Case Briefs Archives

Del HC | Not allowed to blow hot and cold in same breath: Party who knowingly accepts benefits of an order not permitted to assail it later

Delhi High Court: The Bench of Vinod Goel, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of Civil Judge (II), Central Districts,

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Simple registration of FIR not sufficient to establish breach of maintenance of public order

Gujarat High Court: A Bench of S.H. Vora, J. allowed the special leave petition and quashed the impugned order of detention by

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Minor sentenced to imprisonment as a last resort under the Child Justice Act, 2008 for robbery, kidnapping and rape

High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Local Division: This case was filed before a Bench of G.G. Goosen, J. where Court

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | A ‘permanent employee’ has right to receive only minimum of the graded pay-scale with no increments unless regularised

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Petitioner had approached the Court before a bench of Sheel Nagu, J. under Article 226 of the Constitution

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Claim of fraudulently obtaining signature on agreement to sell must be supported with sufficient evidence

Punjab & Haryana HC: The Bench of Raj Mohan Singh, J. dismissed a revision petition on the ground of insufficient evidence but

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT | TATA Chemicals’ petition under IBC Code dismissed with heavy cost of Rs 10 lakhs, for being filed with ulterior motive

National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench: This Bench comprising Mr V.P. Singh and Mr Ravikumar Duraisamy as members dismissed a petition filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 disentitles convicts under NDPS Act for grant of furlough

Delhi High Court: The Bench of Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a petition for grant of furlough holding that convicts under Narcotic Drugs and

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC| Legitimate expectation is not a wish or desire that can be demanded as a right

Supreme Court: “The legitimate expectation is not a wish or a desire or a hope, therefore, it cannot be claimed or demanded

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Person claiming prescriptive title against rightful owner has a heavy burden to prove all requirements prescribed in S. 3 of Prescription Ordinance

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: The Bench of Mahinda Samayawardhena, J. dismissed the appeal of the plaintiff seeking a declaration of

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Bail granted to accused booked under SC/ST Act since substantial investigation was over and no other offence was registered

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of S.H. Vora, J. allowed an appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | FIR for offences under Sections 467, 468 and 471 IPC can be quashed if parties enter into a compromise willingly and amicably

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Narayan Singh Dhanik J. disposed a compounding application along with a criminal writ petition and quashed

Case Briefs High Courts

SCOTUS | “Secret sales” can invalidate a patent; petitioner denied patent rights over an invention which was available to public use prior to patent

Supreme Court of the United States: In order to craft a federal patent system that encourages the creation and disclosure of new

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Case Briefs

Del HC | Not allowed to blow hot and cold in same breath: Party who knowingly accepts benefits of an order not permitted to assail it later

SA HC | Minor sentenced to imprisonment as a last resort under the Child Justice Act, 2008 for robbery, kidnapping and rape

MP HC | A ‘permanent employee’ has right to receive only minimum of the graded pay-scale with no increments unless regularised

P&H HC | Claim of fraudulently obtaining signature on agreement to sell must be supported with sufficient evidence

NCLT | TATA Chemicals’ petition under IBC Code dismissed with heavy cost of Rs 10 lakhs, for being filed with ulterior motive

Del HC | Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 disentitles convicts under NDPS Act for grant of furlough

SC| Legitimate expectation is not a wish or desire that can be demanded as a right

SL CoA | Person claiming prescriptive title against rightful owner has a heavy burden to prove all requirements prescribed in S. 3 of Prescription Ordinance

Guj HC | Bail granted to accused booked under SC/ST Act since substantial investigation was over and no other offence was registered

Utt HC | FIR for offences under Sections 467, 468 and 471 IPC can be quashed if parties enter into a compromise willingly and amicably

All HC | “Students should have a ‘walk in’ or rather a ‘run in’ access to the playground”

HP HC | Court grants liberty and protection to similarly placed stone-crushers to avoid multiplicity of litigation

Del HC | Summoning order against CEO of Swiggy in criminal case relating to violence erupted in a restaurant quashed

Tri HC | Accused under Section 498-A acquitted in light of improvements in testimony of related witnesses

SC| Appeal against order passed under Section 51 of FERA lies before Appellate Tribunal only

SC| Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 doesn’t prohibit ADM from passing orders

SC| Secured creditor can file winding up petition even after obtaining a recovery certificate from DRT

SC| Settled possession of a property means effective and undisturbed possession

SCOTUS | “Secret sales” can invalidate a patent; petitioner denied patent rights over an invention which was available to public use prior to patent