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Del HC | Partition suit rejected under Or. 7 R. 11 CPC for want of cause of action in light of General Power of Attorney and Requisition Deed

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J. allowed an application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC filed by the defendant in the subject

Case Briefs High Courts

AFT | Arrears of disability pension are restricted to three years prior to filing the application; delay is condoned

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): Justice S.V.S. Rathore (Member) and Air Marshal BBP Sinha (Member) dismissed an application by the applicant under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | ‘Trust’ is an ‘obligation annexed to ownership of property’ – cannot be prosecuted under NI Act as it is neither a body corporate nor an association of individuals

Kerala High Court: B Sudheendra Kumar, J. allowed the petition and quashed the complaint and further proceedings against the petitioners which were

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Unnao Rape survivor to be transferred to AIIMS Delhi

Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to airlift the Unnao

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna HC | Referring authority for industrial dispute cannot assume role of quasi-judicial body while conducting conciliation proceeding

Patna High Court: Shivaji Pandey, J. allowed the writ application to the extent that the impugned order was remanded back to the

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Exemption for not giving prior notice under S. 80 CPC granted to petitioner as the matter was of urgent importance; prohibitory injunction granted

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. contemplated the instant petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India where the

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Award held unreasoned in absence of discussion of material on record and further argument and pleading of parties

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Kumar, J. allowed the petition of the appellant hereby remanding the matter to the Tribunal for fresh adjudication.

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J&K HC | Criminal proceedings must be instituted against people who threaten couples for marrying outside their caste

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J. directed the respondents to ensure the protection of life and liberty of the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Relief for Consortium of Banks which extended loans to Jaiprakash Associates, NCLT order cancelling mortgage of 858 acres of land by JIL in favour of Banks quashed

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A 2-Member Bench of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya (Chairperson) and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial), set aside

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Companies cannot run CIS Scheme without registering it with SEBI

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): Justice Tarun Agarwala (Presiding Officer) and Dr C.K.G. Nair (Member) justified the penalty imposed by SEBI on the appellants

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Convenience of wife to be considered in case of transfer of matrimonial cases; rule to be used diligently

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Rusia, J. refused to transfer the matrimonial dispute from Mandsaur to Gwalior. The applicant/wife has filed the

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | No fresh suit can be filed once the issues have been framed and the same was not disputed by the party

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Deepak Sibal, J. dismissed the present petition as the impugned order was not defective on the ground

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC does ‘temporary patchwork’ in CrPC by granting power to Magistrate order accused to give voice samples

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ, has held, “until explicit provisions are

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Court grants bail subject to conditions to safeguard prosecutrix-victim and witnesses

Kerala High Court: Alexander Thomas, J. disposed a bail application and granted bail by providing various requisite conditions on the petitioner for

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Directions given to Registrar of Trade Union to decide on internal matters of the union, Court refrains from intervening

Patna High Court: Shivaji Pandey, J. disposed of the writ application with the direction that the Registrar of Trade Unions should examine

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Once the arbitrator applies his mind to matter before him, Court should not reappraise the matter as in appeal; Appeal dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. decided the Appeal filed against the order of the District Judge in an Arbitration case.

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Del HC | Prosecution against officials of Reliance Industries under Official Secrets Act quashed in light of ‘secret’ documents already being in public domain

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J. allowed a batch of petitions filed against the trial court’s order whereby the petitioners including Group President

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Industrial Tribunal cannot go beyond the terms of reference to pass an award

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Kumar, J., modified the order passed by the tribunal to the extent that relief granted by the Tribunal is

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Ayodhya Dispute: SC to hold day-to-day hearing from Aug 6 after Mediation Committee ‘fails’

Supreme Court: After the the Justice F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla led Mediation Committee submitted the mediation report before the 5-judge bench of Ranjan

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Typographical error in erstwhile order rectified by Division Bench thus including various candidates to undertake mains examination

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Narendra Singh Dhaddha and Mohammad Rafiq, JJ. disposed of a writ petition seeking to correct