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Supreme Court Allows Video Conferencing in Matrimonial Cases Due to Pandemic: Anjali Brahmawar Chauhan vs. Navin Chauhan (22 January 2021)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Family Law, Inherent Powers, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Matrimonial Disputes, S.A. Bobde, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Allows Video Conferencing in Matrimonial Cases Due to Pandemic: Anjali Brahmawar Chauhan vs. Navin Chauhan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether video conferencing can be allowed in matrimonial disputes. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute Case Name: Anjali Brahmawar Chauhan vs. Navin Chauhan Judgment Date: 22 January 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 22 January 2021 Citation: […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Retirement Rights: Indian Bank vs. Mahaveer Khariwal (2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Indian Bank Employees Pension Regulations, 1995, Judges, M.R. Shah, Pension Law, R. Subhash Reddy, Service Law, Service Law with Regulation 29, Voluntary Retirement

Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Retirement Rights: Indian Bank vs. Mahaveer Khariwal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s application for voluntary retirement can be rejected if the employer fails to consider the request for waiver of the three-month notice period and whether the employee was on deputation or transfer. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Pension Law Case Name:

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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Bail in Pre-Natal Sex Determination Case: Rekha Sengar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) INSC 12

/ Ajay Rastogi, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, Offences Against Human Body, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 with Section 23, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 with Section 27, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 with Section 6, Vineet Saran

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Bail in Pre-Natal Sex Determination Case: Rekha Sengar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) INSC 12 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted to an accused charged with offences under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 (PC&PNDT Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name:

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Supreme Court Grants Bail in NDPS Case: Ragini Dwivedi vs. State of Karnataka (2021)

/ Bail, Judges, K.M. Joseph, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 27, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 37, Navin Sinha, Rohinton Fali Nariman

Supreme Court Grants Bail in NDPS Case: Ragini Dwivedi vs. State of Karnataka (2021) Date of the Judgment: January 21, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 21 Judges: Rohinton Fali Nariman, Navin Sinha, K.M. Joseph Can a person be denied bail under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) based solely on statements and

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Supreme Court clarifies “Casual Trader” definition under Rajasthan Sales Tax Act: Commercial Taxes Officer vs. M/s Bhagat Singh (21 January 2021)

/ Casual Trader, Indira Banerjee, Judges, Limitation Period, Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954, Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954 with Section 10A, Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954 with Section 10B, Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954 with Section 2(ccc), Sanjiv Khanna, Tax Assessment, Tax Law

Supreme Court Clarifies “Casual Trader” Definition Under Rajasthan Sales Tax Act: Commercial Taxes Officer vs. M/s Bhagat Singh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of “Casual Trader” under the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954, concerning the time limit for tax assessment. CASE TYPE: Tax Law Case Name: Commercial Taxes Officer, Circle-B, Bharatpur vs. M/s Bhagat Singh [Judgment

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Supreme Court Dismisses Insolvency Plea Citing Limitation: Reliance Asset Reconstruction vs. Hotel Poonja International (2021)

/ Acknowledgment of Liability, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, Indira Banerjee, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 with Section 7, Judges, Limitation Act, 1963, Limitation Act, 1963 with Article 137, Limitation Act, 1963 with Section 18, Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Dismisses Insolvency Plea Citing Limitation: Reliance Asset Reconstruction vs. Hotel Poonja International (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is barred by limitation when the default occurred more than three years before the application was filed. CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law Case Name: M/s. Reliance

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Supreme Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator Due to Ineligibility of Government Official: Haryana Space Application Centre vs. Pan India Consultants (20 January 2021)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 12(5), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 with Section 29A(6), Indu Malhotra, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Seventh Schedule, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Supreme Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator Due to Ineligibility of Government Official: Haryana Space Application Centre vs. Pan India Consultants (2021) Date of the Judgment: 20 January 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 21 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao J., Indu Malhotra J., Ajay Rastogi J. Can a government official, who is part of the management of a state

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Supreme Court allows Advocate on Record to use “Law Chambers” style: In Re: Advocate on Record (20 January 2021)

/ Advocates on Record, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 145, Dinesh Maheshwari, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Supreme Court Rules, Supreme Court Rules, 2013 with Order IV

Supreme Court Allows Advocate on Record to Use “Law Chambers” Style: In Re: Advocate on Record (2021) Date of the Judgment: 20 January 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 22 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can an Advocate on Record (AOR) register their practice using a style like “Law Chambers of

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Supreme Court Upholds Labour Court Decision: State of Uttarakhand vs. Smt. Sureshwati (2021)

/ Disciplinary Inquiry, Indu Malhotra, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Section 23, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Navin Sinha

Supreme Court Upholds Labour Court Decision: State of Uttarakhand vs. Smt. Sureshwati (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the Labour Court’s award based on the lack of a disciplinary inquiry, when the Labour Court had already considered all the evidence presented by both parties. CASE TYPE: Labour Law Case Name:

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Supreme Court Directs Free Education and Housing for Rape Victim: Ms. X vs. State of Jharkhand (20 January 2021)

/ Ashok Bhushan, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 357A, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 228A, Judges, M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy

Supreme Court Directs Free Education and Housing for Rape Victim: Ms. X vs. State of Jharkhand (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Rehabilitation and protection of a rape victim. CASE TYPE: Writ Petition (Civil) under Article 32 of the Constitution of India. Case Name: Ms. X vs. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 20 January 2021

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Supreme Court Allows Probation Despite Minimum Sentence: Lakhvir Singh vs. State of Punjab (2021)

/ Hrishikesh Roy, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 397, Judges, Offences Against Property, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 with Section 4, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 with Section 6, Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Supreme Court Allows Probation Despite Minimum Sentence: Lakhvir Singh vs. State of Punjab (2021) Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 14 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can young offenders, who have committed a serious crime, be given the benefit of probation, even if the law prescribes a minimum

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Supreme Court Clarifies Environmental Clearance Norms for Highway Expansion Projects: National Highways Authority of India vs. Pandarinathan Govindarajulu & Anr. (2021) INSC 21

/ Ajay Rastogi, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with Section 3, Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Notification dated 14.09.2006, Notification dated 22.08.2013, Notifications

Supreme Court Clarifies Environmental Clearance Norms for Highway Expansion Projects Date of the Judgment: January 19, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 21 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can highway expansion projects be divided into smaller segments to avoid environmental clearances? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question,

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