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The High Court denied pre-arrest bail to a media editor accused of falsely alleging that a Minister attempted to bribe him, holding that the materials on record did not warrant the exceptional remedy of pre-arrest bail.
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Previously, on 5 August 2026, the counsel for the appellant had requested a listing after 17 August since he was contesting the High Court Bar Association elections, which was granted.
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The High Court held that in view of the alternative, efficacious statutory remedy under the SARFAESI Act, the writ petition was not maintainable and the question of law raised under the IBC was nothing but another desperate attempt to avoid steps being taken by the secured creditor under the SARFAESI Act.
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Delhi HC holds that UAPA accused are not entitled to default bail after 90 days, ruling that Section 43-D(2) permits detention up to 180 days even after BNSS replaced CrPC
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The Court observed that the cumulative effect of the foregoing deficiencies demonstrates a systemic failure in the upkeep, monitoring and timely rectification of a building that houses the highest constitutional Court of the State.
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The Court stated that the contention that he was residing in Dubai since 2020 and had not visited India after March 2020 could not, by itself, furnish a ground for quashing the proceedings.
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The Court noted that the executing court cannot go beyond the decree; however, in the event of an ambiguity in the decree on material aspects, it is the duty of the Court to interpret the decree in the process of giving true effect to it.
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98 per cent compliant, but still under suspension. The Bombay High Court found no justification for keeping a Pune sweet shop closed only because an appeal against the suspension order was pending and ordered the Maharashtra FDA to pay ₹5 lakhs compensation to the shop for the loss suffered during the period of closure.
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J&K and Ladakh High Court held that fear or panic alone does not satisfy the provision unless the statement is intended, or likely, to promote enmity, hatred or ill-will between different groups.
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The Court noted that the outgoing General Secretary and President expressed their reservation regarding reservation of posts for women higher than Treasurer, but they could not put forth any such reasoning for such an assertion.
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“The Tribunal appears to have lost sight that a fact can be proved, while the negative cannot. It was up to the department to demonstrate communication.”
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Delhi High Court held that an advocate acting as an Insolvency Professional is liable to pay GST under the forward charge mechanism and cannot claim the reverse charge benefit available to advocates rendering legal services.
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The case depicts the tragic plight of a minor girl, aged 17 years, who was repeatedly subjected to sexual exploitation by her own father.
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A party to a compromise cannot become an appellant against its consequences. The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a final decree passed on agreed terms between co-sharers was a consent decree, attracting the express prohibition contained in Section 96(3) CPC.
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The High Court held that the appellant failed to prove the alleged marriage under Section 7, Hindu Marriage Act, as neither the marriage nor the requisite ceremonies were established, and that voter-list entries and maintenance proceedings could not conclusively prove a valid matrimonial relationship.
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Since ESIC’s cancellation rested solely on a mistaken reading of ex-serviceman eligibility, the Court held the entire cancellation collapsed once that ground was found untenable.
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The Court held that the application filed for appointment of presiding arbitrator under Section 11(6), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is maintainable as the place of arbitration referred in Clause 9 MoU becomes the juridical seat of arbitration under Section 20, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
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The Court held that although the rules of a competitive selection process cannot ordinarily be changed after the process has commenced, a uniform corrective measure adopted after expert scrutiny of defective questions will not necessarily amount to an impermissible change in the rules where the measure treats all candidates equally and causes no demonstrable prejudice. The decision also reinforces the limited scope of judicial review over expert assessment in competitive examinations.
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The High Court held that employees who have worked for six months or more in a particular year would be entitled to the benefit of annual increment and their retiral benefits would be calculated by reckoning such increment while calculating their last drawn wages.
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Holding that FDA’s recalled restrictions on ACILOC drug stocks stood neutralised, the Court directed fresh show-cause notices under Rule 85, Drugs Rules, 1945, before any further action.
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