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Ker HC | In Re: Bruno; HC condemns instructions to keep pets in chains and kennels. Directs State to ensure mandatory registration/licence for pet adoption

Kerala High Court: While hearing a suo motu PIL registered to monitor the instances of animal abuse in the State of Kerala

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC invokes independence of judiciary, separation of powers to invalidate amendments in Finance Act, 2017 prescribing 50 yrs minimum age for appointment to Tribunals, allowances payable to members, term of office

Supreme Court: A 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, by a majority of 2:1, has declared that certain portions of Section 184

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Justice A.B.S. Naidu, former District Judge appointed as Inquiry Officer regarding Covid-19 Mismanagement at VIMSAR

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S Muralidhar, CJ and Savitri Ratho, J. directed independent inquiry by a retired District Judge

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC grants bail to Alok Kumar Agrawal, former in-charge of Chhattisgarh’s Water Resources Department in money laundering case

Supreme Court: In a corruption case involving misappropriation of more than Rs 30.00 crores, the Division Bench comprising of Indira Banerjee and

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Is taking off trousers of victim as well as taking off one’s own trousers an attempt to rape? HC clarifies distinction between indecent assault and attempt to rape

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., granted bail to the applicant in arrested in a rape case. While clarifying the

Case Briefs High Courts

[Bengal Post Poll Violence] Cal HC | NHRC submits final report; Arguments to begin from 22-07-2021

Calcutta High Court: Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, ACJ and I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Subrata Talukdar, JJ., decided that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Jha HC | Permission for Rath Yatra Puja in the month of July in Jharkhand sought; Directed to take its own decision in view of SC ruling

Jharkhand High Court: The Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., directed State to decide to conduct

Case Briefs High Courts

Mani HC | State cannot seek to impose conditions upon citizens so as to compel them to get vaccinated; Courts holds restraining the non-vaccinated people illegal

Manipur High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Kumar, CJ. and KH Nobin Singh, J., decided on a petition which was filed

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Direction to deposit Rs 2 lakh compensation for victims as a condition for grant of bail: SC says not permissible

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta, JJ. found that direction passed by the Gujarat High Court

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Take stock of situation in shelter homes, observation homes etc; Court directs State to get them insulated

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, CJ. and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., took up a perused affidavit submitted

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Amul Dairy secures major win in a trademark infringement case in Federal Court of Canada

Federal Court of Ontario (Canada): In an Intellectual Property battle the Bench of Alan S. Diner, J., had granted major win to

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC issues notice to State to file an affidavit regarding a delay in sample collection due to suspension of public transport and inadequacy in other services

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S Muralidhar, CJ and Savitri Ratho, J., directed State to file an affidavit addressing concerns

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Revenue has miserably failed to discharge its onus; Tribunal finds impugned order opposed to principles of natural justice

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed the appeals which were filed after the Adjudicating Authority

Case Briefs

P&H HC | “A juvenile cannot be arrested”; HC holds application for anticipatory bail by a juvenile is not maintainable in law

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajesh Bhardwaj, J., held that plea for anticipatory bail by a juvenile is not maintainable in law

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Undertrial prisoners facing trial under PCA/PMLA, cases investigated by CBI/ED/NIA/ SFIO etc. are not entitled to be released

Chhattisgarh High Court: Narendra Kumar Vyas, J., rejected bail and dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case

Case Briefs

Sikk HC | Or. VIII R. 1A (3) which confers discretion on Court is not an unfettered discretion on Court; HC allows petitions

Sikkim High Court: Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, CJ, allowed the writ petitions which were arising out of the Order passed on 12-11-2019 in

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Not in interest of the child; HC stays Sessions Court’s order granting custody of teenage rape victim to relatives of accused

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ., and Manash Ranjan Pathak, J., addressed a suo motu PIL concerning the

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Great influx of tourists, social distancing not being maintained, SOP not complied with; Court directs State to review decision of relaxing lockdown, control the inflow of tourists

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J., heard and issued directions in relation

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“If this is how proceedings will go on …”: SC accentuates importance of succinctly framed written synopsis; time-bound oral arguments; crisp, clear and precise judgments

“After all, it is for ‘the common man’ that the judicial system exists.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Objective of Milk Federations is not to give employment but increase milk production”; SC reverses HC order favouring employees in a revised pay scale dispute

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta*, JJ., overruled the decision of Punjab & Haryana High