code shall have an overriding effect and shall prevail notwithstanding any provision in Pension Rules framed by State Government

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Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Pre-deposit amount reduced considering hardship under S. 129-E of Customs Act; Court modifies CESTAT order

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CLAT 2020 Examination to be held on September 7

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Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Court states no jurisdiction to hear other issues when preliminary objection on time bar upheld; Dismisses application of violation of fundamental rights

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Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | A party to contract cannot unilaterally quantify liability and proceed for recovery from the other side

Kerala High Court: Anu Sivaram, J. allowed the Writ Petition by directing the respondent to only decide the amount of liability after

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | S. 195 CrPC is a limitation on powers of Magistrate to take cognizance for an offence under S. 188 IPC

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Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | “People of Elambra have been fighting against the might of State Govt. for 35 years to establish a lower primary school”; Kerala Govt. strictly directed to establish a Government LP School at Elambra village with all promptness

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OP. ED.Tributes and Obituaries

Remembering the ‘anything but ordinary’ Shamnad Basheer

In memoriam: Shamnad, you are remembered and missed IDIA Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA) / SpicyIP / Basheer family and to

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Company providing service to member companies without consideration not liable to service tax under Business Auxiliary Service (BAS)

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Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Mandatory pre-deposit not to be waived off by Court under amended S. 35-F, Central Excise Act until exceptional grounds of undue financial hardships is proved beyond doubt

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Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19] Tri HC | Doctor “spat at and abused” by patients; Court orders for test identification parade to identify the accused person

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J., while terming the doctors as “frontline warriors”, directed the Investigating officer to conduct Test identification parade

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Delhi HC allows Delhi University to conduct Open-Book Examinations for final-year students from August 10

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J. has upheld the Delhi University’s (DU) decision to conduct open-book examinations (OBE) for final year

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC sets up new arbitral proceedings in the compensation dispute between GMR and NHAI

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., addressed three different petitions between the same parties arising out of the award passed by