Guj HC | Simple registration of FIR not sufficient to establish breach of maintenance of public order
Gujarat High Court: A Bench of S.H. Vora, J. allowed the special leave petition and quashed the impugned order of detention by
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MP HC | A ‘permanent employee’ has right to receive only minimum of the graded pay-scale with no increments unless regularised
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Petitioner had approached the Court before a bench of Sheel Nagu, J. under Article 226 of the Constitution
Continue readingP&H HC | Claim of fraudulently obtaining signature on agreement to sell must be supported with sufficient evidence
Punjab & Haryana HC: The Bench of Raj Mohan Singh, J. dismissed a revision petition on the ground of insufficient evidence but
Continue readingDel HC | Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 disentitles convicts under NDPS Act for grant of furlough
Delhi High Court: The Bench of Mukta Gupta, J. dismissed a petition for grant of furlough holding that convicts under Narcotic Drugs and
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Guj HC | Bail granted to accused booked under SC/ST Act since substantial investigation was over and no other offence was registered
Gujarat High Court: The Bench of S.H. Vora, J. allowed an appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Continue readingUtt HC | FIR for offences under Sections 467, 468 and 471 IPC can be quashed if parties enter into a compromise willingly and amicably
Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Narayan Singh Dhanik J. disposed a compounding application along with a criminal writ petition and quashed
Continue readingAll HC | “Students should have a ‘walk in’ or rather a ‘run in’ access to the playground”
“Education is not only about learning from books in an enclosed classroom, but it is equally about imbibing sterling character traits in
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HP HC | Court grants liberty and protection to similarly placed stone-crushers to avoid multiplicity of litigation
Himachal Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Surya Kant, CJ and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. allowed the writ petition, extending to
Continue readingDel HC | Summoning order against CEO of Swiggy in criminal case relating to violence erupted in a restaurant quashed
Delhi High Court: The Bench of R.K. Gauba, J. quashed the summoning order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate against the CEO of Swiggy observing
Continue readingTri HC | Accused under Section 498-A acquitted in light of improvements in testimony of related witnesses
Tripura High Court: The Bench of S. Talapatra, J. reversed the order of the trial court convicting the appellant for offence punishable under Section
Continue readingP&H HC | Commission reports are not adjudicatory in nature and have no binding force
Punjab and Haryana High Court: This writ petition was filed before the Bench of Rajan Gupta, J., where he addressed five writ
Continue readingAll HC | Matter sent for consideration where students with valid admission not allowed to give examination
Allahabad High Court: Petitioner-institution claimed before the Bench of Ajay Bhanot, J. that nine students, who were admitted directly in the D.El.Ed./B.T.C.
Continue readingDel HC | Plea of debt being time barred becomes inconsequential where issuance of cheque gives rise to presumption of amount being due
Delhi High Court: The Bench of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC holding it to be an abuse
Continue readingKer HC | Applicability of GST to amount collected by vehicle dealers, acting as agents of State, from purchasers – prima facie issue requiring deeper adjudication
Kerala High Court: The Bench of Dama Seshadri Naidu J. hearing a civil writ petition filed by a vehicle dealer granted an
Continue readingMegh HC | Accused under POCSO Act denied bail for harassing victim minor girl opining that there was reasonable apprehension of witness tampering
Meghalaya High Court: The Bench of H.S. Thangkhiew, J. hearing a bail application filed by an accused under Protection of Children from
Continue readingMadras HC | Case under S. 138 NI Act is maintainable against person who issues cheque even if loan is secured by Trust
Madras High Court: The Bench of M. Nimal Kumar, J. refused to quash proceedings pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate (III), Coimbatore.
Continue readingTri HC | No infirmity in order refusing to take cognizance of police report filed on basis of incomplete investigation
Tripura High Court: The Bench of S. Talapatra, J. dismissed a criminal revision petition challenging an order whereby the Sessions Court refused
Continue readingAll HC | State to re-examine matter in light of inclusion of Right to Education in the Constitution
Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed before a Bench of Ajay Bhanot, J., where the application for listing on grant-in-aid list
Continue readingMP HC | Court refuses to exercise writ jurisdiction in light of alternate remedy of appeal before STAT
Madhya Pradesh High Court: An application filed before a Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., by petitioner for grant of permit for the
Continue readingDel HC | Court refuses to exercise jurisdiction under S. 482 CrPC where notice under S. 251 already framed
Delhi High Court: The Bench of Sunil Gaur, J. refused to invoke the inherent extraordinary jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 482
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