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Del HC | No prior permission required to be taken by party seeking to lead secondary evidence; law on S. 65 of Evidence Act explained

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. while holding that no prejudice was caused to the petitioner, dismissed his petition filed against the order

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Megh HC | Courts can’t be swayed by rise in crimes against women; conviction under S. 366 IPC in a case based on ‘imagination’ set aside

Meghalaya High Court: A Bench of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, C.J. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. set aside the conviction and sentence inflicted upon the

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MP HC | Courts to interfere only when decision taken by authority/State is irrational or arbitrary in Notice Inviting Tender

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Bench of S.K Seth, C.J. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J. dismissed a writ petition challenging the conditions

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Pat HC | Employer’s petition challenging Labour Court’s compensation awarded to employee not maintainable, where alternative statutory remedy not exhausted

Patna High Court: The Bench of Shivaji Pandey, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by an employer, challenging the amount of compensation

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Gau HC | Husband bound to maintain wife and child under S. 125 CrPC in absence of specific evidence as to the income of wife

Gauhati High Court: Hitesh Kumar Sarma, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the family court whereby the petitioner was

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Tri HC | Purpose of demand notice under S. 138 NI Act – not to demand payment, but to inform the party of broken contract and liability to pay

Tripura High Court: The Bench of Arindam Lodh, J. allowed a revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of Code

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J&K HC | Failure to communicate ground of detention to detenu is denial of Constitutional right under Art. 22(5); detenu to be released

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: This Habeas Corpus petition was filed before the Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey, J., for quashing of

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MP HC | Indian Army not a politicized force – ECI restriction on use of defence personnel for political campaigns does not violate freedom of speech and expression

“Armed forces are apolitical and neutral stakeholder in the modern democracy. Defence Forces belong to everyone and are not an appendage of

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Utt HC | Questions regarding laying of a road or alignment thereof, are matters in the Executive realm and not for Court to decide

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and N.S. Dhanik, J. dismissed a writ petition seeking changes in road alignment

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Guj HC | Deputy Manager (Law) of a bank, not being an employee working in the “department allied to Court”, ineligible to be a Judge

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of N.V. Anjaria, J. dismissed a petition challenging the eligibility criteria in Advertisement No. RC-0719/2019 published by

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All HC | Eye-witness statement cannot be discarded on ground of close relationship with deceased if the evidence inspires confidence

Allahabad High Court: This Jail Appeal was filed before the Division Bench of Sudhir Agarwal and Vivek Varma, JJ., under Section 383

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Pat HC | Withdrawal simpliciter of application under S. 482 CrPC not allowed, when applicant indulges in malafide conduct

Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. was hearing an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

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Ker HC | NDPS Act: Bail application of accused may be allowed if he did not possess ‘commercial quantity’ of psychotropic substance

Kerala High Court: The Bench of N. Anil Kumar, J. allowed the bail application of a person accused of illegal possession of

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Tri HC | Strict proof required to prove plea of alibi; law regarding burden of proof explained

Tripura High Court: A Bench of S. Talapatra and Arindam Lodh, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the Judgment of the trial court

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Madras HC | Writ petition filed against rejection of nomination for contesting election dismissed in light of ‘blanket bar’ of Art. 329

Madras High Court: A Bench of G.R. Swaminathan and T. Krishnavalli, JJ. refused to entertain a writ petition that challenged the decision of

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Raj HC | Candidates in the lower order of merit cannot become entitled to benefits merely because they had approached court earlier

Rajasthan High Court: The Bench of Arun Bhansali, J., allowed a petition filed with the prayer to extend to the petitioners same

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Jhar HC | “Ends of Justice” held to be met by the period of imprisonment already undergone by the convict, even where the conviction upheld

Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of Deepak Roshan, J. allowed a petition insofar as it modifies the sentenced to undergo the imprisonment for

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Bom HC | No right to claim interim relief to continue business on basis of expired license

Bombay High Court: M.S. Sonak, J. while disposing of a petition filed by eatery owners whose licences have been cancelled, directed the

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MP HC | Right to become Mujahir and Mutawali on the basis of Will and Succession; Order of Wakf Tribunal to first decide owner of Dargah property upheld

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Bench of Vivek Rusia, J. upheld the order of dismissal for want of locus standi passed by

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Utt HC | Detailed Project Report is a pre-requisite for commencement of construction; State Govt. directed to complete construction of Advocates Chamber without delay

Uttaranchal High Court: The Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ. and N.S. Dhanik, J. allowed an appeal against the interlocutory order passed by