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Delhi High Court grants bail to 68-year-old rape accused

The Court refrained from commenting on the merits of the contentions of either party, as trial was pending in the matter.

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Kerala HC quashes proceedings against husband after considering settled married life and wellbeing of children

“Effacing abominable offences through quashing process would not only send a wrong signal to the community, but may also accord an undue benefit to unscrupulous habitual or professional offenders, who can secure a “settlement” through duress, threats, social boycotts, bribes or other dubious means”

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Delhi High Court grants Arvind Kejriwal Two Additional Legal Meetings via Video Conferencing

The petitioner sought two additional legal meetings with his Lawyers in a week through video conferencing on the ground that he is embroiled in more than 30 cases in various States of India and even though he has been granted interim bail in a case, but his relief has not become infructuous as he still continues to be in custody in other matters.

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Can a person change his religion in school certificate after conversion? Kerala HC answers

“Even if it is to be accepted that there is no provision enabling change of religion entered in school certificates, that is no reason to tie down a person to one religion, merely by reason of his birth”

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Allahabad HC directs UPPSC to respond to candidate’s plea alleging marks disparity in U.P. Judicial Service Civil Judge examination 2022

Allahabad High Court noted that the final result was declared on 30-8-2023. Almost 11 months have passed since then, the petitioner had not approached the Court any earlier.

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‘Consent derived in fear of injury or misconception of fact is no consent’: Bombay HC refuses to quash proceedings against accused for offences including rape

The Court noted that Section 90 of IPC does not define the term “consent”, but the law does not see “consent derived from a fear of injury and misconception of fact” as consent.

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Why did Delhi HC refuse to grant ICAI ad interim injunction against Netflix for staying release of series ‘Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper’?

“It is a series which appears to be more in the genre of comedy, and merely describes the main character as a topper in Chartered Accountancy Examination. It is neither intended nor can be perceived to be derogatory to the profession of Chartered Accountancy.”

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MP High Court denies CBI investigation in Fake Encounter case; increases cost payable by State to Rs. 1,00,000/- for police’s insensitivity

“There is no explanation given by the Police before the writ Court, as well as before this Court as to why no action was taken on the complaint made by the petitioner about the missing of her son.”

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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Adidas AG in suit filed for infringement of ‘ADIDAS’ trade mark

It was said that when a mark as distinctive and well-known as “Adidas” is copied, it can dilute the mark’s distinctiveness and harm the brand’s reputation, irrespective of the differences in the product categories.

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J&K and Ladakh HC takes suo motu cognizance vis-a-vis return of drowned Indian youth’s body from Pakistan

The instant PIL was filed on behalf of the parents of the youth who drowned in the Chenab River under mysterious circumstances and whose body was later found in Pakistan.

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‘No material to formulate any substantial question of law’; Tripura HC dismisses appeal filed u/S 100 of CPC

‘The contention that the appeal is not maintainable under Section 100 of CPC cannot be accepted, rather the appeal filed by appellant is maintainable before the Court as the order of Additional District Judge is a decree.

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‘Shocking that an advocate in robes is seeking protection to run brothel’; Madras HC directs Bar Council to ascertain genuineness of his enrollment and educational certificates

“The Tamil Nadu Government to prevent the exploitation of women and trafficking of women, has enacted an Act, viz., the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956. This Act has been enacted with an aim to prevent the commercialisation of vices and the trafficking of females. This Act does not declare sex work as illegal. However, it prohibits running of brothel centres.”

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“Took almost five decades for Centre to realise its mistake”; Madhya Pradesh High Court on ban on Govt. Employees from joining RSS

“The Court laments the fact that it took almost five decades for the Central Government to realise its mistake; to acknowledge that an internationally renowned organisation like RSS was wrongly placed amongst the banned organisations of the country and that its removal therefrom is quintessential.”

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[Anti CAA Protests] Delhi Police have done so far is “too-little, too-late”; Delhi High Court directs transfer of death investigation of young man to CBI

The leitmotif that “justice should not only be done but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done”, must not be limited only to court proceedings, but must also apply proprio-vigore to investigation of crime. Investigation must also be seen to be fair and just.

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Madras HC stays suspension of KFC operator’s license in Thoothukudi for reusing cooking oil

There is also prima facie merit in the Sapphire Foods contention that Magnesium Silicate Synthetic far being a prohibited agent is a permitted filtration agent.

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‘One business partner’s conduct detrimental to another’; Bombay HC grants interim relief u/s 9 to aggrieved partner, in absence of efficacious remedy u/s 17 of Arbitration Act, 1996

Due to the respondent 1’s brazen disregard for the status quo order, the Court in absence of a Section 17 remedy, had to grant an interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

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Does information seeker have locus standi in penalty proceedings under Section 20 of RTI Act? Delhi HC answers

The formation of opinion under Section 20(2) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 is in the exercise of supervisory powers of Central Information Commission and not in the exercise of the adjudicatory powers.

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Abbreviating new criminal laws will simplify usage of lengthy Hindi terminology; promote inclusivity and facilitate efficient judicial process: Punjab and Haryana HC

The Court stated that creating a shared linguistic space for people with different language backgrounds becomes crucial to fostering a sense of unity and inclusivity. The hard-to-pronounce titles cause lingual impediment, cognitive chaos, and tedium that could prevent the legal system from operating smoothly.

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‘Callous and negligent attitude’; Allahabad HC directs Lucknow University to pay Rs 2 lakhs compensation for withholding a student’s 3rd year result on presumption of misconduct

“The action of the Lucknow University in not only in violation of principle of nature justice but has deleterious effect on the future of the candidate and such an action is deplorable.”

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‘Refusal to acknowledge irretrievable breakdown of marriage does more harm than good’: Kerala HC allows appeal by wife for divorce

“Marriage should be a union based on mutual respect, love, and understanding. When one spouse seeks freedom from a relationship that has become a source of distress, denying this request only perpetuates suffering and contradicts the very essence of a marital bond”