October 13, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT RULES ON DISQUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES CONTESTING ELECTIONS THAT ARE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES

Recently, the Supreme Court of India in Public Interest Foundation v. Union of India 2018, has issued certain directions to deal with criminalization in politics in India. It has been long observed that persons with extensive criminal backgrounds…

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October 13, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE IN INDIA

Recently, there has been a huge uproar about sexual harassment of women at workplace including film and media industry, whereby a number of actors and journalists have raised their voice against the indecent or undesirable behavior or acts…

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October 13, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT RULES THAT SECTIONS 34(5) AND 34(6) OF THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996 AS AMENDED IN 2016 ARE DIRECTORY IN NATURE

Clearing the confusion that came with the insertion of the amended provisions, namely, Sections 34(5) and (6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, inserted by Amending Act 3 of 2016, the Supreme Court dealt with the nature…

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October 13, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT PROTECTS BUYERS AND ORDERS ARREST OF AMRAPALI GROUP DIRECTORS

Amrapali Group of Companies (the Company) has been accused of delaying the construction of apartments and handing over their possession to home buyers in its projects in Noida and Greater Noida in Delhi national capital region. In August,…

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October 6, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

NON-DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST – ALLEGATIONS IN MS. CHANDA KOCHHAR’S CASE

Ms. Chanda Kochhar, the first woman to head Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) Bank (the Bank), has stepped down as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 04-10-2018. As per newspaper reports, the Bank had sanctioned…

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October 6, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

HIGHLIGHTS OF INDIA-RUSSIA BILATERAL SUMMIT 2018 – ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE ASPECTS

The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi and the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir V. Putin met for the 19th edition of the Annual Bilateral Summit held on 04.10.2018 to 05.10.2018 in New Delhi. In…

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October 6, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT CORROBORATION OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL CONFESSIONS NOT MANDATORY

Extra-judicial confessions are those confessions that are made by an accused before any person other than a magistrate or in a court. It is a free and voluntary confession of guilt by a person accused of a crime…

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October 6, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

DOCTOR FINED FOR WRITING MEDICO-LEGAL REPORT IN POOR HANDWRITING

The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court, in the case titled Fahad & Ors. v. State of UP, through The Principal Secretary, Home Department and Ors., decided on 25.09.2018, has fined the doctor for writing medico-legal reports shabbily…

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October 1, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT ALLOWS ENTRY OF WOMEN IN THE SABARIMALA TEMPLE, KERALA

The Sabarimala case has been one of the most keenly awaited judgments. The Supreme Court, by 4:1 majority, in the Writ Petition titled Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. V. The State of Kerala & Ors., delivered its…

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October 1, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT DECLARES ADULTERY IS NOT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE

A five Judge Bench consisting of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Rohinton Nariman, Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justice Indu Malhotra passed a Judgement in conformity with Right to Equality by striking down Section 497 the Indian Penal Code…

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