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Law on Termination of Pregnancy | If a pregnancy extends gestation period of 24 weeks, can Constitutional Courts direct termination of pregnancy? Telangana HC explains

Telangana High Court: Expressing that, A woman has the right to make choice to carry pregnancy, at the same time, it’s her

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Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as Commissioner of Delhi Police challenged | Read Why Del HC upheld Centre’s decision

Delhi High Court: While dismissing the challenge to Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as Commissioner of Delhi Police, Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ

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Utt HC | Bail granted in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 case; Court differentiates possession of small quantity from commercial quantity

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application which was filed for grant of regular bail for the offence

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Guj HC | Man’s conviction set aside in charges for raping minor wife; Non-interference by Court would reduce the lady and two children without shelter

Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., allowed an appeal which was filed against the judgment and order passed by the Special Judge

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Ker HC | Militant Trade Unionism, Gawking wages; HC emphasises over need for proactive approach by the government and stringent actions against the wrongdoers

Kerala High Court: Commenting on the history of militant trade unionism in the State of Kerala Devan Ramachandran, J. called it an

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Law on Fraud | Registration of document by public officer while discharging public duty: A Fraudulent activity? AP HC decides

Andhra Pradesh High Court: M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J., expressed that, “If a party to the document wants to annul the document, he

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J&K and Ladakh HC | Teenager dies due to electrocution; HC grants 3 lakhs compensation holding State strictly liable for negligence in maintaining transmission lines

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., applied the principle of strict liability to grant compensation to the petitioners

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Tri HC | Whether mere act of a bandh call and blocking of a highway would constitute the offence punishable under S. 8-B of the National Highways Act, without any element of mischief? Court analyzes

Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., decided on a matter wherein the petitioners had prayed for quashing and setting aside various first

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Del HC | Husband is bound to compensate wife who, after spending on children, may hardly be left with anything to maintain herself

Delhi High Court: Expressing that husband must also carry the financial burden of making certain that his children are capable of attaining

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Ker HC | “No matter how old she may be, sometimes a girl just needs her mom.” HC holds a married daughter and maternal parents are entitled to claim compensation under MV Act

Kerala High Court: C.S. Dias, J., held that a married daughter and parents of the deceased woman are legal representative under the

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Self-Acquired Property of father on mortgage, can sons interfere with father’s right to dispose and deal with property? Sikkim HC explains

Sikkim High Court: If a father keeps his self-acquired property for the purpose of mortgage, can his sons interfere in the same?

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Ori HC | Adverse possession is a right which comes into play not just because someone loses his right to reclaim the property out of continuous and wilful neglect but also on account of possessor’s positive intent to dispossess-one

Orissa High Court: D. Dash J. dismissed the second appeal being devoid of merits. The Appellant filed the instant appeal under Section

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[RTI] HP HC | Birth and Death Register are public documents and admissible under S. 35 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872; To be given even if asked on a simple paper

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan J. directed all the Panchayat Secretaries in the State of Himachal Pradesh to provide death

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When can Court invoke its Power to effect an attachment under Or. 38 R. 5 of Civil Procedure Code? Madras HC decides

Madras High Court: G. Jayachandran, J., with the lens of this decision addressed the Power under Order XXXVIII, Rule 5 of the

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Arbitral Award and Patent Illegality: Del HC’s decision focusing on methodology adopted by Arbitral Tribunal for calculating arbitral award on finding error in Surveyor’s report

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh, JJ., while addressing a matter with regard to the arbitral

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Court’s interference in regard to arbitral awards: Limited or Not? Del HC explains with the view taken by SC decision

Delhi High Court: On finding no ground for interference in the arbitral award, Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., upheld the decision of Single

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MP HC | Whether the accused can be allowed to languish in jail or not when the prosecution itself is not in a position to provide DNA test report? Court answers

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., allowed a bail application which had been filed in connection with Crime No.337/2020 registered by

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Physical Presence v. Video Conference | Physical Presence for registration of marriage under Delhi (Compulsory Registration of Marriage) Order, 2014, a necessity? Delhi HC decides

Delhi High Court: While addressing a request for registration of marriage without requiring the physical presence of the couple, Rekha Palli, J.,

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Son-in-law and his right on Father-in-laws property | Claim that he was adopted as a member of family subsequent to marriage with daughter: Know what Ker HC decides

Kerala High Court: N. Anil Kumar, J., decided a matter wherein the son-in-law claimed his right on father-in-law’s property while pleading that