chain of circumstantial evidence
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Supreme Court concurred with the Punjab and Haryana High Court that incriminating circumstances were not proved beyond reasonable doubt and chain of evidence was not complete to interfere with a degree of certainty of accused having committed the crime.

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kerala high court
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The Kerala High Court clarified that the authorities erroneously granted the said increment in terms of Government Order while being careless and negligent, and that the respondent could not be faulted at all for their negligence.

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bombay high court
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Bombay High Court explained that trying a child below 18 years before Juvenile Justice Board is a rule and trying a child above 16 years as an adult before Regular Court is an exception.

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bombay high court
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The instant complaint was filed against the Chairman and Managing Director, and eight Directors of Raymond Ltd. after the Inspector of Legal Metrology noticed a fabric package which lacked requisite declarations.

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The Supreme Court of India has taken a step ahead on its path towards technological advancement of the institution. All the Advocates,

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The Ministry of Law and Justice issued notification on 30-06-2023 announcing re-appointment of the Solicitor General and Additional Solicitors General of India.

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executing court to decide inter se claims
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Supreme Court commented that “The situation is indeed disquieting, viewed from the perspective of the decree holders, but the law, as it stands, has to be given effect whether the court likes the result or not.”

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kerala high court
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Kerala High Court said that a fair and impartial trial is an insegregable facet of Article 21 which aims that the accused is not prejudiced, injustice is ostracised and fairness is not hampered in the interest of the accused, victim and society.

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jharkhand high court
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The Jharkhand High Court made it clear that the stature of the person whose land grab was attempted is not important, but the situation is the reason that the Court took cognizance of the instant matter.

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jharkhand high court
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Jharkhand High Court commented that the State Police’s lackadaisical attitude to arrest anyone and put him in custody made the petitioner suffer humiliation, who was having a bright career and completed SSC exam.

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kerala high court
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Kerala High Court expressed that this happened because of the lack of knowledge about the safe sex. Minor children are in front of ‘internet’ and ‘google search’. There is no guidance for the children.

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Kerala High Court also reprimanded media to be cautious of unjustified comments and remarks while matters await adjudication, and to adopt a responsible journalistic conduct.

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circumstantial evidence links in a chain
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The Supreme Court was of the view that the High Court ought to have interfered with the conviction when it found one of the links in circumstantial evidence missing and not proved, respecting the settled law in this regard.

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kerala high court
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Kerala High Court was disturbed by the language used by Family Court and expressed that highly distasteful language depicts the mind set of an officer of high rank in the district judiciary.

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punjab and haryana high court
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Punjab and Haryana High Court granted provisional bail to IAS Popli ‘purely on humanitarian ground’.

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Kerala High Court was convinced that the instant PIL needed to be examined for change in dynamics in implementing the Safe Kerala Project.

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The accused father in the instant matter had allegedly committed rape on victim daughter in 2011 and 2013.

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bombay high court
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Bombay High Court considered whether the said statement amounted to an offence under PCPNDT Act and propagation of sex selection/advertisement of any diagnostic technique.

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