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MP HC | In case of violation of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 (FSSA), the provisions of NSA could be invoked? Court answers

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava and Vijay Kumar Shukla, JJ., allowed a petition which was filed by

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Guj HC | Can offence under S. 138 NI Act compounded even after accused is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment? Read HC’s ruling

Gujarat High Court: Vaibhavi D. Nanavati, J., compounded an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and set aside the

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Gau HC | People with insurance cover suffering from COVID denied treatment at private hospitals; Court to hear PIL

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ. and Manash Ranjan Pathak, J., took up a PIL wherein the counsel

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Del HC | Movement of Advocates allowed during curfew on production of valid Bar ID Card; No officer of any authority shall humiliate Advocates on production of valid ID Card

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Sait, J., held that any authority whosoever shall not stop any advocate in NCT of Delhi if

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Utt HC | Bail is the rule and committal to jail is an exception; Court grants bail to accused in Scholarship Scam

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application which was filed in connection with Case registered for the offence

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Raj HC | “Over enthusiasm of attaining professional excellence should not stifle the speech of a student”; HC slams ICAI for withholding result of a student for criticizing the Institute

Rajsthan High Court: The Bench of Dinesh Mehta, J., slammed the ICAI for illegally withholding the result of a young girl-student of

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All HC | District Magistrate, Ghaziabad to file a personal affidavit in alleged black marketing and illegal sale of sale oxygen to Delhi & Haryana from Ghaziabad

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Sunita Agarwal and Sadhna Rani (Thakur), JJ., addressed a matter wherein it was alleged that

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Del HC | In a case of sexual assault, can Court act upon the testimony of a child victim? Can accused be convicted based upon the same? Read on

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., stressed the reliability of the child victim’s testimony in a sexual assault case and upheld

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Bom HC | Corporate Social Responsibility, Mucormycosis and shortage of drugs, HC urges Central Drug Controller to increase production capacity and reduce prices of drugs

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Avinash G. Gharote, JJ., addressed the issue of Mucormycosis or Black

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Madras HC | “Not fair to expect judges to expend too much time, energy in proof-reading”: HC stresses counsels should reflect ‘distilled understanding’ while preparing drafts

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., emphasised that all stakeholders in the process of administration of justice should discharge their commitments sincerely.

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Madras HC | Who is liable in suit for malicious prosecution; what is duty of civil court; where lies onus of proof? HC answers all, says no ‘second agnipariksha’ for plaintiff

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., held that to succeed in a suit for malicious prosecution, the acquittal of the plaintiff alone

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Pat HC | After 22 years of barbarous Senari Massacre the Court hands clean chit to 13 accused; HC reverses Trial Court’s order of death sentence

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Ashwani Kumar and Arvind Srivatava, JJ., acquitted the death convicts in Senari Massacre incident that

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[Audi alteram partem] Utt HC | Order passed without giving an opportunity to be heard gross violation of natural justice; Court quashes order passed by Registrar

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J., allowed petitions which were filed having the common question of law and facts thus were

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Madras HC | Can Criminal Proceedings instituted under DV Act be converted as Civil Proceedings, so as to transfer such proceedings before Civil Court or Family Court while exercising supervisory powers under Art. 227 of Constitution? Read on

Madras High Court: S.M. Subramaniam, J., held that Protraction and prolongation of litigations affecting women can never be encouraged by the Courts.

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J&K HC | Hindu woman embraces Islam to marry a Muslim man; HC grants protection to the inter-faith couple

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey, J., granted protection to an inter-faith couple as guaranteed under Article

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Gau HC | Court directs High Powered Committee to consider temporary release of female jail inmates with children

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ. and Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, J., took up a PIL in relation

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Madras HC | Resistance in certain sections of society to accept COVID-19 vaccine: Centre & State to take appropriate measures to allay misgivings. HC highlights issues on Oxygen supply, Cyclone ‘Yaas’, Mucormycosis & more

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J., addressed a few pertinent issues with respect to

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Madras HC | While distributing COVID-19 relief packages, ruling political party symbol should not be displayed: No political flavour to be given

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and Senthil Kumar Ramamoorthy, J., held that the symbol of the ruling

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All HC | If a minor girl enters into an “agreement of marriage”, what would be the legality of such agreement? Option to ratify or rescind would be available? HC throws light in view of Ss. 11 and 23 of Contract Act

Allahabad High Court: Vikas Kunvar Srivastav, J., addresses whether a minor girl on attaining majority can ratify the agreement of marriage that

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Del HC | Any judicial system which does not provide finality to disputes, can never earn the trust, confidence and goodwill of the society: HC highlights ‘Consent Decree’ and ‘Lawful Compromise’

Litigants think that they can ‘hop on and hop off the case’ at any stage without any consequence using the slogan ‘pure justice’.