Case Briefs Archives

Bom HC| “Article 21 casts corresponding duty on State to ensure no life is extinguished due to unavailability of oxygen”; HC tells State

Bombay High Court: Observing that the situation about the supply of oxygen at the Goa Medical College is quite grim, the Division

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC| Aboriginal people located outside Canada too can claim Aboriginal Rights under the Canadian Constitution

Supreme Court of Canada: In the instant matter, the bench of Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and

Case Briefs Supreme Court

When can High Court entertain a writ petition, notwithstanding the availability of an alternative remedy? Supreme Court explains

“The availability of an alternative remedy does not prohibit the High Court from entertaining a writ petition in an appropriate case.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC| “Failure to provide timely treatment is antithetical to Article 21”; HC to State. Panchayat officials warned that failure to report deaths within 24 hrs may cost their posts

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and S. Kumar, J., opined that it is the settled position

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | What is proper procedure for executing a search warrant in a jurisdiction outside of issuing court? HC decides whether Ss. 101 and 105 CrPC are directory or mandatory

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Avinash G. Gharote, JJ. addressed a very pertinent issue of what

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC│Exercise of suo motu power by Orissa High Court for designation of “Senior Advocates” ultravires the guidelines laid down Indira Jaising case; Power to Add/Delete/Modify in Rules lies only with Supreme Court

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Chitta Ranjan Dash and Pramath Patnaik JJ. held sub-rule (9) of Rule- 6 of the

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC| “Right to life of an accused person can not be put to peril”; Apprehension of being infected with COVID-19 after coming into contact with authorities a valid ground for anticipatory bail

“Extraordinary times require extraordinary remedy and desperate times require remedial remedy. Law should be interpreted likewise.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC| Breath Analyser Tests prejudicial to the interests of Air Traffic Controllers and Commercial Pilots during COVID 19; Court asks DGCA to issue comprehensive guidelines

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., gave directions in the matter of three petitions relating to the Breath Analyzer Test (“BAT”)

Case Briefs District Court

Delhi District Court | 4 accused in Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case get bail

Delhi District Court (Saket): While hearing the bail application of 4 accused in oxygen concentrators hoarding case, the bench comprising of Arun

Case Briefs High Courts

[Covid-19 Upsurge] J&K HC| “Consider making additional budgetary allocation for financial assistance of lawyers’ family”; HC tells Center

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal, Cj., and Sanjay Dhar, J., had taken suo moto action for

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Allow entry in Goa for medical emergency even without Covid negative certificate; HC modifies its earlier order. Deprecates DMs for amending Court orders on their own

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of M.S. Sonak and Nitin W. Sambre, JJ. observed that the two DMs of Goa had

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Open for Courts to order house arrest under Section 167 CrPC: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a major verdict, the bench of UU Lalit and KM Joseph*, JJ has held that it is open for

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC| Court takes suo moto action, asks State to provide detailed data to tackle with second wave of COVID 19

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ., and S. Talapatra, J., activated a public interest petition which was initiated

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC| Court directs creation of Pandemic Public Grievance Committee and takes stock of Covid 19 situation in UP

Allahabad High Court: The division bench of Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar, JJ. while hearing suo moto proceedings to examine the Covid

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC| Principle of interpretation states that each part of the statute, rules or regulations should be given meaning so as to make them workable; Court quashes advertisement for recruitment for post of Assistant Clerk

Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed by the petitioner who was aggrieved by the advertisement

Case Briefs High Courts

[Bengal Post Poll Violence]Cal HC| Life and liberty of the people in the State of West Bengal is at stake; Court constitutes 5 Judge Bench

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Bindal, CJ. (A), and Arijit Banerjee, J., on 07-05-2021 had entertained the PIL which

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pennsylvania SC nullifies “no- hire” provisions that are ancillary to a services contract between business entities, as such provisions impair job mobility of non-parties to the contract .

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: While deliberating upon the question that whether no-hire, or “no poach,” provisions that are ancillary to a services

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19] Del HC| Threefold increase in cases in JNU campus in 3 weeks! What steps have you taken? Court asks JNU Registrar to file status report

Delhi High Court: After the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union and the Teachers Union approached the High Court seeking a direction for

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Norway | ‘Datatilsynet’ fines Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports NOK 1.2M for disclosing personal data of 3.2M individuals

On May 11, 2021, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (‘Datatilsynet’) fined the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (‘NIF’)

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC| “It’s a very serious matter that three Bangladeshi girls are kept in Nari Niketan”; HC warns Home Ministry of contempt proceedings for being unresponsive to Court queries

Patna High Court: In serious matter of three Bangladeshi illegal migrants, the Division Bench of Shivaji Pandey and Partha Sarthy , JJ.,