Case Briefs Archives

Del HC | Charge framed under S.30 of Arms Act quashed in absence of “conscious” possession of live cartridge

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. allowed a petition filed against the order of farming of charge, whereby the petitioner was charged for

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Inter-country adoption of a surrendered child allowed to prospective adoptive parents in Italy in accordance with JJ Act and Adoption Regulations

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vimla Singh Kapoor, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Reservations in favor of sportsperson is traceable to Article 16(1); atrocities of exhaustiveness of reservation under Art. 16(4) observed by the Court

Uttaranchal High Court: A Full Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan CJ and Sudhanshu Dhulia and Alok Singh, JJ. entertained a writ petition calling

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Writ not to be accorded by Court on basis of hypothetical situation or probability as canvassed by petitioner

Patna High Court: Mohit Kumar Shah, J. entertained a writ petition which sought relief against Bihar Public Service Commission to re-advertise by

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Court passes orders in writ petition despite being jurisdictionally proscribed; imperative order passed in the interest of the parties

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. granted peremptory order for the payment of the recovery amount in installments. A writ petition was

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Initiation of fresh proceedings on ground of latest development taken place requires raising of specific pleadings

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of S. Ravindra Bhat, C.J. and Dinesh Mehta, J., disposed of a petition with the direction

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Appointments of waitlisted candidates in AYUSH Department must be in conformity with Rules prescribing life of panel by UPSC

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and R.C. Khulbe, J. entertained a writ petition against the AYUSH Education

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Mark sheets to be furnished only once student clears all subjects entailed by the University on migration

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.C. Sharma, J. contemplated a writ petition filed for issuance of an appropriate writ against Devi Ahilya Vishvidyalaya/University,

Case Briefs High Courts

Mad HC | Costs imposed on Central Bank of India for deputing Chief Manager, who did not file proof affidavit, to be cross-examined in proceedings before DRT

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Rmt. Teeka Raman and P.D. Audikesavalu, JJ. imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on Central Bank of

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Findings in a suit dismissed for being premature are not binding either on parties or trial judge; law on res judicata explained

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the decree of prosecution passed in a civil suit. While dismissing

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Departmental enquiry quashed where no alleged act of heinous nature committed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.C. Sharma, J. contemplated a petition filed against the initiation of the Departmental enquiry against the said petitioner

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Court exercises special power to grant bail when trial not likely to be concluded in near future

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Ajay Tewari, J., passed an order to release the petitioner on regular bail on the ground that

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Second round of litigation doesn’t lie before Foreigners Tribunal

Supreme Court: Deciding the conflict between sub-paragraph (2) to paragraph 3 and paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Citizenship (Registration of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

APTEL | Maintenance of Judicial discipline is part of judicial process; Tribunal directs implementation of order

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL): A Division Bench of Manjula Chellur, J. (Member) and S.D. Dubey, (Technical Member) passed an order for

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | ‘There cannot be anything under the sun where mistake cannot creep in’: Court to decide genuineness of mistake

Orissa High Court: A Full Bench of K.S. Jhaveri, CJ and A.K Rath and Biswajit Mohanty, JJ. entertained a writ petition, which

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Advisable that Appellate Court imposes condition of depositing compensation amount on appellant when suspending sentence awarded under S. 138 NI Act

Bombay High Court: K.K. Sonawane, J. dismissed a criminal application filed under Section 432 CrPC seeking relief of quashing the order passed by

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Charge of criminal trespass under S. 447 IPC by person claiming to be tenant not maintainable in absence of proof of tenancy

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., allowed a petition filed by the allottee of the subject shop who was charged with an offence

Case Briefs High Courts

Megh HC | Family pension is admissible to post-retiral spouses and children born/adopted legally after retirement

Meghalaya High Court: H.S. Thangkhiew, J. directed respondents 1 and 2 to substitute the name of petitioner in place of the deceased

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | S. 372 CrPC: Appeal against order of Assistant Sessions Judge lies in the Court of Sessions Judge, whether the impugned order pertains to conviction or not

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumari Phukan, J. dismissed an application seeking leave to appeal against an Assistant Sessions Judge’s order of acquittal,

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Lee Commission Report of 1924 cited by Court – holds PSC rules to not be retrospectively applied to an ongoing selection process

“Wherever democratic institutions exists experience has shown that to secure an efficient civil service it is essential to protect it as far