Case Briefs Archives

Bom HC | No prohibition by Center on door-to-door vaccination; HC gives Maharashtra one week time to sanction door to door vaccination

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ., and G. S. Kulkarni, J., sanctioned door-to-door vaccination facility for elderly and

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Is Facebook’s login notification system an ‘autodialer’ as per Telephone Consumers Protection Act? Read what SCOTUS had to say

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): On April 1st, the 9 Judge Bench of the Court while looking into the allegations

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Is the second wife of an ex-employee entitled to family pension? Court answers in light of instant facts

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Dwivedi, J., dismissed the petition and directed the petitioner to apply for the family pension of the dependents

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Complaint cannot be entertained in corruption cases where the FIR based on the same facts has already been quashed on merit

Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun, J., held that a complaint cannot be entertained in corruption cases when the FIR based on the

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | In a case of death insurance claim, can police investigation be replaced by private agency investigation engaged by insurance company? Commission spells out

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) addresses matter regarding claiming of insurance cover. Instant appeal was filed under

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Mathematical precision cannot be adhered to the percentage of jab to be provided to different categories in terms of State’s policy dated 9th May, 2021

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra ACJ. and Parth Prateem Sahu, J. laid down noteworthy observations regarding various

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Sensitize judicial officers towards Child rights; HC urges Chief Justice

Patna High Court: While addressing the issue of minors being put to observational homes in routine manner in spite of them (minors)

Case Briefs High Courts

S. 304-B IPC and S. 113-B of Evidence Act are decisive provisions to ascertain unnatural death as dowry death: Allahabad HC explains

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Pathak, J., addressed a matter of dowry death and upheld the lower court’s decision. Factual Matrix An FIR

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Scope of Section 80-IA(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 with respect to determination of quantum of deduction under Section 80-IA(1)

Supreme Court: Interpreting the true scope of Section 80-IA(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao* and

Case Briefs High Courts

Do “rule of attribution” which is relevant to the functioning of a limited company be applied in the case of organizational structure like Railways? Orissa HC answers

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar, CJ and B.P. Routray, J. dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. Aggrieved

Case Briefs High Courts

Read why Bombay HC granted anticipatory bail to ‘Constable’ accused of rape and other offences | Succinct Report

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., granted anticipatory bail to a constable accused of rape and other offences as detailed below.

Case Briefs High Courts

Proceedings under Domestic Violence Act, whether criminal or civil, will challenge to them be maintainable under Art. 227 of Constitution? Madras HC answers

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., held that irrespective of whether the proceedings under Central Act 43 of 2005 are of civil

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | IO filed common charge-sheet for various crimes registered in different Police Stations; Amalgamation of final reports in respect of different FIRs held to be impermissible

Karnataka High Court: K. Natarajan, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order. The facts of the case are such that

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Footpaths are not for campaigns and protests; HC asks State to explain steps taken to avoid encroachment of pedestrians’ right to footpath

Kerala High Court: While addressing the issue of encroachments of footpaths for the purpose of holding assemblies and protests, the Division Bench

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Kins of persons dying of Covid-19 can view face and perform last rites of deceased; HC declines to handover dead bodies to the family

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal, CJ., and Vinod Chatterji Koul, J., warned the government of J&K

Case Briefs Supreme Court

AIIMS INI-CET exam to be postponed by at least a month: Supreme Court

“… the fixing of the INI CET on 16.06.2021 is arbitrary and discriminatory,”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19 Second Wave | Financial relief a policy matter; Similar order already passed: SC refuse to entertain plea seeking loan moratorium extension

Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah, JJ has refused to pass any direction in the petition seeking effective

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Motor accidents claims| A one-stop online platform for Insurers, Police and Tribunals across the country soon to be a reality? Read Supreme Court directions

Supreme Court: The bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ has issued directions with respect to motor vehicle accident

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Children orphaned by COVID-19| No illegal adoption; no discontinuance of education: Here’s the list of Supreme Court directions

The information provided by the State Governments/Union Territories on the ‘Bal Swaraj’ Portal upto 05.06.2021 shows that there are 30,071 children who have become orphans or have lost one parent or abandoned.

Case Briefs High Courts

Tel HC | Can cousin of a husband who was accused of offence under S. 498-A IPC be also roped in on grounds of instigating and supporting husband? Read on

Telangana High Court: K. Lakshman, J., allowed a criminal petition and quashed a criminal case filed against the petitioner-accused as the ingredients