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Pat HC | “State is not free to act according to its own standard.” HC held termination of contract by State without mandatory notice is illegal

Patna High Court: Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J., addressed the instant petition challenging the termination of the contract by State on the ground

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Is issuance of blank cheque and signed blank stamp paper sufficient to attract presumption under S. 139 of NI Act? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, Surya Kant* and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., upheld the judgement of High Court of

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

United Kingdom | Consultation on New Regime on Subsidy Control, introduced

With the advent end of transition period on 31st December, 2020, following the exit of UK from EU, the UK Government’s Department

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Threatened by militants, J&K resident CRPF constable overstays from leave. HC quashes dismissal order, held “punishment disproportionate”

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J., heard the instant petition challenging the dismissal of the petitioner, a CRPF constable on the

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Under what circumstances can ‘Anticipatory Bail’ be granted in light of the bar created under S. 18 of SC/ST Act; Appeal Allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: Manindra Mohan Shrivastava J., granted anticipatory bail and set aside the impugned rejection order on the ground of patent

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Whether a dispute relating to an election of a local body maintainable before High Court under Art. 226 of Constitution of India? HC explains in light of settled position of law

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Jyotsna Rewal Dua J., dismissed the petition being non-maintainable. The petitioner by way of this instant petition has

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC | Will a minor at the time of death of a deceased employee be entitled to claim compassionate appointment upon attaining majority? HC answers

Meghalaya High Court: H. S. Thangkhiew J., dismissed the writ petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | “We don’t agree that there is no stress and strain of service in military stations located in peace areas” Tribunal grants disability pension for hypertension

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava (Chairperson) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve (Member) A, heard

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | HC hears suo moto case of upsurging drug abuse; directs State to establish Campus Police Units to ensure regular checking in educational institutions

Kerala High Court: Instant writ petition was registered suo motu, taking note of the menace of drug consumption and trade in State.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle obtains a significant victory in a privacy claim against Associated Newspapers || Detailed Report

The High Court of Justice: It was a significant victory for the Duchess of Sussex and noted actress Meghan Markle when the

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COVID-19 | Comparative Analysis of Paid Sick Leave across Nations

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, various countries introduced a package of social and labour market measures to support workers and their

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Penalty imposed under S. 112 read with S. 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962 set aside; Tribunal allows appeal stating absence of mens rea

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the impugned order

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Whether minimum period of six months stipulated under S. 13(B)(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act for a motion of passing decree of divorce on the basis of mutual consent can be relaxed? Court explains

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J., disposed of a petition while granting liberty to the parties to move an appropriate

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Muslim girl of 17 years of age is competent to enter into a contract of marriage with a person of her choice” HC grants protection to couple

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., addressed the case of a 35-year-old Muslim man who married a 17-year-old girl belonging

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Authority cannot fill up more than advertised number of vacancies; such recruitment violative of Arts. 14 & 16(1): Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao, Indu Malhotra* and Vineet Saran, JJ heard the petition challenging the decision

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “It’s a matter of recruitment policy”; HC denies adjudicating question of equivalence of qualifications, directs State to determine

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In an interesting case Anil Kshetarpal, J., addressed the question of equivalence of qualifications for the purpose

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | “Deceased was on advance annual leave when he met with accident” Tribunal denied special family pension to widow of ex-servicemen

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava (Chairperson) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve (Member) A, heard

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Reduce Qualifying cut off percentile by 10% for NEET candidates”, SC directs Center; Asks private Dental Colleges to consider reducing exorbitantly high fees

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao* and Krishna Murari, JJ., addressed the plight of NEET students. The Bench

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Selling only one share per transactions despite having adequate holding creates false misleading appearance of trading in the securities market and is violative of Regulation 3 and 4 of PFUTP Regulations

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): Justice Tarun Agarwala, Presiding Officer, Dr C.K.G. Nair Member and Justice M.T. Joshi, Judicial Member affirmed the impugned

Case Briefs International Courts

13 years later, ECHR holds Russia responsible for human rights violations in the “August War” of 2008 with Georgia || Detailed Report

European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber): In its judgment delivered on 21st January, the Grand Chamber of ECHR, after detailed deliberation