Case Briefs Archives

Ker HC | When can an encumbrance be lifted from an immovable property under S. 57 of the Transfer of Property Act? [Exhaustive Brief]

A very efficacious, substantive and procedural mechanism to facilitate the realisation of deserving and intrinsic value of encumbered estates and other immovable

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Pre-deposit amount reduced considering hardship under S. 129-E of Customs Act; Court modifies CESTAT order

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Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Delhi University activates online portal for issuance of digital degree certificates

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., noted that Delhi University has now launched an online portal through which the students can obtain

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of Mandamus for enforcement of a public duty: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banjerjee and Indu Malhotra, JJ that the Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | No absolute right to extract groundwater for commercial purposes; Extracting groundwater is per se a criminal offence

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member) and Dr Nagin Nanda (Expert

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Court states no jurisdiction to hear other issues when preliminary objection on time bar upheld; Dismisses application of violation of fundamental rights

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Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | How can FIR under S. 66A of IT Act be registered when it has been declared ultra vires in Shreya Singhal Case?; HC asks SSP, Mathura to file affidavit

Allahabad High Court: A Division bench of Ramesh Singh and Raj Beer, JJ., directed the Senior Superintendent of police to file a personal

Case Briefs High Courts

[Delhi Riots] Del HC | News should be clear after verifying facts so that no prejudice is caused to anyone or hatred is spread among communities in the country

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., while addressing a matter with regard to the Order issued by Delhi Police on 8-07-2020

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prashant Bhushan-Tehelka Contempt| SC refuses to accept advocate Bhushan’s explanation in 2009 case; says further hearing required

Supreme Court: In the 2009 contempt petition against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and former Tehelka Tarun Tejpal, the bench headed by Arun Mishra,

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | A party to contract cannot unilaterally quantify liability and proceed for recovery from the other side

Kerala High Court: Anu Sivaram, J. allowed the Writ Petition by directing the respondent to only decide the amount of liability after

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | S. 195 CrPC is a limitation on powers of Magistrate to take cognizance for an offence under S. 188 IPC

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Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | “People of Elambra have been fighting against the might of State Govt. for 35 years to establish a lower primary school”; Kerala Govt. strictly directed to establish a Government LP School at Elambra village with all promptness

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Case Briefs Supreme Court

However laudable be the purpose, the Executive cannot deprive a person of his property without specific legal authority: SC

Supreme court: The 2-judge bench of Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra, JJ has held that Section 88 of Maharashtra Regional and Town

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | FRRO to issue exit permits to 9 foreign nationals belonging to Tablighi Jamaat; Criminal proceedings quashed with condition of “not to visit India for next 10 years”

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J., quashed the criminal proceedings against 9 foreign nationals belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat while directing FRRO