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Uttaranchal HC recommends State Government to bring law for the benefit of advocates’ clerks

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ. has recommended the State Government to frame a

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Acid attacker’s sentence reduced in light of him marrying the victim

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ. decided a criminal appeal wherein the sentence

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Notice served to BSNL officials in light of improvement in connectivity in the tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh: HP High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Dharam Chand Chaudhary and Ajay Mohan Goel, JJ., addressed a writ petition concerning

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Injunction against Apple Inc. denied in absence of elements of irreparable injury and balance of convenience

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. rejected plaintiff’s interlocutory application in the suit seeking to

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Sentence has to be proportionate with the offence committed; convicts in ‘Naroda Patiya Riot case’ awarded 10 years RI

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Harsha Devani and A.S. Supehia, JJ. pronounced the order on quantum of sentence in

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Wife convicted for murder given benefit of Exception 1 to Section 300 IPC in light of grave and sudden provocation by the husband

Gauhati High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Suman Shyam and Achintya Malla Bujor Barua, JJ., decided a criminal appeal wherein the

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Payment of ‘maritime lien’ allowed on reading International Convention on Maritime Lien with Admiralty Act

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.R. Shriram, J. decided an admiralty suit wherein it was held that the

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Members of JNU Students Union held in contempt of Court for staging protests inside Administrative building

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of V. Kameswar Rao, J. decided a contempt petition filed by Jawaharlal Nehru University

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A mother’s writ of habeas corpus denied as custody of child with the father is not illegal

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. dismissed a writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner-mother

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Denial of compensation to victim in pursuance to Section 357A CrPC is a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court: While deciding the issue of granting compensation to a victim of trafficking, a Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajasekhar

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Defendant allowed to file written statement despite the defence being struck off

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Arun Palli, J. allowed the defendant to file the written statement

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Non-detection of semen in vaginal swab does not, by itself, dislodge the theory of rape

Uttaranchal High Court: While delivering the judgment in a case of alleged rape of a one year and three months old baby

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Marine vessel ordered to be arrested in light of maritime claim under Section 4 of Admiralty Act, 2017

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, decided an admiralty suit wherein it directed the arrest of

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Refusal of promotion by an employee does not deprive him of the benefit of pay upgradation

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Dwivedi, J., allowed a petition filed by an employee against the

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Show cause notice cannot be challenged in writ proceedings unless issued without jurisdiction

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manoj K. Tiwari, J., dismissed a writ petition as premature holding that there

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General omnibus allegations are not enough to make a person liable under Section 498A IPC

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajendra Menon, J., allowed an application filed under Section 482 CrPC seeking to

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Uncorroborated ‘dying declaration’ may become basis of conviction if it inspires confidence

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench comprising of H.C. Mishra and B.B. Mangalmurti, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment

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Writ petition not maintainable if there is a remedy for redressal by a competent statutory Authority

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Biswanath Somadder and Arindam Mukherjee, JJ., dismissed an appeal in light of the availability

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Housing Co-operative Society is not an ‘Industry’ within the meaning of Industrial Disputes Act

Bombay High Court: The Single Judge Bench of S.C. Gupta, J. has held that a cooperative housing society cannot be termed as

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Uttaranchal HC directs petrol pump owners to permit ‘free use’ of toilets

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ., while deciding a writ petition-public interest litigation,