J&K HC directs deployment of CAPF in Court complex, expresses dismay at inability of police to control situation
Dangerous situation of anarchy within Court complex
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P&H HC | Accused facing trial under Negotiable Instrument Act not competent to file an affidavit for evidence
Punjab & Haryana High Court: Surinder Gupta, J. dismissed a petition dealing with the question whether accused under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Continue readingDel HC | “Capable of earning” different from “actual earning”; Capacity to earn is no ground to reduce maintenance awarded to wife
Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the Family Court whereby the petitioner-husband was
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Bom HC | Husband cannot be ordered to procreate during pendency of petition for restitution of conjugal rights; Family Court’s conclusion a shock to judicial conscience
Bombay High Court: Ravindra V. Ghuge, J., while allowing the present petition and setting aside the impugned order of the Family Court,
Continue readingAll HC | Suspension order passed even by an authority superior to Competent Authority not maintainable
Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. while issuing the writ of mandamus commanded the opposite parties to reinstate the petitioner and
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Bom HC | Right to free speech and expression includes within it the right to information; RTI is implicit and inbuilt under Art. 19(1)(a) of Constitution
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Dharmadhikari and R.I. Chagla, JJ., addressed a PIL that sought effective enforcement and implementation of
Continue readingJhar HC | Accused serving sentence in a non-bailable offence directed to be released on bail; Principle of parity applied
Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J. allowed the interim application of the appellant by granting bail on the basis that the
Continue readingTri HC | Court is not vested with jurisdiction to replace policy decision of the government
Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J. dismissed a writ petition by the petitioner challenging the show cause notice issued against him whereby
Continue readingSikkim HC | A Magistrate is obligated to inquire into the case for finding sufficient grounds before summoning accused beyond his territorial jurisdiction
Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., while exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC quashed the criminal complaint filed against the petitioners
Continue readingMP HC | Writ Petition against a private individual is not maintainable, reiterated
Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J. while dismissing the petition, observed that the petitioners have an efficacious remedy of filing a
Continue readingKar HC | State has no power to tinkle with quantum of salaries and pension payable to judicial officers; New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme not applicable to them
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ. and Mohammad Nawaz, J. directed the state government to refund the
Continue readingChh HC | An advocate cannot be held criminally liable merely because his opinion is found not acceptable or for want of greater professional competence
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J., quashed the criminal proceedings against the petitioner, an Advocate, who was arraigned in a criminal case
Continue readingHyderabad Rape cum Murder | Police Encounter | Telangana HC directs for preservation of bodies of 4 suspects killed in encounter till 09-12-2019
A representation was made at the Chief Justice’s Office on 6-12-2019, wherein the request for judicial intervention was placed with respect to
Continue readingRaj HC | Application under S. 389 CrPC allowed following the “principal of parity”
Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. suspended the punishment awarded by the Additional Sessions Judge in the Sessions Case No. 46 of
Continue readingUtt HC | Providing unlimited electricity to employees deemed to be abuse of authority by Power Corpn.; audit ordered
Uttaranchal High Court: A Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and Alok Kumar Verma, J. issued directions to the Government of Uttarakhand and
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Cal HC | A mother is entitled to claim relief under Domestic Violence Act against his son; law on “aggrieved person” under DV Act restated
Calcutta High Court: Madhumati Mitra, J., dismissed an application filed against the order of the Sessions Judge whereby he upheld the order passed
Continue readingJ&K HC | Order found to be beyond the scope of contempt jurisdiction when contempt petition had arisen out of an ad-interim order which was observatory in nature
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey and Dhiraj Singh Thakur, JJ. disposed of the appeal after
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Bom HC | Stray sentences appearing in disclosure memo given by accused under S. 27 of Evidence Act cannot be pressed into service by him in defence
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of B.P. Dharmadhikari and Sandeep K. Shinde, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the
Continue readingSikk HC | Injured victim’s testimony is more reliable than injured witness; Judgment of Sessions Judge in case under S. 307 IPC, upheld
Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., upheld the decision passed by the Sessions Judge while rejecting the present appeal filed. In
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All HC | Date of birth in an Aadhaar Card not conclusive
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Manoj Misra and Virendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ. clarified that no protection shall be given and
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