Case Briefs Archives

Del HC | Central Government and/or prescribed officer draw power to award maintenance to wife and children of Air Force personnel from provisions of Air Force Act

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing the instant matter, observed that: The wife

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Whether a candidate, who has given birth to a child prior to joining Government service, entitled for maternity leave? Court explains R. 103 of Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J., allowed a petition which was involved the question of whether a woman, who had given birth

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Will an advertisement for appointment mentioning Class Xth as minimum qualification be refused if the candidate has not passed class 5th and 8th individually? HC decides

Chattisgarh High Court: P. Sam Koshy J. allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order as it was bad in law. The

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Sexual harassment of a woman at a place, where she is working to earn her livelihood is a disgrace meted out to her at the hands of abuser

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and N.J. Jamadar, JJ., observed a matter wherein an adolescent girl who

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Suspension of sentence not enough to save one from disqualification from contesting elections’, SC dismisses Saritha Nair’s plea challenging Hibi Eden’s election

Supreme Court: In a case where the Kerala High Court had refused to entertain the plea of Saritha Nair who was disqualified

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Who is a duly nominated candidate? An explainer by the Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ* and AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ, while upholding Allahabad High Court’s order

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Litmus test to find out whether a document is bond or not || Read High Court’s ruling

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., while observing the instant matter asked the trial court to reconsider the question whether the suit

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Appointment on contractual basis is subject to conditions of service of contract; Court dismisses appeal holding the termination valid

Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J., dismissed a petition which was filed assailing the action of respondents who had terminated his

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Will provisions of POSH, 2013 cover only an express or implied sexual advance, sexual undertone or unwelcome behaviour which has a sexual tone behind it under its umbrella? Let’s read what HC says

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.M. Shaffique and Gopinath P., JJ., while observing a matter in regard to sexual harassment at

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Can pension of deceased be deducted while granting compensation to his widow in a motor accident case? HC elaborates

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., modified the sum of the award granted to a widow by the Motor Accident Claims

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court | Can candidates left out of merit list claim equity with those selected on basis of erroneous concession given by State? Read SC discussion on Negative Equality

Supreme Court: A 3-Judge Bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. held that the candidates left out of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Centre versus State| Who has the power to make law declaring any land within a State as a national highway? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: Dealing with the question whether the Parliament was competent to enact the National Highways Act, 1956 and the National Highway

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court confirms pre-BALCO foreign awards cannot be challenged under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act

Supreme Court: The question before the division bench of Ravindra Bhat and Indira Banerjee, JJ. was whether a foreign award rendered in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prior environmental clearance required before commencement of actual construction of a National Highway, not at the planning stage: SC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar*, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, JJ has held that it is not necessary for

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

[Flashback] NGT | Read the decision highlighting the impact of rafting and camping sites on environment: Does camping fall under the ambit of ‘non-forest’ activity? || Detailed report

The concept of ‘Back to Nature’ ought not to be used for developing revenue at the cost of Environment and Ecology.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Freedom & rights cannot armour those who promote & incite violence| 15 notable excerpts on ‘hate speech’ from Supreme Court’s verdict in Amish Devgan case

“In a polity committed to pluralism, hate speech cannot conceivably contribute in any legitimate way to democracy and, in fact, repudiates the right to equality.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Refund claim was to be given directly to the service recipient; Tribunal allows appeal holding that the refund claim was not hit by barred of unjust enrichment

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal against the order of dismissal by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Impugned order absolving the liability on insurance company was set aside due to erroneous dismissal of application under Order 8 Rule 1(3) CPC regarding production of license

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P.R. Ramchandra Menon and Parth Prateem Sahu JJ., set aside the impugned order and fastened

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Land falling within the category of 21(2) (a) Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1996 is not a government land but has private ownership; Compensation Granted

Karnataka High Court: Sachin Shankar Magadum J., disposed off the petition granting compensation to the petitioners as the defaulting land fell under

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Delivery of vehicle while withholding its original documents, would amount to illegal delivery of the vehicle? Commission answers

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Anup K Thakur (Presiding Member), held that delivering the vehicle and withholding the documents of the said