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Pat HC | Lack of evidence to prove injuries sustained by the deceased, Court refuses to convict on mere statements given by witnesses

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Hemant Kumar Srivastava Prabhat Kumar Singh, JJ. dismissed an appeal on the admission stage

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Bom HC | Interference with issuance of process under S. 138 read with S. 141 NI Act declined where Directors had resigned, but the resignation was not approved

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. refused to interfere with the order of the Magistrate whereby process was issued against the applicants (directors

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Kar HC | Rape victim denied compensation in light of turning hostile during trial

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. dismissed a petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India with respect

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All HC | Evidences gathered by Investigating Officer cannot be looked under Inherent powers; Consent for sexual intercourse on promise to marry, held to be subject matter of evidence

Allahabad High Court: Applicant filed an application under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code which was contemplated by Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.

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Chh HC | S.378(1)(b) CrPC bars appeal in HC against acquittal order passed by Magistrate in a cognizable and non-bailable offence, reiterated

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Goutam Chourdiya, JJ. dismissed an application filed by the State seeking leave

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MP HC | Transfer done in colorable exercise of power and at the behest of Ex-MLA held is unsustainable

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.A. Dharmadhikari, J., allowed a petition as the transfer of the petitioner was done at the instance of

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Del HC | Tribunal’s order for industrial dispute remanded back; Necessity for a reasoned order to be produced

Delhi High Court: Rekha Palli, J. while deciding a petition relied on various decisions in order to throw light on the significance

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HP HC | Cause of action can be inherited by successors of the original landlord in cases of eviction suits

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. upheld the order passed by the Rent Controller whereby an appeal was filed under Section

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MP HC | Parents of corpus directed not to cause any unlawful restraint on her activities and movement including meeting with her husband

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Sheel Nagu, J. allowed the petition filed by the petitioner by directing the respondents to not unlawfully restraint

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Bom HC | Subtitles can be included even after the film is certified by CBFC; entire fresh gamut of certification not required

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi and S.J. Kathawalla, JJ., disposed of a petition by stating that the notice

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HP HC | Scope of interference by High Court in Second Appeal under S. 100 of CPC is only if a substantial question of law involved; Appeal dismissed as no perversity in earlier orders

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel, J. dismissed the appeal on finding no substantial question of law involved in the appeal.

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J&K HC | Preventive detention quashed for non-supplying of the material relied upon by detaining authority

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J. quashed the detention order of Masood Ahmad Bhat while directing for his release

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Utt HC | ‘Law is no trade, and briefs of litigants no merchandise’ Strikes by Advocates held to be illegal and in violation of professional ethics

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J. contemplated a very serious issue and delivered

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Bom HC | Mahul Inhabitable | Residents to be shifted and no new residents to be accommodated at Mahul

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and Bharati Dangre, J. while hearing a writ petition concerning the health

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Utt HC | Application for eviction not allowed to be amended, as adding up a new ground will change the nature of proceedings; Order set aside

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. contemplated a tenant’s petition filed against the order passed by the Civil Judge. The particular

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Jhar HC | Chairman, Lohardaga Municipality, held incompetent to direct Hindalco remove their boundary wall on account of alleged encroachment

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J. quashed and set aside the impugned order issued by the Chairman of Lohardaga Municipality. The had

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Raj HC | Employee has statutory right to receive amount of wages last drawn even if execution of an award for the same has stayed

Rajasthan High Court: Mohammad Rafiq, J. disposed of an application seeking a grant of last wages drawn by the employee under the

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All HC | State officers should enumerate the charges properly while issuing show-cause notices, cancellation of license set aside

Allahabad High Court: Siddhartha Varma, J., set aside the impugned order as the charge enumerated in the show cause notice was rightly replied

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Utt HC | ‘Cruelty can never be defined with exactitude and mental cruelty cannot be established by direct evidence’ Divorce granted as husband’s narration proved mental cruelty against him

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Alok Singh and Narayan Singh Dhanik, JJ. contemplated an appeal filed against the judgment passed

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Gau HC | Unproved allegations maligning character of partner amount to cruelty as contemplated in S. 13(1)(ia) HMA; divorce decree granted to husband

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Arup Kumar Goswami, Acting CJ and Manish Choudhary, J. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant-husband