Territorial Jurisdiction In Cheque Dishonour Cases: Post-2015 Amendment Position

The territorial jurisdiction of courts in cheque dishonour prosecutions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('N.I. Act') has long been a contested issue. Until the N.I. (Amendment) Act, 2015, Section 142 did not clarify jurisdiction, forcing courts to rely on Sections 177–179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('CrPC'). These provisions proved ill-suited to the multi-step nature of cheque transactions, leading to conflicting Supreme Court...

Judicial Assistant Vacancy At Appellate Tribunal For Electricity

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity invites application for the post of Judicial Assistant by Deputation/absorption.Name of the Post: Judicial Assistant No. of Post: 01 (One)Pay Scale: Pay Level-6 (Rs.35,400-1,12,400)Essential Qualification and Experience • Deputation/absorption: Officer of the Central Government or State Government or High Court or District Court or Autonomous Bodies or Public Sector Undertakings or Tribunals or Recognized Universities of Central or State Government. (a) (i)...

S. 37 Provincial Insolvency Act | Only Valid Sales Made During Insolvency Stand Protected After Insolvency Annulment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court clarified the effect of annulment of insolvency proceedings on transactions carried out during the insolvency period. The case arose from a long-standing dispute over the shareholding in a partnership firm, M/s Gavisiddheshwara & Co., originally formed in 1963. After the death of one of the partners in 1975, his son (the appellant) and widow were declared insolvent due...

'Skincare Buyers Focus On Formulation, Not Packaging': Delhi High Court Denies Interim Injunction To Derma Co Against Dermatouch

The Delhi High Court has declined an interim injunction restraining skincare brand Dermatouch in a suit for alleged infringement of copyright, trade dress and packaging filed by The Derma Co.Justice Tejas Karia reasoned that the products offered by the two are distinct and since a skincare consumer's decision to purchase is guided primarily by the formulation and claimed efficacy of the...

Parties Can Compound Offence U/S 138 NI Act At Any Stage, Even After Dismissal Of Revision/Appeal: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act would override the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita since the former was a special law. Justice Shamim Ahmed added that the offences under Section 138 of the Act read with Section 147 of the Act were compoundable at any stage, even after the dismissal of the...

Calcutta High Court Orders Return Of Bengal Residents Deported To Bangladesh Within 4 Weeks

The Calcutta High Court has directed the return of West Bengal residents who were deported to Bangladesh by the Delhi Police upon suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals.Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra directed the return of the citizens within four weeks and held:"The life style of the people shapes the profile of the law and not vice versa. Law cannot be...

HPNLU Shimla Hosted 'Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect: Seva Pakhwada Bootcamp'

Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla hosted the Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect – Seva Pakhwada Bootcamp on 25th September 2025. Organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, and the Youth Red Cross Society of HPNLU, the event marked a step in engaging youth with the national vision of Viksit Bharat@2047. Highlights included a motivational keynote by Youth Icon Ms. Malika Singh Pathania, the launch of the MY Bharat VBYLD 2026...

Allahabad High Court Directs Conducting Of UPPSC Mains Exams As Scheduled, Result Subject To Outcome Of Appeal

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court stayed the Single Judge order by which UPPSC Mains Examination for various posts had been postponed till the preparation of fresh merit list of the preliminary exam.Hearing the special appeal against the order of the Single Judge on urgent mentioning, the bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta observed,“Considering the...

Babri Masjid | Judicial Officer Dismissal | UCC | Voter Rolls | Bollywood | Kerala Film Federation [VIDEO]

From Chandrachud's explosive Babri Masjid remark to the Supreme Court upholding JSW Steel's ₹19,700 crore plan for Bhushan Power, today's Courts Today by LiveLaw brings you the biggest legal updates. We cover judicial discipline in Chhattisgarh, the clash of personal laws in Delhi High Court, election law in Uttarakhand, Sameer Wankhede's Netflix defamation suit, and...

Assistant Law Officer And Legal Assistant Vacancy At Delhi Pollution Control Committee

Delhi Pollution Control Committee invites application for the post of Assistant Law Officer and Legal Assistant on deputation (including short term contract).Name of the Post: Assistant Law Officer and Legal Assistant No. of Post: Assistant Law Officer: 02 (Two) Legal Assistant: 04 (Four) Essential Qualification and Experience Assistant Law Officer • Officers of Central/State Government /Union Territory/Recognized Research Institute/ Autonomous bodies/Statutory Bodies/PSUs: (a) (i) holding...

Clubbing Of FIRs Arising Out Of Different Transactions In Multiple States Impossible : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (Sep.26) observed that nationwide consolidation of FIRs involving different witnesses, laws, and evidences is impermissible. It added that clubbing of FIRs is only permissible when multiple FIRs arise from the same incident/transactions. A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran refused to club multiple FIRs registered against...

Supreme Court Pulls Up Jharkhand Govt For Delay In Notifying Saranda, Sasangdaburu Wildlife Sanctuaries

The Supreme Court recently pulled up the State of Jharkhand over repeated non-compliance with its previous assurances given to declare the Saranda/Sasangdaburu forests as a wildlife sanctuary and conservation reserve. The Court observed that if the compliance with previous orders on the issue is not done before the next date of hearing, the Chief Secretary of the State will have to show cause...