Ker HC | Claim for promotion not maintainable where employee lacks consistent record of good performance
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of V. Chitambaresh and A.M. Babu, JJ. allowed the appeal filed by a company against the
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Del HC | Maintenance under S. 125 CrPC to be ordinarily awarded from date of application; award from date of order is exception
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., modified the trial court’s order awarding maintenance to the petitioner-wife and directed the respondent-husband to the pay
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Bom HC | Sister’s right in ancestral property upheld by virtue of Hindu Women’s Right to Property Act and Hindu Succession Act
Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., upheld the order of the first Appellate Court whereby it reversed the trial court’s decision and
Continue readingKer HC | Anticipatory bail of person accused of vandalism during hartal rejected
Kerala High Court: The Bench of Sunil Thomas, J. dismissed a bail application filed by an individual under Section 438 CrPC, for
Continue readingJha HC | Disciplinary authority differing with findings of inquiry report, must issue a second show cause notice to indicate grounds of disagreement
Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of Ananda Sen, J. set aside a punishment order issued against a police constable in departmental proceedings,
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MP HC | S. 14(3) of the Juvenile Justice Act not mandatory in all circumstance; delay adequately explained
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Atul Sreedharan, J., against the order passed by Special Judge
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Bom HC | Order dismissing appeal on unproved documents held not sustainable and therefore set aside
Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J., quashed the trial court’s Judgment convicting the applicant herein for the offences punishable under Sections 279 (rash
Continue readingDel HC | “Possession” under S. 25 Arms Act is to be backed by mental element to make it the requisite “conscious possession”
Delhi High Court: Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, J., quashed an FIR registered against the petitioner under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 for
Continue readingUtt HC | Authorities cannot be allowed to read something between the lines, which is not even a part of the Regulation
Uttaranchal High Court: A Bench of Manoj K. Tiwari, J. while allowing the petition quashed the order of the Chief Education Officer.
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Guj HC | Applicability of S. 115 CPC can’t be exercised in a routine manner in absence of any perversity
Gujarat High Court: A Bench of A.J. Shastri, J. dismissed a petition being devoid of merit as the case did not fall
Continue readingP&H HC | No contempt proved in absence of intention to commit contempt
Punjab and Haryana High Court: This contempt petition was filed before the Bench of Nirmaljit Kaur, J. for disobedience of the order
Continue readingAll HC | Lease cannot be extended beyond specified period in absence of specific provision for the same
Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed before the Division Bench of Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ. challenging
Continue readingGau HC | Convict’s intoxicated condition and subsequent conduct renders conviction for murder modified for culpable homicide
Gauhati High Court: A Bench of Achintya Malla Bujor Barua and Mir Alfaz Ali, JJ., modified a conviction for murder to that of
Continue readingDel HC | Paper cutter blade not a ‘deadly weapon’ so as to constitute an offence under S. 397 IPC
Delhi High Court: A.K. Pathak, J., modified the appellant’s conviction and sentence while allowing his appeal filed against the order of the trial
Continue readingKar HC | Mentally disabled child referred to Child Welfare Committee where family members were not capable of taking care of him
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of K.N. Phaneendra and K. Natarajan, JJ. allowed a habeas corpus petition filed by the maternal
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Guj HC | Authority confirming the date of birth even after noticing a discrepancy gets caught, Court issues appropriate directions
Gujarat High Court: A Bench of A.Y. Kogje, J., allowed a petition and gave further directions to the respondent. In the pertinent case
Continue readingRaj HC | Court to take into account reasons while determining revision filed after significant delay
Rajasthan High Court: The Bench of Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J., allowed the writ petition filed to challenge the order passed by the
Continue readingKer HC | Anticipatory bail granted to a politician involved in protests against entry of women in Sabarimala
Kerala High Court: The Bench of Sunil Thomas, J. allowed the bail application filed by a member of a political party involved
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Bom HC | Conviction for rash driving and causing injury not maintainable where driver facing real threat of imminent death
Bombay High Court: Sarang V. Kotwal, J., held that conviction for the offences punishable under Section 279 (rash driving in a public way) and 337 (causing
Continue readingSikkim HC | Court disturbed by the condition of minor victims of crime, sends record to the Chief Justice to take up the matter on judicial side
“This is my time to sing, dance and play. This is my time to be happy. This is my time. Give it
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