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Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC issues notices to Centre and States over alleged denial of benefits during Covid pandemic under PMGKAY and IMPDS due to non completion of bio metric authentication of beneficiaries

The National Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of a complaint alleging denial of benefits to the people during Covid pandenic under

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Can SAT function without a Technical Member? Read the controversy raised by SEBI

Today, SEBI has raised an objection. Tomorrow a private litigant would raise a similar objection. It would be a never-ending process. This issue needs to be resolved on the judicial side as well.

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Can admission be denied if the selection process does not specify cut off marks? Court answers in AIIMS, Rishikesh PG Diploma Course

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J., decided a petition which was filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated 17-04-2021 passed

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Will Madhya Pradesh invite global tender for COVID-19 vaccines? HC seeks response from Government

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ and Atul Sreedharan, J has issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh Government

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Interpretation of Contracts: Not our duty to delve deep into the intricacies of human mind: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao* and Vineet Saran, JJ has shed light on how Courts should proceed while interpreting

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC │ Children in Conflict with Law: JJ Act distinguishes between children below and above 16 years of age with regard to enquiry but not for the purpose of bail

Orissa High Court: Savitri Ratho J. released the appellant on interim bail for a period of four months to the satisfaction of

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Entire social fabric would be disturbed”; HC yet again refuses to grant protection to a live-in couple

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Bench of Anil Kshetarpal, J, denied granting protection to a live-in couple opining such relationships are

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | “Prima facie her personal views”; HC grants bail to the writer charged with sedition for her facebook post on maoist attack in Chattisgarh

Gauhati High Court: The Bench of Ajit Borthakur, J., granted bail to the renowned Assamese writer, Sikha Sarma in connection with sedition

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Are exemptions and relaxations under different Statutes a matter of right? Is it Government’s prerogative to exempt with or without stringent conditions under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act? Read on

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Jyoti Singh, J., reiterated the settled law that Court cannot direct

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID Vaccination] Chh HC │ Redistribution of unused Antyodaya or other category vaccines at the end of the day: HC agrees to hear the matter. Read the current Vaccine Allocation plan

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Parth Prateem Sahu JJ. laid down allotment of vaccines in percentage

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC| Bengal Post Poll violence victims at liberty to file complaint at NHRC, WBHRC, NCW etc; Court directs the complaints be forwarded to DGP

Calcutta High Court: The Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, C.J. (A), I. P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Subrata Talukdar, JJ., took

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Open courts and freedom of media to report Court Proceedings: Unmissable Supreme Court quotes and the iconic Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak’s sedition trial

“Acceptance of a new reality is the surest way of adapting to it. Our public constitutional institutions must find better responses than to complain.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | When an applicant seeks information from a Public Authority under RTI Act, can the Public Authority seek proof of citizenship from the person concerned? Under what circumstances can ‘Photography’ of documents be allowed under RTI Act? Exhaustive Report

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amita Pandove (Information Commissioner) held that, “…information which is available in record or accessible by a public authority

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC| Uttar Pradesh DGP and Chitrakoot prison authorities asked to submit action taken report in the Chitrakoot jail shootout incident

National Human Rights Commission on complaints in the killing of three inmates in a shootout in Chitrakoot Jail has asked the Uttar

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19] Tri HC| State must ensure that the health those in jails and orphanages is not jeopardized; Directions issued to devise plans

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ. and S. Talapatra, J., perused the latest affidavit filed by the State

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | If one of spouses in a marital relationship is found to be guilty of infidelity, would it amount to causing mental cruelty to the other spouse? HC highlights concept of mental cruelty & desertion

Telangana High Court: The Division Bench of M.S. Ramachandra Rao and T. Vinod Kumar, JJ., while addressing the present matter highlighted the

Case Briefs District Court

Delhi District Court (Rohini) | Anticipatory Bail plea of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar, denied

Delhi District Court (Rohini): While dismissing the application and refusing to grant anticipatory bail to wrestler Sushil Kumar, the court said that

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Court allows Malayali couple stuck in Israel to register their marriage in Kerala via video conferencing

Kerala High Court: The Bench of N.Nagresh, J., directed the Local Registrar to register the marriage of couple living in Israel through

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | If a firearm is recovered from possession of a person at the airport which he/she is unaware of can the person be punishable under S. 25 of Arms Act? HC answers

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., addresses a matter revolving around the possession of ammunition by a person which he/she is

Case Briefs High Courts

Court observes state’s health system is “Ram Bharose”, gives suggestions to improve vaccination rate and health infrastructure

Allahabad High Court: Following the order given on 11th May by the Court which had directed that Pandemic Public Grievance Committee should