Case Briefs Archives

All HC | ‘Bench Hunting’ deprecated by Court – Petition seeking same reliefs as sought in an earlier petition, which was dismissed as withdrawn, not maintainable

Allahabad High Court: The Bench of B. Amit Sthalekar and Piyush Agrawal, JJ., dismissed a civil writ petition, seeking certain reliefs on

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Heavy costs imposed on petitioners as a ‘deterrent measure’ for mocking Jain monk on Twitter, even where FIR against them quashed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Bench of Arvind Singh Sangwan J., imposed the fine on Vishal Dadlani and Tehseen Poonawala of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Applicant not entitled to disability element of pension if, he denied to undergo curative surgery without any justification

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Coram of Justice Sunita Gupta (Judicial member) and Lt. Gen. Philip Campose (Administrative Member) pronounced an order

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Buildings Act: Statute aimed at restricting out-of-turn allotment of government residential accommodation

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab and Ijaz Ul Ahsan, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed seeking

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Jurisdiction of First Appellate Court is wide and akin to that of trial court – can appreciate findings of fact and law and appreciate entire evidence

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. allowed an appeal challenging the judgment of first appellate court whereby

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK SC | Appeal against stay on proceedings claiming damages until conclusion of inquest allowed considering ‘proportionality principle’

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Bench of Lady Hale, President and Lord Reed, Deputy President and Lord Carnwath, Lord Llyoyd-Jones and

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NLUJAA | 3rd edition of Dr. Gurjeet Singh Memorial Moot Court Competition

Reported by Khushboo Damani

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Import of S. 9 NI Act defining ‘holder in due course’ cannot be pre-judged; petition for quashing cheque dishonour complaint dismissed

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J. dismissed a petition seeking quashing of a complaint filed under Section 138 (dishonour of cheque) of the Negotiable Instruments

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Possession of land taken under Land Acquisition Act cannot be restored to tenure holder even if it is not used for the purpose it was acquired for

Orissa High Court: The Bench of S. Panda and P. Patnaik, JJ., dismissed a petition filed by the petitioner for the cancellation

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Trade Union is an operational creditor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Supreme Court: Holding that the trade union represents its members who are workers, to whom dues may be owed by the employer,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere search under Section 240A of Companies Act without seizure won’t suffice the purpose of investigation

Supreme Court: Asking High Court to be more circumspect before it restrains an investigation under the statutory authority of the Director General

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Immoral Trafficking: Hotel owner present in room adjacent to rooms from where couples found in semi-naked condition – matter requiring complete trial

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. dismissed a hotel owner’s petition assailing dismissal of the application for his discharge,

Case Briefs Supreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – April 2019

TOP STORIES Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI: Justice AK Patnaik to look into ‘conspiracy’ angle A special 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Panchayat Samiti members have right to vote on the ‘No Confidence Motion’

Supreme Court: The Bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ held that the provisions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Panchayats)

Case Briefs International Courts

Euro Patent Office | Ex-post facto analysis with benefit of hindsight knowledge of invention not a correct approach to decide patent application

Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office: A Bench of B. Stolz, Chairman and M.R. Vega Laso and J. Geschwind, members allowed

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Govt. servant cannot make Will of family pension; guiding principles regarding retiral benefits vis-a-vis testamentary disposition recapitulated

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agrawal, J. has held that a Government servant is not entitled to make a Will of the family

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

TDSAT | Previous Judgment applicable as the same was not put on stay by the Court, rates of infrastructural charges can be revised

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), New Delhi: Petitioner prayed before Shiva Kirti Singh, Chairperson and A.K. Bhargava, Member to set