S. 377 IPC
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A curative petition is a petition which requests the court to review its own decision even after a review petition is dismissed. It is considered as the last and final option available for redressal of grievances.

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Justice Dipankar Datta
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Justice Dipankar Datta was born on 09-02-1965 in a Bengali family. He served as a Judge in Calcutta High Court, and as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, then he was sworn in as Supreme Court Judge on 12-12-2022 by Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India.

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NDPS case
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All other three similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by the Rajasthan High Court.

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madras high court
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“NCSC is a Constitutional body and functionary. It is constituted with an avowed object for the benefit of the Scheduled Caste people”

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allahabad high court
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“Whether the suit is barred by any law must be determined from the statements in the plaint and it is not open to decide the issue on the basis of any other material including the written statement in the case.”

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madras high court
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“The Committee constituted shall with the assistance of competent authorities conduct periodical inspections in the Clinical Establishments across the State and ensure that the qualified technician and employees are working there, and the medical services are provided in accordance with law and in the prescribed standards as contemplated under NCAHP Act and Rules.”

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allahabad high court
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Allahabad High Court granted liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh petition after ensuring compliance of Sections 8 and 9 of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021.

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Jurisdiction
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“No tribunal, far less a civil court, in exercise of judicial power ought to play ducks and drakes with the rights of the parties.”

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madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

It is not necessary for a criminal trial to go on just to dabble with an incident involving sexual abuse without identifying an accused. If this is allowed, the victim will be embarrassed and vilified, and the so-called accused person will go scot-free, since he has not been identified by anyone in this case.

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earnest money
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Any dilution of the forfeiture provided under Rule 9(5) of SARFAESI Rules would result in entire auction process under SARFAESI Act being disregarded by mischievous auction purchasers through sham bids, thereby undermining the overall object of the Act of promoting financial stability, reducing NPAs and fostering a more efficient and streamlined mechanism for recovery of bad debts.

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Rita Bahuguna Joshi
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Rita Bahuguna Joshi left Congress and joined BJP before the 2017 assembly elections.

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Jivesh Chandrayan and Sudin Sabnis
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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan is a full-service law firm based in India. The firm has offices in 14 cities and has over 400 professionals specializing in areas such as corporate & commercial laws, dispute resolution, taxation and intellectual property

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madras high court
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“The Revenue Authority is expected to exercise their powers within the ambit of the statutes, rules and the Government Orders in force. They are not expected to issue the certificates at their choice. The claim of the petitioner has not been supported by any statute or Government Orders”.

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allahabad high court
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On the joint request of the parties, the matter will next be taken up on 06-02-2024

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Jayanarayan Mishra
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Supreme Court, while granting interim protection from arrest to Jayanarayan Mishra, issued notice and Dasti notice to the Standing Counsel for the State.

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contempt jurisdiction
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Supreme Court reiterated that in addition to punishing a contemnor for disobeying its orders, the Court can also ensure that such a contemnor does not continue to enjoy the benefits of his disobedience by merely suffering the punishment meted out to him.

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Supreme Court Roundup January 2024
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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Bilkis Bano Gang Rape case; Rules on post-retirement benefits; Second National Judicial Pay Commission; Accessible India Campaign; Right to claim Set-off in CIRP; and more. It also covers explainers on important law points; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in January; Know thy Judges; and appointment of new judges.

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Vyas ji tehkhana
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In compliance with a directive from the State Government, the religious practices in the tehkhana were discontinued in 1993

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madras high court
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“The Hindus also have fundamental right to profess and practice their religion freely and propagate their religion without interfering in their way of practice. Therefore, the Hindus have right to maintain their temples as per their customs, practices and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department is having duty to protect the temples from such unwanted incidents”

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DHFL Fraud case
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Supreme Court noted that the right of the investigating officer to pray for further investigation in terms of Section 173 (8) is not taken away only because a chargesheet is filed under Section 173 (2) against the accused.

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