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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

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Raj HC | High Court allows application for amendment of the plaint after rejection by the trial court

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J. allowed a petition for correction and amendment of the plaint due to inadvertent errors. In the

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MP HC | Conviction under S. 6 of M.P. Govansh Vadh Pratishedh Adhiniyam reversed as it could not be proved if the cows were being transported for slaughter purpose

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.K. Awasthi, J., partly allowed the revision petition filed under Section 397 of the CrPC after the applicant

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Del HC | Trial court cannot reconsider issue of maintainability of suit under Or. 37 CPC where once summons have been issued and served on defendant

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. allowed a petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby the suit filed by the

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Kar HC | Karnataka Badminton Association directed to supply information as to whether it is a “Public Authority” under Right to Information Act

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. while disposing of this petition granted the petitioner the liberty to assail the order by which

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Ker HC | Bail granted due to incorrect evidences and no criminal antecedent of the petitioner

Kerala High Court: B. Sudheendra Kumar, J. allowed a bail application seeking relief of anticipatory bail for crimes of criminal conspiracy. In

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Ori HC | Order of eviction set aside in light of Orissa Land Reforms Act as tenant was poor; ‘rayati’ status reclaimed

Orissa High Court: Dr A.K. Rath, J. quashed the impugned order of Tahasildar against the opposite party under Section 8(1)(c) of the

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HP HC | Amendments denied after 5 years of institution of suit as serious prejudice would have been caused; Held that the plaintiff was sleeping over his rights

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. contemplated a petition filed under Article 227 of Constitution of India for quashing and