April 10, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA ISSUES DIRECTIONS TO ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES IN RESPECT OF WHICH VOTER VERIFIABLE PAPER SLIPS WOULD BE VERIFIED

In a recent case of N Chandrababu Naidu & Ors vs Union of India and another 2019, the Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to increase the number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), in…

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April 9, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS ONE-SIDED AND UNFAIR CLAUSES OF APARTMENT BUYER’S AGREEMENT TO BE NOT BINDING ON BUYERS

In a recent case of Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure Ltd. Vs. Govindan Raghavan 2019 and Pioneer Urban Land & Infrastructure Ltd. Vs. Geetu Gidwani Verma & Anr., the Supreme Court has passed a Common Judgment dated 02.04.2019…

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April 5, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT RESCUES INSOLVENT COMPANIES FROM MANDATORY BANKRUPTCY

In a recent Judgment passed by the Supreme Court of India in the case Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd v Union of India dated 2nd April 2019, the Supreme Court struck down the  Reserve Bank of India (…

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April 5, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS THAT DEATH BY MOSQUITO BITE IS NOT AN INSURABLE PERIL

In the case of Branch Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd vs. Mousumi Bhattacharjee decided on 26th March 2019, a very interesting question of law was determined by the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court was tasked to…

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April 1, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS THAT DISHONOURED CHEQUES IN PURSUANCE TO AGREEMENTS TO SELL ARE MAINTAINABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881

The Supreme Court of India in the case of Ripudaman Singh vs Balakrishna, passed a judgement dated 13.03.2019 holding that the Complaint under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“the Act”) is maintainable when the cheques are…

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April 1, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

REGULATION OF GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS CONTENT DURING ELECTION PERIOD IN INDIA

The Supreme Court in the matter of Common Cause v Union of India 2015 had approved and adopted certain guidelines, namely, Government Advertisement (Content Regulation) Guidelines 2014 (Guidelines), suggested by a Committee constituted by the Supreme Court, to…

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March 25, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

ARREST OF MR. NIRAV MODI UNDER THE FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS ACT

Economic offences refer to illegal acts committed by an individual or a group of individuals to obtain a financial or professional advantage primarily motivated for personal economic gain. It is one of the most menacing and predatory of…

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March 25, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA ISSUES MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT TO GOVERN THE CONDUCT OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES

In view of a Judgment passed by the Supreme Court of India in S. Subramaniam Balaji vs. State of Tamil Nadu and Others 2013, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has recently issued a Model Code of Conduct…

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March 20, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS THAT DELAY BY LAWYER IN FILING APPEAL CANNOT BE GROUND FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY

The Supreme Court of India in the case of Estate Officer, Haryana Urban Development Authority & Anr. vs Gopi Chand Atreja, passed a judgement dated 12.03.2019 holding that delay by a Lawyer cannot be a ground for delay…

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March 14, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

INDIA LOK SABHA ELECTION 2019: SOCIAL MEDIA RULES

Amidst the 2019 Election being in full swing, the Election Commission on 10th March 2019, announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls along with the Model Code of Conduct (“Code”). This Code is a set of guidelines…

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