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Del HC | Is the liability of Principal Borrower and Guarantor co-extensive? Court reiterates SC’s position on continuation of SARFAESI proceedings against Guarantor by banks

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ., considered the following question: Whether a bank/financial institution can institute

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[MV Accident Claims] All HC | What is liability of insurer in accident case of contributory as well as composite negligence; on whom lies burden of proof? Court extrapolates

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., directed the insurance company to indemnify the claimants of the deceased who died in an

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Ker HC | Any condition that requires petitioner to make a pre-deposit of any amount for invoking the arbitration would fall foul of the law declared by SC; Petition allowed

Kerala High Court: A.K. Jayasankaran J., allowed the present petition, clarifying the scope and ambit of powers to be exercised by Courts

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Bom HC | Can “cooling-off period” under S. 13-B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act be waived? Legal position discussed in a case of pregnant woman

Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., allowed an application seeking waiver of the cooling-off period on an urgent basis in light of

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Kar HC | Whether delay and latches be put against a person who approaches the Writ Court under Article 226 of the Constitution? HC determines

Karnataka High Court: S. G. Pandit J., rejected the petition on the ground of delay and latches. The facts of the case

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Kar HC | Franklin Templeton and the provisionary application of SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations; Petition allowed with necessary directions

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka CJ. and Ashok S.Kinagi J., while allowing the present writ petition held,

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[Practice & Procedure] Del HC | Presence of informant or person authorised obligatory while hearing application for bail to person accused under POCSO Act: Court extends Practice Direction to POCSO offences

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of G.S. Sistani and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, JJ., directed that the provisions of the Practice Direction

Case Briefs Supreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – October 2020

TOP STORIES Domestic Violence| Wife can claim right to residence in shared household belonging to not just husband but also to his

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC issues notice in plea seeking regulation of social media profile verification; minors’ access and circulation of obscene material. Read what the PIL states

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has issued notice in a PIL

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P&H HC| Newly married lawyer keeps ‘Doli’ ceremony on hold to appear for his client. His commitment doesn’t go unnoticed

Punjab & Haryana High Court: In an interesting order, Arun Monga, J acknowledged a lawyer’s commitment towards discharging his duty to his

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[MV Act] Kar HC│ Will absence of any ‘specific endorsement’ in driving license absolve the insurance company of its liability to pay compensation? Award revised

Karnataka High Court: Ashok G. Nijagannavar, J., upheld the compensation order but revised the rate of interest to meet the ends of

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P&H HC | A case involving illegal detention of workers treated as a complaint under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976; High Court allows petition

Punjab & Haryana High Court: While deciding a petition invoking the writ of Habeas Corpus, Karamjit Singh, J., allowed the same by

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Raj HC | Official status only provides an opportunity for commission of the offence; Court dismisses petition in the matter of Sections 409, 420, 467, 468 and 471 Penal Code, 1860

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J., dismissed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the judgment and order passed by the Addl.

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All HC | On account of a human and inadvertent error on part of the students, they are not to be deprived of appearing in their examinations; HC grants relief to students who had failed to download their admission letters

Allahabad High Court: Sangeeta Chandra, J., while allowing the instant petition, granted relief to the petitioners whose names had not reflected in

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC stresses on importance of mirror orders in interjurisdictional child custody matters. Read what a mirror order is

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Hemant Gupta, JJ, explaining the concept of a mirror order, has said,

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As an 11-year-old’s custody gets transferred to his business tycoon father by a 2:1 verdict, Justice Gupta, dissenting, says pampering is not parenting

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Hemant Gupta, JJ has, in a 2:1 verdict, has transferred the custody

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HP HC | Remedy under S. 125 CrPC and S. 12 of DV Act, 2005 are distinct and different; Law does not prohibit wife to proceed under both of the said statutory provisions simultaneously or otherwise; Petition dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel J., while rejecting the present criminal revision sought against the compensation and maintenance allowed by

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HP HC | Whether a daughter upon marriage ceases to be a part of the family for the purpose of seeking compassionate appointment against her deceased father; HC elucidates

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sureshwar Thakur and Chander Bhusan Barowalia JJ., while allowing the present petition said, “Marriage

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Demand of interest to be calculated from the date of determination of due amount till actual date of payment of duty; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member), allowed an appeal which was filed aggrieved by the judgment

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J&K HC | Order of detention cannot be a mere reproduction of the dossier, without any judicial application of mind; Petition allowed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Dhar J., while allowing the present petition held, “The service of the grounds of detention on