Bombay High Court
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The Court emphasised that the respondents did not object to the petitioner’s continuation of service for twenty-three years. Therefore, depriving the petitioner of pensionary benefits on the ground that a formal order of de-reservation was not passed, even though the ingredients were satisfied, would be unjust.

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High Court Weekly Roundup
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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Kerala High Court
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Credibility of Indians in UAE and of others who seek loans from banks can be prejudicially affected if such alleged frauds are permitted to be perpetrated by the citizens of this country, and when criminal proceedings are initiated, they are quashed without even being investigated”

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Delhi High Court
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The Food Corporation of India issued the undated communication after various defects were noticed in the Demolition and Reconstruction of 20 Residential Flats in Sector 27, Noida.

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Muthoot Finance had been allotting more than one UCIC to its individual customers in contradiction to the 2016 KYC Directions issued by the RBI.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court finds that the respondent is possessed with necessary educational qualifications and thus fulfils the requisite condition of being appointed as a ‘Teacher’.

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Bombay High Court
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The Court stated that State authorities cannot retain the excess amount which is not in accordance with law and the same would be violative of Article 265 of the Constitution.

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Delhi High Court
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Since the rival trade marks were visually and phonetically identical, it would cause confusion and deception amongst the general public, doctors, and chemists.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court perused the opinion of the Medical Board, which reflects that colour vision of the petitioner was normal and he was fit to be employed on the post in question.

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Delhi High Court
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Any third party claiming an interest in the domain name, without being bound by the INDRP, cannot allege that the award has been rendered in violation of principles of natural justice.

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Bombay High Court
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The Court stated that granting such relief would cause injustice to other applicants who were similarly situated as the petitioner and who could not submit their applications by the prescribed deadline.

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The Court referred to Jolly George Varghese v. Bank of Cochin, (1980) 2 SCC 360 quoting Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer that “to be poor, in this land of Daridranayan, is no crime, and to recover debts by the procedure of putting one in prison is too flagrantly violative of Article 21 unless there is proof of the minimal fairness of his wilful failure to pay in spite of his sufficient means”.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court finds reconsideration of respondent 1’s application for registration of the trade mark ‘CLARIWASH’ registered 14 years ago, on account of procedural error manifestly unfair.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court stated that since the only allegation against the entity was that it was found to be non-existent, it was at liberty to furnish documents and material to support its contention that it continues to be a valid tax entity.

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Bombay High Court
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The Court opined that the applicant has a bright future and is apprehensive of the stigma of conviction that may ruin his future, therefore, it was expedient to release him on probation under the Section 4 benefit

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Bombay High Court
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The Court reiterated the findings of the Supreme Court in State of Maharashtra v. Milind, (2001) 1 SCC 4, that the benefits drawn by a candidate not belonging to a scheduled tribe, must be considered to having been drawn on the basis of a false caste certificate; such benefits are required to be withdrawn.

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Allahabad High Court
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“The impugned order is a stereotype order which is passed in almost every case by the State Government without application of mind.”

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Kerala High Court
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“The Parliament, after considering a spate of reports highlighting the flourishing human organ trade in India and the consequential exploitation of the economically vulnerable segments of the society through organ removal, and illegal transplants, for prohibiting the unethical practice, enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The Court noted that apart from one WhatsApp message, which was not incriminating, nothing else was found from the raid at the petitioner house. Still the petitioner has been behind bars for a substantial period of more than 2½ years.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court stated that ‘Electro Homeopathy’ is not a recognized form of medicine, and its analysis does not fall within the jurisdictional purview of Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory.

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