FIR quashed in light of matter remaining pending since 20 years
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Amol Rattan Singh, J. quashed an FIR relating to ‘electoral offence’
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Rule of fair play and natural justice are part of rule of law applicable to actions taken by State Instrumentality
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising I.P. Mukerjee and Amrita Sinha, JJ. decided an appeal filed against the order of learned
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Ban on publication of newspaper annulled in light of restriction on ’Freedom of Press’
East African Court of Justice: The 5-Judge bench comprising of Monica K. Mugneyi, PJ, Isaac Lenaola DPJ, Faustin Nitezilyayo, Fakihi Jundu and
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Upkeep of Shri Jagannath Temple: Supreme Court issues additional directions
Supreme Court: While hearing the ongoing ‘Shri Jagannath Temple case’, the Bench comprising of A.K. Goel and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ. made
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Breaking| UK High Court issues enforcement order against Mallya’s UK assets
High Court of United Kingdom: An enforcement order has been passed favoring the 13 Indian banks and granting permission to the UK High Court
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Denial of breath sample especially on occurrence of accident causing death amounts to criminal offence: SC of Canada
‘Sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender’ Supreme Court of Canada:
Continue readingUttaranchal HC recommends State Government to bring law for the benefit of advocates’ clerks
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ. has recommended the State Government to frame a
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Acid attacker’s sentence reduced in light of him marrying the victim
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. decided a criminal appeal wherein the sentence
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Notice served to BSNL officials in light of improvement in connectivity in the tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh: HP High Court
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Dharam Chand Chaudhary and Ajay Mohan Goel, JJ., addressed a writ petition concerning
Continue readingInjunction against Apple Inc. denied in absence of elements of irreparable injury and balance of convenience
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. rejected plaintiff’s interlocutory application in the suit seeking to
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Allowing provisional admissions subject to outcome of a writ might result in tremendous hardship for students: SC
Supreme Court: Uday U. Lalit, J. delivering the judgment for himself and Deepak Gupta, J. set aside the order of Punjab and
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Mandatory Death Penalty in Barbados held Unconstitutional: CCJ
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ): In the court of Sir Dennis Byron, President and Honourable Justice Saunders, Wit, Hayton, Anderson, Rajnauth-Lee and Barrow
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Sentence has to be proportionate with the offence committed; convicts in ‘Naroda Patiya Riot case’ awarded 10 years RI
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Harsha Devani and A.S. Supehia, JJ. pronounced the order on quantum of sentence in
Continue readingWife convicted for murder given benefit of Exception 1 to Section 300 IPC in light of grave and sudden provocation by the husband
Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Suman Shyam and Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, JJ., decided a criminal appeal wherein the
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ICJ finds partial jurisdiction under Optional Protocol to Vienna Convention to entertain Application of Equatorial Guinea against France
International Court of Justice ( ICJ): On 13 June 2016, Equatorial Guinea instituted proceedings against France in ICJ with regard to a
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LG is bound by “aid and advice” of the Council of Ministers of the Delhi Government: SC
“Lieutenant Governor and the Council of Ministers must attempt to settle any point of difference by way of discussion and dialogue.” Supreme
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Payment of ‘maritime lien’ allowed on reading International Convention on Maritime Lien with Admiralty Act
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.R. Shriram, J. decided an admiralty suit wherein it was held that the
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Breaking| NCT of Delhi not a State, Lt. Governor of Delhi not an administrator: SC
Supreme Court: The five-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra, A.K Sikri, A.M Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan JJ.,
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Assistant Government Advocate held not to be ‘in service’ of the State Government
Supreme Court: In a Judgment pronounced by Dipak Mishra, CJ for the Full Court comprising of himself and A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr
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CCI reiterates principles for granting interim order under Section 33 of the Competition Act
Competition Commission of India (CCI): Disposing of an interim application under Section 33 of the Competition Act, 2002 (‘the Act’) by the
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