Case Briefs Archives

Animals, by virtue of the fact that they are not humans, lack locus standi under Copyright Act to sue for copyright infringement

United States Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit): While deciding the issue that whether a monkey may sue humans, corporations, and companies for

Case Briefs High Courts

Object of bail is to secure attendance of the accused in trial

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J. decided a criminal petition, wherein the petitioner was granted

Case Briefs High Courts

State Women Commission has no jurisdiction to interfere in service matters which are governed by statutory rules

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Amit Sthalekar, J. ordered the petitioner (wife of a retired government servant) to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Fill up the vacancies for Sub-Inspectors & Platoon Commanders at the earliest: SC to UP Govt.

Supreme Court: In the issue relating to filling up of 4010 vacancies in the State of Uttar Pradesh, consisting of 3698 vacancies

Case Briefs High Courts

Court cannot quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC relying on assumptions

Orissa High Court: While deciding the issue that whether it would be proper to quash the criminal proceedings against the petitioner in

Case Briefs High Courts

Accused entitled to benefit of doubt in absence of concrete evidence collected in raids under NDPS Act

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.K. Pathak, J., set aside a conviction order by giving benefit of doubt

Case Briefs High Courts

Once FIR is quashed under Section 482 CrPC, no inference should be drawn to impute any adverse antecedents thus depriving an individual from seeking public employment

Tripura High Court: While deciding upon the present writ petition wherein the petitioner’s appointment in Group- D post was cancelled by the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI imposes penalty on leading zinc-carbon dry cell battery manufacturers for cartelisation

Competition Commission of India: CCI imposed penalty on three leading Indian Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell Battery manufacturers – Eveready Industries India Ltd. (‘Eveready’),

Case Briefs High Courts

Criminal proceedings quashed in light of settlement between parties

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajay Mohan Goel, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Centre’s decision of not making IPS appointments pursuant to Limited Competitive Examination held in 2012, valid

Supreme Court: Holding that the decision taken by the Union of India not to make appointments to the Indian Police Service (IPS)

Case Briefs High Courts

Arrest under SC & ST Act, 1989 must be made with prior approval of SSP concerned, and only after recording reasons of arrest in writing

Madhya Pradesh High Court: While disposing off the present appeal wherein the appellant was charged under Section 3(2)(va) and 3(1)(d) of Scheduled

Case Briefs High Courts

Changes in name’ and ‘corrections in name’ envisaged separately under CBSE Examination Bye-laws of 2015 and to be treated as such

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Ravindra Bhat and A.K. Chawla, JJ., allowed a letters patent appeal against the

Case Briefs High Courts

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Case Briefs

Animals, by virtue of the fact that they are not humans, lack locus standi under Copyright Act to sue for copyright infringement

Object of bail is to secure attendance of the accused in trial

State Women Commission has no jurisdiction to interfere in service matters which are governed by statutory rules

Fill up the vacancies for Sub-Inspectors & Platoon Commanders at the earliest: SC to UP Govt.

Court cannot quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC relying on assumptions

Accused entitled to benefit of doubt in absence of concrete evidence collected in raids under NDPS Act

Once FIR is quashed under Section 482 CrPC, no inference should be drawn to impute any adverse antecedents thus depriving an individual from seeking public employment

CCI imposes penalty on leading zinc-carbon dry cell battery manufacturers for cartelisation

Criminal proceedings quashed in light of settlement between parties

Centre’s decision of not making IPS appointments pursuant to Limited Competitive Examination held in 2012, valid

Arrest under SC & ST Act, 1989 must be made with prior approval of SSP concerned, and only after recording reasons of arrest in writing

Changes in name’ and ‘corrections in name’ envisaged separately under CBSE Examination Bye-laws of 2015 and to be treated as such

‘Live link’ between the act of appellant and the act of deceased is necessary for conviction under Section 306 IPC

Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking SIT probe in Judge Loya’s death [Full Report]

Marital rape: A husband cannot be permitted to treat his wife like a chattel and violate her dignity

Courts have to secure the welfare of minor children by exercising parens-patriae jurisdiction

Arrest cannot be made in a routine manner on mere allegation of commission of an offence

Centre to submit detailed report on Central Reporting Mechanism for cybercrimes relating to rape, child pornography, etc

A major unmarried daughter is entitled to maintenance from her father under Section 125 CrPC

Kathua Rape-Murder case: Provide protection to victim’s family & lawyer: SC to J&K