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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Opening Pandora’s Box | Whether valuation of lost gold can be determined as on date when reimbursement is made by insurer? NCDRC determines

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) while addressing the appeal, expressed that: If the valuation of the lost

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | “Supplementary charge sheet is only an additional material collected against the accused persons”; S. 167(2) CrPC not applicable on supplementary charge sheets filed

Karnataka High Court: Rajendra Badamikar, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The factual matrix of the instant case is that

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Court directs State to examine grievances; ensuring proper implementation of NFSA, 2013

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, JJ., heard a petition which was filed seeking

Case Briefs High Courts

Provisions of DV Act cannot be used as a ploy by son, to either claim a right in his father’s property or continue to retain possession of father’s property, on strength of his wife’s right of residence: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J. while addressing the matter, expressed that “…in the opinion of this Court, all cases of

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Trademarks: Distinctiveness is an Exception of Descriptiveness

by Tejas Singh*

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

While seeking a refund of amount from builder, will he be liable to pay amount paid as EMIs towards loan sanctioned? Read detailed report on DSCDRC’s decision

Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DSCDRC): Coram of Dr Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (President) and Anil Srivastava (Member)ordered the builder to

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | “Unholy Alliance”; HC denies protection to married woman who was residing in live-in with another man

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Calling it “unholy alliance”, Sant Parkash, J., denied protection to a married woman who was residing in

Case Briefs High Courts

Issuing a legal notice and filing a complaint case against someone, would that amount to abetment of suicide? Del HC deciphers [Detailed Analysis]

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. expressed that, Abetment involves a mental process of instigating a person or intentionally aiding a

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC | “Specific mention of particular Court at particular place excludes jurisdiction of other courts”, says HC while addressing syllogistic issue of ‘venue’ and ‘seat’ of arbitration

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Tashi Rabstan, J., while addressing the syllogistic issue of ‘venue and ‘seat’ of arbitration dismissed

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Delay is a fatal error that would cause an application to be dismissed in limine; Revisionary power cannot be invoked due to callous disregard

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Division Bench of Menaka Wijesundera and Neil Iddawala JJ., dismissed

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | “Both victim and accused are State’s future assets”; HC grants bail to IIT student accused of raping his junior

Gauhati High Court: Ajit Borthakur, J., granted bail to an IIT student accused of raping his junior. The Bench stated, “Both the

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | For offence of dishonour of cheques, what needs to be given priority – Compensatory aspect or Punitive aspect?

Allahabad High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., expressed that, Merely because the litigation has reached a revisional stage or that even beyond

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Matter getting protracted, defeating the purpose of IBC; Orders NCLT to pass orders ‘one way or the other’

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Coram of Judicial A.I.S. Cheema (The officiating Chairperson) and Dr Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) while

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | State Authorities cannot be permitted to resort to stringent provisions like detention under PASA; Court allows petition

Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., allowed the petitions which were filed apprehending detention under PASA in connection with the Complaint filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Brutal and Heinous Double Murder Case of Wife & Daughter || Criminal Conspiracy, generally hatched in secrecy [All HC’s critical ruling]

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. while addressing a bail application of an accused expressed that, “A criminal conspiracy is generally

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court directs Madhya Pradesh HC to immediately decide validity of 100% reservation in more than 600 P.G. medical seats

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and B. R. Gavai, JJ., directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to immediately

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Judiciary’s dignity cannot be tarnished by irresponsible content’: Bom HC closes contempt case against person uploading contumacious content against Goa District Judiciary on YouTube & WhatsApp

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and M.S. Sonak, J., observed that, “Court has the duty of protecting

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC temporarily suspends sentence of imprisonment to allow the applicant to perform religious rites and rituals of his deceased mother

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of K. Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A., JJ., temporarily suspended the sentence of the

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Guarantors: The Unspoken Exception to the Clean Slate Theory

by Amir Bavani* and Rhea Jayakumar**

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Whether once a bench of SC has doubted correctness of an earlier bench of co-equal strength, and referred the issue to a larger bench, Courts lower in hierarchy should continue to follow earlier decision – Is it debatable?

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J. observed that, The question of whether, once a bench of the Supreme Court has doubted