CONTEMPT PETITION NO.2 OF 2015
9 Feb 2016The petitioner filed a contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of a direction in an order dated 21.10.2013, passed in Company Application (L) ...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Externment Orders for Lack of Material and Non-Compliance with Natural Justice. Orders under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 quashed as subjective satisfaction of authority was not based on credible material and procedural safeguards were violated.
21 Dec 2016The Bombay High Court at Nagpur Bench heard a batch of criminal writ petitions challenging externment orders passed under Section 56 of the Maharashtr...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Issues Comprehensive Directions for Release of Undertrial Prisoners in Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation — Systemic Overcrowding and Violation of Article 21 Rights Addressed. The Court held that the continued incarceration of undertrial prisoners beyond the maximum period of imprisonment for the offences they are charged with violates their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution, and issued directions to ensure their release and prevent overcrowding.
1 Jan 2026The Supreme Court of India, in a writ petition filed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under Article 32 of the Constitution, addressed ...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Adjudicates Habeas Corpus Petition by Father of Minor Child for Custody and Return to USA; Maintainability of Habeas Corpus and Compliance with Foreign Court Order Considered After Remand by Supreme Court
14 Sep 2023The case involves a habeas corpus petition filed by the father of a minor child, Aaryan, seeking production and custody from the mother. The father, a...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Considers Application Under Section 434 Companies Act Seeking Transfer of Winding-Up Petition to NCLT. Applicant Argues No Irreversible Steps Taken, Citing Supreme Court Precedent.
23 Jun 2026The matter arose from a Company Petition filed in 2010 seeking winding up of Broadcast Infratel India Private Limited on grounds of unpaid admitted de...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Refers Matter to Chief Justice on Advocates' Misconduct in Vexatious SLP Filing. Advocates Filed Second SLP with Incorrect Statements After Dismissal of First, Tendered Unconditional Apology, Leading to Divergent Judicial Opinions Under Supreme Court Rules, 2013.
17 Apr 2025The Supreme Court was confronted with a case involving misconduct by advocates in filing a vexatious special leave petition. The petitioner, convicted...
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High Court
Karnataka High Court Examines Writ Petition Challenging Conduct of Elections to Karnataka Medical Council. Preliminary Objections Based on Estoppel and Availability of Alternative Remedy Raised Under Karnataka Medical Registration Act, 1961.
7 Jun 2021The petitioner, a registered member of the Karnataka Medical Council, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Editor-in-Chief in Abetment to Suicide Case — High Court Erred in Declining Bail Without Prima Facie Evaluation of FIR. Non-Payment of Dues Alone Does Not Constitute Abetment to Suicide Under Section 306 IPC.
27 Nov 2020The appellant, Arnab Manoranjan Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, was arrested on 4 November 2020 in connection with FIR No. 59 of 2018 registe...
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High Court
Karnataka High Court Examines Challenge to Rejection of Mercy Petition in Death Penalty Case Arising from Conviction Under Struck-Down Section 303 IPC. The petitioner raised multiple supervening circumstances including inordinate delay, solitary confinement, and non-application of mind by the authorities.
17 Aug 2023The writ petitioner, a 70-year-old death row convict, challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by the President of India dated 04.01.2013, seeki...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Directors in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Specific Averments of Vicarious Liability. The court held that under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, directors cannot be held liable without specific allegations that they were in charge of and responsible for the conduct of business of the company.
10 Jan 2019The petitioners, Rakesh P. Gupta and Shishir Prabhakar Dharkar, were directors of a private limited company accused in two separate complaints under S...
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