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Utt HC | Non-filing of affidavit along with the application under S. 156(3) of CrPC held to be a curable defect

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. contemplated a criminal revision petition, where the main question which had to be decided was

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Bom HC | Director who resigned before issuing of cheques held not liable under S. 138 r/w S. 141 of NI Act for dishonour thereof

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. allowed a criminal application filed against the order of the Magistrate whereby he rejected the application filed

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All HC | Indiscriminate use of loud speakers condemned. Noise pollution to be controlled.

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Pradeep Kumar Singh Baghel and Pankaj Bhatia, JJ. addressed the grievance with respect to

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P&H HC | Bail granted as a right with the condition to comply with the order of payment of arrears of maintenance within stipulated time

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. allowed the petition for the anticipatory bail with the condition to comply with

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MP HC | Petitioner claiming to have no source of personal income is liable to maintain his wife if he has interest in agricultural lands of joint family

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.K. Awasthi, J., dismissed the petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 CrPC for quashing the maintenance

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HP HC | Courts must have due regard to nature and gravity of the crime when dealing with compounding of offence through inherent powers

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. contemplated a petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC, where the petitioner arrived at

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Del HC | Reopening of assessment based on a change of opinion by Assessing Officer held vitiated in law as it does not satisfy legal requirement of S. 147 ITA

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar and Talwant Singh, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by the Revenue against the order

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Jhar HC | S. 18(6) of JVAT Act, 2005 does not contemplate production of JVAT-404 Forms as a mandatory condition for availing benefit of ITC

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of H.C. Mishra and Deepak Roshan, JJ., set aside the impugned orders and directed the Assessing Authority

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Pat HC | Compassionate appointment cannot be granted to a dependent after such offer was already made and was denied

Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J. dismissed the petition saying that there was no merit in the petition and the case could

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Mad HC | Article 254 (2) of the Constitution not applicable to repugnant State laws – such already repugnant laws, being void, cannot be saved by Presidential assent

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of S. Manikumar, and Subramonium Prasad, JJ. allowed a batch of writ petitions filed under Article

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Del HC | Complaint under S. 138 NI Act dismissed for non-prosecution restored considering that clerk of complainant’s counsel noted wrong date

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J. allowed a petition filed against the order of the trial Judge whereby the petitioner’s complaint filed for

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Ker HC | Liability of insurer to indemnify third parties subsists unless insurance coverage is cancelled and an intimation thereof has reached the insured

Kerala High Court: P.B. Suresh Kumar, J. allowed an appeal filed by the claimant against the insurer in which an award was

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All HC | Offender and victim in a matrimonial dispute, may be allowed to compound offences in terms of settlement

Allahabad High Court: Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. while allowing the application under Section 482 CrPC observed that even the law provides that

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Utt HC | Application under S. 311 CrPC is subjective matter for consideration, which depends upon the perception of each and every court

Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. contemplated a criminal revision petition where the issue discussed was related to Section 311 CrPC,

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Madras HC | Wife falsely alleges husband of sexual assault with their 11-year old daughter; Shook the conscience of the Court

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J. while addressing a petition expressed disappointment in respect to the manner in which POCSO Act

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MP HC | Supervisory jurisdiction under Art. 227 not available to correct mere errors of fact or law

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vinay Kumar Shukla, J., upheld the decision of the Railway Claims Tribunal by dismissing a petition filed under

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Bom HC | Passport of Malaysian National confiscated in light of alleged smuggling of human embryos to India from Malaysia

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. while deciding on a petition concerning the smuggling of human embryos from Malaysia to India, denied

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Pat HC | Special Leave disallowed when Trial Court reviewed all necessary aspects of the case

Patna High Court: Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J. disposed of the writ petition saying that the final decision regarding the petitioner’s claim rested

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Ker HC | Entry restrictions in Lakshadweep found to be just and reasonable; Mainlander’s right under Article 14 and 19 not violated

Kerala High Court: Shaji P. Chaly, J. entertained a writ petition filed by a mother of the minor aged 2 years, who

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Kar HC | Principal Secretary directed to consider application for commencing 8th standard in school in view of mandate under Art. 21-A

Karnataka High Court: S. Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. disposed of this petition while directing the appropriate department to consider the petitioner’s application