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Statement of rape victim cannot be treated as gospel truth to convict an accused; Punjab & Haryana High Court upholds order of acquittal by trial court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dismissing the instant appeal preferred by the appellant against the order dated 01-05-2019 of

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC | To prevent the “frittering away of the fruits of compromise” HC can quash proceedings for non-compoundable offences if parties have arrived at a settlement

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein the Court was faced with the issue

Case Briefs High Courts

Threatening Judges with Contempt Pleas is unacceptable; Madhya Pradesh High Court warned litigants to desist from such adventurism

“Every order that is passed by a superior court, is liable to be followed by the lower court. Even assuming the case of the petitioners is to be accepted of certain misapplication of the law, that does not amount to contempt.”

Case Briefs District Court

Tag line ‘PEHLE CHECK KAREN PHIR VISHWAS KAREN’ is identical and deceptively similar to tag line ‘PEHLE ISTEMAL KAREN PHIR VISHWAS KAREN’; Delhi Court restrains GTM Jewelry Mart

While determining whether there is infringement of trademark, one is not required to see dissimilarity, but one is required to see similarity and there is similarity of all words except one word, in the present case.

Case Briefs High Courts

ELISA IV Test kits be used uniformly in all blood banks; Rajasthan High Court directs State to ensure proper manpower across all blood banks

Rajasthan High Court: In relation to a petition filed raising certain issues along with an expert committee report submitted on

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court restricts Two wings of the same department, Anti Evasion wing and Range Officefrom initiating proceedings for same period while Audit Commissionerate asked to issued notice

Calcutta High Court | While deciding an intra-court appeal wherein it was alleged that three wings of the same department

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court | Wife being well qualified desiring to work does not amount to cruelty; Inference of desertion not to be drawn merely on grounds of living separately

Bombay High Court: In an appeal filed by husband challenging the judgment and decree of restitution of conjugal rights and

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court| Accused in ‘Constructive Custody’ of the Court gets bail. Read what ‘constructive custody’ means

Allahabad High Court: In an application filed for seeking bail for offences under Sections 420 and 120-B of Penal Code,

Case Briefs High Courts

[Jindal Gang Rape Case] Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds 20 years’ RI for two students ; acquits one giving benefit of doubt

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the present appeal preferred by the accused of the Jindal gang rape case, Tejinder Singh

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court | Right to reside in shared household of husband is lost after grant of divorce; Cannot be claimed based on an earlier order

Bombay High Court: In a petition filed by Umakant Bondre/ applicant 1 (former father-in-law of respondent 1) challenging the order

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Commercial Court’s power while dealing with an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Krishna Murari, JJ has explained the scope of powers of a Commercial Court while

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court| Object of an enquiry under S. 33 (2) (b) of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 is to lift the veil to find out any hidden motive in punishing the workman

Kerala High Court: In a petition challenging the order dismissing the application filed under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes

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Delhi High Court| Negligence of counsel not a reasonable ground within Order XI Rule 1(5) CPC; Facts of the case must disclose ‘urgency’ to avail benefit under Or. XI R. 1(4) CPC

Delhi High Court: In a case filed by the petitioner challenging dismissal order in relation to an application filed seeking

Case Briefs High Courts

Cancellation of bail without issuing notice to the applicants and without affording them a reasonable and sufficient opportunity of hearing is patently illegal; Allahabad High Court reiterates

Allahabad High Court: In a bail application filed by the applicants for quashing the proceedings and setting aside the bail

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka HC | Clients cannot make out a case of fraud against their advocate just because advocate was unable secure them a favourable order

Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant petition seeking quashment of complaint against a Senior Advocate, wherein it was alleged that he

Case Briefs High Courts

What is Transit Anticipatory Bail? Allahabad High Court explains

Allahabad High Court: In an anticipatory bail application, Rajesh Chauhan, J. has directed the police to release the applicant on transit bail

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana High Court grants extension to the defaulter under One Time Settlement Scheme

Telangana High Court: While exercising its powers under Article 226 in case relating to delay in payment under One Time

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court | Materials must be placed before the Court in order to extend the period of remand

Madras High Court: In a criminal appeal filed challenging the extension of the remand period from 90 days to 180

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Married daughter cannot claim compassionate appointment as a right; certainly not years after employee’s death: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where a married daughter of the deceased was claiming compassionate appointment, the bench of MR Shah* and

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court| Pay scales of Tripura Jute Mills workers and employees to be brought. on a par with their counterparts in 32 PSU’s /Statutory bodies

Tripura High Court: In appeals directed against the judgment passed by the Single Judge in a batch of writ petitions,