Case Briefs Archives

Right to promotion is not considered to be a fundamental right but consideration for promotion has now been evolved as a fundamental right: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-Judges Bench comprising of D.Y. Chandrachud, Vikram Nath* and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., set aside the seniority list prepared by

Case Briefs High Courts

Wife seeks to insert averments with respect to impotency of husband, can amendment to petition for annulment of marriage be allowed? Bom HC explains

Bombay High Court: While addressing a matter, Mangesh S. Patil, J., laid down significant aspects with regard to when a petition can

Case Briefs High Courts

Man in detention without trial for almost 41 years, compensation granted: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, CJ and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J., awarded compensation to a person who was remained

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court affirms HC’s order upholding appointment of Mr. Dinkar Gupta as Punjab DSP

“When a person takes a chance and participates, thereafter he cannot, because the result is unpalatable, turn around to contend that the process was unfair or the selection committee was not properly constituted.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Woman who is serving in a force can’t be expected to take care of the child alone, as is expected from housewife; Court dismisses petition for dissolution of marriage

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of S. Talapatra and S.G. Chattopadhyay, JJ., dismissed an appeal which was filed aggrieved by the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Accused cannot be convicted for conspiracy only on the basis of co-accused’s confession: SC

“A few bits here and a few bits there on which prosecution relies, cannot be held to be adequate for connecting the accused with the commission of crime of criminal conspiracy.”

Case Briefs International Courts

Ferrari wins Unregistered Community Design claim; EJC holds no separate discloser of parts of a product require where images of product as a whole already made available to public

European Court of Justice: The Bench comprising of E. Regan, President of the Chamber, C. Lycourgos, President of the Fourth Chamber, and

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Does dismissal of the writ petition in limine act as res judicata against the proceedings before the NHRC? Court answers in suicide case of undertrial

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., dismissed a writ petition filed by the State seeking a writ for setting aside the

Case Briefs High Courts

False promise of marriage | Can mere failure to keep a promise without anything more lead to irresistible conclusion that promise had been dishonestly made from inception? Cal HC decides

Calcutta High Court: While addressing a matter under Section 376 of Penal Code, 1860 Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Motor Vehicle Appellate Tribunals’ may soon be a reality? Read SC’s suggestion to Ministry of Law and Justice

Supreme Court: With an aim to curtail the pendency before the High Courts and for speedy disposal of the appeals concerning payment

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Army issuing look out notice declaring person a deserter; Will the notice remain in affect even post resignation? Tribunal answers

Armed Forces Tribunal (Lucknow Bench): The Division Bench of Umesh Chandra Srivastava, J., and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member (A) slammed

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Consumer Protection| Open to NCDRC to direct deposit of entire or more than 50 % of the amount ordered by SCDRC while staying SCDRC ‘s order: SC

Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of Section 51 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No relief to Pak national serving “consecutive” sentences in two cases since 1999, as SC refuses to show any leniency to offenders under NDPS Act

“No leniency should be shown to an accused who is found to be guilty for the offence under the NDPS Act. Those persons who are dealing in narcotic drugs are instruments in causing death or in inflicting death blow to a number of innocent young victims who are vulnerable.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Any deviation would defeat the object and purpose of providing such time limit under IBC”; Supreme Court directs to speed up insolvency process of Amtek Auto

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., directed to speed up the insolvency resolution process of Amtek

Case Briefs District Court

Does marrying another lady causes emotional abuse so as to come under Domestic Violence? Read Sessions Court decision

LXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru: B. Venkatesha, LXIII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, dismissed an appeal filed under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Does S. 327(2) CrPC providing for “in camera” proceedings apply to appeals? Bom HC decides while rejecting Tarun Tejpal’s application

Bombay High Court at Goa: A Division Bench of Revati Mohite Dere and M.S. Jawalkar, JJ. rejected Tarun Tejpal’s plea to conduct

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Raped in matrimonial home; disbelieved; beaten up! SC believes woman’s sole testimony; finds act of female members of the family “unfortunate”

“Being women at least the sister-in-law and mother-in-law ought to have supported the prosecutrix, rather than beating her and not believing the prosecutrix.”