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Delhi High Court awards Yahoo Inc. Rs. 5 lakh damages for trademark infringement

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court granted an ex parte order in favour of Yahoo Inc.

Notice issued to Uttar Pradesh Govt. over news about a policeman asking for sexual favours from rape victim in Rampur

National Human Rights Commission: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh,

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Delhi HC directs Tihar Jail authorities to ensure convict’s rehabilitation through correctional programme

Delhi High Court: In an appeal to set aside judgment and sentence order by the trial court against the appellant, Gita Mittal,

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A well-educated litigant is expected to be vigilant in pursuing a case filed by or against him in a court of law

Delhi High Court: In an application filed under the Limitation Act, 1963 for condonation of delay in filing an appeal against an

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Gujarat High Court orders retrial of a pending CBI Court’s trial

Gujarat High Court: A Single Judge Bench of J.B. Pardiwala, J. exercising the writ jurisdiction ordered a retrial of a pending CBI

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Evidence of Food Inspector can be accepted without corroboration: Madhya Pradesh HC

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Anjuli Palo, J. upholding the lower court conviction order noted that the evidence

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Delhi HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment against President’s rejection of mercy petition

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Sistani & Vinod Goel, JJ. following the Supreme Court judgment in V. Sriharan alias

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Specific relief not to be granted where evidence is doubtful

High Court for States of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh: In a recent judgment, a Single Judge Bench of T. Rajani, J. upheld

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Kerala High Court orders gazette notification is not enough

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of Navaniti Prasad Singh and Raja Vijayaraghavan, JJ, ordered the State Government that substance of the

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Delhi HC remits a lower court order because of the conduct of Additional Sessions Judge & Public Prosecutor

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of R.K. Gauba, J. set aside a trial court order on the grounds that the

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Naroda Patiya case : Judges to visit scene of the incident to get better idea of the case

Gujarat High Court: In a recent case, a Division Bench of the Court comprising Harsha Devani and A.S. Supehia, J.J. agreed to

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Directives issued for establishment/relocation of liquor shops in Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court: In a case regarding the establishment and relocation of the TASMAC liquor shops, a Division Bench of the Court

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Succession Certificate issued by competent court provides valid discharge to banks

Bombay High Court: In a case regarding the Indian Succession Act, 1925, a Division Bench of the Court comprising A.S. Oka and

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Trial court can review its own order under the Land Acquisition Act

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Court comprising Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, J. held that a trial court can review

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Undue sympathy to impose inadequate sentence is harmful for the justice system

Delhi High Court: In an appeal regarding a rape case, a Single Judge Bench of the Court comprising S.P. Garg, J. held

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Validity of S. 28(A) of Maharashtra Civil Courts Act, 1869 upheld by Bombay HC

High Court of Bombay: In a recent judgment, a Bench comprising S.C.Dharmadhikari and Prakash D. Naik, JJ. upheld the vires of Section

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Extension of remand cannot be refused by Magistrate merely on account of non-production of accused

High Court of Karnataka: In its recent judgment, a Division Bench comprising H. G. Ramesh and John Michael Cunha, JJ. held that

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Speedy disposal of election petitions must be ensured: Madras HC

High Court of Madras: In its recent judgment, a Single Bench of M. Venugopal, J. upheld the election of DMK working President

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Appointment of Government Pleader with doubtful integrity quashed

Bombay High Court: While hearing a writ petition by an advocate objecting to the appointment of Respondent 3 as District Government Pleader

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Mandatory directions given for urgent steps to alleviate the sufferings of acid attack victims

Uttaranchal High Court: Taking consideration of the trauma and uncertainty faced by the acid attack victims, and observing that incidents of acid