Case Briefs Archives

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT holds land owner responsible for felling of trees; plea of ignorance not a material defence

National Green Tribunal: The Bench of Justice Jawad Rahim and Justice Bikram Singh gave an order on the relief sought on the

Case Briefs High Courts

Students holding degrees as private candidates through Open University Scheme allowed admission to Law courses

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a batch of writ appeals filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, a Division

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala HC prohibits publications seeking kidney donations even if they do not establish any commercial arrangement

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K. Vinod Chandran, J. heard a batch of writ petitions dealing with permission

Case Briefs High Courts

MP High Court: No alteration in date of birth allowed at the fag end of the service

High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur: The Court recently addressed a petition for altering the date of birth of petitioner from 1956

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Minister has right to be represented in Administrative Tribunal by anyone who is not an advocate in matters of social aid: Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court of Canada: The Canadian Supreme Court recently had to decide on an important issue of administrative law pertaining to how

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Centre to submit comprehensive status report on compliance of Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Supreme Court: After a 3-member committee headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Arijit Pasayat, filed it’s report on the facilitating infrastructural

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Not making adequate provisions to facilitate proper education to persons with disabilities amounts to discrimination

Supreme Court: Stating that educational institutions are bound to reserve seats from persons suffering from disability, the bench of Dr. AK Sikri

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Death’ must have nexus with FIR: A pre-requisite for FIR to be admissible as evidence after ‘death of first informant’

Gujarat High Court: The order being passed by J.B. Pardiwala, J., for application filed under Article 227 of the Constitution by the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Teesta Setalvad’s plea seeking de-freezing of accounts dismissed

Supreme Court: The bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and AM Khanwilkar, J dismissed Teesta Setalvad’s plea seeking de-freezing of her accounts that

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Aadhaar: Deadline for linkage with Schemes, Bank Accounts, Mobile Phones extended to March 31

Supreme Court: Passing interim order in the most talked about Aadhaar linkage matter, the 5-judge Constitution Bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Consumer forum fines wedding photographer for depriving groom of the enjoyment of marriage photos

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Delhi: A Bench comprising of N.K. Sharma (President) and Ms. Sonica Mehrotra of the forum delivered a

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Prior notice’ is a necessity before impleading a person as an additional accused under S. 319 CrPC

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC, a Single Judge Bench comprising of K.N. Phaneendra, J.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

HJS Paper Leak: Matter before SC disposed of; P&H HC to monitor SIT investigation

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, JJ disposed of the matter relating to the leakage of question

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Indian Bank Association is a public authority under S. 2(h) of RTI Act

Central information Commission: The Commission recently heard an appeal from the complainants who sought information from Indian Banks Association to be clearly refused

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT has jurisdiction to pass order post initiation of ‘corporate insolvency resolution process’, but cannot recall the same

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal: In a recent order passed by S.J. Mukhopadhaya, (Chairperson) and Bansi Lal Bhagat J., (Member), regarding the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

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Case Briefs

NGT holds land owner responsible for felling of trees; plea of ignorance not a material defence

Students holding degrees as private candidates through Open University Scheme allowed admission to Law courses

Kerala HC prohibits publications seeking kidney donations even if they do not establish any commercial arrangement

MP High Court: No alteration in date of birth allowed at the fag end of the service

Minister has right to be represented in Administrative Tribunal by anyone who is not an advocate in matters of social aid: Supreme Court of Canada

Centre to submit comprehensive status report on compliance of Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Not making adequate provisions to facilitate proper education to persons with disabilities amounts to discrimination

‘Death’ must have nexus with FIR: A pre-requisite for FIR to be admissible as evidence after ‘death of first informant’

Teesta Setalvad’s plea seeking de-freezing of accounts dismissed

Aadhaar: Deadline for linkage with Schemes, Bank Accounts, Mobile Phones extended to March 31

Consumer forum fines wedding photographer for depriving groom of the enjoyment of marriage photos

‘Prior notice’ is a necessity before impleading a person as an additional accused under S. 319 CrPC

HJS Paper Leak: Matter before SC disposed of; P&H HC to monitor SIT investigation

Indian Bank Association is a public authority under S. 2(h) of RTI Act

NCLAT has jurisdiction to pass order post initiation of ‘corporate insolvency resolution process’, but cannot recall the same

Supreme Court of Canada: Provincial Courts can try criminal and provincial offences in single trial jointly

Supreme Court cannot entertain objections as the original court solely because it has appointed the arbitrator

NHRC issues notice to Arunachal Pradesh Govt. and HRD Ministry over reported stripping of 88 school girls as punishment

Confidentiality is the essence of mediation proceedings

Calcutta HC issues directions for proper conduct of investigation, so that crime does not remain undetected