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All HC | Lack of efficiency or failure to attain highest standards in discharge of duties attached to public office would not constitute misconduct

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan JJ. while dismissing the petition found no

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P&H HC | Sentencing system must be based on a delicate balance of the aggravating and mitigating factors and the circumstances in which crime is committed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sindhu, JJ., disposed of the appeal of a

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Raj HC | Court restrains development authority from further passing any orders until and unless dispute regarding title of a property has been resolved

Rajasthan High Court: Ashok Kumar Gaur, J. passed a restraining order on the Jaipur Development Authority from passing any order until dispute

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Chh HC | Second wife, wedded in contravention of S. 5 HMA, held not entitled to share in family pension of deceased Government employee

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agrawal, J. allowed a second appeal filed by the first wife of the deceased who died in harness

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MP HC | No final order can be passed without conducting enquiry under S. 89 of M.P. Panchayat Raj Awam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G. S. Ahluwalia, J., allowed a petition and directed the respondents to not take any coercive step against

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HP HC | Freedom of a person cannot be curtailed for indefinite period when his guilt is yet to be proved – Bail granted to a person accused under SC-ST Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. allowed bail application of the a person accused of the offence of abusing a member

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Pat HC | No evidence to prove that cause of action still survives as the relevant scheme was introduced for a specific time period

Patna High Court: Madhuresh Prasad, J. dismissed the petition since it was devoid of any merits as the petitioner failed to have

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Ker HC | Invocation of writ petition under Art. 226 not warranted in determining the custody of child

Kerela High Court: The Division Bench of K. Harilal and P. Somarajan, JJ. dismissed a writ petition regarding the determining interim custody of

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Del HC | Offensive conduct under S. 498-A IPC of a nature so as to drive woman to commit suicide not necessarily to be in connection with demand of dowry

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bhakru, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted for offences punishable under

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Bom HC | Shopkeeper who does not hold valid license under S. 3 of Essential Commodities Act, cannot be convicted under S. 7 thereof

Bombay High Court: Sadhana S. Jadhav, allowed a criminal appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted

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Del HC | Interim maintenance enhanced; husband duty bound to maintain wife as per his status

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J. while deciding the petition enhanced the interim maintenance amount to be paid to the wife

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Kar HC | Apprehension of immediate arrest in default of payment of tax does not entitle assessee to invoke S. 438 CrPC

Karnataka High Court: S. Sujatha, J. while disposing of a petition, directed that no precipitation action shall be taken against the petitioner

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Pat HC | Decision to proceed ex parte held to be right when petitioner purposefully avoided appearing before Court

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. dismissed the application, both on merits as well as on the ground of limitation. The application

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P&H HC | A transfer application cannot be allowed merely on the ground of inconvenience of attorney in attending hearings

Punjab and Haryana High Court: H.S. Madaan, J. dismissed the application for the transfer of a divorce petition merely on the ground

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Del HC | Accused, whose anticipatory bail is rejected by SC, ought to surrender before IO concerned; proceedings issued under S. 83 CrPC held not vitiated

Delhi High Court: Brijesh Sethi, J. dismissed a criminal writ petition challenging the order of the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption) whereby proceedings against

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Del HC | Plea of Acquiescence rejected; Temporary injunction granted to “Make My Trip” against “Make My Travel” for trademark infringement

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J. while addressing a matter in respect to trademark infringement and in lieu of that seeking a

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P&H HC | Merely not finding a ticket from the body of a person who died in railway accident does not prove that deceased was a ticket less passenger

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Dr Ravi Ranjan, J. allowed the appeal filed by legal heirs of a person who died in

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Bom HC | Sole convict in a case connected to 1992 Babri Masjid riots in Mumbai set free due to defective charge

Bombay High Court: Sadhana S. Jadhav, J. allowed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellant

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Bom HC | A son, who had been given in adoption, cannot claim partition in property of his real father

Bombay High Court: M.G. Giratkar, J. dismissed a second appeal filed against the judgments of the lower courts wherein the partition suit brought by

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Pat HC | Logic developed by petitioner to question correctness of impugned guidelines not tenable; petition dismissed due to lack of merits

Patna High Court: Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J. dismissed the application challenging the guidelines on determining merit on the basis of work experience.