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Suspecting the character of spouse and making false allegations of extra marital affair in presence of colleagues/ students amount to mental cruelty; Madras High Court grants divorce

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of V. M. Velumani and S. Sounthar, JJ. granted divorce as sought by the appellant-husband on

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi Court grants bail to ALT News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair for an alleged objectionable tweet made in 2018

Patiala House Court, Delhi: Devender Kumar Jangala, J. granted bail to Alt News Co-founder for tweeting the image of a scene in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court puts an end to about a century-old land dispute under U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act

Supreme Court: While deciding about a century-old land dispute, the Division Bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ., upheld the impugned

Case Briefs High Courts

Can examination authorities deny permission for appearance in a competitive exam for violating clothing guidelines? Delhi High Court answers

Delhi High Court: While deciding a writ petition by a student who was not permitted to appear for a competitive exam because

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Appeal against conviction cannot be dismissed on the ground that the accused is absconding: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In furtherance of Criminal Justice, the bench of Abhay S. Oka* and MM Sundresh, JJ has held that an appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court deprecates the practice of implicating Advocates as accused along with their clients for offences allegedly committed by clients

Advocates, in addition to being professionals, are also officers of the courts and play a vital role in the administration of justice.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT| Can a Financial Creditor initiate Insolvency Resolution Process against a Personal Guarantor?

National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad: The Bench of N. Venkata Ramakrishna Badarinath, Judicial Member, and Veera Brahma Rao Arekapud, Technical Member held

Case Briefs High Courts

Can plea of poor internet connectivity be entertained if it deprives a student of his entitlement to take admission? Madras High Court directs State to compensate

Digitization is the road ahead. It should lead to empowerment and not deprivation. The “ifs” haunt me. What can the court do in such circumstances when the student is not at fault?

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna High Court| Women have right to marry anyone of choice; Family/Societal Recognition not required under law

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) under Article 16 explicitly states that Men and Women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality, or religion, have the right to marry and form a family. They are entitled to equal rights to marriage, during the marriage, and at its dissolution. A marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.

Case Briefs High Courts

[Stray Dog Menace] Allahabad High Court asks Nagar Nigam to reply why compensation of Rs.10 lakhs may not be awarded to the family of the deceased

Allahabad High Court issues notice to Nagar Nigam on compensation to family after stray dog menace leaves one child dead and other seriously injured

Case Briefs High Courts

Woman cannot be made to choose between career and child; Bombay High Court allows mother to relocate to another country with the child

Bombay High Court: While deciding a custody case, the single judge bench of Bharati Dangre, J. observed that the Family Court failed

Case Briefs International Courts

HEITEC v/s HEITECH| ECJ rules a warning letter for trademark infringement isn’t sufficient to end acquiescence

European Court of Justice (ECJ): In a far-reaching decision, the Bench of C. Lycourgos (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, S.

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court| Vigil to be maintained to prevent noise pollution in general; Sound levels to be within permissible limits

Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. disposed of a writ petition which was filed by an ailing, retired bank employee alleging that

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Whether ocean freight charges can be collected, subject to levy of Service Tax? CESTAT answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Division Coram of Sulekha Beevi C.S. (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical

Case Briefs High Courts

Rajasthan High Court| Trial Court required to prima-facie ascertain the relevancy of the proposed witnesses while deciding application under Order XVI R 1 and 2 CPC

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J. considered the stamp vendor and Sub Registrar as relevant witnesses in a case where

Case Briefs Supreme Court

IBC – Section 7(5)(a) | NCLT “may” reject Financial Creditor’s CIRP application even in case of Corporate Debtor’s default in payment of debt

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banerjee* and JK Maheshwari, JJ has rejected the view of NCLT and NCLAT that once it

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AAR | No GST on Solid Waste Management contracts; Bio-CNG not exempted

Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Ruling: T.G. Venkatesh, Additional Commissioner of GST & Central Excise, and K. Latha, Joint Commissioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court| Non-consideration of the grounds raised in a pre-grant opposition while granting patent per se constitutes violation of principles of natural justice

Delhi High Court: Jyoti Singh, J. in a case where patent was granted without delving and dealing with the grounds raised in

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction against Facebake or Facecake from using the well known trademark Facebook

Delhi High Court: Navin Chawla J. restrains Facebake and Facecake based in Bangalore which sells confectionary items like cakes etc.

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab & Haryana HC| Relief to actress Kangna Ranaut in ‘Shaheen Bagh Dadi’ defamation case; Trial Court directed to adjourn the matter

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition revolving around alleged defamatory tweets concerning the respondent by Bollywood actress Kangna