Case Briefs Archives

Kar HC | Trade licence is necessary for storage and distribution of ‘Auto LPG’ since said business activity is hazardous and likely to cause nuisance

Karnataka High Court: S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. heard a writ petition which dealt with granting of trade licence on the basis

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | ‘There is a duty, both to the bank to preserve its fair name and customer whose money lies in deposits’; Termination upheld on grounds of misconduct

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Sisira De Abrew, Prasanna Jayawardena and S. Thurairaja,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Malaysia Federal Court | Principle of separation of powers does not apply to invalidate legislative delegation of powers to SAC and the Courts for ascertaining Islamic law

Federal Court of Malaysia: A Full Bench of Richard Malanjum, Ahmad Maarop, Zaharah Ibrahim, David Wong Dak Wah, Ramly Ali, Azahar Mohamed,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC | Evidence obtained against a person in violation of his rights under Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms must be excluded from consideration

Supreme Court of Canada: Richard Wagner, CJ. and Michael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Russel Brown and Sheilah Martin, JJ. allowed an appeal of

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Members and Chairman of CAT not entitled to pension benefits available to HC Judges

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of V. Chitambaresh and Ashok Menon, JJ. dismissed a writ appeal that was filed by a

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Money decree set aside in absence of evidence to be established actual loss occurred to the plaintiff

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Augustine George Masih, J. upheld the decision of the lower court as there was no evidence on

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Division Bench set aside order of Single Judge restraining NRI students for admission in Medical Colleges

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq and Narendra Singh Dhaddha, JJ., set aside an impugned order passed by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Petitioner failed to avail opportunity of personal hearing under S. 122-A of Customs Act, granted liberty to avail statutory remedy under the Act

Karnataka High Court: S. Sujatha, J. while disposing of this writ petition gave liberty to the petitioners to avail statutory remedy available

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Petition against quantum of penalty imposed by State Pollution Control Board dismissed as a matter still pending before NGT

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. contemplated a writ petition where the residents of village Danpur in Rudrapur moved a petition before

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Provision to ‘issue a Commission to make local investigation’ is not a tool to create evidence in favor of parties; order made under Or. 26 R. 9 set aside

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel, J. entertained a writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, where

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Imputations against Nusli Wadia being part of statutory Notice under S. 169 Companies Act, held were not defamatory; issue of process against Ratan Tata and Ajay Piramal quashed

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ranjit More and Bharati H. Dangre, JJ. quashed the order passed by the Additional Chief Metropolitan

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC cancels Amrapali Group’s RERA registration for defrauding homebuyers

Supreme Court: The bench of Arun Mishra and UU Lalit, JJ has cancelled the registration of Amrapali Group of Companies under RERA

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Error of law can be corrected by a writ but not an error of fact; held, the jurisdiction to issue a writ of certiorari is supervisory and not appellate

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and Alok Kumar Verma, J. entertained a writ petition which was initially

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | High Court quashes charges under Mines and Minerals Act, directs trial court to proceed with criminal complaint under IPC

Orissa High Court: Dr Akshaya Kumar Mishra, J. quashed lower court proceedings partially and directed to proceed the matter under the Penal

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Personal problems of public servant to be considered while passing transfer orders

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Vivek Agarwal, JJ. contemplated instant intra Court appeal filed under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Removal of a name from voter’s list without being heard is impermissible; voting rights of a person are invaluable and cannot be taken away

Kerala High Court: Shaji P. Chaly, J. heard a petition that sought relief due to the infringement of the right to vote

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Preventive detention of a person who is already in custody of State in connection with commission of offence under substantive law must not be ordered

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Rashid Ali Dar, J. allowed a habeas corpus petition and quashed detention order of a person who

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Mere aggressive behavior and sadness of mood of wife does not qualify as a ground for divorce

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar Jain and Harnaresh Singh Gill, JJ. heard an appeal that sought

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Ordering custody of child to be given to mother is beyond jurisdiction of S. 97 CrPC, order to be confined to finding of “wrongful confinement”

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumar Phukan, J. allowed a criminal petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby the petitioner-husband was

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | 14 years of non-compliance of SC Order compels Tribunal to give last opportunity to Delhi Govt. to comply with the same

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