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Kenya High Court strikes down criminal defamation, holds it is not a limitation to Freedom of Speech

Kenya High Court at Nairobi: The High Court has struck down the provisions of Criminal Defamation in its Penal Code. The Court observed

Case Briefs Supreme Court

The relief being sought is the litmus test for determining the nature of a writ petition

Supreme Court: In the ‘money for change of land use’ scam involving Ram Kishan Fauji where it was alleged that no appeal

Case Briefs High Courts

Ganga and Yamuna are juristic/legal persons/living entities

Uttaranchal High Court: Pronouncing a landmark decision in the instant case wherein it was noticed that despite the decision of this Court

Case Briefs High Courts

In dowry cases, general & vague allegations cannot be treated as sufficient material to prosecute husband’s relatives

Madhya Pradesh High Court: In the instant case filed for the quashment of criminal proceedings initiated against the applicants under Sections 498-A

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

ECJ: Individuals cannot request the authority responsible for maintaining the companies’ register, to limit access to personal data concerning them entered in that register

European Court of Justice: In the instant case wherein the issue was that whether Article 3 of Directive 68/151/EEC of 9 March

Case Briefs High Courts

Progeny of Tibetans, born in India on/after 26.01.1950 & before 01.07.1987, are Indian citizens; entitled to benefits & privileges available to Indian citizens

Meghalaya High Court: While considering three petitions addressing the issue wherein the petitioners (they being children of Tibetan parents and born in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Swearing in ceremony of Manohar Parrikar as Goa CM not to be stayed

Supreme Court: The special bench of Jagdish Singh Khehar, CJ and Ranjan Gogoi and R.K. Agrawal, JJ refused to stay the swearing

Case Briefs High Courts

Investigating agencies, prosecutors & Special Courts directed to protect privacy and other basic human rights of child sexual abuse victims

Calcutta High Court: While deciding the instant appeal wherein the appellant was accused and convicted of sexually abusing a minor girl which

Case Briefs High Courts

Dismissal and withdrawal of SLP can’t be treated at par for the purpose of filing review petition in HC

Delhi High Court: An order passed by the Delhi High Court disposed off the preliminary objection to the maintainability of the review petition,

Case Briefs High Courts

No PIL in service matters

Delhi High Court: Forum of SC and ST legislators and Parliamentarians- a non legal entity filed a PIL before the Delhi High Court

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC issues notice to Govt. of NCT of Delhi over reports of a dead rat in mid-day meal

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that in Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Deoli, New

Case Briefs Supreme Court

A review application, regard being had to its limited scope, has to be disposed of as expeditiously as possible

Supreme Court: In the case where the review petition preferred in 2012, was kept pending for almost four years and, thereafter, the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

High Courts to issue directions to subordinate Courts providing timelines for speedy disposal of trials

Supreme Court: Taking note of the problem of delay in disposal of trials, the bench of A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit, JJ

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Technological advancement should be utilised to combat hardships of the litigants seeking transfer of proceedings

Supreme Court: With a view to provide an alternative to seeking transfer of proceedings on account of inability of a party to

Case Briefs High Courts

Higher Courts can direct investigating agencies to investigate afresh

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The petitioner was an IAS officer appointed in 1982 and served in MP cadre from year 2000 to 2004

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Justice Karnan again fails to appear before the 7-judge bench; Bailabale warrant issued

Supreme Court: Owing to the non-appearance of Justice C. S. Karnan before the Court in the contempt proceedings, the 7-judge bench of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

If the delay is not condonable statutorily, it cannot be condoned taking recourse to Article 142 of the Constitution

Supreme Court: In an appeal preferred under Section 125 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the 3-Judge Bench of Dipak Misra, A.M. Khanwilkar

Case Briefs High Courts

MP High Court refuses to interfere in land acquisition matter as petitioner approached the Court too late

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Before the Court, a Public Interest Litigation was filed by Gram Sabha Kunda to challenge the land acquisition process

Case Briefs

RMLNLU announces 2nd National Model UN Conference 2017

RMLNLU is privileged to announce its second national MUNC and invites all the emerging and young diplomats from all the undergraduate and

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court: Duties of doctor towards patients include telling them about the risks of suggested treatments

Orissa High Court: While hearing a case on medical negligence. S. K. Sahoo, J. started his judgment with a famous quote by