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Bom HC | No decision on divorce petition, yet wife creates matrimonial profile expressing will for second marriage. Can this be a ground for divorce?

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and G.A. Sanap, JJ. addressed whether prior to the decision on divorce petition,

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Astrology v. Science | Can Courts direct citizens to stop believing in astrology? Read Madras HC’s opinion

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and P.D. Audikesavalu addressed a matter wherein direction was sought to widely

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Guj HC | Distinction between ‘the law and order’ and ‘the public order’ needs to be kept in mind; Court decides in matter of detention under Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020

Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., allowed petitions which were filed against the order passed by the District Magistrate whereby the petitioners

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Sikk HC | Sole testimony of a deaf and dumb woman, unable to answer questions not reliable enough to convict rape accused; Court dismisses petition

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, CJ. and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., dismissed a criminal leave petition which

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[Tikri Border Rape] P&H HC | Evidences point towards complicity of the accused; HC rejects plea for anticipatory bail

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajesh Bhardwaj, J., denied anticipatory bail to the petitioner, a member of Kisan Union Delegation who was

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J&K and Ladakh HC | Can FIR containing allegations which set police in motion, be quashed at threshold stage? HC answers

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J., held that FIR under Section 482 of CrPC cannot be quashed

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HP HC | Victim of sexual offence cannot have any locus standi to approach Court for quashing FIR registered for the sexual assault alleged

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J. dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The factual matrix of the case is such

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Ker HC | CGST registration; HC dismisses petition challenging cancellation registration on observing undue delay and carelessness on part of petitioner

Kerala High Court: A.M. Badar, J., dismissed the petition challenging cancellation of CGST registration observing that the petitioner had remedy of challenging

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Chh HC | “Sexual intercourse by husband would not constitute an offence of rape even if it was by force or against her wish”; Can a wife initiate proceedings against her husband for unnatural sex under S. 377 IPC?

Chhattisgarh High Court: N K Chandravanshi, J. partly allowed the revision petition by discharging the applicant of charge under Section 376 Penal

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Madras HC on Reservation | Whether 10 % reservation of Economically Weaker Section can be provided in All India Quota medical seats without SC’s approval? Detailed Record

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and P.D. Audikesavalu, J. while addressing the contempt petition, expressed that, Merely

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Due to employer’s negligence, an employee suffered 100% disability | Read how Del HC emphasises on principle of res ipsa loquitur and strict liability to pronounce decision

Delhi High Court: Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., emphasizing the principle of res ipsa loquitur and placing a detailed explanation on the same

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J&K and Ladakh HC | Can Shayara Bano’s judgment be invoked retrospectively to declare triple talaq pronounced before Sharaya Bano’s case null and void? HC answers

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., held that the judgment of Shayara Bano v. Union of India,(2017) 9

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Tri HC | Mere honesty and admission of charge are not the grounds for tempering with the order passed by disciplinary authority; Court dismisses appeal

Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., dismissed a petition which was filed challenging an order passed by the Director of Elementary Education

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Ker HC | Syllogistic scope of Ss. 11(5) and 11(6) of the Arbitration Act, 1996; HC unclouds the line

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J., held that parties to arbitration cannot nominate the arbitrator even if the Arbitration Agreement provides so.

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Chh HC | “Petitioners’ status is that of a Guest Lecturer but that does not mean that they do not have any right”; Protection granted to contractual Guest Lecturer from being replaced by another set of Guest lectures

Chhattisgarh High Court: P. Sam Koshy, J. held that protection granted to the petitioner will not preclude the State Government from going

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Del HC | Proceedings against Subway Systems (India) dropped in anti-profiteering case against franchisee

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Navin Chawla, JJ. directed that proceedings against Subway Systems (India) Private Ltd. be

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Utt HC | Right to promotion is not a vested right, however, right to be considered for promotion is a FR; Court issues directions to the State

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Alok Kumar Verma, JJ., heard and disposed of a petition which

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Kar HC | “Supplementary charge sheet is only an additional material collected against the accused persons”; S. 167(2) CrPC not applicable on supplementary charge sheets filed

Karnataka High Court: Rajendra Badamikar, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The factual matrix of the instant case is that

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Sikk HC | Court directs State to examine grievances; ensuring proper implementation of NFSA, 2013

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, JJ., heard a petition which was filed seeking

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Provisions of DV Act cannot be used as a ploy by son, to either claim a right in his father’s property or continue to retain possession of father’s property, on strength of his wife’s right of residence: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J. while addressing the matter, expressed that “…in the opinion of this Court, all cases of