Utt HC | Cheating and forgery held to be ‘heinous crimes’ by Court; bail rejected
Uttaranchal High Court: R. C. Khulbe, J. refused to grant a bail where the applicant was charged under Sections 420, 467, 468
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Raj HC | Encroachment over pasture land to be dealt with specialized Land Protection Cell in order to curtail large number of Public Interest Litigation applications
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Goverdhan Bardhar and Mohammad Rafiq, JJ. disposed of a Public Interest Litigation, directing the specialized
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Bom HC | Maratha Reservation [Full Report] Validity of SEBC Act providing for reservation to Maratha upheld, quantum of 16% reservation held not justifiable
“Bowed by the weight of centuries, he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground the emptiness of ages in his face
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Guj HC | Writ petition filed on the lines of SC order prohibiting plying of 15 year old petrol and 10 year old diesel vehicles in NCR
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Anant S. Dave, ACJ. and Biren Vaishnav, J. disposed of a writ petition without going
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MP HC | ‘Crying foul to open a Pandora box in the name of fundamental rights, absurd’; order against convicts of Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J. dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the
Continue readingPat HC | No cognizable offence disclosed in FIR though the apparent allegation of embezzlement of money held to be a legitimate ground for proceeding trial
Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J. dismissed a criminal miscellaneous application filed by the petitioner challenging the order of cognizance passed against
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HP HC | Releasing a second time offender on bail sends a wrong message to the society; Court denies bail
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel, J., dismissed a petition seeking bail as the petitioner was a second-time offender and the possibility
Continue readingGau HC | HC has no jurisdiction under Art. 226 to transfer proceedings pending before one Foreigners’ Tribunal to another Foreigners’ Tribunal
Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench of Manojit Bhuyan and Manish Choudhury, JJ. dismissed a writ petition seeking transfer of proceedings from
Continue readingMegh HC | Bank Officer holds a position of trust – an act of breach of authority, therefore, amounts to misconduct
Meghalaya High Court: A Division Bench of Ajay Kumar Mittal, C.J. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. dismissed a writ appeal filed by a
Continue readingKer HC | Purpose for which an arrangement is entered into, is an essential ingredient to determine if the same is a mortgage or a lease
Kerala High Court: P. Somarajan, J. allowed the second appeal in a matter related to the redemption of mortgage, against the order
Continue readingTri HC | Consent obtained for intercourse on false promise of marriage attracts S. 90 IPC; conviction for rape under S. 376 IPC upheld
Tripura High Court: Sanjay Karol, CJ, dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the decision of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby the appellant was
Continue readingJhar HC | Non-furnishing of enquiry report not detrimental to departmental proceeding, if no prejudice caused to employee
Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. heard a writ petition that sought to quash the order passed by the respondent whereby
Continue readingKer HC | Welfare of the child is of supreme consideration while granting custody
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of K. Harilal and T.V Anil Kumar, JJ. dismissed an appeal made by the maternal grandparents
Continue readingP&H HC | State can make policy with regard to resident of State with no interference by the Court; restricted definition of NRI upheld
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Harinder Singh Sidhu & Arun Monga, JJ. dismissed the writ petition on
Continue readingUtt HC | Court abstains from impinging on power of Police to investigate, leaves it on Investigation Officer
Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. dismissed a petition thwarting the request for quashing the FIR where it prima facie disclosed
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Bom HC | Disqualification of Directors: Batch of petitions to be heard in reference to S. 164 (2)(a) of Companies Act, 2013
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench comprising of S.C. Dharmadhikari and G.S. Patel, JJ. has tagged a batch of petitions to be heard
Continue readingJhar HC | Employer is vested with discretion to condone suppression of fact, if the same does not render an incumbent unfit for the post
Jharkhand High Court: Ananda Sen, J. set aside the order of termination and the decision of the Screening Committee CISF, with a
Continue readingChh HC | Sub-Registrar appointed under Registration Act is not empowered to make roving enquiry qua title of vendor; FIR against Sub-Registrar quashed
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J. allowed a petition filed by a Sub-Registrar duly appointed under Section 6 of the Registration Act,
Continue readingAll HC | Power under S. 482 CrPC to be used for limited purpose as frequent and uncalled interference at preliminary stage may obstruct the progress of inquiry
Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. disposed of the petition on the ground that no substantial ground was made for exercising
Continue readingP&H HC | Presence of a substantial question of law, not a sine qua non for deciding a regular second appeal
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudip Ahluwalia, J. disposed of the matter directing the parties that a disputed land cannot be used
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