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Bombay HC Judge alleges ploy by Advocates to frame him; Directs police inquiry

Noting the chain of events, the Court stated that there was a very clear attempt to frame the Court by Mr. Partho Sarkar because negative orders were passed by Justice Jamdar against Mr. Kurle and Mr. Nedumpara, close associates of Mr. Sarkar.

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‘Right to property occupies sacrosanct position’: Delhi HC orders Centre to pay Rs. 1.76 crore for illegal occupation of private property for two decades

“The State, being a constitutional authority and repository of public trust, is duty-bound to protect, rather than transgress, the civil rights of its citizens, including the right to property. The powers of the State are not plenary or absolute but are circumscribed by constitutional and statutory limitations.”

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SCBA Elections | Post of Secretary of SCBA and 1/3rd seats in Executive Committee & Senior Executive Members to be reserved for women: SC

The Court directed that SCBA Elections shall be held on 20-05-2025 and the result shall be declared preferably on the same date or on 21-05-2025.

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Chhattisgarh High Court upholds victim’s right to privacy; Denies accused permission to examine her social media in Court

“If permission is granted to examine the Facebook or Instagram account of the prosecutrix and play the audio recording concerning the prosecutrix, then privacy of the prosecutrix may be compromised.”

Reasonable accommodation fundamental right

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“Reasonable accommodation is not a matter of charity but a fundamental right flowing from our Constitution”; SC directs admission of MBBS aspirant in PwBD quota at AIIMS

“The constitutional promise of equality is not merely formal but substantive, requiring the State to take affirmative measures to ensure that PwD and PwBD can meaningfully participate in all spheres of life, including professional education.”

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Swaran Rekha River Revival | M.P. High Court issues directions to invoke ‘Social Audit’ for Civic Accountability and Urban Governance

“Social Auditors ought to be the men of integrity, intelligence, common sense and must be passionate about the work they are assigned to. They must work without fear and favour and without ill-will”.

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Delhi HC grants Rs 8 lakhs compensation to a man whose leg was amputated in a 10-year-old railways accident case

“This Court has no hesitation in holding that the reasons given by the Railways Claim Tribunal in rejecting the claim are absolutely perverse. The plea that the injuries were suffered by the appellant/claimant due to his own criminal negligence is also not fathomable in law.”

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Bombay HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of Former MP Harinarayan Rajbhar for allegedly misusing Government’s emblem to issue appointment letters

The present case is not a case where only one person has been cheated as there are many more victims, who are cheated by the applicant and in every crime, the applicant used a different team.

Supreme Court High Courts reserved judgments

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Supreme Court directs all High Courts to submit reports on pending cases with reserved judgments as of 31-01-2025

“We request the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority to take immediate necessary steps to provide legal assistance in terms of the decision taken by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and ensure that the convicts like the petitioners are not left remediless.”

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Right to Education | Rajasthan High Court grants permission for minor rape survivor’s admission to school under Article 21-A

“No child shall be liable to pay fees and charges that prevents him/her for pursuing elementary education. The Government and Local Authorities should ensure that every child completes his/her elementary education.”

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“Impugned order suffers from judicial caprice and arbitrariness”; Supreme Court sets aside Karnataka HC order quashing 498A IPC case against Husband

“Inconsistent decisions coming out from different benches shake public trust and reduce litigation to a punter’s game. It gives rise to various insidious sharp practices like forum shopping spoiling the clear stream of justice.”

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Court Fee must be paid on sale consideration when declaratory suit involves title based on agreement to sell: MP High Court

“Where the plaintiff attempts to under-value the plaint and reliefs, the Court has to intervene.”

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Bombay HC stays Rs 1.5 crore costs imposed on AAI over unpaid airport charges dispute with Irish Company, Aer Lingus Ltd.

“The officials of the applicant, i.e., the Airport Authority of India, may have been over cautious in protecting its interest and hence impleaded Respondent 1 which is the owner of the aircrafts”.

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Emotional/mental vulnerability due to depression, & other psychiatric problems to be considered in abetment of suicide cases; higher proof of instigation required: Delhi HC

“Every case of suicide does not amount to abetment and therefore, the Court has to see whether the conduct of the accused was such that a normal person, not merely a hypersensitive one, would have been driven to suicide.”

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Legislators can’t claim absolute bar of interference by Constitutional Courts; Criminal acts inside the House not immune from prosecution: Karnataka HC

“The legislature is not a sanctuary for defamation or gendered invective, rather an institution where robust debate must be tempered with decorum and respect”.

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“Why no action taken against anti-social elements who vandalised Dr. Ambedkar’s Statue”; MP High Court seeks explanation from Police Authorities

The State accepted notice and sought time to obtain instructions as to “why action has not been taken against the anti-social elements who have broken the statue of Dr. Ambedkar on the night of 10-02-2025.”

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Allegations of past harassment insufficient without proximate mens rea for abetment of suicide: Supreme Court quashes case against Husband’s in-laws

“The Court would not hesitate to exercise its extraordinary powers which are inherent to quash such proceedings when it comes to fore, and the court is satisfied that allowing the proceedings to continue would be an abuse of process of Court or that the ends of the justice require that the proceedings ought to be quashed.”

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‘Suspension from exams too harsh & disproportionate to alleged act of indiscipline’; Telangana HC directs NMIMS, Hyderabad to allow final year law student to sit for exams

The petitioner-student herein had allegedly exposed the incident of food poisoning that took place at NMIMS earlier this year.

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‘Penetrative act by one is sufficient to convict all in the gang if there is common intention’; SC upholds conviction in 21-years-old gang rape case

“Common intention is implicit in the charge of gang rape itself and all that is needed is evidence to show the existence of common intention”

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Delhi HC dismisses petition to quash FIR against man accused of repeated rape, unnatural sex, forcing abortion and threatening to circulate nude photographs and videos

“If the complaint lodged by the prosecutrix is truthful, instead of extending premium to a rapist and a molester by pushing the helpless rape victim into his matrimony, it would be the duty of the State to ensure her a dignified life by providing her food, shelter and clothing.”