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Case BriefsSupreme Court

CPC Order XV Rule 5| Mere denial of landlord-tenant relationship doesn’t grant tenant a holiday from duty to pay rent/damages: SC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dinesh Maheshwari* and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., held that in cases disclosing deliberate defiance and elective non-performance

Published on August 9, 2022August 12, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court directs State to pay 3 lacs as compensation for illegal detention; Registrar to conduct an inquiry

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, J. allowed a petition which was filed seeking direction to the respondents to pay him

Published on August 9, 2022August 9, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Prosecution version helps man accused of murdering brother get benefit of provocation exception; SC holds that accused may rely on prosecution case for discharge of burden

Supreme Court: In an interesting case, where a man was convicted for murder of his younger brother, the bench of Sanjiv Khanna*

Published on August 3, 2022August 5, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment3119 views
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Whether unavailability of ‘self-induced intoxication’ as a defence in cases of assault, withstands the challenge of constitutionality? SC of Canada answers  

Supreme Court of Canada: The instant matter revolved around a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code which

Published on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | Irrespective of the personal rights of a person or a community, it can under no set of circumstances, override the rights or need of the defence of the country; Petition dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. dismissed a writ petition which involved the isuue pertaining to regulating the frontier borders of

Published on March 7, 2022March 11, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Grant of Leave to Defend: The best approach 

Supreme Court: The bench of Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari*, JJ has explained the law relating to grant of unconditional leave to

Published on January 20, 2022January 21, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Delinquent employee in disciplinary proceedings has statutory right to engage a Defence Assistant

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, JJ. allowed the petition filed under Art 226

Published on January 7, 2022January 14, 2022By Editor_4
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Legislation UpdatesStatutes/Bills/Ordinances

Central Government has power to prohibit strikes, lock-outs, and lay-offs in units engaged in essential defence services vide Essential Defence Services Act, 2021

The Central Government has notified the Essential Defence Services Act, 2021 on August 11, 2021. It shall be deemed to have come

Published on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC dismisses the petition seeking review of the Rafale Verdict [Full Report]

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph, JJ has dismissed the the petition

Published on November 14, 2019November 14, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Rafale Deal: Centre to file response to review petition by May 4

Supreme Court:  The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SK Kaul and KM Joseph, JJ has directed the Centre to file

Published on May 1, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment2270 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Defence of husband in a case under Domestic Violence Act struck off for non-payment of arrear of maintenance to wife

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J. allowed a petition filed by petitioner (wife) for striking off respondent’s (husband) defence in proceedings pending under

Published on February 20, 2019February 25, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rafale Deal | No substantial record to show that this is a case of commercial favouritism: SC

“Perception of individuals cannot be the basis of fishing and roving enquiry by the Court.” Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of CJ

Published on December 14, 2018December 28, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

In absence of any defence on record, judgment and decree passed cannot be sustained: Punjab and Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This appeal was preferred before a 2-Judge Bench of Rakesh Kumar and  Anupinder Singh, JJ., against the

Published on December 13, 2018December 28, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Sufficient opportunity for cross-examination must be granted to defence; trial court directed to re-summon witnesses: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. allowed a petition filed against the order of the trial

Published on September 29, 2018October 3, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Defence of ‘superior order’ not available where subordinates are well aware of factual matrix; 8 police personnel held guilty under Section 330 IPC: SC

“Police force needs to develop and recognize the concept of democratic policing.” Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana and Mohan

Published on September 5, 2018September 7, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Stating legal regime for rescission of default judgment not required: Eswatini High Court

Eswatini High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of T.M. Mlangeni, J., granted an application for rescission of default judgment. This matter

Published on August 30, 2018August 30, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Defendant allowed to file written statement despite the defence being struck off

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arun Palli, J. allowed the defendant to file the written statement

Published on July 2, 2018July 3, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Cantonment Board is not authorized to include the encroachers in the voters list

Supreme Court: Taking note of the very disturbing fact of encroachments on defence land, the Court said that the legislative policy and

Published on September 27, 2016December 6, 2016By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Arithmetical approach in allowing recall of witness can be dangerous

Supreme Court: In the matter where the accused persons has sought for recall of the witnesses under Section 311 read with Section

Published on August 27, 2016January 21, 2017By Sucheta
1 Comment6675 views

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