Case Briefs Archives

Del HC | Factum of marriage; held is a matter of trial; award of interim maintenance to wife under S. 125 CrPC upheld

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. dismissed a revision petition filed by the petitioner challenging the order passed by the Family Court

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Protection to be provided to husband and wife upon verification of their age, i.e. whether major or not, at the time of solemnization of marriage

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J, allowed the application granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner subject to the conditions as laid

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Prime Minister’s advice for “Prorogation of Parliament” declared unlawful

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: The 11-Judge Bench of Lady Hale (President) and Lord Reed (Deputy President), Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Section 102 CrPC doesn’t empower police to attach, seize and seal an immovable property

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has held that the power of

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Information supplied after statutory period of delay caused penalty, to be imposed under sub-section (1) S. 20 of RTI Act

Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J. imposed a penalty under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 due to delay

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Notice issued to Department of Financial Service in regard to cancellation of Certificate of Registration by Reserve Bank of India

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel, CJ and C. Hari Shankar, J. has issued a notice to Department of

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Directions to ensure effective steps to be taken issued in light of adulteration of food, milk, and milk products

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Yadav and Vivek Agarwal, JJ. directed the State and its functionaries to take

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Court allows petitioner to medically terminate pregnancy post 24 weeks of gestation period as the fetus had ‘Alobar holoprosencephaly’

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. allowed a writ petition filed by the petitioner to allow her to medically

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | If words are unambiguous, Court shall give effect to plain words of the Statute; Sinhala text prevailed over English text in a case of inconsistency

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J. entertained a writ petition where the application sought

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Final Report can be summoned by Court for its exclusive perusal only in exceptional circumstances and not as matter of routine, reiterated

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J. allowed a criminal petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation seeking to set aside the

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Non cross-examination of material witnesses is against the principles of audi alteram partem

Karnataka High Court: B.A. Patil, J. while allowing the appeal set aside the Judgment of the trial court with a direction to

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Allegations made held were omnibus as the petitioners didn’t stand to gain from any dowry received by their brother

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. disposed of the petition after making minor changes to the sentence on the grounds of the

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Application for appointment on compassionate ground has to be considered in light of the policy which is in force on the date of consideration of application

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., dismissed a petition after considering the facts of the case and found that the petitioner was

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | 22 year old student granted bail for offence committed under S. 21 NDPS Act as there might be a possibility for him to reform and curb his drug addiction

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. granted bail to a 22 year old student for an offence committed under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Mere giving an aid does not make the act of abetment of an offence, if the person who gave the aid did not know that offence was being committed or contemplated

Bombay High Court: A.M. Badar, J. addressed the present appeal challenging the Judgment and order of the trial court by setting aside

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Evidence of hostile witness is not inadmissible altogether, Court may rely on the dependable part thereof

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Anu Malhotra, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the Judgment of the trial

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Sexual Assault victim commits suicide — NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that an alleged victim of sexual assault

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Maternity benefits cannot be bestowed upon govt. servant having third child, in absence of express provisions; Special Appeal allowed against declaring rule ultra vires

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and Alok Kumar Verma, J. allowed a special appeal where the order

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Accused wrongfully charged of committing cheating and rape; Court grants bail in light of fabrication of facts by complainant

Kerala High Court: Alexander Thomas, J. disposed of a matter wherein a complaint was lodged against the petitioner accusing of committing rape

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | NCLT, New Delhi in terms of S. 60(1) IBC, held to have jurisdiction in S. 7 application against Corporate Debtor having properties in UP

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