Case Briefs Archives

Housing Co-operative Society is not an ‘Industry’ within the meaning of Industrial Disputes Act

Bombay High Court: The Single Judge Bench of S.C. Gupta, J. has held that a cooperative housing society cannot be termed as

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal HC directs petrol pump owners to permit ‘free use’ of toilets

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ., while deciding a writ petition-public interest litigation,

Case Briefs High Courts

Convict, a ‘seasoned criminal’, allowed to be taken out in custody to solemnize marriage

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., dismissed a petition for grant of parole,

Case Briefs High Courts

No provision for exempting time lost due to ‘carelessness of counsel’ while computing limitation: Sikkim HC

Sikkim High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.,decided an application for condonation of delay filed under Order

International Courts News

ICJ to hear preliminary objections of USA in the Iranian Assets Case

International Court of Justice (ICJ): The ICJ will hold public hearings devoted to Preliminary Objections raised by the United States in the

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal HC bans water sports in the State till State Government comes up with suitable policy

Uttaranchal High Court: The Uttaranchal High Court has banned all water sports, paragliding, and white river rafting in the State until a

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK Supreme Court rules ban on heterosexual civil partnerships as discriminatory

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Lord Kerr, J. delivered the judgment for the Court including himself and Lady Hale, Lord Wilson, Lord

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Call for Report’ is not mandatory under Section 4 of the Probation of Offender’s Act,1958: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Prakash D. Naik, J., addressed a Criminal Revision Application challenging the order passed

Case Briefs High Courts

Period of delay is not the criteria while considering application under Section 5 of Limitation Act

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., refused to condone a delay of 65

Case Briefs High Courts

Conviction modified from Section 302 to 304 (II) IPC holding that the assault was committed in a fit of rage

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Suman Shyam and A.M. Buzor Baruah, JJ., altered the conviction and sentence of the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Assignment of work, by itself, is not a ground to make superior officer liable under Section 306 IPC

Supreme Court: Uday U. Lalit, J. speaking for himself and Arun Mishra, J., delivered the judgment of the vacation bench holding that

Case Briefs High Courts

Retrial of order of ‘death sentence’ directed by the High Court to the trial court

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rakesh Kumar & Arvind Srivastava JJ., while setting aside the order of death sentence,

Case Briefs High Courts

Order granting permission to re-open liquor shops challenged in Madras HC

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of CJ. Indira Banerjee and Abdul Quddhose J., addressed A writ petition filed under Article 226

Case Briefs High Courts

Section 17 of SARFAESI Act provides remedy before DRT against the order of District Magistrate

Madhya Pradesh High Court: In a matter arising under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest (SARFAESI) Act,

Case Briefs High Courts

NRI witness could be examined via Facetime, Whatsapp or Skype

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The High Court of Punjab and Haryana decided on the matter arising before it from a civil

Case Briefs High Courts

Convict under Section 302 IPC acquitted due to poor quality of investigation

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ujjal Bhuyan and Nelson Sailo, JJ., allowed a criminal appeal filed against the order

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Law college denied approval for forcing Evangelical Christian beliefs

Supreme Court of Canada: A nine-Judge Bench sided 7:2 against the Trinity Western University (TWU) and upheld the decision of the Law

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

US Supreme Court upholds Trump’s ‘travel ban’ on nationals of five Muslim-majority States

Supreme Court of The United States: A nine-Judge Bench, by a majority of 5:4, upheld the travel ban on people from five

Case Briefs High Courts

Mere filing of an appeal does not stay the order appealed against

Tripura High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ajay Rastogi, CJ and Arindam Lodh, JJ. dismissed an intra court appeal filed against