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When parents are alive, can a son claim his share in property of his parents? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Patel and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., held that Asif i.e. son has no rights

Clarification vis-à-vis substantial alteration of commercial agreement; SC considers legality of retrospective application of modifications in agreement

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Ajay Rastogi* and Abhay S. Oka, JJ., held that a modification changing tariff for inadvertent

Case Briefs High Courts

Parent’s right to claim maintenance from son: Let’s know what Gujarat HC held in 2013

In 2013, Gujarat High Court addressed a case wherein a son audaciously suggested that his parents should move to and stay in

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC │ Whether Court can issue directions for filling up the vacant seat for the MBBS Course? Courts answers

Meghalaya High Court: H. S. Thangkhiew, J. allowed a petition in which he had to consider whether this Court can direct the

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC │ When authorities take a view in a particular manner then scope of discretion is limited; appeal dismissed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Anand Pathak and Satish Kumar Sharma, JJ., dismissed a writ appeal under Section 2(1)

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Laws governing ‘Live-in-relationships’ is need of the hour; Court directs State to file response on the social predicament

Punjab and Haryana High Court: ‘Live-in-relationships’ has always been a debatable issue because of the absence of any law on the said

Case Briefs High Courts

State obligated to remove unauthorized constructions from public land, but if it is a religious structure, can State still be obligated to do so? Del HC addresses

Delhi High Court: Expressing that, the mere fact that certain encroachments represent religious structure cannot possibly detract State from its obligation, Yashwant

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Unregulated tourism activities resulting in damage to environment in eco-sensitive Himalayan States of India: NGT takes suo motu cognizance

National Green Tribunal, New Delhi (NGT): The Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), Prof. A.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

‘Reduction of Capital’ is a ‘Domestic Affair’ of a particular company in which, ordinary, a Tribunal will not interfere because of the reason that it is a ‘majority decision’ which prevails: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice Venugopal. M, Judicial Member and Kanthi Narahari, Technical Member, held

Case Briefs High Courts

Can Additional Sessions Judge or Sessions Judge try offences under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., held that Special Court which is to try offences under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Which law to prevail if provisions of Bihar Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008 are in conflict with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996?

Supreme Court: In a case where the bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka, JJ was deciding an issue relating to

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Whether Shareholders have the right to remove Directors of a company? NCLT explains in light of Companies Act, 2013

National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi: Expressing that the management of business affairs in a company is not a sole duty of a

Case Briefs High Courts

In the case of reckless driving, injured party will have to always prove that either side was negligent? All HC explains

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajai Tyagi, JJ., while addressing a case of negligent driving,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Murder convict seeks remission of sentence on the ground of being 100% visually impaired. Can disability be a ground for remission? SC answers

Supreme Court: While addressing the plea of a murder convict seeking remission on the ground of blindness, the Division Bench comprising of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Amount deposited during the investigation, ipso facto, becomes pre-deposit when the assessee carries the dispute before the Appellate Forum

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal: Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) dismissed applications filed by the Revenue pertaining to rectification of mistakes.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | It is the nature and gravity of the crime and not the criminal which are germane for consideration of appropriate punishment in a criminal case

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of P. Kumararatnam and Sampath B Abayakoon, JJ.,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC allows RPSC to go ahead with RAS Mains Exam; Candidates challenging Pre exam result allowed to sit in Mains. Here’s how their result to be declared

Supreme Court: In a breather to the candidates challenging the RAS Pre-examination result, the bench of KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ

Case Briefs High Courts

16 pointer report on why wearing of Hijab is not a part of essential religious practice in Islam: Karnataka High Court unfolds

Dismayed as to how all of a sudden that too in the middle of an academic term the issue of hijab is

Case Briefs High Courts

The uniform can exclude any other apparel like bhagwa or blue shawl that may have the visible religious overtones ; Kar HC upholds Hijab Ban

“The Holy Quran does not mandate wearing of hijab or headgear for Muslim women rather it was traditionally worn as a measure

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC dealt with whether husband can be absolved from his duty to pay interim maintenance if there is delay of 30+ years in filing application

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J., dismissed the petition. The facts of the case are such that the petitioner and the respondent,