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Ker HC | [S. 357A CrPC] Strengthening jurisprudence behind victim compensation, Court allows petition stating ‘statutory provision is not given retrospective effect and instead a prospective benefit is given based on an antecedent fact’

Kerala High Court: Bechu Kurian Thomas, J., while allowing the present petition said, “… While interpreting Section 357A(4) CrPC, this Court cannot

Yearly Wrap Up | A Reflection on 2020

It’s the last day of 2020, and here we are with the 20 most-read Case Briefs of the SCC Online Blog in

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AP HC | “Court cannot be frightened by any malicious and contemptuous action by the State”; HC Judge takes an unyielding stance against high-handedness of Andhra Govt. || Detailed Report

Andhra Pradesh High Court: Taking a stern stand against several instances of abuse of power by the Andhra Pradesh State Government, the

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P&H HC | Reiterating personal autonomy of choosing a life partner, Court clarifies that enforcement of a Fundamental Right cannot rest on ‘marriageable age’ of the petitioner

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., allowing the present petition, reemphasized on the extended view of Article 21 as opted

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Ker HC | HC upholds concurrent findings of conviction and sentence of Trial Court and Appellate Court sought to be set aside in revision petition

Kerala High Court: N.Anil Kumar, J., allowed the instant revision petition against the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and the Appellate

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Jhar HC | [Public Interest Litigation] Being a prime institution of the State, NUSRL definitely needs regular support from the State Government; necessary directions issued

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., while issuing directions for encircling the

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P&H HC | Is there any provision of Negotiable Instruments Act that refers to any pre-condition for availing a valuable right of first appeal? HC elaborates

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., observed that, Right to appeal against conviction is an invaluable statutory right vested upon

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Chh HC | Degree of proof which is necessary to order conviction in a criminal case is different from degree of proof necessary to record commission of delinquency in a departmental proceeding

Chhattisgarh High Court: P. Sam Koshy J., dismissed the petition stating that no interference is required at this juncture keeping in mind

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Ker HC | After appointment of Sole Arbitrator, it is up to the Arbitrator to consider the question as to whether appellant would be entitled to claim any interim measure of protection under S. 17 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; HC cannot interfere

Kerala High Court: T.V. Anilkumar, J., dismissed the present Appeal against the impugned order of Additional District Court whereby the Court refused

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All HC | Can a dispute relating to election to a cooperative society be called in question under writ jurisdiction? HC considers Coop. Societies Act and Rules

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ., a dispute relating to the election of

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Chh HC | [MV Act] Whether Insurance Company is liable to pay passengers travelling in an offending ‘goods vehicle’? Terms ‘goods vehicle’ and ‘goods carriage vehicle’ discussed

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

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Ker HC | Unless injury complained of had connection with employment in which deceased was engaged, he cannot make a legal claim for compensation; HC reiterates legal position

Kerala High Court: T.V. Anilkumar, J., allowed the instant appeal against the impugned order of Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation, Thiruvananthapuram. The brief

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All HC | Chief Judicial Magistrate, Etah directed to conduct inquiry over manhandling of an Advocate by police

Allahabad High Court: The Division bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Saumitra Dayal Singh, J., directs the Chief Judicial Magistrate to submit a

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MP HC | It is true that alternative remedy is not an absolute bar to a writ petition, but it is equally well settled that if there is an alternative remedy HC should not ordinarily interfere

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.A. Dharmadhikari, J., dismissed the instant petition filed under Articles 226 and 227. The facts of the case

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Delhi HC| Delhi Government to hold School Management Committee elections within 2 Months of School Reopening

Delhi High Court: On 21st December, 2020, the Government of NCT of Delhi submitted in Court that elections of the School Management

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Guj HC | How fair was the denial of appointment to waitlisted eligible candidate due to whimsical interpretation of policy by the Service Commission; Court answers while allowing appeal

“When youth of the country is gripped in the specter of unemployment, the arbitrary and whimsical stand of such kind of agency,

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[Flashback] Ker HC | If a husband imputes infidelity and immorality on the part of his wife, would that amount to cruelty? Read How HC discusses applicability of S. 27 of Special Marriage Act

To marry or not to marry and if so whom, may well be a private affair. But, the freedom to break a

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Jhar HC | [Sales Tax and VAT] Only because a provision has been made for levy of penalty, the same by itself would not lead to the conclusion that penalty must be levied in all situations; HC reiterates

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of H.C. Mishra and Deepak Roshan, JJ., allowed the present petition against the respondent authorities charging

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Del HC | Summons issued in copyright infringement suit filed by Elsevier alleging infringement of copyright in medical journals, articles, etc.

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Shakdher, J., issued the summons in the suit filed by Elsevier Ltd. against Alexandra Elbakyan and others alleging infringement

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Madras HC | “Head hanged in shame for ill-treating SCs for centuries altogether”: Court while asking questions to State in matter of lack of road to graveyard for SCs

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., asked the State Government to file a report in the