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All HC | For offence of dishonour of cheques, what needs to be given priority – Compensatory aspect or Punitive aspect?

Allahabad High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., expressed that, Merely because the litigation has reached a revisional stage or that even beyond

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Guj HC | State Authorities cannot be permitted to resort to stringent provisions like detention under PASA; Court allows petition

Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., allowed the petitions which were filed apprehending detention under PASA in connection with the Complaint filed

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Brutal and Heinous Double Murder Case of Wife & Daughter || Criminal Conspiracy, generally hatched in secrecy [All HC’s critical ruling]

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. while addressing a bail application of an accused expressed that, “A criminal conspiracy is generally

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‘Judiciary’s dignity cannot be tarnished by irresponsible content’: Bom HC closes contempt case against person uploading contumacious content against Goa District Judiciary on YouTube & WhatsApp

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and M.S. Sonak, J., observed that, “Court has the duty of protecting

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Ker HC temporarily suspends sentence of imprisonment to allow the applicant to perform religious rites and rituals of his deceased mother

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of K. Vinod Chandran and Ziyad Rahman A.A., JJ., temporarily suspended the sentence of the

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Del HC | Whether once a bench of SC has doubted correctness of an earlier bench of co-equal strength, and referred the issue to a larger bench, Courts lower in hierarchy should continue to follow earlier decision – Is it debatable?

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J. observed that, The question of whether, once a bench of the Supreme Court has doubted

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Guj HC | Appellate court’s reasoning of non-examination of scribe of Will wrong; Court allows appeal calling it serious error of law

Gujarat High Court: A.P. Thaker, J., allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved and feeling dissatisfied with the judgment and decree of

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J&K and Ladakh HC dismisses quashment petition of a person accused of causing detention of detenue by BSF due to personal enmity; allows bail application

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., refused to quash trial against the petitioner who had been facing trial

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Del HC grants interim injunction in favour of DPS Society against Infringement of trademark and crest logo by Delhi Public International School

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J. while addressing the matter of trademark infringement, opined that, “Besides, considering that parties are in the

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Trade Mark Infringement | Cal HC restrains use of registered mark prominently used in infringer’s otherwise different packaging

Calcutta High Court: Moushumi Bhattacharya, J. granted an injunction until further orders in favour of registered proprietor of trademark. In the instant

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P&H HC | Amandeep Singh’s case has not been appreciated in its real sense by the Family Court; HC allows waiving off mandatory 6 months period for divorce

Punjab and Haryana High Court: G. S. Sandhawalia, J., allowed the application for waiving off the mandatory period of six months for

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Gangubai Kathiawadi | Can an adoptive son file for defamation of deceased mother? Bom HC decodes

Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., expressed that, “The law on the principle of Torts that an action dies with the

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Raj HC | Judgments cited by the applicant cannot be made basis as a precedent to infer that the balance of convenience always lies in favour of the wife; Transfer petition allowed

Rajasthan High Court: Rameshwar Vyas, J. allowed the transfer petition and transferred the matter to the Family Court, Ajmer. The instant transfer

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MP HC | M.P. State Legal Service Authority to provide assistance to transgenders in getting their Identity Cards/Transgender Cards; State directed to ensure other benefits

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., decided in the matter of a

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Raj HC | “Live-in relationship cannot be at the cost of social fabric of this country”; Police protection rejected to a live-in couple

Rajasthan High Court: Satish Kumar Sharma J. dismissed the petition and rejected police protection to a couple. The instant petition was filed

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Ori HC took stock of issue of illegal prawn enclosures (‘gheries’) around Indian wetland of international importance, the eco-sensitive Chilika Lake; Laid directions

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar and B. P. Routray, JJ., addressed the issue of the problems encountered in

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[Bengal Post Poll Violence] Cal HC | CBI probe ordered in the investigation after NHRC report; Court also constitutes SIT of all IPS officers to install faith of the people in rule of law [Detailed Report]

Calcutta High Court: The Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, ACJ and I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Subrata Talukdar, JJ., continued

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5-Judge Bench of Patna HC directs to demolish entire building of newly erected Waqf Bhawan constructed in close proximity of Centenary Building of the HC; Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah dissents

Patna High Court: A Special 5-Judges Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Singh, Vikash Jain, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Rajendra Kumar Mishra and Chakradhari Sharan

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All HC | “Little girls are worshipped in our country, but cases of pedophilia are increasing” : HC says it’s time to strictly stop this kind of crime

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J., expressed that, “Little girls are worshiped in our country, but the cases of pedophilia are

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Bom HC | Husband marrying second time after grant of divorce. Is it ‘domestic violence’ within DV Act? Decrypted

Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., expressed while addressing the present application that, “Second marriage cannot come within the definition of domestic