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Case BriefsForeign Courts

“America’s public schools are nurseries of democracy”- SCOTUS rules in favour of student suspended for her off-campus improper Snapchat posts criticising the school

Supreme Court of The United States: The Court by an overwhelming majority of 8:1 held that a student’s suspension from school’s cheerleading

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Whether Advocates who appear on behalf of agencies like CBI, ED etc. before HC and lower Courts, appointed by process of consultation with HC, in terms of S. 24(1) and 24(4) of CrPC? Court seeks clarification from State

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., heard a petition which was in

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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Punjab gangster Jai Pal Singh Bhullar gets killed in alleged police encounter in Kolkata; SC directs P&H HC to re-consider plea for second post-mortem

Supreme Court: The Division (Vacation) Bench of Indira Banerjee and M.R. Shah, JJ., directed the High Court of Punjab and Haryana to

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Published on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can writ under Art. 226 Constitution of India be filed for grant of compensation under public law for infringement of fundamental right? Chh HC answers

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J., allowed the petition and granted compensation for infringement of right to a speedy trial under

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Published on June 24, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jhar HC | Parameters of warrant of arrest and S. 82 CrPC have not been complied as time and place has not been indicated

Jharkhand High Court:  Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned orders. The present petition has been filed for

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Police Encounter] P&H HC | Dead body kept at home for 9 days due to rejection by family to cremate; HC directs second post-mortem in gangster Jai Pal Bhullar’s alleged police encounter after SC’s intervention

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Avneesh Jhingan, J., ordered to expeditiously conduct second post-mortem of infamous gangster Jai Pal Singh Bhullar, who

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Mismanagement and Wastage of Medicines in Government Hospitals] Cal HC | Taxpayers money cannot be wasted; Court directs State to produce records of medicines, maintain system through IT

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Bindal, ACJ. and Arijit Banerjee, J., suo moto took up a matter in larger

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Published on June 24, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI | Did Google leverage dominance in Play Store? Director General to conduct investigation in complaint by smart phone/smart TV users

Competition Commission of India (CCI): Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) ordered an investigation

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Published on June 23, 2021July 9, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Kingfisher’s chopped wings and shrinked wingspan | United Breweries Acquisition | Heineken exempted from the obligation under Takeover Regulations with exceptions

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member, exempted Heineken International B.V from the obligation to make an

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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Is S. 13 of RERA Act a mandatory requirement? Can promoter demand cost of plot more than 10% before registering sale agreement? | Raj RERA decides

Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Jaipur: Coram of Nihal Chand Goel (Chairman) and Shailendra Agarwal, Salvinder Singh Sohata (Members) decides the matter

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Published on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

[Clinical Negligence] | What is the scope of medical practitioner’s duty of care? Is he liable for “coincidental injury” not within scope of his duty?

UPDATE: Appeal preferred by the respondent against this decision before the UKSC has been unanimously dismissed.[Khan v. X, [2021] UKSC 21, decided

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Published on June 23, 2021July 31, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Cancellation of Class XII Board exams; CBSE, ICSE Assessment Schemes: Fair, reasonable and in larger public interest. Here’s why

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has refused to interfere with the assessment Scheme propounded by the

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Published on June 23, 2021June 25, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | SEBI exonerated preferential allottees, exit providers and LTP contributors from manipulation | SAT terms it ‘cryptic’

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): A Bench of Justice Tarun Agarwala SEBI(Presiding Officer) and M.T. Joshi (Judicial Member) allowed a few appeals and

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Clause 3.3 of Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Bal Kalyan Scheme challenged as prescription of a cutoff date from 1st March, 2021 onwards defies benevolent object of Scheme

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammed Rafiq CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla J. issues notice to the State in

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Published on June 22, 2021October 3, 2023By Editor_4
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Can insurance company repudiate claim if insured suppresses fact of suffering from ailment while taking policy? Telangana State Consumer Forum answers

State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Telangana: Justice MSK Jaiswal (President) and Meena Ramanathan (Member) upheld the District Commission’s Order observing the consequence

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Published on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

The 14 directions by Supreme Court to ensure timely execution of decrees

As on 31.12.2018, there were 11,80,275 execution petitions pending in the subordinate courts.

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Published on June 22, 2021June 25, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Bengal Post Poll Violence] Cal HC | State from very beginning had been denying everything, the way State was proceeding in matter, did not inspire confidence; NHRC constitutes committee to examine complaints

Calcutta High Court: Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, C.J.(A), I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Subrata Talukdar, JJ., on 18-06-2021 heard a

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Supreme Court of The United States
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Whether Nestlé and Cargill will be liable for child slavery? SCOTUS decides in 8-1 majority ruling

Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS): In 8-1 majority, Thomas, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion

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Published on June 22, 2021June 28, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pat HC | “Health Department is severely deficient in terms of manpower”; HC directs State to be flexible regarding maximum age limit of 37 years in appointing doctors

Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J., directed the Bihar government to consider representation made by the petitioners for appointment in the State

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Published on June 22, 2021October 3, 2023By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi HC decides that Father’s obligation to maintain a child cannot end once he/she turns 18 years of age. Read why

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while allowing in part the revision petition filed challenging the Family Court’s maintenance order made a

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Published on June 22, 2021June 25, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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