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Bom HC | “Impermissible and unacceptable to condemn advocates behind their back”; practice adopted by litigants applying for condonation of delay deprecated

Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J. deprecated the practice adopted by litigants while filing applications for condonation of delay whereby they make allegations

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Raj HC | No material irregularity if Permanent Lok Adalat call for any inference by the court in exercise of writ jurisdiction

Rajasthan High Court: Veerendr Singh Siradhana, J. dismissed the writ appeal on the ground that the assessment done for the crop production

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Utt HC | “Mindless pursuits of celebrations at exotic locations shouldn’t deteriorate environment” — State to ensure

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J. entertained a PIL through which the petitioner

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Pat HC | Review of an order due to change of lawyer liable to be rejected – sets a bad precedent

Patna High Court: Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J. dismissed a review application filed by the petitioner-husband for review of this Court’s order in

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Ker HC | Recovery proceedings in a co-owned property can be initiated only against defaulter’s share in such property

Kerala High Court: Shaji P. Chaly, J. dismissed a petition challenging initiation of recovery proceedings against the share of the defaulter in

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Raj HC | Person promoted on regular line of promotion cannot be deprived of higher pay scale on account that he had sought voluntary retirement

Rajasthan High Court: Ashok Kumar Gaur, J. allowed the writ petition for the benefit of the Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) as no reference

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P&H HC | Financial difficulties of institution cannot be above the fundamental right of a citizen; Retirement benefit to be paid with interest if not released immediately on retirement

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. allowed the petition on the settled principle of law that financial difficulty cannot

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Bom HC | Amount misappropriated not to be considered while determining proportionality of punishment; labour court’s order reinstating employee quashed

Bombay High Court: Ravindra V. Ghuhe, J. allowed a petition filed by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation against the order of the Labour

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MP HC | Right to bodily integrity calls for a permission to allow termination of pregnancy; Court may grant termination beyond 20 weeks

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A writ petition was contemplated by Vivek Rusia, J. for allowing medical termination of pregnancy of the said

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Ker HC | Particulars of class X and XII mark sheets can be corrected by CBSE even if application thereof is filed belatedly, on payment of a fine

Kerala High Court: Shaji P. Chaly, J. allowed a civil writ petition filed by a former student of a CBSE school assailing

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All HC | Disputed defense of accused can’t be considered when evidence gathered by IO can’t be scrutinized by Court

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. quashed the application under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on the ground

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Gau HC | Mere fixing of matter for judgment on a subsequent date by itself cannot be construed as termination of trial; petition challenging summoning of witness dismissed

Gauhati High Court: Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, J. dismissed a petition against the order of the trial court whereby it had summoned the

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P&H HC | Transfer adjustments bonafide when Govt. taking step to curtail unproductive expenditure and utilize idle staff

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajan Gupta, J. dismissed the petition on the ground that order taken by the State Government cannot

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Guj HC | Knowledge of the caste enough to invoke Ss. 3(2)(v) and (v-a) of the SC/ST Act

Gujarat High Court: Umesh A. Trivedi, J. dismissed the present writ petition preferred under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

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Utt HC | Compensation in a motor accident must be awarded by applying suitable multiplier by tribunal; appeal sustained

Uttaranchal High Court: Appeal against the order of Motor Accident Claim Tribunal was entertained by Alok Singh, J. where the petitioner sought

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Kar HC | Minor discrepancies in statement of witnesses, when considered in entirety can be rejected – Sentence of advocate convicted for murder of a colleague, affirmed

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of K.N. Phaneendra and H.B. Prabhakara Sastry, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by an Advocate who

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J&K HC | Statutory rules or executive orders would override an advertisement by Service Selection Board

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J. while dismissing the present writ petition directed the respondent Service Selection Board to

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Sikkim HC | “Personal occupation” of landlord includes requirement of dependents; eviction decree confirmed in absence of special equities in favour of tenant

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J. confirmed a decree of eviction passed against the appellant-tenant by the District Judge on the bonafide

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Raj HC | Temporary injunction not granted when there was an irreparable loss to the party against whom it was prayed

Rajasthan High Court: Sabina, J. dismissed the appeal on the ground that party will suffer an irreparable loss if the application was

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Ori HC | Order of cancellation of license quashed by Court as principles of natural justice not followed

Orissa High Court: K.S. Jahveri, CJ and K.R. Mohapatra, J., partly allowed a writ petition on the ground that the principle of