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Delhi High Court
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“It is necessary to draw a distinction between a person’s financial affairs being open to public scrutiny, by requiring disclosure or clarification through legitimate means, which may not amount to defamation; and a person being subjected to vilification and to baseless and false ignominy, by asking tendentious questions laced with innuendo.”

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Orissa High Court
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“The case unveils the kind of damage caused in the minds of young people due to societal pressure, particularly in this age where psyche of the society as a whole is dominated by internet and social media platforms. It is unfathomable that a highly educated young girl, who was pursuing her Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, could even thought of taking her own life.”

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Madras High Court
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“The people inhabiting the Kalvarayan hills are from economically and socially backward sections of the Society and their fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution need to exercised to the fullest.”

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Bombay High Court
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The applicant contended that their gender identity and medical condition made them vulnerable to harassment and ridicule in society and in jail.

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Jharkhand High Court
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The Court stated that even though the right to property is no longer a fundamental right and was never a natural right, it must be accepted that without the right to property, other rights become illusory.

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Delhi High Court
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The Delhi High Court stated that a prima facie case of money laundering under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 was made against K. Kavitha based on the material placed on record.

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Telangana High Court
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As per petitioners, the Chief Minister is responsible for tweeting fake circular of closure of hostels and messes in the Osmania University due to acute shortage of water and electricity.

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Orissa High Court
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“The Lok Adalat should resist their temptation to play the role of regular Judges rather they should constantly strive to function as conciliators. The endeavour and effort of the Lok Adalats should be to guide and persuade the parties, with reference to principles of justice.”

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Rajasthan High Court
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“Food adulteration is an increasingly recognized global public health problem… Adulteration or contamination of natural food product is one of the major challenges in today’s society.”

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Madras High Court
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“In the event of any unruly behavior of the members of the Bar Association or any unlawful or illegal activities, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is bound to initiate appropriate disciplinary action against the Advocates, involving in such activities.”

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Kerala High Court
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“Urgent necessity of ensuring that the identity of the person is established clearly before any arrest/detention is made by the Police officials, either in the execution of a warrant issued by the court or otherwise”

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Andhra Pradesh High Court
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The Court also directed that the Legal Services Authority and the police authorities to start campaigns to highlighting the evil effects on account of non-usage of the protective headgear.

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Madras High Court
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“When the specific overt act attracting prosecution for criminal offence been made out by the prosecution, if at all the accused wants to plead guilty, it should be done in the manner known to law under Section 482 of CrPC”

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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Section 7(5) of the Waqf Act, 1995 states that the Wakf Tribunal does not have jurisdiction over matters that were already the subject of a suit or proceeding in a civil court before the commencement of the Act.

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Calcutta High Court
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The Calcutta High Court said that the principle of comity of nations and comity of courts had been recognized by the Indian Courts by giving adequate weightage to orders or decrees of a foreign court while deciding any proceeding in a domestic court.

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Bombay High Court
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A relationship may be consensual at the beginning, but the same state may not remain so for all time to come. Whenever one of the partners show their unwillingness to indulge in a sexual relationship, the character of the relationship as ‘consensual’ ceases to exist.

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Calcutta High Court
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The Single Judge failed to consider that the writ petitioner was canvassing his age based on documentary evidence. Such documentary evidence of age was required to be assessed prior to directing the ossification test to be undertaken.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court stated that certificate under Section 65-B of the IEA was a matter of procedure and by not allowing the same to be taken on record amounts to taking a hyper technical view which was against the settled preposition of law.

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Delhi High Court
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“It is immaterial if the term or directions in a decree is contrary to law. The Executing Court cannot go behind the same, and has to give effect to the decree.”

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Allahabad High Court
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“Addition of Section 302 IPC in addition to pre-existing sections about dowry death and dowry related inhuman treatment is being carried out by Trial Judges as a matter of routine and in a most mechanical fashion, making the entire episode more grim and serious, without having any supporting documents or allegations”

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