Division Bench Archives

Judge vs Judge: Supreme Court transfers Fake Caste Certificates Case from Calcutta High Court to itself

The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the matter and, in a special hearing on Saturday, 27.01.2024, stayed the Single Judge Bench’s order directing the handover of case papers related to the alleged issuance of fake caste certificates to the CBI, despite a division bench stay order.

Case Briefs Supreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Single Judge vs Division Bench: Supreme Court’s 5-Judge Bench stays Calcutta HC’s Single Bench order defying Division Bench stay on CBI Probe in Fake Caste Certificates Case

In the case relating to allegations of issuance of fake caste certificates, the Single Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court had directed the handover of papers related to the case of alleged issuance of fake caste certificates to the CBI, despite the stay order of a division bench.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Demolition carried out is in violation of interim orders’; Patna High Court initiates contempt case against officials of Patna Municipal Corporation

“A contempt case is initiated against the Municipal Commissioner, the Additional Municipal Commissioner, the Executive Officer and the Executive Engineer of the Patna Municipal Corporation; and against the Project Director of the Patna Smart City.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court holds Officials guilty of Contempt of Court for wilful disobedience of Court’s order directing to enhance staff’s minimum wage

The Delhi High Court held that the Special Commissioner Transport; the Chief Secretary; and the Secretary Labour of the Delhi Government were guilty of Contempt of Court for wilful disobedience of High Court’s order, directing them to enhance staff’s minimum wage.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Temporary employee should be replaced by a regular employee and not another temporary employee’; Kerala High Court reiterates

Going along with the contention that a temporary employee shall be replaced only by a regular employee and not another temporary employee, the Division Bench of Kerala High Court refused to interfere with the discretionary orders by Single Judge directing the University to continue with engagement of sweeper-cum-cleaners on a daily wage basis.

Case Briefs High Courts

Religious Structures and Graveyards will not be demolished in the removal of unauthorized encroachers from the Mehrauli Archaeological Park: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court had dismissed a petition against the removal of ‘unauthorized encroachers’ from the Mehrauli Archaeological Park area while recording that religious structures as well as graveyards will not be demolished in the process.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court initiated criminal contempt proceedings after Registrar’s (Vigilance) inquiry revealed fabricated IPAB Order was placed on record

The Delhi High Court had initiated criminal contempt proceedings against defendants in a suit after the Registrar (Vigilance)’s inquiry revealed that the defendants placed a fabricated Intellectual Property Appellate Board’s Order on record.

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Does doctrine of merger make a distinction between an order of reversal, modification or an order of confirmation? HC explains in a Contempt Petition

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., while addressing the contempt petition held that, “The doctrine of merger does not make a distinction

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Incumbent upon Division Bench to record findings on all issues carried in intra-court appeal: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of A.M. Sapre and Indu Malhotra, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of a Division Bench