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MP HC | Technical objections cannot come in way of custody; Court allows 16-year-old to choose to live with father

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Subodh Abhyankar and Satyendra Kumar Singh, JJ., dismissed an appeal which was filed being

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Cooling off period under S. 13-B (2) HMA directory and not mandatory, court must waive off statutory period where marriage is irreconcilable

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J., allowed the instant revision petition, filed against the order of Family Court, where the

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Court allows writ furnishing the GSTR – 6 return for recording and distributing the ISD credit

Gujarat High Court: The Division bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Nisha M. Thakore, JJ., allowed the petition in a matter related to

Case Briefs High Courts

SC-ST Act is prospective or retrospective? Kar HC quashes criminal proceedings for offences committed in the year 1975

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S Dixit J. quashes the criminal proceedings as the SC-ST act is not retrospective in nature. The petitioners

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Megh HC | Court affirms trial court’s conviction on the basis of victim’s testimony in POCSO matter

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee and W. Diengdoh, JJ., while hearing an appeal which challenged the judgment of

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Raj HC | “Citizen approaching Court in a public interest jurisdiction holds greater duty to make full research” PIL dismissed due to lack of necessary evidence presented

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ and Rekha Borana, J. dismissed the petition and kept it open for

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Use of phrase “carnal intercourse” considered as a conscious act of the legislature reflecting the clear intent to engraft an offence under S. 377 IPC, conviction upheld

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J. contemplated the revision petition filed by the accused/ children in conflict with the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“A bus by bus, a mini-bus by mini-bus and not bus by a mini-bus” isn’t a correct way to interpret the expression “same nature”: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of K.M. Joseph and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha*, JJ., held that Rule 174(2)(c) of the Kerala Motor

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Application for rescission of contract ‘mandatory’ to avail the relief, as S. 28, Specific Relief Act, 1963 doesn’t confer indefeasible right

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudhir Mittal, J. dismissed the revision petition filed by the petitioners (in this case the judgment-debtors) against

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

ITAT | Notice issued against a dead person is null and void and all consequent proceedings/orders being equally tainted are liable to be set aside

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), New Delhi: The Coram of Amit Shukla (Judicial Member) and Pradip Kumar Kedia (Accountant Member) allowed an

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC │ Whether the orders passed under a repealed Act be executed? Court discusses

Calcutta High Court: Rajasekhar Mantha, J. disposed of a petition observing that the Supreme Court is the only authority to clarify whether

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“In a taxing statute, it is the plain language of the provision that has to be preferred”. APMCs liable to pay service tax under the category of ‘renting of immovable property service’: SC

Supreme Court: In the instant appeals, the Market Committees located in Rajasthan raised their grievance over the decision of CESTAT that respective

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Utt HC | Irrespective of the personal rights of a person or a community, it can under no set of circumstances, override the rights or need of the defence of the country; Petition dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. dismissed a writ petition which involved the isuue pertaining to regulating the frontier borders of

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC │ Registrar exercising power of the election tribunal cannot pass interim directions of any nature; Court allows appeal

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Dinesh Kumar Paliwal, J. allowed an appeal which was filed

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Cal HC │ No intention of any evasion of tax; Court directs refund of penalty and tax paid on protest

Calcutta High Court: Md. Nizamuddin, J. decided on a petition which was filed challenging the impugned order of the appellate commissioner confirming

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Is Railway’s decision to disqualify persons with history of lasik surgery for the post of constables (RPF) just and reasonable? SC directs constitution of experts committee to answer

Supreme Court: Opining that the advancement of medical field over a period of time has been enormous, the Division Bench comprising of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“An Order of Externment is an extraordinary measure which should be used sparingly”. SC reiterates the duties of Competent Authority and Court while issuing and testing externment orders

Supreme Court: While deciding the instant appeal wherein the appellant challenged the externment order issued against him under Section 56(1)(a)(b) of the

Case Briefs High Courts

“..use of salutation and titles is prohibited in terms of Arts. 14 18 and 363A of the Constitution of India in public documents and public offices”; Raj HC observes in a case where hereditary title was mentioned in a cause title

Rajasthan High Court: Sameer Jain, J., directed the petitioners to file amended cause title at all respective places. The instant facts of

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Providing reasoning is to give it a value of precedent which can help in reduction of frivolous litigation; Court emphasises on recording reasons in judgments

Gujarat High Court: Ashokkumar C. Joshi, J. dismissed a petition and emphasised the importance of proper reasoning in a judgment/order. Petitioners were

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Court grants relief considering ranks and scores sufficient for Trainee Reserve Category in the Government College

Calcutta High Court: Moushumi Bhattacharya, J. decided on a petition which was filed being aggrieved by a notice cancelling a provisional eligibility