Case Briefs Archives

Couples may be divorced as husband and wife, but never as parents, their responsibilities continue for life: Kerala High Court

“The way out in our minds is that the parents must find peace with each other and be involved with the child’s progress together as partners.”

DCDRC finds Matrimony.Com Ltd. liable for deficiency in service for failing to deliver video album of a marriage reception held in 2017

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

‘Consumer disputes are non-arbitrable’; District Commission holds NCDRC’s Two verdicts as per incuriam

“On one side is judicial propriety and on the other, severe contempt. Yet this Commission will take this risk and make attempt to set legal principles clearly for the purposes of upholding judicial federalism”.

Case Briefs High Courts

Matrimonial disputes constitute ‘misconduct’ under TN Government Servants’ Conduct Rules; Govt. departments can initiate disciplinary proceedings: Madras HC

“In the present case, the respondent was engaged as a contractual employee and the period of contract was also expired and the respondent was disengaged in the year 2017 itself. Thus, the writ order is not inconsonance with the principles established.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Inside Punjab and Haryana HC’s detailed directions for Investigating Authorities & Judicial Officers on Gang Violence and Organised Crime

“A firm hand, with stringent law enforcement and legal measures, is essential to dismantling extortion rackets, deterring future criminal enterprises and safeguarding the moral fabric of society.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Registrar cannot cancel marriage certificate unless registration is proven fraudulent or improper: Kerala High Court

“In the present case, the petitioners, on their own free will and volition, had submitted a memorandum and a supporting letter from a member of the LSGI, affirming that their marriage was solemnised on 19-10-2014, and wanting to get their marriage registered.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Rajasthan High Court dismisses plea challenging demolition drive on encroachments in Ummed Sagar Dam catchment area

“The petitioners are, undisputedly, encroachers and, therefore, no indulgence can be granted by this Court.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Woman tied to a tree and beaten by Moneylender: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

The NHRC noted that the incident occurred because her husband had failed to repay the loan and had run away.

Case Briefs High Courts

Procedural delay by NCTE can’t prejudice institution’s academic year; Kerala HC directs recognition of Majilis College’s ITE Programme for 2025—26

“Letter of Intent was issued for the Academic Year 2025-26, and the Final Recognition had been issued for the Academic Year 2026-27, which also defies any logic and reason.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab & Haryana HC takes suo motu cognizance and seeks status report on shortage of Hospital Attendants, Nursing Staff at PGIMER, Chandigarh

A news report published on 17-6-2025, highlighted that PGIMER had been facing severe shortage of hospital attendants and nursing staff, thereby which forcing relatives of patients to step in as caretakers, resulting in overcrowding and compromise in service.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘State of West Bengal acting in hot haste, reintroducing struck-down reservations; Calcutta High Court stays OBC reclassification

The Court observed that it was explicit that the expressions ‘Government of West Bengal’ and the ‘Government’ meant the State of West Bengal in discharge of its legislative functions.

Case Briefs High Courts

“It’s wife’s tendency to implicate husband and his family members to settle personal scores”: Bombay HC Quashes Dowry Harassment FIR against In-Laws

Only out of ulterior motive to settle personal score, wife makes generalized and sweeping accusation unsupported by concrete evidence. As a result, the family members of husband have to face agony of criminal trial, when no prima facie case is made out against them.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC refuses to interfere with 2008 Civil Services appointment after 2016 legislative reforms allowed reservation for mental disability

The appointment of the petitioner to the 2008 Civil Services, based on the subsequent legislative reform made in 2016, would lead to administrative chaos and raise several complications regarding seniority, induction etc.

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab and Haryana HC takes suo motu cognizance of alleged felling of 2000 trees by DLF in Gurugram’s Aravallis for real estate project

According to the news report, residents and environmental activists have launched protests and official petitions against the alleged tree felling citing destruction of the Aravallis in DLF Phase 5.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Mere possibility of contrary view doesn’t justify reversal of acquittal’; Rajasthan High Court upholds acquittal in Dowry Death case

“Scope of interference in the acquittal order passed by the Trial Court is very limited, and if the impugned judgment of the Trial Court demonstrates a legally plausible view, mere possibility of a contrary view shall not justify the reversal of acquittal.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Gauhati High Court directs contractual music teacher to approach Governor for exercise of discretionary powers for pension relief

“The alleged termination order of the petitioner, though said to be illegal and arbitrary, was not put to challenge either in the present or earlier writ proceeding.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC orders removal of bouncers hired to prevent housing society members from feeding stray dogs

The High Court closed contempt proceedings against Cooperative Housing Society upholding the residents’ right to feed the stray dogs and directed removal of bouncers preventing the same.

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court sets aside ECL order on Mamata Banerjee’s coal controversy; Directs ECL to pay ₹25 lakh compensation

The judiciary upholds a strong commitment to justice, fairness, and social equity. In complex cases involving competing rights, courts must sometimes innovate guided not by whim but by enduring principles of equity and good conscience. This ensures a balanced, equitable resolution.

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court directs constitution of Ashtamudi Local Wetland Authority for protection and conservation of Ashtamudi Wetland

“This Ashtamudi committee/authority could function under the supervision of the State Wetland Authority and comprise representatives from various departments and domain experts on the similar lines as State Wetland Authority, but with a specific focus on the Ashtamudi lake”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court quashes case under UP Gangsters Act; Slams ‘rubber-stamping’ approval of gang-chart without application of mind

“We are at pains to observe that authorities, entrusted with the solemn duty of safeguarding life and liberty treat it with such casual indifference, truly a case of the fox guarding the henhouse.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna High Court quashes case against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over alleged disrespect to National Anthem during ‘Sepak Takraw’ World Cup inauguration

Patna High Court held that smiling and merely folding hands in Pranaam Mudra in standing position could not be construed by any prudent imagination to be an insult to the National Anthem.