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Sessions Court rejects Siddique Kappan’s Bail plea in Money Laundering Case

Sessions Court (Lucknow): In a bail application filed by Siddique Kappan for offences under Section 3 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Appointment based on the recommendation of a search committee, constituted contrary to the provisions of the UGC Regulations, is illegal and void ab initio: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed against the judgment passed by the Kerala High Court, wherein the division bench of

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court| Section 63 of the NDPS Act does not bar owner from seeking release of confiscated vehicle after the expiry of 30 days

Tripura High Court: The Single Judge Bench of S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. clarified that when a vehicle is confiscated as per

Case Briefs High Courts

[Senior Citizens Act] Bombay High Court upholds eviction of son and his wife from the premises of mother; Directs son to pay maintenance

Bombay High Court: In a petition filed by the son challenging the order passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Eastern

Case Briefs High Courts

New settlement deed can be registered only on the presentation of a non-traceable certificate and police complaint in case of loss of a parent document; Madras High Court reiterates

Madras High Court: In a writ petition filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC directs PMO to revisit denial to disclose report on armed forces pay and allowances

Central Information Commission: In a second appeal filed by the appellant being dissatisfied and aggrieved by the reply furnished by

Case Briefs District Court

Delhi Court convicts accused for disreputing advocate by filing a false complaint before the Delhi Bar Council

“Questioning the honesty of a person is the worst form of accusation and the same can have a serious detrimental effect on the reputation of a person. It would harm the reputation of any person, and especially an advocate, in the estimation of the right-thinking members of society. There is no doubt that such a statement is per se defamatory.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court issues directions for making High Court and City Civil Court premises plastic free zone

Madras High Court: In a review application seeking compliance for disposal of plastic wastes and other items that are likely

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants ad interim injunction against Nine Network website for posting defamatory content regarding Oyo Rooms

Delhi High Court: In a suit filed by Oravel Stays Limited doing business as OYO Rooms (plaintiff) is seeking damages

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI bans Mehul Choksi from securities market for 10 years and imposes a penalty of Rs. 5 crores for indulging in fraudulent and unfair trade practices

Securities and Exchange Board of India: Mehul C. Choksi has been restrained from buying, selling or dealing in securities and

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Constitutional Court of South Africa | Child apprehended for possession and/or use of cannabis, may be referred to civil process; Parliament to bring necessary legislative reforms

“Children are precious members of our society and any law that affects them must have due regard to their vulnerability

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal High Court | Commercial Court cannot modify arbitral award in absence of manifest and patent error/illegality

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ. allowed appeals filed by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court grants interim bail to Srilankan refugees accused of illegally immigrating to Canada via Sea

Kerala High Court: In bail applications filed by the accused persons for offences under Sections 511 and 370 read with

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court rules on the application of S. 124 Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the standards of pleadings required to satisfy the ingredients of the provision

Delhi High Court: In an application filed by the plaintiff seeking permission to file rectification/cancellation petition against registrations of Defendant’s

Case Briefs High Courts

[Special Legislations] | Karnataka HC | POCSO Act is a Special Law which can override any Personal Law

Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant application seeking regular bail for offences under the provisions of Prohibition of Child

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Patriarchal & sexist to assume that a sexually active woman cannot be raped; Anyone conducting ‘two-finger’ test will be guilty of misconduct: SC

The “two-finger test” or pre vaginum test has no scientific basis and neither proves nor disproves allegations of rape. It instead re-victimizes and re-traumatizes women who may have been sexually assaulted, and is an affront to their dignity.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Triple method of plea bargaining, compounding of offences and the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958: Supreme Court’s suggestions on disposal of criminal cases

Supreme Court: In a suo motu writ petition, the division bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka, JJ

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Central Information Commission directs All India Chess Federation to furnish its expenditure in case against Competition Commission of India

Central Information Commission: In the second appeal filed by the appellant under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act,

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal High Court| Appointee cannot claim right to continue to the next phase of project when appointment was purely on temporary and co-terminus basis

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi, C.J. and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, J. dismissed a petition wherein the

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court| Higher standards of probity expected from IPR lawyers to not imitate logo which is already in existence

Delhi High Court: In a suit filed seeking permanent injunction restraining trademark infringement, copyright infringement and passing off against Ms.