Case Briefs Archives

Canada SC’s unanimous verdict on test of Public Interest Standing paves way for access to justice

Canada Supreme Court: A full bench comprising, Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, and Jamal JJ unanimously upheld

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court dismisses a writ petition challenging land acquisition proceedings after a delay of 62 years

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Gaurang Kanth, JJ. dismissed the writ petition as it was filed after

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Is the sale of Carbon Credit considered revenue or capital in nature? ITAT elucidates

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai: While deciding the instant appeal wherein a major issue that came before Tribunal was whether receipts

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court | Yes Bank-Dish TV Case: Beneficial Owner of pledged shares, contractually entitled to all rights, including voting rights in Annual General Meeting

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S.Patel and Madhav J Jamdar, JJ. dismissed an appeal ruling that lenders are entitled to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

IBC| Once CIRP is initiated and moratorium is ordered, proceedings under SARFAESI Act cannot continue: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai*, JJ has held that the proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction

Case Briefs High Courts

Hyderpora Encounter Case | J&K and Ladakh HC allows the family of deceased Amir Magrey to perform Fatiha Khawani; upholds compensation awarded by the Single Judge Bench

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant appeal directed against the decision of the Single Judge Bench in

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Authority for Advance Ruling determines GST to be charged on sale of a car by company after using it for business purpose

Ahmedabad Authority for Advance Ruling: Members Atul Mehta and Arun Richard, has held that 18% GST is payable on value for intended

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka High Court | No suppression of material facts if show cause notice issued is based on balance sheet; Appeal denied

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of PS Dinesh and Anant Pamana Hegde, JJ. rejected the appeal filed by Commissioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed

Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Bail applications of co-accused arising from the self-same FIR shall be listed before the same court to avoid disparity: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: With a view to bringing reform in practices relating to disposal of bail applications arising from the same case, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court allows mercy petition filed by widow of a deceased/dismissed employee seeking ‘compassionate allowance’ in view of R. 41 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Suresh Kumar Kait and Saurabh Banerjee, JJ. granted compassionate allowance to widow of Late Naik

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Illegal Coal Mining| Supreme Court stays Meghalaya HC’s order directing dismantling of existing coke plants

Supreme Court: In a case concerning illegal coal mining in the State of Meghalaya, the Vacation Bench comprising Surya Kant and J.B.

Case Briefs High Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Irregular grant of bail may reflect upon competency of the Judge but does not mean that he is corrupt; Compulsory retirement set aside

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Vishal Mishra, J. allowed a writ petition and issued several

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC| Record screening process in sexual offence cases does not violate accused’s Charter-protected rights

[6:3 verdict] Canada Supreme Court: In the recent matter, the Canada Supreme Court, deliberated upon the matter of expanded rape

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

AFCHPR| Republic of Kenya directed to identify and demarcate the Ogiek ancestral land and make monetary reparations to the community for the moral and material prejudices suffered

African Court on Human and People’s Rights (‘AFCHPR’): While deciding the instant matter concerning the eviction of a Kenyan indigenous minority ethnic

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court | Right to reproductive choice: Minor sexual assault victim lodged in observation home for murder allowed to terminate pregnancy

Bombay High Court: A.S. Chandurkar and Urmila Joshi-Phalke, JJ. allowed a writ petition which was filed by a minor victim of sexual

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Can TCS collected from sale of scrap be included in the assessable value for charging Excise Duty? CESTAT answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The coram of Ramesh Nair (Judicial Member) and Raju (Technical Member) allowed an appeal