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Hyderpora Encounter Case | J&K and Ladakh HC allows the family of deceased Amir Magrey to perform Fatiha Khawani; upholds compensation awarded by the Single Judge Bench

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant appeal directed against the decision of the Single Judge Bench in

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Karnataka High Court | No suppression of material facts if show cause notice issued is based on balance sheet; Appeal denied

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of PS Dinesh and Anant Pamana Hegde, JJ. rejected the appeal filed by Commissioner

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Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed

Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing

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Delhi High Court allows mercy petition filed by widow of a deceased/dismissed employee seeking ‘compassionate allowance’ in view of R. 41 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Suresh Kumar Kait and Saurabh Banerjee, JJ. granted compassionate allowance to widow of Late Naik

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Madhya Pradesh High Court | Irregular grant of bail may reflect upon competency of the Judge but does not mean that he is corrupt; Compulsory retirement set aside

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Vishal Mishra, J. allowed a writ petition and issued several

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Bombay High Court | Right to reproductive choice: Minor sexual assault victim lodged in observation home for murder allowed to terminate pregnancy

Bombay High Court: A.S. Chandurkar and Urmila Joshi-Phalke, JJ. allowed a writ petition which was filed by a minor victim of sexual

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Madras High Court remarks transgenders are already part of most backward classes; Dismisses plea seeking separate reservations for them in government jobs

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of Munishwar Nath Bhandari and N Mala JJ. dismissed the plea seeking direction to

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Gujarat High Court | Municipality has power to retire a municipal servant at any time on or after he attains the age of 55 years on giving him three months notice

Gujarat High Court: Biren Vaishnav, J. allowed petitions which were filed challenging the awards of the Labour Court ordering reinstatement

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Bombay High Court| Slow pace of trial defeating the very purpose of POCSO Act; Court of Sessions to submit report of pending cases, number of Special Courts

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. while adjudicating a bail application which dealt with an unfortunate incident of a girl

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Self-respect marriages can be performed only between two Hindus; Madras High Court upholds denial of marriage registration of an inter faith couple

Madras High Court: G R Swaminathan J. dismissed the petition of an inter-faith couple seeking registration of their self-respect marriage on the

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Delhi High Court restrains infringement of broadcasting rights of ‘Sony Ten Network’; Interim directions issued

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J. issued interim directions for protecting the rights of the plaintiff company ‘Sony Ten Network'

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Bombay High Court| Nature of activities conducted by BCCI are commercial in nature, liable to pay employees contribution under ESI Act, 1948

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. dismissed an appeal which was filed by Board of Control for Cricket of India (‘BCCI’), being

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Whether the workwoman employed in Beedi manufacturing process is covered under the purview of Employees’ Compensation Act? Telangana High Court answers

Telangana High Court: M Laxman, J. allowed the appeal and remanded the matter for adjudication on merits and held that

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‘High-time to revisit S.126 of Representation of People Act’ ; Gauhati High Court dismisses proceedings against Assam CM for violating Model Code of Conduct

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumari Phookan J. dismissed the criminal proceedings against Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma for violating

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Can waitlist candidates be considered for filling up vacancies caused by resignation of the selected/appointed candidates? J&K and Ladakh HC answers

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: On the issue of whether wait list candidates can be considered for filling up vacancies

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Allahabad High Court | Parity can only be persuasive in nature and cannot be binding; Bail orders not to be given without assigning any reasons

Allahabad High Court: While dismissing the bail application in case registered under Section 302, 120-B Penal Code, 1860, Sameer Jain, J. held

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Kerala High Court| Can pre-arrest bail be granted to accused sitting abroad? Co-equal bench doubts order in Vijay Babu’s case; Larger Bench to decide

Kerala High Court: While adjudicating a question of law as to whether pre-arrest bail can be granted to an accused while he

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Bombay High Court | Criminal proceedings cannot be proceeded with if accused was exonerated in departmental proceedings based on identical/similar charges

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.B. Shukre and G. A. Sanap, JJ. allowed an application setting aside an FIR for

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Meghalaya High Court| Minimum 7 days time to be provided to respond to the reassessment notice under S. 148 of IT Act, 1961

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ. and W. Diengdoh, J. disposed of a petition holding that the assessee

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Bombay High Court | Friendship with the person of fairer sex, does not confer a licence upon a man to force himself upon her; Anticipatory bail application, rejected

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. rejected an anticipatory bail application which was filed apprehending arrest for the offences punishable under Sections