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Raj HC | Court dismisses appeals to revise compensation amount; compensation to be decided by structured formula without requirement of any proof of owner’s negligence

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. dismissed an appeal from the Insurance company seeking exoneration of a lower court order. In the

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Kar HC | Decree of divorce set aside in light of no statutory provisions followed by Family Court while granting the same

Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of S.N. Satyanarayana and P.G.M. Patil, JJ. allowed this appeal and remanded the matter back to

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J&K HC | Duty of Executing Court to rectify any discrepancies in order to make a decree executable

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Sindhu Sharma, J. allowed the revision petition on the grounds that the executing court had a duty

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Raj HC | MACT Order awarding compensation of Rs 2,25,000 for the death of the son, upheld by the High Court

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. rejected an appeal filed by the National Insurance Company challenging the order passed by the Motor

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Utt HC | Courts not to do task of prescribing a cut-off date other than that stipulated in the Rules made under the proviso to Art. 309 of the Constitution of India

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, JJ., entertained a writ petition where the issue

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Del HC | Ambiguity in evidence as to locations of accident is material where accused is alleged to ride motor vehicle in rash and negligent manner

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J. dismissed a criminal petition filed by the State against the order of the trial court whereby

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Jhar HC | Writ Petition under Art. 226 dismissed on ground of availability of an alternative remedy

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J, dismissed the writ petition on the ground of availability of alternative remedy. In the pertinent case,

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Pat HC | Order passed without including the contentions of the party marking non-appearance of the counsel when same was untrue, to be set aside

Patna High Court: Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J. allowed the revision petition filed by the opposite party on grounds that fresh order be

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HP HC | A fundamental postulate of criminal jurisprudence is the presumption of innocence; Bail granted under POCSO Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Bail petition was contemplated by Sandeep Sharma, J. where the petitioner was behind the bar for two

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Del HC | Reinstatement cannot be granted where employee acts in a manner by which management loses confidence in him; order of reinstatement quashed

Delhi High Court: J.R. Midha, J. allowed a writ petition filed by the employer challenging the award of the Labour Court whereby the

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Del HC | Provision for lesser penalty under amended S. 13 PMLA is applicable retrospectively; Appellate Tribunal’s order modifying punishment of fine to warning held unassailable

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., addressed a criminal appeal filed by Financial Intelligence Unit-IND, Ministry of Finance under Section 42 of

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MP HC | Writ of mandamus cannot be issued for compelling police to perform a statutory duty under S. 154 CrPC without availing all other alternative remedies prescribed in CrPC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., dismissed a petition filed under Article 226 Constitution of India to direct the respondents to

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HP HC | Court affirmed that due to the negligent act of the appellant the victim died; quantum of damages increased in appeal

Himachal Pradesh High Court: An appeal was contemplated by Vivek Singh Thakur, J. arising out of a civil suit where the appellant

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All HC | Inherent power under S. 482 CrPC to be sparingly used, can’t be put in straight jacket formula

Allahabad High Court: Rekha Dikshit, J. while disposing of this petition granted petitioners time to surrender and apply for bail so that

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Chh HC | Report of Fingerprints Expert held not sufficient to prove guilt of accused where taking of finger prints doesn’t satisfy procedural sanctity

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ. allowed a criminal appeal and quashed the order of

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Chh HC | Acquittal appeal filed after almost a delay of thirteen and a half years dismissed on grounds of ‘unexplained delay and laches’

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., dismissed an application for “condonation of delay

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Cal HC | Conviction and sentence for offence under Ss. 376 and 511 IPC upheld for alleged rape of minor

Calcutta High Court: Rajarshi Bhardwaj, J., addressed an appeal arising out of a judgment and order of conviction passed by the Additional

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Jhar HC | Retiral benefits are not bounty to be given to employees; rather, it is right of employees to get retiral benefits

Jharkhand High Court: Dr S.N. Pathak, J., allowed the present petition, directing the respondents to make payment of the entire retiral benefits

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Bom HC | Reiteration by husband of cruelty inflicted by mother-in-law held sufficient to quash acquittal for offence under S. 498-A IPC

“There is pain in being a woman, yes but there is pride in it too.” -Marry Pauline Lowry Bombay High Court: A

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Del HC | Facebook, Instagram directed to pull down posts violating trademark ‘DA MILANO’ in terms of IT (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011

Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J. while addressing a petition concerning the protection of the trademark ‘DA MILANO’, issued certain guidelines