speaking order Archives

[Drug Menace] Delhi High Court directs State and NCB to take appropriate measures within 12 weeks regarding mechanism for registration and investigation of complaints under NDPS Act

The present petition is filed by a doctor, an ophthalmologist due to the unavailability of any procedural provision or mechanism for the registration / receipt of a complaint regarding cognizable offences declared under the NDPS Act with the Narcotics Control Bureau

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Armed Forces Tribunal | Once policy and rules were followed in matters of appointments in the Armed Forces, sympathy cannot be a substitute to grant benefit to a person

AFT held that there was no violation of principles of natural justice while discharging the applicant from service. Further, there is no place for generosity or misplaced sympathy on the part of the judicial forums particularly in the matter of recruitment and employment in a sensitive establishment like the Armed Forces.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Consumer Protection| Open to NCDRC to direct deposit of entire or more than 50 % of the amount ordered by SCDRC while staying SCDRC ‘s order: SC

Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of Section 51 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Unless extended for “good reason”, stay by ‘any court’ automatically expires within a period of six months; SC reminds

Supreme Court: Clarifying the legal position on expiry of stay, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph, JJ

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | What is a ‘Speaking Order’ and ‘Doctrine of Proportionality’? HC observes; Court not to act as appellate authority against decision of disciplinary proceedings

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Decision on claim of parity of grade in service to be made by passing speaking order

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This writ petition was filed before a Bench of Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J., where petitioner had claimed

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Authority to pass speaking order on representation against levy of stamp duty

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Surya Kant, CJ and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. disposed a writ petition which was

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Civil/criminal pending cases cannot be stayed for more than 6 months; Extension can be granted only by speaking order: SC

Supreme Court: In order to ensure that the civil or criminal proceedings do not remain pending for unduly period at the trial