Calcutta High Court
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The copies of the social media posts submitted before the Court revealed nasty and unacceptable comments regarding the rape and murder victim.

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Bombay High Court
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“The child cannot be left stateless”, said the Court while holding that the minor petitioner was entitled to be issued a passport on the basis of her Indian citizenship.

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Delhi High Court
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‘The dual-language approach will help in preventing future instances of non-compliance due to language barriers and ensure that the rights and opportunities are accessible to all citizens, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.’

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Delhi High Court
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As per Clause 26.2 of the Agreement, the Chairman/Managing Director of the Board of Directors of Contractors was supposed to do the conciliation and not the committee constituted by NHIDCL.

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Criminal Law Monthly Roundup August 2024
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Criminal law discussions that unfolded at the Supreme Court and various High Courts in the month of August

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Delhi High Court
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The present dispute between Express Newspapers and the Government has spanned over five decades and has witnessed critical historical events such as the Emergency and its aftermath.

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Delhi High Court
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‘The functions performed by the Election Commission of India under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 are essentially quasi-judicial in nature, and any order issued thereunder constitutes a quasi-judicial order.’

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Securities and Exchange Board of India
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The provision made vide 2024 Amendment Regulations would not apply to associations through a specified digital platform.

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Municipal Solid Waste Management
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Bridge Policy Think Tank (‘Bridge’) with support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (‘GIZ’) in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (‘MoHUA’), Government of India, organised the One-Day Consultation on Promoting Private Sector Participation and Capitalisation in Municipal Solid Waste (‘MSW’) Management in India on 30-08-2024

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Delhi High Court
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‘Reputation is an essential attribute of personality, and the violation of this right is actionable both as a tort as well as a crime.’

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EBC's counterfeit products
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The Court directed the Commissioners to conduct a search at the book houses and seize the infringing products bearing EBC’s registered trade marks or containing contents identical or deceptively similar to EBC’s books, books without hologram, packaging, labels, printing material and other material that reflect infringement of copyright and trade mark.

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Delhi High Court
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The petition was requested to be treated as a representation since the Government is in the process of receiving inputs on the new criminal laws from various stakeholders.

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Bombay High Court
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The apprehension of the Detaining Authority was that since the alleged sand smuggler had been allegedly terrifying the community and creating obstacles in public order, he would engage in similar activities in future as well. However, the Court stated that such is not the criteria for a person to be detained as a ‘sand smuggler.’

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Delhi High Court
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Asking the student to continue studying in the MCD school would be tantamount to an onslaught on his constitutional rights and the Constitutional Court would be failing in its duty to secure the fundamental rights of the young citizen.

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Delhi High Court
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‘The language used by the advocate had scandalized the court and such conduct also leads to interference in the administration of justice.’

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Sikkim High Court
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The amendments were imperative for the proper and effective adjudication of the dispute; refusal to allow the amendment application would have caused injustice or resulted in multiple litigations; and the amendments did not constitutionally or fundamentally change the nature of the case.

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Calcutta High Court
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Transferring the case to CBI would prevent unnecessary delay in the judicial process as well as potential misrepresentation of information which could undermine effective and credible enforcement.

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Delhi High Court
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Despite a delay of three years, not even an Enquiry Officer had been appointed in the department proceedings against Gurjinder Pal Singh.

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Bombay High Court
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“For the attraction of Section 498-A, cruelty shall be inflicted upon the wife either by the husband or a relative of the husband; a paramour in extra-marital affair is not a relative of the husband.”

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Delhi High Court
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Chief Business Strategy Officer was a clearing agent and thus, his job was not that of a stockbroker but merely of acting as a facilitator between the stock exchange and the broker.

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