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Ker HC | Panayikulam SIMI Camp Case: Five persons convicted by NIA Special Court for holding secret meeting of banned outfit, acquitted by HC

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.M. Shaffique and Ashok Menon, JJ. hearing 6 criminal appeals clubbed together, acquitted five persons

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Jhar HC | A person not vigilant of his rights and who acquiesces with situation cannot claim relief that is otherwise available to vigilant man

Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of Aniruddha Bose, C.J. and B.B. Mangalmurti, J. dismissed a petition claiming arrears of pension, post retrial

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Bom HC | ‘Luxurious litigation’ by litigants wanting to ferment their ego needs to be curbed; criminal appeal dismissed with costs where complaint turned dormant

Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J. dismissed a criminal appeal and imposed costs of Rs 5000 on the appellant for filing the

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Del HC | JJ Board not bound by expert opinion in preliminary assessment, may disagree with the report and not treat CCL as adult

Delhi High Court: Chander Shekhar, J. refused to interfere with the order of the Juvenile Justice Board whereby it had directed that the two

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Ori HC | Election Tribunal exceeds its jurisdiction by travelling beyond the scope of the litigation involved ignoring the pleadings of the parties

Orissa High Court: The Bench of Biswanath Rath, J. entertained the writ petition challenging the order passed by the learned trial Court,

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Guj HC | Criminal proceeding can be quashed where allegations made in complaint do not disclose commission of an offence under Penal Code

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of A.P. Thaker, J., allowed the petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code for

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Del HC| Seeds Act not concerned with where and how the seeds are used; Scope explained

Delhi High Court: Dealing with the scope and ambit of the Seeds Act, 1966, Vibhu Bakhru, J held that the Seeds Act

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Ker HC | Petition seeking web-casting of entire election process disposed of opining that ECI taking all steps to ensure free and fair election

Kerala High Court: The Bench of Shaji P. Chaly, J. was seized of a petition seeking directions to ensure the conduct of

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Bom HC | Even where victim turned hostile, conviction for rape upheld on basis of material corroboration of evidence

Bombay High Court: Sadhana S. Jadhav, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the Judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby the appellant was

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Del HC | Divorce granted on grounds of causing wrongful incarceration of husband coupled with irretrievable breakdown of marriage

Delhi High Court: A Bench of Jyoti Singh and G.S. Sistani, JJ. allowed an appeal filed by the husband against the decision of

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MP HC | University cannot grant affiliation with 50% affiliation fees until mandatory conditions are fulfilled

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of S.C. Sharma and Virender Singh, JJ., stating that the Society

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P&H HC | Licensor has power to restrain licensee’s operations to ensure that licensee carries on trade and business as per terms of original contract

Punjab & Haryana High Court: The Bench of Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. dismissed a civil writ petition assailing order of licensor (tourism

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Pat HC | Order rejecting regularization of service not sustainable where employee’s representation disposed of on half-baked facts

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ashutosh Kumar, J. allowed a civil writ petition filed by a work-charged employee and directed the

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Bom HC | Victim’s right to appeal against acquittal of accused upheld in light of amendment to S. 372 CrPC

Bombay High Court: M.G. Giratkar, J. quashed an order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge wherein the victim’s (applicant’s) appeal against the acquittal

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Del HC | Magistrate cannot record plea of guilt voluntarily made by accused and convict him if charges have not been framed

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., for the reason of procedural lapses, quashed an order passed by the trial court wherein the Magistrate

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P&H HC | Death caused does not suggest to be a result of alleged injuries received; bail granted

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Daya Chaudhary, J., under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure

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All HC | Bail refused as it could not be said that a case was not made out against the applicant

Allahabad High Court: This application was addressed by Ajit Singh, J. which was filed under Section 482 Criminal Procedure Code for quashing

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Ori HC | Court may appoint a survey knowing commissioner, only if dispute pertains to area of the land or identification or location or measurement of the land

Orissa High Court: The Bench of A.K. Rath, J. allowed the petition filed that challenged the order which allowed the appointment of

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Ker HC | Printing names of contesting candidates in different colours on ballot paper – anathema to scheme of election process

Kerala High Court: The Divison Bench of V. Chitambaresh and R. Narayana Pisharadi, JJ. allowed a writ appeal against an order allowing

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Tri HC | Offence under S. 138 NI Act may be compounded even after conviction of accused and affirmation thereof by Sessions Judge

Tripura High Court: Sanjay Karol, CJ allowed the compounding of offence in a case where the accused had been convicted for an offence punishable