Amit Sharma
Amit Sharma is the Content Editor at JurisHour. He has been writing about the Indian legal market. He has covered tax & company litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and Various Tribunals. Amit graduated from MLSU Law College with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. from MLSU, Udaipur, Rajasthan. An Advocate in Taxation, and practised in Tribunals as well as Rajasthan High Court and pursued Masters in Constitutional Law. He started out small with little resources but a big plan to take tax legal education to the remotest locations across India and eventually to the world. His vision is to make tax related legal developments accessible to the masses.
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Professional Colleges Can’t Hike Fees Mid-Course Except In Exceptional Cases; Entire Course Fee Must Be Disclosed Before Admission: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that fees for professional courses must be determined and notified before students take admission, and that changes during the course are permissible only in exceptional circumstances, such as an unforeseen increase in expenditure.A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha...
Supreme Court
Intra-Court Appeal Against Contempt Orders Can’t Be Barred Merely by Calling Proceedings Criminal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an intra-court appeal against an order passed in civil contempt proceedings cannot be ruled out merely by describing contempt jurisdiction as criminal or quasi-criminal. A Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu has emphasised that the availability...
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POCSO Presumption Not “Gospel Truth”; Courts Must Independently Test Evidence: Supreme Court Acquits Man
The Supreme Court has acquitted a man sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment under...
Supreme Court
Methanol Denaturing Rules Burden Lawful Industries Without Preventing Hooch Tragedies: Supreme Court Strikes Down Maharashtra Provisions
The Supreme Court has struck down Maharashtra rules that restricted the purchase of methanol,...
Company & PMLA
NCLT Can’t Involve ED or CBI in Company Investigation Without Hearing Affected Parties: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that the National Company Law...
Supreme Court
Money Received by Intermediary Not Enough to Prove Public Servant Accepted Bribe: Supreme Court Acquits RPF Officer
The Supreme Court has acquitted a former Divisional Security Commissioner of the Railway Protection...
Supreme Court
Loan Recovery Can’t Become “Instrument of Oppression”: Supreme Court Awards Rs.10 Lakh Compensation for Midnight Repossession of Truck
The Supreme Court has strongly deprecated the forcible repossession of a borrower’s truck by...
Supreme Court
Lessees Can’t File Second Writ to Protect Possession After Owner Withdraws Challenge: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that lessees claiming possession through a property owner cannot...
Supreme Court
Electricity Charges Arise Only After Supply and Billing; Supreme Court Rejects Rs. 57.74 Lakh Demand for Unreleased Additional Load
The Supreme Court has rejected an electricity distribution company’s attempt to recover ₹57.74 lakh...
Supreme Court
Failure to Prove Victim’s Age Under JJ Act Invalidates POCSO Conviction; Rape Conviction Can Still Stand Without Separate Charge: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a conviction under the Protection of Children from...
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Revenue Records Prove Possession, Not Ownership; Long Occupation Without Hostile Claim Can’t Establish Adverse Possession: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that entries in revenue records may constitute relevant evidence...
Supreme Court
Sovereign Assurance Doesn’t Convert Life Term Into 25-Year Sentence: Supreme Court Rejects Early Release Plea of 1993 Mumbai Blasts Convict
The Supreme Court has rejected a plea by 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Abu...
Supreme Court
Pre-Regularisation Service Must Count for Pension; Employees Can Choose Old Pension Scheme: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that service rendered by employees on a contractual, ad...
Supreme Court
No Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act Without Proof of Pecuniary Advantage: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a public servant cannot be convicted under Section...
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Professional Colleges Can’t Hike Fees Mid-Course Except In Exceptional Cases; Entire Course Fee Must Be Disclosed Before Admission: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that fees for professional courses must be determined and...
Supreme Court
Intra-Court Appeal Against Contempt Orders Can’t Be Barred Merely by Calling Proceedings Criminal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an intra-court appeal against an order passed in...
Supreme Court
University’s Clerical Error Can’t Block Degree Verification Or Penalise A Bona Fide Student: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a university’s failure to include a bona fide...
Supreme Court
Land Rights Given Up Under Court-Approved Compromise Can’t Be Revived Through Gift Deed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal in a decades-old family property dispute, holding...