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CIC declares Delhi Soccer Association to be a public authority under RTI Act

Central Information Commission: The Commission was hearing an appeal from an RTI applicant who sought information from Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) regarding

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala HC holds Police responsible for not following Court orders with respect to curbing political activities in educational premises

Kerala High Court: A Division bench comprising of Navaniti Prasad Singh, CJI and Raja Vijay Raghavan, J, heard a contempt petition filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Gravity alone cannot be decisive ground to deny bail; competing factors are required to be balanced by the court

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J. granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners in an

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Delhi hookah bars in trouble as NGT issues warrant

National Green Tribunal: Warrants were issued by the National Green Tribunal against hookah bar owners in Delhi in the case of use

Case Briefs High Courts

Insurance company to pay, even if the accident occurs abroad

Punjab & Haryana High Court: In its recent order, the Court ruled that the insurance company is bound to pay compensation for

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka HC declines relief under Article 226 in light of alternate remedy available under S. 115 CPC

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution praying to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

MCI Scam: Supreme Court imposes exemplary cost of Rs. 25 Lakhs on CJAR; Petition dismissed

Supreme Court: Dismissing the petition seeking a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction of similar nature to constitute a

Case Briefs High Courts

Transfer is a normal rule of service, not to be interfered with by Court in the absence of mala fide

High Court of Madhya Pradesh: The petitioner prayed against his transfer order from one place to another on the ground that in

Case Briefs High Courts

Human Rights Commission has only recommendation powers, cannot grant compensation

Chhattisgarh High Court: In a recent order given by the Bench of Sanjay K. Agrawal J., it was held that the Human

Case Briefs High Courts

While exercising jurisdiction under Article 227, High Court should not act like a bull in a China shop

High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur: Recently, a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution was filed before the High Court against

Case Briefs High Courts

Writ of Mandamus denied in light of lack of appropriate representation of grievance to the authorities

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

Case Briefs High Courts

When the case is based on circumstantial evidence, motive assumes significance

Bombay High Court: While deciding criminal appeals filed against the judgment and order of conviction passed by the learned Trial Judge against

Case Briefs High Courts

Amendment of pleadings based on subsequent event is permissible, MP High Court follows Sampat Kumar

High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur: The Court recently ruled over a petition against the order of the lower court to allow

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT pulls up State of Kerala for delinquency in formulating the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 for appointment of staff

National Green Tribunal: Justice M.S Nambiar, passed orders for a report filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in regard

Case Briefs High Courts

Burden of proof falls upon the person who is in special knowledge of a fact known only to him

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and P.S. Teji, JJ, upheld the conviction and sentence passed by the

Case Briefs High Courts

If there exists substantial question of law, miscellaneous appeal can be entertained

High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur: The Court recently heard an appeal under Order 43 Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI : Non-compliance with corporate governance not to be tolerated

Securities and Exchange Board of India: The interim order passed in accordance with Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, by

Case Briefs High Courts

S. 111(m) of Customs Act can only be invoked if goods do not correspond in respect of value or any other particular with the Entry made under the Act

Madras High Court: The Court recently addressed a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution wherein the petitioners asked for

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

TDSAT: Petition rejected on ground of forum non-conveniens

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal: In the order passed by S.K. Singh, Chairperson (TDSAT), on the ground of jurisdiction (forum non-conveniens),

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Road Safety: Elaborate directions issued to curb road accidents

Supreme Court: In the PIL filed by the Chairman and Head of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, seeking enforcement of