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Evidence of a sexual offence victim is entitled to great weight, even in absence of corroboration; Allahabad High Court reiterates

Women or girl raped is not an accomplice and to insist on corroboration of the testimony, amounts to insult to womanhood.

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[Juvenile Justice] Aadhaar not a valid document for proof of age of Prosecutrix under Juvenile Justice Rules: Madhya Pradesh High Court

JJ Act, 2015 and JJ Rules, 2012 are mandatory and have overreaching effect over any other provision.

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Whether Doctrine of lis pendens applicable on in-service contracts? Delhi High Court answers

Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act is an expression of the principle “pending a litigation nothing new should be introduced”. It provides that pendente lite, neither party to the litigation, in which any right to immovable property is in question, can alienate or otherwise deal with such property so as to affect his appointment

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Delhi High Court issues directions and recommendations to MEITY and Delhi Police to deal cases regarding Non-consensual intimate images dissemination

There is an abysmal absence of a collaborative effort that should ideally be undertaken by the intermediaries and the State.

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Agreement specifying ‘no interest to be granted’ takes away Arbitrator’s power to deviate and grant his own interest rate: Delhi High Court

Even if the Arbitrator is successful in justifying his reasons for deciding a rate of interest, the Agreement between the parties being the birth-giver, should be held at a higher stature when it concerns an issue that has been pre-decided and mutually agreed upon by the parties.

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Madras High Court directs Kalakshetra Foundation to constitute ICC and frame policy to prevent sexual harassment

This order will not stand in the way of the Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice K.Kannan (Retd.) to enquire into the matter as per the terms of reference and there will also be no fetters on the law enforcing agency from proceeding with the investigation in accordance with law.

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[Online Fantasy Sports] Delhi High Court refuses injunction sought against Mobile Premier League and its app ‘Striker’

The Court opined that the NFT Player Cards are in fact ‘in-game’ assets to be used for enhancing the experience of playing the game.

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Violence in one form or other is not sine qua non for a group to qualify as a gang under UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court reiterated that a statute should be read and understood according to its plain grammatical meaning, unless that construction leads to an absurd result, or defeats the object and the very purpose of it

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Delhi High Court restrains Samaira Jewels from counterfeiting BVLGARI jewelry collection

The Delhi High Court stated that a bare glance at the goods sold by the defendants indicated that they are prima facie imitations of the plaintiff’s registered design and accordingly injuncted Samaira Jewels from the usage of such designs.

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“Recreational activities would include amusement or enjoyment-related leisure activities”; Bombay High Court directs MCGM to issue NOC for conducting ‘Ice-Cream Fest’

Bombay High Court perused the said Regulation of DCPR which was the ground for denying permission by MCGM and did not notice any restriction for recreation area in the mall for the purpose proposed.

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Delhi High Court refuses to quash FIR against doctor accused of carrying out illegal sex determination; issues direction for proper implementation of PCPNDT (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act

The Delhi High Court observed that it was aware of the conflict that plagued women who were torn between societal and familial pressure to bear sons and the emotional stress and moral uncertainty they experienced for not bearing a male child.

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[Police Atrocity Case] Calcutta High Court orders ₹2 lakh compensation to atone laches in allegedly ‘falsely implicated’ case

“The prime concern and endeavour of law should be to secure justice on the basis of truth, which ought to be unearthed through a committed and competent investigating agency.” observes the Court.

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Delhi High Court grants interim injunction in favour of Red Chillies Entertainment for taking down upcoming film ‘Jawan’ leaked clips

In the instant case clips and stills from the film ‘Jawan’ were already available on the internet over various platforms, though no license to broadcast or transmit any part of the film has, to date, been granted by the plaintiff to any entity.

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Gauhati High Court refuses to grant interim relief to Youth Congress President, Srinivas BV

The High Court’s order came in reference to the FIR filed by the President of Assam Youth Congress who has levelled allegations of mental harassment on Indian Youth Congress President, Srinivas BV.

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Bombay High Court| Causing threat to stray dogs by using sticks would amount to Cruelty to Animals

Society residents obligated to provide drinking water to stray dogs due to onset of summer heat.

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Kerala High Court slams aimless allegations against public functionaries without any supporting material abusing access to justice

Kerala High Court dismissed the Writ Petition imposing cost of Rs 25,000 for reliefs claimed on an experimental basis without any supporting material.

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[Modi Surname Defamation Case] Patna High Court stays Lower Court’s order against Rahul Gandhi

The Patna High Court stayed Lower Court’s order against Rahul Gandhi in the ‘Modi Surname’ defamation case.

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Karnataka High Court comes to the aid of an aging couple wishing to have child via surrogacy; Evolves a three- pronged eligibility test

The High Court was hearing a petition filed by a couple aged 57 and 45 years, who had lost their son to road accident, and wanted to re-experience the bliss of parenthood via surrogacy but were barred by certain provisions of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.