Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The Court opined that since Enforcement Case Investigation Report (‘ECIR’) is not a condition precedent for starting an investigation or inquiry by the Enforcement Directorate and is only an internal record of the department, its quashing would serve no purpose whatsoever.

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The Tribunal opined that once the coal companies have charged sales tax/VAT at the appropriate rate on the sale of coal to appellant and in turn, appellant has charged sales tax/VAT to the consumers of coal, the transaction is one of sale/purchase and not of rendering service.

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Jharkhand High Court
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“The imposition of cost on the party which started litigation without any just cause or took false and frivolous defences is necessary to discourage the dishonest litigant.”

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Jharkhand High Court
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“An advocate has to fearlessly uphold the interest of his client by all fair and honourable means without regard to any unpleasant consequences to himself or any other, but he must exercise restraint in using intemperate language during arguments in the Court.”

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Chhattisgarh High Court
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“It is very easy for the married man to walk out of the live in relationship and in such case the court cannot shut their eyes to the vulnerable condition of the survivor of such distressful live in relationship and children born out of such relationship.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“Since all the candidates are expected to have passed Punjabi language in the matriculate examination, testing them on the said language in a selection process cannot be said to be changing the rule.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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Petitioner contended that such discrimination between petitioner and other assesses who were supplying any other goods/service to related persons, being arbitrary and without any rational nexus, is violative of Article 14 and Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.

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Jharkhand High Court
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The Court opined that radiological age of the victim has been assessed to be eighteen years and from the tenor of her cross-examination, it is apparent that she has wilfully left the house of her father and accompanied appellant to various places.

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Intelligently executing deed appreciating its interest is valid
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on Section 129 of the Transfer of Property Act,1882.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court opined that it is faced with a situation where it has to balance the interest of the State and the Country on the one hand, and the longing of an accused to see his parents, who are unable to travel to Delhi.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The Court warned petitioner’s counsel to exercise a tad more caution in future legal escapades as it would not want to inadvertently summon anymore ghostly clients or find us entangled in a legal mess of supernatural proportions.

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Delhi High Court
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“When consumers encounter different products with similar branding in the same retail context, the risk of assuming a common source or affiliation increases.”

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Andhra Pradesh High Court
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The Court opined that some of the photographs annexed with the petition reflects a very sorry state of affairs. It reflects that number of dead animals in the cattle marketing area are being handled by cranes and other heavy machinery.

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Delhi High Court
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Petitioner has shown remorse for his conduct and undertakes not to repeat the same in future. Respondent 2 also states that he has settled the disputes with the petitioner out of his own free will, volition and without any coercion.

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Delhi High Court
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“The essence of gender-neutrality must permeate through every line of a judgment, and a judge must cultivate thoughts that are inherently gender-neutral.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“If a person committing suicide is hypersensitive and the allegations attributed to the accused are otherwise not ordinarily expected to induce a similarly situated person to take the extreme step to commit suicide, it will be unsafe to hold the accused guilty of abetment of suicide.”

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Delhi High Court
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“It is trite that the international treaty obligations are required to be followed strictly and any deviation therefrom would have adverse effects including downgrading of the business interests of country in the international community.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The Court opined that the authorities are fully authorized and are under a legal duty to execute the orders of High Court without any specific permission form or intervention of the Election Commission of India.

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Chhattisgarh High Court
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The Court opined that it is highly disturbing and a matter of great concern that the people are being misled, allured and deceived by the persons using digital technology and electronic devices which come under the category of cybercrime.

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“It is very simple in the accounting standards that unless invoice is raised consideration is not collected. Therefore, it is very clear from the record that the appellant was not receiving any consideration from card companies.”

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