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Can serious POCSO offences be quashed on settlement between parties? Kerala High Court answers

“Each case will have to be addressed in the peculiar facts obtaining therein, and there cannot be an en bloc conclusion that the quashment is wholly impermissible in cases involving POCSO offences.”

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‘Leaking competitive exams question paper more heinous than murder’; Chhattisgarh HC rejects former Chhattisgarh PSC Chair Taman Singh Sonwani’s bail plea

“A person who indulges in facilitating leakage of question paper relating to competitive examinations, plays with the career and future of lakhs of young aspirants, who are ‘burning the midnight oil’ to prepare for competitive exams. Such an act is more heinous than an offence of murder because by killing a person, only one family gets affected but by ruining the career of lakhs of aspirants whole society is adversely impacted.”

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Delhi HC directs CIC to determine whether inclusion of name in CBI’s list of ‘Undesirable Contact Men’ falls within exception under S. 24(1) RTI Act; remands case to CIC

“Prima facia, this Court finds merit in the petitioner’s argument that the publication of his name in the newspaper clipping, has resulted in a violation of human rights as the same has harmed his dignity and professional standing.”

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‘Only Talaq-e-Biddat (Triple Talaq) is prohibited and not Talaq-e-Ahsan’; Bombay HC quashes FIR against husband and his parents

Respondent 2 stated that the notice which her husband, Applicant 1 had given on 28-12-2023, stated that Talaq-e-Ahsan i.e., one pronouncement of Talaq, was given to her.

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Bombay HC directs State Expert Committee to make guidelines for animals ‘not suitable’ under Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act within 4 months

The Court noted that the expression “not suitable” was not defined under the Act. Therefore, it was necessary to lay down the guidelines in this regard, which would be done by an expert committee.

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‘Completely erroneous to suggest vacations undermine speedy redressal of consumer disputes’; Delhi HC directs Department of Consumer Affairs to restore vacations in NCDRC

The Court stated that the notion that courts/tribunals have excessive vacations is a common myth, based on a complete misconception as regards judicial functioning and workload. Further, even on working days, judicial work is not confined to presiding over court proceedings and extends well beyond regular working hours.

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Karnataka HC dismisses MESCOM appeal against order directing not to take coercive action against Ultratech Cement vis-a-vis dues recovery/disconnection

Perusing the dispute, the Division Bench declined to express anything on the merits of the case and entertain the petition inasmuch as the order brought in appeal was an interim order.

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Delhi High Court directs Consortium of NLUs to revise CLAT 2025 result list after law aspirants challenge answer key changes

Aggrieved by the final answer key of for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT-2025), the present writ petitions were filed impugning the judgment dated 20-12-2024 rendered by Single Judge.

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Bombay HC constitutes a three-member Committee to look into the issue of non-availability of wheelchairs at the airports

The Committee constituted by this Court, will purely have a recommendatory role; to be discharged in the larger interest of the air travellers with special needs and it is for the Director General of Civil Aviation ultimately to consider the recommendations and take an appropriate call on the issue, as may be permissible in law.

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Delhi High Court directs renewal of ‘Le Meridien Hotel’ licenses without Health Trade License amid ongoing legal stay

The petitioners raise a grievance as regards the respondent’s insistence on the production of a valid Health Trade Licence from the NDMC as a pre-condition for renewing the petitioner no.1’s Eating House License and Lodging License and the Excise License.

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Telangana HC quashes defamation case filed by Congress against BRS working President and MLA, KT Rama Rao for siphoning of Rs. 25,000 Crores statement

“Viewed from any angle, the alleged statement made by KTR Rao would not fulfill the requirements under Section 353 (2) of BNS. Furthermore, there is no mens rea creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between different classes of people”

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‘Unnecessarily created controversy & demeaned the prestige of award’; Orissa HC imposes 10k cost on doctor and Odia litterateur, claiming his entitlement to Padma Shri

The Doctor alleged that the respondent and he have the same name- Antaryami Mishra, and following the same, the respondent impersonated him and fraudulently secured the Padma Shri Award in 2023.

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‘Husband did not complain of adultery, S. 497 ingredients not made out’; Chhattisgarh HC acquits man convicted of adultery in false promise to marry case

“In the present case, aggrieved party that is the husband of the complainant has not made complaint of adultery before the Court; therefore, ingredients of Section 497 of the IPC have not been made out against the convict.”

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Article 348 | ‘In case of discrepancy between English and Hindi versions of a Regulation, English version prevails’: MP High Court

“As per Article 348(1)(b)(iii) of the Constitution of India, the authoritative texts of all orders, rules, Regulations and bye-laws issued under the Constitution or under any law made by Parliament or the Legislature of a State, shall be in the English language.”

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Madras HC clears attachment on late actor Sivaji Ganesan’s property amid arbitral award execution against grandson

If the intention of the legislature had been to require the recording of oral evidence for adjudicating every application filed under Order 21, Rule 58 CPC, such a requirement would have been explicitly stipulated within the provision itself.

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‘Mere confinement to jail cannot reduce convict’s status to that of chattel’; Delhi HC grants parole to a murder convict

The Court stated that it cannot be overlooked that he has been in jail for more than twenty years and may be for a crime that he has committed but that does not denude him of his basic right to life.

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No employer can impose restriction on freedom of Trade Union members to contest elections or continue as Office Bearers: Bombay High Court

The freedom to franchise/to contest an election/select from amongst the contesting candidates/to enjoy a term prescribed under the constitution of the Union, etc., cannot be curbed by a circular or Office Memorandum of an Employer.

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MP High Court seeks explanation for delay in full functionality of NCLT Indore bench despite infrastructure availability

The Court asked, “Why are at least two members from NCLT Delhi or NCLT Mumbai not being permanently posted at the NCLT Bench in Indore?”

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“Marital Rape is not recognised under IPC”; MP High Court upholds husband’s discharge from Section 377 IPC charge

“The definition of ‘rape’ excludes acts between a man and his wife, not below the age of fifteen years, performed during the subsistence of a valid marriage.”

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Calcutta High Court appoints sole arbitrator to resolve a dispute over unpaid bills following revised menu directions by IRCTC

The Government of India, Ministry of Railways, by a notification permitted the IRCTC to have a flexibility and customize the menu by including regional cuisines/preferences, seasonal delicacies, festival food, baby food, diabetic food, health food options.