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Introduction: The case of Ashok Kumar Kundu v. The State of West Bengal & Ors. (CRA 25 of 2019) came before the Calcutta High Court at its Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench in an appeal challenging the acquittal of two accused persons in a case registered under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. The appeal was […]
Introduction: The case of Akshay Pitamber Sarvakar & Anr. v. Central Adoption Resource Authority & Ors. came before the Gujarat High Court in a petition highlighting the complexities that arise in inter-country adoption processes, particularly when domestic adoptions under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 intersect with international legal requirements. The petitioners, an Indian […]
Introduction: The case of Dr Kshamasheel Mishra v. State of Madhya Pradesh [W.P. No. 5927/2024] came before the Madhya Pradesh High Court raising an important constitutional question regarding the scope and applicability of the writ of quo warranto in the context of appointments within academic institutions. The petitioner, Dr Kshamasheel Mishra, approached the High Court […]
Introduction: The case of CESC Limited v. 3 Cheers Entertainments Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. (CS No. 126 of 2004) came before the Calcutta High Court in a long-standing defamation suit that spanned over two decades, reflecting both the enduring impact of media narratives and the evolving approach of courts in balancing reputational harm with subsequent […]
Introduction: The case of Mangru Ratia v. The State of West Bengal came before the Calcutta High Court at its Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench in an appeal challenging the conviction and life sentence imposed by the trial court in 2019 for the murder of the appellant’s wife. The Division Bench comprising Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice […]
Introduction: The case of M N Ramesh & Anr. v. State of Karnataka came before the Karnataka High Court in a criminal petition challenging both the registration of an FIR and the subsequent closure of a private complaint by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Bengaluru Rural. The petitioners approached the High Court aggrieved by what they […]
Introduction: The case of Abhishek Maity v. The West Bengal State University & Ors. came before the Calcutta High Court in an intra court appeal challenging the decision of a learned Single Judge who had refused to grant relief to the appellant. The appellant Abhishek Maity, a student of B.Sc. Chemistry Honours from Basirhat College […]
Introduction: The present case came before the Allahabad High Court in a writ petition filed by two individuals seeking protection from threats allegedly posed by the woman’s family due to their live in relationship. The petitioners included an adult woman aged 18 years and a man who was already married. The matter was heard by […]
Introduction: The case of Rohidas Band Kumavat v. Union of India came before the Bombay High Court in a first appeal challenging the decision of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, which had denied compensation to the petitioner for injuries sustained after falling from a moving train. The petitioner, a passenger travelling on the Gauhati Express, […]
Introduction: The case of Vincent Philip D’Costa v. Stella Lawrence Freitas came before the Bombay High Court in a writ petition challenging an order passed by a Civil Judge permitting the production of additional documents at a belated stage in a civil suit. The dispute arose from a suit filed in 2009 concerning the validity […]
Introduction: The case of Shri Samir Ranjan v. The Agartala Municipal Corporation & Ors. came before the Tripura High Court in the form of a writ appeal challenging the dismissal of a writ petition by a learned Single Judge. The dispute arose out of long-standing inaction by municipal authorities in addressing an alleged unauthorized construction […]
Introduction: The case of Puthuparambil Raju v. Kachiriyil Joseph came before the Kerala High Court in the form of an original petition arising from a suit for specific performance of an agreement relating to immovable property. The dispute revolved around the execution of a decree passed on 21 November 2011, whereby the defendant was directed […]
Introduction: The present case arose out of a criminal revision petition filed by Jawahir Lal Jaiswal before the Allahabad High Court challenging the legality of a maintenance order passed by the Family Court in Sonbhadra under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Family Court had directed the revisionist to pay maintenance to […]
Introduction: The case of Sunil Dutt Pathak v. State of Uttarakhand presents a significant judicial examination of the legal threshold required to establish the offence of abetment of suicide under Sections 306 and 107 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant-husband challenged his conviction by the Sessions Court, Udham Singh Nagar, which had sentenced him […]
Introduction: The present writ appeal came before the Karnataka High Court at its Kalaburagi Bench in a matter filed by the State of Karnataka and its Department of Collegiate Education against Nandakishore Bagare, a typist employed at S.S. Margoal College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shahabad. The appeal challenged an earlier order dated November 12, […]
Introduction: The matter came before the Gujarat High Court in a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Diya Ads Pvt. Ltd. and another, along with similarly placed petitioners, challenging the legality and validity of an order dated 21 January 2025 passed by the Joint Secretary, Urban Development […]
“While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.” – Andrew Carneige The tussle between Epic games and Google started way back in the U.S., wherein the biggest gaming giant on August 2020, approached the […]
The Supreme Court today issued a notice on the petition filed by the top woman wrestlers of India seeking registration of FIR against a BJP MP as well as the wrestling federation of India’s president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment. Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the petitioners stated that the woman wrestlers […]
“The sovereignty of scriptures of all religion must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.”– Dr. B.R Ambedkar In the case of Farhan Tasaddukhussain Barodawala v. Onali Ezazuddin Dholkawal, Allahabad High Court imposed cost of rupees 25,000 on petitioners who were objecting on the fact that how a […]
Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj The case of KUSH KALRA v. UOI & ANR has brought forward the interesting notion of barring the entry of married men and women in Judge Advocate General (JAG) claiming it in the benefit of public interest and national security. A PIL is filed against the policy by Kush Kalra seeking the […]
“We direct all High Courts to establish online RTI portals within 3 months from today. High Courts can formulate adequate provisions to facilitate the supply of adequate information. Information is to be passed onto the secretary generals of High Courts for administrative directions from the Chief Justices (of High Courts). The same directions are to […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an industrial tribunal’s ruling that an accountant, Dulal Chatterjee, was a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, dismissing a writ petition filed by Swarnakshar Prakasani Pvt. Ltd. The case arose when Chatterjee was terminated from employment in July 2013, leading to a legal dispute over whether his […]
The Madras High Court in the case of G Sundararajan v The Secretary held that the exemption from payment of entertainment tax is just a concession by the government and cannot be claimed as a right. The court thus refused relief to the producer and distributor of the 2015 Tamil film, “I” which was claimed […]
The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), in the case of Myntra Designs Private Limited modified the decision of AAR, has observed, “input tax credit (ITC) is not available on the vouchers and subscription packages procured by Myntra from third-party vendors.” They relied on the judgement of the Karnataka High Court in the case […]
