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MP HC | Financial distress to family caused due to detention of accused in custody held to be valid condition for granting bail

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J. directed release of the applicant on bail with sureties in the instant application filed under

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Utt HC | FIR when states commission of cognizable offence, Court not to presume story of prosecution not believable in absence of any material to the contrary

Uttaranchal High Court: The instant petition was entertained by Ravindra Maithani, J. where the petitioner under Section 482 CrPC applied for quashing

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P&H HC | Courts not to interfere in decision taken by Recruitment board when qualification clearly prescribed in advertisement

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Ranjan Gupta, J. dismissed the writ petition on the ground that petitioners do not possess the requisite

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Raj HC | Respondent not to absolve itself from responsibility when interim order passed by court; payment of salary to be made till interim order continues

Rajasthan High Court: Ashok Kumar Gaur, J., allowed the application on the ground that so long the interim order was passed by

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Tri HC | Wife entitled to lead life at par the standard of husband, appeal under S. 19(1) of Family Courts Act for reducing pendente lite maintenance dismissed

Tripura High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and Arindam Lodh, J. dismissed an appeal filed under Section 19(1) of the

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Pat HC | Late submission of non-creamy layer caste certificate – not a ground for rejection of candidature

Patna High Court: Mohit Kumar Shah, J. allowed a petition seeking consideration of candidature against the Backward Caste category. Petitioner was working

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All HC | Compulsory acquisition of private land of citizens without granting any compensation – violates Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia, JJ. allowed a writ petition in a matter related

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MP HC | No reason to review by court if there is no error apparent on the face of record; review petition dismissed

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Sharma and Virender Singh, JJ., dismissed the review petition on the ground that

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Kar HC | Ignorance and poverty are not sufficient reasons for belated invoking of statutory remedy

Karnataka High Court: S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. allowed this writ petition which was preferred to set aside the order of the

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Bom HC | Appellate Authority for GST has jurisdiction to advert to ‘new grounds’ in support of its decision, that were not raised before the Advance Ruling Authority

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.S. Sanklecha and M.S. Sonak, JJ. while allowing the petition filed against the order of the

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Utt HC | Judgment of a Competent Court is binding inter-parties and cannot be re-agitated in collateral proceedings even if erroneous

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan and R.C. Khulbe, JJ. contemplated a writ petition, where the petitioner who was

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Ker HC | Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act: Not applicable on mere possession of sexually explicit photographs, without distribution or publication thereof

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. allowed a petition quashing the proceedings, invoking its inherent powers under Section 482 of the

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HP HC | Order passed by a Magistrate presiding over Juvenile Justice Board, when the Board does not meet composition criteria prescribed in JJ Act, is null and void

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. allowed a criminal revision petition filed by the State assailing the Judgment passed by Principal

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Del HC | Wife entitled to lodge FIR under S. 498-A IPC from parental place where she takes refuge even in absence of allegation of harassment at the said place

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a writ petition wherein the petitioner husband sought quashing of FIR registered under Section 498-A, 406 and

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Jha HC | Orders by quasi-judicial authorities must be recorded and reasoned for securing natural justice

Jharkhand High Court: Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. entertained a writ petition against the rejection of application for issuance of Caste certificate to

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Utt HC | Barring an election petition for non-issue of notice to opposite party – beyond jurisdiction when prescribed authority did not frame an issue regarding S. 80 CPC

Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by a village pradhan challenging the order of District Court

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Utt HC | Ex-Servicemen Scheme benefits not conferred upon married daughter and her children, amounts to violation of Arts. 14 & 15 and gender inequality

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. allowed a writ petition which was preferred against the action of the respondent of not

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Bom HC | Not open to Probate Court to exceed its jurisdiction by enquiring into issues of title in probate proceedings

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. examined the scope of jurisdiction to be exercised by the Probate Court, and allowed an appeal

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MP HC | Son not entitled to father’s pension account if not made a nominee; rejection of RTI application upheld

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Yadav and Vivek Agarwal, JJ. entertained a writ appeal which challenged the impugned

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Ker HC | College cannot arbitrarily reject issuance of NOC to students desirous of taking admission into another college/ institute

Kerala High Court: P.V Asha, J. allowed a petition directing the respondent college to issue NOC to the students applying for transfer