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Bombay High Court
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Respondent 3 was fully aware of the bond of matrimony existing between her and the petitioner after the civil registration of their marriage and consciously decided to engage in consensual sexual interactions. So, it cannot be said that her consent for sexual relationship is vitiated by a promise to marry based on religious customs.

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Orissa High Court
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The statutory mandate under Section 14 of the HMA serves a crucial purpose in discouraging hasty dissolution of marriages and ensuring due deliberation before seeking divorce.

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Allahabad High Court
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“The Writ Court cannot substitute its wisdom with the policy making authorities unless it suffers from conditional infirmity. In view of the above, the present writ petition, which primarily seeks judicial intervention in a policy matter, does not warrant the Court’s indulgence at this stage.”

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Delhi High Court
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The expression “soon before her death” in Section 304-B of Penal Code, 1860 must be read as an expression of continuity of time and not an expression of mere length of time. The legislature in its wisdom had used the phrase as “soon before” and not “immediately before”.

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Bombay High Court
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The State Government is required to follow the guidelines laid down by National Health Mission Conditionalities Framework 2022-2024 and increase the number of ambulances as per the population norms.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“In a democratic country, protestors can protest but they cannot disturb the protocol of Prime Minister and Vice President;” State argued.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The question regarding State’s accountability for missing liquor stock is not a mere contractual dispute

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Delhi High Court
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The plaintiff is aggrieved by the incident which occurred at her residence on 26-07-2024 in the late evening, after she withdrew her participation from a live debate programme (‘live debate’) hosted by Rajdeep Sardesai premised on ‘Kargil Diwas’ and ‘Agniveers’, telecasted at 9:00 PM on India Today Television.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court stated that the applicant should obtain necessary permissions from the municipal authorities concerned to see if more trees can be planted on the road leading to the Supreme Court as the same was enveloped with fully grown trees till some years ago.

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Bombay High Court
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Crimes affect entire society and thus the legitimate interest of the society in the investigation cannot be easily brushed aside. It is important to strengthen the faith and confidence of the people in law enforcing agency and this institution, lest the faith of the people in administration of justice stands shaken.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The Court did not find “any illegality prima facie in the case of engaging lawyers by the autonomous body i.e. MPNRC and paying the professional fees as per their norms.”

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The Court took a prima facie view of the matter and issued notice to all respondents.

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Delhi High Court
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Defendants 2 to 4 edited the page pertaining to the plaintiff to include allegedly false, misleading and defamatory remarks/content against the Plaintiff. It is stated that the remarks and statements against the plaintiff form a substantial portion of the Plaintiff’s Page, which is accessible to users and non-users of the Platform.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“Traffic jams are not new to the world and are known to be highly contagious … if the vehicles are allowed to enter in the 56 Dukan area from MG road, it would lead to a total chaos.”

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Delhi High Court
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Courts are zealous guardians for the protection of the properties of minors and efforts must be made to ensure that the properties are immediately secured so that they are not frittered by unscrupulous relatives who like vultures want to prey on the meagre belongings that have been left behind.

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Bombay High Court
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Respondent 3-Deputy Collector (General), Mumbai, disposed of the petitioner’s application holding that she is a stateless national and has given incorrect details regarding the validity of her visa.

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Meghalaya High Court
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While passing the impugned remission decision, the Presiding Officer could not have relied on the opinion of the District Judge, and such impugned order was passed on a wrong premise.

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Kerala High Court
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“The term “elected members” in the resolution shall also include the petitioners. As a result, the petitioners were entitled to all the rights and privileges accorded to the elected members of the Bar Council of Kerala as outlined in the resolution.”

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Delhi High Court
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The Court stated that Defendants 1,8, 9 and 10 are engaged in illegal activities, which are potentially criminal in nature, and are aimed at deceiving unwary consumers by making them pay through their website under the false pretence of securing reservations with the plaintiff’s ‘GINGER’ hotels.

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Bombay High Court
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The petitioner was invited to join a forty-five-day course, during which he was given a Mantra to chant and after his daily recitations, he alleged that he ended up experiencing significant mental and physical distress that even a medical professional could not alleviate.

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