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Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC | Notice to the Madhya Pradesh Govt. over reported botched up cataract surgery in Indore

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about alleged botched up cataract surgeries

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK CA | Secretary of State obliged to follow due procedure to assess violation of international humanitarian law while granting export licence for sale of arms

United Kingdom Court of Appeal (Civil Division): A 3-judge Bench of Sir Terence Etherton MR, Lord Justice Stephen Irwin and Lord Justice

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can’t interpret “by another year” under Rule 105 of Delhi School Education Rules 1973 as “by one year at a time”: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr DY Chandrachud and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that the words “by another year” in Rule

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Rule is bail and not jail, object of bail is neither punitive nor preventative — Reiterated

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. entertained a bail application where the accused was charged under Sections 363 and 376 IPC

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Prayer for withdrawal and liberty to file fresh suit cannot be split into two: plaintiff entitled to file fresh suit even if no express liberty given

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an application filed under Section 115 CPC taking exception to the order of the Civil

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI | Abuse on account of collective dominance is a concept not recognised by the Indian Competition regime so far

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Coram comprising of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and U.C. Nahta and Sangeeta Verma (Members) dismissed an

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Decree of Divorce granted in light of compromise arrived between the parties

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Narendra Singh Dhaddha and Mohammad Rafiq, JJ. allowed a decree of divorce which was

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI | No abuse of dominant position contemplated under S. 4 of Competition Act found against Gujarat SBST

Competition Commission of India (CCI), New Delhi: Coram comprising of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairman) and U.C. Nahta and Sangeeta Verma (Members), dismissed

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Divorced daughter entitled to get benefit of compassionate appointment under Dying-in-Harness Rules

Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. while allowing the writ petition issued a writ in the nature of mandamus so as to

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Weak financial position held is not a valid ground to withhold payments in respect of the retiral benefit

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. allowed the petition for the payment of the retiral benefit on the ground

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Admission declined to petitioner for whom impersonator appeared in PMT examination

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Sharma and Shailendra Shukla, JJ., dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | No sentence imposed on accused convicted under S. 376 IPC who was a juvenile at the time of commission of offence but attained majority when convicted

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and Bharati Dangre, J. disposed of clubbed appeals arising out of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Charge under S. 376 (1) of IPC to be proved “beyond a reasonable doubt”; accused given benefit of doubt

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Vijai Kumar Bist, CJ and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J. partly allowed an appeal filed

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Interim bail made absolute in matrimonial case where no ground for detention found justified

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. made absolute the interim application for bail in a matrimonial case. An application

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Wife earning a certain amount will not absolve husband’s liability to provide maintenance under S. 24 HMA Act, 1955

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Mohammad Rafiq and Narendra Singh Dhaddha, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by an aggrieved

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Plaint filed under Or. 7 R. 11 CPC can be rejected based on grounds mentioned in Rule 11 or if the cause of action has not been disclosed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Prakash Shrivastava, J., dismissed the revision petition filed by the respondents under Section 115 CPC where they challenged

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh | Husband’s appeal for grant of decree of divorce on being subjected to ‘mental cruelty’ by wife, allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ. allowed an appeal to grant a decree

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Non-filing of affidavit along with the application under S. 156(3) of CrPC held to be a curable defect

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. contemplated a criminal revision petition, where the main question which had to be decided was

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt. over reported serving of salt and rotis instead of wholesome nutritious food in Mid Day Meal

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a video of children being served

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Director who resigned before issuing of cheques held not liable under S. 138 r/w S. 141 of NI Act for dishonour thereof

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. allowed a criminal application filed against the order of the Magistrate whereby he rejected the application filed