Competent Jurisdiction Archives

All HC | Whether principle of res judicata in a subsequent claim would apply on an issue of fact which in the former proceedings was decided by a forum of competent jurisdiction between same parties; MACT award modified

Allahabad High Court: Attau Rahman Masoodi, J., allowed the appeal and modified the impugned order by applying the principle of res judicata.

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Execution of a Decree: When does the clock start ticking?

by Sanjeev Kumar and Anshul Sehgal*

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Writ of mandamus cannot be issued for compelling police to perform a statutory duty under S. 154 CrPC without availing all other alternative remedies prescribed in CrPC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., dismissed a petition filed under Article 226 Constitution of India to direct the respondents to

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Wife’s convenience must be seen before deciding transfer application in matrimonial cases

Punjab and Haryana High Court: H.S. Madaan, J. allowed the transfer application for the convenience of the wife in the divorce petition.

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Transfer of the suits cannot be justified on a plea which is vague in nature and obscure in character

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of M. K. Hanjura, J. dismissed the applications filed for the transfer of the civil

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Application under Section 9 of I&B Code not maintainable where ‘dispute’ existed prior to filing petition under Sections 433(e) and 434(1) of Companies Act

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial) dismissed

Case Briefs High Courts

Letters of Administration under Section 228 Indian Succession Act granted on a Will proved and registered in High Court of Justice, Leeds, UK

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J. allowed a petition filed under Section 228 read with Section 276