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Guj HC | Anticipatory bail granted in dowry death case; Court allows application

Gujarat High Court: A.J. Desai, J., allowed an application of anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR registered for the offences punishable

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | “Black sheep are found in all walks of life and in all spheres”: HC issues directions to executive in light of upholding the rights of citizens

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., while addressing the instant PIL, observed that,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Terms like “disabled,” “physically handicapped” & “mentally retarded” deeply bruise and offend human dignity of persons with different abilities; Court directs govt. to replace use of such words

Supreme Court of Pakistan: While deciding the instant issue concerning the manner of allocation of 2% Disability Quota for employment under the

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Bail granted to accused under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 for trafficking of critically endangered pangolins

Orissa High Court: S.K. Panigrahi J., granted bail to an accused of animal trafficking under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 on the facts

Case Briefs Supreme Court

How to determine if an allegation of fraud falls under “Fraud Exception”to Arbitrability? SC elaborates

Supreme Court: The bench of RF Nariman and Navin Sinha, JJ has held that “serious allegations of fraud” as a ground for

Case Briefs High Courts

AP HC | Telephonic conversation designing a plot against Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh & Supreme Court Judge; Court requests Justice Raveendran to hold enquiry

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of M. Satyanarayana Murthy and Lalitha Kanneganti, JJ., ordered an enquiry into a conversation contained in

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Show-cause notice does not tantamount to infringement of any rights; Writ petition in that regard is not maintainable

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Vinod Chatterji Koul, J. dismissed the writ petition as a show-cause notice not reflective of any pre-disposition

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prashant Bhushan Contempt sentence| SC gives time to Bhushan to reconsider his contemptuous statements

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, jj has asked advocate Prashant Bhushan to take 2-3

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | For invoking S. 304-B IPC, harassment or cruelty caused to a woman should have happened “soon before her death”

Telangana High Court: K. Lakshman, J., while addressing an issue, observed that, there should be a perceptible nexus between the death of a

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Orders of State Commission in consumer dispute matters to be appealed before National Commission; HC dismisses writ petition

Punjab & Haryana High Court: Suvir Sehgal, J., dismissed the writ petition for lack of maintainability and directed the petitioner to avail

Case Briefs High Courts

[Trademark Suit] Bom HC | Emami restrained from use of trademark “Glow & Handsome”; HUL prima facie prior adopter of the trademark

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., granted an interim injunction to Hindustan Unilever Limited while restraining “Emami” from the use of trademark “Glow

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT │ Claim for pension is statutory right and claimant has every right to be granted the same; Application for revision of pension allowed

Armed Forces Tribunal: A Division Bench of Justice Rajendra Menon (Chairperson) and Lt. Gen Phillip Campose (Member) A, allowed the application. In

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Action instituted under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 not an action in rem: SC

Supreme Court: Refusing to hold an action instituted under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 as an action in rem,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere production of photocopy of an OPD card and statement of mother not enough to prove mental unsoundness

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, SA Nazeer and Surya Kant, JJ has held that in order to successfully claim

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Has the amendment to Section 4 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 affected the method of determination of value of excisable goods? SC explains

Supreme Court: Explaining the scheme of provisions under the Central Excise Act, 1944, the 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Can person with physical infirmities seriously affecting cognitive functions file suit through ‘next friend’?

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of S.V. Bhati and Bechu Kurian Thomas, JJ., addressed an issue pertaining to the following terms, Total

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Vikas Dubey Encounter| SC refuses to scrap Justice B.S. Chauhan lead Judicial Committee; says allegations based merely on newspaper reports liable to be rejected outright

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ refused to scrap the Judicial Committee

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Rape on pretext of false promise of marriage: Intention of accused from the inception not to marry is to be ascertained

Bombay High Court: M.G. Sewikar, J., denied bail to the applicant accused of deceiving the prosecutrix by giving false promise of marriage who

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT | Petitioner failed to establish a contractual relationship with the corporate Debtor; Tribunal dismisses application

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): A Division Bench of Chandra Bhan Singh (Technical Member) and Suchitra Kanuparthi (Judicial Member) dismissed an application

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Power of detention under S. 129, GST Act to be exercised only on contravention of statute, not simply because tax payment details absent in relevant documents

Kerala High Court: A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. allowed the writ petition and quashed the series of detention notices issued against the petitioner.