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Explained| Does alienating ancestral property ‘out of love and affection’ come within the scope of the term ‘pious purpose’?

Supreme Court: In a case where a portion of a joint Hindu Family was alienated ‘out of love and affection’ by way

Raj HC granted temporary bail for a period of 15 days to enable the appellant to perform Kanyadaan on daughter’s marriage

Rajasthan High Court: A Division bench of Manindra Mohan Srivastava, CJ. and Madan Gopal Vyas J. allowed the application and granted bail

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Criminal proceeding maliciously instituted with an ulterior motive for wrecking vengeance deserves to be quashed; Court allows petition by husband

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava, J. allowed a petition which was filed to quash FIR for offence under Sections 498-A,

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Sudden cancellation of rooms booked for daughter’s marriage 3 months prior on account of maintenance: Is it an acceptable reason? Can consumers claim compensation? NCDRC explains

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Coram of R.K. Agarwal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar (Member) addressed a matter wherein a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Income Tax| If such orders continued to be passed, we will impose substantial costs on Assessing Officer which will be recovered from his/her salary: Read why SC stayed Bombay HC’s order

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., stayed the impugned order of Bombay High Court wherein

Case Briefs High Courts

For money launderers “jail is the rule and bail is an exception”: All HC

Allahabad High Court: While addressing a matter with regard to anticipatory bail, Krishan Pahal, J., observed that, Money Laundering being an offence

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

After forceps delivery, patient developed 4th degree perineal tear losing chance for normal delivery: Will doctor be liable for medical negligence? NCDRC answers

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): After forceps delivery, a woman lost her control over passing urine and stool due to the

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Warning issued to Additional Session Judge for granting bail on caste and bias

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Agarwal, J. allowed a bail application issuing a warning to First Additional Session Judge, Maihar, District Satna

Case Briefs High Courts

[Media Trial] Can media be given right to speculate on outcome of one going investigations or Court proceedings or criminal trials? Ker HC elucidates

Kerala High Court: While addressing the matter with regard to the media trial, Mohammed Nias C.P., J., expressed that, half-truths and misinformation

Case Briefs High Courts

Can power under S. 482 CrPC be exercised where allegations are required to be proved in Court of law? Del HC explains

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., expressed that the Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC cannot go

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Words “or other proceedings” have to be read ejusdem generis with the words “original suits” for applicability under S. 115 CPC

Orissa High Court: Biswajit Mohanty, J. dismissed the revision petition being not maintainable. The facts of the case are such that the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Medical Admissions| SC directs allotment of in-service PG seat to Lady Doctor with experience in Madhya Pradesh’s Naxal/Tribal regions

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant, JJ has directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to allot a

Case Briefs High Courts

When a Judge recuses without reasons, can a litigant or third party intervene, comment or enquire? Del HC answers

Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., held that, when a Judge recuses, no litigant or third party has any right to intervene,

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Megh HC | Court demands complete list of persons who have died in custody since 2012 from State

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. continued hearing a PIL pursuant to the order

Case Briefs High Courts

Only continuous and repeated acts of adultery and/or cohabitation in adultery would attract rigours of provision under S. 125(4) CrPC: Del HC

Delhi High Court: While addressing a matter with regard to a wife’s right to maintenance Chandra Dhari Singh, J., expressed that, only

Case Briefs High Courts

Person whose case is based on falsehood has no right to approach the Court: All HC

Allahabad High Court: Expressing that Courts of law are meant for imparting justice, Sanjay Kumar Singh, J., observed that more often the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court stays Delhi’s Jahangirpuri demolition drive

Supreme Court: After listing the Jahangirpuri demolition drive case for hearing on Thursday i.e. 21.04.2022, the 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ

Case Briefs High Courts

Live-in relationships are engulfing ethos of Indian society, and promoting promiscuity and lascivious behavior, giving further rise to sexual offences: Madhya Pradesh HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore: Subodh Abhyankar, J., expressed that, the bane of live-in-relationship is a by-product of the Constitutional guarantee as

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Delinquent postal officer voluntarily deposits defrauded amount with interest after detection of fraud. Was he able to escape punishment of removal from service? SC decides

Supreme Court: In a case where a Postal Assistant was accused of committing a fraud of Rs.16,59,065/- but had voluntarily deposited the

Case Briefs High Courts

[S. 304 B IPC] An order of acquittal is not to be set aside lightly; Chh HC observes in a case where daughter in law committed suicide in unnatural circumstances

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Arvind Singh Chandel and Sanjay K. Agrawal, JJ. dismissed the acquittal appeal being devoid of