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‘Unmarried daughter, even if earning, can’t be assumed to have sufficient resources to meet matrimonial expenses’: Del HC orders father to pay marriage expenses of daughters

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, JJ., expressed that, Kanya Daan is a solemn and pious

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Mother tongue or English as a medium of instruction? Raj HC dealt with the issue when State decided to convert a Hindi medium school to English medium

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta J. allowed the petition and decided that the school will be converted to English medium subject to

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Ker HC | Guardian of Property v/s Guardian of Person of the minor; HC clarifies jurisdiction of District Court

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.Muhamed Mustaque and Sophy Thomas held that the District Court cannot entertain petition to appoint

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Guj HC | Court goes beyond the relief sought, helps POCSO victim to become self-sufficient

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ. went beyond the case to help a POCSO victim

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Rat-bite in hospital, compensation claimed: Madras HC relies on newspaper report since no rejoinder was given by Hospital

Madras High Court: C.V. Karthikeyan, J., grants compensation to a woman who got bitten by a rat in a hospital. The instant

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Tri HC | Compensation amount limited to amount claimed, Insurance Company’s liability reduced

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. in the concerning matter to Parimal Das, held that the person claiming compensation should receive the

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Ker HC | Is confining Selection process of NTPC to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only prima facie discriminatory? HC to decide

Kerala High Court: V.G.Arun, J., held that the practice of confining selection process to CLAT PG-2021 candidates only for the post of

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Dr Subramanian Swamy’s plea that Air India’s Disinvestment is arbitrary, illegal, corrupt: 5-pointer report of Del HC decision

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Jyoti Singh, J., dismisses Dr Subramanian Swamy’s plea stating that any

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Right to Relax in danger? Would installing CCTVs in spas and massage parlours infringe bodily autonomy of a person? Madras HC pens down its view

Madras High Court: Expressing that right to life and personal liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the

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MP HC | Delinquent employee in disciplinary proceedings has statutory right to engage a Defence Assistant

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, JJ. allowed the petition filed under Art 226

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Wife refused to join company of husband on ground of ‘auspicious time’. Would this amount to ‘desertion’ by wife? Chh HC elucidates

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench of Goutam Bhaduri and Rajani Dubey, JJ., held that the wife refusing to join the company

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Manipur HC | Unilateral cancellation letter quashed, parties directed to settle dispute through adjudication committee

Manipur High Court: Lanusungkum Jamir, J. while hearing the matter concerned with sports between All Manipur Football Association v. State of Manipur,

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MP HC | State saddled with costs for colourable exercise of power reflecting favours; petition allowed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, JJ. allowed petition filed under Art 226 of

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Will Delhi HC allow waiving off alleged offence of rape in view of compromise and subsequent marriage between complainant and accused? Read to know

Delhi High Court: Stating that, Rape is an act against society, Rajnish Bhatnagar, J., held that simply entering into a compromise allegation

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Cancellation of Bail v. Rejection of Bail: Delhi HC explains when a Court can seize liberty of an accused undertrial

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while explaining the facets of cancellation of bail and rejection of an application for bail, made

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MP HC | Courts should emphasize on bridging the gap between the time period of reservation and delivery of the judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, JJ., allowed the petition while hearing an appeal

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“Overseas wife”, 11 years old marriage, husband visited wife for few days on yearly visits from Canada: A moribund marriage or not? Del HC decides

Delhi High Court: While addressing a matter of divorce proceedings, the Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, JJ., expressed that,

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Tri HC | Order passed in special POCSO matter quashed considering benefit of doubt

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh J. quashed the judgement and order which was originally passed by the special judge (POCSO) West Tripura

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Whether right to claim monetary reliefs, protection order and compensation under the D.V. Act, extinguish on death of “aggrieved person”? Bom HC explains

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., examines whether an application under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act on behalf of

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Can ‘minor’ who succumbed to an accident during course of employment be compensated under Employees Compensation Act or Insurance Company will be absolved of its liability? Bom HC explains

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., Whether the Insurance Company can be absolved of its liability to pay compensation under the Employees