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J&K HC | Supervisory jurisdiction is to be exercised sparingly only in appropriate cases for purposes of keeping Subordinate courts and Tribunals within bounds of their authorities; Petition dismissed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Javed Iqbal Wani J., while dismissing the present petition, discusses the ambit and scope of Article 227

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Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | An order to protect life and liberty of petitioners from any threat arising from or being occasioned by their marriage – life & liberty being foundation of all freedoms guaranteed under Constitution; HC issues directions

Allahabad High Court: Saumitra Dayal Singh, J. decided on a writ petition which was filed praying for a direction the nature of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Respect for rule of law is the foundation of Constitution, settlement of IDPs who were displaced due to war in Sri Lanka needs to be done keeping in mind rule of law; Court partly allows appeal

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of Janak De Silva and N. Bandula Karunarathna,

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Whether ‘Appropriate Government’ can while exercising powers under S.10(1) of ID Act decline reference to Tribunal on the ground of delay, stale claim or faded/eclipsed dispute; larger bench to decide

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua JJ., while deciding the present matter challenging

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Clarifying the scope of Para 5(1) of Schedule V to the Constitution, Court strikes down notification granting preferential treatment to residents of scheduled districts in matters of public employment

Jharkhand High Court: A Full Bench of H.C. Mishra, Shree Chandrashekhar and Deepak Roshan JJ., while deciding on the validity of the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Interest on delayed refund under the provisions of S. 27A of Customs Act, 1962 does not arise; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Venkata Subba Rao (Technical Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Legislative intent of NI Act, 1881 is not to send the people to suffer incarceration but to execute recovery of cheque amount by showing teeth of penalty loss; conviction set aside

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., setting aside the conviction against the petitioner, discussed the effect of compromise between the parties

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | If a particular income is not taxable under Income Tax Act, it cannot be taxed on basis of estoppel or any other equitable doctrine; Court reiterates principles for recovery under Income Tax Act

Kerala High Court: Vinod Chandran J., while answering the law points in favour of the Revenue department, restrained from any recovery of

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | While exercising discretionary powers of deciding ‘exceptional circumstances’, SEC cannot ignore Constitutional mandate under Art. 243E; Directions issued to schedule Panchayat elections

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka CJ. and Ashok S. Kinagi J., while partly allowing the present petition,

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Is petition under S. 125 CrPC maintainable when an order of compensation has been granted under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005; Petition allowed

Karnataka High Court: Jyoti Mulmani J., allowed the revision petition on grounds of failure to ascertain and understand the material propositions involved

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Procedural lapse is condonable and denial of substantive right is unjustified; Tribunal allows appeal under R. 6 (3A) (ii) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Sulekha Beevi (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) allowed