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Process of granting online permission for slaughter of goats stopped; previous permissions under scrutiny: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Riyaz I. Chagla and Abhay S. Oka, JJ., addressed a writ petition concerning the

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Re-assessment notice quashed for violating the mandate of Section 148(2) of IT Act; Revenue found to play subterfuge

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Ravindra Bhat and A.K. Chawla, JJ. allowed a writ petition filed against the

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Assessee liable under Section 3-B of the U.P. Trade Tax Act, 1948; no error in findings of Tribunal found

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Surya Prakash Kesarwani, J., dealt with a question where petitioner/Assessee was engaged in

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Non-explanation of injuries to deceased is a strong circumstance pointing towards guilt of accused

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ajit Singh, CJ, and Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, J. held the accused-appellant guilty under

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Using consent for dissolution of marriage to gain advantage in other litigations constitute ‘cruelty’ under Hindu Marriage Act

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. allowed an appeal filed under Section 28 of Hindu

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Mere conjecture by authorities cannot be a conclusive proof against the petitioners

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. addressed 15 writ petitions seeking to direct the state government

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Delay in filing of charge sheet is a ground for grant of bail to accused: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Raja Vijayaraghavan, J., decided a bail application filed under Section 239 of the CrPC

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Order of Executive Magistrate set aside holding it to be dehors Section 145 CrPC

Meghalaya High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ. allowed a revision petition filed against the order passed by

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Benefit of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC denied as accused acted in a cruel and disproportionate manner

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel, JJ., dismissed the appeal filed against the order of

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Section 14 NCTE Act, 1993 grants recognition or non-recognition to an institution; State Government has no scope over it

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of S.C. Gupte, J., addressed a petition in which challenge was made to the

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Slanderous & Defamatory videos against Patanjali Ayurved to be pulled out from Social Media platforms

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of J.R. Midha, J., in an order directed Facebook Inc., Google LLC, YouTube LLC

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Rules cannot be interpreted to operate harshly in medical treatment cases, reiterates J&K High Court

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., allowed a writ petition filed against the order of

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Marine vessel ordered to be arrested in light of maritime claim under Section 4 of Admiralty Act

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, J., ordered a marine vessel to be arrested while deciding

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Use of NATIONAL TIMES NOW retrained being similar to Bennett Coleman’s TIMES NOW

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manmohan, J., allowed the suit filed by Bennett Coleman for restraining the defendant

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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960| State to have due respect for the order of the Apex Court: Manipur HC

Manipur High Court: The Division Bench comprising of CJ Ramalingam Sudhakar and KH. Nobin Singh, J., addressed a petition concerning the germane

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Benefit of doubt while determining the age by bone ossification test is to go in favour of the accused

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., allowed a criminal revision petition filed against the order of

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Assessment order passed without ‘draft assessment’ as mandated by Section 144-C, IT Act – Held without jurisdiction

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.S. Sanklecha and Sandeep K. Shinde, JJ., allowed a writ petition filed against the

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Karnataka HC rules that the power of ITAT to make an order is not limited to the grounds of appeal

Karnataka High Court: A Division Judge Bench comprising of Vineet Kothari and S. Sujatha, JJ., decided an Income Tax Appeal wherein it

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In limine dismissal of appeal reversed as the appellant was misguided and did not have proper legal advice

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar, JJ. allowed a writ petition filed challenging the order

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Contractual terms cannot be altered by virtue of Article 226 of the Constitution of India

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dama Seshadri Naidu, J., decided a writ petition wherein it held that the jurisdiction