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No stay on OTT Release of film ‘83’: Bom HC | Netflix and Star India already have antecedent rights, both digital and satellite for 10 years

Bombay High Court: While refusing to restrain Star India and Netflix from streaming the film ‘83’ on their respective broadcasting portals, R.I.

Case Briefs High Courts

Extraordinary writ jurisdiction is to be exercised only in rare cases or certain contingencies in the interest of justice, including exceptional cases: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., expressed that it is settled law that the power to issue writ has its own

Case Briefs High Courts

When parents are alive, can a son claim his share in property of his parents? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Patel and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., held that Asif i.e. son has no rights

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Unilateral Appointment of Arbitrators: A Discussion

by Shamik Sanjanwala*

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Unregulated tourism activities resulting in damage to environment in eco-sensitive Himalayan States of India: NGT takes suo motu cognizance

National Green Tribunal, New Delhi (NGT): The Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), Prof. A.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

‘Reduction of Capital’ is a ‘Domestic Affair’ of a particular company in which, ordinary, a Tribunal will not interfere because of the reason that it is a ‘majority decision’ which prevails: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice Venugopal. M, Judicial Member and Kanthi Narahari, Technical Member, held

Case Briefs High Courts

Can Additional Sessions Judge or Sessions Judge try offences under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., held that Special Court which is to try offences under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,

Case Briefs High Courts

In the case of reckless driving, injured party will have to always prove that either side was negligent? All HC explains

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajai Tyagi, JJ., while addressing a case of negligent driving,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Bloomberg Privacy Case | Whether a person under criminal investigation can have a reasonable expectation of privacy? UKSC explains

United Kingdom Supreme Court: The Bench of Lord Reed, President and Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Hamblen and Lord Stephens, held that

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Sportsmanship can turn losers into winners, just as poor sportsmanship can turn winners into losers: Singapore High Court

Singapore High Court: While expressing that, Courts cannot always do justice because they do not have unlimited powers, as they are sometimes

Case Briefs High Courts

Corruption is a termite in every system; a root cause of all problems but has to be put to account: All HC

Allahabad High Court: While expressing that medical and legal fields are more a service than a profession especially the stream of oncology

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

If a person conceals facts about pre-existing fatal disease at the time of taking insurance, would it be a breach of insurance contract? NCDRC explains

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Coram of Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) and Karuna Nand Bajpayee (Member) upheld the decision of

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC rejected the request for supply of rejoinder in absence of specific allegations in the petition; Directed to file a properly constituted petition

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Manindra Mohan Shrivastava CJ and Madan Gopal Vyas J. disposed of the petition and rejected

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9 Legal Stories of the Week | Unlicensed transport aggregators to Spanking back of a woman without her consent, read more such stories in this weekly roundup

Here are our interesting picks from the stories reported this week: To operate in State of Maharashtra, Uber and other unlicensed aggregators

Case Briefs High Courts

Wife leaves matrimonial home and never returns after several requests and legal notice under S. 9 of HMA, alleges husband of several cruelties without any evidence: Would it amount to desertion and cruelty by wife? Del HC answers

Delhi High Court: Noting the separation of 12 years between the husband and wife, the Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Will Tax deducted at source be attracted on compensation awarded under Consumer Protection Act “in the form of simple interest”? NCDRC answers

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Coram of Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) and Justice Karuna Nand Bajpayee (Member) expressed that in