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[Special Legislations] | Karnataka HC | POCSO Act is a Special Law which can override any Personal Law

Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant application seeking regular bail for offences under the provisions of Prohibition of Child

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Patriarchal & sexist to assume that a sexually active woman cannot be raped; Anyone conducting ‘two-finger’ test will be guilty of misconduct: SC

The “two-finger test” or pre vaginum test has no scientific basis and neither proves nor disproves allegations of rape. It instead re-victimizes and re-traumatizes women who may have been sexually assaulted, and is an affront to their dignity.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Triple method of plea bargaining, compounding of offences and the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958: Supreme Court’s suggestions on disposal of criminal cases

Supreme Court: In a suo motu writ petition, the division bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka, JJ

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Central Information Commission directs All India Chess Federation to furnish its expenditure in case against Competition Commission of India

Central Information Commission: In the second appeal filed by the appellant under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act,

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal High Court| Appointee cannot claim right to continue to the next phase of project when appointment was purely on temporary and co-terminus basis

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi, C.J. and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, J. dismissed a petition wherein the

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Delhi High Court| Higher standards of probity expected from IPR lawyers to not imitate logo which is already in existence

Delhi High Court: In a suit filed seeking permanent injunction restraining trademark infringement, copyright infringement and passing off against Ms.

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Central Information Commission| No information of the third parties can be sought via the RTI Act without their consent

Central Information Commission: In a second appeal filed by the appellant under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 on

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court directs Police officers to act with self-control and tolerance and warns against derogatory behavior towards citizens

Kerala High Court: In a writ petition filed seeking remedy for police harassment, Devan Ramachandran, J. has issued directions to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Meritorious students don’t need backdoor entry”; Supreme Court quashes illegal admissions to Chhattisgarh PG Dental Colleges

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed by the Dental Council of India (‘DCI’) against the order of Chhattisgarh High Court, wherein the

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court| Economic condition of the family cannot be a ground to deny EWS certificate to a married woman living separately

Kerala High Court: In a writ petition filed seeking the issuance of an economically weaker section (EWS) certificate, V.G. Arun,

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Madras High Court directs DRO to receive gold armour from the Bank for Thevar Jayanthi celebrations; restricts AIADMK from interfering in the process

Madras High Court: In a petition filed by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (‘AIADMK party’) praying to pass an

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Why BJP MLA Vijender Gupta’s tweet questioning Delhi’s Dy CM Manish Sisodia about his “scam” is not defamation?

Supreme Court: In the case where BJP MLA Vijender Gupta was accused of posting defamatory tweets about Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish

Case Briefs High Courts

Chairman of the Vidhan Parishad not bound to recognise the leader of opposition party having the greatest numerical strength; Allahabad High Court upholds notification withdrawing recognition of Lal Bihari Yadav as Leader of Opposition in UP Legislative Council

Allahabad High Court: In a proceeding initiated by member of the UP Legislative Council- Lal Bihari Yadav, under Article 226

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[Principles of Natural Justice] J&K and Ladakh HC | The expression ‘Application of Mind’ is not meant as a matter of usage for ritual sake but is a living principle of law

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein a person’s engagement as Rehbar-e-Khel was cancelled

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Bombay High Court | Mere use of the word harassment ‘mentally and physically’ not sufficient to attract ingredients of S. 498-A IPC

Bombay High Court: In an application filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) for quashing the FIR for

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

News 18 debate programme violative of the Code of Ethics & Broadcasting Standards and principles under the Specific Guidelines Covering Reportage; News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority imposes fine of Rs. 50,000/- on the broadcaster

News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority: In a complaint regarding a debate programme aired on News18 India on 6.4.2022, wherein

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court set aside Chancellor’s communication asking the VCs of eight Universities in Kerala for their resignation and termination

Kerala High Court: In writ petitions filed by Vice Chancellors (VC) of eight Universities in Kerala alleging that the Chancellor

Case Briefs High Courts

“Juvenile can be denied bail, if his release defeats ends of justice”; Allahabad High Court upholds JJB order declining bail to a juvenile in a rape case of a 6-year-old

Allahabad High Court: In a criminal revision petition filed under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice Act challenging the order passed by

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Kerala High Court | Bail can be sought under POCSO Act, when offence has been alleged under POCSO Act as well as SC/ST Act

Kerala High Court: In a conflict between the manner and forum for filing an application for bail when offences under

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court issues notice in petition seeking transfer of Anant Karmuse assault case involving NCP Leader Jitendra Awhad to CBI

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah and MM Sundresh, JJ has issued notice returnable on 25.11.2022 in the case relating to