Case Briefs Archives

Bom HC | Not open to Probate Court to exceed its jurisdiction by enquiring into issues of title in probate proceedings

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. examined the scope of jurisdiction to be exercised by the Probate Court, and allowed an appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Son not entitled to father’s pension account if not made a nominee; rejection of RTI application upheld

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Yadav and Vivek Agarwal, JJ. entertained a writ appeal which challenged the impugned

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | “Proportionality” is a basic principle to adhere while interpreting any provisions relating to punishment with serious consequences

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

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | No consequential impact of examining merits of a narcotics case when contraband destroyed, and accused not within the Court’s jurisdiction

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench comprising of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. dismissed

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | College cannot arbitrarily reject issuance of NOC to students desirous of taking admission into another college/ institute

Kerala High Court: P.V Asha, J. allowed a petition directing the respondent college to issue NOC to the students applying for transfer

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Age of deceased must be taken into consideration while calculating ‘loss of dependency’ for purpose of granting compensation in a motor accident

Karnataka High Court: H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. dismissed the appeal filed by an Insurance Company against the order passed by Motor Accident

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Ganga Pollution: Failure to take prompt action to remedy pollution of the river – restoration cost may be recovered from officers responsible

National Green Tribunal (NGT): A Coram of Justice A.K. Goel (Chairperson), Justice S.P. Wangdi (Judicial Member), Justice K. Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member) and

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Dying Declaration: Administration of oath to the deceased before recording his declaration, does not render its credibility doubtful

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pritinker Diwaker and Ali Zamin, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the accused and held

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Grievances of advocate in relation to action taken by administration at different levels to be handled by Grievance Redressal Committee at district level

Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma (V.J.), J. passed an order for the formation of the committee at the district level in

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Mere possession of counterfeit currency not sufficient to prove commission of offence punishable under S. 489-C IPC

Tripura High Court: S. Talapatra, J. allowed an appeal against the decision of the Sessions Judge whereby the appellant was convicted under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Pregnancy beyond 20 weeks may be terminated where there is a congenital defect which would not be conducive to healthy life of child

Calcutta High Court: Protik Prakash Banerjee, J. granted direction for termination of a pregnancy of 25 plus weeks on grounds of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | No ambit of writ of certiorari under Article 226 when there is neither procedural irregularity in conducting inquiry nor violation of natural justice

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Mishra and Dr A.K. Mishra, JJ., dismissed the writ petition against the judgment declining

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC grants bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia arrested for making objectionable comments against UP CM

Supreme Court: A vacation bench comprising of Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has granted bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia who was

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Wife entitled to seek details of husband’s salary under RTI for determination of maintenance

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Seth and Nandita Dubey, JJ. contemplated a writ appeal filed by the appellant-wife

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | State government obliged to reimburse unaided schools for RTE children, only if there are no government or government-aided schools in neighbourhood

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy and P.S. Dinesh Kumar, JJ. allowed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) to

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

PMLA | Nexus to transaction must be proved to array a person as defendant in proceedings for confiscation of property involved in money laundering

Appellate Tribunal for PMLA: The Tribunal chaired by Manmohan Singh, J. set aside an order restraining a woman from sale or transfer

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Customs officer cannot impose onerous conditions for granting bail to person accused under Customs Act – acts akin to officer-in-charge of a police station

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. was allowed a criminal petition filed by persons accused of smuggling gold and foreign currency,

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Termination of pregnancy beyond period of 20 weeks as prescribed under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act allowed in view of fetal anomalies

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of R.M. Borde and N.J. Jamadar, JJ. allowed a petition for termination of pregnancy of the petitioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Jha HC | Meticulous appreciation of evidence not required when allegations connecting accused is available

Jharkhand High Court: B.B. Mangalmurti, J. dismissed an application for discharge of the Petitioner for allegations of demanding illegal gratifications while holding

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Non-disclosure of major ailments before marriage amounts to ‘cruelty’ although the aliments itself are no grounds for divorce; dissolution of marriage upheld

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ. entertained an appeal by the appellant-wife under Section