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Chh HC | S. 320 CrPC is no bar to the exercise of power of quashing of FIR in matrimonial matters; Petition allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal J., allowed the petition based on the settled principle of law. The present writ petition has

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Actor Johnny Depp’s libel action against The Sun newspapers dismissed | Detailed Report

London High Court of Justice (Queen’s Bench): The instant high profile case of libel brought in by well known American actor Johnny

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Gravity of offence committed or Societal Impacts of the same cannot be the sole ground for rejecting a bail application; Petition allowed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Dhar J., while allowing the present petition, reiterated the scope and power of the High Court

Case Briefs High Courts

[MV Act] Kar HC | Will the insurance company be liable for compensation if the vehicle was insured as ‘private vehicle’ but plyed on ‘hire’ at the time of accident? HC decides

Karnataka High Court: Hemant Chandangoudar J., dismissed the appeal and upheld the impugned award and judgment regarding compensation. The facts of the

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Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Goods under SFIS Scheme dutiable and not exempted goods, provisions of R. 6 (3) of CCR, 2004 not applicable; Tribunal allows appeal removing demand of interest and penalty

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member), allowed an appeal which was filed to decide over the

Case Briefs International Courts

CCJ | Whether an application seeking to challenge the maintainability of ‘substantive appeal’ is itself maintainable or not? Court determines

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ): A Full Bench of J Wit, M. Rajnauth-Lee and P. Jamadar JJ. dismissed the application for special

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Police officers expected by virtue of colour of their uniform to be more accountable in their duty than an ordinary citizen of country; Fundamental Right under Art. 11 found to be violated while in custody

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Judge Bench of B.P. Aluwihare, Murdu N.B. Fernando, and S.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | No service tax can be levied in absence of either consideration or a service; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta, J. (President) and C.L. Mahar (Technical Member) allowed an

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | No other authority can sit as an Appellate Authority over the selection made by the selection committee by following due procedure; Petition allowed

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammed Rafiq CJ and B. R. Sarangi J., allowed the petition quashing the impugned termination

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Whether an employee who retired on 31st of a month is entitled to increment which would have fallen due on 1st of the next month; HC elucidates

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, JJ., dismissing the present claim against the

Case Briefs High Courts

[Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation] Chh HC | Guest teachers have a legitimate expectation from the ‘State’ to be permitted to continue services until regular appointments are made

Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri J., allowed the petition by stating that replacing present guest teachers with a new set of appointments

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Court rejects Plea of bias against the Enquiry officer; Dismisses petition in the matter of departmental proceedings

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Alok Kumar Verma, JJ., dismissed a writ petition which was filed in

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Mediation: Legitimacy & Practice by Hemant K. Batra is part of EBC’s Law For The Layman series. In this book, the author

Case Briefs High Courts

CESTAT | 100% Export Oriented Unit entitled to refund claim for the Cenvat credit under R. 5 of CCR, 2004; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) and P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Interstate delivery of exempted goods under the GST Act must bear an e-way bill as well as a delivery challan; Detention of consignment held valid

Kerala High Court: A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J., while holding the detention of goods valid as per Section 129(1)(b) read with Section 129(3)

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | [Service Law] State cannot make arbitrary orders of transfer under the garb of public interest; Petition allowed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., while allowing the present petition, held the impugned transfer order to be arbitrary and

Case Briefs High Courts

[Organ Transplant] Ori HC | Certification limiting organ donation from ‘near relative only’ is contrary to law; Authorization Committee has discretion to decide regarding an unrelated donor

Orissa High Court: P. Patnaik J., allowed the petition directing that any certification that limits donation of organ from near relatives only

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Procedural Haste cannot be contended as a ground for challenge when enquiry report discloses Provisionary compliance; Court refrains from acting against well-reasoned order of Disciplinary Authority

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan, J., while dismissing the present batch of petitions, found no infirmities in the enquiry conducted by the