OVERVIEW The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal seeking the inclusion of Advocates under the definition of ‘profession’ under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, on Friday.Petitioner Abhijit Mishra, a legal aspir ..
OVERVIEW The Central Board of Direct Taxes on Thursday claimed to have found financial irregularities worth over Rs. 650 crores during their raids conducted at various places linked to the Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. ..
OVERVIEWThe Supreme Court on Monday held that a person cannot be held liable under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, even if they jointly hold an account with the person who drew the cheque.The division bench of Justice D.Y. Chandr ..
OVERVIEWFaiz Siddiqui, an Oxford graduate, filed a suit against his parents in the Courts of Appeal seeking lifelong financial maintenance from them.BRIEF ACCOUNTSiddiqui is 41 and a trained lawyer with a degree from Oxford University, and submitted ..
OVERVIEWThe Punjab & Haryana High Court recently observed the enormous amounts of petitions submitted by inter-caste couples looking for police protection and provided suggestion to address the issue in the case of Lovepreet Kaur v. State of Punj ..
GENERAL OVERVIEW This decision is in relation to the case: Vikas Kishanrao Gawali v. State Of Maharashtra [WP 980 OF 2019; Citation: LL 2021 SC 13. This judgement came on Thursday, after a petition was filed, challenging Section 12(2)(c) of the Mahar ..
GENERAL OVERVIEW This judgement is in relation to the case: Vishnu Tiwari v. State of Uttar Pradesh. Vishu Tiwari was arrested on the charges of rape and atrocities, in the year 2000, and sentenced to life imprisonment under the SC/ST Act. As a victi ..
GENERAL OVERVIEW The lower house of the French Parliament approved a draft bill of Anti Radicalism, agreeing to safeguard the French values and culture while also promoting it from the Islamic radicalists. As a landmark project of the French Presiden ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS SC has recently constituted a committee to take steps for speedy disposal of cheque bounce matters. The committee shall be headed by Former Bombay HC Judge R.C Chavan including 10 other member heads from various departments. The Committ ..
NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES1. Supreme Court issues SOP for hybrid hearings effective March 15 Finally, after a year the Supreme Court will begin hybrid physical hearing. This will be effective from March 15, where the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) w ..