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Know what led Bombay High Court to grant bail to 22 Y/O murder accused

Bombay High Court considered the role pertaining to the applicant and him being a 22-years-old at the relevant time, the Court found him entitled to be enlarged on bail.

Case Briefs High Courts

Govt Bids and Tenders | Court cannot substitute its own view on Expert Committee’s observations: Jharkhand HC refuses to interfere

The Expert Committee’s conclusion reflected that none of the specifications of Tender Document could be met by Mediana Defibrillator, a fact which led to disqualification of the petitioner’s bid.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No bail for AAP leader Satyendar Jain as Supreme Court orders immediate surrender

Satyendar Jain was arrested in May 2022 pertaining to offences under PMLA.

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court rejects anticipatory bail in Child Marriage case; directs awareness programs by Woman and Child Department to raise awareness

Calcutta High Court emphasised on the importance of sensitization and awareness programs to prevent marriages involving minors or adults who have not attained the legal age of marriage.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Person defying orders and absconding not entitled to anticipatory bail: Supreme Court

Supreme Court found the appellant’s contention as unsustainable because they did not appear before the Court on issuance of bailable warrants but moved applications for bail.

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

Dead Cockroach in Soup and Expired Bread; DCDRC directs IRCTC and on-board caterers to compensate for mental agony caused due to serving of unhygienic food

What promised to be a comfort bowl of hot soup and bread, turned out to be an unhygienic mess for the complainant and his family travelling in Executive Class coach of New Delhi to Chandigarh Shatabdi Express.

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court upholds rejection of petition on failure to produce document/evidence in Anandalok’s car-parking ownership dispute case

Calcutta High Court held that the appellant lacked locus standi of collective bodies to bring proceedings as the appellants don’t have legal personality or individual rights.

Case Briefs High Courts

Like Mishti Doi, Aloo Posto & Luchi, protests and rallies are inextricably part of Bengali Culture; Calcutta High Court allows rally in Howrah

“Every Bengali is a born orator, born in a state rich in culture and heritage.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court denies anticipatory bail in Amazon Prime fake call center fraud case

The case of the prosecution that tele-callers were impersonating themselves as employees of Amazon and receiving calls from customers, who were facing problems related to Amazon Prime Videos and other services provided by Amazon.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Law does not give absolute license to YouTubers to spoil reputation of others’; Madras HC directs YouTuber to pay Rs. 50 Lakhs to Sevabharathi for defamatory allegations

“Merely, under the pretext of freedom of expression, one cannot make interview intruding the privacy of others, the Law does not give such absolute license to the Youtubers and the social media to spoil the reputation of others.”

Case Briefs High Courts

NDPS Act | Know why Bombay High Court granted bail for commercial quantity of Tramadol

Bombay High Court was convinced of the applicant making out a case to believe that he may not have been found in conscious possession of the narcotic substance.

Case Briefs High Courts

Legal and authorized ‘occupier’ of premises including tenant cannot be deprived of basic amenities like electricity connection | Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court clarified that if the decree of eviction is set aside, recalled, or stayed, the tenants may remain entitled to apply for connection in accordance with law.

Case Briefs High Courts

Read why Madras HC refused to issue writ of quo warranto against A. Raja, Udhayanidhi Stalin and P.K. Sekar Babu for their remarks against Sanatana Dharma

“Any reasonable, fair and well-intentioned leader must be aimed at identifying the commonalities of different sections of the people to unite, rather than divide them. Though criticism is essential for growth, it must be constructive to ensure that progress, rather than destruction.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court upholds regularisation of workmen engaged in regular and perennial nature of work

Supreme Court found the Industrial Tribunal justified in giving an award on a reference by the Central Government, and the Tribunal’s findings as unassailable.

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court directs payment of performance security deposit and retention money; defers other claims to civil suit

Calcutta High Court held “in the absence of any claim being made by the respondents during the six months’ performance guarantee period, the petitioners are entitled to refund of the entire amount of security deposit.”

Case Briefs High Courts

[POCSO Act] Life sentence not disproportionate for a father who sexually assaulted 9-year-old daughter: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court hinted that evidence of sexual assault victim could be the sole basis of conviction, provided that the same was of a ‘sterling quality’.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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

DCDRC observed that the video was not just a collection of images and sounds but a vessel for the heartbeats of a family’s collective journey, carrying the laughter, tears, and love of a day that marked the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court dismisses Bloomberg’s appeal against ADJ’s order to take down defamatory article against Zee Entertainment

“Appellants rushed to this Court without exploring the option of filing their reply to the application under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (‘CPC’) and/or application under Order XXXIX Rule 4 of the CPC for modification of the ex-parte ad-interim order.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Non-compliance of Section 173(2) of CrPC raises many legal issues’; SC discusses police report procedure and contents in detail

“The form of the police report under Section 173(2) of the CrPC is prescribed by the State Government and each State Government has its own Police Manual to be followed by the police officers while discharging their duty.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court dismisses petition to allow Overseas Citizen of India to participate in the International Maths Olympiad on behalf of India

“The courts have often held that having undertaken a chance at an examination, or in an interview, a candidate cannot later seek to question the rules applicable to that examination.”