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Gau HC | Granting opportunity for identification and declaration of individual of foreign nationality to establish claim of Indian citizenship cannot be enlarged to ceaseless exercise under Foreigners Act

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Manojit Bhuyan and Hitesh Kumar Sarma, JJ. upheld the ex-parte order of the Foreigners’ Tribunal

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“Fair trial is the foundation of the rule of law and criminal justice system”: Islamabad HC rules in favour of extending another chance to the Govt. of India to appoint a counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav

Islamabad High Court: The Bench of Athar Minallah, C.J., Aamer Farooq and Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, JJ., while observing that the right to

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J&K HC | Non-execution of detention order for more than two years with inordinate delay by govt. for approval affects efficacy of such detention order; Detention order set aside

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Puneet Gupta, J. detention order quashed and non-application of mind by the detaining authority in the present

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NLSIU to conduct separate entrance test for 2020, will not consider CLAT 2020 scores

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EBC matches donation amount to IDIA, received from sale of book – An Idea of a Law School, Ideas from the Law School

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MP HC | Police may resort to the extreme step of arrest only in situations where accused fails to cooperate in the investigation

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava, J., allowed the anticipatory bail application of the accused-applicant in connection with the FIR registered

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HP HC │ Ad-hoc/ Tenure Service to be counted for increment and pension but not for seniority and pay fixation in case of an employee

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel J. allowed the writ petition and rejected the prayer being devoid of merit. The instant

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6 Years and over 300 Judgments later, Justice Arun Mishra bids adieu to the Supreme Court

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CESTAT | Appellant not liable to pay Service Tax under the Head “Franchise Services” on activity of granting license to third party; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): A Division Bench of Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member),

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Ker HC | Post-retirement benefits of the delinquent employee to be kept on hold till the settlement of ongoing disciplinary proceedings; HC orders stay

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.M. Shaffique and Gopinath P., JJ., while addressing the issue of disbursement of post-retirement benefits

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HP HC | [Malafide Transfer] Transfers done using external influence or to adjust influential employees around urban areas without any real administrative exigency will amount to malafide transfers; State duty bound to act as “Model Employer”

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua JJ. disposed off the petition directing the

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P&H HC | Mere framing of charge alone is not sufficient ground for grant of bail, application dismissed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harnaresh Singh Gill, J., rejected the bail application filed by the applicant-accused in connection with the FIR

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MP HC | Rape accused incapable of performing the act as per medical diagnosis; Court grants bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., allowed the bail application filed by the applicant-accused in connection with the FIR registered

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J&K HC | “No doubt gravity of offence is relevant factor for deciding bail application but period of detention is also pertinent factor”: Bail granted to accused under NDPS Act

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Rajnesh Oswal, J. allowed the application and enlarged the applicants on bail. The applicants in the instant

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Kar HC | Party to contract displaying repeated non-exercise of right to appoint arbitrator shows waiver of the same by conduct

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha, J. disposed of the petition by appointing a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the said matter in

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Utt HC | Mental cruelty is no less than physical cruelty, wife causing mental cruelty to husband valid ground for dissolution of marriage; Court dismisses appeal

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ravi Malimath and Narayan Singh Dhanik, JJ., dismissed and appeal which was filed aggrieved by

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CAT | Postal Authorities directed to consider applicant for suitable vacant position in order to ensure sustenance of his family; applicant lost his job in wake of prevailing Covid-19 crisis

Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata: The Coram of Bidisha Banerjee (Judicial Member) and Nandita Chatterjee (Administrative Member) allowed the application granting the desired

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SL CoA | Punishment of Rape convict increased in appeal considering the previous sentence inadequate in the grave crime; Court allows Revision Application

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and Devika Abeyratne, JJ., allowed

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HP HC | [School fee Payment] Private schools can charge tuition fee; Government notification making payment optional in wake of COVID is “Unreasonable”

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Jyotsna Rewal Dua JJ. disposed off the writ petition in

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UK SC | Whether a court in the United Kingdom has jurisdiction to grant an injunction to restrain the infringement of a UK patent? [Detailed Report]

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: While deciding the instant appeal raising questions important to the international market in telecommunications such as