MP HC | Orders passed by the Revenue Authority not binding on Civil Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Vivek Rusia, J. Facts of the case were such that
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Guj HC | Amidst allegations of gambling activities, Court gives due respect to Principles of Natural Justice
Gujarat High Court: A Bench of A.Y Kogje, J. partly allowed a petition whereby the case was remanded back to the Sub-Divisional
Continue readingOri HC | Reasons are live links between the minds of decision-taker to the controversy in question and decision arrived at
Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J., allowed a petition filed against the order of the Trial Court which
Continue readingBom HC | Decree passed against a company can’t be executed against an individual; proprietor’s application for discharge allowed
Bombay High Court at Goa: C.V. Bhadang, J., discharged the petitioner (proprietor of the defendant Company) of the notice served upon him
Continue readingKer HC | Act of merely introducing a person to a bank for opening an account, when such person later cheats the bank, not an offence
Kerala High Court: The Bench of R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. quashed criminal proceedings against a person accused of cheating a bank holding
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CIC | Information sought part of a limited question bank and disclosure of same may compromise the basic integrity of question bank concerned
Central Information Commission (CIC): The Bench of Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Information Commissioner, in an order in respect of an appeal filed before
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Woman driven out of matrimonial home can file case under Section 498-A from the place she has taken shelter at [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and SK Kaul, JJ delivered a very important judgment
Continue readingDel HC | Object of SEBI Act to be kept in mind while discharging an accused; application under S. 24-A declined
Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J., declined an application filed under Section 24-A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992,
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NCDRC | Claim for insurance not maintainable where the insured does not prescribe to the terms of insurance policy
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Justice V.K. Jain (Presiding Member) dismissed an appeal filed by a jeweller, assailing repudiation of his
Continue readingUtt HC | Court abstains from entering into executive realm, enters into public interest domain instead
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and N.S. Dhanik, J. allowed a petition seeking appropriate required actions to facilitate
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HP HC | Limitation of appeal to be kept in view while moulding the relief
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Surya Kant, C.J. and Sandeep Sharma, J. dismissed a letters patent appeal finding no
Continue readingPat HC | Adultery: Joseph Shine v. Union of India given retrospective effect; proceedings under S. 497 IPC set aside
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed criminal proceeding filed in the year 2013 under Section 497 of the
Continue readingKer HC | High Court can afford to be arbitrary on the judicial side, but certainly not on the administrative side
Kerala High Court: The Bench of V. Chitambaresh and T.V. Anilkumar, JJ. dismissed writ appeals filed by administrative officers of this Court,
Continue readingJ&K HC | Doctors who have not completed their 3 years of probationary period may be allowed to pursue PG courses conditionally
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., disposed of a petition with the direction given to the petitioner
Continue readingDel HC | Not abnormal for a girl not to make complaint against her father; order discharging accused-father of offence of rape set aside
Delhi High Court: Observing that the trial court, in the present case, did not seem to be alive to realities, Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.
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Bom HC | Not unlawful for an Advocate to enter into a “contingent contract” while appearing in capacity of a “counsel” in arbitration proceedings
Bombay High Court: A.S. Chandurkar, J., clarified that a contract whereby an advocate asks for the fee based on the outcome of
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Widow can’t claim ownership over a mutated property under Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act
Supreme Court: In a case where a widow claimed possession of a property mutated in her name on the basis of the oral gift from her husband before
Continue readingOri HC | ST Order to be read as it is: Not permissible to say a tribe is ‘synonymous’ to the one mentioned in the Order
Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J., allowed the writ petition which revolved around the issue of ascertaining as
Continue readingKer HC | Claim for promotion not maintainable where employee lacks consistent record of good performance
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of V. Chitambaresh and A.M. Babu, JJ. allowed the appeal filed by a company against the
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PMLA | Special Court has the power to try offence of money laundering as well as scheduled offence
Appellate Tribunal for PMLA Act: The Coram of Ananya Ray (Member) directed to keep an appeal filed against an order directing attachment
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