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

Himachal Pradesh High Court– While deciding the present divorce matter wherein repeated false and frivolous allegation of adultery were made by the

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

Rajasthan High Court: While dismissing a petition relating to the promotion of a Grade IV employee, the Court held that the adverse

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Ban imposed on bull and buffalo fights

Himachal Pradesh High Court– Imposing a ban on all types of buffalo and bull fights in the State, the division bench of

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Kerala Cricket Association is not a public body for the purposes of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Kerala High Court: The single Judge bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque, J., while dealing with the question that whether officials of Kerala

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Nominated members of municipal corporations in NCT Delhi entitled to be member and Deputy Chairperson of Corporation’s Standing Committee

Delhi High Court: Allowing the petition of nominated members of North Delhi Municipal Corporation who were denied the right to vote in

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SCC Times

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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

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

Kerala Cricket Association is not a public body for the purposes of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Nominated members of municipal corporations in NCT Delhi entitled to be member and Deputy Chairperson of Corporation’s Standing Committee

Policy decisions of the State Government should be in conformity with Article 14 of the Constitution

Appeals for regularization of admission to Dental courses, dismissed

Necessity for decriminalizing Sections 499 and 500 of IPC (defamation), discussed

Widow who remarries does not lose rights over late husband’s property

Childless step-mother can claim maintenance from her step-son(s)

SARFAESI Act, 2002 is unenforceable in the state of Jammu & Kashmir

Video recording of the court proceeding, permitted