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Chh HC | Extent of Power of Judicial Review under Art. 226 of Constitution is limited in case of ‘tender’ proceedings; Judicial restraint to be exercised in administrative matters

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P.R. Ramchandra Menon and Parth Prateem Sahu JJ., dismissed the petition applying the principle of

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Jhar HC | Clarifying the objective of not granting bail to an approver and concurrent jurisdiction of a Special Court while exercising power under S. 306 CrPC, Court dismisses appeal under S. 21(4) NIA, Act

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of H.C. Mishra, Rajesh Kumar, JJ., while dismissing the present appeal, discusses the power of Court

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Jhar HC | Court issues directions in a petition challenging parallel appointments to the post of Chairman, SPCP in addition to Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force violating recruitment norms and directions by SC

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi J., while hearing a petition challenging parallel appointments to the post of Chairman, SPCP, Principal Chief

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HP HC | Qualifying the Eligibility Test for promotion before the candidate placed higher in the seniority list does not give a prior right to promotion; Petition dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel J., dismissing the present petition, elaborates upon the determining criteria of promotion where a candidate

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Guj HC | Rape charges on boy filed by minor wife quashed; Costs imposed on parents for ruining childhood of minors

Gujarat High Court: A.S. Supehia, J., quashed a rape case against a boy which was filed by his minor wife. The FIR

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Kar HC | Material placed on record sufficiently prove offences under Ss. 120-B and 420 IPC and no infirmity warranting interference under Art. 226 noted; Petition dismissed

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while rejecting the present petition, recorded no error or infirmity in the challenged order warranting

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Guj HC | Pre-detention matters are only maintainable in exceptional cases; Court dismisses petition

Gujarat High Court: A.C. Rao, J., dismissed a petition which was filed seeking to challenge the legality and validity of the threatening

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Kar HC | Whether a candidate who has appeared for the examination conducted by Public Service Commission can as a matter of right under the RTI Act, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts? HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj J., while allowing the present petition made significant remarks related to the application of RTI Act, 2005

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Ker HC | No blanket order should be passed under S. 438 CrPC to prevent accused from being arrested when there is no crime registered against him; Court quashes order granting anticipatory bail

Kerala High Court: P. Somarajan J., allowing the present criminal miscellaneous case, clarified the law related to anticipatory bail under Section 438

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Louisiana’s statutory requisite for persons convicted of sex offences, to carry an ID card branded with the words ‘Sex Offender’, declared unconstitutional | Detailed Report

Supreme Court of Louisiana: While determining the constitutionality of statutory requisite under La. R.S. 40:1321(J) and La. R.S. 15:542.1.4(C) that, persons convicted

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P&H HC | Wife taken away and forcibly detained against her will by her kin: Court orders reunion of separated couple at the earliest

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In a peculiar case of illegal detention of a woman who happens to be the petitioner’s wife,

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SL CoA | Writ Court cannot monitor criminal investigations as a Magistrate; Court dismisses appeal in the Easter Sunday Terror Attack case hinting re-arrest in case of discovery of new evidence

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of Mahinda Samayawardhena and Arjuna Obeyesekere, JJ., while

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HP HC | Suit land being inherited by wife through ‘Will’ lost its character of Joint Hindu Coparcenary Property in view of S.14 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956; Court denied rights to children

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma J., upheld the impugned judgment on merits. The facts of the case are such that the

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Ker HC | Derecognizing an educational institution is a drastic measure dislocating a vast number students as well as staff and cannot be done in haste or without adhering to statutory guidelines; Petition allowed

Kerala High Court: Anil K Narendran, J., allowing the present writ petition, issued necessary directions to the respondent authorities and further made

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Guj HC | Successive bail application can only be entertained when there is a change in circumstance; Court dismisses bail plea

Gujarat High Court: A.C. Rao, J., dismissed a bail application in connection with an FIR registered for the offences under Sections 302,

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Ori HC | Justice Panigrahi quotes ‘Albert Einstein’ while deciding the extent of interference by Court in academic matters

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Sanju Panda and S.K Panigrahi JJ., sets aside the impugned judgment and held that it

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Ker HC | Interest on solatium provided under Land Acquisition Act applies unequivocally to acquisition made under NHAI Act

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V J., allowing the present writ petition, held that the provisions for compensation and payment of interest

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Pat HC | Seriousness of “alleged” offence cannot be made a ground for rejecting bail under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015

Patna High Court: In an application challenging the order of rejection of bail passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.,

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SAT | SEBI has no power under S. 15 I of SEBI Act in view of S. 14 IBC 2016; Appeal allowed

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): Justice Tarun Agarwal quashed the order under challenge in the present appeal as Adjudicating Officer has no power