11 Legal Stories of the Week: From Hijab ban to a Sexual Harassment complaint from an employee in ScoopWhoop & more
Let’s have a look at the most interesting legal stories reported this week on the SCC Online Blog from High Courts, Foreign
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If Court finds that marriage failed due to incompatibility, but one of the parties withholds consent for mutual separation, would that be ‘Cruelty’? Kerala HC elaborates
Kerala High Court: Expressing that, “If the conduct and character of one party causes misery and agony to the other spouse, the
7 Legal Stories of the Week: From High Courts to District Courts
“One of the basic tenets to be followed by every Hindu is tolerance. Tolerance must be his own community or religion and
3 Advocates appointed as Judges of Orissa High Court
President appoints S/Shri (1) V. Narasingh, (2) Biraja Prasanna Satapathy and (3) Murahari Sri Raman, to be Judges of the Orissa High
Appointment of 7 Advocates as Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court
President appoints S/Shri (1) Konakanti Sreenivasa Reddy alias Srinivasa Reddy, (2) Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, (3) Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda, (4) Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao, (5)
Madhya Pradesh High Court gets 6 new Judges
President appoints S/Shri (i) Maninder Singh Bhatti, (ii) Dwarka Dhish Bansal, (iii) Milind Ramesh Phadke, (iv) Amar Nath (Kesharwani), (v) Prakash Chandra
Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court
President appoints Shri Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Judge of the Madras High Court, to be the Chief Justice of Madras High Court
SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 47 ft. Devika Sharma
Top Story Inherited property of a female Hindu dying issueless and intestate to return to source In an important ruling on the
Elevation of Advocates as Judges in Patna High Court | Supreme Court Collegium
Supreme Court Collegium has, on reconsideration, resolved to reiterate its earlier recommendation for the elevation of the following two Advocates as Judges
82 High Court Judgments from January 2022: High Courts Monthly Roundup
82 Judgments from the High Courts of the Country, you wouldn’t want to miss. Here’s a short recap from the month of
SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 46 ft. Nilufer Bhateja
SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 46 ft. Nilufer Bhateja, Associate Editor is out now. The written episode along with the video episode
10 Legal Stories of the week: From High Courts, District Courts to Tribunals
Here are some of the interesting Legal Stories from Week 4 of January 2022 Bishop Franco Mulakkal; A victim of faction feud
Can merely disowning bank accounts exempt assessee from paying tax? Read why ITAT approved addition of Rs 12.81 Crores under S.68 of Income Tax Act
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), New Delhi: Stating that, “Urgent needs invite urgent action”, Amit Shukla, Judicial Member and Dr B.R.R. Kumar,
If lessee is not actual owner of property, can actual rental expenses be claimed on return of income? ITAT decides
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore Benches (ITAT): The Bench of Chandra Poojari, AM and George George K, JM while partly allowing an
6 Legal Stories of the Week: From High Courts to Tribunals
Some of the interesting legal stories from Week 2 of January 2022 Competition Commission of India (CCI) 1. Is Google abusing dominant
Is approval with 90% vote of CoC required before allowing withdrawal of CIRP application even where CoC was not yet constituted? NCLAT clarifies law on S. 12-A IBC
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Jarat Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and
Strikes by Advocates | To condole demise of any member or anyone else, can Members of Bar obstruct functioning of Courts? All HC decides
Allahabad High Court: J.J. Munir, J., expressed that, The Members of the Bar are free to hold a meeting to condole the
Amazon v. Future | ‘Stay’ on proceedings before Singapore Tribunal; Prima Facie case in favour of Future Group
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Jyoti Singh, J., stayed the arbitration proceeding in Amazon v. Future
8 Legal Stories of the Week: From High Courts to Tribunals
Some of the most interesting legal stories from Week 1 of January, 2022 ‘Auspicious Time’ not there, Wife refuses to return to
Right to Relax in danger? Would installing CCTVs in spas and massage parlours infringe bodily autonomy of a person? Madras HC pens down its view
Madras High Court: Expressing that right to life and personal liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the