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‘Ganja’ under NDPS Act excludes seeds and leaves: Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail in 32 kg seizure case

A case was registered against the petitioners and others for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with Section 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

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Know why Uttaranchal High Court ordered a retrial of a blind man accused under POCSO

“The failure to provide documents to the accused in a language in which the accused could not read, would definitely scuttle the chances for the accused to instruct and assist his counsel in canvassing the defence on his behalf.”

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‘Cannot always presume that dying person will not make false statement’: Gujarat HC upholds acquittal of accused persons who burnt woman alive

The prosecution’s case was mainly with respect to the dying declaration of the deceased woman to the medical officer who treated the woman. However, the trial court observed that the dying declaration was a cyclostyled document, and the endorsement of the doctor was taken later.

Delhi High Court on post-employment restriction

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Inside Delhi High Court Ruling on post-employment restrictions and employees’ right to livelihood

“The negative covenant post termination of the employment can be granted only to protect the confidential and proprietary information of the employer or to restrain the employee from soliciting the clients of the employer.”

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Working wife entitled to maintenance matching matrimonial standards of living: Bombay High Court

“The husband’s income is far more than wife with no financial responsibilities on him and even if he has certain expenses that are necessary for maintenance of himself and family members, the amount that remains is sufficient to enable him to support his wife.”

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‘Mercilessly assaulted deceased’; Bombay HC upholds man’s conviction for killing mother-in-law using tile, knife, wooden plank

“The manner in which the accused assaulted the deceased with predetermination definitely indicated that he was guilty of the offence of murder and not culpable homicide.”

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P&H HC rejects PILs seeking action against online opinion trading platforms due to adequate statutory framework; stresses need to discourage Indiscriminate PILs

“Since there exist adequate statutory frameworks for redressal of these grievances, including the Haryana Prevention of Public Gambling Act, 2025, there arises no occasion for the Court to entertain the petition under its extraordinary writ jurisdiction.”

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Inside Calcutta HC order restraining West Bengal Govt from providing financial assistance to terminated non-teaching staffs

It appears that, the State is providing financial assistance to candidates who were terminated because of cheating. The State would be obliged to make payment to persons for rendering their service to the State. However, paying gratuitously to people who are either sitting at home or engaged elsewhere, does not appeal to the Court.

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‘Object of criminal justice not merely punitive but reformative and humane’; Rajasthan High Court grants bail to NDPS accused

The Court was not inclined to grant the accused regular bail owing to the seriousness of the allegations but was equally mindful of the humanitarian dimensions of criminal jurisprudence.

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Explained | Madras High Court’s split verdict on animal sacrifice and other religious issues concerning Thiruparankundram Hills

The legal tussle between the parties concerning Thiruparankundram Hills date back to 1917, however, the present petitions primarily focussed on prevention of animal sacrifice at the revered place.

Allahabad High Court Live- in relationship

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“Live- in relationship concept has attracted young generation significantly, but its after-effects are evident”; Allahabad HC grants bail to man accused of raping minor live-in girlfriend

“The concept of live-in relationship goes against the interest of the women since a man can marry a woman or number of women even after a live-in relationship, but it is difficult for the women to find a life partner after a breakup.”

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Humiliation by act and words will not by itself constitute abetment of suicide; Andhra Pradesh High Court acquits accused

The Court observed that the deceased felt humiliated after being beaten by her husband and brother-in-law over allegations of infidelity. However, such conduct, though condemnable, is not ordinarily expected to drive a similarly placed person to suicide.

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Madras High Court closes contempt against litigants after apology; Orders action against advocate for obstructing execution of non-bailable warrants

“Considering the fact that a member of this noble profession has acted in such a fashion which has brought discredit to the profession, standing counsel for the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry present before this Court is directed to take necessary steps to initiate proceedings against the Advocate for the aforesaid acts.”

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J&K and Ladakh HC directs removal of commercial encroachments, illegal Rehris and roadside food joints in Jammu City

“The Court, while ordering the removal of encroachments, directed that the officials concerned should use minimal force so that no unnecessary harassment was caused to anyone.”

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‘Difficult working conditions don’t give right to kill colleagues’; Chhattisgarh HC upholds conviction of CRPF personnel who killed 4 colleagues, injured many

“Long working hours without leave and difficult environment does not give the right to any person to vent his anger by causing the death of his own colleagues.”

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Medical claims under beneficial State policy should not be denied on flimsy or irrelevant grounds: Himachal Pradesh HC

“Once a medical reimbursement claim is admissible under a beneficial policy of the State Government, it cannot be denied or curtailed on flimsy or irrelevant grounds.”

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Madras High Court upholds Rs. 1 lakh compensation to a man for custodial torture by police officials

The police officials have a critical role in maintaining the law and order, while upholding human rights. By upholding human rights, the police officials shall effectively perform their duties, while respecting citizen’s fundamental rights and dignity.

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Calcutta HC commutes death sentence of man convicted for raping and killing a minor girl

“Admittedly, none of the witnesses examined on behalf of the prosecution has claimed to have seen the convict committing the murder of the victim. The case is entirely based upon circumstantial evidence.”

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Inside Delhi High Court order granting relief to Anjana Om Kashyap in personality rights suit over Deepfake YouTube Channel

It is the case of the plaintiff that an unknown person/person, arraigned in the suit as Defendant 2 has started a YouTube channel under the name of ‘@AnajanaomKashya’

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‘An enactment cannot be struck down merely on account of alleged arbitrariness’; Kerala HC upholds Kerala Clinical Establishments Act

“It is often said that health is a human right and, therefore, a prerequisite in the overall development of a nation, which is achieved through the intervention of human beings. Health is described as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual.”