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Ker HC | Syllogistic scope of Ss. 11(5) and 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, 1996; HC unclouds the line

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J., held that parties to arbitration cannot nominate the arbitrator even if the Arbitration Agreement provides so.

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Chh HC | “Petitioners’ status is that of a Guest Lecturer but that does not mean that they do not have any right”; Protection granted to contractual Guest Lecturer from being replaced by another set of Guest lectures

Chhattisgarh High Court: P. Sam Koshy, J. held that protection granted to the petitioner will not preclude the State Government from going

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Del HC | Proceedings against Subway Systems (India) dropped in anti-profiteering case against franchisee

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Navin Chawla, JJ. directed that proceedings against Subway Systems (India) Private Ltd. be

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Utt HC | Right to promotion is not a vested right, however, right to be considered for promotion is a FR; Court issues directions to the State

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Alok Kumar Verma, JJ., heard and disposed of a petition which

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Kar HC | “Supplementary charge sheet is only an additional material collected against the accused persons”; S. 167(2) CrPC not applicable on supplementary charge sheets filed

Karnataka High Court: Rajendra Badamikar, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The factual matrix of the instant case is that

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Sikk HC | Court directs State to examine grievances; ensuring proper implementation of NFSA, 2013

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, JJ., heard a petition which was filed seeking

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Provisions of DV Act cannot be used as a ploy by son, to either claim a right in his father’s property or continue to retain possession of father’s property, on strength of his wife’s right of residence: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J. while addressing the matter, expressed that “…in the opinion of this Court, all cases of

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P&H HC | “Unholy Alliance”; HC denies protection to married woman who was residing in live-in with another man

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Calling it “unholy alliance”, Sant Parkash, J., denied protection to a married woman who was residing in

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Issuing a legal notice and filing a complaint case against someone, would that amount to abetment of suicide? Del HC deciphers [Detailed Analysis]

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. expressed that, Abetment involves a mental process of instigating a person or intentionally aiding a

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J&K and Ladakh HC | “Specific mention of particular Court at particular place excludes jurisdiction of other courts”, says HC while addressing syllogistic issue of ‘venue’ and ‘seat’ of arbitration

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Tashi Rabstan, J., while addressing the syllogistic issue of ‘venue and ‘seat’ of arbitration dismissed

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Gau HC | “Both victim and accused are State’s future assets”; HC grants bail to IIT student accused of raping his junior

Gauhati High Court: Ajit Borthakur, J., granted bail to an IIT student accused of raping his junior. The Bench stated, “Both the

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All HC | For offence of dishonour of cheques, what needs to be given priority – Compensatory aspect or Punitive aspect?

Allahabad High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., expressed that, Merely because the litigation has reached a revisional stage or that even beyond

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Guj HC | State Authorities cannot be permitted to resort to stringent provisions like detention under PASA; Court allows petition

Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., allowed the petitions which were filed apprehending detention under PASA in connection with the Complaint filed

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Brutal and Heinous Double Murder Case of Wife & Daughter || Criminal Conspiracy, generally hatched in secrecy [All HC’s critical ruling]

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. while addressing a bail application of an accused expressed that, “A criminal conspiracy is generally

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‘Judiciary’s dignity cannot be tarnished by irresponsible content’: Bom HC closes contempt case against person uploading contumacious content against Goa District Judiciary on YouTube & WhatsApp

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and M.S. Sonak, J., observed that, “Court has the duty of protecting

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Ker HC temporarily suspends sentence of imprisonment to allow the applicant to perform religious rites and rituals of his deceased mother

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of K. Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A., JJ., temporarily suspended the sentence of the

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Del HC | Whether once a bench of SC has doubted correctness of an earlier bench of co-equal strength, and referred the issue to a larger bench, Courts lower in hierarchy should continue to follow earlier decision – Is it debatable?

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J. observed that, The question of whether, once a bench of the Supreme Court has doubted

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Guj HC | Appellate court’s reasoning of non-examination of scribe of Will wrong; Court allows appeal calling it serious error of law

Gujarat High Court: A.P. Thaker, J., allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved and feeling dissatisfied with the judgment and decree of

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J&K and Ladakh HC dismisses quashment petition of a person accused of causing detention of detenue by BSF due to personal enmity; allows bail application

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., refused to quash trial against the petitioner who had been facing trial

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Del HC grants interim injunction in favour of DPS Society against Infringement of trademark and crest logo by Delhi Public International School

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J. while addressing the matter of trademark infringement, opined that, “Besides, considering that parties are in the