Case Briefs Archives

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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

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Decree of divorce set aside in light of no statutory provisions followed by Family Court while granting the same

Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of S.N. Satyanarayana and P.G.M. Patil, JJ. allowed this appeal and remanded the matter back to

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Duty of Executing Court to rectify any discrepancies in order to make a decree executable

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Sindhu Sharma, J. allowed the revision petition on the grounds that the executing court had a duty

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | MACT Order awarding compensation of Rs 2,25,000 for the death of the son, upheld by the High Court

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. rejected an appeal filed by the National Insurance Company challenging the order passed by the Motor

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Courts not to do task of prescribing a cut-off date other than that stipulated in the Rules made under the proviso to Art. 309 of the Constitution of India

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, JJ., entertained a writ petition where the issue

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Ambiguity in evidence as to locations of accident is material where accused is alleged to ride motor vehicle in rash and negligent manner

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J. dismissed a criminal petition filed by the State against the order of the trial court whereby

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Court not bound to grant the relief of specific performance merely because the plaintiff is legally right

Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ, while deciding the question whether a vendee who does not perform

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Writ Petition under Art. 226 dismissed on ground of availability of an alternative remedy

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J, dismissed the writ petition on the ground of availability of alternative remedy. In the pertinent case,

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Order passed without including the contentions of the party marking non-appearance of the counsel when same was untrue, to be set aside

Patna High Court: Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J. allowed the revision petition filed by the opposite party on grounds that fresh order be

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Forfeiture of shares, not in accordance with Articles of Association; shares once allotted, cannot be forfeited by a resolution

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): A Division Bench of Justice Tarun Agarwala, (Presiding Officer) and Dr C. K. G. Nair (Member), affirmed the

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | A fundamental postulate of criminal jurisprudence is the presumption of innocence; Bail granted under POCSO Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Bail petition was contemplated by Sandeep Sharma, J. where the petitioner was behind the bar for two

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Reinstatement cannot be granted where employee acts in a manner by which management loses confidence in him; order of reinstatement quashed

Delhi High Court: J.R. Midha, J. allowed a writ petition filed by the employer challenging the award of the Labour Court whereby the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | SEBI’s two-year ban on auditing firm PWC quashed; however, penalty amount for breach of duty upheld

Securities and Appellate Tribunal (SAT): Tarun Agarwala, J. (Presiding Officer) and Dr C. K. G. Nair, Member quashed an order passed by

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Provision for lesser penalty under amended S. 13 PMLA is applicable retrospectively; Appellate Tribunal’s order modifying punishment of fine to warning held unassailable

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., addressed a criminal appeal filed by Financial Intelligence Unit-IND, Ministry of Finance under Section 42 of

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Writ of mandamus cannot be issued for compelling police to perform a statutory duty under S. 154 CrPC without availing all other alternative remedies prescribed in CrPC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., dismissed a petition filed under Article 226 Constitution of India to direct the respondents to

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Court affirmed that due to the negligent act of the appellant the victim died; quantum of damages increased in appeal

Himachal Pradesh High Court: An appeal was contemplated by Vivek Singh Thakur, J. arising out of a civil suit where the appellant

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Inherent power under S. 482 CrPC to be sparingly used, can’t be put in straight jacket formula

Allahabad High Court: Rekha Dikshit, J. while disposing of this petition granted petitioners time to surrender and apply for bail so that

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Report of Fingerprints Expert held not sufficient to prove guilt of accused where taking of finger prints doesn’t satisfy procedural sanctity

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ. allowed a criminal appeal and quashed the order of

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Acquittal appeal filed after almost a delay of thirteen and a half years dismissed on grounds of ‘unexplained delay and laches’

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., dismissed an application for “condonation of delay

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Conviction and sentence for offence under Ss. 376 and 511 IPC upheld for alleged rape of minor

Calcutta High Court: Rajarshi Bhardwaj, J., addressed an appeal arising out of a judgment and order of conviction passed by the Additional