Case Briefs Archives

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

High Court of the Republic of Singapore | Amount paid as personal commission liable to be returned if transaction is called off because of fraud

High Court of the Republic of Singapore | The bench comprising of Belinda Ang Saw Ean*, Woo Bih Li and

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court grants bail to accused in a POCSO case, as prosecutrix has delivered his child and was willing to marry him

Allahabad High Court: In a bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) filed by the

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling| ‘Combined Wire Rope’ not a part of the fishing vessel, thus, not eligible for GST at 5 percent

Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling: In an application sought for advance ruling on the question that whether Goods and Services

Case Briefs High Courts

[T-series v Tata] Delhi High Court record settlement between TATA motors and T-series for not using ‘T-series’ marks on Tata automobiles

Delhi High Court: In a suit filed by Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited, seeking permanent injunction restraining infringement, passing off,

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court quashes confiscation proceedings against Satyender Jain under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988

Delhi High Court: In a batch of petitions filed assailing proceedings initiated by the respondent- State under the Prohibition of

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court | ‘Solemnisation of marriage’ is the consideration for registering marriages under the Kerala Registration of Marriages Rules and not ‘religion of the parties’

Kerala High Court: In a writ petition filed being aggrieved by the refusal of registration of marriage by the Registrar

Case Briefs District Court

Pulling the dupatta of a girl amounts to offence under S. 354 IPC; Bombay Special Court directs compensation of Rs 15000 to the minor victim

POCSO Special Court, at Fort, Gr. Bombay: In a case where charge sheet is filed against the accused for offences

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court initiates suo motu writ petition to examine the mitigating circumstances resulting in commission of suicide inside the Court premises

Madras High Court: In the suicide case inside the premises of the Madras High Court, S.M. /Subramaniam, J. has observed that the

Case Briefs High Courts

[Mumbai Monsoon] Bombay High Court endorses adoption of holistic approach by concerned authorities regarding potholes and bad road conditions in the city

Bombay High Court: In a petition filed regarding resurfacing of potholes with the onslaught of monsoon and there being no

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court| Interpretation of an arbitration clause must be predicated upon a construction of the contract as a whole, and no particular word or phrase should be unduly emphasized to negate the clause of its true meaning

Delhi High Court: In a case filed by Panasonic India Private Limited (petitioner) seeking appointment of an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes which

Case Briefs High Courts

Rajasthan High Court directs State to consider compassionate appointment for son born from second wife of the deceased

Rajasthan High Court: In a case filed by the second wife (petitioner 1) of deceased who was a class IV

Case Briefs High Courts

Himachal Pradesh High Court | Person cannot be branded as ‘Suspect’ in Final Report in absence of incriminating material

“When in the course of investigation, the Investigating Officer has not found anything incriminating against someone, then reflecting him or her as a ‘suspect’ in the Investigation Report, is not acceptable in law, as the word ‘suspect’ undoubtedly casts a stigma on such a person.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Hijab Ban Split Verdict: Justice Gupta says no right to wear Hijab to a secular school; Justice Dhulia bats for right to education of Hijab wearing girls

Supreme Court: The Hijab Ban controversy in the State of Karnataka is far from coming to an end as the bench of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Maharashtra RERA| Saif Ali Khan to get possession of his office unit in Indian Newspaper Society within a period of 15 days, with interest for delayed possession

Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority: In a complaint filed for seeking directions to the respondent to handover the possession and to pay

Case Briefs High Courts

“Disruption of investigation should not constitute the stifling of investigation”; Punjab and Haryana High Court quashes investigation again Kumar Vishwas

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition against the FIR wherein allegations of violation of several penal

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court | Muslim wife cannot be compelled by Court to live with her husband against her wishes while second marriage of the husband subsists

Allahabad High Court: In an appeal filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 for setting aside the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Delays in prosecuting the corrupt breeds a culture of impunity’; Sanction requests under PC Act must be decided within 4 months but proceedings cannot be quashed for delay: SC

The consistent effort made by all branches of the State, the Judiciary, the Legislative, and the Executive, to ensure early decision-making by the competent authority cannot be watered down by lexical interpretation of the expression endeavour in the proviso.