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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

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Freedom of an individual is of utmost importance and cannot be curtailed for indefinite period; Bail granted under NDPS Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. contemplated a bail application filed under Section 439 of CrPC where the applicant was charged

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Non-possession of valid driving license by itself is no reason for not granting compensation if accident proved to be caused by rash and negligent driving of offender

Delhi High Court: Najmi Waziri, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the insurer against the award of compensation made by the Motor Accident

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Portuguese Civil Code applicable to succession of all the properties whether within Goa or outside Goa

Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that grant of probate has nothing to do with

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NHRC issues notice over reported gang-rape of abuse survivor from Bihar shelter home

The National Human Rights Commission has taken a suo-moto cognizance of media reports that an 18-year-old survivor from the Muzaffarpur girls’ shelter

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Non-consideration of the documents in support of claims made by the appellant amounts to passing a non-speaking order

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai: Coram of P. Dinesha (Member) and P. Venkata Subba Rao (Member) allowed the

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Restrainment order passed against makers of movie ‘Dream Girl’ from using the song ‘Dhagala Lagli’ during pendency of copyright violation suit

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. while addressing a suit filed in respect to exploitation of copyrighted works i.e. the sound

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | License to run Fair Price Shop restored where enquiry was not conducted as per Government Orders and charges were dealt without application of mind

Allahabad High Court: Siddhartha Varma, J. while allowing this petition restored the licence of the petitioner to run the Fair Price Shop.

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Court dismisses an application to reappear in exam; held, reappearance in Board exam only for increasing marks in same subjects and not new subjects

Rajasthan High Court: Sangeet Lodha, J. dismissed a writ petition seeking directions to the Board of Secondary Education to permit him to

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Law provides a remedy at two stages, one before authority concerned and later before appellate authority, both must be fair and in compliance with the norms of natural justice

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., contemplated a petition presented before him by the petitioner who was a member of Waqf Board

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Jhar HC | Person holding the post of First Appellate Authority cannot be treated as a public authority within the meaning of S. 2 (h) of RTI Act

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India as he

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Appellate Tribunal exercises inherent powers under R. 11 of NCLAT Rules, quashes CIRP where settlement reached between parties before constitution of CoC

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Bench of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Kanthi Narahari, Member (Technical), allowed an appeal seeking to

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CIC | Timely response is the essence of RTI mechanism enacted to ensure transparency and accountability in the working of Public Authorities

Central Information Commission (CIC): Bimal Jhulka (Information Commissioner), disposed of an appeal expressing displeasure in regard to the way RTI Applications were

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Two MP’s given permission to meet Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, President and Vice-President of J&K National Conference; followed by some conditions

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J. while hearing a petition filed by Members of Parliament in respect to seeking permission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Tribunal directs CPCB for further action of its recommendations on: “Plastic Waste Management” and “Restriction on Import of Plastic Waste”

National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member) and Dr Nagin

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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NCDRC | Buyers cannot be made to wait indefinitely for possession of apartment in case of incomplete construction; ‘Developer’ to refund the amount paid

National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Bench comprising of Justice R.K. Agrawal (President) and M. Shreesha (Member) while addressing a complaint

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | Considering any delays in payment of disputed tax amount, the appeal must be decided on merits

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kumar and Kunuru Lakshman, JJ. allowed the writ petition of the company who was

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | In the case of composite negligence, apportionment of compensation between two tortfeasors vis-a-vis the plaintiff is not permissible; Claim under tort set aside

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. contemplated an appeal where the appellant was aggrieved by the judgment and decree passed

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Court dismisses appeals to revise compensation amount; compensation to be decided by structured formula without requirement of any proof of owner’s negligence

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. dismissed an appeal from the Insurance company seeking exoneration of a lower court order. In the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Corporate Debtor barred from taking a plea of no privity of contract where it had knowledge that the Operational Creditor operated under the name and style by which S. 9 IBC application is filed

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial) and Balvinder Singh, Member (Technical), dismissed an appeal filed