Case Briefs Archives

Members of JNU Students Union held in contempt of Court for staging protests inside Administrative building

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of V. Kameswar Rao, J. decided a contempt petition filed by Jawaharlal Nehru University

International Courts News

WIPO Translate: Republic of Korea is First to Adopt WIPO’s “Artificial Intelligence” – Powered Patent Translation Tool

The Republic of Korea is adopting WIPO’s ground-breaking “artificial intelligence”-based translation tool for patent documents, making it the first member state to

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

A consumer farmer shall not suffer for failure of Seed Inspector or District Level Enquiry Committee to follow the procedure, if complainant is otherwise able to prove his case

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Single Member Bench of NCDRC presided by V.K. Jain, J. upheld the order of State

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Murder convict acquitted on grounds of insanity at the time of commission of the act

Supreme Court: Navin Sinha, J. speaking for himself and A.M. Khanwilkar, J. delivered a decision in a criminal appeal wherein the appellant,

Case Briefs High Courts

A mother’s writ of habeas corpus denied as custody of child with the father is not illegal

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. dismissed a writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner-mother

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Orders of CCI are in rem and not in personam

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The present case was filed by Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association under Section 19(1)(a) of the Competition

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prior sanction of Magistrate not required for taking fingerprints of accused or a suspect

Supreme Court: Ashok Bhushan, J. discussed the validity of procedure of taking fingerprints under Identification of Prisoners Act 1920, while delivering a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Petition challenging appointments of CVC and VC dismissed by SC

Supreme Court: Appointments of Chief Vigilance Commissioner and the Vigilance Commissioner, which were assailed by the petitioner Common Cause and others, were

Case Briefs High Courts

Denial of compensation to victim in pursuance to Section 357A CrPC is a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court: While deciding the issue of granting compensation to a victim of trafficking, a Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajasekhar

Case Briefs High Courts

Defendant allowed to file written statement despite the defence being struck off

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arun Palli, J. allowed the defendant to file the written statement

Foreign Courts News

USD 500 mn verdict against Facebook in Virtual Reality lawsuit modified to half

US District Court for Northern District of Texas: A federal court presided by Ed Kinkeade, J. halved the amount of USD 500

Case Briefs High Courts

Non-detection of semen in vaginal swab does not, by itself, dislodge the theory of rape

Uttaranchal High Court: While delivering the judgment in a case of alleged rape of a one year and three months old baby

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK Court of Appeal disallows ‘assisted suicide’ to a terminally ill patient

UK Court of Appeal (Civil Division): A Three-Judge Bench comprising of Sir Terence Etherton, Sir Brian Leveson and Lady Justice King, JJ.

Case Briefs High Courts

Marine vessel ordered to be arrested in light of maritime claim under Section 4 of Admiralty Act, 2017

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, decided an admiralty suit wherein it directed the arrest of

Case Briefs High Courts

Refusal of promotion by an employee does not deprive him of the benefit of pay upgradation

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Dwivedi, J., allowed a petition filed by an employee against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Show cause notice cannot be challenged in writ proceedings unless issued without jurisdiction

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manoj K. Tiwari, J., dismissed a writ petition as premature holding that there

Case Briefs High Courts

General omnibus allegations are not enough to make a person liable under Section 498A IPC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajendra Menon, J., allowed an application filed under Section 482 CrPC seeking to

Case Briefs International Courts

Qatar institutes proceedings against UAE in ICJ and requests to indicate provisional measures

International Court of Justice (ICJ): Qatar on 11th June 2018 instituted proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the International Court

Case Briefs High Courts

Uncorroborated ‘dying declaration’ may become basis of conviction if it inspires confidence

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench comprising of H.C. Mishra and B.B. Mangalmurti, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Writ petition not maintainable if there is a remedy for redressal by a competent statutory Authority

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Biswanath Somadder and Arindam Mukherjee, JJ., dismissed an appeal in light of the availability