Case Briefs Archives

Circular mandating presence of priest who performed the ceremony during registration of marriage, as a witness quashed by Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S.C. Dharmadhikari and Sangitrao S. Patil, JJ. heard a petition for quashment of circular

Case Briefs High Courts

Bright Line Test is not a valid test to determine international transactions for purposes of income tax

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of the High Court comprising of S. Murlidhar and Pratibha M. Singh JJ, held that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Reasons for rejecting parole application should be in consonance with the reasons of dismissing subsequent appeal

Bombay High Court: Allowing a petition filed by a prison inmate whose previous application for parole had been rejected, a Division Bench

Case Briefs High Courts

Overseas Citizens of India cardholders, who are NEET UG 2017 qualified, are eligible for admission to I year MBBS/BDS course

Karnataka High Court: While passing the interim order, the Division Bench held that there is no bar in law to Overseas Citizens

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Reproducing few passages from the trial Court order without analysis cannot be a ‘reasoned order’

Supreme Court: Discouraging the practice of the appellate courts of reproducing the passages of the lower court’s order without proper analysis, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Market value cannot be fixed by registration authority if there is no doubt as to sale consideration

Hyderabad High Court: The Single Judge Bench of the High Court stated that the market value of a property cannot be single

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court takes suo motu action in relation to growing air pollution in NCR region

Delhi High Court: Taking cognizance of far reaching effects of air pollution suo motu, the Court asked the Governments of States of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Railways vicariously liable for the negligence of its employees within the scope of employment

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: The Supreme Court affirmed the High Court’s award of Rs. 3,500,000/- as damages to the plaintiff in

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Multiple proceedings on same cause of action is abuse of court process

High Court of Kenya at Nairobi: It is a settled law that a litigant has no right to pursue pari passu two

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Arrest on suspicion which is unreasonable is unlawful

High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division): In a judgment delivered by Mokgohloa, DJP of the High Court of South Africa, Limpopo

Case Briefs High Courts

Punishment for criminal offences to be meted out while maintaining proportionality of the sentence with the offence

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Chander Shekhar, JJ. reduced the sentence of an accused convicted under Sections

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI finds Container Trailer Owners Coordination Committee & its sub-associations to be indulging in anti-competitive conduct

Competition Commission of India: The Commission (CCI) has found Container Trailer Owners Coordination Committee (CTOCC) and its four participating associations, namely, Cochin Container Carrier Owners

Case Briefs High Courts

Chain of circumstantial evidence should be so complete that no other probability other than accused being the perpetrator arises

Bombay High Court: In an appeal filed against the decision of the Trial Court convicting the appellant for murder under S. 302

Case Briefs High Courts

Govt. has no power to override discretion of the University in matters relating to affiliation of educational institutions

Kerala High Court: Aggrieved by the decision of a Single Judge, the State of Kerala filed an appeal and a Division Bench

Case Briefs High Courts

Market value of property need not be determined separately if auction is conducted by court

High Court for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: The Single Judge Bench of the High Court allowed a writ petition

Case Briefs Supreme Court

NOIDA land allotment scam: Ex-UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and former IAS Officer Rajiv Kumar to undergo 2 years imprisonment

Supreme Court: The bench of R. Banumathi and Kurian Joseph, JJ upheld the conviction of former UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and

Case Briefs High Courts

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Case Briefs

Circular mandating presence of priest who performed the ceremony during registration of marriage, as a witness quashed by Bombay HC

Bright Line Test is not a valid test to determine international transactions for purposes of income tax

Reasons for rejecting parole application should be in consonance with the reasons of dismissing subsequent appeal

Overseas Citizens of India cardholders, who are NEET UG 2017 qualified, are eligible for admission to I year MBBS/BDS course

Reproducing few passages from the trial Court order without analysis cannot be a ‘reasoned order’

Market value cannot be fixed by registration authority if there is no doubt as to sale consideration

Delhi High Court takes suo motu action in relation to growing air pollution in NCR region

Railways vicariously liable for the negligence of its employees within the scope of employment

Multiple proceedings on same cause of action is abuse of court process

Arrest on suspicion which is unreasonable is unlawful

Punishment for criminal offences to be meted out while maintaining proportionality of the sentence with the offence

CCI finds Container Trailer Owners Coordination Committee & its sub-associations to be indulging in anti-competitive conduct

Chain of circumstantial evidence should be so complete that no other probability other than accused being the perpetrator arises

Govt. has no power to override discretion of the University in matters relating to affiliation of educational institutions

Market value of property need not be determined separately if auction is conducted by court

NOIDA land allotment scam: Ex-UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and former IAS Officer Rajiv Kumar to undergo 2 years imprisonment

Delhi High Court upholds decision of ITAT while elaborating on Ss. 145 and 80-IA of the IT Act

Writ petitions not for the enforcement of orders contrary to the provisions of law

Odisha Mining Scandal: SC tells Centre to revisit the National Mineral Policy, 2008 before the end of the year

Delay in payment of gratuity, entitled to get interest on that delay