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Bombay HC| “Sudden reaction of a 19-year-old boy to the news of pregnancy, May fall short of the essential ingredients required to form the offence of abetment to suicide”

Bombay High Court: While deciding the instant bail application of a 20-year-old boy charged with abetment of suicide of a

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Delhi High Court injuncts Royal Champ from using Royal Stag/ Seagram marks; Similar label also amounts to copyright infringement; Directs Rs 20 lakh as damages

Delhi High Court: In a case where permanent injunction was sought against use of Royal Champs, a Gwalior Distilleries Private Limited product

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Delhi High Court| Muslim minor girl who has attained puberty can willfully marry without consent of her parents; POCSO charges do not stand

Similar cases are an exception to the precedent laid down in Imran v. State of Delhi, (2011) 10 SCC 192

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Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to BJP State General Secretary accused of insulting National Flag by holding it upside down

Kerala High Court: Viju Abraham, J., granted anticipatory bail to BJP State General Secretary, Lakshadweep, who was accused of insulting the National

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Allahabad High Court| [Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974] Wife entitled to compassionate appointment before sister

Allahabad High Court: Neeraj Tiwari, J. dismissed a writ petition which was filed with prayer for directing the respondents to grant the

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Delhi High Court refuses to declare Satyendra Jain as a person of unsound mind and denies disqualifying him from being an MLA

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma CJ and Subramonium Prasad, J. denied relief seeking Satyendra Jain (‘respondent 5′)

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Can the Trial Court determine the age of the juvenile involved in a crime? Madhya Pradesh High Court answers

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Satyendra Kumar Singh, J. in a recent case affirmed that Trial Court does not have power to determine

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Delhi High Court grants bail to a under trial pregnant woman prisoner ; Refusal for delivery outside prison only in case of high security risk

Delhi High Court: In a case where very serious allegations are made and 16 members from the same family are arrested, an

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Himachal Pradesh High Court | Inability to produce documentary evidence of deceased’s income may not justify adoption of lowest tier of minimum wage for computing Motor Vehicle Accident compensation

Himachal Pradesh High Court: While deciding an appeal against award of Rs. 15,85,000/- compensation to the deceased’s mother, Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court| Charge of Murder added at the time of framing of charge based on Hospital’s MLC can be altered only after further examination

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Sanjay Dwivedi, J. dismissed a revision petition filed questioning the validity of the order passed by the Sessions

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Findings of Trial Court based on surmise and conjecture, opposed to any reason, rationality, principles of evidence and natural justice; Calcutta High Court acquits in matter of 304 IPC

Calcutta High Court: Sugato Majumdar, J. allowed a criminal appeal which was assailed against the judgment and order of Additional Sessions Judge

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Granite Stones Trafficking| Kerala HC directs Geologist to release vehicles wrongfully seized for want of Mineral Transit Pass

Kerala High Court: N. Nagaresh, J., directed the Geologist of Department of mining & geology, Manjeri to release wrongfully seized vehicles of

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Himachal Pradesh High Court | Second Wife entitled to family pension only when personal law of deceased employee allows Bigamy

Himachal Pradesh High Court: In a petition related to family pension, Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J has held that the second wife of

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Calcutta High Court stays any coercive action until final decision in matter of arbitrary action of State for non-payment of GST on contracts executed prior GST regime

Calcutta High Court: Md. Nizamuddin, J. took cognizance of a writ petition which was filed for the relief by way of direction

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Allahabad High Court rejects claim of compassionate appointment after 27 years delay of adopted son

Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J. dismissed a writ petition filed for claiming compassionate appointment stating that compassionate appointment cannot be

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Delhi High Court directs registration of FIR in an alleged rape by BJP Leader Shahnawaz Hussain after noticing complete reluctance on part of police authorities

Delhi High Court: In a case of allegations of rape and sexual assault leveled against the BJP leader Syed Shehanawaz Hussain (‘petitioner’),

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Abortion| Kerala HC allows a 14-year-old girl to get medical termination of her 28-week pregnancy

Kerala High Court: V. G. Arun, J., allowed medical termination of 28-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old girl. The mother of the victim

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Whether Head cooks and cooks employed under Mid-Day Meal Scheme covered under Minimum Wages Act, 1948? Karnataka High Court analyses

Karnataka High Court: In a case filed by a social activist seeking direction to State to provide minimum wages to the women

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Intermediary entitled to claim protection u/s 79 IT Act for criminal liability unless ‘active role’ is disclosed; Delhi High Court quashes FIR against Flipkart

Delhi High Court: In a case where FIR was registered by Managing Director of Sanash Impex Pvt. Ltd. (‘respondent’) against Flipkart (‘petitioner’)

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“Strange paradox that applicant is area in charge of Aman Committee”; Delhi High Court declines anticipatory bail to main accused in Jahangirpuri riots on Hanuman Jayanti

It is a strange paradox that the applicant claims he is area in charge of “Aman Committee”, but has not joined investigation of offences which have defeated the very purpose and aim of such committee