Raj Shamani personality rights
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj Shamani sought action against third-parties who were using his personal attributes to generate reels and videos via artificial intelligence to create fabricated/deepfake/morphed/distasteful content, which were misleading and contained false information.

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institutional preference to MBBS graduates
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Giving institutional preference in the first round would most likely entail filling up all the postgraduate seats from the institutional candidates who have qualified for MBBS from colleges within MP, as the number of postgraduate seats is far less than MBBS seats.”

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Umesh Pal murder
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The brutal killing of three persons, including two security guards, in broad daylight with firearms and explosives has shaken public confidence and created terror in society”

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Illegal Tree Felling Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Clearly, it appears that respondents are not interested in protecting or transplanting any tree but are, in a rampant manner, cutting and destroying the entire vegetation that is coming in the way of alleged development.”

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Muslim-born woman's divorce plea
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There was absolutely no necessity for the Court to conduct any roving enquiry in such circumstances, merely because the wife’s name continues to be her original Muslim name.”

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ECI's order de-listing political parties stayed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioners contended that its members had contested in the last election to the local bodies, indicating that the petitioners are active within the State.

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mandatory hearing of public officer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The language employed in Section 20(3) of the Lokpal Act is peremptory and admits of no discretion. The legislative intent is that the prima facie satisfaction necessary for directing an investigation under the Act must be reached only after considering the explanation of the concerned public servant.”

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deemed university imposing break fee
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Education must not be perceived merely as a commercial venture undertaken for profit. It is, and must remain, a noble service to society that carries with it a profound moral and constitutional responsibility.”

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Bareilly Violence Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Violence erupted when a Maulana allegedly called upon members of a particular community to assemble at the Islamiya Inter College, and the crowd went awry.

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Man raped and killed 5-month-old cousin
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court reiterated that though in a rape and murder case based on circumstantial evidence, the death penalty can be awarded in the ‘rarest of rare’, normally imprisonment for life without any remission may be awarded, unless a death sentence is inevitable.

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Hospital's failure to inform police about road accident
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, a couple on a motorcycle was hit by another motorcycle driven in a negligent manner, and their compensation claim was denied.

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voting rights of rehab residents
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Without any documentary evidence, the voters could not be declared as persons of unsound mind, and if such declaration was made even without hearing them, that will not only be an injustice but also an insult to those persons.”

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Cost on Party in Person for filing defective Writ Petition
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Court cannot help such writ petitioner appearing in person on basis of defective writ petition, making prayers contrary to law.”

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bar on travel abroad due to pending disciplinary proceedings
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There is nothing in the Passport Act which even remotely suggests that pendency of disciplinary or vigilance proceedings would stand as an absolute bar for grant of passport.”

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Academic activities cannot be compromised
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“This Court reminds the students that their admission to the University by their parents is fundamentally for the purpose of receiving education and thus the prime focus of all students should remain acquisition of knowledge.”

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man lost both legs in train accident due to overcrowding
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The value of human life does not vary with the category of ticket purchased. Every passenger, irrespective of class, is entitled to the same standard of safety, care, and vigilance from the Railways.”

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consolidated bail bonds
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The liberty granted to the accused through bail orders remained illusory as he continued to languish in jail, and the separate bail bonds liable to be executed by the sureties required them to travel to various Magistrate Courts all over the State.”

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Surrogacy Act Petitions
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Petitions filed under the Surrogacy Act must not be treated as routine applications, as they concern one of the deepest aspirations of human life, the desire of childless couples to have a child.”

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Conversion of arrest warrants in bailable warrant
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Judicial decorum and legal propriety mandates that where a Single Bench or Division Bench does not agree with the decision of the Bench of co-ordinate jurisdiction, the matter should be referred to a Larger Bench.”

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prior consensual relationship not rape
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The consent given by the prosecutrix to sexual intercourse with a person with whom she is deeply in love with, on a promise that he would marry her, cannot be considered to be given under a misconception of fact.”

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