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HP HC | Once the public path is demarcated, there can be no possible impediment by any private person against the construction

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Surya Kant, C.J. and Sandeep Sharma, J. dismissed a petition on not finding a valid or

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Utt HC | Whoever approaches the Court should come with clean hands and must disclose all relevant facts before seeking any relief

Uttaranchal High Court: A writ petition was entertained by a Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ. and subsequently

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Pat HC | Writ Petitions under Arts. 226 & 227 or Tax References filed in Hindi to be accompanied by an authentic English version of the same

“Viewing Hindi or English as the only language does not seem to be the Constitutional mandate and it is with this end

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Del HC | No bail for an accused charged under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act where reasonable grounds for believing prima facie case exist

Delhi High Court: Siddharth Mridul, J. dismissed an appeal filed under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 assailing an order

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Bom HC | Statutory License under S. 31-D of Copyright Act not available to internet broadcasters, Wynk Music injuncted from broadcasting Tips’ repertoire

Bombay High Court: In a very important case relating to rights of an owner of the copyright in sound recordings, S.J. Kathawalla, J. issued

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Guj HC | Authorities directed to transfer spare land from private entity as they are small pockets of lung providing better health and benefit to the citizens of locality

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of Anant S. Dave, ACJ and Biren Vaishnav J., reversed the order of allotment of land to

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MP HC | The inquiring authority shall return finding of guilt only after following due procedure

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Bench of Vandana Kasrekar, J. allowed a writ petition and set aside an order passed by Director,

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Utt HC | Service rules applicable to Govt. employees, inapplicable to employees of Inter-Rural Road Construction Scheme

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ. and N.S. Dhanik, J. allowed a special appeal by State of Uttarakhand, preferred

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P&H HC | High Court well within its jurisdiction if FIR quashed on the ground of compromise between the parties

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Bench of Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., quashed the FIR on the basis of the compromise entered

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Ker HC | If no purpose is served by detaining an old aged accused, it is just and proper to grant bail with stringent conditions imposed

Kerela High Court: The Bench of N. Anil Kumar, J., allowed the bail application of a seventy years old man, filed under

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Del HC | No prior permission required to be taken by party seeking to lead secondary evidence; law on S. 65 of Evidence Act explained

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. while holding that no prejudice was caused to the petitioner, dismissed his petition filed against the order

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Megh HC | Courts can’t be swayed by rise in crimes against women; conviction under S. 366 IPC in a case based on ‘imagination’ set aside

Meghalaya High Court: A Bench of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, C.J. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. set aside the conviction and sentence inflicted upon the

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MP HC | Courts to interfere only when decision taken by authority/State is irrational or arbitrary in Notice Inviting Tender

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Bench of S.K Seth, C.J. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J. dismissed a writ petition challenging the conditions

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Pat HC | Employer’s petition challenging Labour Court’s compensation awarded to employee not maintainable, where alternative statutory remedy not exhausted

Patna High Court: The Bench of Shivaji Pandey, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by an employer, challenging the amount of compensation

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Gau HC | Husband bound to maintain wife and child under S. 125 CrPC in absence of specific evidence as to the income of wife

Gauhati High Court: Hitesh Kumar Sarma, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the family court whereby the petitioner was

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Tri HC | Purpose of demand notice under S. 138 NI Act – not to demand payment, but to inform the party of broken contract and liability to pay

Tripura High Court: The Bench of Arindam Lodh, J. allowed a revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of Code

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J&K HC | Failure to communicate ground of detention to detenu is denial of Constitutional right under Art. 22(5); detenu to be released

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: This Habeas Corpus petition was filed before the Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey, J., for quashing of

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MP HC | Indian Army not a politicized force – ECI restriction on use of defence personnel for political campaigns does not violate freedom of speech and expression

“Armed forces are apolitical and neutral stakeholder in the modern democracy. Defence Forces belong to everyone and are not an appendage of

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Utt HC | Questions regarding laying of a road or alignment thereof, are matters in the Executive realm and not for Court to decide

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and N.S. Dhanik, J. dismissed a writ petition seeking changes in road alignment

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Guj HC | Deputy Manager (Law) of a bank, not being an employee working in the “department allied to Court”, ineligible to be a Judge

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of N.V. Anjaria, J. dismissed a petition challenging the eligibility criteria in Advertisement No. RC-0719/2019 published by