Allahabad High Court
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Allahabad HC said that Magistrate dealing with an application under Section 12 is not called upon to act for the commission of an offence; hence what is contemplated is not a complaint but an application to a Magistrate as set out in Rule 6(1) of the D.V. Rules.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The Court stated that as the executive has largely been unsuccessful in curbing the escalating threat of cybercrime, one potential solution could involve limiting the maximum number of prepaid SIM cards per individual as cybercrime predominantly takes place through prepaid SIM cards.

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Sikkim High Court
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The Court was of the view that both, the applicant in viewing the requirement of filing the appeal within six months as per S. 378(5) CrPC; and the respondents contending that the appeal should have been filed within sixty days as per S. 378(5), were equally incorrect.

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Delhi High Court
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The Delhi High Court said that Section 33-A is a special provision which aims to adjudicate as to whether conditions of a service, etc. have been changed during the pendency of proceedings before an Industrial Tribunal.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“Instead of helping the family of the missing solider, the Indian Army expects them to get the date of his civil death declared through civil Court, and they are denied to release the pension and other retirement allowances of the missing solider.”

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Kerala High Court
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“Reports indicate that the waste removed from the drains in Kochi are stocked and accumulated on the side of the drains itself, without its further removal. The Kochi Corporation shall file a report regarding the steps taken to clear such waste from the sides and the persons responsible for carrying out the work.”

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Delhi High Court
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The timeline was stipulated by the Delhi High Court in a previous judgment for the issuance of identity cards to the law researchers being treated as bona fide advocates.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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Commissioner of the MP Rajya Rojgar Guarantee Commission confirmed the corruption allegations after investigation and submitted a report instructing the Collector to act.

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Delhi High Court
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The Delhi High Court said if each Sadhu, Baba, and Guru is allowed to build a shrine on public land and thereby, continue to use it for personal gains, it would lead to disastrous consequences jeopardizing larger public interest.

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Allahabad High Court
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The issue of “obscenity or indecency per se” will not arise until or unless there is evidence on record to see that a person at a given time witnessing particular obscene act is actually annoyed or not.

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Orissa High Court
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“The Court noted the progress in the investigation and directed to release the accuse. However, it was clarified the order shall not be implemented if it is discovered that the accused has any criminal antecedents.”

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Orissa High Court
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The Court permitted to put the questions mentioned in the questionnaire to the informant in the cross-examination. Regarding the evidentiary value of the same, the Court added that it will be decided during hearing of the criminal appeal and the application for confirmation of sentence.

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Bombay High Court
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The Court opined that the husbands/fathers are many times not depositing the arrears of maintenance for years together and they have no fear or burden to pay the interest on that amount of maintenance and this is a serious legal mischief.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court stated that for ascertaining the charges to be recovered from the encroacher, the land-owning authorities shall consider the area of encroached land, period for which the encroached land was illegally used, the market price or circle rate of the encroached area.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court exonerated the charges of contravention of prescribing non-refundable participation fee levied on Liquidator of Corporate Debtor, however, he was found guilty of paying excess fees to BDO Restructuring Advisory LLP.

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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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The Court pointed out that to be influenced by the forceful submission of internal security of the State, and to reject a bail application where the State has utterly failed to disclose any material against the accused, is a sure shot recipe for miscarriage of justice.

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Gauhati High Court
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Section 161 of the Railways Act, 1989 makes it compulsory for the drivers of every vehicle crossing an unmanned level crossing, to stop and to observe whether any train is coming, before crossing the level crossing, but in the present case, the driver failed to do so.

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Delhi High Court
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Clause 8 under ‘Admission Terms and Conditions’ of the Indian Nursing Council (Revised) Regulations and Curriculum for B.Sc. (Nursing Program) Regulations, 2020 reserves seats only for candidates with loco-motor disabilities of 40% to 50% of the lower extremity, thereby excluding candidates with other disabilities such as Muscular Dystrophy, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims, Low Vision, Hearing Impairment, Speech Disability, and Intellectual Disability.

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Delhi High Court
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The Delhi High Court said that a Lookout Circular is a major impediment for a person who wants to travel abroad.

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Himachal Pradesh High Court
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The Court further stated that the respondents were expected to take all possible measures to ensure that forest fire are prevented and if not prevented, at least controlled.

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