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Kar HC | Whether the termination/cancellation of contract of the petitioner on the ground of the petitioner seeking maternity leave is justified? HC analyses

Karnataka High Court: M. Nagaprasanna J. set aside the impugned order and allowed the petition. Facts The facts of the case are

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC | Grant of injunction cannot be claimed by a party as a matter of right nor can it be denied by the Court arbitrarily; Court dismisses petition on the question of effective possession

Meghalaya High Court: H. S. Thangkhiew, J., dismissed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the order of the Trial Court by

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CAT | Employer is entitled to withhold payment of gratuity even after the employee had attained his superannuation; Tribunal reiterates legal position

Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT): Aradhana Johri, Member (A), partly allowed the instant application whereby the applicant had sought for issuance of directions

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | SEBI pulls up entities for fraudulent trading practices: Imposes ₹ 80 lakh fine

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Maninder Cheema, Adjudicating Officer, imposed a total fine of Rs 80 lakh on eight entities

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Power of judicial review will not be permitted to be invoked to protect private interest at the cost of public interest or to decide contractual disputes

Orissa High Court: B.P. Routray J. dismissed the petition on the ground that cancellation of the tender cannot be said to have

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Addition of a new ground of defence or substituting or altering defence or taking inconsistent pleas in written statement would not be objectionable, while adding, altering or substituting a new cause of action in the plaint may be objectionable

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit J. set aside the impugned order and allowed the petition. The facts of the case are

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | “Striking workers cannot resort to strong-arm tactics and violence”; HC explains the ambit of Right to Protest

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J., addressed the instant petition alleging illegal and unorganised exercise of right to strike. The Bench

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Every State and local authority to provide adequate facilities for instruction in mother tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups? Court decides on PIL

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ., and S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., decided upon a petition in the nature of

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | [Artificial Ripening of Fruits] HC considers health hazards; lays down detailed guidelines to ensure chemical-free ripening of fruits

Gauhati High Court: In an interesting case of PIL concerning artificial ripening of fruits, the Division Bench of Achintya Malla Buhor Barua

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | ‘As is where is basis, as is what is basis, whatever there is basis’; A super imposed condition in auctions | Reiterated again

National Company Law Appellate Authority Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi: The Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhatt (Acting Chairperson), Shreesha Merla (Technical member)

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Sahara India Financial Corp. Ltd., “not fit and proper person”; Sub-Broker Registration Cancelled

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G. Mahalingam, (Whole Time Member) while accepting the recommendations of the Designated Authority (DA) held

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Ireland SC | Whether a hospital can hold back life-prolonging treatments/ supports against the wishes of the parents of a critically injured child? || Detailed Report

Supreme Court of Ireland: While deliberating on a somber appeal of “life or death”, filed by the parents of a boy (hereinafter

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Inappropriate for Court to interfere with statutory proceedings at show-cause stage; HC dismisses petition against SEBI

Kerala High Court: N. Nagaresh, J., addressed the instant petition filed by a Non-Banking Finance Company to challenge show-cause notices issued by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Permission cannot be granted to Medical Colleges which lack necessary infrastructure and facilities”; SC directs Jharkhand government to rectify deficiencies

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao and Krishna Murari, JJ., dismissed the instant petition for grant of permission

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Strong prima facie case leaves no ground for custodial immunity; Court rejects bail application in matter of Ss. 377 and 506 of IPC and S. 6 of POCSO

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay J., rejected a bail application which was filed in the matter of an FIR registered under Sections

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Volume of work could not be the only basis to dispense with service”; HC directs reinstatement of probationary Additional District & Sessions Judge

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Jitendra Chauhan and Girish Agnihotri, JJ., addressed the instant petition by one Parveen Bali, Ex-Additional District &

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Panchayati divorce has no recognition in law”; HC grants protection to the couple in spite of holding their marriage illegal

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., heard the instant filed by a couple seeking police help to restrain the respondents

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | “Government bungalows are Public property, it belongs to Public” HC directs State to ensure eviction of unauthorised occupants from Government accommodation

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Vinod Chatterji Koul and Ali Mohammad Magrey, JJ., had heard the instant PIL,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can ossification test held after 38 years of incident be conclusive to prove juvenility on the date of incident? SC answers

“The ossification test can be said to be relevant for determining the approximate age of a person in conflict with law. However, when the person is around 40-55 years of age, the structure of bones cannot be helpful in determining the age.”

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Odyssey of a legal dress

by Akhil Jain†