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Liability under S. 141, Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be fastened to a person only on the ground that he was a director in defaulting company

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J, allowed a petition wherein the petitioner had challenged the order

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Filing of Vakalat to be in consonance with Or. III R. 8 of High Court Appellate Side Rules and S. 125 CPC

Madras High Court: In the order passed by H.G. Ramesh, R.M.T. Raman, JJ., addressing a writ petition filed on the grounds of

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When a statute describes or requires a thing to be done in a particular manner; it should be done in that manner or not at all

Hyderabad High Court: In the instant appeal, question arose that whether the Application I.A.No. 1751 of 2006 filed for recovery of shares,

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Appellate Court should not reverse judgment of acquittal merely because two views are possible

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Chander Bhusan Barowalia, CJ., decided a criminal appeal filed by the

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Commercial transaction within the jurisdiction of court has to be established in a passing off action

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court returned a plaint on grounds of want of jurisdiction and

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Mere permission to produce documents as secondary evidence does not amount to admittance of evidence by the court

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, J. heard a petition challenging the order of the trial

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Applications under S. 156(3) CrPC are to be supported by an affidavit duly sworn in by applicant

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.N. Phaneendra, J., decided a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC,

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No ex parte decree can be passed by Bombay HC under Order VIII CPC on the original side

Bombay High Court: In a case involving application for recall of an ex parte decree, the Court held that an ex parte

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Bombay HC discusses difference between attempt to rape and criminal assault

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rohit B. Deo, J. upheld an appeal in part, that had been filed

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Right to speedy trial: A fundamental right, under trial cases to be treated as “priority sector litigation”

High Court of Jammu and Kashmir: In the recent judgment passed by a Single Judge Bench comprising of M.K. Hanjura, J., addressed

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Plaintiff being dominus litus has complete freedom to choose parties to the action

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjib Banerjee, J., decided a petition wherein it was held that a stranger

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Delhi HC quashes decision of DU, ruling in favour of PhD student who took up an ad hoc job in his residency period

Delhi High Court:The Court rescinded the decision of the Delhi University to not allow the submission of pre-PhD thesis of a student

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Grounds not urged in an appeal against arbitral award may not be raised in second appeal

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S Sistani and V Kameswar Rao, JJ., dismissed an appeal under Section 37 of

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Bail granted due to non-compliance of procedure and provisions of NDPS Act

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a criminal petition filed under Section 439 of CrPC, a Single Judge Bench comprising of Budihal R.B.,

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Murder accused acquitted due to ‘benefit of doubt’ quashing lower court’s order

Gujarat High Court: The present appeal was decided by the Bench of Akhil Kureshi and A.Y. Kogje, JJ., filed by the accused

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Accused granted bail in case under S. 376 IPC, considering his marriage with prosecutrix

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J., decided a criminal miscellaneous petition, wherein the

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Allahabad High Court directs government authorities to decide plea of an IPS officer demanding to be mentioned as ‘casteless’ in his official documents

Allahabad High Court: The High recently had to address a plea by an IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who had demanded that he

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Order of Director of Industries quashed for not being a speaking and reasoned order

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: A civil writ petition was heard and decided by a Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajay Mohan

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Prolonged incarceration pending appeal with good arguable grounds to succeed would be a reason to consider suspension of sentence

Allahabad High Court: The Court recently was addressing a bail application of two convicts who had also challenged the judgment of conviction.

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‘Life imprisonment’ to be awarded when there is a prospect of rehabilitation and reformation, and ‘death penalty’ to be the last resort

Delhi High Court: The recent judgment passed by a bench comprising of S. Muralidhar and I. S. Mehta,JJ., held that ‘life imprisonment’