Case Briefs Archives

Karnataka High Court appalled to see a case of wrongful arrest as fathers’ name was similar; Directs DGP to issue SOP/Guidelines if not in place; Compensates aggrieved

“I’m unable to comprehend as to how the name of the father being similar or even identical would have any role to play in the arrest, extrapolating the same logic if the arrest warrant has been issued for one brother, another brother or maybe even the sister could be arrested, merely, because the father’s name is identical.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court denies injunction against News Laundry Media on allegations of copyright infringement, defamation and commercial disparagement by TV Today Network

Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J. denied relief sought by ‘TV Today Network’ ‘plaintiff ‘on allegations of copyright infringement, defamation and commercial

Case Briefs High Courts

Jharkhand High Court | Past record of competent person for renewal of competency certificate held to be a relevant consideration for renewal; Petition dismissed

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the writ petition, preferred by the petitioners, for quashing and setting aside

Case Briefs High Courts

In absence of special category, transgenders should be allowed to participate in their self-perceived gender category; Kerala HC upholds transgenders’ right to equal participation in Sports

Kerala High Court: In a case where a transgender person was declined participation in District Judo Competition, V.G. Arun, J.,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SCOTUS| Maine Department of Education’s ‘non-sectarian requirement’ for tuition assistance payments, is violative of US Constitution’s First Amendment

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): While deciding the instant petition wherein the Maine Department of Education (hereinafter the Department) was

Case Briefs District Court

Eastern Book Company sues Amazon, Flipkart etc. for selling counterfeit/unauthorized copies of its books; Delhi Court directs Police to file an action taken report

Tis Hazari Court, Delhi: In a case relating to the unauthorized printing/binding/manufacturing/storing/advertising for sale and selling of counterfeit books published by EBC,

Case Briefs High Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court | ‘Violation of individual privacy’; Request for DNA test denied in property dispute

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J. dismissed a petition which was filed against the order passed by Twelfth Civil

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court upholds Trial Court ruling in application filed under O. XIII A CPC for default in payment of rent by tenant due to COVID

Delhi High Court: In a case where the Trial Court directed the tenants ‘appellants herein' to pay the defaults in

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Entertainment City Ltd an ‘affiliate’ of United Group; NCLAT grants Moratorium Benefits

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi: The Bench of Ashok Kumar Bhushan, J., Chairperson, M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J., Judicial

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court | Section 3 (2) (v) of SC and ST Act, 1989 only attracts by way of documentary evidence to prove that the injured belongs to SC or ST; Conviction and sentence, modified

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajai Tyagi, JJ. while deciding an appeal which was

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mother, being the only natural guardian after biological father’s death, can decide child’s surname; can even give the child in adoption: SC

“When a child takes on to be a kosher member of the adoptive family it is only logical that he takes the surname of the adoptive family and it is thus befuddling to see judicial intervention in such a matter.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court| Diplomatic officers empowered to apostille affidavits and do notarial acts; Indo-Canadian couple allowed to get married “online”

Kerala High Court: In a case where an Indian man and a Canadian woman were unable to marry due to

Case Briefs High Courts

When does a Will becomes a suspicious document? Madhya Pradesh High Court answers

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Dwarka Dhish Bansal, J., while dismissing a second appeal held that in presence of prior execution

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Whether the delay in filing complaints against unregistered sub-brokers, can be condoned? SEBI Special Court answers

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Special Court, Maharashtra: In the instant case dealing with unregistered brokerage, Vishal Sadashivrao

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT| Right to payment cannot be accrued when a corporate guarantee is not invoked before CIRP initiation

National Company Law Appellant Tribunal, New Delhi: The Bench of Ashok Bhushan, J., Chairperson, and Shreesha Merla, Technical Member, while

Case Briefs High Courts

‘S.I.R cannot be generated at the drop of a hat’; Karnataka High Court quashes corruption proceedings initiated by ACB under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna, J. quashed the proceedings initiated against a public servant working as an Executive Engineer in

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court directs State Government to include photographs of PM and President in print/electronic media for International Chess Olympiad

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Munishwar Nath Bhandari, CJ and S. Ananthi, J. directed the State Government to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Your cheat sheet to Supreme Court’s 545 pages long Money Laundering verdict

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar*, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar, JJ has, in 545-pages-long judgments, has dealt with various

Case Briefs High Courts

Jharkhand High Court| Date of application or Date of death – From when is the monetary compensation on account of death of an employee to be paid?

Jharkhand High Court: S.N. Pathak, J., allowed the writ petition directing Central Coalfields Limited (‘CCL') to modify the monetary compensation

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court directs State Police to alter FIR and add Ss. 417 and 420 IPC on alleged concealment of impotency by husband pre-marriage

Madras High Court: V Sivagnanam J. directed the State police to add the offences under Sections 417 and 420 Penal