Jhar HC | Industrial Tribunal cannot go beyond the terms of reference to pass an award
Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Kumar, J., modified the order passed by the tribunal to the extent that relief granted by the Tribunal is
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Raj HC | Typographical error in erstwhile order rectified by Division Bench thus including various candidates to undertake mains examination
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Narendra Singh Dhaddha and Mohammad Rafiq, JJ. disposed of a writ petition seeking to correct
Continue readingJ&K HC | Crime Branch has no jurisdiction over matters beyond territory of J&K; matter transferred to CBI
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J. allowed a petition to direct the CBI to take charge of the present
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Bom HC | Not necessary for rape accused to disprove absence of consent beyond reasonable doubt; conviction for rape quashed for lack of proof
Bombay High Court: Rohit B. Deo, J. allowed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby the appellant
Continue readingJ&K HC | Magistrate is empowered to issue a search warrant on ‘reason to believe’ illegal confinement constituting offence
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J. allowed a petition under Section 561-A of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner
Continue readingRaj HC | High Court reduces sentence due to improper facts presented by prosecution
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. partly allowed a criminal appeal wherein they reduced the
Continue readingPat HC | Court’s jurisdiction only extends to checking whether order of Writ Court has been complied with; appropriate forum may be approached to seek directions on merit
Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. disposed of the writ petition saying that the petitioner should approach the appropriate forum, in accordance
Continue readingUtt HC | Compensation increased considering raise in annual notional income of a non-earning member pursuant to 1994 amendment in MV Act
Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., allowed the appeal filed by the appellants against the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims
Continue readingP&H HC | Compromise between parties in criminal cases can be allowed where there is no adverse impact of dispute to society
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J. quashed the FIR after the parties entered into the compromise as same was held
Continue readingDel HC | Reassessment order quashed for non-compliance of ‘sacrosanct’ procedure laid down by SC in GKN Driveshafts case
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Dr S. Muralidhar and Talwant Singh, JJ. quashed an order of reassessment passed by the Assessing
Continue readingKer HC | Returning Officer directed to follow KCS Rules and Circular issued by State Police Chief for voting to be completed in free and fair manner
Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. allowed the writ petition to direct the Returning Officer (RO) to act in terms of the
Continue readingAll HC | Special Judge, SC/ST Act, held to have committed no illegality in passing summoning order under S. 204 of CrPC
Allahabad High Court: Rekha Dikshit, J. while disposing of this petition directed the lower court to consider the bail application (if moved
Continue readingUtt HC | Labour Court is not free to widen scope of reference made to it; Reinstated workman given the status of trainee and not regular employee
Uttaranchal High Court: Sharad Kumar Sharma, J. contemplated the writ petition where the petitioner raised questions related to the order of the
Continue readingDel HC | MD (Clinical) in General Internal Medicine from Buckingham University not a recognised qualification for practicing as specialist in India
Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bhakru, J. though conscious of the fact that the petitioners would face hardship, held that the petitioners who hold
Continue readingKar HC | Compensation under MV Act enhanced considering relevant factors in line with cases decided by SC
Karnataka High Court: K. Somashekar, J. modified the order of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) by enhancing the compensation awarded to
Continue readingMP HC | In absence of consent or in case of opposition by a party before Labour Court, other party cannot be permitted to be represented through advocate
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Prakash Shrivastava, J. allowed the petition of the petitioner and held that in the absence of consent or in
Continue readingUtt HC | “A decision passes sub-silentio, when a particular point of law involved is not perceived by the court”; Order set aside
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJM and Alok Kumar Verma, J. dismissed a writ petition where the petitioner
Continue readingKer HC | Inspite of jurisdictional inhibitions, Court granted limited lenitude in favor of defaulter petitioner; Bank directed to return possession of house, in case of unpaid loan
Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. entertained the instant writ petition filed in lieu of the judgment which the petitioner did not
Continue readingGau HC | Proof of ownership and possession of land precondition for establishing charge of criminal trespass
Gauhati High Court: Sanjay Kumar Medhi, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate whereby he had
Continue readingP&H HC | Mere apprehension of creating law and order problem not a ground for cancellation of parole
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Kuldip Singh, J. quashed the order of the lower court on the ground that there was no
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