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All HC | Is any offence committed if two adults wish to be in a live-in relationship? Read what HC ruled

“…where a boy and a girl are major and they are living with their free will, then, nobody including their parents has the authority to interfere with their living together.”

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HP HC | Where an employee has worked on a daily wage basis on two separate posts in lower and higher scales, can he be given the benefit of service rendered in lower scale and be regularized in higher scale by combining two services after 10 years; HC elucidates

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Thakur J., while allowing the present petition, made an elaborated discussion over conditions for granting benefit of

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Chh HC | S. 66 MV Act necessitates ‘permit’ for a passenger carrying commercial vehicle to make insurance company liable for compensation; Appeal partly allowed

Chattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P. R. Ramchandra Menon and Parth Prateem Sahu JJ., allowed the appeal partly and modified

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Del HC | Can an HIV positive patient be prosecuted for an offence of attempt to murder, if he had sexual intercourse without woman’s consent? Read detailed ruling of HC

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., observed that If an HIV positive person is aware of their condition and has unprotected sex, the

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Ker HC | While considering transfer petitions related to matrimonial disputes, the convenience of wife is to be preferred over the convenience of husband; Court reiterates

Kerala High Court: Shircy V. J., while allowing the present petition against the original petition filed in the family court, reiterated, “In

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Bom HC | Welfare of child as paramount consideration: Father of minor given custody for mother not being able to take care of the child

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., determined the factors in regard to grant of custody of

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[MV Act] Kar HC | Will absence of valid and effective DL by the offending driver absolve insurance company to pay compensation? “Pay and Recover” principle applied

Karnataka High Court: Ashok G. Nijagannavar, J., allowed the appeal and enhanced the compensation in light of the “pay and recover” principle.

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[FLASHBACK] On the International Day for Abolition of Slavery, read how Orissa High Court Decoded the terms ‘Slave’ and ‘Slavery’ in the context of ‘Forced Labour’

Orissa High Court: P.K. Tripathy, J., decoded the meaning of the terms ‘slave and ‘slavery’ in the context of Forced labour. Petitioners in

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HP HC | Claim barred by limitation is a question of law and facts which Arbitral Tribunal or Arbitrator has to consider on the basis of record; petition allowed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: L. Narayana Swamy CJ., while exercising its powers under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996,

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Kar HC | Right of any major individual to marry the person of his/her choice is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of India; Not to be encroached irrespective of caste or religion

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S. Sujatha and Sachin Shankar Magadam JJ., disposed off the petition due to the limitation

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All HC | Does Article 12 of Constitution of India cover ‘Private Financial Institutions’ under its ambit? HC reiterates law laid down by SC

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Naheed Ara Moonis and Vivek Varma, JJ., reiterated the law laid down by the Supreme Court

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Bom HC | Can Court revoke a ‘conditional gift deed’ on non-compliance of an undertaking in light of which the said deed was executed?

Bombay High Court: A.K. Menon, J., addressed a matter wherein an arrangement was executed between the parties for taking care of the

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Telangana HC | If consequences of an offence are suffered at a different place than the place where offence occurred, which Court will have jurisdiction for trial of case? HC explains

Telangana High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and Vijaysen Reddy, J., observed that if the consequences of an offence

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Bom HC | Protector Turns Predator: 11-year old child subjected to digital penetration and sexual assault; HC upholds lower Court’s decision

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and N.J. Jamadar, JJ., pens down the decision in the instant matter with

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All HC | Whether res judicata will apply where issue of negligence already decided by competent Tribunal in claim arising out of same accident? Court examines

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., while addressing the matter observed that: “…where there are multiple claims, MACT should place all

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All HC | A dispute between two warring groups is in the realm of a private dispute and is not allowed to be agitated as a Public Interest Litigation

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Saurabh Lavania, JJ., dismissed a Public Interest Litigation. The petitioner in Public

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All HC | Liability of employer and insurer to pay interest on amount awarded but not paid under the Employees’ Compensation Act, whether mandatory? Court answers

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., held the employer and the insurance company liable to pay interest on the amount

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[MV Act] Kar HC | MACT must proactively invoke power under S. 165 Evidence Act, in case of inability of claimants to produce treating doctors as witnesses

Karnataka High Court: H. T. Narendra Prasad J. allowed the appeal stating that the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal has ample powers under

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All HC | Whether Public Interest Litigation in service matters is maintainable? HC explains in light of SC decisions

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Shamim Ahmed, JJ., addressed whether public Interest litigation in service matters are

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Madras HC | If Advocate stickers are being misused for criminal activities by sticking it in vehicles to intimidate Police, why not ban the same? Court asks

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., addressed a matter wherein it was stated that the law