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SC allows reduction in sentence under S. 498-A IPC if husband pays Rs 3 lakh compensation to wife, children

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. agreed to reduce the sentence of the appellant−husband convicted

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Ker | What sort of reasoning is this? HC slams Authorization Committee for rejecting Kidney donation application because the donor has criminal antecedents

Kerala High Court: P.V.Kunhikrishnan, J., criticized the decision of the District Level Authorization Committee for transplantation of Human Organs, wherein application of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Maintenance amount being paid to son scaled-down, but period of maintenance increased: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and MR Shah, JJ., modifies the maintenance amount being to a son.

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Jhar HC | Can a criminal case be decided ex-parte? What is the resort in cases of non-appearance of counsel of the accused? HC answers

Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J., set aside the order of conviction under Section 304A of IPC passed without hearing the

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Representation by Advocates before Labour Courts: Del HC reiterates there is no absolute bar

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., while reiterating that there is no absolute bar on legal practitioners representing Management before Labour Courts,

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There are many known heroes and unsung heroes. Whether printing the photo of National Leader Netaji Subash Chandra Bose on Indian Currency is possible or not? Detailed Report

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and M. Duraiswamy, JJ., while addressing the matter with the concern of printing

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Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates detrimental to members of SC/ST: Supreme Court states when reopening inquiry into caste certificate is permissible

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose, JJ. reversed a judgment of the Madras High Court delivered

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CAT | Can family pension be equated with a compassionate appointment? Can employer deny grant of one benefit because the other one was refused by beneficiary? Tribunal answers

Central Administrative Tribunal: Mohd. Jamshed, Member (A), held that compassionate appointment cannot be equated with family pension. Slamming the respondents for their

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[Mental Health] Ker HC | “Good Samaritans are absent”; HC issues detailed directions for handling cases of mentally ill prisoners where family/friends shows reluctance to take their custody

Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun, J., addressed the instant suo motu case pertaining to the plight of mentally ill remand prisoners who

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CESTAT | Can service tax be levied on the composite works contracts services? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) and Sanjiv Srivastava (Technical Member) allowed an

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Texas Legislation imposing a “near complete ban on abortions” gets a green signal as SCOTUS declines to grant any relief on the matter

Supreme Court of The United States: In a significant decision which can have major repercussions on a woman’s choice to abort in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Born in a district of Bihar that’s now a part of Jharkhand? Here’s where you can claim reservation

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that such persons whose place of origin/domicile on or

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SEBI | Duping investment advisory, non-co-operation in inspection, blaming undocumented employees, request to de-freeze account with Rs 1,298 | Convoluted statements and demands- Affirms Interim Order

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Madhabi Puri Bach, Whole Time Member, while affirming ex-parte ad Interim Order on not finding any

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Judges speak through their judgments and orders: Supreme Court pens down it’s opinion on oral regimes

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and MR Shah, JJ., while addressing a matter expressed that, The administration

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Flag Code is not “law” under Art. 13 of Constitution, but mere compendium of executive instructions; flying of National Flag between sunset and sunrise not contemptuous

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.A. Dharmadhikari, J., allowed a petition which was filed invoking inherent powers of this Court under Section 482

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If Banks have to survive, borrowers must exist and not mere borrowers but productive borrowers: Del HC on whether borrowers have protection against arbitrary disposal of properties mortgaged to banks at low prices? [In-depth Report]

Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., expressed that, The Banks seek collaterals and security to prevent losses to themselves. It is, but

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SAT | ‘Reasonable opportunity to be heard’ to initiate inquiry is ‘unreasonable’: Show cause notice is abundant while ‘opportunity’ is redundant

Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai (SAT): The Coram of Justice Tarun Agarwala, (Presiding Officer) and Justice M.T. Joshi (Judicial Member), while dismissing the

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Will the rights of a prior user override those of subsequent user even though it had been accorded registration of its trademark? All-Inclusive Report on Trademark Infringement of ‘Rajdhani’

Delhi High Court: Jayant Nath, J., did a comprehensive analysis of the matter involving trademark infringement. Legacy of Rajdhani Plaintiff had originally

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Megh HC | State not to insist on production of Aadhaar Card as the only proof of identity for vaccination

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. heard a PIL which was filed with two

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Kar HC granted maternity leave to senior resident doctor employed on contract basis who was denied the same by Joint Director, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Kalaburagi

Karnataka High Court: Nataraj Rangaswamy, J., allowed the petition and granted maternity leave by setting aside the impugned order. The facts of