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NHRC notice to Chief Secretary and DGP, Haryana over reported suicide by a rape victim in police station

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo-moto cognizance of media reports that a woman committed suicide at Police Station Jathlana, Yamunanagar,

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Amendments denied after 5 years of institution of suit as serious prejudice would have been caused; Held that the plaintiff was sleeping over his rights

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. contemplated a petition filed under Article 227 of Constitution of India for quashing and

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Full Bench returns reference unanswered; says law re procedure to be followed by Magistrate while issuing show cause notice under S. 107 CrPC is well settled

Bombay High Court: A Full Court Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and Revati Mohite Were and Bharati H. Dangre, JJ. returned a reference

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Police Commissioner, Gurugram over reported torturing of a maid at DLF-I Police Station

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 30 year old maid was

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Appellate Court to interfere with discretionary power of trial court related to temporary injunctions, when the order is arbitrary or perverse

Uttaranchal High Court: A writ petition was entertained by Manoj K. Tiwari, J. where the petitioner was aggrieved by the order passed

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All HC | Court directs expeditious disposal of pending appeal filed by the petitioner, opines a preferable time-frame of 3 months

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Kumar Singh Baghel and Piyush Agrawal, JJ., while disposing of the writ petition directed

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Ori HC | Prolong possession of property, acquired by adverse possession, shall not amount to ownership

Orissa High Court: Dr A.K. Rath, J. dismissed an appeal seeking to reverse a judgment relating to suit for declaration. In the

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Del HC | Wife’s application seeking setting aside of ex-parte decree of Judicial Separation dismissed on treating refusal to receive summons as due service

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Asha Menon, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-wife against the order

Case Briefs Supreme Court

INX Media Case| No anticipatory bail to Chidambaram in ED probe [Full Report]

Supreme Court: In a major blow to Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, the Court has rejected his plea against the Delhi High

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | SEBI committed serious error in rejecting NDTV’s applications for condonation of delay

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Akil Kureshi and S.J. Kathawalla, JJ. addressed the petition filed by NDTV challenging orders passed

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | In regard to future loss of earnings where method of actuarial computation is adopted, a Judge has a large discretion to award damages

South Africa High Court, Free State Division, Bloemfontein: V.M. Morobane, AJ. adopted the method of actuarial computation while awarding compensation to the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Pre-existing dispute regarding salary payable renders S. 9 IBC application not maintainable

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi: The Bench comprising of S.J. Mukhopadhaya (Chairperson) and A.I.S Cheema, Member (Technical) and Kanthi

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Employees belonging to the same grade are entitled to receive remuneration at par

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vandana Kasrekar, J., allowed a writ petition and extended the benefit of 5th pay scale to the petitioner.

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Maintenance denied to wife when divorce granted on grounds of adultery, pendency of appeal to set aside such divorce decree cannot be a reason to uphold order of maintenance

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. allowed the application of the petitioner to set aside the order granting maintenance to his wife

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Conviction of the appellant modified from S. 302 to S. 304 Part-I of Penal Code as premeditation could not be proved

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Dr A.K. Mishra and S.K. Mishra, JJ. set aside the conviction of accused under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Oath taken and subscribed by Judges held exempted from disclosure under S. 8(1)(j) of RTI Act; copy of oath denied to applicant

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agrawal, J. reversed the order of the State Information Commission whereby it had directed the Public Information Officer

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Continuation of employment would not create a vested right to claim renewal of such contract of employment

Patna High Court: Madhuresh Prasad, J. disposed of the writ petition on the grounds that the extending of the petitioner’s engagement would

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | A writ petition after issuance of notice under S. 13(4) of SARFAESI is not to be entertained; petitioner to approach Debt Recovery Tribunal

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., dismissed the writ petition as a writ petition after issuance of notice under Section 13

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Delay in filing of restoration application condoned due to missing of file to be attached by appellants within stipulated time

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sangeet Lodha and P.K. Lohra, JJ. allowed an application for restoration and condoned the delay

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SAT | Representation for refund made by appellants rejected by SEBI as it did not indicate the manner and mode of repayment to investors

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): A Division Bench of Justice Tarun Agarwala, (Presiding Officer) and Dr C. K. G. Nair (Member), upheld the