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State legislature can’t enact a law that touches the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act held unconstitutional

Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has declared Section

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Court has jurisdiction to grant equitable relief from forfeiture of rights to make specific use of neighbouring land granted in a perpetual licence

United Kingdom Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Lord Carnwath, Lady Black, Lord Briggs, Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin, JJ. dismissed the

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Court is not vested with jurisdiction to replace policy decision of the government

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J. dismissed a writ petition by the petitioner challenging the show cause notice issued against him whereby

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Bihar Govt. over burning of sexual assault victim by her tormentor in Muzaffarpur

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, a

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Delhi fire killing 43 people at Filmistan’s Anaj Mandi; 5 Storey building turned in a lethal gas chamber

The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that at least 43 people were killed at

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikkim HC | A Magistrate is obligated to inquire into the case for finding sufficient grounds before summoning accused beyond his territorial jurisdiction

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., while exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC quashed the criminal complaint filed against the petitioners

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Larger bench to decide the legality of domicile/residence-based reservation in admission to PG Medical Courses within the State Quota

Supreme Court: In an appeal seeking clarity on the issue of the legality and validity of domicile/residence-based reservation for admission to the

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Writ Petition against a private individual is not maintainable, reiterated

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J. while dismissing the petition, observed that the petitioners have an efficacious remedy of filing a

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Islamic Marriages are not recognised as valid marriages in terms of Marriage Act and therefore a decree of divorce cannot be granted

South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: Bezuidenhout, J. while adjourning the application sine die granted the applicant leave to amend her papers

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | State has no power to tinkle with quantum of salaries and pension payable to judicial officers; New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme not applicable to them

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ. and Mohammad Nawaz, J. directed the state government to refund the

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | An advocate cannot be held criminally liable merely because his opinion is found not acceptable or for want of greater professional competence

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J., quashed the criminal proceedings against the petitioner, an Advocate, who was arraigned in a criminal case

Case Briefs High Courts

Hyderabad Rape cum Murder | Police Encounter | Telangana HC directs for preservation of bodies of 4 suspects killed in encounter till 09-12-2019

A representation was made at the Chief Justice’s Office on 6-12-2019, wherein the request for judicial intervention was placed with respect to

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of media reports about death of 4 accused in Telangana rape & murder case in a police encounter

NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that the four accused, arrested by the police in connection with the

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Application under S. 389 CrPC allowed following the “principal of parity”

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. suspended the punishment awarded by the Additional Sessions Judge in the Sessions Case No. 46 of

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Providing unlimited electricity to employees deemed to be abuse of authority by Power Corpn.; audit ordered

Uttaranchal High Court: A Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and Alok Kumar Verma, J. issued directions to the Government of Uttarakhand and

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Minimum qualifying years of service cannot be ignored for grant of invalid pension

Supreme Court: In a case where the family of a man was awarded invalid pension by the Tribunal despite of the fact

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | A mother is entitled to claim relief under Domestic Violence Act against his son; law on “aggrieved person” under DV Act restated

Calcutta High Court: Madhumati Mitra, J., dismissed an application filed against the order of the Sessions Judge whereby he upheld the order passed

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Constitutional validity of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997 upheld

Supreme Court: Upholding the constitutional validity of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997 a bench comprising

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Expert opinion is material evidence; case needs to be established beyond reasonable doubt; Court allows appeal setting aside conviction of murder accused

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Order found to be beyond the scope of contempt jurisdiction when contempt petition had arisen out of an ad-interim order which was observatory in nature

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey and Dhiraj Singh Thakur, JJ. disposed of the appeal after

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State legislature can’t enact a law that touches the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act held unconstitutional

UK SC | Court has jurisdiction to grant equitable relief from forfeiture of rights to make specific use of neighbouring land granted in a perpetual licence

Tri HC | Court is not vested with jurisdiction to replace policy decision of the government

NHRC notice to Bihar Govt. over burning of sexual assault victim by her tormentor in Muzaffarpur

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Delhi fire killing 43 people at Filmistan’s Anaj Mandi; 5 Storey building turned in a lethal gas chamber

Sikkim HC | A Magistrate is obligated to inquire into the case for finding sufficient grounds before summoning accused beyond his territorial jurisdiction

Larger bench to decide the legality of domicile/residence-based reservation in admission to PG Medical Courses within the State Quota

MP HC | Writ Petition against a private individual is not maintainable, reiterated

SA HC | Islamic Marriages are not recognised as valid marriages in terms of Marriage Act and therefore a decree of divorce cannot be granted

Kar HC | State has no power to tinkle with quantum of salaries and pension payable to judicial officers; New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme not applicable to them

Chh HC | An advocate cannot be held criminally liable merely because his opinion is found not acceptable or for want of greater professional competence

Hyderabad Rape cum Murder | Police Encounter | Telangana HC directs for preservation of bodies of 4 suspects killed in encounter till 09-12-2019

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of media reports about death of 4 accused in Telangana rape & murder case in a police encounter

Raj HC | Application under S. 389 CrPC allowed following the “principal of parity”

Utt HC | Providing unlimited electricity to employees deemed to be abuse of authority by Power Corpn.; audit ordered

Minimum qualifying years of service cannot be ignored for grant of invalid pension

Cal HC | A mother is entitled to claim relief under Domestic Violence Act against his son; law on “aggrieved person” under DV Act restated

Constitutional validity of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997 upheld

SL CoA | Expert opinion is material evidence; case needs to be established beyond reasonable doubt; Court allows appeal setting aside conviction of murder accused

J&K HC | Order found to be beyond the scope of contempt jurisdiction when contempt petition had arisen out of an ad-interim order which was observatory in nature

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