Case Briefs

Delhi High Court
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The present case has once again brought to light, the distressing reality that victims of sexual assault, particularly those who are minors and come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, often remain unaware of the appropriate legal forum to approach, or the procedure to be followed, in cases involving termination of pregnancy resulting from sexual assault.

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Calcutta High Court
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The Memo of Arrest Served on the petitioner records that the arrest is based on the alleged wrongful availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC) amounting to ₹37.29 crores purportedly based on invoices raised without actual supply of goods

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“The then SP Datia has no regards for the law of land, and he is in habit of functioning as a Police Officer according to his own whims and wishes, thereby giving a complete go-by to the law of the land.”

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Madras High Court
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“The respondents cannot take a stand that since the petitioner did not serve during the period, on the percept of ‘no work no pay’ his pay was fixed notionally to enable him to get pensionary benefits. The said contention of the respondents is untenable and unsustainable in the eye of law.”

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contempt of court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

While Justice Bela M. Trivedi took a stern note of the actions of the errant advocates, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma accepted the unconditional apology.

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Allahabad High Court
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The main accused, Ajay Agrawal, a businessman from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, and owner of Agarwal Traders, also has been arrested for adulterating dairy products.

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Rajasthan High Court
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“Regularisation of admission, subject to payment of Rs.1 lac fine from each student for the lack of diligence, would meet the ends of justice and may operate as a scarecrow for the future students to remain cautious and careful, while getting admissions.”

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Allahabad High Court
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“In Arya Samaj Mandir, marriage is conducted as per the vedic procedure, which includes Hindu customs and rites like Kanyadan, Panigrahan, Saptapadi and chanting of Mantras while applying vermilion.”

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Bombay High Court
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Under Section 66 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the State Advisory Board on Disability for differently abled persons has been constituted.

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Consumers right to peaceful protest
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Homebuyers and developers have not always been the best of friends. Instances are innumerable where the two have been at daggers drawn. This case presents one such instance”

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“The nominee is nothing but a trustee who holds money on behalf of all the legal representatives.”

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The Court reiterated that heinous offences and crimes against society cannot be quashed merely on the basis of compromise.

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Delhi High Court
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The grievance in the petition was that the Bar Council of India (BCI) had prohibited the petitioner from practicing law without following the required disciplinary procedure under the Advocates Act, 1961. The petitioner argued that the BCI’s order was issued without conducting a proper inquiry or providing an opportunity to present evidence, thereby violating principles of natural justice.

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Bombay High Court
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Honey trap typically involves an individual, often an intelligence agent, who assumes a false identity and cultivates a relationship with the target. Such a relationship is built on the foundation of trust and intimacy exploiting the target’s vulnerability and desires.

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Delhi High Court
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Any issue regarding non-payment/ deficit payment of fees cannot possibly serve as a justification for indulging in harassment of the students and/ or subject them to discrimination/ indignity within the school premises, as a device or means to recover any outstanding fees.

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woman biological sex equality act UKSC
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court said that the interpretation of the EA 2010, does not cause disadvantage to trans people, with or without a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC).

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The cut-off date is meaningless and/or is redundant, it is neither based on any intelligible differentia nor it has any nexus with the objective sought to be achieved, inasmuch as, the unauthorized constructions over an unauthorized colony being permissible to be compounded, thus only within the arena of the stipulations as made in the apposite notification/rules/building byelaws.

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Delhi High Court
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In the third week of July 2023, the plaintiff, through its representative/ salesperson, came to know about the defendant’s use of a mark identical to the plaintiff’s device/logo on their shoes.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court observed that for the highest Court in the land to take a strict view regarding criminal antecedents of those who serve in its establishment can hardly be regarded as inappropriate or arbitrary.

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Allahabad High Court
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“In a deserving case, the Court can provide security to the couple but cannot lend them the support they have sought. They have to learn to support each other and face society.”

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