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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

If a person makes an investment in shares, will he be considered a Consumer under S. 2(1)(d) of Consumer Protection Act? NCDRC elaborates in view of ‘earning livelihood’

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): C. Viswanath, Presiding Member, held that the complainant was not investing money in the share market

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Published on May 18, 2022June 3, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

‘Protect ‘Shivling’ but don’t stop Namaz’: Supreme Court on claim of Shivling found in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Mosque

Supreme Court: After it was claimed that a ‘Shivalinga’ was found at the complex of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, the bench

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Published on May 18, 2022May 27, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid Land Title Dispute Row: Shivling found in survey; Varanasi Court’s order on seal of premises

Ravi Kumar Diwakar, J. ordered the District Magistrate, Varanasi to seal the area where the Shivling was found and to prohibit the

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Published on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

A blank cheque leaf voluntarily signed and handed over towards some payment: Would it attract presumption under S. 139 NI Act in absence of cogent evidence? Dwarka Courts explains

Dwarka Courts, New Delhi: Deeksha Sethi, MM (NI Act)—06, reiterated that, even a blank cheque leaf, voluntarily signed and handed over by

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Published on May 18, 2022June 3, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Maternal uncle rapes his 14-year-old niece; will subsequent act of him marrying prosecutrix extinguish all criminal liabilities? SC decides  

Supreme Court: In an interesting case, the Division Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao and B.R, Gavai, JJ., acquitted the appellant  who

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Published on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Abetment of suicide by wife and mother-in-law of deceased? P&H HC finds out

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Vikas Bahl, J., granted bail to mother-in-law and wife alleged to have incited husband to commit suicide.

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Published on May 17, 2022May 27, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can filing of divorce petition by husband be an act of ‘Cruelty’? Bom HC elaborates

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., held that, if a husband files a divorce petition that cannot be taken as an act

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ori HC | Any person selling article or food without a license would be punishable under S. 16 (I)(a)(ii) PFA Act as per S. 7(iii) PFA Act

Orissa High Court: S. Muralidhar CJ dismissed the revision petition and set aside the conviction decision of the Trial Court which was

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Published on May 17, 2022May 27, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | In case of discrepancy between ocular and medical evidence, ocular testimony shall prevail; Conviction set aside entitling benefit of doubt

Calcutta High Court: Bibek Chaudhury, J. allowed an appeal which was filed assailing the judgment and order of conviction passed by the

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MeitY directed to provide original copy of blocking order and post-decisional hearing to owner and creator of website ‘Dowry Calculator’: Del HC

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Dinesh Kumar Sharma, JJ., in a matter with regard to blocking of a

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Published on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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AAR
Advance RulingsCase Briefs

Whether supply of hostel accommodation along with food is a composite supply? GST AAAR Rajasthan elucidates

Rajasthan Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling: The Bench of Pramod Kumar Singh, Member (Central Tax) and Ravi Jain, Member (State Tax) while

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Published on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Mere suppression of criminal antecedent regardless of whether there is a conviction or acquittal should not axiomatically lead to termination of service just by a stroke of pen: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Ajay Rastogi* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., reversed the impugned order of Delhi High Court whereby the

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Published on May 16, 2022May 19, 2022By Editor_4
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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Would kissing on lips and touching private parts of a minor be an offence under S. 377 Penal Code, 1860? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: Anuja Prabhudessai, J., observed that touching private parts and kissing on the lips of a minor would not constitute

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Published on May 16, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[S. 37 IT Act] Ori HC | The reasonableness of the expenditure had to be adjudged from the point of view of the businessman; Applied the test of commercial expediency

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar CJ and R. K. Pattanaik J. dismissed the appeal filed by the assessee

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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC provides succor to a girl who was declared “male” in medical test, Directs State to consider her for post in Police department

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Revati Mohite Dere and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., directs the State Government of Maharashtra, to

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Extradition Cases: When does petitioner’s concern of lack of disclosure of evidence require court’s intervention? Del HC discusses

Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., while addressing a matter, expressed that, Under Principles of Natural Justice, it is settled law

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Published on May 13, 2022May 19, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A 138 NI complaint filed was barred by limitation but such issue was raised for the first time before the Appellate Court and not Trial Court; Read to know what Kar HC observed

Karnataka High Court: HP Sandesh J. dismissed the petition and upheld the judgment by the Appellate Court and further directed the complainant

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Published on May 13, 2022May 27, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Pawnee recording self as “beneficial owner” is a necessary condition to exercise right to sell pledged good; it does not amount to “actual sale”: SC 

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna*, JJ has held that mere exercise of the right by the pawnee

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Published on May 13, 2022May 19, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | Judges by experience and training not equipped to pronounce any verdict on non-justiciable issues: Sealed 22 rooms at Taj Mahal to stay locked

Allahabad High Court: In a matter wherein the petitioner sought commissioning of a study so that history of Taj Mahal could be

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Published on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

P&H HC | State’s respect for individual independent choices has to be held high

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Stating that, every citizen of the country is entitled to the protection of his life and liberty

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Published on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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