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Pat HC | SC/ST Act: Anticipatory bail granted to accused where existence of land dispute between informant accused and brought to notice of Court

Patna High Court: The Bench of Vinod Kumar Sinha, J. allowed a criminal appeal granting anticipatory bail to persons who were apprehending

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Ker HC | LLB student with short attendance allowed to appear for semester examinations on provisional basis

Kerala High Court: The Bench of P.V. Asha, J. allowed a petition filed by a law student granting her permission to appear

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Del HC | Suicide note being in handwriting of deceased does not rule out possibility of murder, ‘ante-mortem hanging’ not an abstract aspect

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J., dismissed a set of petitions filed by the husband and in-laws of the deceased impugning the order whereby they

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Bom HC | Act of putting revolver to Police personnel’s head not an attempt to murder under S. 307 IPC

Bombay High Court: K.K. Sonawane, J., acquitted the appellant who was convicted by the trial court for offences punishable under Sections 307 (attempt

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Jha HC | Evidence found prejudiced due to non-examination of IO and doctor, benefit of doubt extended

Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of H.C. Mishra and Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, JJ. allowed the appeals while setting aside the judgment of conviction

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Utt HC | Past services rendered in defence establishment will not count as qualifying service for pension, Court restates

Uttaranchal High Court- A Bench of Manoj K. Tiwari, J., disposed of a petition finding no scope for interference in the writ

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Del HC | Conviction for S. 138 NI Act offence reversed where complainant incapable of extending the subject loan

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., dismissed a petition assailing the Appellate Court’s order whereby it had set aside the judgment of conviction

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Pat HC | 28-year old murder case against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar quashed for being mala fide, false and fabricated

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed the criminal proceeding initiated against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by a

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Pat HC | Claim for regularization of post not maintainable where the claimant does not meet eligibility requirements

Patna High Court: The Bench of Madhuresh Prasad, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by an employee who alleged that his

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Ker HC | Political parties directed to use only eco-friendly material for election campaigns – not to use PVC flex boards and other non-bio-degradable material

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of Hrishikesh Roy and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, JJ. allowed a civil writ petition praying for a

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Del HC | Plea taken by defendant in written statement is wholly irrelevant at the stage of deciding Or. 7 R. 11 CPC application

Delhi High Court: Vinod Goel, J. dismissed a petition impugning the order passed by Civil Judge whereby defendant’s application under Order 7 Rule 11

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Bom HC | Time period fixed under Or. 8 R. 1 CPC is directory in nature; delay in filing written statement condoned

Bombay High Court at Goa: C.V. Bhadang, J., condoned a delay of 50 days in filing the written statement. As per facts

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Jha HC | Court abstains from interfering on finding no error apparent on the face of record under the garb of Article 227

Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. disposed of a petition seeking to make amendment in the plaint as

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HP HC | Court denies to treat departmental appeal as “purported communication”, considers the intent of the representation

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Surya Kant, CJ and Sandeep Sharma, J. allowed the petition questioning the authority of the

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MP HC | Willingness to give land should be shown in accordance with the law

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, J., where the party had shown his willingness

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P&H HC | Petition dismissed on the ground that no relief can be granted to a person coming to Court with unclean hands

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Rajiv Narain Raina, J., where allegation of submission of

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Raj HC | Petitioner to approach school authority in matter relating to posting before coming to Court

Rajasthan High Court: The Bench of Arun Bhansali, J., disposed of a petition with the direction to the petitioner to approach the

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Del HC | Mere bickering doesn’t constitute offence under Ss. 304-B and 498-A IPC; in laws living in separate house discharged

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., allowed a petition filed by in-laws of the deceased (wife) against the order of the trial court

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Madras HC | Writ petition challenging Sale Certificate issued in proceedings under SARFAESI Act not maintainable

Madras High Court: A Bench of V.K.Tahilramani, CJ and M. Duraiswamy, J. dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 226 seeking to quash

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Jha HC | Mere absence of a ticket with the deceased will not negative claim of being a bonafide passenger, Court reiterates

Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of Dr S.N. Pathak, J., allowed a petition assailing the order and judgment passed by learned Railway