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SUPREME COURT DISMISSES SECOND APPLICATION SEEKING ANTICIPATORY BAIL The Division Bench of the Hon’ble #SupremeCourt of India comprising of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka passed an Order dated 16-12-2021 in the case of Md. Shamim Khan v. The State of Jharkhand {Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 9449/2021} and held that filing a Second

SUPREME COURT HOLDS NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN PAY-SCALES OF EMPLOYEES APPOINTED ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND Recently, the #Government of #UttarPradesh challenged a High Court Order which held that there can be no #distinction in #payscale of persons appointed on a particular post. Obviously, this was an ill-advised step and the Hon’ble Supreme Court dismissed their Appeal upholding

LOK SABHA PASSES ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 TO LINK VOTER ID WITH AADHAR Recently, the #LokSabha on 20-12-2021 passed the #Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Bill) which seeks to link #Aadhaar with the Elector’s Photo Identity Card (#EPIC). Hitherto the same person was registering his vote on multiple forums, thereby defeating fair elections. The

HIGHLIGHTS Union govt notified Consumer Protection Rules & asked direct selling companies to comply with them It’ll be applicable to all goods, services bought or sold through direct selling as per new norms All direct selling companies, sellers are prohibited from promoting pyramid schemes under new norms The Union government has notified the Consumer Protection

Introduction ISI certification is granted to corporations and products by the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), which is the standardization authority of India. ISI Certification ensures that the products that are delivered to the customers are safe are in adherence with all the quality and safety standards set by them. ISI mark or the Indian

[Govind Gupta and Roshi Surele are 3rd Year BA. LL.B. students at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad] The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) is a complete code in itself. Both the National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) derive their powers in insolvency matters from the

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act passed by the Parliament in December 1985. APEDA or Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority is a government organization, established in 1985 through an act

[Raghav Bhatia is an Advocate practicing at the Supreme Court of India and Devanshi Gupta is a IV year law student at Jindal Global Law School] Recently, in State of Haryana v M/s Shiv Shankar Construction (14 December 2021), the Supreme Court of India had the opportunity to answer, inter alia, whether a claim raised

[Akshat Bhargava is an Associate at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Nandini Shenai is a 4th Year BBA LLB (Hons) student at NMIMS School of Law, Mumbai] The Indian Constitution lists electricity in the concurrent list, and both the Union and State legislatures have simultaneous authority to enact legislation on the topic. In the case of a

SUPREME COURT REITERATES GROUNDS FOR CONVICTION AND ACQUITTAL IN DOWRY DEATH CASES The Special Bench of the Hon’ble #SupremeCourt comprising of Chief Justice of India, Justice Hima Kohli & Justice Surya Kant, in the matter of Parvati Devi v. State of Bihar now State of Jharkhand & Ors. (Criminal Appeal Nos. 574/2012) and Ram Sahay