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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[SC Collegium December Meeting] Newspaper reports are of no evidentiary value and Courts would be transgressing their well settled limitation if cognizance were to be taken of such unsubstantiated and unverified reports: Del HC

Delhi High Court: In a matter wherein, details were sought with regard to Supreme Court Collegium meeting held on 12-12-2018, Yashwant Varma,

Published on March 31, 2022April 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Forcing buyers to purchase insurance policies?  Even if dealers offer to sell insurance policies to customers, customers may yet have option to buy such policies from alternative channels: CCI

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) addressed a

Published on March 30, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can unmarried daughters claim expenses of marriage from their parents under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956? Chh HC addresses

Chhattisgarh High Court: While stating that, in Indian society, normally expenses are required to be incurred for pre-marriage and also at the

Published on March 30, 2022April 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Can States levy ‘Entry Tax’? West Bengal Taxation Tribunal explains

West Bengal Taxation Tribunal: The Coram of Justice Malay Marut Banerjee (Chairman) and Suranjan Kundu (Judicial Member) and Chanchalmal Bachhawat (Technical Member),

Published on March 30, 2022March 30, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can maternity leave benefits extend beyond the period when contractual period of an ad hoc employee comes to an end? Del HC analyses

Delhi High Court: In a claim of maternity benefit by a contractual employee, the Division Bench of Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh,

Published on March 29, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bar on Government servants to engage in strikes? Ker HC elaborates

Kerala High Court: While expressing that, it is the duty of the welfare Government to protect not only the citizens, but to

Published on March 29, 2022March 29, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Every Advocate is a Court officer and part & parcel of justice delivery system: Madras HC found a Govt. Advocate demanding bribes at the cost of justice

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of K. Kalyanasundaram and R. Hemalatha, JJ., expressed that, the Government advocate being the representative of

Published on March 29, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

S. 292BB of Income Tax Act deals with failure of service of notice or failure to issue notice? Del HC explains

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Dinesh Kumar Sharma, JJ., addressed a matter wherein the decision of Income Tax

Published on March 28, 2022April 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Does ‘Private Copying’ exception under Copyright Directive applies to storage in the cloud of a copy of a protected work for private purposes? ECJ explains

European Court of Justice, Second Chamber: The Bench of A. Arabadjiev, President of the First Chamber, acting as President of the Second

Published on March 26, 2022March 26, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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National Company Law Tribunal
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

National Company Law Tribunal orders insolvency proceedings against Supertech: Indebted and defaulted repayment of loan

National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi: The Coram of P.N. Prasad, Judicial Member and Rahul Bhatnagar, Technical Member, declared insolvency proceedings against

Published on March 26, 2022April 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

If a man rubs his organ on vagina over victim’s underpants, would that amount to rape? Megh HC answers

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and W. Diengdoh, J., addressed that, if the victim’s underwear was not

Published on March 26, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Right of Putative Father to visit minor child upheld: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Upholding the rights of the putative father, V. Kameswar Rao, J., expressed that while determining and granting such rights,

Published on March 26, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Trespassed in house, committed rape, misappropriated money, threatened: Kerala HC denied pre-arrest bail in view of such allegations

Kerala High Court: Shircy V. J., dismissed a bail application wherein a man committed rape with a woman and misappropriated her money

Published on March 25, 2022April 8, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Dishonour of Cheque | If a cheque is not honoured by issuer and even after a legal notice he doesn’t pay, he is bound to face criminal trial: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., dismissed a matter revolving around the dishonour of cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments

Published on March 25, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Erosion of Choice, but dignity should remain intact: How are Courts saving young adults’ choice of marriage?

“Neither the State nor the law can dictate a choice of partners or limit the free ability of every person to decide

Published on March 25, 2022April 27, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

10 New Judges appointed to Telangana High Court

President appoints S/Shri (1) Kasoju Surendhar alias K. Surender, (2) Smt. Surepalli Nanda, (3) Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, (4) Smt. Juvvadi Sridevi alias

Published on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Centre notifies appointment of two new Judges to Patna High Court

President appoints S/Shri (i) Rajiv Roy, and (ii) Harish Kumar, to be Judges of the Patna High Court, in that order of

Published on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC | Appointment of Two New Additional Judges

President appoints (i) Shri Rahul Bharti, and (ii) Ms. Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, to be Additional Judges of the High Court of Jammu

Published on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Two New Judges appointed to Delhi High Court

President appoints (i) Smt. Poonam A. Bamba and (ii) Ms. Swarana Kanta Sharma, to be Judges of the Delhi High Court, in

Published on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Two Additional Judges appointed to Madras High Court

President appoints (i) Ms. Nidumolu Mala, and (ii) Shri S. Sounthar, to be Additional Judges of the Madras High Court, for a

Published on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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