Santosh Kumar Suman
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Upon perusal of the FIR and considering the submissions, the Court held that there was clearly no allegation of assault against Santosh Kumar and he was only addressing the gathering, which did not support the prosecution’s case.

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transfer of case not allowed on imaginary anxieties
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Judicial error is not synonymous with judicial partiality and hence mere passing of an unfavorable order, or even an order subsequently set aside by a superior Court, does not ipso facto establish a foundation for bias or prejudice.”

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execute decree without imposing conditions
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the Executive Court imposed a condition directing the petitioner to furnish a bank guarantee for release of the amount.

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SSC lapses in CGLE 2024
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The magnitude of these revisions is not merely incidental; it bespeaks a systemic lapse in the framing, vetting, and finalisation of the question papers and answer keys, including issues of translation parity, which should have been unambiguous from the outset.”

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Bar Association is not employer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The term ‘employer’ means someone who exercises control over a workplace in the context of an employment relationship and discharges contractual obligations towards employees.”

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criminal antecedents in bail matters
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The criminal antecedents of an accused cannot be brushed lightly as it has got definite impact on the society.”

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public prosecutor cannot seek police remand
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“While the co-accused were acquitted on 19-8-2013, the absconders surrendered on 25-1-2014 and were subsequently formally charged. Since the co-accused were acquitted, the impugned order merged into the final judgment, and the revision petition was rendered infructuous.”

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anticipatory bail in Arms Act case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the present case, the appellant is accused of assaulting the informant’s family and firing shots. The police recovered cartridges and bullets at the scene. The appellant submits that he has been falsely implicated. However, his anticipatory bail was rejected, leading to this petition.

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claim to be made and petition under Section 11 Arbitration Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The issue with regard to the time barred claim is not to be gone into at the reference stage under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 but can be seen only by the Arbitrator/Arbitration Tribunal at the relevant stage.”

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1991 UP Vidhan Sabha Ruckus Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is expected that the committee constituted by the State would come up with effective solution to weed out the futile litigations pending across the State so that the efficiency with which the judiciary should function is restored and the deadwood is chiselled off from the overgrowing dockets of the District Courts.”

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Metro Cable Theft
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The offence alleged to have been committed by the applicant herein has multifarious effects on the Society at large, more so, since the applicant has put the life and limb of one and all in utter danger.”

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illegal streaming of ICC cricket matches
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delay in blocking access to rogue platforms would result in irreparable breach of JioStar India’s exclusive broadcast rights and revenue loss.

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Supreme Court appoints Technical Consultant
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court “direct the Ministry of Education, Union of India to extend all necessary administrative support, more particularly the infrastructure & data access.”

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Advisory Committee on Transgender Rights
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court acknowledged the “extensive work undertaken by Ms. Nithya Rajshekhar with regard to the transgender rights” and found it appropriate that she continue as a member of the Advisory Committee notwithstanding her change in institutional affiliation.

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execution petitions jurisdiction
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There can never be any threshold bar to a party filing a matter before the Registry of a Court.”

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Bias in Search-cum-Selection Committee
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The rule of law constitutes the foundation of a well-governed society, and the shadow of bias or mala fides in the exercise of power concerning public 33 functions strikes at the very root of a regulated social order.”

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Indian Pickleball Association (1)
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Sports Code is policy-driven and cannot be applied mechanically. The adoption of a “one size fits all” approach would be an anathema to the objective and purport of the Sports Code, particularly in the context of nascent and emerging sports”.

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issue of notice under S. 35(3) BNSS
Case BriefsSupreme Court

An arrest by a police officer is a mere statutory discretion which facilitates him to conduct proper investigation, in the form of collection of evidence and, therefore, shall not be termed as mandatory.

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Orissa High Court expunges affidavit against Advocate General
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The trust of the people upon this institution should not be believed by encouraging wild litigants to make scurrilous remarks against constitutional functionaries in defiance of the Courts’ orders.”

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storing medicines not manufacturing process
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The act of preserving or storing is preceded by ‘process for’ preserving or storing any articles in cold storage and it is the process for preserving or storing which amounts to manufacturing process and not the mere act of preserving or storing.”

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