Case Briefs Archives

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | RTI Act is not proper law for redressal of grievances relating to re-evaluation of AoR examination answer sheets

Central Information Commission (CIC): Sudhir Bhargava, Chief Information Commissioner, addressed an application filed before CPIO, Supreme Court of India with respect to

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Reasonable time to pay arrears of rent ought to be granted to tenant

Karnataka High Court: S.G. Pandit, J. while disposing of this Civil Revision Petition filed under Section 115 of Civil Procedure Code set

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | AIIMS 2019 — Candidate producing OBC certificate even one day prior to seat allocation should be able to get a seat allocated

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Shakdher, J. while addressing a petition filed by an AIIMS aspirant, ruled the decision in her favour by

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Claimants in proceedings under MV Act have to prove their case on the touchstone of preponderance of probabilities and not beyond reasonable doubt

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Lisa Gill, J. dismissed the appeal filed by insurance company challenging the amount of compensation granted by

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Gravity of offence not the sole decisive ground to deny bail – object of bail not punitive or, but to secure the presence of accused at trial

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. allowed the bail petition of the appellants who were charged for intentional insult to provoke

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Resolution Professional has no jurisdiction to “determine” the claim filed by Financial Creditor, he can only “collate” the claim

National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Bench of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice A.I.S Cheema, Member (Judicial) and Kanthi Narahari, Member (Technical)

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI | Builder Buyer Agreement does not fall within the ambit of S. 3 of Competition Act

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma (Member) and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Member), analysed

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Petitioners seeking protection directed to be issued advance notice under S. 160 CrPC in case they are required to be associated with investigation

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., disposed of the petition directing the respondents to issue written advance notice to

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Magistrate’s Court at Mumbai held to have jurisdiction to try complaint under S. 498 A IPC although alleged offence committed in USA

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. dismissed a petition while reiterating the decisions of the Supreme Court in the case, Nikita v.

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Petition under Art. 226 cannot be entertained where an alternate statutory remedy is available

Rajasthan High Court: Ashok Kumar Gaur, J. dismissed the writ petition filed against the order passed by the Registrar, Cooperative Societies-cum Registrar

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Magistrate’s power to seek appearance would not extinguish after allowing an application under S. 205 of Code of Criminal Procedure

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J. allowed the application of the petitioner to set aside the order which had issued a non-bailable

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Suggestion given by counsel on behalf of accused cannot be considered as “admission” to bind him under S. 18 of Evidence Act

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. allowed a revision petition filed against the judgment of the trial court whereby the petitioner was

Case Briefs

Ayodhya Hearing| SC grants police protection to U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board’s chairman

Supreme Court: Considering the threat perceptions of Zufar Ahmad Faruqui, Chairman, U.P. Sunni Central Waqf Board, the Court has dire ted the

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Truth of an allegation does not permit justification under first exception to S. 499 IPC unless it is proved to be in public good

Bombay High Court: Mangesh S. Patil, J., addressed the matter with respect to a complaint filed regarding defaming the respondent in the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality not obligated to resolve applicant’s written objection as latter failed to demonstrate it as right

South Africa High Court, Eastern Cape Local Division, Port Elizabeth: G.H. Bloem, J. while dismissing the application suggested an alternative remedy to

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Disputes regarding questions of fact would not be the subject matter of a writ petition

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J. disposed of the writ petition on the grounds that questions of fact could

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Closure of bank account of accused prior to issuing of cheque is a matter for trial; taking of cognizance under S. 138 NI Act sustained

Delhi High Court: Anu Malhotra, J. dismissed a petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby the petitioner was summoned on

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Hepatitis-B vaccine ‘Revac-B’ manufactured by Bharat Biotech held not hazardous, no proof of defect or sub-standard quality found

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Coram of Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) and Dinesh Singh (Member), while deciding the present

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Family Court’s orders granting maintenance twice to wife quashed

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. admitted the petitions under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for quashment of the order

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Promise to marry cannot be held out as inducement to have physical relationship over indefinite period, FIR alleging rape quashed

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bhakru, J. while disposing of the petition upheld the decision of the trial court on finding no infirmity