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Under Parents and Senior Citizens Act, is it necessary to find out whether property belongs to parent exclusively or is a shared household in which daughter-in-law has rights? Bom HC deciphers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Ujjal Bhuyan and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., while explaining the provisions under Maintenance and Welfare

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MP HC | When can the issue relating to absence of sanction or the order of sanction being a nullity, be raised? Court discusses

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava and Arun Kumar Sharma, JJ., dismissed a petition in which the issue

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Ker HC | State government has no power to specify any class of persons as socially and educationally backward; HC stays order specifying Nadars (Christian) as socially and educationally backward

Kerala High Court: P. B. Suresh Kumar, J., held that the State Government has no power to specify any class of persons

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HP HC | “Bail petition silent about criminal history”; Bail denied due to lack of justification to overcome the rigors of S. 37 of the NDPS Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara J dismissed the petition and rejected bail to the accused as he was unable to justify

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Bom HC | Principle of “Equal Pay for Equal Work” does not operate in vacuum, it is not a fundamental right but a Constitutional goal depending on several factors

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Rohit B. Deo, JJ., expressed its view that, The principle “Equal

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‘Tragic to note practicing advocates trivialising offence of rape’: Del HC reiterates SC’s stand on whether power under S. 482 CrPC be exercised for quashing offence of rape when parties compromise

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., observed that, Rape is not merely a physical assault; it is often destructive of the whole

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Ker HC | Mandatory discloser of Father’s name in Birth/Death Certificate is violative of Fundamental Right; HC directs State to provide separate forms for Single Mothers

Kerala High Court: Satish Ninan, J., held that the mandatory requirement for disclosing Father’s name in Birth/Death Certificate was violative of Fundamental

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‘People would be starved of liberty of thought if…’: Know why Bom HC partly stayed IT Rules, 2021

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and G.S. Kulkarni, J., while addressing the petitions challenging the IT Rules,

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“Writ of habeas corpus is a festinum remedium”; All HC rejected issuance of writ at the behest of a husband to regain his wife as no prima facie case of unlawful detention is made out

Allahabad High Court: Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., dismissed the petition and rejected the issuance of writ of habeas corpus by a husband

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MP HC | In India, a girl would not indulge in carnal activities with boys just for enjoyment, unless the same is backed by some future promise; Court denies bail in allegation of rape

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J., dismissed a bail application wherein the applicant was implicated for offence punishable under Sections 376,

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Ori HC | “Suicidal ideation and behaviors in human beings are complex and multifaceted”; What is the scope of bail in cases involving S. 306 IPC? HC examines

Orissa High Court: S. K Panigrahi, J., allowed the bail application and remarked “There is no answer as to why suicides occur

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P&H HC | Age relaxation cannot be claimed on the basis of CM’ tweet; HC rejects petition seeking relaxation in maximum age for Police Sub Inspectors

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Girish Agnihotri, J., held that the decision of the employer to fill up the vacancies at any

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When is the intimation for setting off of refunds against tax remaining payable under S. 245, Income Tax Act, be given? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Abhay Ahuja and K.R. Shriram, JJ., held that the intimation is to be given before

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Madras HC | Judiciary, Legislature and Morality-A jamboree for the online gaming adherents | Holds the statute invalid in ‘every pore’ that ‘cries out’ to be so

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and Senthil Kumar Ramamoorthy, J. struck down the impugned Part II of

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Megh HC | Primary reasons for vaccine hesitancy in the State not being addressed by the Police; Court directs to identify and book persons for spreading false rumours about vaccines

Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J., had asked the Department of Health and Family

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Ker HC | Such orders undermine confidence and morale of women; HC directs Kerala to reinstate the woman terminated for unauthorised absence on availing maternity leave

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J., addressed the grievances of a woman whose request for maternity leave was turned down by the

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What is legitimate scope of a court reporter? When does a court reporter crosses line? Bom HC lays down

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., held that the reporter or any other commentator should not deliver for public consumption a view

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Guj HC | Opportunity to be heard to be given to the Air Force officer who refused to take the Covid vaccine; Court directs IAF to reconsider the case afresh

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of A.J. Desai and A.P. Thaker, JJ., issued directions in a petition which was filed with

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Raj HC | Addressed plight of kith and kin of missing person; Instructions/guidelines to be adopted by the police officials in the State of Rajasthan laid down

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Manoj Kumar, JJ., disposed of the petition, observing that the missing person

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Kar HC | Can Court through a judicial order confer on the ‘Administrator’ a power to renew Fixed Deposits of investors? What other powers can be conferred? HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and M. Nagaprasanna, J. dealt with issue of powers which can