Case Briefs Archives

Ker HC | Court allows party for remitting the arrears in payment; directs respondents are at liberty in the event of non payment

Kerala High Court: N. Nagaresh, J. disposed of a writ petition seeking to recover the amount due to be received from the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Decision of Inspector General of Police held within the powers vested in him; dismissal of petitioner on grounds of misconduct upheld

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: Application under Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka was

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Convicts cannot claim premature release as a matter of right if their cases are not squarely covered under the relevant Premature Release Policy

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. dismissed the petition on the grounds that the petitioner could be considered again

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Writ petition filed by Officer of Indian Army for quashing FIR held not maintainable as substantial part of alleged offence occurred in Nagaland

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by a serving officer of the Indian Army seeking to quash an

Case Briefs Supreme Court

State can’t be estopped from withdrawing the exemption from payment of Excise Duty if such withdrawal is in larger public interest

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, MR Shah and BR Gavai, JJ has held that by invoking the doctrine of

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Casual drafting and vagueness in relief sought to lead to dismissal of original application, Court finds no reason to enter into the merits of the case

Patna High Court: The Division Judge Bench comprising of Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, CJ and Ashutosh Kumar, J. disposed of the petition on

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Tribunal’s decision of denying employment on grounds of petitioner’s involvement in criminal cases upheld

Patna High Court:The DivisionBench comprising of A.P Sahi, CJ and Ashutosh Kumar, J. dismissed the writ petition on the grounds that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Court allows application for suspension of sentences; held, mere possession of a harmful weapon does not indicate perpetrator

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. allowed an application of suspension of the sentence

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Authorities directed to allow late filing of GST TRAN-1 Form to a dealer who missed the same due to maze of compliance due dates

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar and Talwant Singh, JJ. allowed a writ petition filed by a car dealer who

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Words “of the fact that he has attained majority” of Section 32-F of Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 struck down

Supreme Court: Overruling the verdict in Appa Narsappa Magdum [Appa Narsappa Magdum v. Akubai Ganapati Nimbalkar, (1999) 4 SCC 443, the 3-judge

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Assam Govt. over torture of two women in police custody

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a woman and her two sisters

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Central Govt. to monitor enforcement of Fundamental Right to access potable drinking water in affected parts

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K Ramakrishnan (Judicial

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Art. 226 not ordinarily extends to issuing a mandamus to legislature to make a law; Writ dismissed as Election Commission has plenary power to adjudicate

Uttaranchal High Court: A writ petition was contemplated by Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J. where the petitioner sought a

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | High Court upheld the decision of trial court in light of no evidence to hold the charge of “cruelty” under S. 498-A IPC

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the State against the order of acquittal by the trial

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Objections under S. 47 CPC cannot be filed by signature of the Advocate alone, signature of client necessary

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J. dismissed a petition filed against the order whereby the objections filed on behalf of the petitioner

Case Briefs Supreme Court

NGOs substantially financed by Government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under RTI Act: SC

Supreme Court: Holding that nongovernmental organisations substantially financed by the appropriate government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under Section 2(h)

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Bhima-Koregaon – Gautam Navlakha’s plea to quash the FIR filed against him, dismissed

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Ranjit More and Bharati H. Dangre, JJ. addressed a petition filed by Gautam Navlakha

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Strict proof of legal marriage as required under civil law is unnecessary to prove offence under S. 498-A IPC

Jharkhand High Court: Amitav K. Gupta, J. disposed of the writ petition holding that for the purpose of Section 498-A Penal Code,

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Lawful recreational activities like playing games do not contravene the provisions of Karnataka Police Act, 1963

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. while disposing of this petition made clear that this order would not come in the way

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Directions to be implemented in order to mitigate groundwater contamination — Joint Committee’s Report with a view to “Protect the Environment”

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Coram comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K. Ramakrishnan