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Criminal proceedings can be quashed if parties are interested in restoring peace and harmony

Uttaranchal High Court: The FIR registered against the petitioners for offences punishable under Sections 323, 452, 504 and 506 IPC was quashed

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Disputed questions of fact are not to be decided in writ proceedings

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Antony Dominic, CJ and Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. declined to grant relief to the

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Termination order quashed on finding illegal disciplinary proceedings held against petitioner

Allahabad High Court: A Single-Judge Bench comprising of Hon’ble Siddharth, J. quashed the impugned termination order against the petitioner. As per the

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A positive report regarding threat to the State or public order is necessary to deny parole to a convict

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The order denying parole to the petitioner (convict) based on the report of the District Magistrate was

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Inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle a legitimate prosecution

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge bench comprising of John Michael Cunha, J. decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC,

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Petition seeking compensation dismissed in light of illegal occupation of land

High Court of Jammu And Kashmir: While deciding upon the present writ petition wherein the petitioners have prayed that the respondents be

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Court declines to provide guidelines for deciding issues of custody of children

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Anthony Dominic, CJ and Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. decided a public interest litigation, wherein

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Organ Transplantation Guidelines introduced by Kerala Govt does not violate Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of Antony Dominic, CJ and Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. decided a civil writ petition, wherein the

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Object of bail is to secure attendance of the accused in trial

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J. decided a criminal petition, wherein the petitioner was granted

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State Women Commission has no jurisdiction to interfere in service matters which are governed by statutory rules

Allahabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Amit Sthalekar, J. ordered the petitioner (wife of a retired government servant) to

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Court cannot quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC relying on assumptions

Orissa High Court: While deciding the issue that whether it would be proper to quash the criminal proceedings against the petitioner in

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Accused entitled to benefit of doubt in absence of concrete evidence collected in raids under NDPS Act

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.K. Pathak, J., set aside a conviction order by giving benefit of doubt

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Once FIR is quashed under Section 482 CrPC, no inference should be drawn to impute any adverse antecedents thus depriving an individual from seeking public employment

Tripura High Court: While deciding upon the present writ petition wherein the petitioner’s appointment in Group- D post was cancelled by the

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Criminal proceedings quashed in light of settlement between parties

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajay Mohan Goel, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482

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Arrest under SC & ST Act, 1989 must be made with prior approval of SSP concerned, and only after recording reasons of arrest in writing

Madhya Pradesh High Court: While disposing off the present appeal wherein the appellant was charged under Section 3(2)(va) and 3(1)(d) of Scheduled

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Changes in name’ and ‘corrections in name’ envisaged separately under CBSE Examination Bye-laws of 2015 and to be treated as such

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S. Ravindra Bhat and A.K. Chawla, JJ., allowed a letters patent appeal against the

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Criminal proceedings can be quashed if parties are interested in restoring peace and harmony

Disputed questions of fact are not to be decided in writ proceedings

Termination order quashed on finding illegal disciplinary proceedings held against petitioner

A positive report regarding threat to the State or public order is necessary to deny parole to a convict

Inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC should not be exercised to stifle a legitimate prosecution

Petition seeking compensation dismissed in light of illegal occupation of land

Court declines to provide guidelines for deciding issues of custody of children

Organ Transplantation Guidelines introduced by Kerala Govt does not violate Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994

Object of bail is to secure attendance of the accused in trial

State Women Commission has no jurisdiction to interfere in service matters which are governed by statutory rules

Court cannot quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC relying on assumptions

Accused entitled to benefit of doubt in absence of concrete evidence collected in raids under NDPS Act

Once FIR is quashed under Section 482 CrPC, no inference should be drawn to impute any adverse antecedents thus depriving an individual from seeking public employment

Criminal proceedings quashed in light of settlement between parties

Arrest under SC & ST Act, 1989 must be made with prior approval of SSP concerned, and only after recording reasons of arrest in writing

Changes in name’ and ‘corrections in name’ envisaged separately under CBSE Examination Bye-laws of 2015 and to be treated as such

‘Live link’ between the act of appellant and the act of deceased is necessary for conviction under Section 306 IPC

Marital rape: A husband cannot be permitted to treat his wife like a chattel and violate her dignity

Courts have to secure the welfare of minor children by exercising parens-patriae jurisdiction

Arrest cannot be made in a routine manner on mere allegation of commission of an offence