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Raj HC | Allegation of woman set ablaze in view of dowry demand dismissed; Prosecution theory of homicidal death sheer exaggeration

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Kumari Prabha Sharma, JJ., dismissed the allegations of dowry demand, cruelty against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | FIR is not an encyclopedia of entire prosecution case; Physical touch of victim is not an essential ingredient to make an offence under Ss. 354, 506 and 509 IPC if basic ingredients are satisfied

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Case Briefs District Court

Delhi Court | “Mere temporary non-use of premises cannot be covered under Force Majeure clause”; Miniso to pay rent arrears for lockdown and post lockdown period

District Court, Saket, Delhi: Raj Kumar Chauhan, J., directed “Miniso” to pay the rent arrears for the lockdown and post lockdown period stating

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT rejects Corporate Creditor’s demand of payment of outstanding operational debt worth Rs 58 crores, after finding ‘plausible contention’ in debtor’s arguments

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi: The 3-Member Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat (Acting Chairperson), V.P. Singh, Member (Technical) and

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Children with special needs buried neck-deep in compost pits to find cure of their deformities: NHRC issues notice to Karnataka Govt.

NHRC notice to Karnataka Government over practice of neck deep burying of children in compost pits to find cure for their deformities

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Fixation of retirement age through government notification is an administrative action within the exclusive jurisdiction of State; not open to challenge in a court of law

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Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Can daughter-in-law be evicted without seeking decree of eviction against the son under S. 2(s) of Domestic Violence Act? HC Answers

Allahabad High Court: Vivek Kumar Birla, J., while addressing a matter with regard to “shared household”, held that, “daughter-in-law can be evicted without

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Provisions under Criminal Procedure Code shall have an overriding effect and shall prevail notwithstanding any provision in Pension Rules framed by State Government

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Case Briefs Supreme Court

Daughters have coparcenary rights by birth even if father died before the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 came into force [DETAILED REPORT]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ has held that daughters have right in coparcenary

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | When can an encumbrance be lifted from an immovable property under S. 57 of the Transfer of Property Act? [Exhaustive Brief]

A very efficacious, substantive and procedural mechanism to facilitate the realisation of deserving and intrinsic value of encumbered estates and other immovable

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Pre-deposit amount reduced considering hardship under S. 129-E of Customs Act; Court modifies CESTAT order

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Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Delhi University activates online portal for issuance of digital degree certificates

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., noted that Delhi University has now launched an online portal through which the students can obtain

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of Mandamus for enforcement of a public duty: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banjerjee and Indu Malhotra, JJ that the Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | No absolute right to extract groundwater for commercial purposes; Extracting groundwater is per se a criminal offence

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member) and Dr Nagin Nanda (Expert