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P&H HC | Litigants to exercise due diligence in pursuing remedy when judgment and decree already assailed before lower appellate court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amit Rawal J., dismissed the second appeal petition on the ground that there was no substantial question

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J&K HC | Preventive detention: An invasion to personal liberty guaranteed under Art. 21 – therefore order must be passed after following procedural safeguards

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Rashid Ali Dar, J. set aside the detention order passed by respondent 2-District Magistrate, Baramulla and ordered

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Raj HC | Husband seeking DNA test of child born to his wife must establish no access to his wife during the period of 9 months, beyond reasonable doubt

Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J. dismissed a petition filed by a man who assailed the lower court’s order rejecting an

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MP HC | No legal impediment found in issuing the appointment order in favor of petitioner; petition allowed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J. allowed writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the order

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Utt HC | Refusal to vacate official accommodation by one, might create inconvenience to others; petition dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. contemplated a writ petition where it was contended that petitioner was to retire in the

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Kar HC | Jurisdiction of Court under Art. 226 is equitable and discretionary; writ appeal dismissed for delay of nearly four decades

Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. dismissed the appeals on the ground

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Ori HC | Party to arbitration agreement not entitled to pre reference and pendente lite interest, in absence of provision regarding the same in arbitration agreement

Orissa High Court: Biswanath Rath, J. dismissed an arbitration appeal filed under Section 37(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The

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Kar HC | Mysore Race Club not to be dispossessed of its land till the application for renewal is considered

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. disposed of the present writ petition directing the competent authority of the State Government to decide

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Ker HC | Workers who have worked for decades uninterruptedly without any break are entitled to regularization of services

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of V. Chitambaresh and Ashok Menon, JJ. set aside the order of Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT)

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Bom HC | “Accepting compromise in case of heinous crimes may result in cynical disregard of law”; compromise in case registered for attempt to murder rejected

Bombay High Court: A Bench of T.V. Nalawade and K.K. Sonawane, JJ. refused to exercise jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC in favour of

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Bom HC | Acid Attack Case: Attacker’s conviction upheld but death penalty commuted holding him to be of young age and not beyond reformation

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of B.P. Dharmadhikari and Prakash D. Naik, JJ. allowed an appeal by a convict who was

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Utt HC | Power under S. 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle legitimate trial and in cases where facts are hazy; criminal application dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: N.S. Dhanik, J. contemplated a criminal application for quashing of the FIR filed against the applicant-husband by his wife

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Jhar HC | Art. 14 does not envisage negative equality; wrong benefits conferred upon someone inadvertently not to be a ground to grant similar relief to others

Jharkhand High Court: The instant writ petition entertained by Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of

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P&H HC | No primacy to matriculation certificate for proof of date of birth after enforcement of JJ Act, 2015

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J. dismissed the appeal on the ground that the decision taken by the lower court

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Pat HC | Prisoners Act: State government may grant parole only after receiving recommendation from the District Parole Board

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, CJ and Anjana Mishra, J. denied dismissed a petition filed for consideration

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All HC | Administration of Allahabad University directed to come up with plan to stop criminal activities spurring in campus

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Saurabh Shaym Shamshery, J. ordered the administration of Allahabad University to

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Bom HC | “Impermissible and unacceptable to condemn advocates behind their back”; practice adopted by litigants applying for condonation of delay deprecated

Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J. deprecated the practice adopted by litigants while filing applications for condonation of delay whereby they make allegations

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Raj HC | No material irregularity if Permanent Lok Adalat call for any inference by the court in exercise of writ jurisdiction

Rajasthan High Court: Veerendr Singh Siradhana, J. dismissed the writ appeal on the ground that the assessment done for the crop production

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Utt HC | “Mindless pursuits of celebrations at exotic locations shouldn’t deteriorate environment” — State to ensure

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J. entertained a PIL through which the petitioner

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Pat HC | Review of an order due to change of lawyer liable to be rejected – sets a bad precedent

Patna High Court: Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J. dismissed a review application filed by the petitioner-husband for review of this Court’s order in

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P&H HC | Litigants to exercise due diligence in pursuing remedy when judgment and decree already assailed before lower appellate court

J&K HC | Preventive detention: An invasion to personal liberty guaranteed under Art. 21 – therefore order must be passed after following procedural safeguards

Raj HC | Husband seeking DNA test of child born to his wife must establish no access to his wife during the period of 9 months, beyond reasonable doubt

MP HC | No legal impediment found in issuing the appointment order in favor of petitioner; petition allowed

Utt HC | Refusal to vacate official accommodation by one, might create inconvenience to others; petition dismissed

Kar HC | Jurisdiction of Court under Art. 226 is equitable and discretionary; writ appeal dismissed for delay of nearly four decades

Ori HC | Party to arbitration agreement not entitled to pre reference and pendente lite interest, in absence of provision regarding the same in arbitration agreement

Kar HC | Mysore Race Club not to be dispossessed of its land till the application for renewal is considered

Ker HC | Workers who have worked for decades uninterruptedly without any break are entitled to regularization of services

Bom HC | “Accepting compromise in case of heinous crimes may result in cynical disregard of law”; compromise in case registered for attempt to murder rejected

Bom HC | Acid Attack Case: Attacker’s conviction upheld but death penalty commuted holding him to be of young age and not beyond reformation

Utt HC | Power under S. 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle legitimate trial and in cases where facts are hazy; criminal application dismissed

Jhar HC | Art. 14 does not envisage negative equality; wrong benefits conferred upon someone inadvertently not to be a ground to grant similar relief to others

P&H HC | No primacy to matriculation certificate for proof of date of birth after enforcement of JJ Act, 2015

Pat HC | Prisoners Act: State government may grant parole only after receiving recommendation from the District Parole Board

All HC | Administration of Allahabad University directed to come up with plan to stop criminal activities spurring in campus

Bom HC | “Impermissible and unacceptable to condemn advocates behind their back”; practice adopted by litigants applying for condonation of delay deprecated

Raj HC | No material irregularity if Permanent Lok Adalat call for any inference by the court in exercise of writ jurisdiction

Utt HC | “Mindless pursuits of celebrations at exotic locations shouldn’t deteriorate environment” — State to ensure

Pat HC | Review of an order due to change of lawyer liable to be rejected – sets a bad precedent

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