Raj HC | Declaration of journalist as front line health workers a ‘policy decision’; Court dismisses appeal
Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Sabina and Manoj Kumar Vyas, JJ., dismissed a petition which was filed by way of
Continue readingCase Briefs
Jhar HC | Family members permitted to perform religious rituals and last rites according to Covid-19 Guidelines on Dead Body Management but cannot dispose the dead body by themselves
Jharkhand High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Ranjan and Sujit Narayan Prasad, JJ., disposed of the writ petition with observations and
Continue readingMegh HC | Cutting of trees/ considerable heritage for expansion of road project; Court constitutes High Powered Committee
Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J., took up a Public Intrest Litigation which was
Continue reading[Lakshadweep] Ker HC | Demolition of Traditional Coastal Communities’ dwellings; HC stays impugned notice of Lakshadweep Administration
Kerala High Court: Raja Vihayaraghavan V., J., stayed the Lakshadweep Administration’s notice with regard to demolition of dwellings of Traditional Coastal Communities.
Continue reading
No conviction under Section 364A IPC if kidnapper treats victim in “a good manner”: Supreme Court
Supreme Court has laid down the essential ingredients required to be proved by prosecution to convict an accused under Section 364A IPC i.e. kidnapping for ransom.
Continue reading
Bom HC | Whether adoption can be restricted only to children in conflict with law, or in need of care and protection, or who are orphaned, abandoned or surrendered under provisions of JJ Act and Adoption Regulations? Elaborate report
Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., while stressing upon the concept of adoption expressed that: The practice of adoption has been prevalent
Continue readingDel HC | Are trademark disputes arbitrable? Court interprets S. 8 of Arbitration Act; differentiates between rights emanating from Trademark Act and Trademark Agreement
Delhi High Court: Jayant Nath, J., observed that the assignment of the trademark is by a contract and not by a statutory
Continue reading
Supreme Court upholds 2019 Act validating Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws; Explains legislative competence to pass a retrospective validating Act
“A legislature is deemed to be the main protagonist of the public interest at large. For, the legislature is the bulwark of a democratic polity.”
Continue readingKar HC | Persons only in ‘domestic relationship’ as per S. 2 of Domestic Violence Act, 2005 can be made as respondent under S. 12 of DV Act
Karnataka High Court: Sreenivas Harish Kumar, J., allowed the petition and directed that there cannot be any proceedings against the petitioner under
Continue readingKer HC | Does false accusation of unchastity amount to cruelty? Can it be the ground for divorce? HC answers
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., held that unsubstantiated allegation of unchastity against wife
Continue readingMadras HC | A person can be a silent carrier of COVID-19 on not taking vaccine: Can Right to Refuse Vaccine in such circumstances be exercised? Read HC’s opinion
Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J., expressed that vaccinating oneself may not only be
Continue readingAdvocate addressing Court while riding a scooter: Allahabad HC declines to hear matter
Allahabad High Court: Division Bench of Manoj Kumar Gupta and Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi, JJ., while addressing a matter declined to hear the
Continue readingMadras HC | Cheque returned with endorsement “drawers signature differs”. If complainant fails to prove accused was not stranger, can he still be prosecuted under S. 138 NI Act? Court answers
Madras High Court: P. Velmurugan, J., addressed a matter revolving around the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A
Continue readingGau HC | Priority vaccination for persons with disabilities; HC issues directives to Arunachal Pradesh Government
Gauhati High Court: Nani Tagia, J., issued directions to the State government to provide priority vaccinations for persons with disabilities. The petitioner,
Continue reading
COVID-19| NDMA to come up with uniform guidelines for ex gratia assistance on account of lives lost due to Covid-19 within 6 weeks [Read SC directions]
Supreme Court: After the Court was approached seeking direction to the Government to provide notified ex-gratia monitory compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- to the
Continue reading
Telangana HC | In what conditions a complaint of bigamy filed by wife is maintainable when another complaint under S. 498-A IPC is already pending? Court discusses
Telangana High Court: K. Lakshman, J., refused to quash a subsequent complaint filed by the wife against her husband (and others), where
Continue reading
CCI | Co-location facility of National Stock Exchange is anti-competitive? Is the service an autocratic move against traders? Comprehensive Report
Competition Commission of India (CCI): Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) addressed the allegations
Continue readingMegh HC | Grant of bail entirely within the discretion of Judge; Bail denied, directions issued to provide online facilities for gang rape accused to attend classes
Meghalaya High Court: W. Diengdoh, J., dismissed an application filed by the Petitioner with a prayer for grant of bail on behalf
Continue reading
Are Tourist Taxi Unions in State of Goa preventing entry of App-based Taxi Aggregator Companies in Goa? Read a detailed account of CCI’s decision
Competition Commission of India (CCI): Coram comprising Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) took suo motu
Continue reading