Case Briefs Archives

Bom HC | Divorced wife cannot file application under Domestic Violence Act; application filed under Ss. 12 and 18 rejected in absence of “domestic relationship”

Bombay High Court: M.G. Giratkar, J. refused to interfere with an order of the Judicial Magistrate as confirmed by the Sessions Judge, whereby

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Discrepancies that do not go to the root of the matter and assail the basic version of the witness cannot be given too much importance in deciding cases

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: The Bench of M.M.A. Gaffoor and K.K. Wickremasinghe, JJ. dismissed the appeal of the accused-appellant who

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Divorce decree upheld where wife not maintaining marital cohabitation with husband for over two years

Delhi High Court: A Bench of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ. upheld a decree of divorce granted by the family court

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Maintenance allowance granted to wife cannot be considered as debt – Exemption under S. 11 of Pensions Act, 1871 cannot be granted to husband

Bombay High Court: The Bench of M.G. Giratkar, J., partly allowed a criminal revision application by modifying the maintenance amount being provided

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | To waive off “mandatory 6 months period” for reconsidering the decision of divorce, personal inconvenience as a ground — denied

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Bench of G.S. Ahluwalia, J., dismissed a revision filed in respect of waiving off of the mandatory

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | A contract employee is debarred from approaching High Court under constitutional jurisdiction

Pakistan Supreme Court: The Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab and Ijaz UL Ahsan, JJ., dismissed the petition filed against a Judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Prohibiting demonstration of democratic dissent is violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution

Madras High Court: M. Dhandapani, J., quashed a case registered against the petitioner along with others for demonstrating and raising slogans against the

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Law Officer employed with a bank counted as full-time employee and thus subject of prohibition under R. 49 of BCI Rules

Allahabad High Court: The Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Saumitra Dayal Singh, JJ. dismissed a petition filed against the order which rejected

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Mere assertions disputing paternity of child not sufficient to order DNA test, especially in light of S. 112 of Evidence Act

Delhi High Court: A Bench of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the family court

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | No considerable research made in “Siddha Medicines”, allotment of funds & popularisation of concept required by Government

“Siddha system is a neglected child both by Central and State Governments, whereas Ayurvedam is developed by Central and other State Governments.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Not turning up on duty establishes prima facie case against a medical officer for death of patient; quashing of case registered under S. 304-A denied

Bombay High Court: A Bench of T.V. Nalwade and Mangesh S Patil, JJ., refused to quash a criminal case registered against a Medical

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CERC | Electricity Transmission Agreement – Successful bidder can claim relief only if conditions stipulated in agreement are followed

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC): The coram of P.K Pujari (Chairperson) and Dr M.K. Iyer (Member) allowed a petition filed by a

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Acceptance of contract must be signified by some act agreed on by the parties or from which the law raises a presumption of acceptance

Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J. dismissed the suit for realization of the insurance money on the ground

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | No material change reflected in the pleadings, thus petitioner barred to contend re framing of issues

Rajasthan High Court: The Bench of Dr Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J., dismissed the petition filed for mainly amendment of the issues framed

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Final view on the applications for action under Panchayati Raj Act directed to be taken within specified time period

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This writ petition was filed before the Bench of Jitendra Chauhan under Articles 226 and 227 of

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Wife can claim monetary relief under S. 20 of Domestic Violence Act in addition to maintenance under S. 125 CrPC; trial court order holding contrary set aside

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., reiterated that proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and under Section 125

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | A shareholder can save corporate debtor from insolvency by paying creditor’s dues before constitution of CoC even if S. 9 application has been admitted

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Bench of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice A.I.S Cheema, Member (Judicial) and Kanthi Narahari,