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MP HC | Scope and extent of bail conditions under S. 437(3) CrPC are wide enough to include reformative measures like community service, but ought not be onerous and excessive in nature; HC decides scope and application of Bail under POCSO and SC/ST Act

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J., while deciding an application against cancellation of bail said: in cases where “any bail application

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Nature of NITI Aayog’s directions & Scope of engagement of Civil Society Organizations in times of crisis: Patna HC discusses

Patna High Court: A Division bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J., addressed two crucial issues revolving around the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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[Defamation] Madras HC | “Presence or absence of evidence not a matter to be decided in Or. 7 R. 11 CPC application”: Challenge to Isha Foundation’s defamation suit against media entity rejected

Madras High Court: R. Subramanian, J., refused to allow the application filed by Sathiyam Media praying for rejection of plaint filed by

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Jhar HC | [Interpretation of Statutes] Principle of compassionate appointment should not be strictly applicable as it is a part of beneficial legislation

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan J., allowed the petition on merits. The facts of the case are such that the husband of

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Del HC | Why was Broadcast Audience Research Council of India’s new algorithm to mitigate impact of ‘Landing Page’ on viewership data across television channels challenged? HC’s analysis

Delhi High Court: Navin Chawla, J., refused to pass an interim injunction in regard to the communication dated 03-09-2020 along with Press

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Jhar HC | Will non-service of one month’s notice period vitiate termination of contractual services? HC decides

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that

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Ker HC | Post of Lokayukta is an independent statutory post and by no stretch of imagination, can it come under the purview of ’employment under the Government’

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of S. Manikumar, CJ and Shaji P. Chaly, J. while dismissing a petition seeking a writ

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Guj HC | Employed woman permitted to appear for All India Bar Examination; Directions issued to the Bar Council of Gujarat

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Vikram Nath, CJ and J.B. Padiwala, J., allowed a petition which was filed praying to

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Why did Madras HC Judge refuse to recuse from an Illegal Mining Case? Read an all-inclusive report

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while refusing to recuse from the present case reminded himself of the harsh criticism of Justice V.R.

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HP HC | Non-joinder of proper parties cannot be said to be a formal defect to seek liberty under Or. XXIII, R. 1(3) read with S. 151 CPC rather can be cured by filing impleadment/amendment of plaint

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma J., upheld the impugned judgment and dismissed the petition. The facts, in a nutshell, are that

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Jhar HC | Pensionary Benefits granted only when served against a permanent or substantive post and salary being paid out of public exchequer irrespective of duration served; R. 58 of Jharkhand Pensions Rules applied

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan J., upheld the impugned judgment and dismissed the petition stating that the petitioner failed to show any

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Kar HC | Discussing the legal proposition in the offence committed under S.153A IPC, Court rejects the application for quashing of FIR exercising Inherent powers

Karnataka High Court: B.A. Patil, J., dismissing the present petition, observed, “Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumstances under which the

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Madras HC | “Officials getting salaries in first week every month not conscious to cost of adjudicatory delays”: HC while directing provisional release of confiscated goods

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., directed the confiscated goods to be released on a provisional basis noting the delay on the part

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Madras HC | Is an illegitimate child entitled to maintenance under S. 125 CrPC? HC reiterates legal position

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while addressing an issue observed and reiterated the established position of the Supreme Court that, under Section

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Del HC | Notice issued to NADA on athlete’s petition challenging Art. 7.3.1(f) of NADA Rules, 2015

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J. addressed the grievance of international athletes who challenged

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J&K HC | ‘Subjective satisfaction of a detaining authority to detain a person is not open to objective assessment by a Courtʼ; Writ Petition dismissed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Tashi Rabstan, J., while dismissing a criminal writ petition seeking to challenge the grounds preferred for detention,

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Utt HC | Fundamental rule of law is that no decision can be given without the opportunity of being heard; Court allows appeal

Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed in the nature of the certiorari, seeking quashing

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Kar HC | Whether pleadings in trial amount to ‘publication’ in a suit for defamation; Court discusses nuances to S. 500 IPC

Karnataka High Court: H.B. Prabhakara Sastry, J., while allowing the criminal revision in part, remarked that, if the accused seeks to take

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Bom HC | Will giving money to another for consuming drugs mean “financing” or “harbouring” as envisaged under S. 27 A of NDPS Act? Read HC’s verdict granting bail to Rhea Chakraborty

Bombay High Court: Sarang Kotwal, J., while addressing the bail application filed by Actor Rhea Chakraborty in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case,