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[Coronavirus] Ori HC | HC calls for information to check steps taken to regulate masks and sanitizers; Sought information regarding tests being conducted on travellers from ships, cargoes and like vessels for timely detection of COVID-19

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Panda, ACJ and S.K. Sahoo J., directed the State Government to inform the Court

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Nirbhaya Case convict’s plea dismissed for being frivolous; “No fraud played upon the Court: Fair and Proper trial conducted

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J., dismissed the present petition filed by Mukesh one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya Case. Counsel

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | State of U.P. to file response with regard to petition assailing constitutional validity of — Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Samit Gopal, J., addressed a petition assailing the constitutional validity of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC takes suo motu cognisance of nonavailability of mid-day meals for children due to Coronavirus shutdown

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ took suo motu cognisance of nonavailability

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | A beneficial provision must be meaningfully construed so as to advance the object of the Act, and curing any lacuna or defect appearing in the same

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy, CJ and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. dismissed the appeal being devoid

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Releasing a dead body by a hospital to an unrelated third person unquestionably constitutes ‘deficiency in service’ within the meaning of S. 2(1)(g) & (o) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench of Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) and Dinesh Singh (Member) while addressing the

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | [COVID-19] |Costs imposed for listing non-urgent matter, inspite of Court’s circular for steps to be taken for prevention of Coronavirus, in which listing of only ‘Urgent Matters’ was specified

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J. while imposing costs for non-urgent matter being listed, stated that, “I have already issued a notice

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Unregistered individuals can practice architecture but can’t designate themselves as “architects”

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ Section 37 of the Architects Act 1972 does not prohibit

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Service rendered at no matter how less consideration would still be a ‘service’ under Consumer Protection Act

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that a construction worker who is registered under

Case Briefs Supreme Court

After Army, SC asks Centre to grant Permanent Commission to women Navy officers as well

Supreme Court: In yet another big verdict on rights of women, a bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

BREAKING | NHRC dismisses complaint of the mother of Nirbhaya case convict Mukesh Kumar seeking its intervention to prevent his execution

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has received a complaint from Smt. Ram Bai, a resident of Ravidas Camp, R.K. Puram,

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | S. 482 CrPC empowers High Court to quash FIR even in non-compoundable cases to meet ends of justice

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. quashed the FIR to meet ends of justice and prevent the abuse of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | In case of two circular’s on compassionate appointment, the one released later should be used as a reference point for acceptance or rejection, subject to its applicability

Jharkhand High Court: Dr S. N. Pathak J. allowed a writ petition and directed the respondents to consider the circular of a

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Surveyor is at liberty to adopt any feasible method for measuring property

Kerala High Court: B. Sudheendra Kumar, J., disposed an original petition challenging the competency of the Commissioner in measuring the land. The

Case Briefs High Courts

[POCSO] Sikk HC | Delicate balance to be maintained between judicial perception of victim’s anguish and presumption of innocence of accused

Sikkim High Court: A Division Bench of Bhaskar Raj Pradhan and Arup Kumar Goswami, JJ. while upholding the Judgment of acquittal passed by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC takes suo motu cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons in the wake of Coronavirus

Supreme Court: A bench of SA Bobe, CJ and LN Rao, J has taken suo moto cognisance of overcrowding and infrastructure of prisons

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | States have been given supremacy to decide upon language to be used by them; Art. 343 does not in any way interfere with that supremacy

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of B.P. Dharmadhikari, ACJ and N.R. Borkar, J. while dismissing a writ petition held that, Union cannot

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Bail granted in a case registered under POCSO Act where accused had no criminal history

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed for grant of regular bail in connection with the offences

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Sending personal messages on WhatsApp does not amount to utterance of obscene words in public place; S. 294 IPC cannot be invoked

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ. while disposing off an application, held that, “To call a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Notice issued to Centre, RBI and the likes over need for expeditious disposal of trials under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act

Supreme Court: Taking suo motu cognizance of the issue relating to the expeditious trial of cases under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments