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Cal HC | “Leave India Notice” issued to Polish citizen for participating in anti-government demonstration declared to be null & void; Valid right to reside in India goes hand-in-hand with fundamental rights

Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J., while setting aside an impugned order of expulsion of a polish citizen (Student) dated 14-02-2020, stating

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Jhar HC | Interference with orders passed pursuant to departmental enquiry can only be in case of ‘no evidence’

Jharkhand High Court: Dr S.N. Pathak, J. dismissed the instant writ petition being devoid of merit. The brief facts of the case

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[Coronavirus] Ori HC | HC calls for information to check steps taken to regulate masks and sanitizers; Sought information regarding tests being conducted on travellers from ships, cargoes and like vessels for timely detection of COVID-19

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Panda, ACJ and S.K. Sahoo J., directed the State Government to inform the Court

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Del HC | Nirbhaya Case convict’s plea dismissed for being frivolous; “No fraud played upon the Court: Fair and Proper trial conducted

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J., dismissed the present petition filed by Mukesh one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya Case. Counsel

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All HC | State of U.P. to file response with regard to petition assailing constitutional validity of — Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Samit Gopal, J., addressed a petition assailing the constitutional validity of

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HP HC | A beneficial provision must be meaningfully construed so as to advance the object of the Act, and curing any lacuna or defect appearing in the same

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy, CJ and Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J. dismissed the appeal being devoid

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Bom HC | [COVID-19] |Costs imposed for listing non-urgent matter, inspite of Court’s circular for steps to be taken for prevention of Coronavirus, in which listing of only ‘Urgent Matters’ was specified

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J. while imposing costs for non-urgent matter being listed, stated that, “I have already issued a notice

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HP HC | S. 482 CrPC empowers High Court to quash FIR even in non-compoundable cases to meet ends of justice

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. quashed the FIR to meet ends of justice and prevent the abuse of the

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Jhar HC | In case of two circular’s on compassionate appointment, the one released later should be used as a reference point for acceptance or rejection, subject to its applicability

Jharkhand High Court: Dr S. N. Pathak J. allowed a writ petition and directed the respondents to consider the circular of a

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Ker HC | Surveyor is at liberty to adopt any feasible method for measuring property

Kerala High Court: B. Sudheendra Kumar, J., disposed an original petition challenging the competency of the Commissioner in measuring the land. The

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[POCSO] Sikk HC | Delicate balance to be maintained between judicial perception of victim’s anguish and presumption of innocence of accused

Sikkim High Court: A Division Bench of Bhaskar Raj Pradhan and Arup Kumar Goswami, JJ. while upholding the Judgment of acquittal passed by

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Bom HC | States have been given supremacy to decide upon language to be used by them; Art. 343 does not in any way interfere with that supremacy

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of B.P. Dharmadhikari, ACJ and N.R. Borkar, J. while dismissing a writ petition held that, Union cannot

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Utt HC | Bail granted in a case registered under POCSO Act where accused had no criminal history

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a bail application filed for grant of regular bail in connection with the offences

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Bom HC | Sending personal messages on WhatsApp does not amount to utterance of obscene words in public place; S. 294 IPC cannot be invoked

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ. while disposing off an application, held that, “To call a

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Jhar HC | Object of NI Act is primarily compensatory; Court can discharge accused on full payment and amicable settlement

Jharkhand High Court: Amitav K. Gupta, J. acquitted the petitioners of the charges on an amicable settlement between the parties. The relevant

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All HC | Data collected for NPR shall be foundation for NRC, thus necessary to provide pro forma collecting personal data of citizens — Notice issued

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Chandra Dhari Singh, J. allowed and listed the present petition on 06-03-2020,

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Del HC | Proceedings under S. 138 NI Act quashed against Independent Non-executive Directors not involved in day-to-day affairs of Company

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., while allowed the present petition and quashed the impugned order summoning the petitioners under Section 138

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Jhar HC | Conviction for murder reversed for non-corroboration of unreliable and untrustworthy testimony of deceased’s daughter

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Shree Chandrashekhar and Ratnaker Bhengra, JJ. acquitted the accused-appellant of the charge under Section 302 of

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Raj HC | Court dismisses application to provide directions for re-examination of medical test after a lapse of 15 years

Rajasthan High Court: Sangeet Lodha, J., dismissed a writ petition seeking directions from the Court for re-examination of medical test for the

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Ori HC | Court not to interfere with judgment of expert consultant on issues of technical qualification; Mistake found subsequently is not beyond correction in technical bidding

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Mishra and A.K. Mishra, JJ. dismissed the instant writ petition giving no relief to