Shani Shingnapur Temple Trust
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The executive cannot invoke the purpose of the Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust (Shingnapur) Act, 2018 to justify a procedure that the Act itself does not permit.”

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Disputes after settlement agreement arbitrable
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Execution of a full and final settlement may not preclude a party from taking recourse to arbitration if a dispute arises from the settlement itself”

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Kavin Honour Killing
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In grave offences like honour killing, bail is a carefully guarded exception, balancing liberty with justice and societal order. Judicial vigilance and societal awareness are crucial in eradicating the heinous crime.”

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flat allotment to jhuggi dwellers
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, the Chandigarh Housing Board rejected jhuggi dwellers’ claim for allotment of flat under the Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme, 2006 without giving them opportunity to be heard.

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Airport Multiplex Closure
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Any landing and taking off area for aircrafts together with runways, aircraft maintenance space, passenger facilities and including aerodrome would come with the ambit of the term ‘Airport.’”

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Application of mind required for Section 153D approval
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“An order, which does not reflect even minimum application of mind, cannot be saved by filing an affidavit claiming that there was material based upon which such approval could have been granted.”

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Chottanikkara Bhagavathi Temple
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If immediate remedial measures are not initiated on a war-footing, this Court may be constrained to issue adverse orders against both the Temple Advisory Committee and the Devaswom Officers.”

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Bareilly Banquet Hall Demolition
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, the petitioner’s banquet hall in Bareilly was being demolished by the Bareilly Development Authority.

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execution of foreign decree
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Dubai Court had directed Simplex Infrastructure to pay AED 9.59 millions to a prominent Dubai based MEP contractor in unpaid dues for MEP work executed nearly a decade ago.

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Natham Kanavai War Memorial
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Article 51A of the Constitution of India mandates that it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom and to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.”

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Public Religious Institution
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In the event of maladministration, illegality or irregularity in dealing with the properties of the temple, the HR & CE department is bound to step in and initiate all appropriate actions.”

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sale of unlabelled KumKum
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that the sale of unlabelled, unpackaged, and untested KumKum constitutes a breach of mandatory statutory requirements, and immediate regulatory intervention was warranted.

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Chanda Kocchar
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Mere designation as a director is not sufficient; specific role and responsibility must be established in the complaint.”

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Akhanda 2 release
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In light of the settlement agreement and receipt of ₹5 Crores, the Court vacated the he interim order of injunction and permitted the release the movie ‘Akhanda 2’.

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Karnataka High Court pension ruling
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the absence of any Government order, “the employees of Institutions like the Temperance Board and the Media Academy cannot claim that they are entitled to pension as a matter of right.”

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bail to husband in dowry death case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Dowry deaths corode societal values, and perpetuate systemic oppression of women, cruelty culminating in the death of a young bride strikes at the collective conscience of society.

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second marriage during pending appeal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Instead of tendering an unqualified apology, has tried to contest his act of solemnizing the second marriage during the pendency of the above appeal and stay having been granted therein.”

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Bar of anticipatory bail under SCST Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, two people met through jeevansathi.com and subsequently physical relations were formed on various occasions on the false pretext of marriage.

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edge servers dispute
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“TCS should consider itself lucky that Inspira was successful in selling TCS’s user-specific Servers… Otherwise, TCS would have been liable to pay the entire price.”

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Delhi HC upholds constitutional validity of 2013 guidelines disqualifying colour-blind personnel in Central Armed Forces
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If any of the personnel not fully fit, he will either not be able to protect himself or his colleagues in a battle or he will run the risk of killing innocent people especially if his eyesight is weak and he cannot distinguish between uniforms, etc.”

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