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Cal HC | ”Jurisdiction of suspicion” regarding order of preventive detention, Court sets aside order, suggesting it to be construed strictly

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rabindranath Samanta and Soumen Sen, JJ., allowed a writ petition which was filed invoking the

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Ker HC | “No other person whether a passenger or owner of the vehicle was supposed to share seat of the driver”; HC exonerates insurer, Bajaj Allianz from liability to pay compensation

Kerala High Court: A. Badharudeen, J., exonerated the insurance company, Bajaj Allianz from liability to pay compensation in a motor accident case.

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Can accused be allowed to inspect documents kept in “malkhana”: Read what Del HC said while rejecting CBI’s plea in INX Media case

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., expressed that, “…while passing an order of inspection of unrelied upon documents, the Court is bound

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Law on appointment of arbitrator | What happens if parties fail to agree on arbitrator within 30 days from receipt of request by one party? Del HC explains

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., allowed an arbitration petition by appointing a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the disputes between the contesting parties.

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Del HC | Normal wear & tear not a reason to end marital relationship: Can allegations of demand of dowry and alcohol consumption made by wife amount to ‘cruelty’? Read to know full story

Delhi High Court: Expressing that, allegations made by the wife with regard to the husband demanding dowry and indulging in alcohol consumption,

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Kar HC directs to make specific complaint to the Chief Commissioner, BBMP regarding statues or flag post causing inconvenience to the public or creating traffic hazard

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Ritu Raj Awasthi CJ and Sachin Shankar Magadum, J disposed of the petition and directed

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Law on Offences Against Property | While committing the act of robbery, if revolver is brandished, would that be an offence under S. 397 IPC? Del HC elucidates

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., addressed a very pertinent question of whether brandishing a revolver during the act of robbery be

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Ori HC | Auction of milching cows with calves do not amount to cruelty under PC Act 1962 or Orissa Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1960

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Jaswant Singh and S.K. Panigrahi, JJ., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The present

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Megh HC | Even bare consumption of electricity energy by a person who generates the same is permissible to be taxed; Court upholds constitutionality of the Act

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Ranjit More, CJ. and H.S.Thangkhiew, J., dismissed a petition which was filed challenging the constitutional

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MP HC | Recovery of interest not justified as benefit of increment was faulty at the part of the department; Court partly allows appeal

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J., partly allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved whereby respondent 3 had initiated the recovery

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Law on Arbitration | What is the remedy against an order allowing application under S. 8 of Arbitration Act, where existence of arbitration clause is not disputed? Del HC discusses

Delhi High Court: Amit Bansal, J., dismissed a petition challenging the order passed by the lower court whereby respondent’s application under Section

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P&H HC | Merely informing accused he has a right without specifying the same is not enough to meet requirements of S. 50(1) of NDPS Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court: B.S. Walia, J., held that merely informing that accused has rights under the NDPS Act, without specifying

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Consumer Protection | Whether service provided by doctors in lieu of fees is beyond purview of Consumer Protection Act 2019? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: Holding that mere repeal of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 by the 2019 Act, without anything more, would not

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Bom HC | In absence of documentary evidence, can monthly income of deceased be determined as notional income for purpose of determining compensation under MV Act? Explained

Bombay High Court: Noting that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Member did not properly determine just and proper compensation, V.M. Deshpande, J.,

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Hurting Religious Feelings | Turban an essential religious symbol: Photographing an elderly person in injured condition without turban and circulating it on social media: Is it an offence? P&H HC decides

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Noting the incident of prima facie hurting of religious feelings, Anupinder Singh Grewal, J., dismissed the anticipatory

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Del HC on Private individuals subjected to assault by Policemen: Law does not permit people to be beaten-up in police custody or during interrogation

Delhi High Court: While addressing a very unfortunate incident of police assault, Najmi Waziri, J., expressed that Let no one have to

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Utt HC | State directed to release the arrears of the deceased-in harness in the favour of the family along with interest

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, J., allowed a petition which was filed

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Telangana HC | Know the 9 directions that Police Officers have to follow on finding vehicle being driven under influence of alcohol [Detailed Directions]

Telangana High Court: K. Lakshman, J., while addressing a very pertinent issue expressed that, Intention of the Legislature is to reduce the

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[VAT] Kar HC | ‘Common parlance test, ‘Marketability test’ are tools for interpretation to arrive at a decision on proper classification of a tariff entry

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S. Sujatha and Ravi V Hosmani, JJ., allowed the revision petition and set aside the

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Raj HC issued directions to provide a pan-Rajasthan solution for persisting problem of encroachment on the land of public way, johar paitan, river bed etc.

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Vinit Kumar Mathur and Sangeet Lodha, JJ., disposed of the petition and issued directions to