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MP High Court decides not to opt for reformative methods in a brutal murder case

Madhya Pradesh High Court, Jabalpur: The High Court recently dealt with a criminal appeal preferred by the accused being aggrieved by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Adherence to rule of equality in public employment is a basic feature of our Constitution

High Court of Jammu and Kashmir: A Division Bench comprising of Ramalingam Sudhakar, J. and M.K. Hanjura, J. recently addressed a petition which

Case Briefs District Court

2G Spectrum Case: Special CBI Judge acquits all the accused in money laundering case too

Special CBI Court (2G Spectrum Cases): In the infamous 2G spectrum case, the Special Court of CBI has acquitted all 19 accused

Case Briefs High Courts

Evidence of interested witnesses is to be scrutinized with care, cannot be rejected merely on the ground of being partisan evidence

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a revision petition filed under Sections 397 and 401 of CrPC, a Single Judge Bench

Case Briefs High Courts

Bail is granted not because of parity in provisions, but by looking at various other factors including gravity of offences

High Court of Judicature at Madras: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Shakdher, J. and N. Sathish Kumar, J. addressed a petition

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT: Insolvency Resolution Process can be initiated for non-payment of fee

National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi: In the order passed by INA Malohtra (Judicial Member), S.K. Mohapatra (Technical Member), for the petition

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Do not nominate officers as CPIOs or FAAs who are on verge of retirement: CIC advises South Eastern Railway

Central information Commission: The Commission recently issued an advisory to General Manager, South Eastern Railway Board to nominate such officers as PIOs

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala HC allows application for re-enrolment of Advocate post retirement from government service

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. heard a petition dealing with the issue of re-enrolment

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC: No ‘medical negligence’ if diagonosed as per standard of medical practice

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi: In the order passed by Ajit Bharioke, S.M. Kantikar,J., for the complaint filed by plaintiff

Case Briefs High Courts

Not much reliance can be placed on statement of complainant under S. 161 CrPC if name of the accused is missing in FIR

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a criminal petition filed under Section 439 of CrPC, a Single Judge Bench comprising of

Case Briefs High Courts

Customers in a brothel house are not offenders under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

Karnataka High Court: A criminal petition was filed under Section 482 CrPC to quash the proceedings in a criminal case filed under

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC: Complaint liable to be dismissed, if filed beyond the period of limitation

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission: The Commission held that if a complaint is filed beyond a period of two years from when

Case Briefs High Courts

Evidence led by child witness if found reliable, can’t be dismissed merely on the ground that the same was made by a child

Uttaranchal High Court: The Court recently addressed a criminal petition in which the appellant had appealed against his conviction by trial court

Case Briefs High Courts

Benefit of acquittal of one accused is extendable to co-accused if the allegations are inseparable in nature

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, a Single Judge Bench comprising

Case Briefs High Courts

Supervisory jurisdiction of High Court under Art. 227 is limited and narrow

Allahabad High Court: The Court recently dismissed a revision petition assailing the order of Addl. District Judge noting that in supervisory jurisdiction

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC rules text messages can attract a reasonable expectation of privacy under Section 8 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Supreme Court of Canada: The Court recently dealt with a very interesting question in the ambit of right to privacy. The question

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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MP High Court decides not to opt for reformative methods in a brutal murder case

Adherence to rule of equality in public employment is a basic feature of our Constitution

2G Spectrum Case: Special CBI Judge acquits all the accused in money laundering case too

Evidence of interested witnesses is to be scrutinized with care, cannot be rejected merely on the ground of being partisan evidence

Bail is granted not because of parity in provisions, but by looking at various other factors including gravity of offences

NCLT: Insolvency Resolution Process can be initiated for non-payment of fee

Do not nominate officers as CPIOs or FAAs who are on verge of retirement: CIC advises South Eastern Railway

Kerala HC allows application for re-enrolment of Advocate post retirement from government service

NCDRC: No ‘medical negligence’ if diagonosed as per standard of medical practice

Not much reliance can be placed on statement of complainant under S. 161 CrPC if name of the accused is missing in FIR

Customers in a brothel house are not offenders under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

NCDRC: Complaint liable to be dismissed, if filed beyond the period of limitation

Evidence led by child witness if found reliable, can’t be dismissed merely on the ground that the same was made by a child

Benefit of acquittal of one accused is extendable to co-accused if the allegations are inseparable in nature

Supervisory jurisdiction of High Court under Art. 227 is limited and narrow

Canada SC rules text messages can attract a reasonable expectation of privacy under Section 8 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

NGT: Temples directed to preserve the environment

Delhi HC declares Louboutin’s ‘Red Sole’ as a trademark

Employee holding a post, be it contractual or tenure, has no right to ask for automatic extension

Special CBI Court sentences ex-Jharkhand CM to 3 year jail term