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Ker HC | Equity cannot allow a remedy affecting balance of interest between the parties; Order allowing application for withdrawal of suit at appellate stage set aside

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., setting aside the order against impugned applications, held, “The plaintiff has no absolute right, at

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Kar HC | Court in exercise of its powers under S. 397 CrPC cannot re-appreciate evidence and arrive at a different conclusion, even if a different view is possible from the evidence; Petition dismissed

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while rejecting the present criminal revision petition, elaborated on scope and ambit of Section 397

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Kar HC | Whether the indefeasible right of an accused to seek compulsive bail under S. 167(2) CrPC is defeated by the unilateral extension of time by the Court; HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha, J., while allowing the present application for bail under Section 439 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 made

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[COVID-19] Cal HC | Durga Puja Pandals to be made no-entry zone for members of public

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Arijit Banerjee and Sanjib Banerjee, JJ., while laying down directions with regard to the Durga Puja

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P&H HC | Pending application under Or. 6 R. 17 CPC ought to have been decided prior to the decision in the application under Or. 7 R. 11 CPC; Court allows revision petition

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In a revision petition challenging an order passed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC; Raj Mohan Singh,

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“Block Twitter handle of defendant making derogatory posts against TV Today Network and its leading anchor” Del HC allows injunction sought by media conglomerate

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., allowed the injunction application filed by the TV Today Network finding they have established prima facie case

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All HC | Principle contained in S. 141 of NI Act is not applicable to a sole-proprietary concern, firm need not be arraigned as an accused while making a claim for recovery under S. 138 of the NI Act

Allahabad High Court: While deciding a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, Suresh Kumar Gupta, J., dismissed the

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Kar HC | Approval from the Medical Council for the purpose of practicing as a private medical practitioner cannot be withheld by the authorities on arbitrary grounds; Writ Petition Allowed

Karnataka High Court: R. Devdas, J., while allowing the present Writ Petition, directed the Medical Council to issue the No Objection Certificate

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Bom HC | Situations where principles of natural justice require an opportunity of hearing, would it mean a mandatory personal hearing? HC explains it’s position in light of SEBI Regulations

Bombay High Court: A Division bench of Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav, JJ., observed that there is no duty on the SEBI Board

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HP HC | Can wife claim maintenance under S.12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 over ‘ancestral property’ of the husband? HC explains

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Jyotsna Rewal Dua J., disposed off the petition without any interference with impugned orders. The facts of the

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Utt HC | Supply of cement, steel and bricks etc. to the contractors by Government Department, for which cost is deducted from bills of contractors amounts to sale, thus taxable, Court allows revision petition

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Judge Bench of K.M. Joseph and Sharad Kumar Sharma, JJ., had allowed a revision which was filed

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Kar HC | Whether an insufficiently stamped sale agreement, containing arbitration clause for appointment of sole arbitrator enforceable under S.11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; HC reiterates settled legal position on said premise

Karnataka High Court: S.R. Krishna Kumar, J., allowing the present petition for the appointment of a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of

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Guj HC | Reasons given by lower authorities sound enough to set aside removal of Sarpanch under S. 57(1) of Gujarat Panchayat Act; Court dismisses petition

Gujarat High Court: A.G. Uraizee, J., dismissed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the dismissal of Revision Application by the Secretary,

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Kar HC | Immediate termination, without any disciplinary enquiry by the department concerned runs contrary to the statutory principles of Service Law; Writ Petition allowed

Karnataka High Court: P.B. Bajanthri, while allowing the present writ petition against the termination of services without any disciplinary enquiry, reiterated the

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Del HC | Husband citizen and domicile of USA, Can he raise objections on divorce proceedings filed by wife in India? Court decrypts the law in light of catena of SC’s decisions

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, JJ., while observing a matrimonial application, observed that, The plaint must

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Chh HC | Whether alienation of property by an alleged wife of a deceased is void? HC analyses position in light of ‘Customs’ under Hindu Marriage Act

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agrawal, J., discusses the decision of trial Court and first Appellate Court with regard to alienation of the

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HP HC | Does S. 18/18 A of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 restricts an accused from surrendering before Court and praying for interim bail under S. 439 CrPC? HC gives a reasoned order

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara J., delivered a well-reasoned order and held that the practice of the accused surrendering and getting

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Guj HC | Respondent entitled to gratuity under S. 2(e) of Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2009; Court dismisses appeal while reproducing observations of Single Judge

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Vikram Nath, CJ and Ashutosh J. Shastri, J., dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal which was

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Ori HC | Are private banking companies discharging banking services amenable to writ jurisdiction? HC analyses

Orissa High Court: Biswajit Mohanty J., dismissed the petition being non-maintainable. The facts of the case are such that the petitioner took

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Del HC | Merely because triple talaq has been declared to be void and illegal, it does not mean that legislature could not have made continuation of such practice an offence

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar, JJ., in regard to Triple Talaq observed that, Prima facie it