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Kar HC | Amendment to R. 13 of Karnataka Essential Commodities PDS (Control) Order, 2016 challenged; State Government to consider without reference to the ‘age’ and ‘pass in SSLC’ as one time measure

Karnataka High Court: P. S. Dinesh Kumar, J., disposed of the petitions and upheld the State Government’s power and prerogative to impose

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Photograph of summons sent through WhatsApp as an addition to ordinary process would amount to Judicial Overreach? Del HC decides

Delhi High Court: Amit Bansal, J., expressed that Just because the photograph of the summons were sent by the plaintiff to the

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HP HC | Power under Or. 18 R. 17 CPC cannot be invoked to fill up omission in the evidence already led by a witness

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order dated 17-07-2017. The facts of the case

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Whether insurance company is liable to pay claim even if vehicle stolen and unauthorisedly driven? Del HC decides

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., considered the issue of whether the insurance company would be liable to pay amount in a

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MEP Infra v. SDMC | Bom HC restrains MEP Infrastructure from disposing of or creating 3rd party rights in its immovable properties in Maharashtra

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Patel and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., passed an interim order in the dispute going

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‘On Judgement Day, God shall admonish petitioner for committing un-Christian act’: Read whether Madras HC holds Catholic Priest prima facie accountable under S. 295A IPC for using ‘Bharat Mata’ and ‘Bhuma Devi’ in offensive manner

Madras High Court: On finding that Section 295A IPC will be attracted in the present case, G.R. Swaminathan, J., observed that, Bhuma

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Can gravity of offence be the sole ground to deny bail? Del HC decides in a multi-person scam involving Rs 200 Crores

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., addressed whether the magnitude of offence can be the only criterion for granting bail and further

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Son ousted benighted widowed mother, deprived her right to “live a normal life” apart from maintaining and supporting her livelihood: Bom HC

Bombay High Court: G.S. Kulkarni, J., while addressing another unfortunate case concerning a mother who was ousted from the tenement she owned

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Cases involving large scale revenue unresolved for several years, leading to looting of nation’s properties: Read what Madras HC observes

Madras High Court: Noting a matter involving State Revenues, S.M. Subramaniam, J., expressed that, “…writ petitions involving large scale revenue, more specifically,

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Settlement terms decided by Mediation and Conciliation Centre, can be the reason for quashing of an FIR under S. 482 CrPC: All HC

Allahabad High Court: Rajeev Singh, J., reiterated that under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, an FIR i.e. First Information Report

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Taking Rs 15,000 as notional income of a family member who is non-earning, in a motor accident claim: Is it reasonable? All HC decides

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajai Tyagi, JJ., enhances quantum of award of a non-earning

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Provision of Personal Hearing would defeat the purpose of Faceless Assessment Scheme? Del HC decides

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Navin Chawla, JJ., while focusing on the principles of natural justice and right

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[Right to Maintenance] Jhar HC | What is the effective date of grant of maintenance? Is it the date of judgment or the date of filing of maintenance application?

Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J., held that right to claim maintenance must date back to the date of filing the

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P&H HC stresses upon adopting contemporary methods of investigation rather than taking third-degree shortcuts

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amol Rattan Singh, J., held that police stations including the interrogation room should be covered by CCTV

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MP HC | Difficult Areas vis-a-vis Difficult Services, Issues of reservation and incentive marks; HC puts an end to the battle between Doctors and State

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sujoy Paul and Arun Kumar Sharma, JJ., held that the Demonstrators and Tutors

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P&H HC | Are Recordings of Private Conversation between Husband and Wife permissible as evidence under S. 13 of HMA, 1955? HC decides

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Lisa Gill, J., held that to permit a spouse to record conversations with an unsuspecting partner and

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Courts are not meant to provide police protection to youths who have fled to marry according to their own wishes; Raj HC reiterated

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta J. rejected the petition and disposed off the stay application. The instant petitions were filed by couples

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J&K HC | Dowry Prohibition Act vis-a-vis J&K Dowry Restraint Act; HC blurs the line between the two

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: In a case alleging dowry death, Rajnesh Oswal, J., clarified the scope and applicability of Jammu and

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HP HC | Compassionate appointment is not a matter of right but subject to policy changes; appointment rightly rejected to son as mother is already employed with PWD

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sabina and Satyen Vaidya JJ. dismissed the petition on grounds of non-interference. The facts

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Law on S. 498-A IPC | Can an alleged girlfriend be arrayed as an accused in a crime registered under S. 498-A IPC? Bom HC reiterates SC’s observation

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., reiterated that an alleged girlfriend cannot be arrayed