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Media banned from publishing any statement relating to bandh, strike, rallies

Meghalaya High Court: Taking a serious note of the impact of bandhs on the life and livelihood of the citizens of Meghalaya,

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Strike no defence for obstructing court’s functions

Allahabad High Court: Taking cognizance of the matter on a reference letter sent by ACJM Amit Kumar Prajapati, the Court imposed a

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Directions given to look into the matter of construction of Bharat Mata temple for the virtue of nationalism

Madras High Court: In a petition filed, seeking the writ of mandamus, directing the State of Tamil Nadu to construct a ‘Bharat

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Child cannot be denied promotion to higher class on grounds of inadequate academic performance

Kerala High Court: In a significant decision A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J., while dealing with the issue that, whether the respondent school in

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Role of Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanism in cases of rape with minors in India, discussed

Madras High Court: Dealing with rationality of incorporating Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanism in cases of rape done on minors under Section 376

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Special Marriage Act does not bar Indians to marry foreigners

Kerala High Court: In a case before the Court where the petitioner, an Indian Citizen, was prohibited from marrying a Canadian Citizen

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Methodology of selection by prescribing the roster points is discriminatory, arbitrary and unreasonable

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Deciding the writ petitions involving common questions of fact and law wherein the allocation of seats on the

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Denial of scholarship for the purpose of helping students to pursue natural and basic sciences is arbitrary

Himachal Pradesh High Court– While deciding a writ petition wherein the petitioner was denied scholarship for higher education under the scheme launched

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Directions issued to provide basic amenities to the inmates of State Home for Destitute Women

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Taking cognizance of the letter wherein the plight of inmates of State Home for Destitute Women at Mashobra,

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Use of helmets made compulsory for all two- wheeler drivers from 01.07.2015

Madras High Court: Expressing concern over the growing rate of accidents in India due to non compliance with the provisions of the

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Petition seeking appointment to judicial services with 70% blindness, dismissed

Madras High Court: While deciding the present issue that whether the petitioner who has been declared to be partially blind with the

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Direction issued to maintain confidentiality of ‘sensitive documents’

Delhi High Court: Showing concern over a very serious issue of infringement of right to privacy in cases where the lawyers produce

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False allegation of committing rape causes humiliation and damage to the accused

Delhi High Court: While dealing with a case where seven persons were falsely implicated for committing rape on the prosecutrix by threatening

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Directions issued to fulfill the shortcomings towards the implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Taking suo motu cognizance of the letter which enumerated the difficulties faced by three blind and deaf students

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No directions under Article 226 of the Constitution can be given for the payment of salaries in the absence of any sanctioned post

Allahabad High Court: In pursuance of relevant precedents, the three judge Bench of D.Y. Chandrachud CJ, Narayan Shukla and D.K. Arora, JJ.,

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Directions given to the State Government for inclusion of Sections 7, 9 and 11 of POCSO Act, 2012 under the Victim’s Compensation Fund Scheme

Allahabad High Court: Appreciating the efforts taken by the petitioner in highlighting the important issue of constitution of a Victim’s Compensation Fund

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Act of “promiscuity” on the part of lady cannot put a man behind bar on charges of rape

Delhi High Court: Dealing with a case where a man was convicted for committing rape upon a widow lady “X” on pretext

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State Brief/ Lawyer cannot withdraw himself from a case alleging difficulty to conduct the case “by telling lies in the Court”

Kerala High Court: While dealing with a matter before the Court where a State Brief, who was appointed for the appellant to

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10 years jail term awarded to a man for raping a 5 year old girl

Delhi High Court: Dealing with a case where a five-year-old girl “X” was raped by her neighbour, a bench of S.P. Garg

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President’s clemency power is not immune from Judicial Review

Kerala High Court: Dealing as to whether the power of the President/ Governor as provided in the Constitution is subjected to Judicial