Participate in the 10th Professor V.S. Mani Memorial International Law Moot Court Competition by Jaipur National University, Rajasthan. March 14-16, 2024. About the Organiser Jaipur National University, established on 22 October 2007, is a private university located in the Jaipur district of Rajasthan, India. About the Moot Jaipur National University, Jaipur, at its Seedling School
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT ACQUITS APPELLANT-ACCUSED OWING TO LACK OF DIRECT EVIDENCE AND GLARING DISCREPANCIES IN EYE-WITNESS TESTIMONIES In a recent case of Ram Singh Vs State of U.P. Criminal Appeal No. 206 of 2024, a two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed a Judgment dated
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT NCDRC CANNOT REWRITE THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT BY INTRODUCING ITS OWN LOGIC A two Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sanjay Kumar passed a judgement dated 22.02.2024 in Venkataraman Krishnamurthy and Anr V. Lodha Crown Buildmart Pvt. Ltd. Civil Appeal no. 971 of 2023 held
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The Supreme Court suggested that Section 46 of the Code of Criminal Procedure might provide the primary guidance on the definition of an arrest. Case Title: State of Haryana v. Dinesh Kumar Citation: AIR 2008 SC 1083 Petitioner: State of Haryana & Ors. Respondent: Dinesh Kumar Judges: Justice C.K. Thakker, Justice Altamas Kabir Date of
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT QUASHES MALICIOUS CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST APPELLANT-ACCUSED 34 YEARS LATER PERTAINING TO A CIVIL DISPUTE In the case of Suresh Garodia v. State of Assam and Another, SLP (Crl.) No(s). 9142/2022 registered as Criminal Appeal No. 185 / 2024, a two Judge Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court comprising of Justice B.R Gavai
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT QUASHES CRIMINAL PROSECUTION INITIATED FOR RECOVERY OF MONEY PERTAINING TO UNETHICAL TRANSACTIONS INTRODUCTION A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed an Order on 19.02.2024 in Criminal Appeal No. 1007 Of 2024 @ Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 9800 Of 2023 in Deepak
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT EMPHASIZES THAT IN CASE OF TWO POSSIBLE INTERPRETATIONS OF A SITUATION, THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT OUGHT TO BE GIVEN TO THE ACCUSED A two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Bela. M. Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed a Judgement dated 20-02-2024 in the matter of Kalinga @ Kushal vs
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Simpson Thacher Represented Gates Industrial Corporation in Secondary Offering and Share Repurchase Simpson Thacher recently represented Gates Industrial Corporation plc. a global manufacturer specializing in innovative power transmission and fluid power solutions. In connection with a secondary offering of ordinary shares, selling shareholders affiliated with Blackstone Inc. initiated the sale of 20,125,000 ordinary shares of
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SEBI Orders Attachment of Bank Accounts and Securities of Former DHFL Promoters The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has taken decisive action against the former promoters of Dewan Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DHFL), Dheeraj Wadhawan and Kapil Wadhawan. The regulator has ordered the attachment of their bank accounts, shares, and mutual fund holdings
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While very rightly quashing the criminal proceedings against the Director Prakash Jha, the Jharkhand High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Prakash Jha & Ors vs The State of Jharkhand &
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