Case Briefs Archives

District Consumer Forum directs ‘Amazon’ to pay compensation for “deficiency in services”

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ganjam Behrampur: The Bench comprising of Karuna Kar Nayak (President) and Sri Purna Chandra Tripathy (Member), partly

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity reinforces principles of natural justice; sets aside Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s order

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, New Delhi: A Division bench comprising of N.K. Patil, J. and S.D. Dubey (Technical Member) allowed an appeal, filed

Case Briefs High Courts

In service matters, fence sitters are not entitled to the benefits of a Court order delivered in favour of their counterparts

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., dismissed a writ petition whereby the petitioner sought directions

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna High Court to Kisan Sabha: “No Mandamus – State is making efforts to convert agrarian operations to organic farming”

Patna High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Mukesh R. Shah, CJ. and Ashutosh Kumar, J. while hearing a petition seeking mandamus

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

Medicines supplied to in-patients through a hospital pharmacy not taxable, but medicines supplied to out-patients taxable under the GST regime: Kerala AAR

Kerala Authority for Advance Ruling (Goods and Services Tax): The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), GST Department, Kerala comprising of B.G. Krishnan, Joint

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Necessary to prove twin conditions of ‘demand’ and ‘acceptance’ of bribe in a case under PC Act; appellant acquitted for failure thereof: SC

Supreme Court: A bench comprising of A.M. Sapre and Indu Malhotra, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of Delhi High

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Amrapali Group of Companies| 7 premises sealed; directors in police custody till the ‘cataloguing’ of the documents : SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ., gave certain directions pertaining to its earlier order

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Physically Handicapped Candidates denied admission illegally to be given admission in a Government Medical College in 2019-2020: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran, JJ., allowed the appeals pertaining to the admission of appellants under

Case Briefs High Courts

“Implement schemes in order to bring transgenders at par with the members of the society”: Uttaranchal High Court

Uttaranchal High Court: A division bench comprising of Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. and Rajiv Sharma, ACJ., directed the state to implement schemes

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

A party cannot be allowed to derive benefits of an insurance policy obtained by concealing vital facts about the insured property

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Member Bench of Anup K Thakur, C. Viswanath, Members, dismissed a complaint filed against

Case Briefs High Courts

Candidates appearing for an exam cannot be allowed to question the terms and conditions of the advertisement at a later stage

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., dismissed a writ petition whereby the petitioners assailed the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Government of India to file information about decision-making process regarding purchase of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets sans issues of pricing and technical suitability: SC

Supreme Court: A bench comprising of C.J. Ranjan Gogoi and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, JJ. sought information from the Government

Case Briefs High Courts

Full Bench strikes down 180-day limitation period on appeals under Section 14A of SC/ST Act; Gives detailed interpretation on applicability of Section 14A of the Act

Allahabad High Court: A Full bench comprising of CJ Dilip B. Bhosale, Ramesh Sinha and Yashwant Varma, JJ. struck down the proviso

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Complaints involving claim value of less than Rs. 1,00,00,000/- do not fall under the jurisdiction of NCDRC

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Member Bench of Anup K Thakur, C. Viswanath, Members, dismissed a complaint at the

Case Briefs High Courts

FIR against Juvenile accused of penetrative sexual assault quashed on ground of opportunity to reform

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Petitioner had filed a petition before a Single Judge Bench comprising of Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. to

Case Briefs High Courts

Anticipatory bail of a petitioner residing in India but earning his livelihood from France allowed

Karnataka High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of B.A. Patil, J. while hearing a criminal petition under Section 438 of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Compulsory confession by Church does not violate right to privacy and freedom of religion of Church members, but is protected under Article 26 of the Constitution

Kerala High Court: A Division bench comprising of Hrishikesh Roy, Ag. C.J and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. while being seized of a

Case Briefs High Courts

No legal infirmity found in the impugned order as petitioner failed to show relevant documents of land

Allahabad High Court: This petition had been filed before a Single Judge Bench comprising of Vivek Kumar Birla, J., in order to

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna High Court emphasizes on role of Welfare State; directs authorities to “release pension and death-cum-retiral benefits”

Patna High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J. while hearing a civil writ petition filed by a

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Even a single default in payment can be a ground for cancelling the allotment of a property in a case where the developer is a private company

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Single Member Bench of V.K. Jain, J., allowed an appeal filed against the order of