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Duty of State to ensure safety of run-away couples from dangers to their life, limb and liberty: A constitutional mandate under Article 21

Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Raj Shekhar Attri, J., allowed a writ petition filed by the petitioners

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Calling Forensic Expert as court witness under Section 311 CrPC– Held incumbent on trial court where veracity of CFSL report challenged: Bom HC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mridula Bhatkar, J. allowed a writ petition directed against the order of Special

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Petition challenging Travancore Devaswom Board’s notification for appointment of Melshanthi of the Sabarimala temple dismissed for being bereft of merits

Kerala High Court: A Division bench comprising of P.R. Ramachandra Menon and Devan Ramachandran, JJ. dismissed a civil writ petition challenging a

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Source of payment of salary immaterial for absorption of regularly appointed teacher; only requisite qualification required: Himachal Pradesh HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Surya Kant, CJ and Ajay Mohan Goel, J., disposed of a writ petition

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Priority to be given to interests of workmen over that of corporation; object of Section 529-A of Companies Act, 1956 reiterated: Bom HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A.S. Oka and M.S. Sonak, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the

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Special Magistrate has the power to hear cases pertaining to matters under the governing Act under Section 306 CrPC: Himachal Pradesh HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjay Karol J., dismissed the criminal revision petition to acquit the accused of

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Court not to interfere in writ jurisdiction where civil proceedings are pending for the same subject matter

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. wherein extraordinary jurisdiction

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Motor Vehicles Act a code in itself; Section 24 CPC not applicable for transfer of matter thereunder: All HC

Allahabad High Court: A transfer application was filed under Section 24 of Code of Civil Procedure before a Single Judge Bench of

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Workers entitled to payment of suspension allowance during pendency of disciplinary enquiry to keep body and soul together: Bom HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of R.M. Savant and Nitin W. Sambre, JJ. allowed a petition filed by a suspended worker

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Compliance of Section 50 NDPS Act mandatory; plea that accused waived off right by consenting to search by raiding party not sustainable: Del HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of C. Hari Shankar, J. allowed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the

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Civil Court has jurisdiction to decide issues relating to cancellation of document alleged to be brought into existence by committing fraud

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Kumar, J. set aside a trial court order abating a title suit

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Unexplained delay in sending contraband articles to the Court: A fit case for giving the accused benefit of doubt

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Annie John, J., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court

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Inherent power of High Court to be exercised where allegations made in the FIR are absurd and inherently improbable

Madhya Pradesh High Court: An application was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Rajendra Kumar Srivastava, J., under Section 482 of

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Letters of Administration under Section 228 Indian Succession Act granted on a Will proved and registered in High Court of Justice, Leeds, UK

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J. allowed a petition filed under Section 228 read with Section 276

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Charging of registration fee beyond the authority conferred upon State under Indian Forest Act and the Rules: All HC

Allahabad High Court: Petitioner had filed this petition before a 2-Judge Bench comprising of Pankaj Mithal, and Ajit Kumar, JJ. against the

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No prejudice as to remuneration when nature of work same; equal pay for equal work: Uttaranchal HC

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. directed the State to follow the rule of equity while

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Place of residence of mother to be considered while instituting a petition for guardianship of a minor child below 5 years of age

Punjab & Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Amol Rattan Singh, J., dismissed a petition filed against the order of

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No re-test under NDPS Act when the earlier test clearly defines percentage of the said drug: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of P. Ubaid, J. declared that re-testing cannot be allowed if the first testing

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Un-shattered testimony of official witnesses can be relied upon solely in order to prove guilt of the accused: Himachal Pradesh HC

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, Chander Bhusan Barowalia, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the order of

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“Death Penalty to be reserved for rarest of the rare cases”: Patna HC

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Arvind Srivastava and Rakesh Kumar, JJ., upheld the judgment of the trial court and dismissed