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Bar Council of India is competent authority to deny admissions to students ineligible for admission to law course

Karnataka High Court: While considering the petitions filed under Article 226 and 227 of the High Court by petitioners who were aggrieved

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Victim of acid attack can claim compensation under Victim Compensation Scheme framed under Section 357-A CrPC

High Court of Madras: The Court while examining a petition filed for compensation by the petitioner in view of severity of the

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Maternity leave can be granted to women government servant even if she is working on contractual basis, ad hoc/tenure or temporary basis

High Court of Uttaranchal: The Court while hearing a petition relating to the issue of maternity leave not been granted to the

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High Court quashes 5% reservation, beyond the ceiling of 50% to Gujjars and four other castes on reservation in services

High Court of Rajasthan: Amidst the clamour surrounding the issue of reservation of Gujjars, the Bench comprising of MN Bhandari and JK

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Live-in partners not entitled to protection if one of the partner has a subsisting marriage

Allahabad High Court: In a case before the Court dealing with the right to live-in relationship, Suneet Kumar, J. observed that when

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Parties entitled to approach the Court again, where the law is altered since the earlier decision

Delhi High Court: While considering a petition for the appointment of a sole neutral arbitrator in connection with a dispute between two

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Proper cause of action should arise for claiming damages against defamation

Delhi High Court: While deciding the plaint filed for claiming permanent injunction and damages against the aggrieved party, the Bench of Rajiv

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Code of honour obligates advocates to place accurate law before the Court

Bombay High Court: While hearing an application for ad interim reliefs in relation to a property dispute, the Single Bench of G.S. Patel,

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Territorial jurisdiction of that Court arises where communication of termination order reaches the employee i.e. legal cause of action is completed

High Court of Delhi: while deciding upon an issue with respect to maintainability of the writ petition on the ground of territorial

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Magistrate can issue ex parte interim order granting interim custody of child to aggrieved party based on affidavit

Orissa High Court: In a criminal revision petition challenging the impugned order passed by the Sessions Judge, Cuttack, involving the transfer of

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Notice to be given within six months for goods seized under Customs Act

Delhi High Court: While allowing a petition seeking return of a bracelet seized by the Custom Officers, the Single Bench of Sanjeev

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Intention to continue marriage just to torment and traumatise one’s spouse is a relevant factor to decide upon cruelty

Delhi High Court: Delivering its judgment in a petition for the annulment of the marriage on the grounds of mental cruelty, the

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Bail cannot be granted for grave offences under POCSO Act

Bombay High Court: Delivering its judgement regarding the grant of bail to an accussed alleged of committing the crime of trafficking, who

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Authorities cannot compel disclosure of personal information in the absence of a larger public interest which justifies its disclosure

Delhi High Court: While considering the petition which sought to quash the order passed by the Central Information Commission(CIC) for disclosure of

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No binding arbitration agreement can subsist between the parties, if the contract has not been concluded

Delhi High Court: While deciding a case where no acceptance was communicated as regards sale contracts and the other party sought to

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Wife is not entitled to maintenance, if living separately without any sufficient reason

High Court of Madhya Pradesh: While examining the revision petition filed by the applicant against the order passed by the Principal Judge,

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Exemption of tax on capital gains cannot be granted to an undertaking showing profit on ground of its revival charted out of BIFR

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench was seized of the question whether an undertaking which was being revived by BIFR could be

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For an appeal filed under Section 19(1) of Family Courts Act, 1984, period of limitation prescribed under Section 28(4) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 shall apply

Bombay High Court: While deciding upon the issue framed by the Division Bench of this Court that whether an appeal under Section

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In the absence of serious reasons, Triple Talaq cannot be justified

Allahabad High Court: While hearing a petition by a Muslim couple seeking protection from police authorities and the wife’s mother, the Single Bench