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Bombay HC denies suspension of sentence of 73-year-old man who raped mentally challenged house help

The convict, his wife, and sister-in-law had attempted to convince and pressurise the victim and her mother to not lodge a complaint and get an abortion.

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‘Misuse of power by Vigilance Bureau’; Punjab and Haryana HC quashes corruption case against Former Food Minister of Punjab, Bharat Bhushan Sharma

“Launching of prosecution by the complainant is nothing, but an example of giving a cloak of criminal offence to the contractual matter of procurement and transportation of foodgrains”.

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Assets and liabilities of public servants not private; Disclosure cannot be completely exempted under S. 8 of RTI Act: Madras High Court

“No doubt, it is true that the assets and liability of a public servant will have to be necessarily disclosed and cannot be shielded from public scrutiny but there should be a reasonable restriction of the same.”

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‘Objective of Freedom Fighters’ Pension Scheme to honour genuine freedom fighters without harassment or delay’; Orissa HC directs for release of pension to 100-yr-old freedom fighter

The Scheme requires submission of two co-prisoners’ certificates as incarceration proof, however, the petitioner was able to submit only one affidavit from a co-prisoner. The Court accepted the same as sufficient proof of the petitioner’s claim.

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Court cannot substitute its own view and pass an order which is neither pleaded nor prayed for by the parties: Calcutta High Court

The case relates to Joint Forum of Doctors who approached the police authorities for permission to hold peaceful protest raising certain grievances relating to an unfortunate and barbaric incident of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital at the night of 09-08-2024

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Kerala HC dismisses plea challenging integrity certificate granted to IO over alleged faulty probe in Walayar rape death case; Upholds Decision by Home Secretary

Walayar rape death case was a seven-year-old case relating to the rape and alleged murder of two minor sisters at Walayar

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‘Third pillar of democracy being treated shabbily’; Punjab and Haryana HC slams State for poor living and working conditions of Judicial Officers

PILs were instituted highlighting the sorry state of affairs of the residential houses for Judicial Officers and of courtrooms. The PIL also recorded that there is lack of residential houses available for the Officers.

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State Human Rights Commission lacks jurisdiction over child custody; Specific remedies exist in other statutes: Allahabad HC

“Allahabad High Court stayed SHRC’s orders regarding the custody of the children and their production before the Commission.”

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‘Rape of dead body is horrendous but not rape’: Read why Chhattisgarh HC rejected mother’s plea against acquittal of man for offence under S. 363 and S. 376 (3) of IPC

“There can be no disagreement on the issue that dignity and fair treatment is not only available to a living man but also to his dead body and every dead body is entitled to a respectful treatment.”

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Dangerous public stunt causing death would amount to culpable homicide and not death by negligence; Punjab & Haryana HC rejects anticipatory bail

“If a soft stand is taken towards such stunts, the roads, which are already unsafe, will become more unsafe for pedestrians and two-wheelers, which account for the maximum number of casualties for pedestrians and two-wheelers in road accidents in this region.”

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Delhi High Court restrains ‘JV Evergreen Sweets and Treats’ from infringing ‘Evergreen’ mark

The comparison of images of both names makes it abundantly clear that defendant 1 has copied the most distinctive part of the plaintiff’s mark, which is ‘Evergreen’. In the case of the defendant 1, the word ‘Evergreen’ has the prefix “JV” and the suffix “Sweets and Treats”, whereas in the plaintiff’s case, the word ‘Evergreen’ is followed by the word “Sweet House”.

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Delhi High Court grants injunction in favor of IKEA in trademark infringement case against IKEY

The similarity between the conflicting marks ‘IKEA’ and ‘IKEY’ is such that it cannot be mere co-incidence and a case of ignorance.

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MP High Court rejects ‘Mandsaur is a Religious City’ argument against the establishment of Slaughterhouse

The notification dated 09-12-2011 issued by the State Government only declared a 100-meter radius as sacred, not the entire city of Mandsaur.

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Borrowers cannot be coerced into repaying loans through threats of reputational damage or privacy invasion: Kerala High Court

“The display of photographs of defaulting borrowers violates their dignity, reputation, and fundamental right to life, as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India”

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Delhi High Court issues notice to Marico Ltd. in application to set aside injunction order against Alpino Health Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Allegedly, the entire premise of the advertisement campaign by Alpino Health Foods was to denigrate oats as a category of food, including Marico’s ‘Saffola Oats’.

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Bombay HC dismisses Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Amol Kirtikar’s petition challenging Ravindra Waikar’s win in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

“Amol has thoroughly failed to raise necessary pleadings disclosing the cause of action for setting aside the election of Ravindra under any of the grounds enumerated in Section 100 of the RP Act.”

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Manipur High Court seeks report from State on making public buildings accessible to PwD and elderly persons

A PIL was instituted before the Manipur High Court seeking direction to make public buildings accessible to disabled and elderly people by providing Ramps & Toilets.

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Compassionate appointment can only be granted after DIOS approval, not by Management of the Institution: Allahabad High Court

“The petitioner has a right to be considered for compassionate appointment but cannot be granted relief in the terms that he has prayed. The relief would have to be suitably moulded to give effect to the petitioner’s rights, otherwise well founded”

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[Devotees Castration Case] | Punjab and Haryana HC sets aside Order by SJM directing CBI to produce documents requested by Ram Rahim

The matter was remanded to the Special Judicial Magistrate for a fresh decision regarding the applications preferred by Ram Rahim and the doctor in view of the present Order.

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“Embarrassment for the whole city”: Kerala HC takes suo motu cognizance after food poisoning at Ponnurunni Anganwadi, Issues Directions

Kerala High Court expressed deep concern over the situation, calling it an embarrassment for the entire city to witness such a massive accumulation of waste without any action taken to remove it.