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Key Takeaways UN Charted was adopted on June 25, 1945, and came into effect on October 24, 1945. Five of its principal organs, the General Assembly, Security Council, Secretariat, Trusteeship Council, and Economic and Social Council, are headquartered in New York, while the sixt..

The Gauhati High Court has stated unequivocally that in cases arising under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Court's territorial jurisdiction will be where the cheque is delivered for collection.  Justice Robin Phukan went on to say that the NI Act makes no distinction between bearer and cros..

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld the trial court's decision in the landlord's eviction petition and held that the second eviction petition is not barred by the principle of res judicata because it was filed on changed circumstances that were not pleaded in the previous petition.  The bench..

Introduction  In Indian Politics, misuse of power and corrupt officials isn't news. There's an onslaught of protective institutions in the country, but if these very institutions are misused for political gains, wrongfully incarcerating people or holding them under detention, then where should one go to seek refu..

Key takeaways The Articles 12-35 enlisted in Part III of the Constitution of India deals with Fundamental Rights. They are justiciable, enforceable, but not absolute. Sardar Vallabhai Patel chaired the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights of the Constituent Assembly. ..

Existence of contingent contract cannot be decided in the limited jurisdiction of the courts under section 11 of the Arbitration act.  Contingent contract under section 31 of the contract act is a dispute to be referred to arbitration says the Telangana High Court.  Sec..

The Supreme Court observed that an averment that a Managing Director or Joint Managing Directors were in charge of and responsible for the conduct of a company's business is not required to charge them under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.  The court reiterated that impleading independent ..

Workman serving for continuous years without taking breaks cannot be denied benefit under section 25F of the industrial disputes act merely because of contractual agreement. Section 25F talks about the conditions precedent to retrenchment of workers. The Gujarat High Court held t..

Key Takeaways Article 368 of the Indian Constitution deals with the legislative procedure for amending the Constitution. The First Constitutional Amendment Act was passed in 1951. The Seventh Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956 reorganised ..

Introduction “The only valid form of censorship is the choice of the consumer to not consume” - These are words that aptly subsume exactly what’s wrong with Indian media and its discourse. With the centre stirring up a hornet’s nest, targeting Twitter, BJP is making headlines on the very same platform ..

Key Takeaways The Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 is a Parliamentary Act created to allow for the construction of an effective system for protecting plant variations, farmers' and plant breeders' rights, and encouraging the development of new plant varieties. li style="tex..

The Supreme Court ruled that a FIR under Section 306 IPC (suicide attempt) cannot be quashed under Section 482 CrPC due to a settlement.  The bench, which included Justices Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, stated that 'abetment of suicide' is also a heinous and serious offence that must be treated a..

Last year, Tv Today filed a suit against Newslaundry and sought damages of rupees 2 crore from them. For “commercially disparaging” its commercial products and for “de..

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 that relate to the Enforcement Directorate's power of arrest, attachment, search, and seizure.  The Court upheld the constitutionality of Sections 5, 8(4), 15, 17, and 19 of the PMLA, which deal with the ED..

According to the Supreme Court, there is no requirement to formally register an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) before initiating penal action or prosecution against a person involved in a process or activity involving proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.  "Suffice ..