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Estimation of husband’s income is permissible while granting maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.M.S. Bedi and Anupinder Singh Grewal, JJ. allowed an application filed by

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NEET UG 2018 | Merit cannot be defeated on technical grounds: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Siddharth Mridul J., addressed a petition concerning a NEET UG, 2018 candidate, aggrieved

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Penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act is not automatic, intentional wrongdoing by the assessee has to be established

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ravindra Bhat and A.K. Chawla, JJ. dismissed Revenue’s appeal holding that Income Tax Appellate

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Condonation of delay rejected due to ‘lackadaisical approach’ of the applicant

Sikkim High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Meenakshi Madan Rai, Acting CJ. dismissed an application for condonation of 115 days’

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Clear mens rea to commit the offence is a sine qua non for conviction under Section 306 IPC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of P.N. Deshmukh and M.G. Giratkar, JJ. allowed an application for quashing an FIR lodged

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Presumption of innocence is a fundamental postulate of criminal jurisprudence

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sandeep Sharma, J. allowed a petition filed under Section 438 CrPC holding

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A private person has no locus to pursue an application under Section 311 CrPC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwini Kumar Singh, J. dismissed an application filed under Section 482 CrPC against

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Payment of entire amount of maintenance awarded before filing an appeal thereagainst is not mandatory

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and P.S. Teji, JJ. dismissed the petition filed by the wife against

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Ocular evidence is to be disbelieved where the medical evidence rules out possibility of it being true

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajendra Kumar Srivastava and S.K. Gangele, JJ. allowed the appeal and acquitted the

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Gauhati HC advices petitioner to file complaint against the ‘erring lawyer’

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ujjal Bhuyan and Rumi Kumari Phukan, JJ. allowed a writ petition seeking to quash

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Retiree has a right to get retiral benefits within a reasonable period of three months

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jaspal Singh, J. directed the State to compensate the petitioner by

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Entire animal kingdom declared ‘living persons’; citizens ‘persons in loco parentis’: Uttaranchal HC

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ. while deciding a pro bono publico petition,

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Every HC must give due deference to the law laid down by other High Courts

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. allowed the family pension to be paid to

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Consolidation of suits may be directed under Section 151 CPC even in matters that are not entirely similar

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Soumen Sen, J. allowed an application filed under Clause 13 of Letters Patent

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Prima facie case of domestic violence is necessary for ordering interim maintenance under Section 23 of DV Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Dharam Chand Chaudhary, J. dismissed a criminal revision petition that was filed

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Penetration is not sine qua non to constitute sexual assault under Section 8 POCSO Act

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shivakant Prasad, J. dismissed a criminal appeal filed by the appellant against the

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False explanation given by the accused may be used to fortify the finding of guilt already recorded

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment

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Exception 4 to Section 302 envisages that accused must not act in a cruel or unusual manner

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sanghi and P.S. Teji, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal filed under Section 374

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FIR quashed in light of matter remaining pending since 20 years

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Amol Rattan Singh, J. quashed an FIR relating to ‘electoral offence’

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Rule of fair play and natural justice are part of rule of law applicable to actions taken by State Instrumentality

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising I.P. Mukerjee and Amrita Sinha, JJ. decided an appeal filed against the order of learned