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For summoning accused under S. 138 NI Act, recording of statements under Ss. 200 and 202 is required? All HC decides

Allahabad High Court: Sameer Jain, J., decided that whether for summoning an accused under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, recording

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Completion Certificate issued prior to commencement of The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016: Will buyer’s case be maintainable? Read on

Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Bhubaneswar: Siddhanta Das, Chairperson, Pradeep Kumar Biswal, Member – I and Ramanath Panda, Member – II held

Op Eds OP. ED.

Compulsory ADR and Mediation in a Post-Pandemic World

by Muthupandi Ganesan*

Case Briefs High Courts

Stamp Duty correctly payable on instruments typical in Redevelopment Projects: Bom HC to decide

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Patel and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., considered petitions which raised questions about the interpretation

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Husband harasses wife, portrays her as a psychiatric patient; HC slams Child Right Commission for directing psychiatric treatment of wife without any medical assessment

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of K.Vinod Chandran and C.Jayachandran, JJ., slammed the Kerala State Commission for Child Rights for directing

Case Briefs District Court

Daughter of a coparcener will also be a coparcener in Hindu Undivided Property? Tis Hazari Courts decides where father died before coming into force of 2005 Amendment to S. 6

Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: Kirandeep Kaur, Civil Judge – 05, discussed the legal position on a coparcener’s daughter also being a coparcener

Case Briefs High Courts

Daughters as Co-parceners | S. 6 of Hindu Succession Act prevails over S. 29-A inserted by Maharashtra Amendment; wasn’t necessary for Parliament to repeal S. 29-A: Bom HC

Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., while addressing a matter revolving around the property, observed that, Article 254 of

Case Briefs High Courts

Man in detention without trial for almost 41 years, compensation granted: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, CJ and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J., awarded compensation to a person who was remained

Case Briefs High Courts

False promise of marriage | Can mere failure to keep a promise without anything more lead to irresistible conclusion that promise had been dishonestly made from inception? Cal HC decides

Calcutta High Court: While addressing a matter under Section 376 of Penal Code, 1860 Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak,

Case Briefs High Courts

Does S. 327(2) CrPC providing for “in camera” proceedings apply to appeals? Bom HC decides while rejecting Tarun Tejpal’s application

Bombay High Court at Goa: A Division Bench of Revati Mohite Dere and M.S. Jawalkar, JJ. rejected Tarun Tejpal’s plea to conduct

Case Briefs High Courts

Can Judge sift and weigh evidence at stage of framing of charges? For what purpose? Bom HC considers while refusing to discharge accused

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the lower court refusing to discharge

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2021 SCC Vol. 8 Part 3

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 156(3) and Ss. 200 to 204 and S. 438: Power of Magistrate under S. 156(3) to

Case Briefs District Court

When does burden of proof shift to accused to rebut statutory presumption in cheque bounce cases under S. 138 NI Act? CMM Court considers

Court of XX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City: Bhola Pandit, XX Addl. CMM, convicted a person who presented a cheque to

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Can Executing Court’s order for enforcement of arbitral award be challenged under Art. 226? HC decides

Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., held that, Section 36 of the 1996 Act makes the arbitral award capable of

Case Briefs District Court

“Account closed” and Cheque returned: Is it a reason sufficient for convicting a person under S. 138 NI Act? Read detailed decision of CMM Court, Bangalore

Court of XX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City: In light of cheque being returned by the bank due to “Account Closed”

Case Briefs High Courts

Kidnapped or Eloped? Minor alleged to have been kidnapped tracked after almost 4 years: Del HC demystifies whether she ran away on her own or was kidnapped

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., granted bail to a person accused of kidnapping a minor, which eventually in view of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Charge Sheet Filed, but no arrest, instead interim protection granted: Read Del HC’s decision in a bail matter

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., while addressing the allegations of forged agreement, stated that the effect of the same would be

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Family Judge is supposed to proactively engage with parties and act as facilitator, mediator: HC discussed role of and expectations from a Family Judge

Delhi High Court: Yashwant Varma, J., delved into the subject of the role of a Family Judge while deciding petitions which come

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Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup | November 2021

Here’s a run-through of all the significant decisions covered in the month of November 2021 under the Section of Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies.

Case Briefs

Maha AAR | Whether GST will be payable on amount collected as fees from ‘Members’ of a ‘Club’ as monthly contribution? Detailed Report

Maharashtra Authority for Advance Ruling: The Bench of Rajiv Magoo, Additional Commissioner of Central Tax (Member) and T.R. Ramnani, Joint Commissioner of