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Delhi High Court
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“In a large number of customs matters, the Counsels are either not appearing or appear without proper instructions. In cases of non-appearance, the Court is compelled to request Standing Counsels present in Court to accept notice. This reflects a clear lack of coordination between the Department and the learned panel of Standing Counsels. Such a practice is highly undesirable and leads to gross wastage of judicial time.”

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Bombay High Court
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“Merely because the Central Board of Film Certification (‘CBFC’) certificate is obtained for the film, the same does not restrict the applicant’s right to take action against the film for violation of his rights.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The petitioners’ case was that since the allegations of recruitment scam turned out to be misfounded and petitioners were acquitted of the same, hence, they deserved to be appointed.

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Kerala High Court
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“In tribal communities, practice of child marriages remains deeply ingrained, driven by tradition, poverty, and a lack of legal oversight. Ending child marriage requires legal and social intervention”

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Delhi High Court
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“The presence of ‘sexual intent’ is the determining factor in distinguishing an act of mere physical force from an act that constitutes sexual assault under the POCSO Act.”

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Bombay High Court
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Ensure that any activity though aimed at as a commercial activity, does not deplete the available natural resources and even if it does so, in any minimized way, its loss shall be compensated.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“If pension was extended on the basis of length of service, the order of dismissal or removal from service would become meaningless.”

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Rajasthan High Court
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“There is no fundamental right of a person to have a live-in relationship with a woman legally married to another man and, more particularly, when the woman appears to be his own sister.”

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Rajasthan High Court
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“The purpose and intention to incorporate Clause 4 in Circular dated 20-08-2009 is that “no particular person, caste, sub-caste or religion should be given undue advantage disturbing the communal harmony in the society.”

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Rajasthan High Court
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“The selective initiation of criminal proceedings against the Petitioner while similar reports were aired by various media houses raises a serious question about the impartiality of the investigation and its underlying motive.”

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Delhi High Court
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Amit Malviya had filed a criminal defamation complaint before the Patiala House Court against Santanu Sinha, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (‘RSS’) member, regarding Facebook posts made by him.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The Court acknowledged the concerns raised by the petitioner, however, asserted that the “issue at present is not ripe for adjudication before this Court.”

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madras high court
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The Varadharaja Perumal Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to God Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. It is located in Tirumalairayanpattinam, Puducherry.

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Kerala High Court
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A biological father has the inherent right to custody of his child, a right that continues until the child reaches the age of majority or until the order is modified or revoked by a competent court, and the substantive and intrinsic statutory right of a biological father to retain custody of his child cannot be waived or relaxed by the CARA under Regulation 63.

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Delhi High Court
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The jurisdiction available to this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution is primarily in the nature of superintendence and accordingly the Letters Patent Appeal will not lie in the instant matter.

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Bombay High Court
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The National Police Mission, Bureau of Police Research and Development issued communication to Police of all states/Union Territories in respect of Model FIR in registration of cases in narcotics under Section 52 of the NDPS Act and associated documents. The communication was issued as in recent times, several NDPS cases resulted in ‘acquittal’ in the Courts due to procedural irregularities.

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Acquittal in S. 306
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“Even if the suicide note is taken as correct and genuine, there was no act of incitement on the part of the accused persons proximate to the date on which the deceased committed suicide.”

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Delhi High Court
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The statutory mandate under Section 23 of the JJ Act must be strictly adhered to, ensuring that children in conflict with law are not subjected to joint proceedings with adults, regardless of whether they are being tried under the procedure applicable to adults.

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Delhi High Court
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In criminal jurisprudence, the standard of proof required to sustain a conviction is proof beyond a reasonable doubt, which is significantly higher than the preponderance of probabilities applicable in civil cases.

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Delhi High Court
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Since the Call Detail Records and location data have only been ordered to be preserved and not disclosed, there is no basis for the petitioner’s apprehension that this would provide an undue advantage to the defence. The direction simply ensures that potentially relevant evidence is not lost due to automatic deletion.

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