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All HC | “Ancient texts always open to debate; It is beauty of plurality our society practices”: Court rejects PIL against retelecast of Vishnu Puran on alleged misrepresentation of Lord Vishnu

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Sunita Agarwal and Saumitra Dayal Singh, JJ., declined to restrain the re-telecast of Vishnu Puran, observing that

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Utt HC | Sole testimony of victim of sexual abuse, if found reliable, is sufficient to hold accused guilty in departmental enquiry

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and R.C. Khulbe, J., dismissed a writ petition that was filed questioning

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[Vizag Gas Leak] AP HC | Employees of LG Chemicals parent company permitted to leave the country as they do not hold liability for “styrene gas leak” incident

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sri Jitendra Maheshwari, CJ and Lalitha Kanneganti, J., permitted the employees of the parent

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Bom HC | Cancellation of CKP Co-operative Bank’s license is in depositors interest; Interim relief refused

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Nitin Jamdar and S.P. Tavade, JJ., held that Reserve Bank of India’s decision to cancel the

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Guj HC | Out of work, money and food, migrants workers wished to go back to their hometowns, instead were sent to jail: “More the victims, certainly not criminals”

Gujarat High Court: Paresh Upadhyay, J., while addressing a matter with regard to granting bail to the migrant workers who were locked in

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Bom HC | State of Maharashtra denies permission to ICSE to conduct board exams; HC awaiting SC decision in matter concerning CBSE

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., adjourned the matter concerning conducting of Class 10th

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Kar HC | Rape victim falling asleep after perpetration of act is “explanation unbecoming of an Indian women”: Court while granting anticipatory bail to rape accused

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J., granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner accused of committing sexual offence. Petitioner was accused for the

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J&K HC | Scheme of law as provided in J&K Reorganization Act, 2019 will not affect any pending proceedings/ appeals arising out of the orders passed by erstwhile J&K State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: While deciding the instant appeals which raised objections concerning the jurisdiction of the J&K High Court to

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[Dishonour of Cheque] MP HC | Director/MD/JD/other officers and employees of a company can not be prosecuted under S. 138 of NI Act unless the company is impleaded as an accused

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Rajendra Kumar Srivastava, J., while addressing a matter with regard to dishonour of cheque held that, Director/Managing Director/Joint Director/other

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P&H HC | Use more dignified designation for teacher instead of Master/Mistress: Edu. Secretary to file affidavit on proposed steps

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arun Monga, J., directed the Education Secretary and the State of Punjab to file an affidavit for steps

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Del HC | Advertisement that likens Corona Beer with Coronavirus not to be reproduced, broadcasted, communicated to public

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Shakdher, J. granted injunction relief to the manufacturer of “Corona Beer” while injuncting the defendants from: reproducing, broadcasting,

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Del HC | Country is going through abnormal times: Court says Air Force civilian cooks cannot seek enforcement of employment terms as in normal times

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., disposed of the petition wherein cooks working in Air

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Del HC | No investigation against Ganga Ram Hospital for now: Court grants interim stay on investigation into FIR filed by Delhi Govt [Read detailed report]

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J., granted an ad-interim injunction and restrained police from making any investigation against Ganga Ram Hospital in

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[BREAKING] Delhi HC | Safoora Zargar released on humanitarian grounds; bail granted

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Shakhder, J. while addressing the bail application of Safoora Zargar granted the same while laying down certain conditions.

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Madras HC | Neither Sunfeast Yippie Noodles nor Maggi Noodles can have monopoly over the words “Magic” and “Masala” as these words are common to the packaged food industry

Madras High Court: While deciding the question that whether the expression “Magic Masala” can qualify as a trademark and that whether it

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Bom HC | Unfortunate — In last several years Courts repeatedly witnessing, old parents knocking at its doors, for redressal of grievances against their children”; Daughter after stern warning by HC vacates mother’s flat

“Our country has always been proud of progeny like Shravan Kumar, who to fulfill the wish of his poor, blind and ageing

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[Midnight Hearing] Guj HC | Situation of Ahmedabad on account of COVID-19 cannot be compared with situation in Puri or in the State of Orissa (sic Odisha); No Rath Yatra at Ahmedabad

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Vikram Nath, CJ and J.B. Pardiwala, J., rejected all the civil applications in a midnight

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Bom HC | Centre and State to clarify stand on CISCE examinations; Courts asks to finalise grading plan to be adopted for evaluation

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and S.S. Shinde, J., asked Centre and State to clarify stand on CISCE

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Kar HC | Recording the plea of accused under S. 313 CrPC, can be procured through video conferencing amidst COVID-19 situation

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and S. Vishwajith Shetty, J., in view of the present situation