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Long custody is an essential factor for granting bail under UAPA; HC grants bail to woman lodged in jail along with her infant in connection with a Facebook post

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Anupinder Singh Grewal, J., granted bail to the woman who was in custody along with her barely

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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Home buyers cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for taking possession: NCDRC allows consumer complaint against Builder, directs refund, imposes costs

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Deepa Sharma (Presiding Member) and Subhash Chandra (Member) dealt with a complaint filed under Section 21 read

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Right to maintenance of child born out of inter-faith marriage: Is father under obligation to maintain his children even when there’s no statutory stipulation? HC answers

Kerala High Court: In a significant case regarding Right to maintenance of child born out of inter-faith marriage, the Division Bench of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Pension is not a bounty; Lack of financial resources no excuse for taking away vested rights by way of retrospective amendments: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka, JJ has held that an amendment having retrospective operation which has

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Court can neither be a mute spectator to the whims and fancies of the investigating agency nor be a party to it; Ori HC observes in a case where final form was submitted after 15 years

Orissa High Court: Sashikant Mishra J. allowed the criminal petition and quashed the FIR and the criminal proceeding due to inordinate delay

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SAT | Galls for missed opportunity as “Judicial Dishonesty” and “Contempt”; Gives opportunity to the Appellant

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): The Coram of Tarun Agarwala, J (Presiding Officer) and M.T. Joshi, J (Judicial Member), in the same matter

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Dowry Death| Woman meting out cruelty to another woman deserves no leniency. Mother-in-law must protect daughter-in-law, not harass her: SC

“Being a lady, the appellant, who was the mother-in-law, ought to have been more sensitive vis-à-vis her daughter-in-law.”

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Why is ‘Rooh Afza’ seeking injunction against ‘Dil Afza’? Here’s how Del HC stressed upon ‘deep emotion’ while deciding

Delhi High Court: While addressing a trademark dispute between Rooh Afza and Dil Afza manufacturers, Asha Menon, J., expressed that, buying a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Non-consideration for subsequent preference post after being declared ineligible for first post preference: Is it unjust? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: While addressing the issue as to whether a candidate is entitled to claim appointment on a subsequent post in his

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Is Google abusing dominant position in news aggregation? CCI gives prima facie findings; discusses Snippets, Mirror Image Websites, Paywall Options, etc.

Competition Commission of India (CCI): On finding merit in allegations of news publishers’ Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma

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Scrap picker beaten to death; incident recorded in CCTV: State failed to protect victim’s rights by not challenging Guj HC’s order releasing accused on bail; SC cancels bail

Supreme Court: In a case where a scrap picker was beaten to death and the Gujarat High Court had released one of

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Why did CCI suspend the Amazon-Future deal? Detailed analysis of CCI order imposing Rs 202 crores penalty on Amazon

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

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CESTAT | ”obiter dictum” not legally binding as precedent; jurisdictional commissioner cautioned for filing frivolous applications

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Suvendu Kumar Pati (Judicial Member) dismissed an appeal which was filed in response to

Case Briefs High Courts

Strikes by Advocates | To condole demise of any member or anyone else, can Members of Bar obstruct functioning of Courts? All HC decides

Allahabad High Court: J.J. Munir, J., expressed that, The Members of the Bar are free to hold a meeting to condole the

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[S. 138 NI] Telangana HC | A joint account holder cannot be prosecuted unless and until he/she is a signatory to subject cheque

Telangana High Court: Shameem Akhter J. allowed criminal petition and quashed the proceedings against the petitioner/A.2 on the ground that it is

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Amazon v. Future | ‘Stay’ on proceedings before Singapore Tribunal; Prima Facie case in favour of Future Group

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Jyoti Singh, J., stayed the arbitration proceeding in Amazon v. Future

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Cal HC had no jurisdiction to quash CAT Principle Bench’s transfer order in Alapan Bandhopadhyay Case, holds SC, based on this Constitution Bench Law holding ground since 1997

Supreme Court: The 2-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar, JJ has reiterated the position laid down by the Constitution Bench

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Long custody is an essential factor for granting bail under UAPA; HC grants bail to woman lodged in jail along with her infant in connection with a Facebook post

Home buyers cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for taking possession: NCDRC allows consumer complaint against Builder, directs refund, imposes costs

Ker HC | Right to maintenance of child born out of inter-faith marriage: Is father under obligation to maintain his children even when there’s no statutory stipulation? HC answers

Pension is not a bounty; Lack of financial resources no excuse for taking away vested rights by way of retrospective amendments: SC

Court can neither be a mute spectator to the whims and fancies of the investigating agency nor be a party to it; Ori HC observes in a case where final form was submitted after 15 years

SAT | Galls for missed opportunity as “Judicial Dishonesty” and “Contempt”; Gives opportunity to the Appellant

Dowry Death| Woman meting out cruelty to another woman deserves no leniency. Mother-in-law must protect daughter-in-law, not harass her: SC

Why is ‘Rooh Afza’ seeking injunction against ‘Dil Afza’? Here’s how Del HC stressed upon ‘deep emotion’ while deciding

Non-consideration for subsequent preference post after being declared ineligible for first post preference: Is it unjust? Supreme Court answers

Is Google abusing dominant position in news aggregation? CCI gives prima facie findings; discusses Snippets, Mirror Image Websites, Paywall Options, etc.

Scrap picker beaten to death; incident recorded in CCTV: State failed to protect victim’s rights by not challenging Guj HC’s order releasing accused on bail; SC cancels bail

Why did CCI suspend the Amazon-Future deal? Detailed analysis of CCI order imposing Rs 202 crores penalty on Amazon

CESTAT | ”obiter dictum” not legally binding as precedent; jurisdictional commissioner cautioned for filing frivolous applications

Strikes by Advocates | To condole demise of any member or anyone else, can Members of Bar obstruct functioning of Courts? All HC decides

[S. 138 NI] Telangana HC | A joint account holder cannot be prosecuted unless and until he/she is a signatory to subject cheque

Amazon v. Future | ‘Stay’ on proceedings before Singapore Tribunal; Prima Facie case in favour of Future Group

Cal HC had no jurisdiction to quash CAT Principle Bench’s transfer order in Alapan Bandhopadhyay Case, holds SC, based on this Constitution Bench Law holding ground since 1997

MP HC | 17 people forced to work as bonded labour; Court orders registration of FIR against two

COVID-19/Omicron surge yet again forces Supreme Court to extend period of limitation for filing of cases

Del HC upholds conviction for rape and penetrative sexual assault where ‘wife’ was below 18 yrs of age