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P&H HC | Experience gained by erstwhile partnership firm could not be construed as experience of partners in an individual capacity; HC dismisses the petition

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Ravi Shanker Jha, CJ., and Arun Palli, J., heard the instant petition

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Premises sealed under the provisions of GST Act upheld; Court dismisses petition

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava and Vandana Kasrekar, JJ., dismissed a petition which was filed challenging a

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | High Court would not entertain a writ petition which is hopelessly delayed without proper explanation; dismisses petition with costs

Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., dismissed and disposed of a petition which was filed in order to challenge a final seniority

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Contractual live-in relationship has no recognition in law; HC terms it “misuse of process” and against morality

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., addressed the instant petition regarding a new concept of contractual Live-In-Relation wherein the

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Climate Change: Is the world doing enough?

by Anirudh Grover†

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Assistant Commissioner and Tahsildar made a consorted effort to abuse their office to take possession of the properties, demolish them and dispossess the rightful owners

Karnataka High Court: R. Devdas, J. allowed the petitions and quashed the impugned orders and directed not to act upon the recommendation

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Separate penalties by the stock exchanges can be imposed | While positing, rejects appeal

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): A Coram of Tarun Agarwala, J., (Presiding Officer) and M.T. Joshi, J., (Judicial Member) while dismissing an appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Order reserved in Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid Land Title Dispute; Court to decide maintainability [Religious Character]

Allahabad High Court: Prakash Padia, J., reserved a judgment in a plea which was filed challenging the maintainability of a civil suit

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Agreement in restraint of trade

by Achal Gupta†

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Penal charges for late filing of Bill-of-Entry waived; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the Order-in-appeal passed

Case Briefs High Courts

[Trademark Dispute] Kar HC | A case of deceptively similar trademarks; Quintessential ‘Common man’ is neither blessed with the wisdom of Solomon nor the trained eyes of Sherlock Holmes

Karnataka High Court: P. Krishna Bhat J., set aside the impugned order with a direction to the Court to hear and dispose

Case Briefs International Courts

Victims of trafficking deserve protection not prosecution; European Court of Human Rights holds conduct of United Kingdom “unfair” towards victims

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): In an interesting case regarding child trafficking the Fourth Section of ECHR had came up with a

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Deceased being below 40 years of age the future prospects shall be held at 40%; HC allows appeal against enhanced compensation in motor accident case

Gauhati High Court: Parthivjyoti Saikia, J., addressed the instant appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the judgment

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Nexus between services and business activities to be established in order to avail Cenvat Credit; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the impugned order

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | ‘Diligence is due diligence done diligently’-Impliedly volumed | Recommendations revised attributing to the gravity of the lapses

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G Mahalingam, (Whole Time Member) while revising the recommendations made by the Designated Authority (DA) considering

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | [Manual Scavenging] HC directs State to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to the family of a deceased manhole worker

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of S. Manikumar, CJ and Shaji P. Chaly, J., heard the instant PIL regarding demand

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Law of preventive detention is an exception to fundamental right to personal liberty under Art. 21 of Constitution and therefore has to be strictly construed; Court allows petition challenging preventive detention

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Anand Pathak, JJ., allowed a petition which was filed challenging the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Widow of deceased renounces matrimonial house leaving mother-in-law in destitute; Mother and widow entitled to equal shares of family pension

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava (Chairperson) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve (Member) A heard

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT| 31 hearings, no regards to time, addendums, midway interruptions and yet no heed to initiation to liquidation; Adjudicating authority advised to be mindful

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal– A Coram of Bansi Lal Bhatt, J. (Acting Chairperson) and Dr Ashok Kumar Mishra (Technical Member) ordered

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Whether a residential accommodation for nuns/students would fall under “religious or educational purposes” and be qualified for tax exemption? Supreme Court explains

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of R. F. Nariman* and B.R. Gavai, JJ., addressed the instant case regarding statutory interpretation. The