Case Briefs Archives

Ram Mandir Babri Masjid| Matter to be referred to Larger Bench or not?

Supreme Court: The 3- Judge Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and Ashok Bhushan and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ., had reserved its order

Case Briefs High Courts

Application for discovery of documents under Order XI Rule 12 of CPC filed after the stage of settlement of issues is non-maintainable

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

Case Briefs High Courts

Dismissal of election petition refused as Section 83(1)(a) of Representation of People Act, 1951 complied with

Manipur High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of KH. Nobin Singh, J., dismissed an application filed for dismissal of Election Petition

Case Briefs High Courts

Employer to exercise discretion in matters of cancelling candidature in accordance with law laid down by the Apex Court

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J. disposed of a petition where petitioner was selected for

Case Briefs High Courts

Provisional assessment order under Section 135 of Electricity Act, 2003 can be passed only if inspection report records finding and evidence of theft

Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of Chandrashekhar, J. allowed a civil writ petition challenging legality of provisional assessment order

Case Briefs High Courts

Principles while considering petition for condonation of delay reiterated, lack of bona fides is ground for dismissal

Sikkim High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Meenakshi Madan Rai, Acting CJ. dismissed a petition filed for condonation of 50

Case Briefs High Courts

Law permitting parties to appear through attorneys doesn’t bind Court to act mechanically, parties directed to appear in person

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. dismissed a petition impugning the order of Family Court

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Candidates with criminal antecedents| Parliament has exclusive jurisdiction to lay down disqualification for membership; Court cannot legislate: SC

Though criminalization in politics is a bitter manifest truth, which is a termite to the citadel of democracy, be that as it

Case Briefs High Courts

Peaceful living is a right of adult married couple, no interference allowed

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., partly allowed the writ petition where petitioner prayed for

Case Briefs High Courts

Petitioner though reinstated cannot be permitted to continue his services for failure to show 240 days of continuous service; order of Tribunal upheld: Punjab and Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shekher Dhawan, J., dealt with a petition filed under Article 226

Case Briefs High Courts

Mesne profits, under Section 2(12) CPC, also include interest payable thereon; some honest guess work while calculation acceptable

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-tenant impugning the judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Scope of Section 9 of the J&K Specific Relief Act, 1977 is limited to determination of possession of the plaintiff over suit property

Jammu & Kashmir: A Single Judge bench comprising of Sanjeev Kumar, J. while dealing with a civil revision petition directed against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Court may substitute penalty imposed on employee without remanding matter to employer on unfair harassment

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rekha Palli and Siddhartha Mridul, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case| CBI directed to concentrate on a few areas for further investigation; blanket ban on media reporting removed: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ., while delivering an order in concerning the extremely disturbing

Case Briefs High Courts

Refusal of father to accept marriage does not amount to false pretext by accused; rape convict acquitted in light of ‘consent’

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajasekhar Mantha, J. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant against of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Examination-in-chief of the witness has to be tendered by way of affidavit in every case

Jammu & Kashmir: A Single Judge bench comprising of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. dismissed a civil writ petition seeking quashing of trial

Case Briefs High Courts

Possession of immovable property on date of dispossession is sine qua non for relief under Section 6 of Specific Relief Act; investigation into title irrelevant

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Biswajit Basu, J. dismissed a civil revision pertaining to grant of relief under

Case Briefs High Courts

Bail application allowed as no prima facie role of the accused was placed on record

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Anant S. Dave and Biren Vaishnav, JJ., allowed a regular bail application along with

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Obtaining environmental clearance imperative when the idea of new construction of State Legislative Assembly proposed: NGT

National Green Tribunal (NGT): A Division Bench comprising of Raghuvendra S. Rathore, Judicial Member and Satyawan Singh, Expert Member, emphasized the duty

Case Briefs High Courts

Slightest penetration, of whatever degree, is sine qua non to attract provision of Section 376 IPC; absence thereof regarded as ‘fondling’: Tripura High Court

Tripura High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arindam lodh, J. disposed of an appeal wherein the offence under Section 376