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State can’t use mere possibility of more money in the public coffers to forgo contractual obligations: Supreme Court

“Equity demands that when the State failed to produce an iota of evidence of either financial loss or any other public interest that has been affected, it should be compelled to fulfill its promises.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Did Sourav Ganguly play with the ‘System’? Cal HC pens down its decision in illegal allotment of plot to cricketer against State’s land allotment policy

Calcutta High Court: Opining that “process of applying the pick and choose a policy and making allotments at the whims and fancies

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | Centre’s denial on information relating to committee set up to ensure adequate availability of medical oxygen during COVID-19, is justified? Succinct Report

Central Information Commission (CIC): Vanaja N. Sarna (Information Commissioner), observed that, For a CPIO to be able to ascertain the impediment to

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Prioritising public interest in patent law of India

by Dr Uday Shankar*

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Competition Commission of South Africa interdicts transaction to acquire Burger King | Read how merger would have impacted ‘Historically Disadvantaged Persons’?

Competition Commission of South Africa in a statement prohibited the transaction proposed by ECP Africa intended to acquire Burger King (South Africa)

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Predatory activities of man resulting in nature losing her patience. Can hills and hillocks be given for exploitation even without any public interest? Succinct Report on Mining lease to carry Quarry Operations

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., remarked that, “I am conscious that every judicial verdict must be anchored only in law and

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Investor interest v. Public interest: Striking a balance

by Tariq Khan*

Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 21

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Courts should not interfere with transfer orders made in public interest; Petition dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., dismissed a writ petition which was filed in the matter of transfer of public servants.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | Would disclosure of names of donors and donees of ‘Electoral Bonds’ from books of accounts amount to contravention of RTI Act provisions? Commission answers

Central Information Commission (CIC): Suresh Chandra (Information Commissioner) observed that disclosure of the names of the donors and donees of electoral bonds

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | Whether opening of Rowdy Sheet and keeping close surveillance on habitual offender would amount to infringement of his right to privacy? Court unfolds

Telangana High Court: P. Naveen Rao, J., while addressing the instant matter observed that, “When a citizen comes to the High Court alleging

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | [Service Law] State cannot make arbitrary orders of transfer under the garb of public interest; Petition allowed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., while allowing the present petition, held the impugned transfer order to be arbitrary and

Case Briefs High Courts

Nature of NITI Aayog’s directions & Scope of engagement of Civil Society Organizations in times of crisis: Patna HC discusses

Patna High Court: A Division bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J., addressed two crucial issues revolving around the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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All HC | “Petition entered public domain through a leading legal news website even before it was filed in the Court; Cheap publicity sought

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Rajeev Singh, JJ., found itself dealing with an unusual set of facts

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Del HC | Does disclosure of information with no larger public interest amounts to invasion of privacy under S. 8(1)(j) of RTI Act? HC elucidates

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ., held that the attendance record is a part of service

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Seeking information whether similar action has been taken against all employees for same lapse/action, involves public interest

Central Information Commission (CIC): While hearing an appeal filed by a person seeking information regarding deduction of five days casual leaves from