Case Briefs Archives

P&H HC | In case a marriage is solemnized in violation of age restriction, marriage is only voidable

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudhir Mittal, J., addressed a matter of registration of marriage. Issue in focus Application for registration of marriage

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Deduction of 1 day’s salary not harsh or inadequate in view of pandemic: Petition challenging deduction for contribution to PM CARES rejected

Delhi High Court: A Division bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ. while addressing the present petition stated that, wouldn’t a ‘stone

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | COVID-19 | Preposterous to urge the Bench to direct the State to provide free treatment: Rs 5 L costs imposed on petitioner

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and K.K. Tated, J., held that, “price fixation is necessarily to be left

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Bail for offence under NDPS Act rejected where balance of convenience not in favour of accused

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. rejected bail and dismissed the petition. The facts of the case are that, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | In view of the extraordinary circumstances arising due to Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative for the Government and the citizens to work together

Bombay High Court: While deliberating upon the instant petitions, wherein various issues were raised vis-à-vis steps taken by the Maharashtra Government and

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Court discharges ‘parens patriae’, appoints wife as guardian of the husband in comatose condition; highlights absence of no legislation regarding the same

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, JJ., allowed the plea by the wife seeking

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | Fundamental Rights of elderly inmates residing at old age homes, being violated both by Managers and State Govt.

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J. while addressing a matter with regard to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Testamentary disposition of agricultural land to a non-agriculturist defeats the purpose of Sections 43 and 63 of Bombay Tenancy Act

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra and AS Bopanna, JJ has held that an agriculturist cannot part with

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Government of U.P or Chief Medical Officer to file its reply on restrictions in regard to opening of OPD for treating non COVID19 patients

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Yashwant Varma, JJ. have asked State Government or CMO to file its reply

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Students of Class 10th and 12th of 2020 batch can choose to be assessed on pre-board examinations instead of physically appearing for board exams: CISCE

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., informed by CISCE that Students of Class 10th and

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Property’s market value can be enhanced while deciding appeal under Section 47A of Stamp Act in case of obvious illegality

Supreme Court: Dealing with the questions relating to interpretation of Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Tamil Nadu

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Tablighi Jamaat | Foreigners who attended congregation not criminals: HC grants bail and allows return of foreigners to native country

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., while addressing a petition with regard to release of Tablighis, stated that, Covid-19 should teach us to

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Registry to not entertain protection petitions with photographs of runaway couples attached unless an affidavit is filed for its’ necessity

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajiv Narain Rana, J., while addressing with a protection petition, wherein photographs of their marriage are also attached

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | “Passenger safety against COVID-19 taken care of even if middle seat not left vacant”: Airlines allowed to operate flights without leaving middle seat vacant

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ. dismissed the application filed by an Air India

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

In a big win for LGBT workers, US SC holds firing an individual merely for being homosexual or transgender illegal

US Supreme Court: In a crucial verdict for the LGBT Community, the US Supreme Court has, in a 6-3 verdict, held that

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | PIL to issue Standard Operating Procedure to be followed for religious places in physical function — dismissed

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of P.N. Prakash and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., addressed a petition wherein writ of mandamus was sought to

Case Briefs High Courts

Manipur HC | Contempt proceedings initiated against ASP for posting derogatory content on Facebook against a Special Judge and Judiciary

Manipur High Court: A Division Bench of Lanusungkum Jamir and Kh. Nobin Singh, JJ., initiated contempt proceedings, wherein Additional Superintendent of Police is

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “India prides itself of many peoples of all colours ranging from white to black and aboriginal”: HC rebukes Police for using ‘unprintable word’ while referring to African national in case record

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajiv Narain Raina, J., while addressing a very serious observation in a matter with regard to “black people”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Fact of unnatural intercourse with a 9 year old child proved by digital medical examination: Conviction of accused upheld

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., upheld the Special Court’s decision for conviction of a person accused of having committed unnatural intercourse with

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Vinod Dua sedition case| In a special Sunday hearing, SC retrains HP police from arresting Vinod Dua till July 6

Supreme Court: In a relief to journalist Vinod Dua, the 3-judge bench of U U Lalit, M M Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran,