Bombay High Court: Life Imprisonment for Father after Minor Reports Abuse following ‘Police Didi’ Programme at School
A ‘Police Didi’ Program enabled the victim to approach authorities, supported by her Principal and counsellor.
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Passive Euthanasia in India: Key Takeaways from Supreme Court’s Landmark Verdict
In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court of India permitted withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for a patient who had been in a Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) for 13 years, reaffirming the constitutional principle of the right to die with dignity and clarifying the application of the Common Cause euthanasia guidelines across India.
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Supreme Court strikes down Section 3(b) of J&K Civil Services Act insofar it excludes employees appointed on “Academic Arrangement Basis” from regularisation
“The State, as a model employer, cannot adopt artificial classifications to deny statutory benefits. Repackaging contractual engagements under a different nomenclature, while denying regularization, violates the equality mandate under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.”
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Madras HC deprecates parents for forcing children into academic rat race; allows student to take supplementary Maths exam
“Education = learning throughout the world, but in this part of the world, education = admission to a medical seat or engineering seat.”
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‘Relationship akin to a mother-and-child’: Delhi HC quashes attempt to murder charges after settlement between parties; orders community service
“Despite the forgiveness expressed by respondent No. 2 towards the petitioner, whom she brought up as a daughter, must the Court compel the criminal proceedings to be taken to their logical conclusion?”
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Delhi HC upholds rejection of Novo Nordisk’s injunction plea; Allows Dr. Reddy’s to manufacture and import ‘Semaglutide’
“Viewed from the perspective of a person in the know, it is prima facie clear that Semaglutide would be obvious from the teachings contained in the Genius Patent and that, therefore, a credible challenge to the validity of the suit patent, under Section 64(1)(f), is made out.”
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Himachal Pradesh HC quashes PITNDPS detention order citing authority’s non-application of mind
“The Superintendent of Police’s proposal and source report showed that the petitioner was still involved in the activities of drug trafficking and there was a live link, however, the record was to the contrary because no FIR was lodged after March 2024 till the passing of detention order.”
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In a Historic First, Supreme Court Permits Passive Euthanasia for man living in persistent vegetative state for 13 years
Acknowledging that right to die with dignity is inseparable from the right to receive quality palliative care, Supreme Court for the first time allowed passive euthanasia by withdrawal of the applicant’s Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration.
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Madras HC clarifies S. 44(1)(c) PMLA: CBI Court must transfer scheduled offence case to Special Court on application
“The Special Court trying the predicate scheduled offence under the PC Act is also a designated Special Court under the PMLA, which is competent to try both cases, whereas the Special Court under the PMLA is not a designated Special Court under the PC Act.”
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Allahabad HC: UP Parks Act to cover all parks, playgrounds & open spaces; LDA to reconsider Janeshwar Mishra Park’s use for commercial activities
“The Uttar Pradesh Parks, Playgrounds and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1975 not only applies to those parks, playgrounds and open spaces which were in existence prior to 1975 but even to those which have come into existence subsequently.”
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“Highly Unjustified and Improper”: Kerala HC sets aside transfer of matrimonial case at advance trial stage
“The wife stated that it would be serious prejudice to her in participating in the trial at the Kollam court centre, which was her workplace, and that the distance from her residence to Punalur, the court to which transfer was ordered, was 50 kilometres, whereas the distance from the husband’s residence to Punalur was only 40 kilometres.”
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Plea of juvenility can be raised at any stage; Delay in raising claim not a valid ground for rejection: Bombay HC
“The prayer seeking a direction for placing the whole matter before the JJ Board under Sections 9 and 10 JJ Act could not have been rejected by the Special Judge (POCSO).”
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Supreme Court directs framing of No-Fault Compensation Policy for Serious Adverse Effects following COVID-19 Vaccination
The Supreme Court highlights a gap in how serious vaccine-related adverse events are addressed and calls for a No-Fault Compensation Policy.
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Physical signature not essential; Exchange of correspondence can form valid arbitration agreement: Bombay HC
“It was open to the petitioner to participate in the proceedings and to prefer an application under Section 16, A&C Act to challenge the existence of the agreement, but it chose to stay away, and such conduct indicated a strategy of taking a chance by relying on purported errors to undermine an adverse award.”
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Renting of building used as hotel not liable to Service Tax; CESTAT set aside demand of Service Tax against actor Rajinikanth leased property
“The term ‘hotel’ has not been defined in the Finance Act, 1994. In the trade parlance, hotels providing additional facilities such as restaurants, banquet hall, conference hall, bar and health club are recognized as ‘Full-Service Hotel’ – which is the opposite of a ‘Limited-Service Hotel’ or a ‘Budget-Friendly Hotel’, with bare or limited facilities.”
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AI-made fake precedents surface in trial court order; Supreme Court issues notice
“A decision based on such non-existent and fake alleged judgments is not an error in the decision making.”
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Quarrelling with Daughter-in-law not Criminal Offence; Can’t Sustain Cognizance under IPC & Dowry Prohibition Act by itself: SC
Patna High Court had quashed criminal proceedings against the sister-in-law whereas father & mother-n-law were declined relief for similar allegations. The Supreme Court held that High Court erred in applying different standards to persons who stood on an identical footing insofar as the nature of the allegations against them was concerned.
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Relief for tenant as Delhi High Court directs restoration of electricity at coaching centre in landlord-tenant dispute
The Court directed that electricity supply to the premises be restored within seven days subject to payment of electricity charges by the petitioner.
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No pre-award or pendente lite interest, even as compensation, when contract bars it; SC upholds post-award interest
The Arbitral Tribunal was justified in awarding post-award interest, but the rate of interest required modification.
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Explained | Why Kankar Munjare’s Vote-Mismatch Petition against BJP MP Bharti Pardhi Did Not Stand Before the MP High Court
BSP Candidate Kankar Munjare approached the High Court alleging irregularities in the vote count at Polling Station 88, prompting judicial scrutiny of the 2024 parliamentary election process in Balaghat.
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