Case Briefs Archives

Bom HC | Order of preventive detention quashed for deprivation of detenue’s fundamental right under Art. 21

Bombay High Court: A Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Pushpa V. Ganedliwal, JJ. quashed a preventive detention order passed against the petitioner and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Company and its directors to be treated equally while imposing fine for delay in filing Cost Audit Report

National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Bench of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice A.I.S. Cheema, Member (Judicial) held that the company and

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikkim HC | Conviction under POCSO Act maintained on failure of rebutting presumption of culpable mental state

Sikkim High Court: A Bench of Vijay Kumar Bist, C.J., and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., dismissed an application filed against the judgment of

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Excessive work after the office hours could not be equated into abetting the deceased to commit suicide

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This Appeal was preferred before the Bench of S.K. Awasthi. J., under Section 14-A(1) of the SC/ST (PA)

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | ‘Dominant user’ of construction in question to be seen while considering application of Section 65 (2-b) of Finance Act, 1994

Bombay High Court: S.C. Dharamadhikari and M.S. Karnik, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed against the order passed by Central Excise and Service Tax

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | SC/ST Act: Anticipatory bail granted to accused where existence of land dispute between informant accused and brought to notice of Court

Patna High Court: The Bench of Vinod Kumar Sinha, J. allowed a criminal appeal granting anticipatory bail to persons who were apprehending

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | LLB student with short attendance allowed to appear for semester examinations on provisional basis

Kerala High Court: The Bench of P.V. Asha, J. allowed a petition filed by a law student granting her permission to appear

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Suicide note being in handwriting of deceased does not rule out possibility of murder, ‘ante-mortem hanging’ not an abstract aspect

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J., dismissed a set of petitions filed by the husband and in-laws of the deceased impugning the order whereby they

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Act of putting revolver to Police personnel’s head not an attempt to murder under S. 307 IPC

Bombay High Court: K.K. Sonawane, J., acquitted the appellant who was convicted by the trial court for offences punishable under Sections 307 (attempt

Case Briefs High Courts

Jha HC | Evidence found prejudiced due to non-examination of IO and doctor, benefit of doubt extended

Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of H.C. Mishra and Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, JJ. allowed the appeals while setting aside the judgment of conviction

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Past services rendered in defence establishment will not count as qualifying service for pension, Court restates

Uttaranchal High Court- A Bench of Manoj K. Tiwari, J., disposed of a petition finding no scope for interference in the writ

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Conviction for S. 138 NI Act offence reversed where complainant incapable of extending the subject loan

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., dismissed a petition assailing the Appellate Court’s order whereby it had set aside the judgment of conviction

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | 28-year old murder case against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar quashed for being mala fide, false and fabricated

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed the criminal proceeding initiated against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by a

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Cantonments Rent Restriction Act does not prohibit periodical increase in rent agreed between parties

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Mushir Alam, Faisal Arab and Ijaz ul Ahsan allowed an appeal filed by a

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | When sale takes at buyer’s premise, the place of removal is that place itself for assessing CENVAT credit

Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): This appeal was filed before Sulekha Beevi C.S., Member. Facts of the case were

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Claim for regularization of post not maintainable where the claimant does not meet eligibility requirements

Patna High Court: The Bench of Madhuresh Prasad, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by an employee who alleged that his

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Political parties directed to use only eco-friendly material for election campaigns – not to use PVC flex boards and other non-bio-degradable material

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of Hrishikesh Roy and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, JJ. allowed a civil writ petition praying for a

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Plea taken by defendant in written statement is wholly irrelevant at the stage of deciding Or. 7 R. 11 CPC application

Delhi High Court: Vinod Goel, J. dismissed a petition impugning the order passed by Civil Judge whereby defendant’s application under Order 7 Rule 11

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Time period fixed under Or. 8 R. 1 CPC is directory in nature; delay in filing written statement condoned

Bombay High Court at Goa: C.V. Bhadang, J., condoned a delay of 50 days in filing the written statement. As per facts

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC| Can’t summon additional accused under Section 319 CrPC in the absence of strong and cogent evidence

Supreme Court: In case where a man tried to rope in other relatives of his wife in a criminal proceeding that he