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Kerala High Court explains law on DNA testing for paternity; upholds Family Court order allowing DNA analysis

“If an order of the nature is declined that would have the impact of bastardising the minor girl child among the public.”

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Bombay High Court refuses medical bail to Nawab Malik in PMLA case

Nawab Malik’s bail plea will be heard on merits in two weeks.

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‘Never been in custody’, says Police for a person claiming to have spent 2 years in custody; P&H HC directs DGP to look into the matter

Punjab and Haryana High Court perused the affidavit submitted by the Superintendent of Prison, according to which, the petitioner had already undergone custody of more than 2 years and 5 months.

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Journalist’s mobile cannot be seized simply because he got information about some crime: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court directed the Station House Officer to file a statement with circumstances under which the journalist’s mobile phone was seized.

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Section 118 of Evidence Act | Child witness easily susceptible to tutoring; corroborating testimony not a rule but a measure of caution and prudence: Supreme Court

Supreme Court did not deem it safe to base the conviction only on the testimony of child witness which did not inspire confidence and acquitted the appellant.

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‘Extending tenure of ED Director SK Mishra illegal’; Supreme Court upholds amendments to CVC Act, DSPE Act

Supreme Court allowed SK Mishra to continue his services as ED Director till 31-07-2023.

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Manipur Violence and Sedition | Lawyer booked for accompanying fact-finding team; Supreme Court protects against arrest

As per reports, some of the incidents of violence in Manipur were stated to be ‘State sponsored’ by the NIFW team, whose findings were also made public in the form of a press release.

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Bombay High Court | 15-day compliance with disqualification notice based on ‘fit and proper person’ test not insisted by SEBI during pendency

SEBI had prescribed automatic disqualifications under the 2008 Regulations based on ‘fit and proper person’ criteria.

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Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act: Supreme Court upholds 4% tax on maize starch

Supreme Court expressed that the legislature would not have intended two entries for self-safe commodity making one taxable and the other exempted from tax.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court quashes FIR against makers of Colors TV serial ‘Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush’

Punjab and Haryana High Court was dealing with a matter involving allegations made by certain members of the Valmiki community regarding the role of Bhagwan Valmiki Ji being incorrectly depicted and telecast in Colors TV serial.

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Firing at Tis Hazari Court | BCD suspends one advocate; incident raises serious concern over security in District Courts

Courts are not only the workplace for advocates and judges. Ordinary people visit courts with the hope of seeking justice through the law of the land, and incidents like Tis Hazari firing bring a lot of doubts among the visitors.

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[In-service quota in NEET-PG 2023] Temporary service in rural/difficult areas cannot be counted: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court explained that the impugned Government Resolution dated 19-03-2019 indicated that a candidate appearing for the examination without prior permission of the Deputy Director of Health Services so concerned, would not be relieved from posting.

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Objective of Section 125 CrPC to ameliorate sufferings of destitute wives, children; technicalities have no place in maintenance cases: Kerala High Court

“The attempt should be to assimilate the required details and reach the correct conclusion at the earliest, rather than mulling over mundane objections.”

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Inter-faith couple, live-in relationship and Section 376 of IPC: Supreme Court grants bail after 9 months’ jail

Supreme Court also considered the fact that the inter-faith couple had jointly approached the High Court seeking police protection.

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Supreme Court orders expeditious completion of HSSC 2006 recruitment to the posts of Art & Craft Teachers

The Supreme Court clarified that appointments made after the instant judgment would be limited to vacant posts notified under communication of 2006 and could not be extended to vacancies which arose thereafter.

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‘Trial Court got swayed by crime of patricide’; Punjab and Haryana High Court acquits daughter in 20-year-old case

The daughter was 16 years and 4 months old studying in class 11 when she allegedly witnessed her father being shot with a gun by two people, then herself being fastened with the charges of killing her father.

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‘Order punishing doctor for falsification of record must be precise and exact’; Delhi High Court sets aside order by Medical Council

“Falsification of records is an extremely serious matter. It partakes of crime and is coloured by criminal intent. Where the falsification takes place in connection with treatment of a patient, especially where the patient is dead, the seriousness of the misdemeanor increases manifold.”

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Bombay High Court reprimands lawyers for degrading the legal profession by providing result-oriented services to ‘please the client’

Bombay High Court refused to entertain the applicant’s counsel’s explanation that it was an inadvertent mistake.

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High Courts Roundup June 2023 | Top stories on Adipurush Controversy, Serum Institute defamation, Manish Sisodia bail, and more

This monthly roundup for June 2023 covers important stories from various High Courts in India providing a quick glimpse for legal updates across the country.

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Regularization of unauthorized construction beyond the purview of Section 56 of MRTP Act: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court observed that no provision enables regularization of construction raised on open spaces earmarked in development plan or Town Planning Scheme.