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KEY TAKEAWAYS The Bombay High Court recently granted pre-arrest bail to hospital staff who were charged under the SC/ST Act for allegedly insulting the complainant and other persons (members of the Scheduled Caste community) by detaining their relative's dead body. Noting th..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court stated that a civil court lacks jurisdiction to hear a case based on the Industrial Disputes Act's provisions. The above observation was made by a bench of Justices R Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy. h2 style="text-align: just..

Civil Court Lacks Jurisdiction To Entertain Suit Based On Industrial Disputes Act The Court said that though civil courts may have limited jurisdiction in service matters, such jurisdiction may not be available to adjudicate on orders passed by disciplinary authority under Industrial Disputes Act. The case was of Milkhi Ram v..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Centre and the Indian Army until October 22 to resolve the issue of granting Permanent Commission to women Short Service Commission officers who have no disciplinary or vigilance clearance issues. The bench of Justices D. Y. Cha..

Case title and citation Safiq Ahmad v ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.| Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 1110/2017 Key Takeaways The Bar Council should act against the advocates who are aiding in filing fake insurance cla..

Case name GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH DY COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT v. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES & ANR. Key Takeaways Submissions have been made to declare that the Commission does not have the power to ac..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Special NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Court in Mumbai has reserved its decision on the bail applications filed by Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha, who were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau on October 3 in connection with the cruise ship drug case. ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court ruled that the date of receipt of the assessment order has no bearing on the calculation of the limitation period for the Revision by the Principal Commissioner under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act. The above observation was made by a two judge..

Karnataka HC Passes Interim Order To Exempt SJMC Doctors From Compulsory Rural Service The case was of Dr Gali Samrat and State Of Karnataka. The decision was given by Justice R Devdas. The Karnataka High Court has stated that the state government notification directing compulsory one-year rural service shall not be operative..

Key Takeaways Courts need to address the issue of shortage of judges. Improvement should be made to the judge to population ratio Uninterrupted legal work should be ensured to deliver justice. h2 style="text-align: justify;..

Case Name: Bessie Paul v. Station House Officer Key Takeaways The Victim Protection Scheme in the State of Kerala exists only on paper. Kerala High Court observes that proper implementation of the Scheme is required. h2 st..

Ram Milan v. State of U.P. and 2 Others Key Takeaways A general trend to have a firearm license by an Advocate without any good reason is not appreciable and it is not in the interest of the noble profession It would be a very dangerous p..

Case name and citation K. Anusha Vs Regional Manager, Shriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. LL 2021 SC 571 Key takeaways Contributory negligence is not applied if one person doesn’t take an extraordinary precaution to avoid a col..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Karnataka High Court ruled that the principles applicable to judicial review of a bank's response to its customers will differ from those applicable to judicial review of statutory functionaries' actions. The above observation was made by a single judge..

KEY TAKEAWAYS According to the Supreme Court, the principle of res judicata will apply to execution proceedings as well. The Court also stated that a judgement debtor cannot object to installment execution. This observation was made by a Bench comprised of Justices Hemant Gupta ..