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Merely because a civil claim is maintainable does not mean that criminal complaint cannot be maintained

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a petition filed under S. 482 of CrPC seeking to quash the criminal complaint filed

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Absentee employee can be dismissed from service if prolonged leave is taken without prior approval

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Court dismissed the petition seeking to overturn the order ousting the Petitioner’s husband (deceased) on the grounds

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Husband’s arrest, when petition for restitution of conjugal rights is pending, will shut down all possibilities of settlement

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a criminal petition filed under S. 438 of CrPC praying to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner,

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A writ court should not entertain a petition in contractual matters involving disputed questions of fact

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, a Single Judge Bench of Vineet Kothari,

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S. 5 of Limitation Act can be invoked in requesting Commercial Appellate Court set up under Act 4 of 2016 to condone delay in presenting an appeal

Bombay High Court: While deciding a Notice of Motion for condonation of delay in filing an appeal, a two-Judge Bench comprising of

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Delhi High Court acquits rape convict giving him benefit of doubt, explains a feeble ‘no’ may mean a ‘yes’ sometimes

Delhi High Court: The High Court recently dealt with an appeal against the conviction of appellant under Section 376 IPC for raping

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Delay in filing FIR in case of rape of minor girl held to be normal conduct of a helpless victim in adverse circumstances

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of A.M. Badar, J., heard an appeal filed against the order and judgment of

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Bail granted to JGLS rape convicts on the ground that victim appeared to be promiscuous

Punjab and Haryana High Court: An application for suspension of sentence by three convicts in JGLS Sonepat rape case was approved after

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Condition of furnishing bank guarantee by students seeking admission to MD/MS courses to ensure availability of best medical care to natives residing in remote areas

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a set of writ petitions, a two-Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, Acting CJ and

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Judges not obliged to entertain requests for recusal unless absolutely necessary to carry out justice

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S.C. Dharmadhikari and Prakash D. Naik JJ, denied a request for recusal during hearing

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2-Judge Bench of Delhi HC refers question of law regarding S. 2(c) of Delhi Sales Tax Act to a Full Bench

Delhi High Court: While deciding a petition filed by the Air India Ltd., a two-Judge Bench comprising of S. Murlidhar, J. and

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Power to recall a witness cannot be invoked to fill up omission in the evidence already led by witness

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging the order passed by the

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S. 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act covers persons other than public servants

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a revision petition filed with a prayer to set aside the order passed by

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Where two remedies are available under law, one of them should not be taken as operating in derogation of the other

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging the order passed by the

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Vacancies cannot be filled up on the basis of a previous expired notification even if the need for employees is urgent

Madras High Court: The Court recently dealt with a case wherein it held that without issuing a new notification, posts for a

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A female teacher can seek inter-district transfer to the place of residence of her husband or in-laws under special circumstances

Allahabad High Court: In a writ petition seeking a transfer of a teacher to the place of residence of her husband, the

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Art. 226 can be invoked despite the availability of alternate remedies in cases of miscarriage of natural justice

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Court entertained a writ petition under Article 226 despite the availability of alternate remedies. The case before

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Divorced daughter is entitled to compassionate appointment/monetary compensation as a ‘dependant’ of a worker dying-in-harness

Calcutta High Court: A Full Bench of the Court, comprising of Nishita Mhatre, Acting CJ, Tapabrata Chakraborty and Dipankar Datta, JJ., heard

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Rejection of declaration filed by Company under VCES, without giving any reasons is violation of principles of natural justice

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution praying to

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A will shrouded by suspicious circumstances cannot be held to be a valid document

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a Regular First Appeal filed under Section 100 of CPC against the judgment passed by