Case Briefs Archives

Bom HC | 16 year old girl, victim of rape, allowed for medical termination of 24 weeks pregnancy; In case child born is alive, all necessary facilities to save its life shall be taken

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., allowed medical termination of 24 weeks pregnancy of 16 year old girl victim of rape & sexual

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | PIL filed seeking linking of metro card or token with address proof of travellers to protect right to property — dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ., addressed a Public Interest Litigation, filed seeking direction to respondents to

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Maharashtra Govt. to issue clear directives to police not to stop or obstruct ambulances or pet taxies for ferrying sick animals to & from veterinary clinics

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., directed the State Government to issue clear directives with regard to no stopping or obstructing of pet

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Article 370| SC refuses to restore 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir; Constitutes a 3-member committee to take a call

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, R. Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai, JJ has constituted a three-member committee to look

Case Briefs High Courts

[COVID-19 + cases in Arthur Road Jail] Bom HC | Inmates have right to safety & healthy environment as even while incarceration they equally enjoy right to life as those in outside world

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., addressed a bail application of a 43 year old person who sought the same for reasons of

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Additional Advocate General informs Court that as a special case, directions for issuing passes to cross border for persons stranded at Walayar will be issued

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Shaji P. Chaly andM.R. Anitha, JJ., addressed a PIL with regard to issue of facilitating journey

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | No insistence of fitness certificate for transportation of migrant workers; Medical Officers will examine workers at embarkation points & assess for COVID19 symptoms

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., noted States response on insistence of fitness certificate for transportation of migrant workers to their respective workers.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC |While extraordinary situations may call for extraordinary measures, they must have sanction of law; Police Commr. to senstivise personnel under his command to enforce lockdown measures

Bombay High Court: Rohit B. Deo, J., while addressing a PIL with serious and disturbing facets of enforcement of lockdown directives by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | TASMAC directed for closure of all liquor shops due to breach of guidelines imposed amid COVID-19 lockdown; State & TASMAC may resort to home delivery of liquor

Madras High Court: A Division bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., directed for closure of all TASMAC with the

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Central Govt. directed to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could be granted exemption under lockdown restrictions

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., directed Central Government to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could be

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

[Breaking] Vizag Gas Leak Incident | NGT |Leakage of hazardous gas at such a scale affects public health & environment, attracts principle of ‘Strict Liability’ against enterprise; LG Polymers directed to deposit Rs 50 Crore

National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi: Bench comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, Judicial Member and Nagin

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Ad-Interim Bail granted to applicant alleged to have an altercation with police personnel on not wearing mask

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., addressed a complaint wherein a verbal altercation took place for the reason that applicant was asked

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Petitioners arrested for loitering without mask and assaulting police constable; Court refused to quash FIR

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., addressed a petition with regard to quashing of FIR wherein petitioner was in custody for loitering

Case Briefs High Courts

Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy | A.P. HC| Court takes suo moto cognizance of the incident; Curtail effect of Styrene Gas leak by sprinkling of water; Ensure adequate medical facilities to victims

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheswari, CJ and Lalitha Kanneganti, J., while taking suo moto cognizance in regard

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | “Ethical imperative of Higher Judiciary to exercise inherent power when freedom of press is at stake”: Defamation case against Economic Times quashed

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J. has quashed the defamation case filed by V.V. Minerals (P) Ltd. against Economic Times and its

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Payment for purchase of liquor should be made through approved E-payment applications; Purchase of liquor allowed twice in a week [Read Directions]

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Sathyanarayana, JJ., while addressing a petition laid down certain directions with

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Bar under Order 23 Rule 3A CPC to challenge compromise decree extends to strangers as well

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that a decree passed on a compromise cannot be

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Goods & Services of PSUs are all, to one extent or other, “essential”; MHA order doesn’t contemplate complete closure of PSUs in view of lockdown

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and C. Harishankar, J., addressed a petition wherein mandamus has been sought to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC extends limitation prescribed under the A&C, 1996 and the NI Act,1881

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, Deepak Gupta and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has directed extended the limitation prescribed under the

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC |”Court cannot direct or advise executive in matters of policy”; Plea for extending benefits of Hazard or Risk Pay to health workers dealing with COVID19 dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ. while addressing a petition with regard to extending benefits of Hazard