Case Briefs Archives

Mother tongue or English as a medium of instruction? Raj HC dealt with the issue when State decided to convert a Hindi medium school to English medium

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta J. allowed the petition and decided that the school will be converted to English medium subject to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Life cannot be breathed into the stillborn charge memorandum; SC holds where prior approval is the rule the defect cannot be cured by post-facto approval

“What is non-existent in the eye of the law cannot be revived retrospectively.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | School principal acquitted of bribery allegations; benefit of doubt due to lack of evidence

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of Devika Abeyratne and P. Kumararatnam, JJ. aquited

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Guardian of Property v/s Guardian of Person of the minor; HC clarifies jurisdiction of District Court

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.Muhamed Mustaque and Sophy Thomas held that the District Court cannot entertain petition to appoint

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Court goes beyond the relief sought, helps POCSO victim to become self-sufficient

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ. went beyond the case to help a POCSO victim

Case Briefs High Courts

Rat-bite in hospital, compensation claimed: Madras HC relies on newspaper report since no rejoinder was given by Hospital

Madras High Court: C.V. Karthikeyan, J., grants compensation to a woman who got bitten by a rat in a hospital. The instant

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Compensation amount limited to amount claimed, Insurance Company’s liability reduced

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. in the concerning matter to Parimal Das, held that the person claiming compensation should receive the

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Is confining Selection process of NTPC to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only prima facie discriminatory? HC to decide

Kerala High Court: V.G.Arun, J., held that the practice of confining selection process to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only for the post of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Whether the term “school children” includes university students while interpreting Government Memo exempting buses carrying school children from Passengers Tax? SC clarifies

Supreme Court: While holding that the term “school children” will include college and university as well while interpreting government memo exempting passengers

Case Briefs Supreme Court

PM Modi Security Lapse: SC asks P&H HC to ‘secure and preserve’ all records relating to PM’s Punjab tour

Supreme Court: After a massive security lapse that left Prime Minister Narendra Modi stuck on a highway in Punjab for 20 minutes

Case Briefs High Courts

Dr Subramanian Swamy’s plea that Air India’s Disinvestment is arbitrary, illegal, corrupt: 5-pointer report of Del HC decision

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Jyoti Singh, J., dismisses Dr Subramanian Swamy’s plea stating that any

Case Briefs High Courts

Right to Relax in danger? Would installing CCTVs in spas and massage parlours infringe bodily autonomy of a person? Madras HC pens down its view

Madras High Court: Expressing that right to life and personal liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

NEET 2021-22: Supreme Court allows Counselling with 27% Quota for OBCs and 10% Quota for EWS in All India Quota

Supreme Court: Considering the urgent need to commence the process of Counselling, the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and AS Bopanna, JJ,

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Delinquent employee in disciplinary proceedings has statutory right to engage a Defence Assistant

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, JJ. allowed the petition filed under Art 226

Case Briefs High Courts

Wife refused to join company of husband on ground of ‘auspicious time’. Would this amount to ‘desertion’ by wife? Chh HC elucidates

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench of Goutam Bhaduri and Rajani Dubey, JJ., held that the wife refusing to join the company

Case Briefs High Courts

Manipur HC | Unilateral cancellation letter quashed, parties directed to settle dispute through adjudication committee

Manipur High Court: Lanusungkum Jamir, J. while hearing the matter concerned with sports between All Manipur Football Association v. State of Manipur,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Can An Award Be Remitted To The Arbitrator In Absence Of Findings On The Contentious Issues?

Supreme Court: Explaining the provision of remission under Section 34 (4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the bench of R.

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | State saddled with costs for colourable exercise of power reflecting favours; petition allowed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, JJ. allowed petition filed under Art 226 of

Case Briefs High Courts

Will Delhi HC allow waiving off alleged offence of rape in view of compromise and subsequent marriage between complainant and accused? Read to know

Delhi High Court: Stating that, Rape is an act against society, Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., held that simply entering into a compromise allegation

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Insolvency for Individuals & Partnership Firms | Is it proper for NCLT to record finding regarding default when RP is yet to consider it and submit report? NCLAT discusses Ss. 95, 97, 99 IBC

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT): Coram of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Justice Jarat Kumar Jain, Judicial Member and