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Bom HC | Imputations against Nusli Wadia being part of statutory Notice under S. 169 Companies Act, held were not defamatory; issue of process against Ratan Tata and Ajay Piramal quashed

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ranjit More and Bharati H. Dangre, JJ. quashed the order passed by the Additional Chief Metropolitan

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Utt HC | Error of law can be corrected by a writ but not an error of fact; held, the jurisdiction to issue a writ of certiorari is supervisory and not appellate

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and Alok Kumar Verma, J. entertained a writ petition which was initially

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Ori HC | High Court quashes charges under Mines and Minerals Act, directs trial court to proceed with criminal complaint under IPC

Orissa High Court: Dr Akshaya Kumar Mishra, J. quashed lower court proceedings partially and directed to proceed the matter under the Penal

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MP HC | Personal problems of public servant to be considered while passing transfer orders

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Vivek Agarwal, JJ. contemplated instant intra Court appeal filed under Section

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Ker HC | Removal of a name from voter’s list without being heard is impermissible; voting rights of a person are invaluable and cannot be taken away

Kerala High Court: Shaji P. Chaly, J. heard a petition that sought relief due to the infringement of the right to vote

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J&K HC | Preventive detention of a person who is already in custody of State in connection with commission of offence under substantive law must not be ordered

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Rashid Ali Dar, J. allowed a habeas corpus petition and quashed detention order of a person who

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P&H HC | Mere aggressive behavior and sadness of mood of wife does not qualify as a ground for divorce

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar Jain and Harnaresh Singh Gill, JJ. heard an appeal that sought

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Gau HC | Ordering custody of child to be given to mother is beyond jurisdiction of S. 97 CrPC, order to be confined to finding of “wrongful confinement”

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumar Phukan, J. allowed a criminal petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby the petitioner-husband was

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MP HC | 22 weeks pregnant, 14-year old rape victim allowed termination of pregnancy

“Court can only iron out the creases but while doing so, it must not alter the fabric, of which an Act is

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Raj HC | Court refuses temporary suspension of sentences; grants time for appellant to perform mother’s last rites

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. refused an application for temporary suspension of sentences but

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HP HC | Requirement by landlord’s family member is considered a requirement by landlord for ‘his own use’; eviction upheld

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The instant petition involved a question that whether the eviction of tenant could be ordered for settling married

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P&H HC | No substantive issue raised when parties at consensus to resolve the matter with the competent authority

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Krishna Murari, C.J and Arun Palli, J. disposed of the writ petition after

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MP HC | Prolonged pre-trial detention is an anathema to the concept of liberty; bail application approved

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.A. Dharmadhikari, J. allowed the bail application on the ground that trial was not going to be over

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Bom HC | Magistrate is empowered to make order under S. 143-A of NI Act even when plea of not guilty recorded by Advocate and not by accused himself

Bombay High Court: S.S. Shinde, J. dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of the Magistrate who had directed the petitioner to

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Sikk HC | Lack of injury on genitals of victim not conclusive proof of non-commission of rape – ocular testimony of victim has greater evidentiary value vis-a-vis medical evidence

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J. hearing a criminal appeal filed by a person convicted of rape and sexual assault under

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HP HC | Court can’t be unmindful of development of law during pendency of litigation; Property to be governed according to amended S. 6 of Hindu Succession Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The instant writ is before the bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. filed by the appellant who was

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Utt HC | Ombudsman directed to follow principles of natural justice when deciding fee enhancement issue of private Institute

Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. entertained a writ petition related to the enhancement of fee, where the petitioner who was a

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J&K HC | Issuance of directions not prayed for, without hearing effective parties is unjust and inequitable

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Sindhu Sharma, JJ. allowed appeals accruing from a common

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Cal HC | Statutory presumption under S. 29 POCSO Act cannot be applied where prosecution fails to establish primary facts constituting the offence

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Joymalya Bagchi, JJ. allowed an appeal and set aside the conviction and

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P&H HC | Financial constraints of employer cannot be a ground for withholding pensionary benefits from employee

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. heard a civil writ petition stating that financial difficulty cannot be a ground to