Bhumika Indulia, Author at SCC Times

USD 500 mn verdict against Facebook in Virtual Reality lawsuit modified to half

US District Court for Northern District of Texas: A federal court presided by Ed Kinkeade, J. halved the amount of USD 500

Case Briefs High Courts

Non-detection of semen in vaginal swab does not, by itself, dislodge the theory of rape

Uttaranchal High Court: While delivering the judgment in a case of alleged rape of a one year and three months old baby

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK Court of Appeal disallows ‘assisted suicide’ to a terminally ill patient

UK Court of Appeal (Civil Division): A Three-Judge Bench comprising of Sir Terence Etherton, Sir Brian Leveson and Lady Justice King, JJ.

Case Briefs High Courts

Marine vessel ordered to be arrested in light of maritime claim under Section 4 of Admiralty Act, 2017

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, decided an admiralty suit wherein it directed the arrest of

Case Briefs High Courts

Refusal of promotion by an employee does not deprive him of the benefit of pay upgradation

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Dwivedi, J., allowed a petition filed by an employee against the

Case Briefs High Courts

Show cause notice cannot be challenged in writ proceedings unless issued without jurisdiction

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manoj K. Tiwari, J., dismissed a writ petition as premature holding that there

Case Briefs High Courts

General omnibus allegations are not enough to make a person liable under Section 498A IPC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajendra Menon, J., allowed an application filed under Section 482 CrPC seeking to

Case Briefs High Courts

Uncorroborated ‘dying declaration’ may become basis of conviction if it inspires confidence

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench comprising of H.C. Mishra and B.B. Mangalmurti, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Writ petition not maintainable if there is a remedy for redressal by a competent statutory Authority

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Biswanath Somadder and Arindam Mukherjee, JJ., dismissed an appeal in light of the availability

Case Briefs High Courts

Uttaranchal HC directs petrol pump owners to permit ‘free use’ of toilets

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ., while deciding a writ petition-public interest litigation,

Case Briefs High Courts

Convict, a ‘seasoned criminal’, allowed to be taken out in custody to solemnize marriage

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., dismissed a petition for grant of parole,

Case Briefs High Courts

No provision for exempting time lost due to ‘carelessness of counsel’ while computing limitation: Sikkim HC

Sikkim High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.,decided an application for condonation of delay filed under Order

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK Supreme Court rules ban on heterosexual civil partnerships as discriminatory

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: Lord Kerr, J. delivered the judgment for the Court including himself and Lady Hale, Lord Wilson, Lord

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Call for Report’ is not mandatory under Section 4 of the Probation of Offender’s Act,1958: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Prakash D. Naik, J., addressed a Criminal Revision Application challenging the order passed

Case Briefs High Courts

Period of delay is not the criteria while considering application under Section 5 of Limitation Act

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., refused to condone a delay of 65

Appointments & Transfers News

Three new appointments to the UK’s top appeal court

Lady Justice Arden DBE and Lord Justice Kitchin will join the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom as Justices on 1 October

Case Briefs High Courts

Conviction modified from Section 302 to 304 (II) IPC holding that the assault was committed in a fit of rage

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Suman Shyam and A.M. Buzor Baruah, JJ., altered the conviction and sentence of the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Assignment of work, by itself, is not a ground to make superior officer liable under Section 306 IPC

Supreme Court: Uday U. Lalit, J. speaking for himself and Arun Mishra, J., delivered the judgment of the vacation bench holding that

Case Briefs High Courts

Retrial of order of ‘death sentence’ directed by the High Court to the trial court

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rakesh Kumar & Arvind Srivastava JJ., while setting aside the order of death sentence,