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Court cannot sit in assessment over decisions of UPSC unless statutory breach or mala fides are shown

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of V.K. Tahilramani, Acting CJ and M.S. Sonak, J., dismissed a writ petition challenging the

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“Concept of limitation is not elastic to include conduct of third parties”: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Pratibha M. Singh, J., rejected the counter claim filed by the defendant holding

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Custodial interrogation not required based on the ‘nature’ and ‘gravity’ of the crime: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Raja Vijayaraghavan J., decided a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Code

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Murder accused acquitted on benefit of doubt in absence of motive

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel, JJ., allowed a criminal appeal directed against the trial

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Divorced wife denied permanent alimony in light of her unchaste conduct of adultery

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of I.P. Mukerji and Amrita Sinha, JJ., allowed an appeal filed by the husband against

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Benefit of reservation in one State not to be extended to another State

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Mahesh Grover and Mahabir Singh Sindhu, JJ., addressed the issue whether a

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Medical examination standards for recruitment in armed forces to be strictly adhered

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

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Copyright in ‘Lightning McQueen’ from ‘Cars’ protected in India under the International Copyright Order

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Pratibha M. Singh, J. allowed a suit filed by Disney Enterprises Inc. Against

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“High court cannot hold a parallel trial while exercising power under Section 482 CrPC”, reiterates Gauhati HC

Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mir Alfaz Ali, J., dismissed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC

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Employee not entitled to insist on inter-State transfer while disciplinary proceedings are pending against him

Hyderabad High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ. and Ramesh Ranganathan, J., dismissed a writ petition filed by

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Beant Singh Murder Case | No convict can claim to be placed in a jail of his choice: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and I.S. Mehta, JJ., dismissed a writ of habeas corpus wherein the

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To cover a relationship under Section 2(f) of Domestic Violence Act, possibility of a legal marriage is sine qua non

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mangesh S. Patil, J., dismissed a criminal revision petition filed against the decision

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Petition under Sections 433(e) and 434(a) of Companies Act admitted on failure of any bona fide ground for non-payment of dues

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J., admitted a petition filed for winding up of respondent company.

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Section 6 of Indian Post Office Act, 1898 exempts the Post office to pay damages for delay in delivery

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay K. Agrawal in an order stated that “Post office is not liable

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Decree passed by Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Canada confirmed by Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench at Goa comprising of C.V. Bhadang, J., confirmed the decree of dissolution of marriage between

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Doctor barred from practicing in light of conviction for sexual misconduct by Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vibhu Bhakru, J., dismissed a writ petition filed by a doctor against the

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Court cannot sit in assessment over decisions of UPSC unless statutory breach or mala fides are shown

“Concept of limitation is not elastic to include conduct of third parties”: Delhi HC

Custodial interrogation not required based on the ‘nature’ and ‘gravity’ of the crime: Kerala HC

Murder accused acquitted on benefit of doubt in absence of motive

Divorced wife denied permanent alimony in light of her unchaste conduct of adultery

Benefit of reservation in one State not to be extended to another State

Medical examination standards for recruitment in armed forces to be strictly adhered

Copyright in ‘Lightning McQueen’ from ‘Cars’ protected in India under the International Copyright Order

“High court cannot hold a parallel trial while exercising power under Section 482 CrPC”, reiterates Gauhati HC

Employee not entitled to insist on inter-State transfer while disciplinary proceedings are pending against him

Beant Singh Murder Case | No convict can claim to be placed in a jail of his choice: Delhi High Court

To cover a relationship under Section 2(f) of Domestic Violence Act, possibility of a legal marriage is sine qua non

Petition under Sections 433(e) and 434(a) of Companies Act admitted on failure of any bona fide ground for non-payment of dues

Section 6 of Indian Post Office Act, 1898 exempts the Post office to pay damages for delay in delivery

Doctor barred from practicing in light of conviction for sexual misconduct by Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia

Medical professionals cannot escape liability on acting negligently: Bombay HC

HC directs payment of compensation to wife of the serving soldier of 36 Rashtriya Rifle who died on duty

Rape accused acquitted in light of failure to conduct DNA test that could be a clinching evidence to prove the case

“Cross-examination is a powerful weapon that helps to separate truth from falsehood”, reiterates Delhi HC