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Seniority benefits cannot be earned retrospectively- SC

The Apex Court, while setting aside the High Court judgment, made an observation that retrospective seniority could not be claimed as of right and that to from a date when…

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SC stays the proceedings challenging the EWS quota initiated before Kerala HC

The Apex Court, while issuing a notice in a plea filed by Central Government, stayed the proceedings under a petition which had been filed before the Kerala High Court to…

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COVISHEILD CASE ANALYSIS

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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Minority no ground to deny permission for organ donation- Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court, with respect to an organ donation case, made an oral observation that a person could not be declared as “ineligible” for donating organs merely on the…

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SC on COVID-19 casualties and difficulties faced by the family members

The Apex Court expressed its concern regarding the difficulties which the family members of deceased COVID-19 patients have to face while obtaining the required medical certificates. The bench further referred…

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Alteration of date of birth in service records cannot be claimed as of right-SC

The Apex Court, while hearing an appeal, made an observation that any changes in the date of birth, specifically in the service records, could not be claimed as of right.…

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Summoning and detaining order should be backed by reasonable crime registered against a person- SC

The Apex Court, while setting aside High Court’s order, made an observation that a person could not be summoned and detained in absence of a crime registered against him as…

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Sports Law Quiz by Sportiva Education | Cash Prize

Greetings from Sportiva Team! We are proud to announce that we are taking a new step towards our endeavour, and are organising a “Sports Law Quiz”, on 2nd October 2021.…

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Call for Chapters in the domain of Sports Law and United Nations

A Group of Sports Law Enthusiast, Professors and Professional namingly Prof. Subhrajit Chanda, Asst Lecturer, Jindal Global Law School, Prof. Tarun Singh, Asst Professor from GNLU, Prof. Nishant Sheokand, Asst…

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Employee who conceals facts, makes false declarations, not entitled continue service as a matter of right- SC

The Apex Court, while allowing the appeal, made an observation that an employee who made false declarations or suppressed material facts, like his involvement in a criminal case, should not…

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Delhi HC issues notice in a plea seeking action against Google Pay’s acts contravening Article 21

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation, issued notice against Google Pay as it had been alleged that its acts amounted to unauthorized access and storage of…

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AG grants consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Ajeet Bharti

The Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal, through a letter granted sanction to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Ajeet Bharti, for the derogatory words used against the Supreme Court and…

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Repeated cases and complaints against spouse can amount to “cruelty”- SC

The Apex Court, while hearing a review petition, observed that in case repeated cases and complaints are being filed against a spouse, the same can amount to “cruelty” for the…

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False promise of re-employment does not come within the ambit of “free consent” for sexual act- MP HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while refusing to quash the FIR, held that acquiring consent of prosecutrix for sexual act, under the garb of false promise of re-employment, does not…

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Madras HC reprimanded usage of public funds in displaying photos of CMs on school textbooks and bags

The Madras High Court, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation, condemned the act of printing photographs of Chief Ministers and other public authorities, for their personal interest, on the school-going…

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Railways would be liable in case of unjustified delay of trains- SC

The Apex Court, while upholding the order passed by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, held that in case Railways fails to furnish

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Goondas Act being misused to address matrimonial disputes- All HC seeks reply from police

The Allahabad High Court took cognizance of a show-cause notice which had been issued in favor of an individual under the Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970 in a…

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No road passing through the lakes in Udaipur be constructed- Rajasthan HC

The Rajasthan High Court, while hearing a plea regarding construction of roads over the lakes in Udaipur, stayed the tender notices which had been issued in this regard. In the…

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Kerala HC upheld the right of unborn and dismissed plea of termination of 31-week pregnancy

The Kerala High Court, while dismissing a plea which sought for termination of 31-week pregnancy, held that if diagnosed foetal abnormalities are not lethal in nature and no threat exists…

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SC denied interim bail to 1984 Anti-Sikh riots convict as medical condition stable

The Supreme Court, while rejecting interim bail application of Anti-Sikh riot convict, on ground that his medical condition is stable and is improving. Sajjan Kumar, who had been serving life…

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Application of “equal pay for equal work” not restricted to designation of individuals- SC

The Apex Court, while adjudicating an issue, observed that the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be applied merely on the basis of designation of officers. In the…

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HCs should refrain from passing oral directions to restrain arrest u/s 482- SC

The Apex Court, while allowing a criminal appeal, observed that the High Courts should refrain from adopting the procedure of passing “oral directions” in order to not allow the arrest…

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Student approaches SC against Allahabad HC’s expulsion order

A student of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University had been rusticated from his university on the grounds that he made an attempt to organize protests against the controversial Citizenship…

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Legal Consequences of Breaking Idols in Temples

Idols in the Hindu temples are not toys or statues. They are physical beings that have been stimulated to vibrate in a specific way, causing them to affect everything in…

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Right to move/reside throughout the country cannot be denied on insubstantial grounds- SC

The Apex Court, while quashing an externment order, observed that an individual’s fundamental right to reside anywhere or move freely across the country cannot be taken away on unsatisfactory grounds.…

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