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MP HC | ‘Early conclusion of trial a bleak possibility and prolonged pre-trial detention an anathema to the concept of liberty’; bail granted to externed accused

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Rusia, J. dealt with a bail application where the petitioner sought bail for the offence under Section

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Cal HC | Divorce on ground of non-consummation of marriage – Virginity test not necessary: not a reliable indicator of sexual intercourse

Calcutta High Court: Sahidullah Munshi, J. allowed the appeal for the subsequent dates being asked for by the husband for the potency

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P&H HC | Wife entitled to permanent alimony even if a decree declaring her marriage null and void has been passed under S. 11 of HMA

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar Jain and Harnaresh Singh Gill, JJ. allowed an appeal asking for

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Kar HC | Cognizance of complaint about negligence against a medical practitioner cannot be taken without obtaining an opinion from an expert doctor

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. allowed a petition praying for quashing an order whereby the Principal Civil Judge took cognizance of

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J&K HC | Power of employer to hold departmental enquiry against a delinquent government servant, is independent of power of police and Anti-Corruption Bureau to register FIR

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J. dismissed a writ petition which claimed promotion and challenged the government order which was

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Kar HC | PIL against construction of hostel building for girl students belonging to Scheduled Caste — dismissed

Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, C.J. and H.T. Narendra Prasad, J. while not going into the legal

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Raj HC | Court safeguards petitioner and family against communal outrage with appropriate measures

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ., allowed a Habeas Corpus Petition and allowed the petitioner

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P&H HC | S. 148 of NI Act, 1881 being procedural in nature has retrospective effect; payment of 25% of award amount upheld

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J. upheld the decision of the lower court on the set principle of law which

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Ker HC | Petitioner concedes to be expressly responsible for paying entire arrears of electric charges left unpaid by the old occupier; petition dismissed

Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. contemplated a writ petition under the laws and statutory prescriptions related to supply of electricity, where

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Bom HC | Application for quashing FIR under S. 376 IPC rejected where prima facie material warrants trial

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. denied to quash the charges under Sections 376 and 420 IPC as prayed by the petitioner

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Del HC | Details of listing of husband’s business on various websites held sufficient for making prima facie assessment in favour of wife for grant of maintenance under DV Act

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. allowed a petition filed by the petitioner-wife against the order of the appellate court whereby it had

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MP HC | Period of suspension for disciplinary proceedings to be treated as “no work no pay”; appeal against order sustained

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J. contemplated a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, where the petition

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P&H HC | Interim bail granted subject to the condition imposed by the Trial Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Ajay Tewari J. passed an order of the bail as the applicant was already granted with bail

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Raj HC | Damages for right of spouse to compassion and care under “loss of consortium” awarded

Rajasthan High Court: P.K. Lohra, J. allowed an appeal for enhancement of the compensation amount awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal,

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Ker HC | Any acknowledgment voluntarily signed towards some payment, attracts presumption under S. 139 of NI Act; acquittal set aside

Kerala High Court: Instant appeal was contemplated against acquittal order of the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

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Pat HC | Adjudication by lower court, on a matter which is under consideration in the Supreme Court, amounts to judicial overreach

Patna High Court: A Full Bench of Hemant Kumar Srivastava, Aditya Kumar Trivedi and Ashutosh Kumar, JJ. refrained from adjudicating on the

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All HC | Supply of imported goods to and from Duty Free Shops – an inter-State supply under IGST Act as goods do not cross the customs frontier

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Rajnish Kumar, JJ. dismissed a PIL seeking to ensure that the

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Cal HC | ‘Divorced wife’ who hasn’t remarried held entitled to execute order granted under S.12 of DV Act; existence of ‘domestic relationship’ dispensed with

Calcutta High Court: Madhumati Mitra, J. dismissed an application filed by the petitioner to quash the order of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby

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MP HC | In absence of any offence punishable under Companies Act, Special Court doesn’t have jurisdiction to try the case which is punishable under IPC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.K. Awasthi, J. dismissed the petition on the ground that trial court and not Special Court are competent

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Ker HC | Frivolous PIL alleging security lapse in conduct of banking operation by SBI, dismissed

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Hrishikesh Roy, C.J. and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. dismissed a PIL for being frivolous