Group of companies doctrine applicable to arbitration proceedings: Supreme Court
A Constitution Bench of Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the group of companies doctrine will be applicable to arbitration proceedings in India Read More…
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Guidelines on Search Of Journalists’ Digital Devices Soon, Supreme Court Told
The Centre assured the Supreme Court on Wednesday that guidelines would be framed soon to regulate the seizure of phones or other digital devices beRead More…
Delhi High Court changes threshold income for EWS reservation in private schools from ₹1 lakh per year to ₹5 lakh
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi government to consider increasing the threshold income for availing reservation under the EconomicRead More…
Assam Illegal Immigrants: Supreme Court Examines Validity Of Citizenship Act Section 6A
A five-judge Supreme Court bench today commenced hearing on 17 petitions to examine the constitutional validity of section 6A of the Citizenship Act Read More…
Domestic Violence Act meant to uplift victims, not send people to jail for not paying maintenance: Delhi High Court
The purpose of maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) is to uplift victims of domestic violence, and it has leRead More…
Illegal To Grant Bail For Limited Time If…: Supreme Court’s Big Order
The Supreme Court has said when a court concludes that an accused is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending trial, then granting the relief only foRead More…
Wife can seek maintenance under Domestic Violence Act even if Section 125 CrPC claim is rejected: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the rejection of a wife’s application for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal PrRead More…
Supreme Court Defers Hearing Of Income Tax Assessment Case Of Gandhis Till December 13
The Supreme Court Friday deferred the hearing of the petitions filed by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as wellRead More…
Supreme Court to examine whether woman can be booked for rape under Section 375 IPC
The question of whether a woman can be made an accused in a rape case under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) arose before the Supreme CourtRead More…
High Courts have duty to prevent unwanted prosecutions, long trials: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently emphasised that High Courts should not let criminal trials drag on due to vexatious prosecutions [Vishnu Kumar Shukla and Read More…