Case Briefs Archives

Here’s why SC commuted the death sentence of man who killed his wife and 5 children to LI

Supreme Court: “The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a

Section 6 of the Public Premises Act must be read independent of Sections 59/61 of the Major Port Trusts Act

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ decided the important question on the meaning,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | 44 years delay, primary reason for destruction of Medical Board proceedings, claim for pension denied

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Bench of S.V.S. Rathore, J. and Air Marshal BBP Sinha; Members, dismissed an application claiming disability pension,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | Mother’s poverty not a ground to disentitle her from custody of her child – minor’s welfare is of paramount importance

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Division Bench of Qazi Faez Isa and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, JJ. dismissed a petition challenging assailing

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Unauthorized absence from service for a long period of time not a minor misconduct and is a ground for dismissal

Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy, ACJ and P.S. Dinesh Kumar, J., allowed a writ appeal filed against

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Recalling of material witness allowed even where accused held to have not exercised due diligence in defending themselves

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J., while putting petitioners to terms, allowed their application filed under Section 311 CrPC to recall three

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT | Article 137 of Limitation Act not applicable to insolvency application under S.7 IBC where corporate debtor acknowledges debt in its balance sheet

National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai: The Bench of Bhaskara Pantula Mohan, Member (Judicial) and V. Nallasenapathy, Member (Technical) allowed a petition filed by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC orders forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals from from forestlands across 16 states

Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has ordered the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribals and other forest-dwelling households from forestlands across 16 states after

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC condemns killing of more than 40 CRPF personnel in a terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir

“The National Human Rights Commission is disturbed over the killing of more than 40 CRPF personnel in a terrorist attack on their

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | FIR for offences of private nature having no serious impact upon society can be quashed by High Court if parties have settled it

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Manoj K. Tiwari, J. allowed a criminal miscellaneous application challenging the proceedings of the criminal case

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Leave encashment benefit can be extended only for maximum permissible 300 days under the rules of Gauhati University

Gauhati High Court: The Bench of Manojit Bhuyan, J. disposed of a writ petition filed for leave encashment benefit with direction to

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Writ petition not maintainable if liberty to file review petition is granted while dismissing appeal

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ashutosh Kumar, J. hearing a civil writ petition challenging the order passed by Division Bench of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Anil Ambani and others guilty of contempt of court for willfully not paying dues to Ericsson [Full report]

Supreme Court: The bench of RF Nariman and Vineet Saran, JJ has held RCom chairman Anil Ambani guilty of contempt of court

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Executing Courts have no authority to go beyond the judgment/decree passed by the Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Sandeep Sharma, J. hearing a revision petition against an order of District Judge, held that

Case Briefs

NLUJ wins 17th Surana & Surana JSS Law College Corporate Law Moot Competition

Reported by Srishti Rai Chabbra

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Defence of husband in a case under Domestic Violence Act struck off for non-payment of arrear of maintenance to wife

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J. allowed a petition filed by petitioner (wife) for striking off respondent’s (husband) defence in proceedings pending under

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Pre-admission enquiry under S. 7 IBC not to be converted to full-dressed trial, NCLT directed to expedite disposal of application

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial) disposed of an appeal by Asset Reconstruction Co. (India) Ltd. with