Case Briefs Archives

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Kerala Elephant Tragedy | NGT takes suo motu cognizance of human act using explosive resulting in death of pregnant wild elephant to minimize man-animal conflict in wild life area

National Green Tribunal (NGT): A Division Bench of K. Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member) and Saibal Dasgupta (Expert Member), took suo motu cognizance of a

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Supreme Court allows NHRC intervention in its suo motu petition on problems and miseries of migrant labourers in the wake of nationwide lockdown

The National Human Rights Commission has filed an application for intervention and directions along with suo motu writ petition No. 6 of

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | In the current times of Covid-19 crisis, e- connectivity to the courts ensure that the citizens are not deprived of their right to seek judicial remedies

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Taking stock of how the various departments in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have responded

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Flight Operators shall allow passengers to occupy middle seat in strict compliance with DGCA circular

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ., while passing an interim order allowed flights to keep

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Every consideration received in foreign exchange does not ipso facto fall within the ambit of Section 80-O IT Act

Supreme Court: The 2-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that for bringing any particular foreign exchange receipt

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC to pass order on migrant worker crisis on June 9

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ will pass the order in the matter related

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | No legal basis for Family Courts insisting on personal presence of petitioners at the time of filing cases; Presence of complainant while filing S. 138 NI Act case not necessary

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and S Vishwajith Shetty, J., dealt with the following issues through the

Case Briefs District Court

Patiala House Court | “When you choose to play with embers, you cannot blame the wind to have carried the spark bit too far and spread the fire”; Student activist Safoora Zargar denied bail in Chand Bagh Riots case

Patiala House Court, New Delhi: While deciding the instant bail application of student activist Safoora Zargar, who was accused of giving inflammatory

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Ministry of Civil Aviation’s order of “fixing minimum fares” is only a stop gap arrangement; PIL challenging Ministry of Civil Aviation order, not tenable

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., while addressing a Public Interest Litigation, held that,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| No coercive action till June 12 against employers for non-payment of full wages

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has extended the interim relief in the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

US SC | Church denied relief against the Order issued by the Governor of California, imposing 25% occupancy cap on religious gatherings

Supreme Court of The United States: While deciding the application for injunctive relief brought in by the South Bay United Pentecostal Church,

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC| Whether by a mere touch of a person carrying COVID19 virus, the virus can be transmitted to the person so touched?: HC to Expert Committee

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and Surendra P. Tavade, JJ. while addressing a petition sought clarification from the expert

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Temporary Bail application of Asharam Bapu rejected in light of COVID19 pandemic since on his release several of his followers will congregate to meet him

Gujarat High Court: A.S. Supehia, J., rejected the bail application filed by “Asharam Bapu” in light of COVID19, since there is a strong

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Presumption of murder can be drawn when abduction and destroying of the body by the accused is already proved

Supreme Court: In a reference from a 2-judge bench verdict where Justice V. Gopala Gowda acquitted and Justice Arun Mishra convicted the

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa HC | Alleged for subjecting a tribal boy to excessive police force; OHRC’s Order for recovering interim compensation from police officer’s salary kept on hold

Orissa High Court: Mohammad Rafiq, CJ while addressing a petition non-effectuated the Odisha Human Rights Commission’s Order of payment of an interim compensation

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | “No person in Delhi should go hungry by reason of present lockdown”; Food grains & cooked food being provided to both with ration cards or not

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., addressed the concern with regard to providing ration to

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | GNCTD to file status report on implementation of directives on disposal of COVID-19 patients dead bodies

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., asked GNCTD to file a status report with regard

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | State Health Department, Bihar directed to ensure that doctors’ vacancies in the rural/remote/difficult areas are filled up to the maximum extent possible

Patna High Court: In the instant case, the Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, C.J., and S. Kumar J., taking note of the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Vizag Gas Leak | Rs 50 Cr. deposited by LG Polymers to be appropriated towards its part liability in restoration of environment and compensation to victims; Erring officers of Andhra authorities need be brought to justice

National Green Tribunal: A 3-Member Bench of A.K. Goel, Chairperson, and Sheo Kumar Singh, Judicial Member, and Dr Nagin Nanda, Executive Member,

Case Briefs High Courts

COVID-19 | Ker HC | Additional fees to facilitate virtual classrooms, not to be levied; Right to education is sacrosanct in Constitution of India

Kerala High Court: C.S. Dias, J., while referring the present petition to a Division Bench of the Court stated that, Right to education