Case Briefs Archives

MP HC | Age of victim may be duly considered while deciding application for granting bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vishnu Pratap Singh Chauhan, J. while allowing the appeal set aside the order passed by the Trial Court.

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Incorrect to state that right to hold property is a fundamental right; writ petition against a private individual not maintainable

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioners claiming that the Additional Director General of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice over the reported death of a suspected Naxalite supporter in police custody

National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media a report that a resident of Kedi Mau village

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

PMLA | Properties acquired before commission of offence cannot be attached as IBC takes precedence over PMLA

Appellate Tribunal for SAFEMA, FEMA, PMLA, NDPS and PBPT Act: Justice Manmohan Singh (Chairman) allowed an appeal filed by a consortium of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT | Company Petition fit for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process if Corporate Debtor fails to deny insolvency charges with proof

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): Justice Rajeswara Rao Vittanala (Judicial Member) allowed the Company Petition filed by CloudWalker Streaming Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Plaintiff protecting possession of immovable property need not prove title to it where suit filed on the basis of settled exclusive possession

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., while allowing a second appeal filed by the plaintiff against the order of the first Appellate court,

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | During the course of trial it is open to complainant or prosecution to apply for alteration of charges

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. while disposing of this petition gave liberty to the petitioner to move an application for

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Direct nexus between an input service and an output service is sufficient to claim refund on the said input service if claimant is engaged in export of the same

Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellant Tribunal (CESTAT): S.S. Garg (Judicial Member) remanded the matter to its original authority where the appellants

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Petition cannot be rejected merely on ground of mentioning wrong provision – contents of petition must be considered for the sake of justice

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. dismissed the writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. This is

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Employment Rights Act, 1966 should be read and given effect so as to extend its whistle blowing protection to the holders of judicial office

United Kingdom Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Lady Hale (President), Lord Kerr, Lord Carnwath, Lady Arden and Sir Declan Morgan, JJ.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Maharashtra Political Crisis| Floor test to be conducted on tomorrow; Proceedings to be live telecast [Full Report]

“There is no gainsaying that the boundaries between the jurisdiction of Courts and Parliamentary independence have been contested for a long time.

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Accused allowed to confront witness with reference to answer given by him in cross-examination; Law on S. 145 Evidence Act and Ss. 161 & 162 CrPC restated

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J., allowed a criminal writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Accused booked for committing offences under Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act allowed anticipatory bail

Karnataka High Court: H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. while allowing the bail petition imposed stringent conditions because of the objections raised by the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Appeal against conviction for misappropriation dismissed on grounds of proof beyond reasonable doubt

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A full bench of Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, Murdu N.B. Fernando, PC, and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Govt. of A.P over media reports narrating painful story of 32 bonded labourers pleading for rescue from a brick kiln

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports narrating the painful story of 32 bonded

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | An abstract principle of law cannot be applied in vacuum as there has to be foundational facts to which law can be applied

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. dismissed the petition filed against the order passed in Sessions Trial by which the opposite parties

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Court orders Secretary of Panchayat to allow operation of amusement park for Oachira Temple festival

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. allowed the petition filed by the petitioner. The petitioner was earlier permitted by Oachira Temple Administration

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Breaking | #Maharashtra Political Crisis | Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Maharashtra Govt, Devendra Fadnavis & Ajit Pawar on Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena’s plea

Supreme Court’s three-judge bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., heard the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena’s plea today against the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Maintenance criteria can be altered depending on change in circumstances; Court dismisses the appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Buwaneka Aluwihare, PC J., Vijith K. Malalgoda, PC J. and Murdu N.

Case Briefs International Courts

ECHR | Flash mobs are “peaceful assembly” of people; staging demonstration without prior authorisation does not necessarily justify interfering with a person’s right to freedom of assembly

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): A Seven Judge Bench of Paul Lemmens (President), Georgios A. Serghides, Helen Keller, Dmitry Dedov, María