Tag: Supreme Court

’21 – Week 6 (04/02- 11/02)

Post author By Poorvi Yerrapureddy
Post date February 14, 2021
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Greetings! This week our updates look at decisions ranging from the Madras HC’s ruling on HRC recommendations to the ICC’s ruling on jurisdiction over crimes committed in Palestine. Happy Reading!

Tags Article 370, Bankruptcy, binding, China, Coast Guard Law, contextual interpretation, corporate insolvency resolution proceedings, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Defences, discretion, Divorce, Duress, East China Sea, ECS, Family Law, Freedom of Navigation, Genocide, Human Rights, IBC Ordinance, ICC, Individual Criminal Responsibility, Insolvency, International Environmental Law, IPC, Jammu and Kashmir, Japan, Jurisdiction, Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice M R Shah, Kerala High COurt, Madras High Court, Murder, Mutual Consent, object and purpose, operational debts, Premeditation, Protection of Human Rights Act, Rajya Sabha, recommendations, Reorganisation Act, retrospective application, Rome Statute, Stressed assets, Sudden Provocation, Supreme Court, Uganda, Uighur, UNCLOS, United Kingdom, United Nations General Assembly, United States, Use of Force at Sea, War Crimes, Xinjiang

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TeLawgram Jan, 2021 – Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 31, 2021
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Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Supreme Court staying the Bombay High Court judgment which ruled that skin-to-skin contact necessary for offence of ‘sexual assault’ under POCSO to the US Congressional Commission declaring a ‘possible genocide’ against Uighurs in China.
Happy Reading!

Tags Aarogya Setu, Abortion Law, Allahabad High Court, Arbitration, Arbitration Clause, Argentina, Award, Bad Faith, Basic Law, Bombay High Court, Bribe, Cattle slaughter, Central Government, Central Vista, China, Choi Soon-sil, Cognizable, Contract, Counter Proposal, COVID, Covid-19, Delhi High Court, Dual Citizenship, Earnest Money Deposit, Environmental Clearance, Europe, Facebook, Fines, Genocide, Heritage Conservation Committee, Hong Kong, Imprisonment, India, Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, Indian Contract Act, Interference, IPC, Japan, Japan Nationality Law, Japanese Constitution, Judicial Independence, Karnataka, Karnataka High Court, Latin America, Legalise Abortion, Live-Body Donation, Lutyens Delhi, MEITY, National Security Law, Offence, Offer, Ordinance, Organ Donation, Outraging Modesty, Park Geun-hye, Personal Data Protection Bill, POCSO Act, Presidential Impeachment, Presidential Pardon, Procedure, Public Consultation, Redevelopment Project, RTI, Search, Seoul, Sexual Assault, South Korea, Supreme Court, Tenders, Trade Law, Trump, Uighurs, Vajubhai Vala, Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law, WhatsApp, WhatsApp Privacy Policy, Writs, WTO

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You’ve Got TeLawgram: 2020 Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 1, 2021
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2020 was a tough year for all of us. Regardless, the world has marched on. Countless changes have been wrought worldwide, in all spheres, including law. In furtherance of our goal of providing our readers with updates, we have collected the largest updates over the past year, in India, and have presented them with a curated reading list for your perusal.
Happy Reading!

Tags Aarogya Setu, Academia, Affirmative Action, Allahabad High Court, Amendment, Andhra Pradesh, Article 14, Article 21, Article 33, Ayodhya, Ayodhya verdict, Babri Masjid, Babri Masjid Demolition, Bombay High Court, Burden of Proof, CBI, CBI Special Court, Central Bureau of Investigation, Child Sex Abuse, Children, Classification, Code of Criminal Procedure, Constitution, Constitution of India, Contempt of COurt, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Coronavirus, COVID, Covid-19, Criminal Law, Criteria, Custody, Dalvir Singh, Definition, Delayed Justice, Delhi High Court, Democracy, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr., Dying Declaration, E-Courts, E.V. Chinnaiah, Equality, Evidence, Evidence Law, Fake News, Father Thomas Kottoor, Female Army Officers, Forensic Science, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Hathras, Hathras Case, High Court, Hindu Endowments, Hindu Marriage Act, Humanitarian Crisis, Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Investigation, Justice Arun Mishra, Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Krishna Murari, Kashmir Lockdown, Kerala High COurt, Lapse in Criminal Procedure, Libgen, Lockdown, Madhya Pradesh, Marriage, Media Houses, Media Trials, Migrant Workers, MSME, MSME Act, Murder trial, NALSA v. Union of India, Open Access Movement, Overcrowding, Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Pandemic, Parents, Parole, Permanent Commission, POCSO, Police, Prashant Bhushan, Preferential treatment, Presumption of Innocence, Prima Facie instances of violence, Prisoners, Prithvi Raj Chauhan v. Union of India & Ors., Publishers, Punjab, Puttuswamy, Ram Janma Bhoomi, Rape, Regulation, Release, Right of Administration, Right to Health, Right to Internet, Right to Privacy, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, Schedules Caste, Science, SciHub, Section 144, Section 18A, Sentencing, Shebaitship, Shyamlal Devda & Ors. v. Parimala, Sister Abhaya, Sister Abhaya murder, Sister Sephy, Speedy Trial, Sub-classification, Supreme Court, Tablighi Jamaat, The Secretary Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya, Transgender Identity, Transgender Persons Act, Travencore Royal Family, Tweets, Twitter, Under Trial Period

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20.11.20 – 27.11.20

Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Madras High Court passing an interim order against sexual advertisements to the EU Court of Justice finding fleeing military draft as a ground for granting asylum. Happy Reading!

Tags Advertisements, Amazon, Amnesty International, Arbitration, Article 24, Asylum, Cable TV Regulation Act, Censorship, Children, Cinematographic Act, Competition Law, debt schemes, Delhi High Court, Emergency Arbitrator, EU, European Court of Justice, European Union, exemption, Franklin Templeton, Free Speech, Freshfields, Future Group, GDPR, General Clauses Act, Germany, Global Security Act, Google, Hannover, Income Tax Act, investment, Journalism, Karnataka High Court, Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, Kerala Police (Amendment) Withdrawal Ordinance, Kerala Police Act, Madras High Court, Marijuana, Marijuana Legalisation, Military Drafting, mutual funds, No-deal Brexit, Opioid, Opioid Crisis, OxyContin, Press Freedom, Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, Purdue Pharma, Reliance, Restructuring, Retrospective, Right to be forgotten, Right to Privacy, royalty, search engine, search results, Section 40(a)(iib), service, Singapore Arbitration Centre, Supreme Court, Sweden, Syria, tax, UK LLP, VAT, Women

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13.11.20 – 19.11.20

Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Tamil Nadu Government considering regulating online gambling to the Asia Pacific states entering into a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Happy Reading!

Tags Article 21, Article 21A, Asia-Pacific States, Australia, BBMp, Beggary, Bill 13, Bill of Rights, Cable Television Act, Canada, Child Rights, China, Code of Civil Prodecue, Companies Act, Criminal Prosecution, Delhi High Court, Digital Charter, Duma, Europe, European Union, Ex Parte Injunctions, Executive Commission, Free Trade Deal, Guidelines, H-1B Visa, Hong Kong, Hong Kong City Government, Immigration, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Interim Relief, IPCC, Japan, Karnataka High Court, LGBT Equality, LGBT Rights, LGBTQI+, Madras High Court, Media, Navdeep Bains, Online Gambling, Police Brutality, Presedential Immunity, Privacy, Putin, Ramil Nadu, RCEP, Regulation, Regulations on online gaming, Russia, Scheme, Section 9, South Korea, State Immunity, Supreme Court, Tablighi Jamaat, Travel Ban, Trump, US, Winding up proceedings

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06.11.20 – 13.11.20

Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Supreme Court halting the enforcement of the Antrix Arbitral Award to the President of Kosovo being indicted on war crimes. Happy Reading!

Tags Abetment to Suicide, Anto-discrimination, Antrix, Antrix Corp., Arnab Goswami, Bail, Code of Criminal Procedure, Consent, CrPC, Death Penalty, Devas Multimedia, Dual Use Goods, EDPB, EU-US Privacy Shield, European Parliament, European Union, Extradition, False Complaint, Force Majeure, Habeas Corpus, Hate Crime, Honour KillingsMurder, Human Rights, Hungary, Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, International Chamber of Commerce, Investor-State Arbitration, Italy, Judicial Restraint, Kim Dotcom, Kosovo, Kosovo Liberation Army, LGBTQ Rights, LGBTQI+, Megaupload, Mitigating Factors, New Zealand, Personal Data, POCSO, President Hashim Thaci, Presumption of Innocence, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Reparation for Women, Reverse Burden of Proof, Same-sex couples adoption, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Supreme Court, Surveillance Technologies, UAE, USA, Violence, War Crimes, Women, Yugoslavia

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30.10.20-05.11.20

Hello! This past week has seen several developments ranging from the National Green Tribunal issuing a notice to 18 States and UTs to ban the use of firecrackers to New Zealand legalizing euthanasia for terminally ill patients. Happy reading!

Tags 103rd Constitutional Amendment, 2020 Elections, A.B. 5, Air Quality, Algeria, Algerian Constitution, Arbitration, Assembly Bill 5, assisted dying, Ban, Biden, Bush v. Gore, Calcutta High Court, California, California Legislature, Canada, Climate Change, Compensation, Delivery Apps, Democracy, Diwali, DY Chandrachud, Dynamex, End of Life Choice Act, Euthanasia, Evidence Act, EWS Reservation, Extradition, Firecrackers, Foreign Award, GE Power Conversion Pvt. Ltd. v. PASL Wind Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Georgia, Gig workers, Government Jobs, Government Order, Gujarat, Gujarat High COurt, Holmes, Hong Kong, HSBC, Huawei, Independent Contractors, Indira Banerjee, Indu Malhotra, Kerala High COurt, Lyft, Mail-in Ballots, Matrimonial Disputes, Meng Wanzhou, Mexico, Michigan, New York, New York Convention, New Zealand, NGT, Online Delivery, Online Platform, Paris Agreement, Pennsylvania, PIL, President Tebboune, Presidential Election, Presidential Power, Proposition 22, Purposive Interpretation, referendum, Ride Sharing Apps, right to die, Seat of Arbitration, Section 48, Suo Moto Powers, Supreme Court, Terminally ill, Test Identification Parade, Trump, Uber, United States, US Elections, USA, West Bengal, Zurich

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24.10.20 – 30.10.20

Hello! This past week has seen several developments ranging from the Supreme Court ruling that officers involved in NDPS cases cannot give admissible confessional statements to the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons being ratified to enter into force. Happy reading!

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11.10.20 – 17.10.20

Hello! This past week, we’ve seen a number of legal updates, ranging from the Delhi High Court issuing a notice to the Centre in the same sex marriage plea, to Bangladesh passing a law increasing the maximum punishment for rape from life imprisonment to death penalty.
Enjoy our carefully curated content! Happy Reading!

Tags Arbitration, Article 14, Article 21, Bangladesh, China, France, Google, Kerala High COurt, Monaco, Nigeria, Parle, PIL, PPE, Rape laws, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court, UK, UN Volunteer

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03.10.20 – 10.10.20

Greetings! We are pleased to present ‘TeLawgram’, our new weekly segment focussing on events of legal importance – in India and elsewhere. For your ease, we will be providing a brief summary of events, as well as a reading list that explores different points of view. With TeLawgram, we hope to both inform readers and […]

Tags Article 21, Bank of England, European Court of Justice, Fukushima, Gay Marriage, Godavari River, Indian Constitution, Japan, Krishna Dispute, Krishna River, National Education Policy, NEP, POCSO, Shaheen Bagh, Supreme Court, Trump, UK, US Supreme Court, Venezuela