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[NI Act]Kar HC | If the complainant produces evidence regarding the transaction as well as dishonour of cheque, is it still necessary to examine the banker to prove the endorsement issued by him? HC decides

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., allowed the appeal and sets aside the impugned order. The case involves default under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | [Article 300-A] A person cannot be deprived of his property merely by executive fiat without any specific legal authority or without the support of law made by a competent legislature; Petition allowed

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., quashing the impugned letter, held, “The respondent 5 being an administrative/revenue Officer is supposed to know

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Chh HC | Sentence reduced for offence punishable under S. 498 A IPC due to the sentence already undergone and having no criminal antecedent; Appeal allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: Arvind Singh Chandel J., allowed the appeal and reduced the sentence to the period already undergone by the petitioner

OP. ED.SCC Journal Section Archives

The Dawn of Human Rights Jurisprudence — A Tribute to the Judicial Statesmanship and Activism of Chief Justice P.N. Bhagwati

by N.R. Madhava Menon

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Non-applicant cannot be convicted on the statement of co-accused recorded under S. 67 of the NDPS Act, 1985; Application dismissed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Dhar and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. while dismissing the present application seeking leave

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Cenvat Credit including Education Cess and SHE cess taken on R&D services entitled to be distributed; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) and P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed

Case Briefs High Courts

[NI Act] Kar HC | In a case where both the complainant and the accused remained continuously absent, Court ought to have “dismissed the complaint for non prosecution under S. 256 CrPC and not on merits”

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned judgment. The case involves default under Section

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Jhar HC | Whether Speaker has the power to take suo moto cognizance to treat a case under Schedule X of the Constitution; HC enumerates

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ. and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., allowing the present petition, discussed the

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Kar HC | Interpreting the term ‘enquiry’ under S. 43A of Karnataka Panchayatraj Act 1993, Court lays strict emphasis on procedural compliance before any State Action of removal; Petition allowed

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of G. Narendar and M.I. Arun JJ., allowing the present petition, discussed the meaning, scope and

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Gau HC | No blanket order of appointment can be passed in favour of any ‘Affected Candidate’ in terms of Rule 2(a) of the Assam Public Service (Preferential Appointment) Rules, 1999; HC clarifies

Gauhati High Court: Manojit Bhuyan J., simplifying the applicability of Rule 3 and Rule 4 of Assam Public Service (Preferential Appointment) Rules,

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Remembering Justice Hidayatullah

by Upendra Baxi

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Whether transfer/sale of Abadi land is complete without delivery of possession of the land along with superstructure in favour of the purchaser? HC decides

Chattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal J., dismissed the second appeal being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such

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Ker HC | [SARFAESI Act] Whether the State has better right in comparison to Banks and other Financial Institutions over secured assets for recovery of its dues; legal position reiterated

Kerala High Court: A.M. Badar J., allowing the present petition, quashes the attachment made by the State authorities to recover tax dues.

New releases News

E-launch of Akaant Mittal’s Book on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

On 12th December, 2020 Eastern Book Company held its first virtual book launch and panel discussion on the occasion of the release

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Conviction under attempt to rape held in 1990 was set aside in 2020 due to lack of clear evidence; Appeal allowed partly

Orissa High Court: S.K. Sahoo J. allowed the appeal in part setting aside conviction under Sections 376/511, 354 and 457 of Penal

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HP HC | [Service Law] If a candidate has been wrongly excluded from the process of appointment on account of arbitrary State Action, then he is entitled to notional seniority from the date, the similarly situated persons have been appointed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, JJ., while allowing the present petition in

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Amount already reversed before introduction of CGST Act 2017 entitled to be re-credited; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal filed against the impugned order wherein the