Case Briefs Archives

Architects Act, 1972 will prevail over AICTE Act as far as recognition of degrees and diplomas of architecture education is concerned

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Anirudhha Bose, JJ has held that norms and Regulations

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Stringent and effective directions issued to all stakeholders for overhauling of pathetic conditions of roads

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. gave certain directions to resolve the pathetic conditions of the roads in Kerala. This instant petition

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Demand notice issued under S. 8 IBC against Corporate Debtor for dues of sister concern/group company is not valid

National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Bench of Justice A.I.S Cheema, Member (Judicial), Kanthi Narahari, Member (Technical) and V.P. Singh, Member (Technical), allowed

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Ayodhya Verdict| Here’s why the 5-judge bench unanimously held that the disputed site belongs to Hindus [Detailed report]

Supreme Court: “This Court as the final arbiter must preserve the sense of balance that the beliefs of one citizen do not

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Scheme of Ss. 164(2) and 167(1)(a) of Companies Act explained in respect to disqualification of directors on default of filing returns

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J. while addressing the petitions filed in respect to the impugned list of directors stated to have

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Disputed facts render writ petition unmaintainable; Writ Petition challenging house arrest of Farooq Abdullah dismissed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Dismissing a writ petition filed by the kin of former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, a bench comprising

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Right of way by prescriptive user for using the disputed site for past 20 years upheld

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Bench of A.L. Shiran Gooneratne and Mahinda Samayawardhena, JJ., dismissed

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Essence of robbery is that violence must be intended to induce submission to the taking of the property

South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: The Division Bench of Lopes and Radebe, JJ. while allowing the appeal reduced the sentence for

Case Briefs High Courts

Tis Hazari Scuffle | ‘Anguished’ HC advises ‘responsible representatives’ of Advocates and Police to convene joint meeting and make sincere efforts to sort out differences

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and C. Hari Shankar, J., clarified the earlier order dated 03-11-2019 passed

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Rape & murder of a 10-year-old & her brother: SC refuses to review it’s 2:1 verdict awarding death sentence

Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Appellate Court not to interfere with findings of Trial Judge who has a better opportunity of observing demeanor and deportment of witnesses

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K. K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando,

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Courts cannot show sympathy on mere grounds of handicap while completely ignoring process of allotment of shop in question

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. dismissed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India whereby the petitioner sought

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Order of detention under J&K Public Safety Act cannot ordinarily be passed, merely on ground that an accused under trial was out on bail

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J. allowed the application filed by the petitioner to free him from detention. The

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Divorced wife, who continues to cohabit with the husband, is entitled to filed proceedings under S. 12 of DV Act

Bombay High Court: Mangesh S. Patil, J., dismissed a criminal revision application filed against the order of the trial court whereby the application

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Candidate directed to be admitted to the school; fundamental rights guaranteed under Art. 12(1) of Constitution found infringed

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Buwaneka Aluwihare PC J., and P. Padman Surasena and E.A.G.R Amarasekara, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

[GST] Madras HC | Composition of GST Appellate Tribunal is unconstitutional; Tribunals which primarily decide disputes between State and citizens cannot be run by a majority consisting of non-judicial members

“Constitution of GST Appellate Tribunal is unconstitutional.” Madras High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad, JJ., while

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Tata’s Housing project in Chandigarh stalled for being ‘too close’ to Sukhna Lake & Widlife Sanctuary

Supreme Court: In the matter concerning the housing project, on the ground that the area in question falls within the catchment area

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | If income of victim is more than Rs 40,000, petition under S. 163-A of MV Act cannot be dismissed as it mandates compensation ‘on structured formula basis’ and not as interim measure

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J., allowed an appeal which questioned the legality of the Order passed by the Motor Accident

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Certain portions of Karnataka Housing Board (Allotment) Regulations, 1983, held unconstitutional for violation of Art. 14

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ, and Mohammad Nawaz, J. while allowing the State Government suggested the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

TDSAT | Super Channels directed to pay the amount due for supply of signals to Sony Pictures

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT): Justice Shiva Kirti Singh (Chairperson) while allowing the petition directed the respondent to pay the