father abused for land acquisition compensation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Parents spend the most vital years of their lives toiling for the nourishment, education, and future of their children, often with no expectation in return. But to be repaid in the winter of their lives with cruelty, neglect, or abandonment is not only a moral disgrace but also a legal violation.”

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women-led legal transformation
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Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Supreme Court Judges emphasized on bar-bench unity and women-led legal transformation at NALSA’s North Zone Conference, Srinagar.

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MP judiciary
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Instances of the District Judges personally attending to High Court Judges (as desired by them) on railway platforms and waiting on them with refreshments, are commonplace thus perpetuating a colonial decadence with a sense of entitlement.”

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High Court Weekly Roundup
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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Congress party's tax exemption appeal
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The ITAT reiterated that so far as an interpretation of such an exemption provision in a fiscal statute was concerned, a stricter interpretation had to be employed rather than a liberal one.

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2025 SCC Vol. 6 Parts 1 and 2
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

2025 SCC Vol. 6 Parts 1 and 2: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Minority Institutions, Land Acquisition, and Abuse of Process of Court.

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Counting Furlough Period Towards Eligible Service
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Furlough Scheme has to be read as a whole, and an employee cannot contend that the beneficial part of the scheme is admissible and the part which provides for furlough period not being counted towards retiral dues separately is not sustainable.”

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IED Blast Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Mere prolonged detention or socio-economic hardship cannot outweigh the serious and grave nature of allegations involving offences against national security.”

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advocate threatening to take HC judges to SC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Not only has the petitioner failed to indicate how she has been intentionally victimized in the matter at hand, she has also made scandalous remarks attacking the integrity of the justice dispensation mechanism.”

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Bahraich Dargah Jeth Mela 2025
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“For observance of such usages and customs, sometimes it does not appeal to reason, but all such practices, which assume a ritualistic model amongst the masses of single or multiple faith, bringing harmony and peace to society, cannot be obstructed.”

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Filming Reels On National Highway
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Nuisance on the roads not only puts the life of such people in danger but also the life of the other people passing through the said roads.”

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Tree Felling by DLF
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Since none of the khasra numbers in regard to which DLF has been granted permission to fell trees, fall within the Aravalli Hills area, this Court does not deem it appropriate to proceed in the matter especially when DLF was granted permission to fell trees vide different orders after following due process of law.”

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Man Seeking Wife’s Call Records
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The husband cannot compel the wife to share her passwords of the cellphone or bank account and such an act would amount to a violation of privacy and potentially, domestic violence. There should be a balance between marital privacy and the need for transparency and at the same time trust in the relationship.”

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Missing Kidney
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is not under dispute, rather it is clearly voiced in the post-mortem report that, the left kidney of the deceased was not traceable. The truth behind this missing kidney is yet a mystery, which has never been inquired or investigated into.”

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Claiming Wilful Transaction as Cyber Fraud
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It can be discerned that there has been no embezzlement of funds as every transaction was within the knowledge of petitioners.”

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High Court Weekly Roundup
High Court Round UpLegal RoundUp

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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Lack of Government Schools in Telangana Villages
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The NHRC also sought an Action Taken Report from the State on the complaint within one week.

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'court complex' liquor shop
Case BriefsDistrict Court

“Naming a liquor vend as Court Complex Vend is disparaging to the institution of administration of justice.”

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2025 SCC Vol. 5 Part 5
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

2025 SCC Vol. 5 Part 5: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Administrative Law, Arbitration, Constitution, Income Tax, Criminal Law, Prevention of Money Laundering, and Service Law.

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yoga instructor sexually harassed by VC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Police authorities are responsible for not taking action in time on the complaint made by the petitioner as they waited for three long years to register the crime, that too after directions of the Supreme Court, which had added to the agony of the petitioner.”

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