Case Briefs Archives

Raj HC | Non-prescription of limitation period in a statute for making reference to a Court, does not confer unbridled power on authority to exercise the same on whims

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sangeet Lodha and Mahendar Kumar Goyal, JJ. dismissed an appeal regarding irregularity of a suit

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Ss. 143-147 NI Act lay down Special Code for trial, recourse to S. 482 CrPC as a substitute for initiating second revision petition denied

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., dismissed a petition filed against the order of the Sessions Court whereby it had dismissed the review

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Nirbhaya Case| Akshay Kumar Singh’s curative petition dismissed by a 5-judge bench

Supreme Court: A 5-judge bench of NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has rejected the curative

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Re-installing of amplifiers and loudspeakers for “Azaan” — denied; Arts. 19(1)(a) and 25 of the Constitution have to be read together

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Vipin Chandra Dixit, JJ., while addressing a petition preferred by the people

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Two finger test violates the right of victim to privacy, physical and mental integrity and dignity; held unconstitutional

Two Finger test Held — Unconstitutional Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Bhargav D. Karia, JJ., while deciding

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Absence of proof leads to dismissal of petition of violation of Fundamental rights

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, Murdu N. B. Fernando and E.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC dilutes unwarranted observations made by SAT casting aspersions on SEBI’s role in disposing of complaint connected with Times Group

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee, JJ., diluted certain adverse observations made by the Securities Appellate Tribunal

Case Briefs District Court

District Consumer Forum | Marriage bureau’s failure to find a match or arrange any meeting, held as ‘deficient service’ – directed to refund amount paid by complainant

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, New Delhi: The Coram of Rekha Rani (President) and Kiran Kaushal (Member) allowed a case filed against

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

5-judge bench holds no time limit could be fixed while granting anticipatory bail [Full report]

Supreme Court: In a significant ruling, a 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah, and Ravindra Bhat, JJ has

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Nirbhaya Case| SC dismisses Mukesh Kumar’s plea against rejection of mercy plea [Full report]

Supreme Court: Dismissing the petition filed Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | No bar to simultaneous continuance of a criminal proceeding and a civil proceeding, if the two arise from separate causes of action

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. dismissed a petition praying for quashing the criminal proceedings against the petitioner initiated under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Minor inconsistencies, exaggerations or embellishments in testimonies of eye-witness does not throw prosecution’s case into the winds

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar and Ratnaker Bhengra, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal challenging the order of trial

Case Briefs Supreme Court

2002 Gujarat riots| SC grants bail to 14 convicts in Sardarpura massacre case; Asks them to do ‘social service’

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of CJI SA Bobde and BR Gavai and Surya Kant, JJ has granted bail to 14 convicts in

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | No elementary schools imparting secular education can promote one religion over others

Kerala High Court: A. Muhamed Mustaque, J., dismissed a petition filed by a private unaided school, imparting elementary education, challenging the State’s

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Court is under Constitutional obligation to safeguard the interests of the victim, accused, society, and State; Bail granted

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., allowed a bail petition of an accused who was under arrest due to an FIR

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Discretionary jurisdiction under Art. 226 of the Constitution can be exercised when no alternative efficacious remedy is available

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Dinesh Kumar Singh and Anil Kumar Sinha, JJ. allowed a civil writ application that was

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

TDSAT | Migration of Cellular Mobile Telephone Service license to Unified License of Aircel Ltd; held, should not be rejected on grounds of misrepresentation of authority

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal: Justice S.K Singh (Chairperson), while hearing a petition regarding the dispute relating to the procedures to

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Conviction for rape on the basis of medical evidence refused where testimony of the prosecutrix does not inspire confidence

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., dismissed a criminal leave petition filed by the State against

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Liberia SC | Government’s policy of taking away citizenship on the basis of Aliens and Nationality law declared to be null and void

Supreme Court of Liberia: A Full Bench of Francis S Korkpor, Jamesetta H Wolokolie and Sie-A-Nyene G Yuoh, JJ. allowed a petition