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Utt HC | There have to be very substantial and compelling reasons for setting aside a judgment of acquittal; petition dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of S.K. Mishra and A.K. Verma, JJ., dismissed the appeal for acquittal considering it to be

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC dismisses appeal filed by Indiabulls Housing Finance in Zee Entertainment – Sony Pictures Scheme of Arrangement

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., addressed an appeal under Section 37(2)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 against the

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Answer to the question on ‘fundamental rights vis-a-vis judicial review’ considered as ‘National Confusion’ as different interpretation possible

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat. J., contemplated and answered the interesting question asked in the recruitment test on which the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Law on filing false affidavit: Can defaulter get benefit of equity? Read what made the Supreme Court reverse concurrent findings of Courts

“Once an affidavit has been filed which is on the face of it false to the knowledge of the executants, no benefit can be claimed on the ground that delivery of possession was given.”

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

In joint custody of child, can mother unilaterally decide on child’s citizenship? Singapore Family Court decides

District Court Appeal (Family Division): Debbie Ong, J., while granting joint custody of a child to mother and father held that the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Sportsmanship can turn losers into winners, just as poor sportsmanship can turn winners into losers: Singapore High Court

Singapore High Court: While expressing that, Courts cannot always do justice because they do not have unlimited powers, as they are sometimes

Case Briefs High Courts

If an aspirant has not completed her 10th and 12th standard from State of Maharashtra, can she still be covered under State Quota of Maharashtra for M.B.B.S? Bom HC explains

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.V. Gangapurwala and S.G. Dige, JJ., addressed a matter wherein an aspirant of M.B.B.S Course

Case Briefs High Courts

Corruption is a termite in every system; a root cause of all problems but has to be put to account: All HC

Allahabad High Court: While expressing that medical and legal fields are more a service than a profession especially the stream of oncology

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Compensation under Section 4 of Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 to be awarded from the date of accident or the date of Commissioner’s order?

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that as per Section 4A of the Employee’s Compensation

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Parties to agreement of sale consciously changing their relationship cannot seek relief on the basis of previously established relationship

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Soumen Sen and Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, JJ., dismissed an appeal concerned with a breach of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Does Income Tax Act prohibit HRA Exemption On Rent Paid To Wife? ITAT answers

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), New Delhi: An appeal was filed by the assessee against the order of CIT(A)-21, New Delhi dated

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

If a person conceals facts about pre-existing fatal disease at the time of taking insurance, would it be a breach of insurance contract? NCDRC explains

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Coram of Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) and Karuna Nand Bajpayee (Member) upheld the decision of

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC rejected the request for supply of rejoinder in absence of specific allegations in the petition; Directed to file a properly constituted petition

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Manindra Mohan Shrivastava CJ and Madan Gopal Vyas J. disposed of the petition and rejected

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Interchangeability of unfilled posts of SC/ST category can be done only by the department concerned, not by appointing authority : SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Indidra Banerjee and JK Maheshwari*, JJ the interchangeability of the vacant unfilled posts of SC category may

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9 Legal Stories of the Week | Unlicensed transport aggregators to Spanking back of a woman without her consent, read more such stories in this weekly roundup

Here are our interesting picks from the stories reported this week: To operate in State of Maharashtra, Uber and other unlicensed aggregators

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Women burdened with an unequal share of family responsibilities yet discriminated at workplace; State must consider family life while framing any policy: SC

Supreme Court: Speaking about the systemic discrimination on account of gender at the workplace which encapsulates the patriarchal construction that permeates all

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Withdrawal of Inter-Commissionerate Transfers not invalid but Recruitment Rules 2016 may be revisited to accommodate posting of spouses, disabled persons and compassionate grounds: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and Vikram Nath, JJ has upheld the Kerala High Court verdict that had held

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Schools succeeded in hoodwinking CBSE, however, no fault can be attributed to the students; direction for issuance of class 12th result

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudhir Mittal, J. allowed the writ petitions filed against the action of the Central Board of Secondary

Case Briefs High Courts

Wife leaves matrimonial home and never returns after several requests and legal notice under S. 9 of HMA, alleges husband of several cruelties without any evidence: Would it amount to desertion and cruelty by wife? Del HC answers

Delhi High Court: Noting the separation of 12 years between the husband and wife, the Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | In absence of any factual foundation to show whether a particular entity is State or not, writ jurisdiction not maintainable

Rajasthan High Court: Mahendar Kumar Goyal J. dismissed the petition being not maintainable against a private entity. The instant petition was filed