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HP HC | Whether a contractual woman employee is entitled to avail maternity leave in case of a surrogate child? HC analyses

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Sandeep Sharma JJ. allowed the petition. The facts of the

Case Briefs International Courts

CCJ | Whether a Magistrate in the Commonwealth of Dominica has jurisdiction to determine a charge of treating against a duly elected and sitting member of the House of Assembly, or it must be determined by High Court, by way of an election petition?

Caribbean Court of Justice: A Full Bench of Justice Saunders, Wit, Anderson, Rajnauth-Lee, Barrow and Jamadar dismissed the appeal being devoid of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Reagitating what is already recorded only because liberty was given for appeal, held absurd | Declines to entertain

National Company Law Tribunal (NCAT): A Coram of Justice A.I.S. Cheema (Judicial member) and Dr Alok Srivastava (Technical member) dismissed an appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC points out apathy on the part of State regarding the non-existence of ladies toilet in Colleges; Constitutes a Committee to examine existing conditions

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J., dealt with an issue of vital public importance

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“A classical case of how civil proceedings can be prolonged ad infinitum”, SC imposes costs of Rs. 1 lakh for dragging execution proceedings in an eviction case for 12 years

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ., addressed the instant petition regarding landlord-tenant dispute,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT| Issuance of the cheque is indicative of acknowledgement of debt, even if returned dishonored

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal- A Coram of Anant Bijay Singh, J. (Judicial Member) and Shreesha Merla (Technical Member) dismissed an appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Litigation in the Court is not a “game of chess”; Court dismisses appeal stating serious suppression of facts

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sujoy Paul and Shailendra Shukla, JJ., dismissed a petition which was filed challenging the

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Dishonour of cheque shall be proved to the hilt; Adverse inference cannot be drawn under S. 138 of NI Act merely because evidence is not adduced to prove a negative fact

Kerala High Court: K. Haripal, J., addressed the instant complaint instituted by the appellant alleging offence punishable under Section 138 of the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CBI | Adjudication on ‘changed circumstances’ not conducive to be treated as ‘review’ | Grants permission to lead secondary evidence

Special Court, CBI, Ghaziabad- The Court of Shivank Singh, Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI), allowed the application where permission to lead secondary evidence

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Court cannot undertake the activity of banking regulations upon itself and pass omnibus orders to come up with policy decision; Court dismisses appeal

Gujarat High Court: G.R. Udhwani, J., dismissed a petition wherein a mandate was sought to issue an order/ circular / instructions directing

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Disease which surfaced within four months of enrolment cannot be attributable to or aggravated by Army service; Tribunal rejects disability pension

Armed Forces Tribunal: The Division Bench of Justice Virender Singh (Chairperson) and Air Marshal BBP Sinha, Member (A) rejected the instant application

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | [Galudih Barrage Irrigation Project] HC upholds arbitral award after certain modifications; explains principles of adjustment, counterclaim and set off

Jharkhand High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Aparesh Kumar Singh and Anubha Rawat Choudhary, JJ., heard the instant Commercial Appeal challenging

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Termination of pregnancy application rejected keeping in mind health of the minor; Court issues directions

Gujarat High Court: B.N. Karia, J., decided upon a petition which was filed with a request seeking permission to get the pregnancy

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Does forfeiture of earned remission of a convict without giving reasonable opportunity of hearing would amount to violation of fundamental right under Art. 21 Constitution of India? HC observes

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal J., allowed the petition and held that forfeiture of earned remission of a convict is violative

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Judgment can be a binding precedent only for what has been considered and held in it; No Court can travel beyond facts mentioned and considered therein to cull out “ratio decidendi”

Rajasthan High Court: Mahendra Kumar Goyal J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | “Accused cannot be saddled with payment of victim compensation”; HC says such order is contradictory to S. 357A of CrPC

Jharkhand High Court: Ananda Sen, J., addressed the instant petition against the impugned order of the Judicial Commissioner, whereby the petitioner was

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | “Nature of injury does not suggest that the appellant acted in cruelty”; HC converts conviction for murder into culpable homicide

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Suman Shyam and Mir Alfaz Ali, JJ., heard the instant petition against the judgment and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Delhi Gymkhana Club – ‘Nepotism in upper echelons?’ | Holding it true, suspends General Committee

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Coram of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat (Acting Chairperson), Justice Anant Bijay Singh(Judicial Member), Dr Ashok