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Cut-off date of the Contributory Provident Fund Scheme in the W.B. Comprehensive Area Development Corporation Employee’s [Death cum Retirement] Benefit Regulations 2008 struck down

Calcutta High Court: In the matter where 71 petitioners had filed a writ application challenging the fixation of the cut-off date of

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Inherent power under S. 482 CrPC cannot be exercised to recall a matter which has been finally disposed of by the Court

Allahabad High Court: In a matter where the applicant sought to recall an order whereby the petition was disposed of directing the

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Promotional Posts will carry no reservation for the disabled

Himachal Pradesh High Court: While rejecting the claim of the petitioner seeking reservation of 3% in promotional post, the division bench comprising

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No Encroachment on Public Roads in the Name of Religion

Allahabad High Court: Deciding on the matter of whether construction of a religious structure (Temple) and attempting to encroach upon the public

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Change of Surname not to reflect change in caste of person

Bombay High Court: Hearing a writ petition, a bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and S.P. Joshi, JJ granted ad interim relief to

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Witness cannot be confined illegally for the purpose of investigation

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Ajai Lamba and Ravindra Nath Mishra-II, JJ held that the practice of taking witness

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Once a marital relationship is ended by a decree of divorce, a complaint under Domestic Violence Act cannot sustain

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding upon the issue that whether a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act is maintainable even

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All but one cut by the CBFC quashed, Certificate to be issued to ‘Udta Punjab’

Bombay High Court: The latest operative order in the riveting courtroom face-off between the makers of the film Udta Punjab and the

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No special exemption against course regulations to pregnant student, in order to appear for an examination

Kerala High Court: With reference to a pregnant student seeking exemption from the rule of requisite attendance in order to appear for

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Compromise between legal heir and offender in a case under S. 304-A IPC does not warrant quashing of proceedings

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Deciding on the matter of whether the crime registered under Section 304-A of Penal Code, 1860 can

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Rule 5-A(2) of Service Tax Rules, 1994 struck down as ultra vires the Finance Act, 1994

Delhi High Court: Disposing of the petition, wherein the challenge was to Rule 5-A(2) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 [as amended

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Competence and credibility of deaf and dumb witness not affected by limited vocabulary of sign language

Delhi High Court: Disposing of an appeal where the appellant was convicted for the offence under Section 9(k) of the Protection of

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Power of Courts under S. 319 CrPC to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offense is a discretionary and an extra-ordinary

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In a review petition filed against the order of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Faridakot in which the

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No redressal for non-compliance of statutory provisions of environmental laws for 20 years

Delhi High Court: Deciding on the issue of legality and validity of the fee schedule prescribed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee,

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Due process of law to be followed before depriving adoptive parent of child’s custody

Delhi High Court: Disposing of a petition wherein the petitioner had sought a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents to produce

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Statement of accused can be used for corroboration of evidence without reducing burden of prosecution to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Surendra Vikram Singh Rathore and Anil Kumar Srivastava, JJ. held that statements given by

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Policy of ‘one Bar, one vote’ & ‘one person, one chamber, one court complex’ to be incorporated in Rules of all Bar Associations across Delhi

Delhi High Court: Disposing of a batch of petitions dealing with a matter of public importance involving the functioning of courts and

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Stay on constitution of Gram Panchayats in 80 villages within ‘industrial township’ of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Developmental Authority

Allahabad High Court: Deciding a petition challenging the validity of the elections held to the Gram Panchayats in 80 villages included within

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Court may act on the testimony of a single witness provided he is wholly reliable

Delhi High Court: Deciding an appeal filed by the State against acquittal of the accused for an offence under Section 354 of

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Privilege communication between husband and wife is admissible in Family Court proceedings

Rajasthan High Court: While deciding a writ petition the Court has stated that Section 65 B of Evidence Act is not applicable