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Pat HC | Delay of 3 years in making payment under Right to Fair Compensation Act found not bona fide; amount at the rate of 9% simple interest granted

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J, disposed the petition directing the respondents to pay the simple interest at the rate 9% per annum

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Utt HC | Special provisions created in favour of SC community in U.P. Zamindari Abolition Act to be kept in mind while deciding applications; Matter remanded back to Consolidation Officer

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., disposed of a petition filed against the order of the revisional authority. The petitioner was a

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Bom HC | [Robbery or Dacoity with use of deadly weapon] Trial Court’s decision upheld for offence punishable under Ss. 302 & 392 IPC – Deceased found with knife pierced in chest

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Surendra P. Tavade and Ranjit More, JJ., while dismissing the present appeal upheld the trial

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Del HC | [Delhi Riots] [Midnight Hearing] Delhi Police directed to ensure safe passage for injured victims & immediate emergency treatment at govt. hospitals

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, JJ., held a special sitting on orders being given by

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Del HC | [Maintenance] Provisions of S. 125 CrPC are for the welfare of neglected wives, children and parents

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., while addressing the present petition against the order of family Court wherein the petitioner’s maintenance

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Utt HC | Standard of proof in a criminal case varies at different stages; Exercise of inherent powers declined

Uttaranchal High Court: Ravindra Maithani, J., dismissed an appeal filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the

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Chh HC | Death Sentence in rape and murder of a 5 ½-Year-old deaf and dumb girl confirmed in the category of – “Rarest of Rare Case”

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., while addressing the present criminal reference wherein the deceased/victim

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Bom HC | “Easy to accuse somebody of ill-treatment after someone dies, but not wise to convict somebody based on general statements”; Every Cruelty is not an offence under S. 498A IPC

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., while deciding the appeal filed impugning the order and judgment passed with regard to acquittal for

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All HC | Medical Board report in a recruitment process not to be interfered with, unless arbitrary, capricious or not in accord with relevant recruitment rules

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder and Dr Y. K. Srivastava, JJ. dismissed the present appeal since this was not

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Utt HC | Construction of roads fall in the executive realm and cannot be brought under judicial review proceeding under Art. 226

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed a petition filed seeking laying of

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All HC | [CAA Protests –AMU] NHRC recommends — compensation to 6 students; Action to be taken against policemen involved in unnecessarily caning apprehended students

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Samit Gopal, J., directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Director

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Ker HC | Act of affront to the decency and dignity of a woman cannot be considered as trivial in nature

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., while dismissing the petition in regard to quashing of FIR and final report that alleges

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Madras HC | Proviso to S. 50(1) of CGST Act is to be read as clarificatory and operative retrospectively

Interest under Section 50 of the CGST Act can be levied on belated cash component of tax and not on Input Tax

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Jhar HC | Exoneration from departmental proceedings has nothing to do with criminal proceedings in the Court if the allegations levelled are different

Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J., dismissed the criminal petition seeking exoneration from criminal proceedings. In the present case, the petitioner

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J&K HC | Court dismisses application for contempt proceedings against respondent due to inappropriate forum

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., closed a contempt petition seeking to initiate proceedings against respondents for non-compliance with the

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Madras HC | POSH Act cannot be misused by women to harass someone with non-existent allegations

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and R. Hemalatha, JJ., while addressing the issue of Sexual Harassment of Women

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Del HC | India – South Africa Cricket Series Conspiracy | Sanjeev Chawla alleged in criminal conspiracy of match fixing to be in police custody for investigation at Tihar only

Delhi High Court: Anu Malhotra, J., while deciding a petition with regard to the investigation of Sanjeev Chawla alleged for acting as

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Bom HC | Person committing offence under S. 494 IPC, must have married another woman or man during subsistence of his or her first marriage; Court invokes power under S. 482 CrPC to meet ends of justice

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Madhav J. Jamdar and Sunil B. Shukre, JJ., while invoking its power under Section 482

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Del HC | Directions issued to streamline working of Anti Human Trafficking Units pertaining to tracing missing children

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., while addressing a petition for a writ of habeas

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Bom HC | “Person who pours kerosene on someone and sets him on fire has no right to say that he had no knowledge that it would cause death” – Conviction under S. 302 IPC upheld

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., upheld the decision of the trial court to convict