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Bom HC | Statutory License under S. 31-D of Copyright Act not available to internet broadcasters, Wynk Music injuncted from broadcasting Tips’ repertoire

Bombay High Court: In a very important case relating to rights of an owner of the copyright in sound recordings, S.J. Kathawalla, J. issued

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | High Court well within its jurisdiction if FIR quashed on the ground of compromise between the parties

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Bench of Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., quashed the FIR on the basis of the compromise entered

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Jurisdiction of First Appellate Court is wide and akin to that of trial court – can appreciate findings of fact and law and appreciate entire evidence

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. allowed an appeal challenging the judgment of first appellate court whereby

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | JJ Board not bound by expert opinion in preliminary assessment, may disagree with the report and not treat CCL as adult

Delhi High Court: Chander Shekhar, J. refused to interfere with the order of the Juvenile Justice Board whereby it had directed that the two

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Election Tribunal exceeds its jurisdiction by travelling beyond the scope of the litigation involved ignoring the pleadings of the parties

Orissa High Court: The Bench of Biswanath Rath, J. entertained the writ petition challenging the order passed by the learned trial Court,

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | A contract employee is debarred from approaching High Court under constitutional jurisdiction

Pakistan Supreme Court: The Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab and Ijaz UL Ahsan, JJ., dismissed the petition filed against a Judgment

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Woman driven out of matrimonial home can file case under Section 498-A from the place she has taken shelter at [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and SK Kaul, JJ delivered a very important judgment

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Applicability of S. 115 CPC can’t be exercised in a routine manner in absence of any perversity

Gujarat High Court: A Bench of A.J. Shastri, J. dismissed a petition being devoid of merit as the case did not fall

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Writ Court not a proper forum for ventilation of grievance pertaining to regularisation of service

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of V. Chitambaresh and A.M. Babu, JJ. dismissed an appeal challenging the learned Single Judge’s order

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

PMLA | Adjudicating Authority does not have jurisdiction to direct filing of fresh application on the basis of same material

Appellate Tribunal for Prevention of Money Laundering Act: The Bench of Manmohan Singh, J. and G.C. Mishra (Member) allowed an appeal filed

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Question as to property being a Wakf property or not is to be decided by Wakf Tribunal irrespective of the religious status of parties

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court where it was held that the Wakf

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Despite order of Canadian Court, HC refuses to allow the return of 10-year-old boy to Canada considering it would not be in his interest

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq and Goverdhan Bardhar, JJ. dismissed a habeas corpus Petition filed by the petitioner-husband

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Court cannot exercise jurisdiction in a matter where departmental proceedings are pending against employee and no final order has been given therein

Patna High Court: The Bench of Madhuresh Prasad, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by an employee against whom disciplinary proceedings

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Tehsildar has no jurisdiction to issue direction to SHO in matter of civil nature

Allahabad High Court: The writ petition was filed before a Division Bench of Abhinava Upadhya and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ. where

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Court refuses to exercise jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC where notice under S. 251 already framed

Delhi High Court: The Bench of Sunil Gaur, J. refused to invoke the inherent extraordinary jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 482

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Court exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of Constitution must keep away from academic matters

Kerala High Court: The Bench of P.V. Asha, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by an Assistant Professor holding that Court

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Order in excess of powers under Section 39(1)(a) of M.P. Panchayat Raj Avam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam is illegal

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This case was filed before a Bench of Rohit Arya, J., where petitioner who was a sarpanch was

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC| Court has no jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India if alternate remedies available

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Petitioner had filed this petition before a Bench of Subodh Abhyankar, J., under Article 226 of the Constitution

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | When order is violative of principles of natural justice, plea of alternative remedy would not bar exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226

Patna High Court: The Bench of Madhuresh Prasad, J., allowed the writ petition which was filed against the act of arbitrary stoppage

Case Briefs High Courts

Court declines to interfere in absence of material to show mala-fide exercise of power

Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench comprising of Pankaj Bhatia, J., against the order of suspension