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Jhar HC | FIR is not an encyclopedia of entire prosecution case; Physical touch of victim is not an essential ingredient to make an offence under Ss. 354, 506 and 509 IPC if basic ingredients are satisfied

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HP HC | Fixation of retirement age through government notification is an administrative action within the exclusive jurisdiction of State; not open to challenge in a court of law

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All HC | Can daughter-in-law be evicted without seeking decree of eviction against the son under S. 2(s) of Domestic Violence Act? HC Answers

Allahabad High Court: Vivek Kumar Birla, J., while addressing a matter with regard to “shared household”, held that, “daughter-in-law can be evicted without

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Ori HC | Provisions under Criminal Procedure Code shall have an overriding effect and shall prevail notwithstanding any provision in Pension Rules framed by State Government

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Ker HC | When can an encumbrance be lifted from an immovable property under S. 57 of the Transfer of Property Act? [Exhaustive Brief]

A very efficacious, substantive and procedural mechanism to facilitate the realisation of deserving and intrinsic value of encumbered estates and other immovable

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Utt HC | Pre-deposit amount reduced considering hardship under S. 129-E of Customs Act; Court modifies CESTAT order

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Del HC | Delhi University activates online portal for issuance of digital degree certificates

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., noted that Delhi University has now launched an online portal through which the students can obtain

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All HC | How can FIR under S. 66A of IT Act be registered when it has been declared ultra vires in Shreya Singhal Case?; HC asks SSP, Mathura to file affidavit

Allahabad High Court: A Division bench of Ramesh Singh and Raj Beer, JJ., directed the Senior Superintendent of police to file a personal

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[Delhi Riots] Del HC | News should be clear after verifying facts so that no prejudice is caused to anyone or hatred is spread among communities in the country

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., while addressing a matter with regard to the Order issued by Delhi Police on 8-07-2020

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Ker HC | A party to contract cannot unilaterally quantify liability and proceed for recovery from the other side

Kerala High Court: Anu Sivaram, J. allowed the Writ Petition by directing the respondent to only decide the amount of liability after

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Chh HC | S. 195 CrPC is a limitation on powers of Magistrate to take cognizance for an offence under S. 188 IPC

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Ker HC | “People of Elambra have been fighting against the might of State Govt. for 35 years to establish a lower primary school”; Kerala Govt. strictly directed to establish a Government LP School at Elambra village with all promptness

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Kar HC | FRRO to issue exit permits to 9 foreign nationals belonging to Tablighi Jamaat; Criminal proceedings quashed with condition of “not to visit India for next 10 years”

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J., quashed the criminal proceedings against 9 foreign nationals belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat while directing FRRO

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Bom HC | Absolute prohibition from being present at the site of shooting over persons above age of 65 years who earn livelihood from film/television industry, quashed in light of being discriminatory

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and R.I. Chagla, JJ., quashed and set aside the unreasonable restriction placed by the

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Sushant Singh Rajput death | Bom HC defers hearing till 21st August, 2020 on plea seeking CBI investigation

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ, and A.S. Gadkari, JJ., deferred the hearing for PIL’s filed in view of

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Bom HC | Cardinal principle of sentencing policy is that sentence imposed should reflect crime committed in consonance with the gravity of offence

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.S. Shinde and M.S. Karnik, JJ., partly allowed an appeal by reducing the sentence of the

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Jhar HC | Mandatory pre-deposit not to be waived off by Court under amended S. 35-F, Central Excise Act until exceptional grounds of undue financial hardships is proved beyond doubt

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[COVID-19] Tri HC | Doctor “spat at and abused” by patients; Court orders for test identification parade to identify the accused person

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J., while terming the doctors as “frontline warriors”, directed the Investigating officer to conduct Test identification parade

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MP HC | Digital Detoxification: Court imposes condition of staying away from Facebook and Whatsapp while granting bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J., while granting bail and directing to adhere bail conditions added a condition with regard to “digital

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Del HC updates Affidavit of Assets, Income & Expenditure to be filed at threshold of matrimonial disputes; Issues modified directions [Detailed Report: Read Directions]

Delhi High Court: J.R. Midha, J. laid modified directions and affidavit of assets, income and expenditure to be filed by both the