unrecognised school teaching Quran
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It was undisputed that the educational institution was being run without valid recognition from the Government concerned, and the averments in the educational institution’s counter affidavit stated that the said institution was imparting preschool education to about 300 students, teaching Quran and allied subjects.”

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husband's duty of financial support
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“She is entitled in law to lead a life in the similar manner as she would have lived in the house of her husband, as that is where the status and strata come into place, and that is where the obligations of the husband, in case of a wife, become prominent.”

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citizen by birth under Section 3(1)(a)
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A person is an Indian citizen by birth in terms of Section 3(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, if such person was born in India on or after 26 January 1950 but before 1 July 1987.”

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Sanitation basic human right
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Making adequate provisions for toilets / sanitation facilities concerns the basic human rights under Article 21 of the Constitution/”

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DJSE-2023 evaluation process
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In view of the express bar on re-evaluation, the subjective nature of the assessment, and the absence of any material error or exceptional circumstance, judicial interference is unwarranted.”

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POCSO acquittal over victim's unreliable statements
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court observed that the victim admitted being about 18 years old, while her father’s evidence on age was inconsistent. With contradictions between oral and medical evidence, minority was not proved, and hence, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 could not be invoked.

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Santosh Kumar Suman
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Upon perusal of the FIR and considering the submissions, the Court held that there was clearly no allegation of assault against Santosh Kumar and he was only addressing the gathering, which did not support the prosecution’s case.

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transfer of case not allowed on imaginary anxieties
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Judicial error is not synonymous with judicial partiality and hence mere passing of an unfavorable order, or even an order subsequently set aside by a superior Court, does not ipso facto establish a foundation for bias or prejudice.”

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execute decree without imposing conditions
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the Executive Court imposed a condition directing the petitioner to furnish a bank guarantee for release of the amount.

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SSC lapses in CGLE 2024
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The magnitude of these revisions is not merely incidental; it bespeaks a systemic lapse in the framing, vetting, and finalisation of the question papers and answer keys, including issues of translation parity, which should have been unambiguous from the outset.”

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Bar Association is not employer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The term ‘employer’ means someone who exercises control over a workplace in the context of an employment relationship and discharges contractual obligations towards employees.”

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criminal antecedents in bail matters
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The criminal antecedents of an accused cannot be brushed lightly as it has got definite impact on the society.”

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public prosecutor cannot seek police remand
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“While the co-accused were acquitted on 19-8-2013, the absconders surrendered on 25-1-2014 and were subsequently formally charged. Since the co-accused were acquitted, the impugned order merged into the final judgment, and the revision petition was rendered infructuous.”

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claim to be made and petition under Section 11 Arbitration Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The issue with regard to the time barred claim is not to be gone into at the reference stage under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 but can be seen only by the Arbitrator/Arbitration Tribunal at the relevant stage.”

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1991 UP Vidhan Sabha Ruckus Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is expected that the committee constituted by the State would come up with effective solution to weed out the futile litigations pending across the State so that the efficiency with which the judiciary should function is restored and the deadwood is chiselled off from the overgrowing dockets of the District Courts.”

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Metro Cable Theft
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The offence alleged to have been committed by the applicant herein has multifarious effects on the Society at large, more so, since the applicant has put the life and limb of one and all in utter danger.”

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illegal streaming of ICC cricket matches
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delay in blocking access to rogue platforms would result in irreparable breach of JioStar India’s exclusive broadcast rights and revenue loss.

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execution petitions jurisdiction
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There can never be any threshold bar to a party filing a matter before the Registry of a Court.”

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Indian Pickleball Association (1)
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Sports Code is policy-driven and cannot be applied mechanically. The adoption of a “one size fits all” approach would be an anathema to the objective and purport of the Sports Code, particularly in the context of nascent and emerging sports”.

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Orissa High Court expunges affidavit against Advocate General
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The trust of the people upon this institution should not be believed by encouraging wild litigants to make scurrilous remarks against constitutional functionaries in defiance of the Courts’ orders.”

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