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[Vyapam Case] CBI | 7 Years imprisonment to 3 accused including candidate, impersonator & middleman in a Vyapam related case

The Special Judge CBI, Vyapam Cases, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) has sentenced the three accused, therefore the candidate Amit Gaur, the impersonator Nitish

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Zimbabwe HC | Navtej Singh Johar case relied on with regard to reaffirming of transgender rights – compensation granted to illegally detained transgender

Zimbabwe High Court: Bere J. awarded compensation to a transgender woman against whom the charge of criminal nuisance was framed under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Employee should not be transferred during the mid-academic session, unless administrative exigency requires

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vandana Kasrekar, J., stayed the operation of the impugned order and directed the respondents to decide the representation

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC explains “abetment by instigation” while acquitting in-laws of offences punishable under Ss. 306 and 498-A IPC

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

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | State to remove from all Govt. portals and facebook pages of govt. institutions and departments the publications that are Anti-CAA and NRC

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Arijit Banerjee, J., directed the State to remove from all

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Compassionate appointment not to be provided to the dependents when a claim was made after attaining age of majority but application had become time barred

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Ritu Bahri, J. partly allowed the petition with the directions that the petitioner was entitled to compensation

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | It is not proper for a HC to exercise its jurisdiction under Art. 227 of Constitution of India even before a petitioner had approached appropriate court below in that regard

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi J., dismissed the original petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution where the petitioner prayed

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | No restriction on power of Sessions Judge to remand the accused in judicial custody for a particular period

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., dismissed a petition whereby the petitioners sought their release by

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | S. 361 CrPC mandates court to record special reasons for not dealing with the accused under provisions of Probation of Offenders Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. upheld the decision of the first appellate court in the present case where the court

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC deputes a fact finding team to know whether incidents in Jamia Millia Islamia involved violation of human rights

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has deputed a team led by its SSP, Ms. Manzil Saini to conduct and on

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Court orders Maintenance Tribunal to reconsider the case and elicit truth by inquisitorial approach under MWPSC Act

Kerala High Court: A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. dismissed a petition challenging the order of Appellate Authority under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | S. 143-A NI Act not available where complaint filed before the provision came into force, restated

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of the Sessions Judge whereby he had reversed the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC lays down guidelines for appointment of amicus curiae where there is possibility of life sentence or death sentence

Supreme Court: Noticing that where death sentence could be one of the alternative punishments, the courts must be completely vigilant and see

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Planning permission cannot be granted if “material consideration” is not in accordance with development plan and indicates otherwise

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: Full Bench of Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy President), Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales and Lord

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | In case a public servant has retired, there is no necessity to seek prior prosecution sanction for prosecuting him

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. dismissed the revision petition on the ground that the impugned order did not suffer from

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Permissive possession different from adverse possession; Cause of action arises to plaintiff only when defendant sets up adverse title

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., dismissed a second appeal filed against the orders of courts below where the suit filed by the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC seeks responses from Centre & State Govts in a bid to “make criminal justice system responsive” in sexual assaults cases

Supreme Court: In a bid to make criminal justice system responsive in cases relating to sexual assaults, a 3-judge bench of SA

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Police officer has all pervasive powers to arrest a person during investigation, without any assistance from Magistrate or Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J., addressed the petition filed under Sections 482 and 483 of CrPC for quashing of FIR

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Petition for dissolution of marriage transferred on grounds of financial difficulty to wife and being detrimental to interest of child

Karnataka High Court: K.S. Mudagal, J. while allowing this petition, directed the withdrawal and transferring of the petition for dissolution of marriage

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Nirbhaya Case| SC rejects review petition filed by the fourth death row convict Akshay Kumar Singh [Full Report]

Supreme Court: After a brief hearing on the review petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in the brutal