Case Briefs Archives

COVID-19| SC’s March 23 order on extension of limitation not applicable to the period of filing charge sheet under Section 167(2) CrPC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has held that it’s order dated 23.03.2020, wherein

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC refuses to direct Govt to use Indian Community Welfare Fund for repatriation of the economically weaker Indian expatriates

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has dismissed the plea seeking a direction to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| Prescribe uniform reasonable rates for treatment; Install CCTV cameras in Hospitals: SC issues elaborate directions

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has issued detailed directions in the matter relating

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | Action sought against people refusing to bury dead bodies of people from minority community during COVID-19; Notice issued to State

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and Vijaysen Reddy, J. addressed matter wherein the concern with regard to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

CAA Protests| Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh get more time to file response in Sharjeel Imam’s consolidation of FIRs’ plea

Supreme Court: In JNU student Sharjeel Imam’s plea to club all FIRs filed against him for his speech during the anti-CAA protests

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Pictorial representation of “when and how to wear a mask” during COVID-19 times to be publicised through print and electronic media

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., addressed a petition wherein the issue was with regard

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19] All HC | Uttar Pradesh Government to file status report on measures taken to address domestic violence victims grievances

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Yashwant Varma, JJ., addressed a Public Interest Litigation wherein the issue pertained to

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Individuals of same sex, living together are not competent to enter the wedlock, still they have the right to live together outside the wedlock; Live-in relationship recognised by legislature

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J., while addressing a habeas corpus petition observed that, The intimacy of marriage, including the choice of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SCOTUS | US Government’s decision to rescind DACA is capricious & arbitrary and therefore can be judicially reviewed

Supreme Court of The United States: In a landmark decision affecting the immigrants in the United States of America, the 9 Judge

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Seismic Structural Stability of Buildings in Delhi | “What is in the interest of public, is the execution of directions and not high-sounding words of notifications”

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., while addressing a matter in regard to the frequent

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| No Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra this year: SC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and Dinesh Maheshwari and AS Bopanna, JJ has directed that there shall be

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can Family Court convert petition for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC to one under Muslim Women’s Protection Act? Split verdict by SC

Supreme Court: The bench of R Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ has given a split verdict on the issue whether a Family

Case Briefs Supreme Court

AGR Case| DoT withdraws 96% of AGR dues of PSUs; SC asks telecos to prove bonafides by paying reasonable amount

Supreme Court: In a major turnaround in the AGR case, with respect to Public Sector Undertakings, the Department of Telecommunication has decided

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC hears petition against police brutality during lockdown; “surprised” by explanation, seeks full report from police

Telangana High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J., took cognizance of the petition against alleged

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | “Caste system in the country making it more and more difficult for youth to decide their life partner”: Court extends protection to couple

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ., while addressing a matter for protection of a couple,

Case Briefs High Courts

COVID-19 | Bom HC | “Lockdown is still on; Complete access to justice yet at a distance” | Interim orders extended till 15th July, 2020

Bombay High Court: A Full Court of B.P. Dharmadhikari, CJ and A.A. Sayed, S.S. Shinde and K.K. Tated, JJ. on noting the fact

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K Union Territory Govt., directed to examine possibilities to provide financial and material assistance to such persons in whose favour maintenance orders have been passed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: While reviewing the measures taken by the J&K State Legal Services Authority and paralegal volunteers in collecting

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | In cases of ‘exceptional circumstances’ first remand proceedings can be permitted through video conferencing

Karnataka High Court: While deciding the issue of conducting remand proceedings under Section 167 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 by use of

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | “Charity beyond law is injustice to others”: Court refuses blanket ban on payment of rent, imposes costs on petitioner

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., imposed costs on the petitioner while rejecting his petition

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| Direct States to pay salaries to Doctors and healthcare workers: SC tells Centre

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah, JJ directed Centre to issue directions to