removal of female advocate’s intimate videos
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The distribution and transmission of the video reached such an extent that the advocate was subjected to scrutiny about the video and its contents by various individuals including her clients and peers in the same profession.”

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messages containing profanity not stalking
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court found that the instant case revolved around seriously disputed questions of fact, which would require further proceedings before the Court concerned.

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Repeated non-appearance of advocates
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A judicial system has less than sufficient resources to afford justice without unreasonable delay to those having genuine grievances.”

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Counsellors in family courts
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court directed the Registrar General to collect and collate a comprehensive report to specifically inform the Court about the appointment of counsellors in the Family Courts across the State.

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Valid TDS payment triggers fresh period of limitation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The dispute arose from unpaid advertising invoices raised by Planet Advertising Pvt. Ltd. between July and November 2014 for campaigns executed for Ambience Pvt. Ltd. The plaintiff claimed Rs. 1.03 crore, asserting that part-payment, backdated purchase orders, and TDS deductions extended the limitation period.

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parole to life convict for wedding
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Here is a case where a brave and loving girl wants to marry the son of the petitioner, who is undergoing life imprisonment at High Security Prison, Viyyur.”

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compensation for son’s motor accident death
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The deceased was a gratuitous passenger based on hearsay knowledge from persons who did not enter the witness box, but, on a preponderance of probabilities, the evidence on record clearly suggest that the deceased was a workman working with the owner.”

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bail to man accused of raping wife before marriage
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“When attempts are made to compel the parties to yield to their demands in a matrimonial dispute, recourse to criminal proceedings would defeat the interest of justice, especially if custodial interrogation is permitted. Hence, I am satisfied that this is a fit case where accused ought to be granted pre-arrest bail.”

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second DNA test in POCSO Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Even if there is an iota of doubt as to the sanctity of the procedure or the correctness of the evidence, the accused should be given an opportunity to disprove the earlier test result”

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woman arrested after sunset in bank fraud case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“CrPC describes the manner and the extent to which a person can be denuded of his liberty and, therefore, needs strict compliance. Any violation of the prescribed procedure in the matter of arrest can, therefore, be declared as illegal.”

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doppler device PCPNDT Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

There is a conspicuous absence of any material evidence indicating that the petitioner carried out or attempted to carry out any diagnostic technique/procedure falling within the scope of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.

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import of ayurvedic drugs
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There is a strong public interest element, specifically public health element, in relation to the import of drugs. The drug involved in this case is Axe Medicated Oil and, in that specific context, the public health threat may not be significant.”

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BNS offences recognised as Scheduled offences
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the enforcement of the PMLA is disrupted just because the IPC has been replaced with a new code, the entire mechanism would come to a halt, and offenders would escape liability due to a technicality.”

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HUL CEO
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Special Court for economic offences took cognizance for offences punishable and Sections 51 and 59 of Food and Safety Standards Act, 2006 (2006 Act) and initiated proceedings against Rohit Jiwa.

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not guilty based on high speed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The accused cannot be held liable based on high speed alone without any further evidence that the accused was in breach of his duty to take care which he had failed to do.”

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PISCO Chile Peru dispute
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The facts and documents on record clearly establish that both Chile and Peru, are using the word PISCO for their alcoholic beverages, and the impugned order had completely disregarded their shared history regarding manufacture of the beverage PISCO.

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Road line sanction quashed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The impugned road line had affected petitioner’s civil rights and therefore opportunity of hearing was necessary, though not specifically provided in Section 291 of the MMC Act and subsequently the Slum Rehabilitation Authority needs to properly apply its mind to all the relevant factors after granting opportunity of hearing to all parties concerned.”

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parole application must be decided in 4 months
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Providing opportunities for temporary release ensures that the ties between the prisoner and the society are not severed. Ensuring that the incarcerated have healthy roots in the society greatly assists in their rehabilitation and reintegration.”

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Marriages validated by custom
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that a woman having lived as a wife, borne children, and been deserted without support, falls within the protective umbrella of Section 125 CrPC and the technical plea of invalidity of marriage cannot be a valid ground to deny her maintenance.

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convenience fees on online Movie ticket
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The legislation touching upon price control in India has always been specific, eloquent and reasonable, even though important, restriction on the right to carry on business has never been sought to be achieved indirectly or by implication and without setting out a statement of the policy of the legislature on this behalf.”

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