Case Briefs Archives

Del HC | Teachers must be released their rightful dues and can be equated with COVID-19 warriors: Discharging duties at instance of Delhi Govt.

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ., addressed a matter wherein the teachers of schools run by

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Medical Negligence | No cure is not negligence of doctor; Complainant despite reasonable treatment was not recovering — Doctor not liable for negligence

National Consumer Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) addressed a matter wherein medical negligence was been alleged. OP — Dr.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority order providing extension of 6-months for completion of registered projects due to COVID-19 — Challenge rejected

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and M.S. Karnik, J., disposed of a matter wherein the orders of Maharashtra

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Stay on coercive action against Amish Devgan for remarks on Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has directed that no coercive action is to be taken against

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC disposes of all petitions as CBSE and ICSE propose to cancel pending Board Exams

Supreme Court: Passing final order in the CBSE cancellation of CBSE Board examination issue, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | There is no law at present which addresses the issue of maintainability of a PIL or writ petition filed by an unregistered body

Kerala High Court: In the instant PIL the Notification G.O.(P) No. 29/2020/Tran. S.R.O. No. 366/2020 dated 02-06-2020 issued by the State Transport

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | “How are depositors of Yes Bank differently circumstanced from depositors of PMC Bank”: RBI and Centre to file affidavits in plea seeking to secure PMC Bank depositors’ interest

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Shakdher, J., directed the Union of India and RBI to submit affidavits stating what propelled RBI to take action in

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | “Ancient texts always open to debate; It is beauty of plurality our society practices”: Court rejects PIL against retelecast of Vishnu Puran on alleged misrepresentation of Lord Vishnu

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Sunita Agarwal and Saumitra Dayal Singh, JJ., declined to restrain the re-telecast of Vishnu Puran, observing that

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Sole testimony of victim of sexual abuse, if found reliable, is sufficient to hold accused guilty in departmental enquiry

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and R.C. Khulbe, J., dismissed a writ petition that was filed questioning

Case Briefs High Courts

[Vizag Gas Leak] AP HC | Employees of LG Chemicals parent company permitted to leave the country as they do not hold liability for “styrene gas leak” incident

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sri Jitendra Maheshwari, CJ and Lalitha Kanneganti, J., permitted the employees of the parent

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| CBSE cancels pending Board exams; SC order tomorrow

Supreme Court: After Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ that CBSE

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Cancellation of CKP Co-operative Bank’s license is in depositors interest; Interim relief refused

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Nitin Jamdar and S.P. Tavade, JJ., held that Reserve Bank of India’s decision to cancel the

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Out of work, money and food, migrants workers wished to go back to their hometowns, instead were sent to jail: “More the victims, certainly not criminals”

Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., while addressing a matter with regard to granting bail to the migrant workers who were locked in

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | State of Maharashtra denies permission to ICSE to conduct board exams; HC awaiting SC decision in matter concerning CBSE

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., adjourned the matter concerning conducting of Class 10th

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Rape victim falling asleep after perpetration of act is “explanation unbecoming of an Indian women”: Court while granting anticipatory bail to rape accused

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J., granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner accused of committing sexual offence. Petitioner was accused for the

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Scheme of law as provided in J&K Reorganization Act, 2019 will not affect any pending proceedings/ appeals arising out of the orders passed by erstwhile J&K State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: While deciding the instant appeals which raised objections concerning the jurisdiction of the J&K High Court to

Case Briefs High Courts

[Dishonour of Cheque] MP HC | Director/MD/JD/other officers and employees of a company can not be prosecuted under S. 138 of NI Act unless the company is impleaded as an accused

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajendra Kumar Srivastava, J., while addressing a matter with regard to dishonour of cheque held that, Director/Managing Director/Joint Director/other

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Use more dignified designation for teacher instead of Master/Mistress: Edu. Secretary to file affidavit on proposed steps

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arun Monga, J., directed the Education Secretary and the State of Punjab to file an affidavit for steps

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Advertisement that likens Corona Beer with Coronavirus not to be reproduced, broadcasted, communicated to public

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Shakdher, J. granted injunction relief to the manufacturer of “Corona Beer” while injuncting the defendants from: reproducing, broadcasting,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Bolton has gambled with national security of USA | US District Court says: Former NSA is exposed to potentially criminal liability, while ruling against injunction on his White House Memoir

United States District Court, Columbia: Royce C. Lamberth, J., held that, a mandated pre-publication review process is not an unconstitutional prior restraint.