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Chh HC | The three ingredients under S. 107 IPC required to be fulfilled for framing of charge under S. 306 IPC

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Bench of Arvind Singh Chandel, J., while addressing an instant revision being preferred against the charges framed under

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

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., fourth time under Section 439 of Criminal

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All HC | Principles of natural justice cannot be applied where opportunity of hearing would make no difference to outcome

Allahabad High Court: The writ petition was filed before a Division Bench of Abhinava Upadhya and Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ., challenging the

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Del HC | Imprisonment awarded under PC Act reduced considering the minimum sentence provided at the time of commission of offence

Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J., reduced the sentence of imprisonment awarded to the appellant for the offences under Section 7 and

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Tri HC | Ex-parte order against wife for restitution of conjugal rights set aside for failure of fair trial

Tripura High Court: A Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and Arindam Lodh, J. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant-wife against the judgment

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Ker HC | Show-cause notice issued under Passport Act must be considered by Authority only after hearing the affected party

Kerala High Court: The Bench of Devan Ramachandran, J. disposed of a petition cautioning Passport Authority of not taking any action against

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J&K HC | Stay application rejected considering that applicant already filed independent motion in contempt petition for deferment of proceedings

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Tashi Rabstan, J., dismissed the application filed for seeking stay of contempt proceedings pending

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Bom HC | Commercial suits — Defendant cannot file written statement beyond expiry of 120 days from service of summon — Law on Or. 8 R. 1 CPC reiterated and clarified

Bombay High Court: S.J. Kathawalla, J. dealt with some ingenious arguments led by a battery of advocates representing both the sides, while

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Pat HC | “There is no equality in illegality” – School having no affiliation cannot seek to induct students pleading that the same was previously allowed

Patna High Court: The Bench of Mohit Kumar Shah, J. dismissed a petition filed by a school having no affiliation, which sought

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Gau | Conviction for culpable homicide not amounting to murder reversed due to lack of legal evidence

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumari Phukan, J., allowed a criminal appeal and acquitted the appellants who were convicted under Section 304 Part-II IPC

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Del HC | Wife’s application for setting aside ex-parte divorce decree rejected in absence of application for condonation of more than 4 years’ delay

Delhi High Court: A Bench of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant-wife against the order of

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Ker HC | Motor vehicle tax must be charged at old rate where provision provides a cut-off date for imposition of new tax

Kerala High Court: The Bench of Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. allowed a petition raising a dispute in relation to the payment of

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Kar HC | Usurpation of private property by State or its instrumentalities, sans lawful acquisition process violates Article 300-A of Constitution

Karnataka High Court: The Bench of Krishna S. Dixit, J., allowed petition filed by a senior citizen challenging wrongful usurpation of his

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Utt HC | ‘Womanhood’ given consideration while granting bail

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. accepted the application seeking bail where the applicant was a woman and had a

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HP HC | In order to do complete justice, Court gives litigation a quietus

Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., allowed a revision petition to set aside the conviction and sentence imposed

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All HC | Mere alteration of name of district “Allahabad”, not affecting public interest; PIL dismissed

Allahabad High Court: This Public Interest Litigation was filed before Division Bench of Govind Mathur and Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ., challenging the

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Madras HC | In view of possible ‘misuse of pious intention of Parliament’, consideration of bail application in case under SC/ST Act directed on the same day of surrender

Madras High Court: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J., allowed a criminal original petition filed by petitioner accused under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of