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Bombay High Court
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“If the plaintiff is found to have indulged in deception or falsity by use of clever drafting, only to create an illusion of urgent interim belief, the Court would insist upon compliance with the mandatory requirement of pre-institution mediation under Section 12-A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.”

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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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The Court pointed out that the petitioner could have been detained only under Section 8 (1)(a-1) of the PSA and not under Section 8(1)(a) of the PSA, as both the clauses (a) and (a-1) operate in different fields

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Patna High Court
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The Court noted that after the collection of data for Caste survey, there was a frog leap into the amendment enhancing the reservations beyond 50%, which was on proportionate representation in the services of the State and educational institutions, which was clearly not permissible under Articles 15(4) and 16(4).

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Calcutta High Court
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All the submissions made by the petitioner appears to be based on apprehension as their writ petition is fully founded on the information secured from the newspapers.

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Delhi High Court
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The Delhi Court found that no proper notice under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure was served upon the accused.

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Bombay High Court
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The Court reiterated that “investigation is the exclusive privilege and prerogative of the police which cannot be interfered with. But if the police does not perform its statutory duty in accordance with law or is remiss in the performance of its duty, the court cannot abdicate its duties on the precocious plea that investigation is the exclusive prerogative of the police.”

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Calcutta High Court
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The Calcutta High Court, in a previous order, requested the parties to consider resolving the dispute by blurring out or removing fruit juice packets deceptively similar to Dabur’s ‘Real’ fruit juice from the impugned video.

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cheating in government recruitment exams
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The Act aims to check cheating in government recruitment exams.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The Court held that unilateral appointment of the Arbitrator without the petitioner’s consent could render the award void under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

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EIA Surrey County Council crude oil extraction at Horse Hill
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The Court by a ratio of 3:2 held that the eventual occurrence of emissions when the oil produced from the site is burnt as fuel, was well within the scope of EIA required under Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and EIA Directive 2011/92 EU of the European Parliament.

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Patna High Court
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Consumption of alcohol can only be ascertained by way of blood and urine test by a person suspected to have consumed alcohol.

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Orissa High Court
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“It is settled law that a recruiting agency for recruitment to a public post is under obligation to strictly follow the terms of advertisement if it lays down a procedure for selection as well as a statutory rules, if any, governing such recruitment/selection process.”

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Allahabad High Court
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“Though the charge sheet is filed after due investigation without prior permission of the Court and that the Magistrate has accepted the charge sheet and taken the cognizance, it does not mean that permission is granted by the Magistrate to investigate such non-cognizable offence.”

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Allahabad High Court
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“Kshetriya Shri Gandhi Ashram is a regional body. Its parent body is the Shri Gandhi Ashram, Lucknow. There is no statute regulating the functioning of society or providing the State and its Officers with control over their affairs.”

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Delhi High Court
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“The case of the prosecution is that News Nation, a TV news channel operation titled ‘Kala Pani’ allegedly showing some of the employees of Delhi Prisons interacting with reporters. Some of the employees allegedly accepting bribe money for extending favours inmates contrary to the Delhi Prisons Rules.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The Court stated that the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur should take appropriate steps regarding the threat perception to the minor and her friend and to ensure that the minor, her friend and his family members were protected from the physical harm by minor’s family member.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court stated that the appellant ought not to have engaged itself in any kind of activity related to Haj (including ancillary services) without being registered as a Haj Group Operator.

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Meghalaya High Court
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On being informed that her services were yet to be regularized, in view of the urgency to contest the elections, aspiring for a career in politics, she submitted the resignation letter.

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punjab and haryana high court
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The Court observed that this was not the isolated case where the jurisdictional SSP of State had dispensed with inquiry. As soon as an FIR was registered against the police official, the jurisdictional SSPs opted to dispense with inquiry.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The Court held that the proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 are penal in nature and not akin to civil recovery proceedings.

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