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All HC | Whether res judicata will apply where issue of negligence already decided by competent Tribunal in claim arising out of same accident? Court examines

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., while addressing the matter observed that: “…where there are multiple claims, MACT should place all

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NCLAT | Whether Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process can be initiated against Principal Borrower and Corporate Guarantor simultaneously for same set of debt and default? Tribunal decides

National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Division Bench of Justice A.I.S Cheena (Judicial Member) and V.P. Singh (Technical Member) reinforced that in the

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All HC | Liability of employer and insurer to pay interest on amount awarded but not paid under the Employees’ Compensation Act, whether mandatory? Court answers

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., held the employer and the insurance company liable to pay interest on the amount

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Freedom of Religion and Right to Conversion

by M.N. Rao*

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[MV Act] Kar HC | MACT must proactively invoke power under S. 165 Evidence Act, in case of inability of claimants to produce treating doctors as witnesses

Karnataka High Court: H. T. Narendra Prasad J. allowed the appeal stating that the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal has ample powers under

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Right to Protest in Contemporary India and Belarus: A Comparative Analysis

by Priya Agrawal* and Dhawal Srivastava**

AchievementsLaw School News

SCC Online Blog Law Review Rankings [Sept ’20] – RFMLR back in the rankings

RGNUL Financial and Mercantile Law Review is back in the ranking charts Aligarh Law Journal rises to the 3rd rank The rankings†

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All HC | Whether Public Interest Litigation in service matters is maintainable? HC explains in light of SC decisions

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Shamim Ahmed, JJ., addressed whether public Interest litigation in service matters are

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Madras HC | If Advocate stickers are being misused for criminal activities by sticking it in vehicles to intimidate Police, why not ban the same? Court asks

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., addressed a matter wherein it was stated that the law

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Co-equal Status of the States: Constitutional Perspective

by Uday Shankar*

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Bom HC | Whether unmarried daughter who is major by age, entitled to claim maintenance from father till her marriage? HC explains law in light of Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act

Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., while setting aside the orders pronounced by the Courts below observed that, “the law already gives

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Demystifying the Arbitrability of Fraud 

by Amit Jajoo*,  Anamika Singh** & Bhargav Kosuru***

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Appointment of arbitrators under Section 11 by the Supreme Court: A time intensive phenomenon

by Payal Chandra* & Rhythm Buaria**

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Euthanasia — Indian View 

by Achal Gupta*

Legislation UpdatesNotifications

Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines issued to regulate shared mobility and reducing traffic congestion and pollution

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2020 as per the requirements and provisions of

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC | Partially deaf and mute victim voiced to have been subjected to attempt to rape: Read HC’s ruling

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while partly allowing the appeal modified the offence to fall under Section 354 of the Penal

Legislation UpdatesNotificationsRules & Regulations

[Vintage Vehicles] MoRTH invites public comments for proposed rules on registering vintage vehicles

Objective is to preserve and promote the heritage of old vehicles in India.

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Chh HC | How is “doctrine of preponderance of probabilities” applied in cases relating to Motor Vehicle Act? Appeal Allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: Parth Prateem Sahu J., set aside the impugned award and allowed the appeal by applying the doctrine of preponderance

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Public suggestions invited for notifying rules for registering nominees of motor vehicle owners

Nomination facility is proposed to be incorporated at the time of registration of the vehicles.

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Del HC | Is it necessary for trial and inquiry for an offence to take place only where the occurrence would have taken place? Law in regard to ‘Jurisdiction’ explained

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., addressed a matter involving the determination of jurisdiction with regard to the occurrence of a