Case Briefs Archives

Court cannot interfere in any policy decision of committee formed by government unless it offends the essence of Article 14

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of M.K. Hanjura, J., decided in a writ petition that the decision

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal HC directs the State Government to book ‘kingpins’ of drugs distribution racket under Money Laundering Act, 2002

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

Case Briefs High Courts

Enquiry into the vires of delegated legislation must be confined to the ground on which the plenary legislation may be questioned

Kerala High Court: “The culprit is finning, and the result is the species thinning, to the extent of disappearing – almost”, said

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

ECJ: Conduct not contributing to change in control does not amount to gun-jumping

European Court of Justice: ECJ has provided guidance on the scope of the standstill obligation. It ruled that gun-jumping (when an acquiring

Case Briefs High Courts

Court declines to sit in appeal over the decision taken by a committee of experts

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The petitioner, who challenged the eligibility of Respondent 5 to participate in the Tender process, was left high

Case Briefs High Courts

Petition dismissed on finding the impugned order without any illegality or infirmity

Allahabad High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of B. Amit Sthalekar, J., addressed a writ petition seeking the quashing of order

Case Briefs High Courts

Provisions of Limitation Act do not apply to a statute that is a code in itself

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, Acting CJ and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. dismissed a batch of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Existence of an ‘agreement’ is a sine qua non to prove contravention of Section 3 of Competition Act, 2002

Competition Commission of India (CCI): A four-member bench comprising of Devender Kumar Sikri, Chairperson and Sudhir Mital, U.C. Nahata and G.P. Mittal,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK Supreme Court orders the right-holders to indemnify the ISPs for compliance of website blocking order

United Kingdom Supreme Court: Lord Sumpton, speaking for himself and Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Reed and Lord Hodge, decided an appeal

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC: A person has the right to know the status of investigation on his TEP application

Central Information Commission: The CIC has held that a person has right to know the status of investigation on his Tax Evasion

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC allows admissions to MBBS course in three States to stop wastage of over 800 seats in Government Medical Colleges

Supreme Court: A vacation bench comprising of Abdul Nazeer and Indu Malhotra, JJ. granted relief to the States of Bihar, Jharkhand and

Case Briefs International Courts

ECJ: The Administrator of a fan page on Facebook is jointly responsible with Facebook for processing of data of visitors to the page

European Court of Justice: The ECJ recently held that the data protection authority of the Member State in which the administrator has

Case Briefs High Courts

Government entitled to withhold leave encashment of an employee pending criminal or departmental proceedings

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rajendra Menon, CJ, and Ravi Ranjan J., held in a challenge made by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Extra-Judicial confessions made in the police custody are not admissible for conviction

Gauhati High Court: In a Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajit Singh, C.J., the conviction of the accused under Section 302/304 of

Case Briefs High Courts

Recovery of the weapon is not an essential ingredient for conviction under Section 397 IPC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Pratibha M. Singh, J. dismissed a criminal appeal while upholding the conviction and

Case Briefs High Courts

High Court orders termination of pregnancy of a rape victim

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The vacation bench comprising of Vandana Kasrekar, J. allowed the writ petition filed by a rape victim for

Case Briefs High Courts

Shape or configuration dictated solely by functionality is not registerable as ‘design’ under Designs Act, 2000

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. dismissed a suit for permanent injunction for refraining the

Case Briefs High Courts

Delay in lodging complaint in sexual offence cases is to be considered in favour of the victim if her testimony inspires confidence

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Swapna Joshi, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the decision of the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Courts do not have the jurisdiction of ‘Judicial Review’ for the decisions’ of religious organizations, unless the legal rights are at stake

Supreme Court of Canada: The Canadian Supreme Court Bench comprising of McLachlin C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsania, Wagner, Gascon, Cote, Brown and

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Reduction of sentence’ for rape of a six-year-old child amounts to the mockery of criminal justice system

Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jaishree Thakur J., addressed an appeal challenging the judgment of the