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Transfer fee charged by Maharashtra & Goa Bar Council violative of S. 18 Advocates Act: Bombay High Court

“The fee was charged from the petitioner in accordance with the Resolution of 2010 whereby the State Bar Council was authorized to collect enrollment fee but the realization of such fee for transfer of enrollment was not permissible under Section 18(1) of the 1961 Act.”

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‘Once released on bail, prisoner’s custody beyond necessary period is illegal’; Punjab & Haryana HC grants bail to an alleged undocumented Bangladeshi migrant

“The investigation conducted so far indicates that the accused might not be a citizen of India, and as such might not be able to procure sureties, or amount to furnish personal bonds, or amount in lieu of surety(s). By foreseeing such a likely possibility, in the event of non-furnishing of the bonds, the accused cannot be kept in jail for an indefinite period”.

tata payments trade mark infringement suit

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Delhi High Court grants interim injunction to Tata Sons for marks ‘TATA’ and ‘TATA PAYMENTS’ in trade mark infringement suit

In July 2025, Tata Sons (P) Ltd. discovered Defendant 1’s website, ‘https://www.tatapayment.net/’ offering digital payment services while wholly incorporating trade marks, ‘TATA’, ‘TATA PAYMENTS’.

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Who is entitled to return of Original Documents, party who produced it or the owner? Telangana HC clarifies Order 13 Rule 9 CPC

The petitioner had averred that the intent of Order 13 Rule 9 of the CPC is to ensure that documents, once they have served their purpose in litigation and are no longer required by the Court, should be returned to their rightful owners.

Bail in NDPS case awaiting Mihir Rajesh case ruling

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Himachal Pradesh HC grants interim bail in NDPS case involving commercial quantity, awaiting Supreme Court’s decision in Mihir Rajesh Shah case

“The accused’s plea that the grounds of arrest were not communicated to him, appeared to be correct and was supported by the memo of arrest, with no contrary document filed by the State.”

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Hindu Marriage valid even if unregistered; Family Court cannot mandate registration certificate for mutual divorce: Allahabad HC

“The requirement of filing registration certificate is only in cases where the marriage is registered under Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Admittedly, in the present case, the marriage which was solemnized in the year 2010 is not registered and therefore, there is no necessity of filing registration certificate.”

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Bombay High Court: Air India no longer subject to writ jurisdiction post privatisation due to absence of public duty

“Applying the functionality test, we do not find that Air India Ltd., is discharging any public function. Its status is that of a private company, established with sole commercial object of making profit.”

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A case of ‘fence eating the crop’: Rajasthan High Court rejects bail of former Minister under PMLA in Jal Jeevan Mission scam

“The criminal misconduct attributed to the accused represents a grave breach of duty that is both disconcerting and intolerable in the public sphere.”

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“Pursuing case against very powerful individual and facing threats”: Allahabad HC grants personal security to man who challenged Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship

“We are, prima facie, satisfied that the matter requires consideration as the petitioner has been pursuing his cases against a very powerful individual and is facing constant threats.”

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Is Working “for” an organisation same as working “in” it as an employee? Delhi High Court rules

The petitioner, a law graduate, was appointed as Assistant Director (Legal) in BIS in 2021 after due scrutiny by a selection committee. In 2024, her services were terminated on the ground that her earlier experience as an advocate for a private university did not meet the prescribed eligibility of working in a government or autonomous body.

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Punjab and Haryana HC sets aside prohibition on notified varieties of hybrid paddy seeds; upholds prohibition on non-notified varieties

Non-notified seeds do not assume legal sanctity as assumed by notified seeds under the Seeds Act, 1966. Thus, the prohibition has rightly been imposed by the State Government upon the non-notified seeds, as this power is conferred upon the State Government by the Seeds Act, 1966 and Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

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Govt. can’t reject arms dealer quota enhancement request merely on general apprehensions such as celebratory firing: Patna HC

“The doctrine of reasonable restriction under Article 19(6) of the Constitution permits the State to impose limitations on such trade in the interest of public peace and security.”

Disproportionate assets case against Ex-DGP Thachankary

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Kerala HC quashes Govt. Order for further investigation in disproportionate assets case against retired DGP Tomin J. Thachankary; Directs trial to be completed within 6 months

“If the State, whose duty it was to bring the offenders to justice, took sides with an accused and permitted him to dictate the manner in which the investigation against him was to progress, it would be antithetical to the concept of ‘the rule of law’.”

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“No evidence that victim was minor”: Chhattisgarh HC modifies life sentence to 10 years imprisonment for man who raped his niece

In her statement, the victim stated that firstly, her father committed forcible sexual intercourse with her, and after some days when she was sleeping at her paternal aunt’s house, then the convict, who was her paternal uncle, committed the same offence against her.

maintenance for wife with sufficient dividend income and assets

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No interim maintenance for “affluent” wife with sufficient dividend income and assets: Madras High Court

“The object of awarding interim maintenance is only to ensure that the wife has sufficient income to enable her to maintain herself and the said sustenance is not mere survival, but should be on the same lines of a comfortable lifestyle that she would have had in the matrimonial home.”

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At what stage the claim of juvenility can be raised by the accused juvenile?: Rajasthan High Court answers

“If two views are possible during the course of enquiry, the Court should lean in favour of holding the accused to be juvenile in borderline cases.”

Documents unavailability no ground for secondary evidence

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Non-traceability or unavailability of documents cannot constitute a foundation to lead secondary evidence: Bombay High Court

The petitioner’s submission that the documents are not immediately available/traceable is not supported by any affidavit and the application appears to have been signed only by the counsel. Thus, petitioner’s contention about absence of original documents only based on bare statement in an application cannot be straightway accepted.

Thomas Issac appointment as advisor to KKEM

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Kerala HC upholds former Finance Minister Thomas Issac’s appointment as advisor to Knowledge Economy Mission, Dismisses PIL

“The Court remarked that it was unfortunate that Dr. Issac was compelled to be subjected to such a petition and had to file an affidavit to reiterate his credentials.”

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Communal remarks ‘wholly untrue’: Bombay HC restrains Shiv Sena leader, Sanjay Nirupam from making defamatory statements against slum redeveloper

The Shiv Sena leader, Sanjay Nirupam when served with the repeated intimations to appear in the Court, tore the said notice and returned it. The Court stated that such conduct showed that he had no respect for the proceedings before the Court.

termination over non-disclosure of gambling offence

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Employee cannot be terminated by ‘stroke of pen’: Bombay High Court reinstates employee terminated over non-disclosure of trivial gambling offence

“The employer should take into consideration all relevant facts and circumstances available as to antecedents and keeping in view the objective criteria, while taking appropriate decision. Mere suppression does not mean that employer can arbitrarily terminate the services of employee.”