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[Contempt of Court] All Women Police Stations being reduced to stations of corruption: Madras High Court issues directions

As a Court of record, the High Court is attributed only with the power to punish for its contempt and the contempt of Courts Subordinate to it and not the Court which is superior to it.

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Delhi High Court denies bail to former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Delhi Liquor Excise Policy Scam

The gravity of the allegations against the petitioner are very serious in nature and in view of the peculiar facts, the Court opined that this matter must be visited with a different approach as a deep-rooted conspiracy involving huge loss of public funds has been alleged.

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Himachal Pradesh High Court Dismisses Petition challenging Prescribed Age Limit for appointment of Assistant District Attorneys

The Court said that the State Government was well within its powers to carve out exceptions for a particular category of post, in so far as the prescription of age limit by direct recruitment to a was concerned.

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Sensitise all PPs across the State to deal with final reports, placed before them for scrutiny, at the earliest; Madras HC directs Director of Prosecution

The final report placed for scrutiny before the Public Prosecutor is not for the purpose of getting an opinion from the Public Prosecutor

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Regularization of unauthorized construction beyond the purview of Section 56 of MRTP Act: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court observed that no provision enables regularization of construction raised on open spaces earmarked in development plan or Town Planning Scheme.

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Police officer duty-bound to record reasons for arrest in writing: Allahabad High Court

Section 41 and 41A of CrPC are facets of Article 21 of the Constitution of India

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Orissa HC quashes Criminal Proceedings against OTV Journalist Accused of Dissuading Public from Availing Covid 19 Treatment

The Court said that continuation of such criminal case against the Petitioner, who is an Input Editor of OTV, was likely of having a chilling effect on freedom of the Press.

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Temporary Appointees cannot claim regularization based on past performance or long service: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court held that “in the terms and conditions of the appointment it is clearly mentioned that the employee would not be having any right to claim regularization”.

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POCSO| Madhya Pradesh High Court urges Centre to decrease the age of consent of the prosecutrix from 18 years to 16 years for sexual offences

Madhya Pradesh High Court set aside impugned FIR as well as all consequential proceedings arising out of it.

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‘Employee had no role in drawing excess amount in increment’; Kerala High Court upholds KAT order restricting any recovery of excess pay

The Kerala High Court clarified that the authorities erroneously granted the said increment in terms of Government Order while being careless and negligent, and that the respondent could not be faulted at all for their negligence.

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[Section 15 of JJ Act] Inquiry for trying a juvenile as an adult must be conducted in a transparent and fair manner: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court explained that trying a child below 18 years before Juvenile Justice Board is a rule and trying a child above 16 years as an adult before Regular Court is an exception.

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Complaint lacks specific averments to fasten vicarious liability of Company Directors; Bombay High Court quashes order against Raymond CMD

The instant complaint was filed against the Chairman and Managing Director, and eight Directors of Raymond Ltd. after the Inspector of Legal Metrology noticed a fabric package which lacked requisite declarations.

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Selection of Auditors for Cooperative banks: Himachal Pradesh High Court upholds NABARD’s guidelines

Himachal Pradesh High Court said that to assist the respective State Governments to choose the right persons to conduct statutory audits, the NABARD had issued the impugned letter prescribing broad guidelines

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[Adipurush Controversy] Allahabad HC directs IB Ministry to revisit issue by forming an expert committee; Seeks personal presence of Film Director and Dialogue writer

Allahabad High Court said that the Gods have been shown in a film by the film makers including the dialogue writers without taking care of holiness and sanctity of those characters.

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Allahabad High Court directs State to specify steps taken towards providing women toilets, pure drinking water, fans etc. in police stations

Allahabad High Court directed the State to file an affidavit indicating therein the progress towards allotment of funds towards providing basic amenities to women in Police Stations

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Dishonour of Cheque: Delhi High Court sets aside summon order due to lack of specific allegations against directors in the complaint

The Delhi High Court observed that the wanton arraignment of directors without reference to their role in relation to a transaction, or to the issuance or dishonour of a cheque by the company, requires to be deprecated and discouraged, since it amounts to abuse of the salutary process of criminal law.

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Mother is entitled to Custody of Minor Children after Father’s death, unless declared incompetent or disentitled: Himachal Pradesh HC

The Court said that the right of a mother to have custody of her children is not absolute, but subject to the welfare of her children.

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[2002 Godhra Riots] Gujarat HC rejects Regular Bail plea of Civil Rights Activist Teesta Setalvad

The Court said that Teesta Setalvad had started her career as journalist and prima facie it seemed that by using victim and witnesses as ladder for her own benefits, she had ultimately reached on to Padmashree to become Member of Planning Commission.

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Allahabad High Court orders immediate release of rape convict sent to jail in same crime after undergoing entire sentence

Allahabad high Court directed the Senior Registrar to communicate this order to the Jail Authorities concerned, for immediate release of the convict.

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Orissa High Court upholds Acquittal of Accused Persons in witchcraft murder case

The Court said that in the case of circumstantial evidence, the links must form a continuous chain and must point unerringly to the guilt of the accused and to no one else.