Case Briefs Archives

Del HC | Reopening of assessment based on a change of opinion by Assessing Officer held vitiated in law as it does not satisfy legal requirement of S. 147 ITA

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar and Talwant Singh, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the Revenue against the order

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | S. 18(6) of JVAT Act, 2005 does not contemplate production of JVAT-404 Forms as a mandatory condition for availing benefit of ITC

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of H.C. Mishra and Deepak Roshan, JJ., set aside the impugned orders and directed the Assessing Authority

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Compassionate appointment cannot be granted to a dependent after such offer was already made and was denied

Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J. dismissed the petition saying that there was no merit in the petition and the case could

Case Briefs High Courts

Mad HC | Article 254 (2) of the Constitution not applicable to repugnant State laws – such already repugnant laws, being void, cannot be saved by Presidential assent

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of S. Manikumar, and Subramonium Prasad, JJ. allowed a batch of writ petitions filed under Article

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Complaint under S. 138 NI Act dismissed for non-prosecution restored considering that clerk of complainant’s counsel noted wrong date

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J. allowed a petition filed against the order of the trial Judge whereby the petitioner’s complaint filed for

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Ker HC | Liability of insurer to indemnify third parties subsists unless insurance coverage is cancelled and an intimation thereof has reached the insured

Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar, J. allowed an appeal filed by the claimant against the insurer in which an award was

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | DM, Mathura and officers concerned directed to comply with tribunal’s earlier order in light of cleaning Goverdhan Parvat and it’s Parikrama

National Green Tribunal, New Delhi (NGT): The Bench comprising of Justice Raghuvendra S. Rathore (Judicial Member) and Dr Satyawan Singh Garbyal (Expert

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Fine imposed on appellant for non-compliance of Regulation 33 of SEBI reduced on account of this mistake being a technical defect

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): Coram of Justice Tarun Agarwala (Presiding Officer), Dr C.K.G. Nair (Member), and Justice M.T. Joshi (Judicial Member) held

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Offender and victim in a matrimonial dispute, may be allowed to compound offences in terms of settlement

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. while allowing the application under Section 482 CrPC observed that even the law provides that

Case Briefs Supreme Court

High Court, being the disciplinary authority, has the power to suspend Judicial Officers: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where a Judicial Officer in Delhi Higher Judicial Services, against whom disciplinary proceedings alleging sexual harassment is

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Application under S. 311 CrPC is subjective matter for consideration, which depends upon the perception of each and every court

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. contemplated a criminal revision petition where the issue discussed was related to Section 311 CrPC,

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Wife falsely alleges husband of sexual assault with their 11-year old daughter; Shook the conscience of the Court

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J. while addressing a petition expressed disappointment in respect to the manner in which POCSO Act

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Supervisory jurisdiction under Art. 227 not available to correct mere errors of fact or law

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vinay Kumar Shukla, J., upheld the decision of the Railway Claims Tribunal by dismissing a petition filed under

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Passport of Malaysian National confiscated in light of alleged smuggling of human embryos to India from Malaysia

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. while deciding on a petition concerning the smuggling of human embryos from Malaysia to India, denied

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Special Leave disallowed when Trial Court reviewed all necessary aspects of the case

Patna High Court: Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J. disposed of the writ petition saying that the final decision regarding the petitioner’s claim rested

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Entry restrictions in Lakshadweep found to be just and reasonable; Mainlander’s right under Article 14 and 19 not violated

Kerala High Court: Shaji P. Chaly, J. entertained a writ petition filed by a mother of the minor aged 2 years, who

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | PF, Pension Fund and Gratuity Fund does not come within the meaning of Assets of Corporate Debtor for distribution under S. 53 IBC

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

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Principal Secretary directed to consider application for commencing 8th standard in school in view of mandate under Art. 21-A

Karnataka High Court: S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. disposed of this petition while directing the appropriate department to consider the petitioner’s application

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Qualification of wife and capacity to earn cannot be ground to deny her interim maintenance if she is without source of income

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. allowed a criminal revision petition filed by the petitioner-wife against the order of the Appellate Court whereby

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Merely because the period fixed for liquidation is over, the proceedings for recovery of dues do not stand closed: SC

Supreme Court: When the 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ was called upon to decide whether under