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In cases of wrongful termination of service, reinstatement with continuity of service is the only normal rule

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Surya Kant, CJ and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. declared that even if there

Case Briefs High Courts

Any cess levied under a repealed Act is impermissible: Meghalaya HC

Meghalaya High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ and S.R. Sen, J. dismissed a petition on being infructuous.

Case Briefs High Courts

Jurisdictionally bereft from hearing matter under SARFAESI Act on merits, Kerala HC allows defaulter to repay bank in installments

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Devan Ramachandran, J. was seized of a civil writ petition filed by a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Pension to elderly should be more realistic; Government to file status report on enforcement of elderly people’s rights under Article 21: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ. issued certain directions for enforcing elderly people’s rights under Article

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Provisions of I&B Code must prevail over Section 434 of Companies Act if there is any inconsistency: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of R.F. Nariman and M.R. Shah, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of Rajasthan High

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK Court allows Vijay Mallya’s extradition to India; dismisses plea regarding lack of fair trial stating “do not accept that Courts in India are there to do what politicians tell them to do”

Westminster Magistrates’ Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Senior District Judge (the Chief Magistrate) Emma Arbuthnot accepted the Government of India’s

Case Briefs High Courts

Date of appointment of an employee is the date when he is recruited into his service cadre: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Nilu Agrawal, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that the date

Case Briefs High Courts

Onus shifts on accused to prove defence when prosecution discharges burden of proof

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This appeal was filed before a 2-Judge Bench comprising of Sujoy Paul and Nandita Dubey, JJ., against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Deciding dress code is domain of institution; Petition for allowing wearing headscarf dismissed

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A. Muhamed Mustaque, J. dismissed a writ petition while giving a detailed analysis

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Not applying brake to avoid vehicle getting skid into traffic is not contributory negligence

High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division: Plaintiff had approached this court before a Single Judge Bench of E. Revelas, J.,

Case Briefs High Courts

First we are Indians, then good human beings, then comes the community; India should have become Hindu country but it remained secular: Meghalaya HC

“I appeal to all the Hindu people of both the Barak Valley as well as the Assam Valley to come together to

Case Briefs High Courts

In absence of any defence on record, judgment and decree passed cannot be sustained: Punjab and Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This appeal was preferred before a 2-Judge Bench of Rakesh Kumar and Anupinder Singh, JJ., against the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Amended Section 8 of A&C Act does not inundate entire regime of special legislation in non-arbitrable cases: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and Ashok Bhushan, JJ. dismissed a review petition filed against Supreme Court’s judgment dated

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka HC clarifies application of Section 306 of Karnataka Municipalities Act

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Dinesh Maheshwari CJ and S. Sujatha, J. declined to exercise PIL jurisdiction in petition

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC issues directions for protection of identity of victims of rape and sexual offences; need for victim friendly trial stressed upon

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ. laid down directions and threw light in a very

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC upholds acquittal of accused for rioting and murder due to “multiple investigative laches and flaws”

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana and M.M. Shantanagoudar, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the State of U.P. against

Case Briefs High Courts

Election of MLA set aside for using religion as a tool to influence voters; barred from contesting any election for next six years

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of P.D. Rajan, J. declared the election of one K.M. Shaji as void, for

Case Briefs High Courts

Completion of investigation without considering outcome of Forensic Science Laboratory cannot be considered a fair investigation

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Daya Chaudhary, J., under Section 482 CrPC

Case Briefs High Courts

Limitation period to file appeal under Section 107 of UP Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 starts from when order aggrieved against was communicated

Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Saumitra Dayal Singh, J., dealing with the issue of

Case Briefs High Courts

District administration not empowered to direct sealing of shop and eviction of possessor therefrom: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mohit Kumar Shah, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that the