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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Daughters as Co-parceners | S. 6 of Hindu Succession Act prevails over S. 29-A inserted by Maharashtra Amendment; wasn’t necessary for Parliament to repeal S. 29-A: Bom HC

Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., while addressing a matter revolving around the property, observed that, Article 254 of

Published on December 10, 2021December 13, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Wife seeks to insert averments with respect to impotency of husband, can amendment to petition for annulment of marriage be allowed? Bom HC explains

Bombay High Court: While addressing a matter, Mangesh S. Patil, J., laid down significant aspects with regard to when a petition can

Published on December 9, 2021December 17, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Man in detention without trial for almost 41 years, compensation granted: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, CJ and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J., awarded compensation to a person who was remained

Published on December 9, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsInternational Courts

Ferrari wins Unregistered Community Design claim; EJC holds no separate discloser of parts of a product require where images of product as a whole already made available to public

European Court of Justice: The Bench comprising of E. Regan, President of the Chamber, C. Lycourgos, President of the Fourth Chamber, and

Published on December 9, 2021December 10, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

False promise of marriage | Can mere failure to keep a promise without anything more lead to irresistible conclusion that promise had been dishonestly made from inception? Cal HC decides

Calcutta High Court: While addressing a matter under Section 376 of Penal Code, 1860 Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak,

Published on December 9, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

Does marrying another lady causes emotional abuse so as to come under Domestic Violence? Read Sessions Court decision

LXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru:  B. Venkatesha, LXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, dismissed an appeal filed under Section

Published on December 7, 2021January 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Does S. 327(2) CrPC providing for “in camera” proceedings apply to appeals? Bom HC decides while rejecting Tarun Tejpal’s application

Bombay High Court at Goa: A Division Bench of Revati Mohite Dere and M.S. Jawalkar, JJ. rejected Tarun Tejpal’s plea to conduct

Published on December 7, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can Judge sift and weigh evidence at stage of framing of charges? For what purpose? Bom HC considers while refusing to discharge accused

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the lower court refusing to discharge

Published on December 7, 2021December 10, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Andhra Pradesh High Court gets 2 new Judges

President appoints the following to be Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court: Dr Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao Kumari Boddupalli Sri Bhanumathi Ministry

Published on December 7, 2021December 7, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

When does burden of proof shift to accused to rebut statutory presumption in cheque bounce cases under S. 138 NI Act? CMM Court considers

Court of XX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City: Bhola Pandit, XX Addl. CMM, convicted a person who presented a cheque to

Published on December 6, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

“Account closed” and Cheque returned: Is it a reason sufficient for convicting a person under S. 138 NI Act? Read detailed decision of CMM Court, Bangalore

Court of XX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City: In light of cheque being returned by the bank due to “Account Closed”

Published on December 4, 2021December 10, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kidnapped or Eloped? Minor alleged to have been kidnapped tracked after almost 4 years: Del HC demystifies whether she ran away on her own or was kidnapped

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., granted bail to a person accused of kidnapping a minor, which eventually in view of the

Published on December 4, 2021December 10, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Charge Sheet Filed, but no arrest, instead interim protection granted: Read Del HC’s decision in a bail matter

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., while addressing the allegations of forged agreement, stated that the effect of the same would be

Published on December 4, 2021December 10, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Temporary Residence v. Casual Visit | Can Magistrate entertain application under S. 12 DV Act from woman coming to his jurisdiction for casual visit? Is that covered under “temporarily resides”? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., held that an aggrieved person cannot choose to file a petition under Section 12 of

Published on December 4, 2021December 10, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Legal RoundUpTribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup

Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup | November 2021

Here’s a run-through of all the significant decisions covered in the month of November 2021 under the Section of Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies.

Published on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Harassment to grab senior citizen’s property | 94-year old father approaches Court stating he doesn’t want his daughter even for one-minute longer: Read Bom HC’s decision

Bombay High Court: Noting in case after case, complaints from senior citizens that their own sons and daughters are harassing them, Division

Published on December 1, 2021December 10, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

High Courts Monthly RoundUp — November 2021

Here’s a short recap of what we covered under the High Court’s section on the SCC Online Blog for the month of November.

Published on November 30, 2021December 1, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kalkaji Temple | Del HC issues directions for removal of unauthorized shopkeepers, Sanitation facilities, Potable Drinking Water, Garbage Disposal, etc. [Details Inside]

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., laid down directions regarding Kalkaji Temple in Delhi which attracts a lot of devotees. Instant

Published on November 18, 2021November 26, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Condonation of Delay: Is it a matter of right? NCDRC explains

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC):  Expressing its opinion of ‘Condonation of Delay’, Coram of C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) and Justice Ram

Published on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari transferred from Allahabad HC to Madras HC

Transfer Notification Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari of Allahabad High Court transferred as Judge of Madras High Court. Ministry of Law and Justice

Published on November 17, 2021November 17, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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