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Megh HC | “It is elementary that when the law requires a certain thing to be done in a particular manner, it has to be done in such manner or not at all”; Court upholds the dismissal of police official for passing information to outlaws

Meghalaya High Court: Sanjib Banerjee CJ. & W. Diengdoh J. while hearing a petition didn’t interfere with the judgment and order impugned

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Filing of the charge-sheet within stipulated period is sufficient compliance u/s 167 of CrPC”, SC rejects default bail plea of Rahul Modi, MD of Adarsh Group

Supreme Court: In a loan default case, the Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao* and B.R. Gavai, JJ., rejected pleas of Rahul

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Economic Offence| 25 crores siphoned off by forging documents and misusing KYCs of employees; SC cancels Delhi HC’s order granting bail to the suspect

Supreme Court: While addressing a case related to systematic fraud by creating the false/forged documents and/or misusing the PAN Cards, Aadhar Cards

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Decision declaring a colour blind unfit for post of Electrical Assistant upheld

Gujarat High Court: Biren Vaishnav J. while deciding on a petition under Art 226 of the Constitution pertaining to prayer of the

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Provision for redressal of grievance in matter of radiation by mobile tower exists; Permission for installation can’t be revoked

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Nandita Dubey, J. heard a petition which was filed seeking issuance of the writ of mandamus to the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA throws light on the position of daughters into the properties of father under the Kandyan Law

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division bench of C.P. Kirtisinghe and Mayadunne Corea, JJ. (No

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Chased and killed in the mid night much after the altercation, even after the deceased reached his house. Cold blooded murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder? SC decides

Supreme Court: In a case relating to murder versus culpable homicide legal controversy, the Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna,

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC | There is no question of apples and orange being put in the same basket: Court calls State’s action foolish and justification of such act real tragedy

Meghalaya High Court: Sanjib Banerjee, CJ. while deciding in the matter between groups of persons in the Meghalaya Civil Service and the

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Unilateral Appointment of Arbitrators and the Inherent Lack of Jurisdiction: Assessing the Procedure for Challenging Biased Appointments

by Soham Banerjee* and Salona Mittal**

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Tests provided under S.37(1)(ii) of the NDPS Act should qualify in order to seek bail; Court rejects application

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., rejected a bail application which was filed for releasing the accused on bail who had been

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Whether a Breach of Institutional Arbitral Rules Constitutes a Breach of Contract? And Whether Such Breach would be Repudiatory in Nature?

by Garima Sharma†

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court furthers SOP for evidence recording via video-conferencing in cases related to child victims/witnesses of human trafficking

“It is well known that our country is a technological powerhouse and if we are unable to take advantage of the resources available with us and fully utilise the benefits of technology through computers and the internet for the benefit of children, our status as a technological powerhouse would be in jeopardy and would remain only on paper.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Whether the services provided by CRS companies to the appellant can be subjected to levy of service tax under the OIDAR services? CESTAT addresses

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) took up

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Desirable to stay the departmental proceedings till conclusion of the criminal case; Court prohibits Department to continue inquiry

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Atul Sreedharan, J. decided on a petition which was filed by the petitioner who was aggrieved by the

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Musing on Mental Health – Bench and the Bar

by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul† and Radhika Bishwajit Dubey††
Assisted by Aman Singhania

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Justice Surya Kant

by Ritu Singh†

Case Briefs Supreme Court

5-year moratorium on new Pharmacy Colleges: Chh HC’s interim order directing PCI to consider application for affiliation stayed; Matter to be disposed of in 4 weeks: SC

Supreme Court: In a case related to PCI’s decision to impose 5-year moratorium on the opening of new Pharmacy Colleges for degree

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Money cannot substitute a life lost but an effort has to be made for grant of just compensation having uniformity in approach; Court observes in a MV accident case demanding higher compensation

Rajasthan High Court: Birendra Kumar J. allowed the appeal and enhanced the award considering the settled guidelines in the subsequent judgments to

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Exclusion of married daughters from the die-in-harness scheme of the State Government discriminatory? Court discusses

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Indrajit Mahanty, CJ. and S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. decided over a bunch of petitions which had

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Bail rejected as the Court cannot decide whether it attracts the offence under Ss. 302 of IPC or 304 Part-II IPC at this stage

Karnataka High Court: H.P Sandesh, J. rejected bail as at this stage no offence can be attracted and the same is left