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Patna High Court directs State to ensure guidelines adopted by the State in relation to housing the members of the transgender community in jails must be implemented in letter and spirit

Patna High Court: In a writ petition concerning the transgender community, the division bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ. and S. Kumar, J.

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Father ravished his own daughter in the most “inhumane manner”; Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds father’s conviction for committing rape on daughter

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant appeal, where the father was accused of raping and committing sexual

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FIR registered for non-payment of advocate professional fee; Parties arrived settlement; Delhi High Court directs client to distribute sanitary napkins and advocate to undertake pro bono work

Delhi High Court: In a case filed by Shilpi Chaudhary (‘petitioner’) seeking quashing of FIR, which was registered alleging offences

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Allahabad High Court upholds rejection of S. 321 CrPC application filed by Swami Chinmayanand Sarawati, former Union Minister of State

Allahabad High Court: In application by Swami Chinmayanand Sarawati, former Union Minister for State, invoking extraordinary power of the Court

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Delhi High Court permanently injuncts GRAND VIVANTA from using VIVANTA mark; Adopts new name GRAND VIHAN

The permanent injunction passed shall come into effect from 1-11-2022.

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Delhi High Court | No need for injunction in favour of Colgate as Custom authorities denied import of infringing goods in India

Delhi High Court: In a suit filed by Colgate Palmolive Company (‘plaintiff’) seeking permanent injunction, restraining infringement of trademark COLGATE,

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Allahabad High Court| Instances of ‘undeserved want’ depicted in Section 12(e) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 is not a fixed concept but an evolutionary exercise

Allahabad High Court: In a bail application filed by the applicant for committing offence under Section 302 of Penal Code,

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Whether conducting a Test Identification Parade after a lapse of a long time, will serve any purpose or not? Karnataka HC answers in negative

Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein an order of conducting a Test Identification Parade (TIP) after a

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Kerala High Court No provision in MTP Act, 1971 requires woman to obtain her husband’s permission for terminating the pregnancy; Permits petitioner to undergo Medical termination of pregnancy

Kerala High Court: In a petition filed by a 21-year-old girl, seeking medical termination of her pregnancy, V.G. Arun, J.

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Tripura High Court| Court can neither direct Central Government to make amendments in Wildlife Act, 1972 to include exotic species nor can direct to change classification of such bailable offence to non-bailable offence

Tripura High Court: In a public interest litigation seeking issuance of show cause to the respondents as to why a writ of

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Delhi High Court grants ad-interim injunction against AAP from posting defamatory content about Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena

Delhi High Court: In a suit filed by Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi (‘plaintiff’) seeking relief of permanent injunction and

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[POCSO] Delhi High Court| Unfair to quash FIR only because the accused is child victim’s real father having matrimonial discord with mother

Delhi High Court: In a case filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, by an accused who happens to

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2008 Assam Serial Blasts Case | Gauhati HC refuses to interfere with the conviction and sentencing of NDFB Founder Ranjan Daimari and 9 others

Gauhati High Court: While deciding the instant appeal preferred by Ranjan Daimari and 9 others regarding their conviction and sentence

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“Every major person has a right to live their life with the person of their choice”; Punjab and Haryana High Court directs Police to protect the life and liberty of a ‘Live in Relationship’ couple

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition preferred by the petitioners to seek protection from the threats

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Delhi High Court set aside arbitral award as it suffers from patent illegalities, and fraud and conflicts with the Public Policy of India

Delhi High Court: In a petition filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (‘the Act’) for

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Jharkhand High Court directs police to provide security to a woman facing threat from her family and forcing to marry a 52-year-old man

Jharkhand High Court: While deciding the instant petition preferred by the petitioner seeking the direction of the Court to provide

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‘Spare religious trusts in the matter of distributing public largesse’; Bombay High Court directs constitution of new Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Management Committee

God is not the fiefdom of ruling party

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Patna High Court directs State to ensure guidelines adopted by the State in relation to housing the members of the transgender community in jails must be implemented in letter and spirit

Father ravished his own daughter in the most “inhumane manner”; Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds father’s conviction for committing rape on daughter

FIR registered for non-payment of advocate professional fee; Parties arrived settlement; Delhi High Court directs client to distribute sanitary napkins and advocate to undertake pro bono work

Allahabad High Court upholds rejection of S. 321 CrPC application filed by Swami Chinmayanand Sarawati, former Union Minister of State

Delhi High Court permanently injuncts GRAND VIVANTA from using VIVANTA mark; Adopts new name GRAND VIHAN

Delhi High Court | No need for injunction in favour of Colgate as Custom authorities denied import of infringing goods in India

Allahabad High Court| Instances of ‘undeserved want’ depicted in Section 12(e) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 is not a fixed concept but an evolutionary exercise

Whether conducting a Test Identification Parade after a lapse of a long time, will serve any purpose or not? Karnataka HC answers in negative

Kerala High Court No provision in MTP Act, 1971 requires woman to obtain her husband’s permission for terminating the pregnancy; Permits petitioner to undergo Medical termination of pregnancy

Tripura High Court| Court can neither direct Central Government to make amendments in Wildlife Act, 1972 to include exotic species nor can direct to change classification of such bailable offence to non-bailable offence

[POCSO] Delhi High Court| Unfair to quash FIR only because the accused is child victim’s real father having matrimonial discord with mother

2008 Assam Serial Blasts Case | Gauhati HC refuses to interfere with the conviction and sentencing of NDFB Founder Ranjan Daimari and 9 others

“Every major person has a right to live their life with the person of their choice”; Punjab and Haryana High Court directs Police to protect the life and liberty of a ‘Live in Relationship’ couple

Delhi High Court set aside arbitral award as it suffers from patent illegalities, and fraud and conflicts with the Public Policy of India

Jharkhand High Court directs police to provide security to a woman facing threat from her family and forcing to marry a 52-year-old man

Bombay High Court | Writ Petitions against Air India by its employees cease to be maintainable after privatization

Tripura High Court| 28-year-old woman to get Rs. 2.5 lakh compensation in custodial torture case

Madras High Court directs State to pay compensation to the detenue who has been kept in illegal detention for 128 days

‘Spare religious trusts in the matter of distributing public largesse’; Bombay High Court directs constitution of new Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Management Committee