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No malafide or violation of statutory rules found in transfer order of petitioner, petition dismissed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Petitioner had filed this petition before a Single Judge Bench comprising of Vandana Kasrekar, J., against the order

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Non-implementation of Fly-ash Notifications and order of NGT does not raise competition issues: CCI

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The bench comprising of Sudhir Mital, Chairperson and Augustine Peter, U.C. Nahta and G.P. Mittal, Members while

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Application under Sections 7, 9 or 10 I&B Code not adversarial litigation; NCLT not required to record detailed decision thereunder: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A two-member bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial)

Case Briefs High Courts

Useless to conduct TI parade after 9 months of incident; criminal proceeding against IOs recommended for non-depositing of amount recovered: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajasekhar Mantha, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment and order of

Case Briefs High Courts

Carceral period should reform the convict; directions issued for reformation of appellant incarcerated in Tihar Jail

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anu Malhotra, J. dismissed an appeal for reduction of sentence of the appellant

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

No reduction in fine imposed under Section 92(5) of Companies Act as Directors not disclosing their accounts: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A two-member bench comprising of Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Member (Judicial)

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Wink” picturization in a song does not amount to insulting of a religion or religious beliefs: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ, allowed an appeal pertaining to

Case Briefs High Courts

Demand for severe punishment calls for strictest degree of proof: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising Mir Alfaz Ali, J., allowed an appeal as it was unable to persuade itself

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal HC considers granting financial assistance to priests of all religions within parameters of Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma, ACJ and Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J., heard a writ petition which was

Case Briefs High Courts

To declare Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of NDPS Act ultra vires constitution not in scope of petition under Section 439 CrPC; bail granted under the same

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajbir Sehrawat, J., dealt with an application under Section 439 of

Case Briefs High Courts

Arrest of marine vessel MV PELAGOS directed in light of maritime claim under Section 4(1)(n) of Admiralty Act

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, J. allowed an application for arrest of marine vessel filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Action Report| Establish Information retrieval mechanism by using ‘cloud computing’ technology in regard to recording of proceedings: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and I.S. Mehta, JJ., pronounced an order in regard to the action

Case Briefs High Courts

Rape of 12-year minor and death thereafter not “rarest of the rare case”: MP HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of J.K.Maheshwari and Akhil Kumar Srivastava, JJ., addressed the issue of rape and murder

Case Briefs Supreme Court

LRs of deceased cannot maintain claim under Section 166 MV Act if accident occurred on deceased’s own fault or rash and negligent driving: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench of N.V. Ramana and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant (insurer) against the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Order of dismissal from service under Rule 8(2)(b) of U.P. Police Officers of Subordinate Ranks Rules quashed in absence of justification

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J., addressed a writ petition where petitioner was dismissed from

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No malafide or violation of statutory rules found in transfer order of petitioner, petition dismissed

Non-implementation of Fly-ash Notifications and order of NGT does not raise competition issues: CCI

Application under Sections 7, 9 or 10 I&B Code not adversarial litigation; NCLT not required to record detailed decision thereunder: NCLAT

Useless to conduct TI parade after 9 months of incident; criminal proceeding against IOs recommended for non-depositing of amount recovered: Calcutta HC

Carceral period should reform the convict; directions issued for reformation of appellant incarcerated in Tihar Jail

No reduction in fine imposed under Section 92(5) of Companies Act as Directors not disclosing their accounts: NCLAT

“Wink” picturization in a song does not amount to insulting of a religion or religious beliefs: SC

Demand for severe punishment calls for strictest degree of proof: Gauhati High Court

Uttaranchal HC considers granting financial assistance to priests of all religions within parameters of Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution

To declare Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of NDPS Act ultra vires constitution not in scope of petition under Section 439 CrPC; bail granted under the same

Arrest of marine vessel MV PELAGOS directed in light of maritime claim under Section 4(1)(n) of Admiralty Act

Rape of 12-year minor and death thereafter not “rarest of the rare case”: MP HC

LRs of deceased cannot maintain claim under Section 166 MV Act if accident occurred on deceased’s own fault or rash and negligent driving: SC

SC apprises itself of the progress on Vision Document on Taj Mahal and declaring Agra a heritage city

Settlement Agreement set aside by virtue of which office of National Director of Public Prosecutions was vacated

Custody case under Guardians and Wards Act transferred as child not expected to travel 100 km for every hearing

Acquisition proceedings deemed to have lapsed under Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013 on non-payment of compensation

Keeping seized vehicle in open air may harm it; petition for custody of vehicle under Section 457 CrPC allowed

Order of dismissal from service under Rule 8(2)(b) of U.P. Police Officers of Subordinate Ranks Rules quashed in absence of justification