[Rhea Bail Hearing-LIVE UPDATES] Bombay HC Hearing On Bail Application Of Rhea Chakraborty And Others In NDPS Case

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"A Blot To Cultural Conscience Of This State": ISIS War Zone Operative Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By NIA Court Kochi [Read Judgemnt]

A Special NIA Court at Ernakulam on Monday convicted ISIS terrorist Subahani Haja Mohideen and sentenced him to life imprisonment, in connection with the ISIS Omar Al-Hindi module case. Mohideen, a 35-yr-old resident of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu was arrested by the NIA in October 2016, subsequent to seizure of incriminating materials from his residence, including...

IDIA Scholar Yamuna Menon Becomes NLSIU Topper With 18 Gold Medals

IDIA Scholar, Yamuna Menon who graduated in law from NLSIU Bangalore this year, bagged as many as 18 Gold Medals and was declared the University Topper, at NLSIU's XXVIII Annual Convocation. She has been awarded the title of 'Best Outgoing Under-Graduate Student' among others, and has been awarded medals for excellence in the following subjects: (i) Business & Corporate...

Explained : Changes Brought To Foreign Contributions Regulation Act

The Parliament last week passed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 ("the Bill") to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 ("the FCRA or the Act"). As per the 'Statement of Objects' of the Bill, "the annual inflow of foreign contribution has almost doubled between the years 2010 and 2019, but many recipients of foreign contribution have not utilised...

New Labour Laws Explained (Part II) : The Code On Social Security 2020

The Code on Social Security 2020 was one of the three labour law bills passed by the Parliament last week.In this part, we will discuss the Code on Social Security 2020, and the major changes brought by it.The Code on Social Security, 2020The Code consolidates nine different central laws :The Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 The Employees State Insurance Act...

Unfolding The Greatest Rivalry Of The Supreme Court

"They were put to a test and found wanting."– Times of India, January 7, 1978.The test was one of judicial spine which "they" failed to demonstrate in the Habeas Corpus case heard in the dark night of Indira's Emergency. The news report summed up the national mood and the sentiment of the Bar. The two justices referred to were life-long rivals as destiny had pitted each against the other. Yet destiny again, by twist of irony, had placed both on the same side of ignominy.Bhai Morarji sat at his...

New Labour Laws Explained (Part 1): Industrial Relations Code 2020

The Parliament recently passed three major bills related to labour laws. They are :Industrial Relations Code Bill 2020.Social Security Code Bill, 2020.Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code Bill, 2020.In this part, we will explain the Industrial Relations Code 2020 and the major changes brought by it.Industrial Relations Code, 2020.The Industrial Relations Code(hereinafter...

Actress Rakul Preet Singh Moves Delhi HC Seeking Urgent Interim Direction Restraining Media Reporting Against Her Regarding 'Bollywood Drug Case'

Actress Rakul Preet Singh has filed an application before the Delhi High Court, seeking an "urgent ad interim direction" restraining the media from reporting on the Bollywood Drag Mafia case, so far as she is concerned. The actress has stated that the "slander campaign" being run by the media against her has done irreparable damage to her and her family, has largely invaded her right...

AILET 2020 Analysis

The first major center-based law entrance examination of this session finally happened today and it shall be followed by CLAT in a couple of days and MH-CET in a couple of weeks. AILET 2020, for most aspirants, was a bag full of pleasant surprises, though to be fair, owing to the extremely limited seats it offers, pleasant surprise won't result in an actual NLU-D seat for most. But the paper, unlike atleast the last 3 AILETs, was broadly on an easy-to-medium side and the very kind of questions...

Issue Of Caste Looms Large Over Human Relationship With Strong Biases And Conditioning: Gujarat HC Directs SP To Escort Inter-Caste Couple To UP [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) directed the Superintendent of Police, Valsad to make an arrangement for an Intercaste Couple to be escorted till Prayagraj in the State of Uttar Pradesh.The Division Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice N. V. Anjaria also observed,"It is although not an issue, which needs to be dealt with by this Court, suffice to note that the issue...

[Full Video] Gautam Bhatia's Lecture Series On Landmark Cases- [State of Madras Vs VG Row]

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A Hammer Blow For 'Sealed Cover' Jurisprudence

Surprisingly little comment has followed the landmark order which Justice Gautam Patel ofthe Bombay High Court passed on 21 September 2020 in a case concerning the invocation of an arbitration clause under the rules of the National Stock Exchange. In language which was as principled as it was unyielding, the judge expressed his abhorrence of a practice which has developed in recent years of litigants being allowed – sometimes encouraged – to hand over material to judges in circumstances...