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Utt HC | Prescribing frequency of flights and their economic viability, purely a matter of economic policy, not to be considered under Article 226

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and N.S. Dhanik, J. dismissed a petition being wholly misconceived, as the

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HP HC | Failure to prove guilt beyond shadow of reasonable doubt, reason for acquittal from charges under Ss. 498-A and 306

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. allowed a petition while setting aside the Judgment of conviction passed

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Pat HC | Prevention of Corruption Act: Complaint against public servant requires prior sanction of the Competent Authority

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed criminal proceedings filed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against a

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Ker HC | Equitable consideration for student unmerited where relief militates against a statutory Regulation

Kerala High Court: The Bench of Hrishikesh Roy, CJ and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. dismissed a writ appeal filed against the order

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Manipur HC | Manipur journalist detained under NSA set at liberty; detention order found vitiated for non-supplying of material

Manipur High Court: A Bench of Lanusungkum Jamir and Kh. Nobin Singh, JJ., released Kishorchandra Wangkhem, the 39-year old journalist who was detained

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Madras HC | Impossible for a factory to have more number of apprentices than employees; provisions of EPF Act to be interpreted only in favour of employees

Madras High Court: Abdul Quddhose, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order passed by the Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal holding

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MP HC | Orders passed by the Revenue Authority not binding on Civil Court

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Vivek Rusia, J. Facts of the case were such that

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Guj HC | Amidst allegations of gambling activities, Court gives due respect to Principles of Natural Justice

Gujarat High Court: A Bench of A.Y Kogje, J. partly allowed a petition whereby the case was remanded back to the Sub-Divisional

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Ori HC | Reasons are live links between the minds of decision-taker to the controversy in question and decision arrived at

Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J., allowed a petition filed against the order of the Trial Court which

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Bom HC | Decree passed against a company can’t be executed against an individual; proprietor’s application for discharge allowed

Bombay High Court at Goa: C.V. Bhadang, J., discharged the petitioner (proprietor of the defendant Company) of the notice served upon him

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Ker HC | Act of merely introducing a person to a bank for opening an account, when such person later cheats the bank, not an offence

Kerala High Court: The Bench of R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. quashed criminal proceedings against a person accused of cheating a bank holding

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Del HC | Object of SEBI Act to be kept in mind while discharging an accused; application under S. 24-A declined

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J., declined an application filed under Section 24-A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992,

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Utt HC | Court abstains from entering into executive realm, enters into public interest domain instead

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and N.S. Dhanik, J. allowed a petition seeking appropriate required actions to facilitate

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HP HC | Limitation of appeal to be kept in view while moulding the relief

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Surya Kant, C.J. and Sandeep Sharma, J. dismissed a letters patent appeal finding no

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Pat HC | Adultery: Joseph Shine v. Union of India given retrospective effect; proceedings under S. 497 IPC set aside

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed criminal proceeding filed in the year 2013 under Section 497 of the

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Ker HC | High Court can afford to be arbitrary on the judicial side, but certainly not on the administrative side

Kerala High Court: The Bench of V. Chitambaresh and T.V. Anilkumar, JJ. dismissed writ appeals filed by administrative officers of this Court,

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J&K HC | Doctors who have not completed their 3 years of probationary period may be allowed to pursue PG courses conditionally

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., disposed of a petition with the direction given to the petitioner

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Del HC | Not abnormal for a girl not to make complaint against her father; order discharging accused-father of offence of rape set aside

Delhi High Court: Observing that the trial court, in the present case, did not seem to be alive to realities, Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.

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Bom HC | Not unlawful for an Advocate to enter into a “contingent contract” while appearing in capacity of a “counsel” in arbitration proceedings

Bombay High Court: A.S. Chandurkar, J., clarified that a contract whereby an advocate asks for the fee based on the outcome of

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Ori HC | ST Order to be read as it is: Not permissible to say a tribe is ‘synonymous’ to the one mentioned in the Order

Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J., allowed the writ petition which revolved around the issue of ascertaining as