Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

Compassionate appointment allowed to the sister of R&AW Indian spy detained in Pakistan jail

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.R. Shah and A.Y. Kogje, JJ., decided a petition wherein Union of India was

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala HC reaffirmed the Right to live as ‘Transgender Person’

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of V. Chitambaresh & K.P. Jyothindranath, JJ., held that the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed

Case Briefs High Courts

Demand for SIT probe into killings of 39 Indian nationals in Iraq hostage crisis rejected

Delhi High Court: Gita Mittal, Acting CJ, speaking for the Court comprising of herself and C. Hari Shankar, J. rejected the petition

Case Briefs High Courts

Divorce granted on ground of cruelty in absence of rebuttal evidence by the husband

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.M.S. Bedi and Hari Pal Verma, JJ. allowed an appeal filed by

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Conviction under Section 307 altered to Section 308 IPC in absence of intention to cause murder

Chhattisgarh High Court: In an appeal filed against the conviction of the appellants by the trial court under Section 307 IPC, a

Case Briefs High Courts

Principal employer is liable to compensate a worker engaged by the contractor

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: An appeal filed by the Executive Engineer against the award of compensation passed in favour of Respondent

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC accepts PMO’s inability in providing information due to lack of resources

Central Information Commission (CIC): The Commission recently dealt with an appeal seeking information regarding ‘Mann ki Baat’ program which was further disposed

Case Briefs High Courts

Transfer is an incident of service, not to be interfered with unless effected in violation of mandatory statutory rules

Rajasthan High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Veerender Singh Siradhana, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by the petitioner

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Section 311 CrPC empowers Court to protect a petitioner against error of improper examination-in-chief by his counsel

Manipur High Court: A criminal petition seeking to allow the petitioner to recall himself as defence witness for re-examination, was allowed by

Case Briefs High Courts

Under Indian law neither consideration nor agreement is necessary to constitute waiver of rights

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Asha Arora, J. dismissed a revisional application filed by the petitioner assailing the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Appeal filed in light of ‘Liquor Control Act’ preventing citizens from stocking up of ‘alcohol’ from another province

Supreme Court of Canada: The Court addressed an appeal on the challenge being made to Section 121 of the Constitution Act, 1867

Case Briefs High Courts

Judgment reviewed and set aside holding it to be based on misconception of facts

Bombay High Court: A review petition filed by the Union of India and the Chief Postmaster General was allowed by a Division

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Family’ under Rule 2 (iii) of the Contributory Provident Fund Rules entitles only an unmarried sister to share dues

Gauhati High Court: In a writ petition filed for entitlement of 50% dues of the Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) of the deceased

Case Briefs High Courts

Conviction based on informant’s inference as to the presence of accused is not permissible in law

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J. allowed a criminal appeal and set aside the conviction

Case Briefs High Courts

A brochure at most is an administrative instruction, cannot have overriding effect over Regulations

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Bharati. H.Dangre, JJ., allowed a petition filed seeking a transfer from

Case Briefs High Courts

Convict allowed to travel USA for medical check-up

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Tashi Rabstan, J. allowed the application filed by the applicant-convict for

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

BMW India not being a ‘Dominant player’ did not contravene Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002: CCI

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The four-member bench comprising of Devender Kumar Sikri, Chairperson and Sudhir Mital, U.C. Nahta, and G.P. Mittal,

Case Briefs High Courts

Compensation awarded under Employees’ Compensation Act in lieu of death in vehicular accident cannot be treated as taxable income

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vivek Singh Thakur, J. upheld the decision of the Commissioner directing the

Case Briefs High Courts

Death Sentence confirmed in a case falling under ‘rarest of rare cases’

Uttaranchal High Court: While answering the criminal reference in a case falling under the category of ‘rarest of rare cases’, a Division

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Not releasing mega-budget movies in competition with another movie is not an anti-competitive conduct

Competition Commission of India: A four-member bench comprising of Devender Kumar Sikri, Chairperson and Sudhir Mital, Augustine Peter and U.C. Nahata, Members,