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Case Briefs High Courts

Absence from duty without leave under CRPF is a gravest misconduct; Manipur High Court upheld order of Disciplinary Authority of dismissal from service

Manipur High Court: In a writ petition filed to quash the dismissal order dated 18.1.2005 on the ground that it

Book Review

“What hooked me to your first masterpiece is the romantic, inspiring, out of the box thinking” — Read the latest review of Sanjoy Ghose’s “How Gourango lost his O”

Monika Arora, Advocate, Supreme Court of India pens down a heartfelt review about the book “How Gourango lost his O” to

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court explains scope of grant of anticipatory bail in offences under SC/ST Act; true import of ‘knowing’ or ‘knowledge’ under Section 3(2)(va) of the Act

Kerala High Court: In an appeal relating to the grant of anticipatory bail for the commission of offences under Sections

Case Briefs District Court

Delhi Court transfers case of AAP leader Satyender Jain on the request of Enforcement Directorate due to likelihood of probable bias

Rouse Avenue Courts Complex, Delhi: In a case filed by Enforcement Directorate (‘petitioner') seeking transfer of the case titled ‘Directorate

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Dishonour of Cheques: Can non-executive Directors of the accused company be held vicariously liable under Section 141 NI Act?

Supreme Court: In an appeal against a judgment passed by the Calcutta High Court dismissing the Criminal Revision Application filed

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Rejection of Resolution Plan by the NCLT due to Non-Serious, Casual and Non-Diligent Conduct of Resolution Appellant is Good in Law

“The CIRP is a time bound process where timeline has been prescribed for each step. The CIRP cannot be allowed to continue for indefinite period.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

US Court of Appeals- 5th Circuit | Texas’ social media law prohibiting platforms from censoring speech based on the viewpoint of its speaker, held constitutional

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: While determining the constitutionality of Texas statute- House Bill 20, which

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

What constitutes a ‘government authority’ or ‘government entity’; Karnataka Authority of Advanced Ruling answers

Authority of Advanced Ruling (Karnataka): The two-member bench of M.P Ravi Prasad and T. Kiran Reddy has ruled that works

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court| Mere repeated monetary demands by a daughter does not establish her intention to instigate the father to commit suicide

Bombay High Court: In a case filed by Lata (‘petitioner’) daughter of the deceased who committed suicide and left a

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court dismisses plea for mandating stipends to young advocates; Appeals to senior lawyers to pay adequately

Delhi High Court: In a PIL filed by Pankaj Kumar, a young advocate of 29 years of age, enrolled with Delhi Bar

Case Briefs High Courts

Evidence not adduced; Maintenance application not decided: Bombay High Court remands divorce matter to Family Court

Bombay High Court: In a case filed by a wife (‘appellant') challenging the Family Court order that granted decree of

Case Briefs High Courts

Meghalaya High Court | Selection processes should be transparent and not guided by Nepotism

“…that greater weightage is desirable to be given to the objective part of the assessment since the Indian psyche is such that the subjective part of the assessment, more often than not, is tainted, influenced or guided by nepotism or the usual uncle culture or even more disagreeable extraneous considerations.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | In a tripartite contract between the seller, service provider and consumer, the seller and service provider are liable for any defect, deficiency and unfair trade practice on any product sold by them

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While deciding upon the instant complaint concerning alleged unfair trade practice followed by Flipkart of tampering

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka HC | Can Insurance Company’s liability be absolved in cases where the insured vehicle’s driver dies due to cardiac arrest while the vehicle was parked at the time of death?

Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant appeal wherein the issue was whether the liability of the Insurance Company is

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court convicts former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari for threatening jailer

Allahabad High Court: In an appeal filed under Section 378 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) against the judgment passed by the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court observes documents relied upon for formation of opinion under Rule 3 of the SEBI Adjudication Rules 1995, not required to be disclosed to the noticee unless relied upon in the inquiry

Supreme Court: In a special leave petition against the impugned judgment passed by the Bombay High Court, whereby, the Court dismissed the

Know thy Judge

Justice Indira Banerjee – Powering and Empowering Her Way to the Top

by Sucheta Sarkar†

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court upholds rejection of candidature to Bhabha Atomic Research Center for suppressing criminal antecedents in declaration form

In a case filed by Swapnil Prakash Parab (‘petitioner’) challenging rejection to the representation made before Bhabha Atomic Research Centre/BARC (‘Respondent 2’) on the orders of the Supreme Court.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court grants interim injunction against Polycab India Limited for novel design infringement of Atomberg Renesa Ceiling Fan

Bombay High Court: In a case filed by Atomberg Technologies Private Limited (‘plaintiff’) seeking temporary injunction as Polycab India Limited

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

High Court of Justice- TCC | “Unusual and surprising” Dispute Resolution Procedure between Children’s Ark and Kajima Construction declared unenforceable due to unclarity

The High Court of Justice (Technology and Construction Court): While deciding the instant matter revolving around the Dispute Resolution Procedure