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Accused acquitted of offence under Section 302 convicted under Section 201 IPC on abject failure to offer any explanation about their conduct: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of A.M. Khanwilkar and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ., partly allowed a criminal appeal filed by murder convicts challenging

Case Briefs High Courts

No legally enforceable right could accrue from a scheme which has been declared unconstitutional

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pakistan SC sets aside HC order violating Doctrine of Election; pursuing of different remedies on same facts seeking same relief as not a part of fair trial

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A 3-Judge Bench comprising of Mushir Alam, Faisal Arab and Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ. while hearing a petition

Case Briefs High Courts

Adverse affect on family life no ground for interference in order of transfer: Madhya Pradesh HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This appeal was filed under Section 2(1) of Madhya Pradesh Uchcha Nyayalaya (Khand Nyay Peeth Ko Appeal) Adhiniyam,

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC declines to issue mandamus prohibiting Delhi Government from procuring standard floor buses

Delhi High Court: The Bench comprising of the Rajendra Menon CJ. and V. Kameswar Rao, J. dismissed a petition pertaining to seeking

Case Briefs High Courts

3-month imprisonment under NDPS Act reduced to 16 days to meet the ends of justice in light of convict’s old age: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of M.G. Giratkar, J. partly allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the trial

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

No error by Trial Judge in addressing witness’s refusal to answer; convictions restored

Supreme Court of Canada: This appeal was filed before a 5-Judge Bench comprising of Wagner, CJ. Abella, Cote, Rowe and Martin, JJ.,

Case Briefs High Courts

Writ petition cannot be used to control or scuttle the investigation of a criminal case

Karnataka High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of N.K. Sudhindrarao, J. while hearing a civil writ petition praying for quashing of

Case Briefs High Courts

Water and electricity supply form a part of right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India: Himachal Pradesh HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Judge Bench comprising of Surya Kant, CJ and Ajay Mohan Goel, J., disposed of an appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

Denial of incremental pay after obtaining required academic degree is violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution: Manipur HC

Manipur High Court – A Single Judge Bench of Kh. Nobin Singh J., disposed of a writ petition by ordering the State

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pakistan SC directs expeditious disposal of juvenile trials; sets aside conviction of a child wrongly incarcerated for 11 years

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A 3-Judge Bench comprising of Gulzar Ahmed, Qazi Faez Isa, and Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ. while hearing a

Case Briefs High Courts

Order closing right to lead evidence not “judgment”; no right to appeal thereagainst under Section 10 (1) Delhi HC Act, 1966: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajendra Menon, CJ. and V. Kameshwar Rao, J. dismissed an appeal against the order of

Case Briefs High Courts

Arbitrator is not under an obligation to frame issues before adjudication; may do so for the sake of crystallizing the dispute

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Sindhu Sharma, Dhiraj Singh Thakur, JJ., allowed an LPA filed against the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Abuse of process and denial of justice: Only two grounds for refusing a stay in cases of an EJC clause

Supreme Court of Singapore: A Five Judge Bench comprising of Sundaresh Menon, CJ., Andrew Phan Boon Leong, Judith Prakash, Tay Yong Kwang,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Child Pornography-Child Sexual Abuse Material| Standard Operating Procedure for cyber portal-handling complaints finalised: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Uday Umesh Lalit, JJ. gave a cut off date for finalizing the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

High Court’s order to forfeit entire property to State set aside by Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa: An appeal was filed against the order of Northern Cape Division of the High Court,

Case Briefs High Courts

Wife’s entitlement to adduce necessary proof in support of her pleadings not to be grudged: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, JJ. dismissed a petition filed by the petitioner-husband invoking inherent powers

Case Briefs High Courts

Proposed amendment does not change the nature and character of suit; application under Order 6 Rule 17 allowed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This revision petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench comprising of Sudip Ahluwalia, J., against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Challenge to Arbitrator’s award in a writ court not maintainable if statutory remedy under Section 34 of A&C Act not exhausted

Patna High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Birendra Kumar, J. while hearing a civil writ petition against an Arbitrator’s order

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Principles for applicability “res judicata among co-defendants” re-iterated: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana and M.M. Shantanagoudar, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment of a Division