Case Briefs Archives

Destruction of crucial evidence, calculated narrative, conduct not natural of rape victim, et al.: 22-pointer comprehensive analysis of the 527-pages judgment of Sessions Court acquitting rape-accused Tarun Tejpal

District and Sessions Court at Panaji: After a trial which went on for 7 years 2 months and 25 days, Kshama M.

J&K HC | Bail cannot be granted on the ground of delay unless the matter was pending for 5 years or more

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Puneet Gupta, JJ., dismissed the application seeking suspension of

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Is ‘mens rea’ an important component to be proved while addressing issues under S. 138 NI Act? Explained

Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Srinagar: Sanjeev Kumar, J., while addressing a matter in respect to Section 138 NI Act, stated that

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

United Kingdom | Jeremy Corbyn libel action – whether his words were statement of a fact or an opinion

UK Court of Appeal : The three-judge bench of Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master Of The Rolls; Dame Victoria Sharp, President Of The

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | “What kind of test is being done for determination of COVID-19 infection?”; HC directs Assam government to set up Mobile Medical Units in Tea Gardens

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ., and Manash Ranjan Pathak, J., addressed the issues relating to situation under

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | District Judiciary is extremely tight-fisted when it comes to granting bail, leads to burden on the High Court; Directions on arrest and bail issued to Police; Judicial Magistrates

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Atul Sreedharan, J., allowed a bail application of the applicant who was charged for offences under sections 420,467,468,471,472,474

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | 75% ventilators supplied through PM Cares Fund found dysfunctional; HC seeks response from Center

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge and B. U. Debadwar, JJ., addressed the issue of dysfunctional ventilators supplied

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Federal Court of Canada upholds validity of Pfizer’s pneumococcal vaccine patents; Two Formulation patents held invalid

Federal Court of Canada: The Bench of Gagné, Associate CJ., upheld the validity of one pneumococcal vaccine patents pertaining to Prevnar 13

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Seizure by police of oxygen concentrators and covid related equipments sold at high profit margins. Is it illegal? HC answers

“…whole country saw a unprecedented surge of covid-19 infections and sever lack of oxygen cylinders and/or concentrators.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Mandatory E pass requirement does not suffer from infirmity; Decision taken to combat the situation of acute surge in COVID-19 infection by exercising the power conferred under Disaster Management Act

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Chief Justice and Sujit Narayan Prasad dismissed the petition on being found that the decision

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Global tender issued by the different State Governments have failed to yield in positive result, Centre should take responsibility; Court continues hearing petitions regarding Black Fungus, Remdesivir, Vaccination etc

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Divison Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ. and Atul Sreedharan, J., heard and decided on a series of

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | “Take immediate actions against e-commerce websites for supplying non-essential items”, HC directs Maharashtra government

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R. D. Dhanuka and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ. asked State Government to actions against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC │ Labs to give COVID results within 24 hours; Directions issued regarding dignified burial/ cremation ,Vaccine Scarcity and its Allocation and Food Security; KSLSA COVID Monitoring Committee Report submitted

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Chief Justice and Aravind Kumar J. gave a slew of directions regarding vaccine allocation, oxygen

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | In case of violation of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 (FSSA), the provisions of NSA could be invoked? Court answers

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava and Vijay Kumar Shukla, JJ., allowed a petition which was filed by

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Can offence under S. 138 NI Act compounded even after accused is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment? Read HC’s ruling

Gujarat High Court: Vaibhavi D. Nanavati, J., compounded an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and set aside the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“No coercive measures to be taken”| Can High Courts pass such blanket orders while refusing to quash investigation? Here’s the law laid down by the Supreme Court

“Granting of such blanket order would not only adversely affect the investigation but would have far reaching implications for maintaining the Rule of Law.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | People with insurance cover suffering from COVID denied treatment at private hospitals; Court to hear PIL

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ. and Manash Ranjan Pathak, J., took up a PIL wherein the counsel

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Movement of Advocates allowed during curfew on production of valid Bar ID Card; No officer of any authority shall humiliate Advocates on production of valid ID Card

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Sait, J., held that any authority whosoever shall not stop any advocate in NCT of Delhi if

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Bail is the rule and committal to jail is an exception; Court grants bail to accused in Scholarship Scam

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application which was filed in connection with Case registered for the offence

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | RTI Act gives students the right to access their own answer sheets || Does this right involve larger public interest? How is this right interlinked with Right to life and livelihood? Commission elaborates

Central Information Commission (CIC): Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, reiterated that the candidates/students have the right to access their own answer sheets as