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Seven judge bench suo moto issued notices to Bar Associations for striking without authority of law

Allahabad High Court: Taking suo moto cognizance of the recent events resulting in the obstruction and derailment of work both in the

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Personal information of members of Selection Committee of UPSC falls within the purview of Section 8 RTI Act

Delhi High Court: Deciding the issue that whether disclosure of personal information of the interviewers of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

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Compensation granted to the person who was wrongfully confined for circulating the cartoon lampooning the Chief Minister of West Bengal

Calcutta High Court: As a significant development after the Supreme Court declared the Section 66A of the Information Technology Act to be

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Death of the owner of the vehicle is not a ground to evade the liability of the Insurer

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Considering the appeal with regard to grant of compensation to the claimants, a bench of Mansoor Ahmad Mir

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Distinction drawn between “expiry date” and “best before date”

Madras High Court: While discussing the issue that whether “expiry date” and “best before date” are similar as contended by the petitioner

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No women can be asked to work in night shifts between 10 P.M. to 6 A.M.

Kerala High Court: Considering the increasing rate of crimes against women, a bench of Vinod Chandran J, in order to ensure safety

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Denial to travel abroad to a valid T2 & T3 visa holder is a violation of fundamental right

Kerala High Court: In a recent case where respondent authorities illegally seized the passport of the dependants (wife and children) of victim

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Sections 85 (2) (b) and 85 (3) (a) of Trade Marks Act, 1999 declared unconstitutional

Madras High Court: In a petition filed for the scrutiny of Section 85 of Trade Marks Act, 1999 dealing with the qualification

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Ban imposed on the activities which may pollute the water of the lakes of Udaipur

Rajasthan High Court: On a writ filed in the public interest on the basis of a report published in English Newspaper “The

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Delay in raising industrial dispute is not a ground for rejection of claim

Himachal Pradesh High Court: While deciding on the issue of rejection of claim on the ground of inordinate delay and laches in

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Mere Criticism is not Seditious

Bombay High Court: In a major relief to cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, a bench comprising of Mohit Shah, CJ and N.M. Jamdar,

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“Look out circular” issued against Priya Pillai, quashed

Delhi High Court: While quashing the “Look out circular”(LOC) issued against Miss Priya Parameswaran Pillai (Petitioner), a civil right activists who works

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Government’s decision to deny advertisement to an accredited newspaper on the ground of political consideration is “bad in law”

Calcutta High Court: On a petition filed by Ganashakti, an accredited newspaper, which was denied Government advertisements on the ground that it

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Seven judge bench suo moto issued notices to Bar Associations for striking without authority of law

Personal information of members of Selection Committee of UPSC falls within the purview of Section 8 RTI Act

Compensation granted to the person who was wrongfully confined for circulating the cartoon lampooning the Chief Minister of West Bengal

Death of the owner of the vehicle is not a ground to evade the liability of the Insurer

Distinction drawn between “expiry date” and “best before date”

No women can be asked to work in night shifts between 10 P.M. to 6 A.M.

Denial to travel abroad to a valid T2 & T3 visa holder is a violation of fundamental right

Sections 85 (2) (b) and 85 (3) (a) of Trade Marks Act, 1999 declared unconstitutional

Ban imposed on the activities which may pollute the water of the lakes of Udaipur

Delay in raising industrial dispute is not a ground for rejection of claim

Mere Criticism is not Seditious

“Look out circular” issued against Priya Pillai, quashed

Government’s decision to deny advertisement to an accredited newspaper on the ground of political consideration is “bad in law”

Concern expressed over callous attitude of Police in dealing with honour killing cases

Sections 85 (2) (b) and 85 (3) (a) of Trade Marks Act, 1999 declared unconstitutional

Petition concerning constitution of National Court of Appeal dismissed

Upper age limit of 20 years prescribed by Dr. RMLNLU for appearing in CLAT-15 is quashed by Court

Implementation of beef ban stayed till publication in Official Gazette

Interpretation of word ‘sasuralwale’ to include ‘husband’ in case of dowry death