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Petitions challenging the disqualification of 9 rebel Congress MLAs from Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, dismissed

Uttaranchal High Court: While deciding the issue that whether the Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly followed the principles of natural justice,

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Constitutional validity of Sections 5D and 9B of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, struck down

Bombay High Court: Deciding a petition challenging various provisions of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act 1976 as amended by Maharashtra Preservation Act 1995,

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US couple allowed to adopt abandoned siblings

Bombay High Court: Deciding on a foreign adoption petition filed by the petitioners for the adoption of two minors, the bench of

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Employees of the Punjab Waqf Board have to retire at the age of 65 yrs as the age of retirement cannot be extended in the contravention of Regulation 30 of Punjab Wakf Regulations, 1966

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Dismissing five different petitions filed by the petitioner, for the lack of merit, the bench of Rakesh

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Respondent entitled to fair opportunity in inquiry proceedings in case of sexual harassment at work place, to contradict/cross-examine complainant and witness

Kerala High Court: Deciding the question regarding the compliance of principles of natural justice in the context of inquiry conducted by the

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Rules providing for reservation in promotions for SC/ST govt employees, invalidated

Madhya Pradesh High Court: While deciding a public interest litigation (PIL) questioning reservation in promotions, the Court quashed all provisions granting promotions in

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Criminal justice delivery system should not be taken for a ride by the unscrupulous men who are parties to the system

Madras High Court– Expressing concern over the sordid state of affairs in the trial Courts in the State, the division bench of

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Government directed to include 108 Adhigarams of Thirukkural in the syllabus in order to uplift the moral standards of the students

Madras High Court: Deliberating upon the grim situation that how the courts have to face cases related to juvenile crimes, matrimonial disputes,

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Human Rights Commission’s orders awarding compensation/damages not mere recommendations, State duty bound to comply (in absence of order being set aside/modified)

Allahabad High Court: Deciding the question as to whether orders of Human Rights Commission to make payment of compensation or damages are

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Private institutions cannot be permitted to operate like money minting institutions

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Dismissing the petition filed by the petitioner institute against the order wherein respondent 2 had directed the petitioners

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Holding of Pre-Trial Conference and paying traveling allowance to witnesses are a few measures required for avoiding delay in Criminal Trials

Karnataka High Court: While disposing a particular criminal appeal the Court issued a set of guidelines realizing the need of reforms in

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Constitutionality of Section 94A(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, upheld

Madras High Court: In the present case where questions were raised on the constitutionality of Section 94A(1) of the Income Tax Act,

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For liability incurred by wife, bank cannot exercise general lien over husband’s property, in absence of expresss/implied consent

Kerala High Court: As a member of the respondent cooperative bank, the petitioner had availed a loan after mortgaging a piece of

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Married status should, whenever as far as and as long as possible be maintained in the particular facts of the case taking into account the length of cruelty alleged

Orissa High Court– While setting aside the judgment by the Family Court wherein it allowed the application for divorce in favour of

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Advertisement for late Jagjit Singh “live in concert” held misleading and in breach of intellectual property & privacy rights

Delhi High Court: Chitra Jagjit Singh, wife of ghazal maestro late Jagjit Singh moved the application in High Court against the organiser-defendants

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IPRS forthwith restrained from granting any licence/receiving licence fee in respect of Chitra Singh & Jagjit Singh’s works

Delhi High Court: The issue in contention was the Jagjit Singh concert being organised by Defendants 2 and 3 in New Delhi

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Widow of the deceased employee, only on account of her subsequent remarriage, cannot be precluded from receiving compensation so determined by the Commissioner

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Deciding on an appeal wherein the issue arose as to whether in the absence of lodging of any claim,

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Petitions challenging the disqualification of 9 rebel Congress MLAs from Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, dismissed

Constitutional validity of Sections 5D and 9B of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, struck down

US couple allowed to adopt abandoned siblings

Employees of the Punjab Waqf Board have to retire at the age of 65 yrs as the age of retirement cannot be extended in the contravention of Regulation 30 of Punjab Wakf Regulations, 1966

Respondent entitled to fair opportunity in inquiry proceedings in case of sexual harassment at work place, to contradict/cross-examine complainant and witness

Rules providing for reservation in promotions for SC/ST govt employees, invalidated

Criminal justice delivery system should not be taken for a ride by the unscrupulous men who are parties to the system

Government directed to include 108 Adhigarams of Thirukkural in the syllabus in order to uplift the moral standards of the students

Human Rights Commission’s orders awarding compensation/damages not mere recommendations, State duty bound to comply (in absence of order being set aside/modified)

Private institutions cannot be permitted to operate like money minting institutions

Holding of Pre-Trial Conference and paying traveling allowance to witnesses are a few measures required for avoiding delay in Criminal Trials

Constitutionality of Section 94A(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, upheld

For liability incurred by wife, bank cannot exercise general lien over husband’s property, in absence of expresss/implied consent

Married status should, whenever as far as and as long as possible be maintained in the particular facts of the case taking into account the length of cruelty alleged

Advertisement for late Jagjit Singh “live in concert” held misleading and in breach of intellectual property & privacy rights

IPRS forthwith restrained from granting any licence/receiving licence fee in respect of Chitra Singh & Jagjit Singh’s works

Widow of the deceased employee, only on account of her subsequent remarriage, cannot be precluded from receiving compensation so determined by the Commissioner

All civil disputes are, by definition, arbitrable except those that are specifically excluded

State Government directed to pay compensation in case of detention even after order of release

Obscene act in private place will be no offence