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Amendments in relevant Rules, insofar as they prescribe absorption of Shiksha Mitras as Assistant Teachers, held ultra vires

Allahabad High Court- Deciding on writ petitions wherein relief was sought to set aside two notifications issued by the Government of Uttar

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Word “Adivasi” does not mean people belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes

Delhi High Court: Deciding upon a plea seeking a ban on the screening of the film “MSG-2 The Messenger”. A single judge

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Appointments of three members of the U P Higher Education Services Commission are illegal, flawed and, accordingly, quashed

Allahabad High Court– Deciding on a writ petition seeking a writ of quo-warranto on the ground that the appointments of the third,

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Rule prohibiting women to serve liquor in licensed hotels declared unconstitutional

Kerala High Court: While deciding the constitutionality of the new Rule 27A and condition 9A under the head Conditions in Forms FL

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Court imposes 50 lakh penalty on National Stock Exchange

Bombay High Court: In a significant judgment, a bench comprising of G.S. Patel, J dismissed an application for injunction in a defamation

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Paramilitary Forces declared as Organized Group “A” Service and benefits by way of NFFU ought to be granted

Delhi High Court– In a landmark verdict, the bench comprising of Kailash Gambhir and Najmi Wajiri JJ, hearing a batch of writ

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No need of Court order to initiate Mediation and Counselling in domestic violence cases

Bombay High Court: Setting aside a State Government circular that prohibited counselling and mediation in domestic violence cases without a court order,

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Amendment of Section 142 of N.I. Act is in realm of procedural law therefore has a retrospective effect

Chhattisgarh High Court– While deciding on a question whether the amendment carried out in Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 on 15.06.2015 would have

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University cannot be said to be a ‘dealer’ under Section 2(11) of RVAT if the predominant and main activity is that of imparting education

Rajasthan High Court: Deciding on a revision petition filed by Revenue officials wherein the issue was whether a University/Institution, whose dominant activity is

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Court takes suo motu cognizance on basis of news report and directs State Government to pay compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 to a rape victim

Jharkhand High Court: Taking suo motu cognizance on the basis of news report published in the ‘Hindustan Times’ dated 29th August, 2015

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Seats lying vacant because of non-availability of eligible reserved candidates should be offered to meritorious students

Tripura High Court: Dealing with the issue as to whether in case seats for any particular reserved category (SC/ST) are not filled

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Prime responsibility of a woman in a relationship is to protect her own modesty and dignity

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Granting bail to the petitioner in a FIR filed under Sections 376 and 313 of Indian Penal Code,

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Issue of jurisdiction to be decided before deciding on divorce

Bombay High Court: Deciding on the question whether a couple having their native place in particular city or state can file for

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Divorced wife living in adultery is disqualified to claim maintenance under S. 125 CrPC

Madras High Court: While considering an interesting issue that whether a woman, against whom a decree of divorce had been passed on

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Street vending not allowed on Highways without prior permission of authority

Kerala High Court: While deciding as to whether the right granted under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street

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Restrictive interpretation of “victim” and “legal heir” in the light of sections 2(wa) and 372 of CrPC, overruled

Delhi High Court: In reference of a matter to Full Bench concerning locus standi of private parties to maintain appeals by virtue

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Notice issued to 27 sitting and former Supreme Court and High Court judges in relation to allotment of plots, houses and flats by the State of Gujarat

Gujarat High Court: Acting upon a suo motu PIL initiated by Justice B.J.Shethna, Former Judge of Gujarat and Rajasthan High Court and

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Amendments in relevant Rules, insofar as they prescribe absorption of Shiksha Mitras as Assistant Teachers, held ultra vires

Word “Adivasi” does not mean people belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes

Appointments of three members of the U P Higher Education Services Commission are illegal, flawed and, accordingly, quashed

Rule prohibiting women to serve liquor in licensed hotels declared unconstitutional

Court imposes 50 lakh penalty on National Stock Exchange

Paramilitary Forces declared as Organized Group “A” Service and benefits by way of NFFU ought to be granted

No need of Court order to initiate Mediation and Counselling in domestic violence cases

Amendment of Section 142 of N.I. Act is in realm of procedural law therefore has a retrospective effect

University cannot be said to be a ‘dealer’ under Section 2(11) of RVAT if the predominant and main activity is that of imparting education

Court takes suo motu cognizance on basis of news report and directs State Government to pay compensation of Rs. 1,00,000 to a rape victim

Seats lying vacant because of non-availability of eligible reserved candidates should be offered to meritorious students

Prime responsibility of a woman in a relationship is to protect her own modesty and dignity

Issue of jurisdiction to be decided before deciding on divorce

Divorced wife living in adultery is disqualified to claim maintenance under S. 125 CrPC

Street vending not allowed on Highways without prior permission of authority

Restrictive interpretation of “victim” and “legal heir” in the light of sections 2(wa) and 372 of CrPC, overruled

Notice issued to 27 sitting and former Supreme Court and High Court judges in relation to allotment of plots, houses and flats by the State of Gujarat

Serious and unsubstantiated allegations of adultery amount to cruelty offering a ground for divorce

Previous adverse remarks of dishonesty not “washed off” by subsequent promotion

Ban imposed on bull and buffalo fights