Applicability and Interpretation of Section 29A
Case Analysis: Arcelor Mittal India Pvt. Ltd. vs Satish Kumar Gupta Facts A section 7 application filed by State Bank of India and Standard Chartered against Essar Steel India Ltd.(ESIL)…
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SC on Status of Homebuyers under the Waterfall mechanisms
Case Analysis: Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Ltd. vs Union of India Facts Numerous writ petitions have been filed before the SC challenging the constitutionality of the amendment of 2018.…
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to prevail over State Legislations
Case Analysis: Innoventive Industries vs ICICI Bank Facts Appellant is a multi product manufacturing company in diverse sectors. It started going into losses in 2012 and failed to meet with…
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Courts cannot re-modify Laws | Scope limited to Judicial Review only!
Case Analysis: Saregama India Limited v. Next Radio Limited & Ors. Keywords: Judicial Review, Constitutionality of Law, Re-modification of Laws, etc. FACTS There were multiple Petitions which were filed at…
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Case analysis: Defending the COVISHIELD Trademark
Background Following the Classic Trinity Test, Serum Institute of India successfully defends the trademark "COVISHIELD" for its own Covid-19 vaccine in a passing-off action brought by a Nanded-based patented firm. …
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Interest on Bank Loan: A subject of legal entitlement not a subject of Policy or charity by State or Bank
Author: Ms. Anamika Sharma, Advocate, Sr. Associate, Juris & Juris [Pending hearing before Jharkhand High Court.] Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vides its judgment dated 23.03.2021 rendered in moratorium period…
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The Protection Of ‘Personal Liberty’
INTRODUCTION When one brings into mind the relevancy of
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Statements recorded under Section 313 CrPC not a mere procedural formality- SC
The Apex Court, while delivering a judgment, expressed its concern over the statements recorded under Section 313 of CrPC and stated that it should not be handled in a casual…
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Plea before SC seeking adequate medical treatment for all Non-COVID patients, alike COVID patients
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the apex court and has sought for directions to the Central as well as State governments to ensure that proper medical…
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SC issued notice to WB govt on plea of CBI/SIT investigation into post-poll violence
The Apex Court, while hearing a petition which sought for CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation)/SIT (Special Investigation Team) investigation into the killings of two BJP workers which took place during…
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Plea before SC sought for quashing of FIRs against those who criticised PM Modi by putting up posters
A petition has been filed before the apex court and has sought for quashing of FIRs registered by the Delhi Police against those individuals who have allegedly put up posters…
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Plea before SC to use PM CARES fund to procure COVID essentials
A plea has been filed before the apex court to sought directions to use PM CARES fund for the purchase of COVID-19 essentials like vaccine, oxygen plants, generators and their…
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SC directs govts of UP, Delhi and Haryana to provide dry ration to stranded migrants in NCR
The Apex Court directed the Central government as well as State governments of Uttar Pradesh, National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi and Haryana to make available dry ration and community…
read morePlea before SC for door-to-door vaccination of vulnerable communities in the society
A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court, which sought for appropriate directions to be undertaken in order to facilitate door-to-door vaccination of citizens’, including elderly, differently abled, weaker…
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SC issues directions to Prison authorities for protection of inmates who don’t want to be released due to fear of COVID
The Apex Court issued directions to the prison authorities and asked them to be considerate about the concerns of inmates who might not be willing to be released during COVID,…
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SC upholds media’s right to report courtroom proceedings- ECI case
The Apex Court once again delivered its verdict in favour of the freedom of media and held that media has right to report the judicial proceedings, including the oral observations…
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Granting reservation in excess of 50% ceiling limit is unconstitutional- SC in Maratha Quota Judgement
The Apex Court declared its verdict on the Maratha Quota issue and struck down the same in excess of 50%, which is the ceiling limit, as it proved to be…
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Power of state to regulate profiteering by schools’ does not violate latter’s right u/Article 19(1)(g)- SC
The Apex Court held that the act of State, wherein it regulates the profit-making measures of educational institutions, does not violate the management’s fundamental right enshrined under Article 19(1)(g) of…
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Media acts as a watchdog of judicial proceedings- Supreme Court in ECI case
The Apex Court was hearing a plea filed by the Election Commission of India against the oral remarks made by Madras High Court of holding the officers responsible for the…
read moreSC directs States and police to not take action against those seeking medical help through social media
The Supreme Court strictly warned the respective authorities of States and Police to not clamp down the citizens’ who are seeking medical help to COVID patients or their families through…
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SC questioned Centre about the rationale behind variation in COVID vaccine
Amidst change in prices of COVID vaccine, the Apex Court asked the Centre to give an explanation regarding the pricing policy. The Supreme Court suo moto took up the case…
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Writ of mandamus cannot be used for setting up an adjudicatory body- SC
The Apex Court made an observation in the case of John Paily v State of Kerala, that writ of mandamus cannot be issued in order to give directions for setting…
read moreHigh Court cannot skip its duty to give reasoned orders for granting or refusing bail even though parties have given their consent- SC
The Apex Court observed that consent of parties would not justify the act of High Court to not indicate the reasons for granting or refusing the bail. The bench stated…
read moreSC reserves order on plea filed for appointment of ad-hoc judges in HC
The Apex Court has reserved orders on a plea which sought for appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts by making a reference to Article 224A of Indian Constitution. The…
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