Case Briefs Archives

[Sex Crimes against Children] Del HC | How far prosecution case affected by absence of injury on victim of aggravated penetrative sexual assault? HC restates law

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., confirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant, who was convicted by the trial court

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC says “system of Video Conferencing has been extremely successful”; alters only one guideline from April 6 order

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and Dr. DY Chandrachud and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ has made a slight

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC| Courts cannot adopt a rigid or formalistic approach while interpreting Section 167(2) CrPC. Read why

Supreme Court: Interpreting Section 167(2) CrPC, the 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, MM Shantanagoudar and Vineet Sarah, JJ has said that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Pre-detention matters are only maintainable in exceptional cases; Court dismisses petition

Gujarat High Court: A.C. Rao, J., dismissed a petition which was filed seeking to challenge the legality and validity of the threatening

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Whether a candidate who has appeared for the examination conducted by Public Service Commission can as a matter of right under the RTI Act, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts? HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj J., while allowing the present petition made significant remarks related to the application of RTI Act, 2005

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | No blanket order should be passed under S. 438 CrPC to prevent accused from being arrested when there is no crime registered against him; Court quashes order granting anticipatory bail

Kerala High Court: P. Somarajan J., allowing the present criminal miscellaneous case, clarified the law related to anticipatory bail under Section 438

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Louisiana’s statutory requisite for persons convicted of sex offences, to carry an ID card branded with the words ‘Sex Offender’, declared unconstitutional | Detailed Report

Supreme Court of Louisiana: While determining the constitutionality of statutory requisite under La. R.S. 40:1321(J) and La. R.S. 15:542.1.4(C) that, persons convicted

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Wife taken away and forcibly detained against her will by her kin: Court orders reunion of separated couple at the earliest

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In a peculiar case of illegal detention of a woman who happens to be the petitioner’s wife,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Writ Court cannot monitor criminal investigations as a Magistrate; Court dismisses appeal in the Easter Sunday Terror Attack case hinting re-arrest in case of discovery of new evidence

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of Mahinda Samayawardhena and Arjuna Obeyesekere, JJ., while

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Suit land being inherited by wife through ‘Will’ lost its character of Joint Hindu Coparcenary Property in view of S.14 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956; Court denied rights to children

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma J., upheld the impugned judgment on merits. The facts of the case are such that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Derecognizing an educational institution is a drastic measure dislocating a vast number students as well as staff and cannot be done in haste or without adhering to statutory guidelines; Petition allowed

Kerala High Court: Anil K Narendran, J., allowing the present writ petition, issued necessary directions to the respondent authorities and further made

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Successive bail application can only be entertained when there is a change in circumstance; Court dismisses bail plea

Gujarat High Court: A.C. Rao, J., dismissed a bail application in connection with an FIR registered for the offences under Sections 302,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | Is there an obligation under RTI Act for public authority concerned to transfer RTI application in case of subject-matter not being under its ambit? Commission throws light

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amit Pandove (Information Commissioner) while addressing the present appeal observed the essence of Section 6(3) of the Right to

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Durga Puja Regulations declaring Pandals to be made no entry zone for public, partially eased [Read Directions]

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Arijit Banerjee and Sanjib Banerjee, JJ., modified its earlier Order dated 19-10-2020, wherein it was held

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Justice Panigrahi quotes ‘Albert Einstein’ while deciding the extent of interference by Court in academic matters

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Sanju Panda and S.K Panigrahi JJ., sets aside the impugned judgment and held that it

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Interest on solatium provided under Land Acquisition Act applies unequivocally to acquisition made under NHAI Act

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V J., allowing the present writ petition, held that the provisions for compensation and payment of interest

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Seriousness of “alleged” offence cannot be made a ground for rejecting bail under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015

Patna High Court: In an application challenging the order of rejection of bail passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.,

Case Briefs High Courts

SAT | SEBI has no power under S. 15 I of SEBI Act in view of S. 14 IBC 2016; Appeal allowed

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): Justice Tarun Agarwal quashed the order under challenge in the present appeal as Adjudicating Officer has no power

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Self-identification of one’s gender lies at the heart of Fundamental Right to Life and Personal Liberty and State authorities are obligated to give legal recognition to the same; Writ Petition Allowed

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while allowing the present writ petition moved by a transgender against the declaration of her

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Presence of a neurologist in medical diagnosis for purpose of issuing medical certificate is necessary when accident victim suffers from neurological disorders; MACT order set aside

Kerala High Court: Writ petition has been allowed by Sathish Ninan, J., finding merits in the petitioner’s arguments and consequently setting aside