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First we are Indians, then good human beings, then comes the community; India should have become Hindu country but it remained secular: Meghalaya HC

“I appeal to all the Hindu people of both the Barak Valley as well as the Assam Valley to come together to

In absence of any defence on record, judgment and decree passed cannot be sustained: Punjab and Haryana HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This appeal was preferred before a 2-Judge Bench of Rakesh Kumar and Anupinder Singh, JJ., against the

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Karnataka HC clarifies application of Section 306 of Karnataka Municipalities Act

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Dinesh Maheshwari CJ and S. Sujatha, J. declined to exercise PIL jurisdiction in petition

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Election of MLA set aside for using religion as a tool to influence voters; barred from contesting any election for next six years

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of P.D. Rajan, J. declared the election of one K.M. Shaji as void, for

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Completion of investigation without considering outcome of Forensic Science Laboratory cannot be considered a fair investigation

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Daya Chaudhary, J., under Section 482 CrPC

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Limitation period to file appeal under Section 107 of UP Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 starts from when order aggrieved against was communicated

Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Saumitra Dayal Singh, J., dealing with the issue of

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District administration not empowered to direct sealing of shop and eviction of possessor therefrom: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mohit Kumar Shah, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that the

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Criminal proceedings can be quashed under Section 482 CrPC if the offence is not of grave nature and personal dispute is amicably settled between parties: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J. invoked its extraordinary powers under Section 482 of the

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When the position is admitted and clear then to give an opportunity of hearing or tendering explanation shall be an idle formality which is not necessary

Meghalaya High Court: A Division Judge Bench of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ., H.S. Thangkhiew, J., dismissed a writ appeal filed against the

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“Suspicion, howsoever strong, does not partake the character of proof” – Suspicion in the matter of appointment not a ground to deny salary: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J. quashed an office order denying payment of salary to

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“Irrational, incongruous and bordering on facetiousness”:Petition dismissed challenging collegium recommendations, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Judges cases and basic structure doctrine

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of P.R. Ramachandra Menon and Devan Ramachandran, JJ. seized of a rather bewildering appeal primarily

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Road being used since decades cannot be denied access to even if there is alternate route available: Gujarat HC

Gujarat High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.J. Desai, J. denied a writ petition under Articles 14, 16, 226 and

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An order of preventive detention cannot be passed against a person who is already in police custody

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Rashid Ali Dar, J., allowed a petition filed against the order of respondent

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Authorities instructed to construct retaining wall by PWD to protect house of petitioner: Himachal Pradesh HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, ACJ and Sandeep Sharma, J. directed the authorities to take necessary

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Cause of action in probate of will is continuing in nature – limitation starts from the date hindrance is posed to legatee of bequeathed property

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Prabhat Kumar Jha, J. while hearing a civil writ petition held that in

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Revenue Courts must not adjudicate rights pertaining to immovable property once the lis in relation thereto is seized of by a civil court: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of G. Narendar, J. hearing a civil writ petition set aside the order of

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Desertion| Wife joining job at some other place than her matrimonial home is not desertion

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Goutam Bhaduri, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the lower

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Delhi High Court allows termination of pregnancy for minor rape victim carrying 22-week old foetus

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vibhu Bakru, J. allowed the termination of pregnancy of a minor whose fetus

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PIL seeking change in ‘early morning school timings as it disturbs sleep of young students and affects their health’, dismissed: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Mukesh R. Shah CJ and Ashutosh Kumar, J. junked a Public Interest Litigation seeking

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Wife of deceased nephew of senior citizen, who inherits property gifted by senior citizen to her husband, obliged to maintain such senior citizen

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Devan Ramachandran, J. granted relief to a helpless senior citizen holding that the