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Raj HC | Conviction on the basis of dying declaration upheld where it inspired confidence

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sabina and Goverdhan Bardhar, JJ., while dismissing the appeal upheld the judgment passed by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Gau HC | Deductions to be made from the salary of ADG (Customs) if delay caused to the process of Court

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Ajai Lamba, C.J. and Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, J., ordered the Customs department to speed

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Bail to sexual harassment accused on grounds of no prima facie offence and accused already suffered detention

Kerala High Court: Alexander Thomas, J., allowed a bail application subject to stringent conditions in child sexual harassment case on the ground

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Stay granted against Canara Bank taking possession of property till petitioner avails remedy under SARFAESI

Karnataka High Court: B. Veerappa, J. while disposing of this petition directed that the impugned order should not be given effect to.

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Court can exercise its power of judicial review if the quantum of penalty is disproportionate

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Narendra Singh Dhaddha and Mohammad Rafiq, JJ. dismissed the appeal filed by Rajasthan State Road

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL SC | Reasonable basis required in order to reverse the findings of the trial court; SC sets aside judgment of the HC

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Vijith K. Malalgoda PC J and L.T.B. Dehideniya and P. Padman Surasena,

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Court denies petition to shift liquor shop from near a temple, holds allotment of liquor vend reasonable for the defined period

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Narayana Swami, CJ and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J., disposed of an appeal in the

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Court upholds Bar’s decision to deny enrollment to a law graduate who failed to get cut off marks

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Declining to grant relief to a law graduate who had failed to obtain the cutoff marks in

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Money collected from investors through NCDs to be returned with interest in being found accountable under S. 5(g) of Companies Act

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): Coram of Justice Tarun Agarwala (Presiding Officer), Justice M.T. Joshi (Judicial Member), and Dr C.K.G. Nair (Member), dismissed

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Ownership of property to be decided on evidence where mode of acquisition is disputed

Rajasthan High Court: Sabina, J., dismissed the petition moved for dismissing the suit for partition qua the petitioner since no ground for

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Session Court’s order on juvenile being guilty of being a part of unlawful assembly quashed by High Court due to improper evidence and being protected under Juvenile Justice Act

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. allowed a petition seeking to quash an order of the Sessions court on the ground that

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Sanction under S. 196 of CrPC ought to have been obtained for an offence under S. 124 A of Penal Code, 1860

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J. while allowing the revision petition, discharged the petitioner and set aside all orders by Sessions

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Dishonour of a cheque issued as a mere guarantee does not attract punishment under S. 138 NI Act

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby the accused was acquitted

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Insurer directed to pay compensation awarded to claimants and thereafter recover it from owner of the vehicle

Karnataka High Court: H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. while allowing the appeal in part and condoning the delay ordered that the claimant was

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Continuation of criminal proceedings not useful where chances of conviction are bleak and settlement arrived at between the parties

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. allowed the instant application in terms of compromise and quashed the chargesheet as well as

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Dispute among office bearers of Mahila Mandal not illegality for cancelling its license

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. dismissed the petition by asking the appropriate authority to look into the dispute among the

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Gravity of offence cannot be a reasonable ground for denying bail to Juvenile delinquents, except under extraordinary situations

Rajasthan High Court: Manoj Kumar Garg, J. allowed bail to a juvenile who was accused of criminal offences on finding his situation

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Amicable settlement in case of a non-compoundable offence can be allowed in order to secure the ends of justice

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. allowed a writ petition to quash criminal proceedings after parties compromise over a non-compoundable offence.

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Maintenance under S. 125 of CrPC cannot be denied if the wife “commits adultery” but can only be denied if she is “living in adultery”

Sikkim High Court: Arup Kumar Goswami, CJ., dismissed the petition against the refusal to pay maintenance to the wife because she allegedly

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | Arrest without warrant on reasonable suspicion supplants the claim for compensation for unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution

South Africa High Court, Eastern Cape Local Division: M.S. Jolwana, J. held that even if the plaintiff is arrested and spends some