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The Supreme Court fortnightly: 15 important judgments from …
Jan 26, 2024 · In this fortnightly series, Bar & Bench brings you 15 important judgments and orders passed by the Supreme Court of India. Below are our picks for the first two weeks of January 2024. 1. Supreme Court directs High Courts to form committees to implement Second National Judicial Pay Commission recommendations.
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Quashing of FIRs by High Courts under Section 482 CrPC: A closer …
Nov 14, 2022 · The bare text of Section 482 of the Code reads as under: "482. Saving of inherent powers of High Court.— Nothing in this Code shall be deemed to limit or affect the inherent powers of the High Court to make such orders as may be necessary to give effect to any order under this Code, or to prevent abuse of the process of …
“Shall” Shocked: The use of shall in legal documents - Bar and Bench
Jun 19, 2021 · For long, shall has been a favourite of lawyers. Its use in legislation and in legal documents is all pervasive. As a young lawyer, one of the first things drilled into me was that “shall” is the most important modal verb to refer to future action and is the word to be used when imposing a mandatory obligation.So, I was told to imagine substitution of “shall” in a …
Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses in a Contract: Key issues - Bar and …
Sep 11, 2019 · Exclusive jurisdiction clauses enunciate a choice by parties to limit the place of institution of the suit to one forum. Section 23 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (‘Contract Act’) mandates, inter alia, that there cannot be a contract which is forbidden by or defeats any provision of law.Section 28 makes an absolute restraint on a …
Supreme Court ruling on transit anticipatory bail: New law or old …
Dec 23, 2023 · The relevance and importance of anticipatory bail has enhanced after the pronouncement of Sushila Aggarwal v.NCT of Delhi by the Supreme Court. Prior to this, the accused person who had secured a final anticipatory bail order had to apply again for regular bail from the jurisdictional court after the jurisdictional court took cognizance of the offence under Section 190 of CrPC and called upon ...
[The Viewpoint] Inquiries under the POSH Act: Powers, …
May 23, 2023 · The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”) is a comprehensive legislation intended to provide an adequate and effective mechanism for the redressal of complaints of sexual harassment of women at the workplace. The POSH Act imposes an obligation on all employers, whether public or private sector organisations/ institutions ...
40 landmark judgments on the MSMED Act, 2006 - Bar and Bench
Jul 19, 2020 · The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (the Act) is a beneficial legislation which aims to facilitate the promotion and development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In order to ensure speedy recovery of dues, the Act prescribes a two-stage mechanism - comprising conciliation and arbitration - for settling ...