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Rejecting counter-claim or set-off may lead to parallel proceedings before various fora and offend the very purpose S. 23 of Arbitration Act: SC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., reversed concurrent findings of the Arbitral Tribunal and the Delhi

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal High Court | Non-communication of all the Service Rules does not indicate that there are no Rules

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division bench of Vipin Sanghi, C.J., and R.C. Khulbe, J., had held that merely because the

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court applies doctrine of ‘substantial compliance’ to determine implications of limitation period in the Customs Act, 1962

Madras High Court: In a case where show cause notices were sent by Assistant Commissioner of Customs (Respondent 4) for short collection

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court upholds order by Trade Tax Tribunal holding insulated glass as taxable unclassified commodity @ 10%

Allahabad High Court: Saumitra Dayal Singh, J. dismissed a revision which was filed for revenue against the order passed by the Trade

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Right to cross-examination cannot be denied as a punishment for failure to deposit interim compensation under Section 143A NI Act: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where an offender under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) was denied the

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Allowed to die as an orphan without any efforts taken for identifying his name, address, wife and children’; Madras High Court directs compensation to the family

Madras High Court– G Chandrasekharan, J. ordered further investigation into the case where a man died under suspicious circumstances and alleged negligence

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Kulda coal mine environment and health hazards: Construct road; fix liability for past violations and protect villagers from further damage, holds NGT

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

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court directs State to hand over unclaimed body of an advocate to Bar Association for performance of last rites

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, CJ. and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J. took cognizance of a writ petition which was

Case Briefs High Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Review of an order passed in a review petition under Order XLVII Rule 9 held not maintainable; Petition dismissed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Vishal Mishra, J. dismissed a second review petition holding that

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether a petition can be entertain applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether a petition can be entertained applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court reprimands filing false FIR alleging rape charges; Directs woman to work at blind school; Directs man to plant 50 trees as punitive measure

Delhi High Court: In a case of an FIR registered by a woman (‘respondent 2′) alleging rape charges under the influence of

Case Briefs High Courts

Merely showing existence of another reasonable interpretation not sufficient to allow for interference; Punjab and Haryana HC refuses to interfere with arbitration award

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dismissing the appeal preferred by the appellant challenging the order dated 12-12-2018 passed by the Additional

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC| Courts must carefully scrutinize the allegations of matrimonial crimes against a husband’s relatives

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar deliberated

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prosecution version helps man accused of murdering brother get benefit of provocation exception; SC holds that accused may rely on prosecution case for discharge of burden

Supreme Court: In an interesting case, where a man was convicted for murder of his younger brother, the bench of Sanjiv Khanna*

Case Briefs High Courts

Smriti Irani and her daughters are not the owners of Goa Restaurant; Delhi High Court grants ad interim injunction against Pawan Khera and others

Delhi High Court: Mini Pushkarna, J. granted ad interim injunction against Pawan Khera and others (‘defendants’) who allegedly organized a Press Conference

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| What happens when a candidate, in a competitive exam, uses different language in answer sheet than that filled in application form?

Supreme Court: In the case where a candidate appearing for examination for recruitment to the post of Constables in Railway Protection Force

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court | Mere presence of the accused person and last seen of the offence cannot draw an inference to committing of the crime ; Conviction reversed

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Amarnath Goud and Arindam Lodh, JJ. allowed an appeal which was filed against

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Virtual wedding would meet the requirements of law under S. 12 of Special Marriage Act, 1954; Madras High Cout cites how Lord Rama married Sita Ji’s statue in her absence

There came a time when Rama was going to perform a huge sacrifice, or yajna, such as the old kings used to

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Virtual wedding would meet the requirements of law under S. 12 of Special Marriage Act, 1954; Madras High Court cites how Lord Rama married Sita Ji’s statue in her absence

There came a time when Rama was going to perform a huge sacrifice, or yajna, such as the old kings used to