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
Continue readingOrder 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
Continue readingBenefit 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
Continue readingSlanderous & 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
Continue readingRules 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
Continue readingUse 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
Continue readingBenefit 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
Continue readingKarnataka 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
Continue readingIn 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
Continue readingContractual 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
Continue readingMedical Negligence not proved on the sole ground of an unsuccessful sterilization operation
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J., allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the trial
Continue readingDelhi HC strikes down certain provisions of ‘Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959’
Delhi High Court: While addressing two PILs seeking basic human rights for beggars the division Bench comprising of ACJ Gita Mittal and
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No reduction in salary due to disability doesn’t imply that injury sustained is not sufficient
Gujarat High Court: The Division Judge Bench of Akil Kureshi and BN Karia, JJ., addressed an appeal filed by the respondent company,
Continue reading“Stream of Justice has to be kept clear and pure”, Delhi HC reiterates law relating to contempt of courts
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manmohan, J., held Defendant 2 guilty for contempt of court in a suit
Continue readingNo bail to an accused when prima facie prominent role in commission of offence: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A.M. Shaffique and P. Somarajan, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal wherein, it refused interference
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