Sanskar Marathe v. State of Maharashtra
Prachi Kumari One More Attempt To Strengthen The Freedom Of Speech And Expression The Bombay HC in the case of Sanskar Marathe vs. State of Maharashtra ((2015 SCC OnLine Bom 587))has…
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Sections 85 (2) (b) and 85 (3) (a) of Trade Marks Act, declared unconstitutional
Prachi Kumari The Madras HC in the case of Shamnad Basheer v. Union of India ((2015 SCC Online Mad 299))has declared Sections 85 (2) (b) and 85 (3) (a) of…
Supreme Court strike down Section 66A of IT Act as unconstitutional
Bench of Supreme Court, while observing public’s right to know is directly affected by Section 66A and the Section clearly affects the right to freedom of speech and expression enshrined…
Krishnamoorthy v. Sivakumar – Emphasis on informed citizenry
Prachi Kumari The Supreme Court in the case of Krishnamoorthy V. Sivakumar & Ors (([{Civil Appeal No. 1478 0f 2015 and SLP (C) No. 14918 of 2009} (Supreme Court, 05/02/2015)])).…
Classification of employees on the basis of date of retirement
Prachi Kumari The Supreme Court in the case of Manojbhai N. Shah & Ors. Vs UOI & Ors (({Transfer Case (civil) No. 48 of 2010 (Supreme Court, 11/01/2015)})). made a…
Gunmala Sales Ltd v. Navkar Infra Projects Ltd
In Gunmala Sales Ltd v. Navkar Infra Projects Ltd, the court dealt with the liability of directors of a company which issues cheques which are dishonoured by banks and laid…
Madras Bar Association v. Union of India
The recent trend of setting up tribunals in various sectors to lighten High Courts’ burden and speed up decisions suffered a setback again when the Supreme Court struck down the…
Association of Unified Tele Services Providers v. Union of India
Related to the corruption issue where, the Apex court ruled that, those Private companies that share revenue from natural resources like spectrum with the government would be subjected to CAG…
Subramanian Swamy v. Director, Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr
Related to the corruption issue where, the Supreme Court held that the Central Bureau of Investigation did not need sanction from higher authorities to investigate top bureaucrats. Subramanian Swamy v.…
Common Cause v. Union of India
The most resonant judgment which the Apex Courtdelivered in the year 2014 was the one which cancelled around 200 coal mining licences, in Common Cause v. Union of India. It is the…