‘John Doe’ order prayed in light of copyright and trademark infringement
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Soumen Sen, J., addressed the grievance of the petitioner who has prayed for
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Acts of sodomy and forcible unnatural intercourse amount to cruelty and are grounds for a decree of divorce
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.M.S. Bedi and Hari Pal Verma, JJ., allowed the appeal against the
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Compassionate appointment allowed to the sister of R&AW Indian spy detained in Pakistan jail
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.R. Shah and A.Y. Kogje, JJ., decided a petition wherein Union of India was
Continue readingKerala HC reaffirmed the Right to live as ‘Transgender Person’
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of V. Chitambaresh & K.P. Jyothindranath, JJ., held that the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed
Continue readingDemand for SIT probe into killings of 39 Indian nationals in Iraq hostage crisis rejected
Delhi High Court: Gita Mittal, Acting CJ, speaking for the Court comprising of herself and C. Hari Shankar, J. rejected the petition
Continue readingDivorce granted on ground of cruelty in absence of rebuttal evidence by the husband
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.M.S. Bedi and Hari Pal Verma, JJ. allowed an appeal filed by
Continue readingEmoji is sent to express one’s feelings about something and cannot be treated as an overt act by others
Madras High Court: The Single Judge Bench of S.S.Sundar, J. quashed the criminal complaint against BSNL employees who had put smiling emoji
Continue readingConviction under Section 307 altered to Section 308 IPC in absence of intention to cause murder
Chhattisgarh High Court: In an appeal filed against the conviction of the appellants by the trial court under Section 307 IPC, a
Continue readingPrincipal employer is liable to compensate a worker engaged by the contractor
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: An appeal filed by the Executive Engineer against the award of compensation passed in favour of Respondent
Continue readingTransfer is an incident of service, not to be interfered with unless effected in violation of mandatory statutory rules
Rajasthan High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Veerender Singh Siradhana, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by the petitioner
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Section 311 CrPC empowers Court to protect a petitioner against error of improper examination-in-chief by his counsel
Manipur High Court: A criminal petition seeking to allow the petitioner to recall himself as defence witness for re-examination, was allowed by
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Under Indian law neither consideration nor agreement is necessary to constitute waiver of rights
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Asha Arora, J. dismissed a revisional application filed by the petitioner assailing the
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Judgment reviewed and set aside holding it to be based on misconception of facts
Bombay High Court: A review petition filed by the Union of India and the Chief Postmaster General was allowed by a Division
Continue reading‘Family’ under Rule 2 (iii) of the Contributory Provident Fund Rules entitles only an unmarried sister to share dues
Gauhati High Court: In a writ petition filed for entitlement of 50% dues of the Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) of the deceased
Continue readingConviction based on informant’s inference as to the presence of accused is not permissible in law
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J. allowed a criminal appeal and set aside the conviction
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A brochure at most is an administrative instruction, cannot have overriding effect over Regulations
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Bharati. H.Dangre, JJ., allowed a petition filed seeking a transfer from
Continue readingConvict allowed to travel USA for medical check-up
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Tashi Rabstan, J. allowed the application filed by the applicant-convict for
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Compensation awarded under Employees’ Compensation Act in lieu of death in vehicular accident cannot be treated as taxable income
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vivek Singh Thakur, J. upheld the decision of the Commissioner directing the
Continue readingDeath Sentence confirmed in a case falling under ‘rarest of rare cases’
Uttaranchal High Court: While answering the criminal reference in a case falling under the category of ‘rarest of rare cases’, a Division
Continue readingParticipation of more than one party is necessary in order to constitute an offence of gambling
Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.N. Phanendra, J. allowed a criminal petition and quashed the proceedings pending against
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