Sucheta, Author at SCC Times

Inherent power under Section 482 CrPC must be exercised judiciously and not capriciously or arbitrarily to avoid undesirable results

Supreme Court: In the matter where the brother of the deceased, who had committed suicide at her matrimonial place at Ambala, had

Statutory machinery clearly computing all components of the levy is a precondition to levying of tax

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of S.Muralidhar and Vibhu Bakhru, JJ. ruled on whether ‘service

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change reprimanded for delay in disclosure of bio-safety data on Genetically Modified Mustard Trials

Central Information Commission (CIC): While coming down heavily upon Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for delay in disclosure of bio-safety data

Hot Off The Press News

Shipping Ministry seeks 5% of Central Road Fund for development of Waterways

The Shipping Ministry has proposed to utilize part of the fuel cess collected for building national highways for expansion of National Waterways

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Tribunal whose order is challenged under Articles 226 and 227 is not a necessary party in a Special Civil Application

Supreme Court: Deciding the question that whether a tribunal or court whose order is challenged in proceedings under Articles 226 and 227

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Central Government seeks comments on Draft Aircraft Amendment Rules, 2016

The Central Government seeks comments on the draft Aircraft Amendment Rules, 2016 which has been proposed in order to amend the Aircraft

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2016 SCC Vol. 7 August 14, 2016 Part 2

Motor Vehicles — Road accidents, deaths and injuries — Laws governing road safety: Binding directions of Supreme Court in exercise of power

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Income-tax (21st Amendment) Rules, 2016

The Central Board of Direct Taxes in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1E) of section 206C read with section 295

Appointments & Transfers News

Dr. Urjit R Patel appointed as the new Governor of Reserve Bank of India

Dr. Urjit R Patel has been appointed as the New Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three

Case Briefs High Courts

Petition challenging the declaration of Telugu, Odiya, Kannada and Malayalam as ‘classical language’, dismissed

Madras High Court: While deciding upon the challenge to the grant of ‘Classical’ status to languages like Telugu, Kannada, Odiya, Malayalam etc.,

Law School News Others

NALSAR receives funds from Ministry of Law & Justice for conducting an empirical study on the state of legal education in India

Reported by Varun Reddy

Case Briefs Supreme Court Taxation

Commercial goods without change of their identity as such remain commercially the same goods which cannot be taxed again

Supreme Court: In the matter where the question for consideration before the bench of Dr. A.K. Sikri and R.F. Nariman, JJ was

Case Briefs High Courts

Spouse asserting right on basis of interim orders in child custody proceedings cannot be allowed to withdraw and yet continue to take benefit of order

Delhi High Court: Hearing a child custody proceeding during which an interesting question arose for consideration, the Court observed that a spouse

Hot Off The Press News

RBI seeks comments on Draft Circular on Customer Protection – Limiting Liability of Customers in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions

The Reserve Bank of India placed on its website the Draft Circular on “Customer Protection – Limiting Liability of Customers in Unauthorised Electronic

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Rules, 2016

The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 124 of the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act 2002, makes the

Law School News Others

NLSIU organising XI edition of Admit One (Annual Theatre Fest)

Reported by Aradhya Sethia

Alternate Dispute Resolution Case Briefs Supreme Court

Disputes relating to Trust and Trustees cannot be settled by way of arbitration even if arbitration agreement exists to that effect

Supreme Court: The bench of J. Chelameswar and Abhay Manohar Sapre, JJ, hearing the matter regarding settlement of disputes arising from Trust