Case Briefs Archives

Repeated attempts by wife to commit suicide amounts to extreme cruelty; divorce granted

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ. dismissed an appeal against the judgment of Family Court

Case Briefs High Courts

Daughter acts as ostensible agent of her mother : Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Determining question of intention in case pending investigation while deciding application under Section 482 CrPC not justified: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of Bombay

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Justice Kurian Joseph calls for review of need for death penalty; Deepak Gupta and Hemant Gupta, JJ. disagree: SC

“Society’s perspective is generally formed by the emotionally charged narratives, which need not necessarily be legally correct, properly informed or procedurally proper.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Maintenance application followed by a complaint for cruelty indicates weak evidence: Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vimla Singh Kapoor, J. dismissed a revision petition on account of it lacking

Case Briefs International Courts

Homophobia a ‘Poor Law’ of the Victorian era; Cross-dressing an expression of identity reiterating fundamental right: CCJ

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ): A Five Judge Bench comprising of Saunders (President) and Wit, Barrow, Anderson, Rajnauth-Lee, JJ. allowed an appeal

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

60 years of punishment a “Methuselah” sentence, contrary to the objective of sentencing i.e. rehabilitation

High Court of South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal Division: This appeal was filed before a 3-Judge Bench comprising of Henriques, Lopes, and D Pillay,

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Rehearing of issues not allowed in cases of review but Commission may interfere where there is an apparent error in the order

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Single Member Bench of Prem Narain (Presiding Member), partly allowed a review petition filed against

Case Briefs High Courts

Ordering re-poll during pendency of an enquiry before Deputy Commissioner, is not ultra vires of J&K Panchayati Raj Act

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Compensation received in lieu of a claim for sexual harassment not taxable: ITAT

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai (ITAT): A Bench comprising Saktijit Dey (JM) and Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (AM), allowed actor Sushmita Sen’s appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

Court not to go into merits of averments at the time of admission of application for amendment of witness statement: Del HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J. allowed an application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC seeking amendment

Case Briefs High Courts

Order punishing government employee quashed in light of disciplinary authority’s violation of principle of audi alteram partem

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J. quashed an office order issued against a delinquent employee

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Conviction under Section 302 IPC upheld on finding incident to be not at spur of moment

Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and M.R. Shah, JJ. dismissed an appeal arising out of

Case Briefs High Courts

Animus deserendi is opposite of intention to resume cohabitation, post-separation conduct also to be counted: Bom HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A.A. Sayed and S.C. Gupte, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Parties to a suit must stand on their own legs and prove their specific stand

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shree Chandrashekhar, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Jail inmates who could not get bail for want of legal aid shall be provided the same with immediate effect: Himachal Pradesh HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Surya Kant, CJ. and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. disposed of a writ petition

Case Briefs High Courts

If an error committed by any authority is timely rectified by it, then no irregularity or illegality can be attributed to it

Orissa High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dr B.R. Sarangi, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the notification which had

Case Briefs High Courts

Sabarimala| Activist denied anticipatory bail holding her Facebook posts to have the propensity of wounding religious feelings of Ayyappa devotees

Kerala High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Sunil Thomas, J. dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of activist Rehna Fathima who

Case Briefs International Courts

Only vindicatory damages awarded for failure to establish link between the breach of constitutional right and closing down of business

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ): A Five Judge Bench comprising of Saunders (President) and Wit, Hayton, Anderson, and Rajnauth-Lee, JJ. awarded only

Case Briefs High Courts

Benefit of any doubt in age of victim to go to accused; age to be taken on higher side of range: Del HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the judgment of the trial