Anticipatory Bail: Person alleged with serious allegations cannot be granted
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Petitioner had prayed for anticipatory bail in FIR registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 471 and 120-B
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Authorities directed to take necessary preventive measures regarding waste generated from slaughterhouses: Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Surya Kant, CJ. and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. directed the respondents to ensure
Continue readingTeachers are the backbone of education: Deprivation of pension is against constitutional mandate
Meghalaya High Court: The Bench comprising of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ. and S.R. Sen, J. directed the government to adhere to the principles
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State of W.B. to pay Rs 5 crores penalty for non-compliance of directions given by NGT
National Green Tribunal (NGT): The Bench comprising of S.P. Wangdi (JM), K. Ramakrishnan (JM) and Dr Nagin Nanda (EM) imposed Rs 5
Continue readingRepeated attempts by wife to commit suicide amounts to extreme cruelty; divorce granted
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ. dismissed an appeal against the judgment of Family Court
Continue readingDaughter acts as ostensible agent of her mother : Kerala HC
Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that a
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Determining question of intention in case pending investigation while deciding application under Section 482 CrPC not justified: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of Bombay
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Justice Kurian Joseph calls for review of need for death penalty; Deepak Gupta and Hemant Gupta, JJ. disagree: SC
“Society’s perspective is generally formed by the emotionally charged narratives, which need not necessarily be legally correct, properly informed or procedurally proper.”
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ILNU wins NLIU-INADR International Law School Mediation tournament, 2018
Reported by Aastha Srivastava
Continue readingMaintenance application followed by a complaint for cruelty indicates weak evidence: Chhattisgarh HC
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vimla Singh Kapoor, J. dismissed a revision petition on account of it lacking
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Homophobia a ‘Poor Law’ of the Victorian era; Cross-dressing an expression of identity reiterating fundamental right: CCJ
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ): A Five Judge Bench comprising of Saunders (President) and Wit, Barrow, Anderson, Rajnauth-Lee, JJ. allowed an appeal
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60 years of punishment a “Methuselah” sentence, contrary to the objective of sentencing i.e. rehabilitation
High Court of South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal Division: This appeal was filed before a 3-Judge Bench comprising of Henriques, Lopes, and D Pillay,
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Rehearing of issues not allowed in cases of review but Commission may interfere where there is an apparent error in the order
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Single Member Bench of Prem Narain (Presiding Member), partly allowed a review petition filed against
Continue readingOrdering re-poll during pendency of an enquiry before Deputy Commissioner, is not ultra vires of J&K Panchayati Raj Act
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order
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Compensation received in lieu of a claim for sexual harassment not taxable: ITAT
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai (ITAT): A Bench comprising Saktijit Dey (JM) and Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (AM), allowed actor Sushmita Sen’s appeal
Continue readingCourt not to go into merits of averments at the time of admission of application for amendment of witness statement: Del HC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J. allowed an application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC seeking amendment
Continue readingOrder punishing government employee quashed in light of disciplinary authority’s violation of principle of audi alteram partem
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J. quashed an office order issued against a delinquent employee
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Conviction under Section 302 IPC upheld on finding incident to be not at spur of moment
Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and M.R. Shah, JJ. dismissed an appeal arising out of
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Animus deserendi is opposite of intention to resume cohabitation, post-separation conduct also to be counted: Bom HC
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A.A. Sayed and S.C. Gupte, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the
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Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shree Chandrashekhar, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of the
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