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P&H HC | There could be no blanket rule that concurrent findings cannot be interfered with in the second appeal; It is more a rule of caution and less a rule of law; HC explains

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J., allowed the instant second appeal challenging the concurrent judgments and decrees passed by the

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Ker HC | Even if the Bank is a public sector bank, writ petition under Art. 226 is not maintainable if act in question is not one involving any element of public duty

Kerala High Court: P.V. Asha, J. allowed the writ petition questioning status of IDBI Bank as “State” under Article 12 of the

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Gau HC | [Service Law] Suspension order cannot continue beyond three months without filing of charge sheet against the alleged officer or employee; HC reiterates

Gauhati High Court: Manojit Bhuyan, J., while allowing the present petition, directed to reinstate the petitioner on and from the date when

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Bom HC | Whether separate earnings of a widow disentitle her from claiming compensation in a case of a vehicular accident? Read the interesting aspects: Whether remarriage, number of dependents, etc. will have an impact in claim petitions

Bombay High Court: S.M. Modak, J., dealt with some significant issues in a claim petition wherein a widow is earning and has

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HP HC | Creation or bifurcation of Gram Panchayat is essentially a policy matter, falling in the exclusive domain and jurisdiction of the State; Petition dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Sandeep Sharma, JJ., while dismissing the present petition upon lack

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Bom HC | Is there any prohibition for possession of skin of dead animals under Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976? HC highlights the difference between animal ‘flesh’ and ‘skin’

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of V.M. Deshpande and Anil S. Kilor, JJ., addressed the issue on whether there is any prohibition

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Read Calcutta HC’s decision on an adult woman’s choice to marry the person of her choice and convert to another religion

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee, JJ., observed that an adult woman is free to marry the

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Chh HC | Whether the ‘bank account’ falls within the term “property” under S. 102 (1) CrPC? HC elaborates in regard to the settled position of law

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal J., dismissed the petition holding that bank account is considered as property within the meaning of

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[NI Act]Kar HC | If the complainant produces evidence regarding the transaction as well as dishonour of cheque, is it still necessary to examine the banker to prove the endorsement issued by him? HC decides

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., allowed the appeal and sets aside the impugned order. The case involves default under Section

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Madras HC | How can common citizens be expected to comply with Govt. orders when government servants themselves are not complying with the same? HC remarks

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., while addressing the present matter, expressed that, If the

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Jhar HC | [Article 300-A] A person cannot be deprived of his property merely by executive fiat without any specific legal authority or without the support of law made by a competent legislature; Petition allowed

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., quashing the impugned letter, held, “The respondent 5 being an administrative/revenue Officer is supposed to know

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Bom HC | Can Family Court entertain application for reliefs under Ss. 18 to 22 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005? HC answers

Bombay High Court: C.V. Bhadang, J., addressed whether the Family Court can application for reliefs under Section 18 to 22 of the

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Chh HC | Sentence reduced for offence punishable under S. 498 A IPC due to the sentence already undergone and having no criminal antecedent; Appeal allowed

Chhattisgarh High Court: Arvind Singh Chandel J., allowed the appeal and reduced the sentence to the period already undergone by the petitioner

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P&H HC | Merely because two consenting adults get married to each other against wishes of their family members, they cannot be deprived of fundamental rights

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., while addressing the present matter made an observation that: The alleged illegality of the marriage

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Gau HC | If a woman is divorced, will her status as a wife entitling her to maintenance under S. 125 CrPC change? Read HC’s position

Gauhati High Court: Soumitra Saikia, J., observed that “..a valid decree of divorce by itself is no ground to deny the maintenance to

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J&K HC | Non-applicant cannot be convicted on the statement of co-accused recorded under S. 67 of the NDPS Act, 1985; Application dismissed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Dhar and Rajesh Bindal, JJ. while dismissing the present application seeking leave

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[NI Act] Kar HC | In a case where both the complainant and the accused remained continuously absent, Court ought to have “dismissed the complaint for non prosecution under S. 256 CrPC and not on merits”

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned judgment. The case involves default under Section

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Jhar HC | Whether Speaker has the power to take suo moto cognizance to treat a case under Schedule X of the Constitution; HC enumerates

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ. and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., allowing the present petition, discussed the

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Del HC | Can Internal Complaints Committee make comments on personal conduct of parties? Read what HC says about ‘Moral Policing’ and ‘Consensual Relationships’

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J., observed that: Complaints of sexual harassment are initially filed with enormous reluctance. The power of

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Bombay HC allows benefit of EWS quota to student from Maratha caste albeit a rider

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.V. Gangapurwala and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., directed that the petitioner, belonging to the Maratha caste,