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Bombay High Court| Unmarried major Daughter entitled for maintenance from her father; Glossy life on Instagram does not prove independent and sufficient income

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. rejected a writ petition which was filed by the husband, being aggrieved of the order passed

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Orissa High Court | Notification exempting Orissa Vigilance Department from the purview of RTI is ultra vires of RTI Act, 2005

Disclosure is the norm and refusal to information, an exception

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Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to cine artist & producer Vijay Babu in a rape case

Kerala High Court: In a high-profile rape case that ignited controversy in the cine industry, Bechu Kurian Thomas, J., granted anticipatory bail

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J&K and Ladakh HC| Government accommodations are meant for serving officers and not retirees; Union of India v. Omkar Nath Dhar, (2022) 1 SCC 40, reiterated

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition filed by 3 retired State Bank of India employees, who

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Bombay High Court directs removal of infringing links of film ‘Janhit mein Jaari’ from online platforms; Ad-interim injunction granted in favour of Bhanushali Studios Ltd

Bombay High Court: RI Chagla J. granted an ad-interim injunction in favour of the producers of the film “Janhit Mein Jaari” and

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Calcutta High Court │ Mere visiting the house of sex worker as ‘customer’ cannot be presumed to be living on earnings of sex workers; proceedings quashed

Calcutta High Court: Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J. allowed a revisional application which was filed for quashing of the proceeding under Sections 3,

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Madhya Pradesh High Court to examine Arya Samaj Vivah Mandir Trust’s authority to solemnize marriage between a Hindu boy and a Muslim girl

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Rohit Arya and Milind Ramesh Phadke, JJ., admitted a petition which was filed to

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Delhi High Court upholds denial of admission where AIIMS declared a foreign national successful in exam, but PGIMER denied admission for lack of seats

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J. upheld the denial of admission by AIIMS and PGIMER as mere mentioning of eligibility criteria for

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P&H HC| Violation of mandatory provision of Section 42 of the NDPS Act entitles accused to bail even if the recovery is of commercial quantity of contraband

Punajb and Haryana High Court: In a petition filed under section 439 CrPC for grant of regular bail under Sections 22, 25,

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Karnataka HC directs timeline for expeditious disposal of every application invoking S. 12 (5) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna J. allowed the petition and directed to dispose the application seeking maintenance, within a period of two

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Gujarat HC | Holding candidate responsible for the delay in joining, misconceived; Candidate entitled for promotion

Gujarat High Court: Biren Vaishnav, J. allowed a petition which was filed praying for a direction to quash and set aside the

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Orissa HC decides on maintainability of writ of habeas corpus vis-à-vis custody of minor child

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of SK Sahoo and M S Raman, JJ. disposed of the petition leaving the petitioner with

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Calcutta HC directs DGP to transfer cases involving trafficking of women particularly minors for sexual exploitation to Anti Human Trafficking Unit noting indifferent attitude

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Ananya Bandyopadhyay and Joymalya Bagchi, JJ. rejected a bail application in the matter of trafficking.

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Kerala HC | Whether husband going abroad for employment amount to desertion and cruelty? HC decides

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising A. Muhamed Mustaque and Sophy Thomas, JJ., held that cruelty has to be assessed from

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Right to Sanitation a fundamental right: Patna HC issues directions to Bihar Govt and NHAI to construct “Public toilets” on highways

United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.6 explicitly recognises sanitation rights. Delay in providing sanitation facilities, in particular reference to women impedes in achieving SDG No.5 that talks about gender equality, and thereof pulling back all other associated goals.

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Why Delhi HC, in exercise of its writ jurisdiction, condoned the delay in filing reply to FER, when Patent Act/Rules mandate ‘deemed abandonment’ in case of timely non-compliance

The mistake of the patent agent would be similar to the mistake of an advocate who may be representing parties in any

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Telangana HC | Interim protection under S. 9 A&C Act for a commercial dispute to be sought in a commercial court only

Telangana High Court: The Division Bench of P. Naveen Rao and Sambasivarao Naidu, JJ. allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned

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Gauhati HC | Recovery/seizure of contraband not mandatory; arrest, detention or conviction under NDPS Act can be based on other convincing factors

Gauhati High Court: A bail application under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, (CrPC) was denied by Sanjay Kumar Medhi,

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MP HC | Government official alleged for corruption charges denied bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J. dismissed an application for bail which was filed by the applicant, who had been arrested

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Jhar HC | Issuance of Ph.D, degree to the research student not a pre-condition for a Lecturer/Reader’s promotion to the post of University Professor

Jharkhand High Court: In a case relating to qualification to be appointed as a professor at Vinoba Bhave University, Anubha Rawat Choudhary,