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[Marital Rape] Ker HC | Is marital rape a form of cruelty? Can it be a ground for divorce? HC examines

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., held that merely for the reason that

Case Briefs High Courts

Can mere dishonour of cheque amount to abetment of suicide? Bom HC decides

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., held that, Mere dishonour of cheque and refusal

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Bail granted to a young mother accused in murder of her tutor with whom she had illicit relationship

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J. granted bail to a young mother of two minor children, who was booked in connection with

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Is Service Tax chargeable on the services rendered by the foreman in the chit fund business? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed after being rejected by

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Application allowed under Or. VI R. 17 CPC, 1908, seeking amendment to the plaint erroneous; Court explains

Sikkim High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, CJ., allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the order allowing the application filed under

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | “The investment made by State for construction of Dams is made redundant if natural flow of water is impeded in any manner”; directs State to take necessary steps

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Indrajit Mahanty, CJ and Vinit Kumar Mathur, J., direct State to inform them regarding steps

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Penetration between thighs of the victim held together; will it fall within the ambit of Rape? HC answers

Kerala High Court: In a historic decision the Division Bench of K.Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A., JJ., held that the sexual

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Can a party unilaterally appoint an Arbitrator of their choice? Read on

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., reiterated that no party could be permitted to unilaterally appoint an Arbitrator, as the same

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Dictum in Salem Advocate Bar Assn. continues to guide courts all over the country; Court finds no reason to formulate new rules to regulate case flow management in the State

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and P.D.Audikesavalu, J., took up a petition which involved issuance of a

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | Mother allows her live-in partner to sexually assault minor daughter continuously: Bail application rejected

Telangana High Court: G. Sri Devi, J., rejected a bail application on noting the fact that a minor girl was continuously sexually

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Possession of cough syrup or medicine containing Codeine Phosphate without valid documents falls under S. 37 of the NDPS Act; Court rejects bail application

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajeev Kumar Dubey, J., denied bail to the applicant who was arrested for the offence punishable under Sections

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Emergency arbitrator’s award is referable to S. 17(1) of Indian Arbitration Act; enforceable under S. 17(2): Scopious analysis of landmark SC ruling in favour of Amazon in dispute with Future Retail

Supreme Court: Holding that an award passed by Emergency Arbitrator is enforceable under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, a Division Bench

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Study leave can be granted if the course of study is in the interest of the working of government or to service which govt. servant belongs; Court allows petition

Rajasthan High Court: Ashok Kumar Gaur, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed seeking a direction to grant them study leave

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Whether S. 124 of Trade Marks Act provide for stay of action against passing off? Read on

Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., addressed a suit for trade mark infringement, wherein the Court additionally addressed the scope of Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Can minority educational institution refuse admission to autistic child contravening statutory direction given before grant of minority status? Court answers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and R.I. Chagla, JJ., addressed a petition revolving around the Right to Education

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Do principles laid under S. 300 CrPC and principle of double jeopardy under Art. 20(2) of Constitution differ? Explained

Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., while setting aside an impugned order explained the slight difference between principles laid down under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | “Look into the security measures of the court premises of each and every Judgeship of the State of Jharkhand”; Suo motu cognizance taken in Judge Uttam Anand Death case

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., took suo motu cognizance to monitor

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Can an employee who has foregone his promotion claim seniority over his juniors promoted earlier than him? HC answers

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harsimran Singh Sethi, J., held that length of service in the cadre in which the seniority is

Case Briefs High Courts

Amazon-Flipkart Plea: Kar HC dismisses prayer that sought to restrain CCI from investigating into deep discounting practices and biased treatment of select sellers

Karnataka High Court: P. S. Dinesh Kumar, J., dismissed the petitions and did not interfere with the impugned order. The facts of

Case Briefs High Courts

Mani HC | Comply with WHO guidelines, ensure water supply in the containment zones; Court issues directions

Manipur High Court: The Division Bench of KH. Nobin Singh and A. Bimol Singh, JJ., issued certain directions in response to a