dismiss execution petition
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“If this is allowed to happen, every judgment-debtor who is in possession of the immoveable property till the decree is passed, shall hand over possession to a third party to defeat the decree-holder's right and entitlement to enjoy the fruits of litigation and this may continue indefinitely and no decree for immovable property can be executed.”

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kerala high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“By no stretch of imagination, a girlfriend or even a woman who maintains sexual relations with a man outside of marriage in an etymological sense would be a ‘relative’.”

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bombay high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The power to strike down offending law is a scalpel, not a machete.”

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bombay high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The biological parents first decided to give their child in adoption due to the financial crisis during COVID-19 pandemic but decided to take their son back after discussion with their respective families.

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court cannot modify arbitral award
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court explained that the older Act enabled the Court to modify an award, a power which was consciously omitted by Parliament while enacting the 1996 Act, hinting towards exclusion of power to modify an award.

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kerala high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala High Court was not satisfied with the petitioner’s claims of being an adopted daughter of the deceased.

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supreme court ratio decidendi
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“A decision in a case takes its flavour from the facts of the case and the question of law involved and decided.”

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rosewood logs
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court regarded the same to be a lapse on part of the state for not apprising the High Court of the true and up-to-date facts at the time of final hearing and remitted the matter back to the High Court for being examined afresh.

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punjab and haryana high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the instant petition for pre-arrest bail since people were found having sexual intercourse during police raid in Spa Centre being run by the petitioner, a matter which awaited further investigation.

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election contest process
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Where a right or a liability is created by a statue, which gives a special remedy for enforcing it, the remedy provided by the statue must be availed of.”

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greater bombay sessions court
Case BriefsDistrict Court

The Court pin-pointed the huge difference in income of the husband and wife, and that there was no documentary evidence to support the wife’s claims of being indebted.

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jharkhand high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court viewed the levy on consultancy or supply to be a clear deviation from provisions of Cess Act.

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combating gender stereotypes
Hot Off The PressNews

Impact is a secondary aspect, but the Supreme Court’s Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes is an eye-opener and a must read for everyone among and beyond the legal community.

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75% for sports quota
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The objective of introducing the sports quota i.e., 2% of intake, was to promote and encourage those who excelled and gained a certain degree of prescribed proficiency and achievement in defined competitive sports.”

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bombay high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court allowed the petitioner to avail the remedy of appeal under Section 406 of MMC Act assailing the impugned assessment orders within 4 weeks, to be adjudicated by appellate authority on merits.

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supreme court judgment on employment notice period
Law made Easy

The transition phase from one workplace to another is a period full of uncertainty and doubts. They say that notice period is your honeymoon period, but for some, it turns out to be a perfect example of “Aag ka dariyaa hai…..doob ke jaana hai”.

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constitutionalism and rule of law
Events/WebinarsNews

EBC brings Justice A.K. Sikri’s book on Constitutionalism & the Rule of Law, In a Theatre of Democracy.

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punjab and haryana high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed the petitioner to meet her father-in-law once a week for 1 hour.

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kerala high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the meantime, Kerala High Court restricted sex selective surgery to be permitted specifically on the opinion of a State Level Multidisciplinary Committee depicting the same to be essential for saving the child’s/infant’s life.

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district consumer disputes redressal commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Amazon defended its case saying that it was merely an online platform and not the seller of such defective telescope, contending that there was no deficiency in service.

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