Case Briefs Archives

Del HC | Materialistic attitude of husband considering wife as cash cow: Is it a ground to dissolve marriage? Read to know

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, JJ., noted in a matrimonial matter that the wife was

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Consumer Protection | Under what circumstances will a person cease to be a consumer? Significance of indulging in commercial activities by buying and selling property: Explained

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Coram of Justice Deepa Sharma (Presiding Member) and Subhash Chandra (Member)directed a full refund of the

Case Briefs High Courts

13-years of long fight, yet State’s investigation unsatisfactory: Whether exemplary costs to a wife fighting for a decade to secure her missing husband’s presence would be granted or not? Read Bom HC’s decision

Bombay High Court: While noting the failure of State Machinery in securing the presence of a person for 13 years, Division Bench

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC not pleased with Raj HC granting bail merely by “keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case”; says Courts must record reasons

Supreme Court: In a case where Rajasthan High Court had granted bail by merely “keeping in view the facts and circumstances of

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | “Illegal and Unconstitutional”; HC declares stipulations prohibiting residents from keeping pets void and unenforceable

Kerala High Court: The High Court of Kerala has once again advocated for animal rights and welfare as the Division Bench of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Jurisdiction under Waqf Act, 1995: Civil Court versus Tribunal

“To say that the Tribunal will have jurisdiction only if the subject property is disputed to be a waqf property and not if it is admitted to be a waqf property, is indigestible in the teeth of Section 83(1) of the Waqf Act.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere renumbering of case file by the NIA Mumbai does not take away power of the ATS to continue investigation; SC affirms HC’s decision in Bombay bomb blast conspiracy case

“Mere receipt and recording of such information (through an FIR) by itself does not mean that the investigation has also commenced. Rather, the investigation commences when the police takes the first step (of proceeding to the spot or collecting evidence or speaking to a witness or arresting the accused person) on the basis of such information.”

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Challan filled without FSL report is not a complete challan under NDPS Act; HC grants bail to the man in alleged possession of 1.6 kg ganja

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Anupinder Singh Grewal, J., granted bail to the person accused of carrying 1.6 kg of ganja on

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Compartmentalization of vacancies based on academic qualification challenged; Court decides claims

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Alok Kumar Verma, JJ., decided on a petition which was filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Festival of lights would spread joy, but few are deprived of basic necessities: Is Aadhaar the only criteria for identification of beneficiaries under National Food Security Act? Read on

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Prasanna B. Varale and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., while addressing a petition expressed that, It

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Whether the supplementary invoices relate to the date of original clearance or the date on which the supplementary invoice was raised? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) partly allowed

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | No appeals will lie against ad interim orders in a pending case

Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar and C.S. Sudha, JJ., held that ad interim orders cannot be impugned in an appeal under

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Medical Negligence | Kidney instead of Kidney Stones removed: Whether hospital will be vicariously liable for its employee’s negligent act? Read to know

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Gujarat State, Ahmedabad: Noting the fact that a patients Kidney was removed instead of the stones in the

Case Briefs District Court

Law on Domestic Violence | Whether a Magistrate is obliged to call for a ‘Domestic Incident Report’ before issuing notice to respondent? Read on

Saket Courts, New Delhi: Anuj Agrawal, Additional Sessions Judge, dismissed an appeal filed by the husband against the order of the trial court

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Breach of Trust and Misappropriation of Client’s money; HC denies bail to Advocate booked for enchasing compensation granted to his client by Railway Claims Tribunal

Patna High Court: Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J., denied bail to the advocate booked for allegedly misappropriating his client’s money and committing breach

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Assuring profits in a market already subjected to risk- Debarred from the market for subjecting others to risk

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G. Mahalingam, Whole Time Member, while deciding an order was of the opinion that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Ensure no new flag masts and posts be permitted to be brought on to the roads and public spaces; HC directs Kerala government

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. directed State to ensure that no new flag masts and posts be permitted to be brought

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Same offence but separate trials – Can appellate court pass common judgment based on evidence recorded in only one trial?

Supreme Court: In the case where two different criminal appeals were being heard against two sets of accused, on account of one

Case Briefs High Courts

Maintenance & Overlapping Jurisdiction | Maintenance can be claimed under DV Act even if already granted under S. 125 CrPC: Del HC reiterates

Delhi High Court: Amit Bansal, J., reversed the order of the trial court as it dismissed the application filed by the petitioner

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can service rendered in Central and State government be considered a single block of pensionable service by condoning the break period between two services? SC answers

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah and A.S. Bopanna*, JJ., condoned the non pensionable sandwiched period between pensionable services rendered