Case Briefs Archives

Bom HC | Statement recorded under S. 108 of Customs Act is not reliable in isolation without corroboration by independent witness

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed an appeal filed by the Union of India against the order of the trial court whereby

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | State’s appeal against acquittal dismissed in light of weak case of prosecution

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed an appeal filed to challenge the acquittal of respondents-accused for carrying 600 bottles of

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | SHO of police station has no authority of law unless the Jurisdictional Magistrate permits police officer to investigate the non-cognizable offence

Karnataka High Court: P.G.M. Patil, J. issued guidelines to be followed by Judicial Magistrates, for the passing of orders when the requisition

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Rule of Ejusdem Generis restricts interpretation only when the words of a statute are categorical in their application

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Soumen Sen and Saugata Bhattacharyya, JJ. allowed an appeal and set aside the order of

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Conviction under S. 498-A does not automatically render the accused liable to be held guilty under S. 306 IPC

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., set aside the order of the trial court challenged by the appellant, whereby the appellant was

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Article 370| Review all orders imposing curbs in a week and put them in public domain: SC to J&K administration [Full Report]

“While the mountains of Himalayas spell tranquillity, yet blood is shed every day.” Supreme Court: In a major verdict, the 3-judge bench

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Conviction of father implicated in suicide note of his son reversed; Drinking, by itself, can never be an abetment for a person to commit suicide

Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J. allowed an appeal against the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted under Section

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SC of Canada | Provisions infringing “Right to Vote” of temporary citizens unconstitutional

Supreme Court of Canada: The appeal was before Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ. The combined effect

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Time-bound disposal of eviction application put on hold since year 2018 before Rent Tribunal directed

Rajasthan High Court: Prakash Gupta, J. allowed this writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner here

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC | Companies are responsible for the cost of complying with environmental orders, not the government

Supreme Court of Canada: A Full Bench of Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin, JJ. allowed the present appeal. In

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Non-compliance of Rule 180 of the Army Rules, 1954 cannot be a ground for ordering a re-trial

Supreme Court: In a case where an Armed Force Tribunal ordered retrial on the ground that the procedure prescribed in Rule 180

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Object of achieving educational excellence cannot be subsided merely in the name of exercise of Right under Article 30 of the Constitution

“If the intent is to achieve excellence in education, would it be enough if the concerned educational institutions were to employ teachers

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | S. 139 NI Act imposes evidentiary burden and not a persuasive burden; acquittal upheld where complainant failed to prove capacity to give loan

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby it had acquitted the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Submission based on the conduct of others does not substantiate appellant’s position; Court dismisses appeal

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

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | No conviction in case of even slight doubt; Appeal against acquittal dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed an appeal filed challenging the acquittal of the accused of the commission of offences

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Order of Injunction passed, staying deportation of a Rohingya back to Myanmar, to uphold the spirit of humanity

Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J. prohibited the State from deporting the petitioners who were refugees belonging to the Rohingya community, and

Case Briefs High Courts

Breaking | All HC | “Situation in the State of U.P. is antithetical to core constitutional values” — Alleged by an Advocate | HC takes suo motu cognizance

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Vivek Varma, J., has taken suo motu cognizance of a letter addressed

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC | Non-uniformity in computation and consideration of eligible candidates, renders notice regarding Mains examination of Meghalaya Civil Services improper

Meghalaya High Court: H.S. Thangkhiew, J. until further orders put the notification dated 16-08-2019 for recruitment to the post of civil services

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Police Inspector to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to petitioners for high-handed action and illegal detention under S. 151 (1) CrPC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Z.A. Haq and M.G. Giratkar, JJ., partly allowed a criminal writ petition filed against the alleged

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | NHRC to conduct inquiry on alleged violation of human rights & negligence in prevention of same by police officials during CAA protests at AMU

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Vivek Varma, J. while addressing the present petition requested the National