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Haryana Judicial Services Exam Paper leak: Paper allegedly leaked by toppers; 3-judge bench to hear the matter

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In the matter where 2 candidates who had topped the Haryana Civil Services (Judicial) examination in General

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Transporter being an agent of the owner of property cannot claim compensation under S. 166, MV Act for damage to property

Karnataka High Court: While delivering the judgment in a miscellaneous first appeal filed under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,

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Hyderabad HC dismisses writ petition challenging the appointment of Chief Minister

Hyderabad High Court: The Court dismissed a writ petition seeking a writ of quo warranto against the respondent to show cause of

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Right to contest an election is a statutory right and not a fundamental or common law right

Rajasthan High Court: The petitioner was disallowed by the impugned order dated 2.8.2017 from contesting the election for the post of Research

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An arbitral award can only be set aside if is contrary to the contract between parties, against the law of the land or is against public policy

Delhi High Court: The Court elaborated on Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 while dismissing an appeal

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Kerala HC: Denial of PU Chitra’s participation in IAAF World Championship was arbitrary

Kerala High Court: Aggrieved by the decision of a Single Judge in a petition filed by P. Chitra, a national level athlete,

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Karnataka HC refuses to direct State Excise Dept. to consider applications for renewal of licences of vendors having shops at National Highways

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a set of writ petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution

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In a divorce petition, if both parties are domiciled in India then a Court at Dubai is not a court with competent jurisdiction

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A.S. Oka and Anuja Prabhudessai. JJ., heard an appeal filed by the appellant who

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Chhattisgarh HC affirms that offence under S. 143(2) of Railways Act is a bailable offence

Chhattisgarh High Court: Recently, the High Court had to deal with the bail application of accused charged under S. 143(2) of the

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Continuation of proceedings even after parties having entered into settlement would be an abuse of process of law

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC, a Single Judge Bench of

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Criminal proceedings for cruelty to wife can be quashed by High Court in exercise of it’s inherent powers under S. 482 CrPC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court ruled that proceedings under Sections 498-A, 406 read with 34

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Erroneous edit in charge-sheet would not come in the way of trial court in framing proper charges

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a criminal petition filed under Section 438 of CrPC praying to enlarge the petitioners

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Inconsistencies between petitioner’s allegation and FIR recorded, shall warrant interference by the Court

Madras High Court: The Court recently dealt with a Criminal Original Petition filed under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

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Bail granted to a first time offender booked under POCSO by Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court: The High Court decided a regular bail application recently in which the offender was a young man aged about

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Madhya Pradesh Government directed to disburse compensation amount to families of victims of 1984 riots within 6 weeks

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Court directed the State Government to pay the compensation promised to the families of the victims of

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University cannot grant retrospective affiliation to a college if it fails to obtain NOC from State Govt.

Rajasthan High Court: Shri Vinayak Mahavidhlaya, the petitioner-college has enrolled students in the academic session 2016-17 for B.Sc. First year without having

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A child on attaining age of marriage is free to choose his/her partner, irrespective of parents’ wishes or the partner’s criminal records

Kerala High Court: In a writ of habeas corpus filed by the parents of a girl allegedly detained by the respondent illegally,

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Haryana Judicial Services Exam Paper leak: Paper allegedly leaked by toppers; 3-judge bench to hear the matter

Transporter being an agent of the owner of property cannot claim compensation under S. 166, MV Act for damage to property

Hyderabad HC dismisses writ petition challenging the appointment of Chief Minister

Right to contest an election is a statutory right and not a fundamental or common law right

An arbitral award can only be set aside if is contrary to the contract between parties, against the law of the land or is against public policy

Kerala HC: Denial of PU Chitra’s participation in IAAF World Championship was arbitrary

Karnataka HC refuses to direct State Excise Dept. to consider applications for renewal of licences of vendors having shops at National Highways

In a divorce petition, if both parties are domiciled in India then a Court at Dubai is not a court with competent jurisdiction

Chhattisgarh HC affirms that offence under S. 143(2) of Railways Act is a bailable offence

Continuation of proceedings even after parties having entered into settlement would be an abuse of process of law

Criminal proceedings for cruelty to wife can be quashed by High Court in exercise of it’s inherent powers under S. 482 CrPC

Erroneous edit in charge-sheet would not come in the way of trial court in framing proper charges

Inconsistencies between petitioner’s allegation and FIR recorded, shall warrant interference by the Court

Bail granted to a first time offender booked under POCSO by Chhattisgarh HC

Madhya Pradesh Government directed to disburse compensation amount to families of victims of 1984 riots within 6 weeks

University cannot grant retrospective affiliation to a college if it fails to obtain NOC from State Govt.

A child on attaining age of marriage is free to choose his/her partner, irrespective of parents’ wishes or the partner’s criminal records

Mere delay in concluding the trial by itself is not a ground for bail

Appeal allowed to be filed on the ground of not receiving the orders of competent authority

Petition under S. 9 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act can be filed only before the civil court of original jurisdiction