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MP HC | Not entitled to keep the amount of compensation paid the State government in the event of a false rape case; Court allows bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Agarwal, J. deciding a second bail application filed by the applicant in connection with Crime under Sections

Case Briefs Supreme Court

The Election cannot brook any delay! SC directs Maharashtra Election Commission to conduct local elections on the basis of pre-amendment delimitation

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of A.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka and C.T. Ravikumar, JJ., directed Maharashtra State Election Commission to expeditiously

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | It is not mandatory for Central Government to make a reference of a dispute which is of national importance to a National Tribunal in view of S. 7-B r/w S 10 (1-A) ID Act

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar, CJ and R.K. Pattanaik J. dismissed the petition and upheld the judgment by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Person languishes in jail for 2 years despite being granted bail by Supreme Court; Supreme Court criticizes Trial Judge for misinterpreting bail order

Supreme Court: In a significant case, the 4-judges Bench comprising of Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, P.S. Narasimha and Sudhanshu Dhulia,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Trial Judge failed to duly appreciate the mitigatory circumstances; Court allows appeal for granting a non-cutodial sentence in terms of S. 336 of the CCPA

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of N. Bandula Karunarathna and R. Gurusinghe, JJ.

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Bail granted to NDPS accused with 100% speech and hearing impairment

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Kesang Doma Bhutia and Moushumi Bhattacharya, JJ. allowed a bail application of the petitioner suffering

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Male Head Constable enters Mahila Barrack at 00:15 hours; is punishment of removal from service too harsh? SC tells what makes the punishment disproportionate

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., affirmed impugned judgment of the Gauhati High Court whereby the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can employer recover excess increment granted on account of error after 10 years of retirement of the employee? Supreme Court decides

Supreme Court: Reversing the concurrent findings of the Single Judge and Division Bench of Kerala High Court, the Bench of S. Abdul

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Writ Petition not maintainable due to having an alternative and efficacious remedy under S. 17 of the SARFAESI Act

Rajasthan High Court: Mahendar Kumar Goyal, J. dismissed the writ petition in view of availability of alternative remedy to the petitioners under

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Justice A. S. Bopanna

by Kamini Sharma†

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC │ Vital facts overlooked by the Trial Court; Conviction set aside under Essential Commodities Act, 1955

Calcutta High Court: Moushumi Bhattacharya, J. allowed an appeal which was filed assailing the impugned judgment passed under section 7 (1) (a)

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Whether unavailability of ‘self-induced intoxication’ as a defence in cases of assault, withstands the challenge of constitutionality? SC of Canada answers

Supreme Court of Canada: The instant matter revolved around a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code which

Case Briefs High Courts

[POCSO] Ori HC | Proceedings of the High Court cannot be held hostage to the whims of the investigating agency; granted bail to a CCL

Orissa High Court: V Narasingh, J. disposed of the bail application and restrained the Court to not grant any further adjournments and

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether the power exercised by the single member Appellate Tribunal of STAT formed under MV Act would be valid under RERA and within jurisdiction? Chh HC analyses

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench of Goutam Bhaduri and Sanjay S Agarwal, JJ. directed that the State shall ensure that the

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An Analysis of the Evolving Law of Abortions in Light of Roe v. Wade Judgment

by Wasim Beg* and Shaaivi Shukla**

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Application under S. 151 of CPC maintainable despite the fact that order allowing the application under Or. 7 R. 11 of CPC is appealable; Trial Court directed to restore civil suit

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Dwarka Dhish Bansal, J. allowed a civil revision under Section 115 of CPC against the order rejecting application

Case Briefs Supreme Court

It isn’t the purpose of grace marks to allow reserved category candidate to switch over to general category: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., reversed the impugned order of the Rajasthan High Court whereby

Case Briefs District Court

Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid Land Title Dispute Row: Shivling found in survey; Varanasi Court’s order on seal of premises

Ravi Kumar Diwakar, J. ordered the District Magistrate, Varanasi to seal the area where the Shivling was found and to prohibit the

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Any person selling article or food without a license would be punishable under S. 16 (I)(a)(ii) PFA Act as per S. 7(iii) PFA Act

Orissa High Court: S. Muralidhar CJ dismissed the revision petition and set aside the conviction decision of the Trial Court which was

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Comrades of the “Justice” Brigade: Separated by Authority, United for a Common Cause

by Abhishek Goyal*