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Whether a promise of marriage is false from its inception or is there a possibility of breach of promise? Madhya Pradesh High Court examines

Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that “Only a false promise to marry made with an intention to deceive a woman would vitiate the woman’s consent being obtained under misconception of fact, but mere breach of promise cannot be said to be a false promise.”

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Manipur High Court upholds District Magistrate’s power to re-verify the arms licenses already granted

The Manipur High Court upholds the notice issued by District Magistrate to arms holders for submitting their arms and licenses and the Court further opines that the issuing authority has a right to re-verify the arms licenses so granted.

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Delhi High Court | Bella Estate, Delhi residents not entitled to rehabilitation as per DUSIB Policy, 2015

Delhi High Court held Bella Estate Jhuggi dwellers not entitled to rehabilitation under Delhi Slum and JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy 2015.

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Delhi High Court quashes summons issued to “The Wire” editors in a criminal defamation case filed by a former JNU Professor

The Delhi High Court quashes and sets aside summons issued to the editor and deputy editor of “The Wire” in a criminal defamation case filed by the former Professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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Power to expand scope of ‘individual borrowers’ under RBI Circular, 2014 vests with RBI and not with High Court: Madras High Court

Madras High Court said that the circular dated 2-08-2019, cannot have any implication in respect of the sole proprietary concern of the petitioner i.e., “M/s. Murugan Idli Shop”.

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Allahabad High Court refuses relief to Bhim Army member accused of making hate speech against CM Adityanath, Bageshwar Baba and Dhirendra Shastri

Allahabad High Court said that it was apparent that the accused had made a derogatory and disrespectful comment against CM Adityanath as well as Bageshwar Baba and Dhirendra Shastri.

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Madras High Court orders disciplinary action against Deputy Secretary, Law Department for unruly behavior in Court premises

Ruckus and unruly behavior inside the Court amounts to scandalizing and lowering the authority of the Madras High Court, as well as interfering and obstructing with the administration of justice.

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Party cannot be held liable for failure of bank in sending money by RTGS; Calcutta High Court directs to issue discharge certificate

The Calcutta High Court quashed the imposition and recovery of penalty by the respondent authorities and directed them to refund the penalty amount and issue discharge certificate in favour of the petitioners.

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University of Delhi arbitrarily cancels seat alloted to a candidate; Delhi High Court directs admission in next academic year 2023-24

The delay on part of the petitioner in approaching the Court had led to the conclusion of admission process, due to which the candidates with lower merit would got admission which stood crystalised. Therefore, no exceptional circumstances existed in warranting issuance of directions to admit the petitioner in the academic year 2022-23.

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Protest by violent means can never be a part of Democracy, Delhi High Court overturns the discharge of accused in the Jamia violence case

“A protest cannot be allowed to endanger others, damage property, restrict essential services and such a protest cannot receive constitutional protection. The acts of violence and violent speech that instigates violence and endangers rule of law, damage public property and peace are not protected under the Indian Constitution.” opined the Delhi High Court

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[POCSO Act] Minor girl misrepresented her age and showed herself to be a major; Delhi High Court suspends sentence of a man accused of raping a minor girl

The Delhi High Court suspended the sentence of a man who was convicted for raping the minor girl after noting that the girl herself had misrepresented her age and showed herself to be a major.

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When statutory remedy is created by enactment, exercise of inherent power under S.482 cannot be invoked ignoring statutory dispensation: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court said that the cases relied upon by the accused are not applicable to the present case, as they are silent over the issue of maintainability of the petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. after insertion of Section 14-A of SC/ST Act, 1989 and unless the said issue is decided consciously, any departure from the statutory provision would be a bad precedent.

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Patna High Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of an IPS Officer who hired a conman to pose as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court to influence the corruption probe against him

The Patna High Court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of an IPS Officer who hired a conman to pose as the as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and to make calls to other officers for taking decision in his favour in a corruption case against him.

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Kerala High Court quashes withdrawal of nomination of Senate Members of Kerala University by the Chancellor

Kerala High Court concluded that the process of nomination of Senate Members is not an act of constituting an agent or mouthpiece to speak his master’s voice.

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Meghalaya High Court| Governor has residuary power to carve out authority already conferred under 6th Schedule and vest the same in some other Court or officer

Meghalaya High Court said that there is no limitation on the powers of the Governor in conferring a part of the authority pertaining to the Penal Code or some special law, to a particular Court or officer appointed in that behalf.

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“A class of its own in the category of frivolous cases”: Gauhati High Court berates counsels who signed Vakalatnama for non-existent petitioner

Gauhati High Court was faced with a peculiar case where “petitioner” had followed every rule in the book to file a well-planned petition; however, in reality the petitioner did not exist!

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Delhi High Court set aside delayed show cause notice issued by Revenue Department under IT Act

The Delhi High Court observed that there was an unexplained substantial delay in issuing the impugned Show Cause Notice dated 09-11-2017 and thus, is inexcusable in the eyes of law

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Unilateral action of bank withholding security documents is illegal and arbitrary: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court held that once loan is repaid, the bank is not entitled to withhold the title deed merely on the grounds that the petitioner has transferred the property during the subsistence of mortgage.

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Delhi High Court set aside 1-year suspension of BJP MLA Vijender Gupta of Delhi Legislative Assembly

Delhi High Court observed that on perusal of the summary of proceedings, it was clear that there was disturbance caused during the sitting of the House by the petitioner and the ruling party members.

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[Right to be forgotten]|Orissa High Court directs State to remove intimate video of the victim from all social media platforms

Orissa High Court said that the legal possibilities of being forgotten On-line and Off-line, cries for widespread debate. It is also an undeniable fact that the implementation of the right to be forgotten is a thorny issue in terms of practicality and technological nuances.