Case Briefs Archives

Ker HC | Judicial Officer who completed age of 58 ½ years cannot be recommended by Supreme Court Collegium as a Judge

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of K. Vinod Chandran and V.G. Arun, JJ., addressed an appeal by one of the senior-most

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Pre-trial incarceration needs justification depending upon nature and term of offence

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners and observed that the Court is under constitutional obligation

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Court holds Urban Development Authority as competent authority to form an opinion about the land to be recovered

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J., dismissed an appeal filed seeking to quash by

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Court refrains from making prima facie decision when the facts and evidence of the matter is incomplete

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey J., dismissed a petition under Section 561A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | An order must be passed after providing reasons and discussing the case of the parties

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. quashed an order passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Palamau Division for lack of reasonable opportunity

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Nirbhaya| SC dismisses the curative plea of the fourth Death Row convict

Supreme Court: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today dismissed the curative petition filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, a death

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Article 370| Here’s why the 5-judge bench refused to refer the pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 to a larger bench

Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of NV Ramana, SK Kaul, R. Subhash Reddy, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ has refused

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

[Delhi Violence]NHRC asks its DG to depute its fact-finding team for spot enquiries into violation of human rights during violence in Delhi

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of violence in Delhi and specifically in North-East District, as reported in

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Family members should not be dragged without specific evidence against them, otherwise, S. 498-A IPC is unfortunately misused as a weapon

Delay in lodging a complaint cannot be used as a ritualistic formula for doubting prosecution case Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., addressed

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Bail is the norm, jail exception, object of bail is neither punitive nor preventative

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma J. dismissed both writ petitions filed by the petitioners stating that the freedom of an individual

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Writ petition not maintainable if petitioner has approached court with unclean hands or has suppressed material facts

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Panda, ACJ and S.K. Sahoo, J. did not entertain the writ petition because the

Case Briefs District Court

[CAA Protests] Karkardooma Court |”Peaceful protest is the essential right in a vibrant democracy as of ours, but this right is subject to certain exceptions”

Karkardooma Court: Naveen Gupta, Additional Session Judge, while addressing a bail application filed, denied the same and held that, A peaceful protest is

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Availability of Passport is not a mandatory requirement while applying for Citizenship, if genuine reasons provided

Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, J., while addressing a petition regarding the citizenship of a person, held that, “An application has to

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Decision taken on land under Schedule Area must be in the direction of securing rights of citizens as guaranteed under the Constitution

Orissa High Court: D. Dash J. dismissed the petition on the ground that State being the owner of the land under Scheduled

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Officers of FCI other than Board of Directors are not empowered to alienate any part of FCI land; A body corporate is a legal entity but it has neither a living mind nor voice

Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., while allowing the petition and quashing the order issued by the State of Chhattisgarh held that,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | No need to challenge assessment order separately where duty paid under protest

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): A Division Bench of Sulekha Beevi C.S. (Judicial Member) and Anil G. Shakkarwar (Technical

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Members of judicial service having a combined experience of seven years as lawyer and member of Judiciary are not eligible to apply for direct recruitment as a District Judge

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy, CJ and Jyotsna Rewal Dua J. dismissed both writ petitions filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Malafide intention and Clandestine motive to seduce someone into having a sexual relationship will fall in the ambit of S. 376(2)(n) of IPC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., dismissed the criminal application filed with regard

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Lending Banks of Jaypraksah Associates not ‘financial creditors’; SC directs return of mortgaged land to JIL

Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has restored the NCLT order wherein it was held that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Blood sample of person charged for offence under intoxication of alcohol has to be sent to Chemical Analyzer to find whether person was under influence of alcohol

Bombay High Court: M.G. Giratkar, J., while allowing an appeal filed against the finding of Railway Claims Tribunal, held that, “Person who