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Offence committed at two different places may form part of same criminal conspiracy

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

Case Briefs High Courts

Literal interpretation to be followed when two words of different import are used in statute in two consecutive provisions suggesting deliberate usage

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Gita Mittal, Actg. CJ and C. Hari Shankar, J., allowed a writ petition filed

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Medical Superintendent, BHEL Hospital, Haridwar over reports of patient declared dead and sent to mortuary even as he was alive

National Human Rights Commission: The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that in Haridwar, Uttarakhand a

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Aadhaar Hearing [Day 3]: Present Aadhaar Act imposes complete surveillance on citizens : Shyam Divan

On Day 3 of the Aadhaar hearing Senior Advocate Shyam Divan continued with his arguments based on 9-judge bench Privacy judgment before

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt over police personnel in Saharanpur refusing to carry 2 injured boys to the hospital who later died

National Human Rights Commission: The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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Case can be examined under Competition Act even if agreements in question executed before commencement of Act, provided agreements are in force after the Act having come into effect

Competition Commission of India: The Commission recently passed an order under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 regarding a complaint filed

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One-time relaxation to students of Deemed Universities enrolled in 2001-2005; Admissions were suspended by order dated 03.11.2017

Supreme Court: Granting a one-time relaxation in favour of those candidates who were enrolled during the academic years 2001-2005 and who, in

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Seats reserved for SC/ST candidates in educational institutions if remain vacant, should be filled by open category candidates

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

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC holds issuance of due notice to proprietor for renewal of registration of trademark a mandatory requirement

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of RM Borde and RG Ketkar, JJ heard a petition praying for issuance of a

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No scope for intervention by CIC if replies to certain parts of application by CPIO are missing but instead addressed by FAA

Central Information Commission: The Commission recently dealt with an appeal wherein the appellant contended that the information he seeked through 6 points

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Delhi HC’s decision to acquit director Mahmood Farooqui of rape charges “very well reasoned and cannot be interfered with”

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court verdict acquitting Peepli Live director Mahmood Farooqui in a 2015 alleged

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Relief to creditors as NCLT approves the resolution plan of Hotel Gaudavan Pvt. Ltd.

National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi: In the recent order passed by a bench comprising of M.M. Kumar, CJ and Ms. Deepa

Case Briefs High Courts

Liability under S. 141, Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be fastened to a person only on the ground that he was a director in defaulting company

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J, allowed a petition wherein the petitioner had challenged the order

Case Briefs High Courts

Filing of Vakalat to be in consonance with Or. III R. 8 of High Court Appellate Side Rules and S. 125 CPC

Madras High Court: In the order passed by H.G. Ramesh, R.M.T. Raman, JJ., addressing a writ petition filed on the grounds of

Case Briefs High Courts

When a statute describes or requires a thing to be done in a particular manner; it should be done in that manner or not at all

Hyderabad High Court: In the instant appeal, question arose that whether the Application I.A.No. 1751 of 2006 filed for recovery of shares,

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Offence committed at two different places may form part of same criminal conspiracy

Literal interpretation to be followed when two words of different import are used in statute in two consecutive provisions suggesting deliberate usage

NHRC notice to Medical Superintendent, BHEL Hospital, Haridwar over reports of patient declared dead and sent to mortuary even as he was alive

Aadhaar Hearing [Day 3]: Present Aadhaar Act imposes complete surveillance on citizens : Shyam Divan

NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt over police personnel in Saharanpur refusing to carry 2 injured boys to the hospital who later died

Case can be examined under Competition Act even if agreements in question executed before commencement of Act, provided agreements are in force after the Act having come into effect

One-time relaxation to students of Deemed Universities enrolled in 2001-2005; Admissions were suspended by order dated 03.11.2017

Seats reserved for SC/ST candidates in educational institutions if remain vacant, should be filled by open category candidates

Bombay HC holds issuance of due notice to proprietor for renewal of registration of trademark a mandatory requirement

No scope for intervention by CIC if replies to certain parts of application by CPIO are missing but instead addressed by FAA

Supreme Court: Delhi HC’s decision to acquit director Mahmood Farooqui of rape charges “very well reasoned and cannot be interfered with”

Relief to creditors as NCLT approves the resolution plan of Hotel Gaudavan Pvt. Ltd.

Liability under S. 141, Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be fastened to a person only on the ground that he was a director in defaulting company

Filing of Vakalat to be in consonance with Or. III R. 8 of High Court Appellate Side Rules and S. 125 CPC

When a statute describes or requires a thing to be done in a particular manner; it should be done in that manner or not at all

Aadhaar Hearing [Day 2]: Sr. Adv. Shyam Divan shows SC how Aadhaar Scheme lacks integrity

Appellate Court should not reverse judgment of acquittal merely because two views are possible

Commercial transaction within the jurisdiction of court has to be established in a passing off action

Mere permission to produce documents as secondary evidence does not amount to admittance of evidence by the court

Armed Forces Tribunal rules in favour of applicant aggrieved by refusal to grant disability pension