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FACTS A writ petition was filed by one Prafull Kumar before the Allahabad High Court against the Commissioner, Allahabad Division. The petition sought directions from the Court to direct the Commissioner to decide an appeal within a specific period as decided by the Court. ..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE In the present case, the accused was convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A fine of Rs 6,00,000 was imposed upon her. It was also said that by default, she had to undergo six..

BACKGROUND The State Government of Uttar Pradesh provided a gunner to the petitioner/lawyer for security on state expenses in 2020 as personal security for an interim period on the decision of the State Level Security Committee. While the order was still pending, the Commissione..

BACKGROUND In 2018, the principal bench of the NGT pursued an article named ‘Garbage Gangs of Deonar: The Kingpins and Their Multi-Crore Trade' and treated it as an application under Section 14 of the NGT Act and took cognizance of the issue. It directed the Central Po..

BACKGROUND The Finance Ministry introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha to nullify the effect of amendments brought by the Finance Act, 2012. The 2012 amendment was passed overturning the judgement of Vodafone International B.V V. Union of India &..

Factual Background The name of the case is Suman Bai V. Gangabai Tryambakrao Katre. The High Court, in an inheritance dispute, observed that since the children were born out of second marriage, they should not inherit share in their grandmother’s property. li style..

Supreme Court Imposes 1L Cost On Police Constable Accused Of Killing Wife For Dragging Trial Over 14 Years The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of One Lakh rupees on a police constable who was accused of murdering his wife and for misuse of the judicial system by extending and elongating the trial by 14 years. The case was he..

Case Background The ISRO Espionage Case involves the arrest of several prominent persons and ISRO Scientists, including Nambi Narayanan, who was then the director of ISRO’s cryogenic project, in 1994. The allegations were that they were secretly giving the drawings of ISRO..

Factual Background The husband had a business and due to his wayward lifestyle, there was substantial loss and the wife’s father had given around Rs. 77 lakhs. The husband had filed for restitution of conjugal rights and thus, the case has reached the High Court following ..

Factual Background The name of the case was Naivedya Associates V. Kriti Nutrients Ltd. A suit for infringement of trademark and copyright was filed before the District Karkardooma Court, New Delhi. The defendant filed a transfer petition ..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The title of the case is Lovely Akter v. Union of India. The woman came to India with a valid passport and visa, but due to the COVID-19 restrictions, she could not go back. She worked at a Mumbai based dance bar./l..

PREVIOUS JUDGEMENTS While the case was being heard in the Trial Court, it rejected the defendant's objection regarding the lack of jurisdiction of the Trial Court, and dismissed the suit. The High Court, in the other hand, reversed the judgement of the Trial Court and allowe..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Arbitration proceedings were initiated by Amazon. It had filed an application requesting emergency interim relief under the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Rules, asking for injunction relief. Mr. V.K. Raj..

SC: Mens Rea As Intent Not Required In Medical Negligence Cases The name of the case was Prabhat Kumar Singh V. State of Bihar. The decision was given by Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna. The Supreme Court has held that mens rea as intent is not required in a case of medical negligence. The complainant had fil..

Key Takeaways The CJI gave a speech at the Coffee Table Book launch by the SILF. He addressed the issues faced by the first-generation lawyers and urged the law firms to extend the opportunities to them in cities other than Tier-1 cities. ..