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P&H HC | No right to be admitted to rolls of Bar Council if requisite minimum percentage of marks not obtained in LL.B course

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajiv Narain Raina, J. dismissed a petition in oral judgment challenging Section 7 of Legal Education Rules,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Compensation of £2 million awarded to inventor of glucose testing kit, holding that patent covering technology was of “outstanding benefit” to his employer

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Full Bench of Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy President), Lord Hodge, Lady Black and Lord Kitchin,

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | S. 138 NI Act; EPF society facilitating purchase of houses on behalf of its members held not liable for dishonour of cheques issued to the builder

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., allowed a petition wherein directions were sought for quashing the complaint case filed against the petitioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation committed an error of law in applying provisions of “Workmen’s Compensation Act” — a repealed Act

Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of Alok Aradhe and P.G.M. Patil, JJ. while allowing the appeal set aside the award of

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Illegal search is violation of fundamental right to privacy, State directed to pay compensation; law on Ss. 165 & 166 CrPC explained

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of T.V. Nalawade and S.M. Gavhane, JJ., partly allowed the present petition while explaining the

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Date of eligibility is synonymous to the date of appointment for a particular post

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Augustine George Masih, J. disposed of the present petition on grounds of it being infructuous. The Petitioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Appeal against interim order directing charges to be paid for conversion of land use dismissed where Single Judge already examined all contentious issues

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq and Goverdhan Bardhar, JJ. dismissed this appeal and upheld the judgment of learned

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Legal representative has the right to continue the suit but he cannot claim anything for which the original plaintiff was not entitled

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, Vijith K. Malalgoda, and S. Thurairaja, JJ.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC | Contents of pen drive/memory card amount to documentary evidence

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ. has held that the contents of a memory card

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | S. 372 CrPC does not entitle the victim to file an appeal against inadequate sentence restated

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., held that the appeal filed by the complainant (father of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC expresses deep concern over rising incidents of sexual assault

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has expressed serious concern over the rising incidents of sexual assault and, taking suo motu

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC | Thrust of JJ Act is that even if a “Juvenile” is convicted, same should be obliterated as a normal person, without any stigma

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran, JJ., dismissed an appeal with respect to the denial of

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Vacant seats can be occupied without appearing for NEET with minimum eligibility; Court issues directions

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy, CJ and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J., allowed the application to fill

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Conviction set aside due to unsatisfactory nature of evidence not sufficient to uphold conviction

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, CJ and Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, and

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Govt. of NCT of Delhi directed to provide drinking water in Government schools

Delhi High Court: The Divison Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and C. Hari Shankar, J. directed the Government of NCT of Delhi to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court | Expert Committee directed to enquire aspects upon need for disinfection of aircraft to control spread of vector-borne diseases

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. directed an expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Health

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Court refers to Communist Party of India (Maoist) as an “undisputed banned terrorist organisation under first schedule to Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act”; bail application rejected

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A. Hariprasad and N. Anil Kumar, JJ. dismissed the appeals filed by the appellants by

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Monthly Roundup)

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – November 2019

TOP STORIES Ayodhya Verdict| Here’s why the 5-judge bench unanimously held that the disputed site belongs to Hindus The 5-judge bench finally

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Applicant languishing in jail since 2018 granted bail since it was impossible to expedite the matter considering heavy workload in trial courts

Allahabad High Court: Aniruddha Singh, J. allowed the application filed by the applicant for the grant of bail where an FIR was

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Malaysia CoA | New owner cannot claim entitlement to double rental on the basis of a tenancy agreement with previous owner

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Hamid Sultan Bin Abu Backer, Hanipah Binti Farikullah, Kamaludin Bin Md Said, JCA overturned

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P&H HC | No right to be admitted to rolls of Bar Council if requisite minimum percentage of marks not obtained in LL.B course

Del HC | S. 138 NI Act; EPF society facilitating purchase of houses on behalf of its members held not liable for dishonour of cheques issued to the builder

Kar HC | Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation committed an error of law in applying provisions of “Workmen’s Compensation Act” — a repealed Act

Bom HC | Illegal search is violation of fundamental right to privacy, State directed to pay compensation; law on Ss. 165 & 166 CrPC explained

P&H HC | Date of eligibility is synonymous to the date of appointment for a particular post

Raj HC | Appeal against interim order directing charges to be paid for conversion of land use dismissed where Single Judge already examined all contentious issues

SL SC | Legal representative has the right to continue the suit but he cannot claim anything for which the original plaintiff was not entitled

SC | Contents of pen drive/memory card amount to documentary evidence

Del HC | S. 372 CrPC does not entitle the victim to file an appeal against inadequate sentence restated

NHRC expresses deep concern over rising incidents of sexual assault

SC | Thrust of JJ Act is that even if a “Juvenile” is convicted, same should be obliterated as a normal person, without any stigma

HP HC | Vacant seats can be occupied without appearing for NEET with minimum eligibility; Court issues directions

SL SC | Conviction set aside due to unsatisfactory nature of evidence not sufficient to uphold conviction

Del HC | Govt. of NCT of Delhi directed to provide drinking water in Government schools

Supreme Court | Expert Committee directed to enquire aspects upon need for disinfection of aircraft to control spread of vector-borne diseases

Ker HC | Court refers to Communist Party of India (Maoist) as an “undisputed banned terrorist organisation under first schedule to Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act”; bail application rejected

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – November 2019

All HC | Applicant languishing in jail since 2018 granted bail since it was impossible to expedite the matter considering heavy workload in trial courts

Malaysia CoA | New owner cannot claim entitlement to double rental on the basis of a tenancy agreement with previous owner

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