J&K HC | Lack of medical facilities for ailing petitioner: Consideration for allowing transfer
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey, J., allowed the writ petition filed seeking a direction to the
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CESTAT | Mere non-disclosure of particulars cannot be concluded as willful suppression in order to invoke extended period
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): This appeal was filed before Sulekha Beevi, J. and Madhu Mohan Damodhar, Member (Technical).
Continue readingMadras HC | Periodic transfer of public servants is required to avoid all sorts of familiarity with local public
Madras High Court: S.M. Subramanium, J., dismissed a petition filed against the transfer order of passed against the petitioner, an Assistant Executive Engineer.
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HP HC | Court allows filing appropriate proceedings on account of “technical defect”
Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., allowed withdrawal of an appeal with the liberty to file a fresh
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SC| UPSC can recommend Officers having atleast 6 months tenure left for post of Director General of Police
Supreme Court: Clarifying the order dated 03.07.2018, the bench of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ said
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Cal HC | Authorised signatory not to be prosecuted under S. 138 NI Act if the company not arraigned as accused
Calcutta High Court: Asha Arora, J., allowed a criminal revision petition filed against the order of conviction and sentence awarded to the petitioners
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AFT | Tribunal considers recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission, orders release of arrears of disability at 50%
Armed Force Tribunal (AFT): The Bench of S.V.S. Rathore, Member (J) and Air Marshall BBP Sinha, Member (A) partially allowed a petition
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SC commutes death sentence of a man who raped and killed a 5-year-old to 25 years’ imprisonment. Here’s why
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ has commuted the death sentence to 25 years’
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Not the first time when Mathews Nedumpara has ‘attempted to browbeat and insult Judges’: SC
Supreme Court: Holding advocate Mathew Nedumpara guilty of contempt, the bench of RF Nariman and Vineet Saran, JJ has issued notice to
Continue readingKer HC | Committee for Transplantation of Human Organs – authority empowered to consider issue of transplantation of human organs
Kerala High Court: The Bench of Anu Sivaraman, J. hearing a petition pertaining to kidney transplantation and donation, directed the issue to
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Pak SC | Man convicted of defiling Quran with semen acquitted in the absence of tangible evidence
Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Division Bench of Dost Muhammad Khan and Qazi Faez Isa, JJ. allowed an appeal against order convicting
Continue readingGau HC | Wife granted alimony under S. 25 HMA in spite of ‘no claim agreement’ with husband
Gauhati High Court: A Bench of A.S. Bopanna, CJ and Sanjay Kumar Medhi, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-husband against family
Continue readingTri HC | 20-weeks pregnancy of 12-year old rape victim to be terminated in response to necessity created by human emergency
Tripura High Court: S. Talapatra, J., in his own words, departed from Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and
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HP HC | Court gives consideration to retirement and age, abstains from ordering criminal prosecution
Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. dismissed a petition being devoid of merit and also finding a
Continue readingMP HC | Contractual post not allowed to be continued further where post abolished by Government
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A petition was filed before the Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., where petitioner was aggrieved and alleged that
Continue readingOri HC | The words “other sufficient grounds” in Or. 23 R. 1(3)(b) CPC need not be restricted to only formal defects
Orissa High Court: The Bench of K.S. Jhaveri, CJ. and Dr A.K. Rath, J. decided the reference case revolving around the question
Continue readingUtt HC | Court places confidence on the Ministry on its policy decision to setup petroleum retail outlets, puts locus standi itself into question
Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and N.S. Dhanik, J. dismissed an appeal while placing reliance on the Ministry
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Clauses stipulating ‘deposit-at-call’ before invoking arbitration defeats the purpose of ADR process
Supreme Court: In the case where a Notice Inviting Tender had a clause asking the parties invoking arbitration to furnish a “deposit-at-call”
Continue readingChh HC | The three ingredients under S. 107 IPC required to be fulfilled for framing of charge under S. 306 IPC
Chhattisgarh High Court: The Bench of Arvind Singh Chandel, J., while addressing an instant revision being preferred against the charges framed under
Continue readingMP HC | Prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to the concept of liberty; bail granted
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., fourth time under Section 439 of Criminal
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