Case Briefs Archives

Justice Karnan Matter: Detailed judgment out; 2 of the 7 judges acknowledge the need to debate the Judicial Appointments and Removal methods

Supreme Court: The 7-Judge Bench of Jagdish Singh Khehar, CJ and Dipak Misra, J. Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B. Lokur, PC Ghose

Case Briefs High Courts

Notice issued to Uttar Pradesh Govt. over news about a policeman asking for sexual favours from rape victim in Rampur

National Human Rights Commission: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Notice issued to Madhya Pradesh Govt. over death of 11 patients in Indore’s M Y Hospital due to disruption in oxygen supply

National Human Rights Commission : The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that 11 patients,

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC directs Tihar Jail authorities to ensure convict’s rehabilitation through correctional programme

Delhi High Court: In an appeal to set aside judgment and sentence order by the trial court against the appellant, Gita Mittal,

Case Briefs High Courts

A well-educated litigant is expected to be vigilant in pursuing a case filed by or against him in a court of law

Delhi High Court: In an application filed under the Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of delay in filing an appeal against an

Case Briefs High Courts

Gujarat High Court orders retrial of a pending CBI Court’s trial

Gujarat High Court: A Single Judge Bench of J.B. Pardiwala, J. exercising the writ jurisdiction ordered a retrial of a pending CBI

Case Briefs High Courts

Evidence of Food Inspector can be accepted without corroboration: Madhya Pradesh HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Anjuli Palo, J. upholding the lower court conviction order noted that the evidence

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC issues notice to Centre and Uttar Pradesh Govt. over reported plight of manual scavengers

National Human Rights Commission: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about the plight of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

2 Liquor vend owners to undergo life imprisonment for 37-year-old Kalanwali hooch tragedy

Supreme Court: In the 37-year-old Kalanwali hooch tragedy in which 36 people lost their lives and 44 people lost their eyesight after

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Rajasthan Govt. over reports of humiliating graffiti on houses of 50,000 BPL families in Dausa, Rajasthan

National Human Rights Commission: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media reports that a humiliating graffiti -‘I

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment against President’s rejection of mercy petition

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Sistani & Vinod Goel, JJ. following the Supreme Court judgment in V. Sriharan alias

Case Briefs International Courts

Google fined €2.42 Billion for EU Antitrust violations over ‘Google Shopping’

European Commission: The European Commission fined Google €2.42 billion for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Right to redemption of mortgage is not absolute

Supreme Court: While hearing the matter relating to mortgagor’s right of redemption by appellant, the bench comprising of Navin Sinha and Ranjan

Case Briefs High Courts

Specific relief not to be granted where evidence is doubtful

High Court for States of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh: In a recent judgment, a Single Judge Bench of T. Rajani, J. upheld

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI: Producers are consumers of availing digital cinema and therefore have right to choose digital cinema provider

Competition Commission of India: In a recent case, the Competition Commission of India held that the “producer of a movie/ content manufacturer,

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court orders gazette notification is not enough

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of Navaniti Prasad Singh and Raja Vijayaraghavan, JJ, ordered the State Government that substance of the

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

US Supreme Court partially lifts the block on travel ban Order

Supreme Court of United States: The US Supreme Court by a 2-1 majority granted a partial victory to the Executive as it

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI opines that Singareni Collieries Company Limited is not dominant

Competition Commission of India: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued an order stating that SCCL is not dominant in the relevant

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC remits a lower court order because of the conduct of Additional Sessions Judge & Public Prosecutor

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of R.K. Gauba, J. set aside a trial court order on the grounds that the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI: Introductory offers of Reliance Jio does not amount to abuse of dominance position

Competition Commission of India: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued an order stating that Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) introductory offers