snake bite compensation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Failure to consider contemporaneous evidence and giving undue weightage to hyper technical reasons is against the principles law.”

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Covid19 ex-gratia
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In spite of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, various government employees including the District Administration, Police, Home guard, Anganwadi Karmachari, etc., were performing their duties carrying risk to their lives.”

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Supplementary agreements can extend public tenders
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The petitioner approached the Court only after the declaration of the financial results and the contract was already executed and it was opined that any interference at this juncture would not only unsettle a concluded contract but also cause administrative chaos and financial loss to the public exchequer.”

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commercial purpose under Consumer Protection Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Consumer complaint not maintainable where dispute involves alleged fraudulent pledge of fixed deposit and requires determination of complex facts beyond summary consumer proceedings.

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cancellation of anticipatory bail
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Madhya Pradesh High Court examined whether anticipatory bail could stand when additional, more serious offences had already been taken cognizance of by the Magistrate.

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Neerja Modi School
Case BriefsHigh Courts

CBSE had withdrawn the school’s Senior Secondary affiliation citing violations of affiliation byelaws and deficiencies flagged after the November 2025 incident involving the death of a 9 yearold student.

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Territorial jurisdiction in child custody matters
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Section 9, Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 in no uncertain terms envisages that the petition should be filed where the minor ordinarily resides.”

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bail to youtuber
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There had been an effort on the part of the petitioner to delete information with regard to conversations and transmission of information to the operatives of Pakistan Intelligence Agency.”

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PMC Bank Unity Bank
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Bombay High Court noted that RBI framed the PMC Bank—Unity Bank amalgamation scheme during a period of severe financial stress for PMC Bank, and held that the measures, including depositor classification and reduced interest, were valid steps taken in public interest.

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graphics on display screen protected as design
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There is nothing which prevents GUIs being registrable on a case to case basis after satisfying the requirements under Sections 2(a) and 2(d) of the Act when properly identified with an article and keeping in mind that the design elements are not purely function driven.”

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validity of US divorce decree in India
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Circuit Court had granted the divorce decree on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, which is not a recognised ground under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA). However, taking note that the parties have been separated for 18 years, Supreme Court exercising its Art. 142 powers, decided to dissolve the marriage.

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extract brain-dead husband gametes
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Kerala High Court allows a woman to urgently extract and cryopreserve the gametes of her brain-dead husband, despite the absence of written informed consent under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021, directing that no further ART procedures occur without its approval.”

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personal expertise of arbitrator
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Calcutta High Court Court delved into whether substituting expert analysis with opinions based on personal expertise of the arbitrator amounts to breach of fundamental policy of Indian law.

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overlap between copyright and trademark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Delhi High Court noted that the TIGER logo of Heineken Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd had been copied in totality and hence, the registration of the impugned artistic work could not be permitted to continue in the Register of Copyrights

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false promise to marriage in long term relationships
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that to show that consent was vitiated by a misconception of fact based on a promise to marry, it must be proven that the promise was false from the outset, made in bad faith, and directly influenced the woman’s decision to engage in the sexual act.

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toll plaza advocate assault case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court grimly noted that hooliganism shown by the members of Barabanki Bar Association, stating that Bar Council of India is expected to take appropriate action. The Court also transferred the case to Tis Hazari Courts to ensure fair trial.

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16-year-old case against lawyer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“To attract Section 3(1)(r), Atrocities Act, the FIR or material on record needed to show that the petitioner intentionally insulted or intimidated the respondent and that he did so with the intent to humiliate the respondent at a place within public view.”

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invocation of personal guarantee
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT examined whether a statutory Form B notice under R. 7(2) of the 2019 Rules, without a distinct contractual demand, can give rise to liability under an on-demand guarantee.

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adverse remarks against judge
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The recording of reasons while setting aside an order cannot, by itself, be construed as a reflection on the competence, integrity, or ability of the judicial officer who passed the order, unless there are specific and express observations to that effect.”

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vaishno devi shrine board not State
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The guiding factor is the nature of duty imposed upon the person or body against whom a writ is being sought. If the nature of duty imposed on a body is public in nature, it is amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution but if the rights sought to be enforced are purely of a private character, a writ cannot be issued against such body.”

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