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No preventive detention on ground of a possible apprehension of breach of law and order; Supreme Court explains true import of ‘public order’

Supreme Court: In a case where the detenu was accused of committing a series of criminal offences from October, 2017 to December,

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Entry time of admit card of utmost importance; Court dismisses petition praying reconduction of IPMAT

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sujoy Paul and Anil Verma, JJ., dismissed a petition which was filed by 12th

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC | Is there any law requiring registration of News portals? Which authority is examining content of News before it is circulated? HC asks J&K government

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal, CJ, and Sanjay Dhar, J., asked Jammu and Kashmir

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No bar to amendment of S. 7 IBC petition until final order; Money decree, recovery certificate in financial creditor’s favour gives fresh cause of action to initiate corporate insolvency resolution process: SC

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ. held that there is no bar in law to amendment

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Bom HC | Does a Registering Officer has right to decide whether person presenting document for registration has marketable title or not? Court answers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and Amit B. Borkar, JJ., addressees the present matter while explaining the existence

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Jammu & Kashmir government exempted from Takeover regulations for the proposed acquisition of equity shares of Jammu and Kashmir Bank

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member, exempted the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, from complying with

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Issuance of prior show cause notice and draft assessment order under S. 144B (7) of Income Tax Act: Is it a mandatory condition before issuing final assessment order? HC answers

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Navin Chawla, JJ., noted the mandatory condition provided under Section 144B (7) of

Case Briefs District Court

[Hate Speech] Court grants bail to Ram Bhagat a.k.a Jamia shooter in a hate speech case

Sessions Court, Gurugram: D.N.Bhardwaj, Additional Sessions Judge, granted bail to the Ram bhagat identified as Jamia shooter in a hate speech case.

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CESTAT | Does Rule 4(5)(a) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2002 cover the return of waste and scraps and is it subject to Central Excise duty? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed aggrieved by the order-in-original

Case Briefs High Courts

Does a decree automatically follows when a Metropolitan Magistrate take cognizance of an offence under S. 138 NI Act? Read on

Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., decided a matter concerning dishonour of cheque. Petitioner had filed a suit for recovery of Rs

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Premature release of convicts who have undergone imprisonment of more than 14 yrs, and less than 14 yrs: With whom lies the power? SC discusses

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ. disposed of a criminal appeal holding, inter alia, that if

Case Briefs High Courts

Right to be Forgotten | Madras HC decides whether redacting names of acquitted persons from court record is possible

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., remarked that, There is no doubt with regard to the fact that the moment Judge

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC takes up suo motu cognizance over incident of Monkey Deaths; Art. 21 protects ‘animal life’ which is necessary for human life

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Sreenivas Oka CJ and N S Sanjay Gowda J. remarked that it is necessary

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Court rejects post-retiral benefits of pension and gratuity on false claim of being a reserved category candidate; however, salary already paid not a subject of recovery

Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., dismissed a writ petition which was filed aggrieved about non-payment of gratuity and pension after retirement.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No work should go unpaid | Whether having different extended age of superannuation for doctors under AYUSH and CHS is justified? SC answers

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., held that, “…doctors, both under AYUSH and CHS, render

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Can Human Rights Commission pass an order directing payment of compensation? HC answers in light of instant facts

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J., dismissed the petition and sets aside the impugned order. The petitioner in the instant petition

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Specious Portfolio, Spurious Manager -Deceptive Portfolio Manager with a real-looking-fake website caught and handled suitably

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member while exercising the powers under Sections 11, 11(4),11B (1) and

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Right to cross-examine a witness cannot be curtailed, Court holds trial court should be patient and tolerant in their approach towards the Trial Court lawyers

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J., allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the order whereby the right of the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court directs NOIDA to pay Rs 36 crore compensation in a land acquisition dispute for illegally taking over excess land

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rohinton Fali Nariman and B.R. Gavai, JJ., settled a decade-old land-acquisition dispute by directing NOIDA

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Unexplained bank transactions by Judge| Can Full Court order compulsory retirement despite clean chit by Vigilance Committee? SC explains

Supreme Court: In the case where the Governor of Haryana had directed compulsory retirement of an Additional District and Sessions Judge after