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P&H HC | Right to Voice Opinion freely and Criticize government’s functioning is every citizen’s right in a democracy: Read Court’s outlook on language to be adopted while criticising

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudhir Mittal, J., while addressing a bail matter observed that, while criticising the government in a democracy is

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[Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation] Chh HC | Guest teachers have a legitimate expectation from the ‘State’ to be permitted to continue services until regular appointments are made

Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri J., allowed the petition by stating that replacing present guest teachers with a new set of appointments

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All HC | “Disconcerting that one party should change faith just for sake of matrimony and nothing more”: Read Court’s opinion on ‘religious conversion’ in light of matrimonial matters

Allahabad High Court: J.J. Munir, J., observed that, in matrimonial matters, it is disconcerting to note that parties change his/her faith to the

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Utt HC | Court rejects Plea of bias against the Enquiry officer; Dismisses petition in the matter of departmental proceedings

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Alok Kumar Verma, JJ., dismissed a writ petition which was filed in

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CESTAT | 100% Export Oriented Unit entitled to refund claim for the Cenvat credit under R. 5 of CCR, 2004; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) and P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed

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Ker HC | Interstate delivery of exempted goods under the GST Act must bear an e-way bill as well as a delivery challan; Detention of consignment held valid

Kerala High Court: A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J., while holding the detention of goods valid as per Section 129(1)(b) read with Section 129(3)

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HP HC | [Service Law] State cannot make arbitrary orders of transfer under the garb of public interest; Petition allowed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., while allowing the present petition, held the impugned transfer order to be arbitrary and

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[Organ Transplant] Ori HC | Certification limiting organ donation from ‘near relative only’ is contrary to law; Authorization Committee has discretion to decide regarding an unrelated donor

Orissa High Court: P. Patnaik J., allowed the petition directing that any certification that limits donation of organ from near relatives only

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Jhar HC | Procedural Haste cannot be contended as a ground for challenge when enquiry report discloses Provisionary compliance; Court refrains from acting against well-reasoned order of Disciplinary Authority

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan, J., while dismissing the present batch of petitions, found no infirmities in the enquiry conducted by the

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Utt HC | Ex-parte decree set aside considering “sufficient cause” under Or. 9 R. 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; Court allows appeal

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Alok Kumar Verma, JJ., allowed an appeal which was filed challenging an

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Bom HC | 4474 RTI applications disclosing personal details of applicants uploaded on I&B Ministry website for 4 yrs despite official direction to the contrary: Court sets accountability and directs inquiry at highest level

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav, JJ., took strong objection to the fact that despite the

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P&H HC | Transfer is an incidence of service and would be open to interference by court only is it is established that transfer order was malafide; Court rules

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While adjudicating a petition for quashing of a transfer order, Jaishree Thakur, J., dismissed the same being

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Chh HC | Bail granted to accused under POCSO Act on grounds of non-objection by the victim/ complainant

Chhattisgarh High Court: Prashant Kumar Mishra J., allowed the application and granted bail in the matter concerning offence under Protection of Children

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Cal HC | No sale or purchase of firecrackers in any form: State to ensure that there is no use of firecrackers during Diwali celebrations & Kali Puja

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee, JJ., directed the State to ensure that there is no use

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Ori HC | Does concept of ‘Equality’ applies on minimum wages as well as absorption of temporary employees at par with regular employees in government services? Petition allowed in part

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. K Mishra and A.K Mishra, JJ., allowed the petition in part wherein it stated

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Telangana HC | Restating the law on permissibility of quashing of criminal proceedings, Court directs SHO to conduct investigation following S. 41-A CrPC

Telangana High Court: K. Lakshman, J., addressed an issue in the criminal petition in light of Section 41-A of the Criminal Procedure Code,

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Ker HC | Anticipatory Bail can be allowed in offences under SC/ST (POA) Act only in event of no prima facie case being made out against accused; Appeal dismissed

Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun J., while dismissing the present appeal clarified on the applicability of Section 438 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973

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J&K HC | Magistrate can delegate power of verifying allegations before registration of FIR while entertaining an application under S. 156(3) CrPC; Petition dismissed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Dhar J., while dismissing the present petition challenging the delegation of power by the Magistrate to

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Kar HC | Whether entering ‘appearance’ by Advocate but not contesting the case be considered as Ex-parte proceedings under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC? Court explains

Karnataka High Court: M. I. Arun J. dismissed the petition without interfering in the discretion exercised by the Appellate Court in the

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Pat HC | Party’s conduct lacks bonafide and was only with the view for the court to interfere and grant indulgence, Court has been misled; anticipatory bail denied

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J., dismissed an application for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners. The petitioners apprehend arrest in