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Conserving environment is duty of the State; ‘Bugyal’ must be resumed to nature to provide for whom it was meant: Uttaranchal HC

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma, ACJ. and Lok Pal Singh, J., gave directions to the State Government against

Case Briefs High Courts

Husband not allowed to take benefit of non-disclosure of income and defeat legitimate right of wife; no reduction in amount of maintenance: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Sangita Dhingra Sehgal and G.S. Sistani, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the husband

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC refers matter pertaining to parole of a rape convict to larger bench in light of distinct decisions

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of R.K. Deshpande and Arun D. Upadhye, JJ., addressed a petition filed challenging the order

Case Briefs High Courts

Bail denied to the accused under Section 20 (B)(II)(C) of NDPS Act, 1985 as no grounds made out

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arvind Kumar Mishra, J., addressed a bail application where appellant was alleged under

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Stating legal regime for rescission of default judgment not required: Eswatini High Court

Eswatini High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of T.M. Mlangeni, J., granted an application for rescission of default judgment. This matter

Case Briefs Supreme Court

It is imperative on the High Court to record reasons while deciding application under Section 378(3) CrPC—Reiterated: SC

Supreme Court: A.M. Sapre, J. speaking for himself and Uday U. Lalit, J. allowed an appeal filed by the State of U.P.

Case Briefs High Courts

Collector erred in not considering the object of the BPL scheme for aaganwadi candidates, order reducing marks of petitioner set aside

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Dwivedi, J., addressed the issue whether the required qualification available with

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Bhima-Koregaon violence| Detained activists to be kept in house arrest till further order: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench of CJ Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud passed an order concerning interim relief in the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

No restriction on conversion of Tata Sons to private limited company; was a ‘hybrid’ company all along: 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 Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Exemption granted from application of Section 3(2) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G. Mahalingam, whole time Member, in this order granted exemption from application of Section 3(2)

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Defaulting party needs to satisfy the Court on grounds of default on his part; appeal against ex-parte order dismissed

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of SriLanka: A Single Judge Bench comprising of M.M.A. Gafoor, J. dismissed an appeal against

Case Briefs High Courts

Act affecting public order must affect the community at large; detenue under Gujarat Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act released

Gujarat High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of S.H. Vora, J., allowed a petition against the detention orders passed under Gujarat

Case Briefs High Courts

Inherent power of the HC to recall orders in criminal cases: A tool to be used in exceptional cases

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of M.K. Hanjura, J., allowed an application filed against the order dismissing the

Case Briefs High Courts

No limitation on action for refund of service tax paid under wrong impression: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Ravindra Bhat and Anu Malhotra, JJ. allowed an appeal for refund of service

Case Briefs High Courts

Writ dismissed as no justification to quash complaint found

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajeev Misra, J., dealt with this petition which was filed under Article 227

Case Briefs High Courts

Constitution of proposed Gram Panchayat quashed on failure of presence of quorum as required under Punjab Panchayat Raj Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shekhar Dhawan, J., addressed a writ petition in nature of certiorari

Case Briefs High Courts

Order of trial court set aside due to non imposition of sentence of imprisonment as provided under Section 16 of Bonded Labour (Abolition) Act

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mukta Gupta, J. set aside the order of Additional District Magistrate as he

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Conserving environment is duty of the State; ‘Bugyal’ must be resumed to nature to provide for whom it was meant: Uttaranchal HC

Husband not allowed to take benefit of non-disclosure of income and defeat legitimate right of wife; no reduction in amount of maintenance: Delhi HC

Bombay HC refers matter pertaining to parole of a rape convict to larger bench in light of distinct decisions

Bail denied to the accused under Section 20 (B)(II)(C) of NDPS Act, 1985 as no grounds made out

Stating legal regime for rescission of default judgment not required: Eswatini High Court

It is imperative on the High Court to record reasons while deciding application under Section 378(3) CrPC—Reiterated: SC

Collector erred in not considering the object of the BPL scheme for aaganwadi candidates, order reducing marks of petitioner set aside

Bhima-Koregaon violence| Detained activists to be kept in house arrest till further order: SC

No restriction on conversion of Tata Sons to private limited company; was a ‘hybrid’ company all along: NCLAT

Exemption granted from application of Section 3(2) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011

Defaulting party needs to satisfy the Court on grounds of default on his part; appeal against ex-parte order dismissed

Inherent power of the HC to recall orders in criminal cases: A tool to be used in exceptional cases

No limitation on action for refund of service tax paid under wrong impression: Delhi HC

Writ dismissed as no justification to quash complaint found

Constitution of proposed Gram Panchayat quashed on failure of presence of quorum as required under Punjab Panchayat Raj Act

Owner of Industrial Drawings under Copyright Act held entitled to the machine reproduced by copying thereof

Whatsapp non-compliant of Indian laws, Centre to file a response

Accused charged for rape acquitted on the basis of “benefit of doubt” of prosecutrix being a consenting party

Order of trial court set aside due to non imposition of sentence of imprisonment as provided under Section 16 of Bonded Labour (Abolition) Act