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‘A woman cannot be forced to marry a person due to prior intimacy’: Punjab and Haryana High Court grants anticipatory bail

Punjab and Haryana High Court pointed out that from the suicide note, it could not be said that the petitioner ever came in contact with the complainant’s son after the day of settlement between the two families.

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Workman’s absence from work due to ill health, though unauthorized but not willful or by negligence; Telangana High Court sets aside order of removal

“The respondents were directed to count the service of the workman from the date of removal till his death with all attendant benefits payable to the petitioner but without back wages.”

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[Hapur lathi charge incident] Allahabad HC forms Judicial Committee to look into UP Bar Council’s grievances

Allahabad High Court also directed SIT, already constituted by the State Government to intimate about the action taken on the first information reports lodged by lawyers in respect of the incident, while submitting its interim report.

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Calcutta High Court prioritises ‘reformation and rehabilitation’ over ‘Death Penalty’ in heinous case of rape and murder of girl child

Calcutta High Court held that the proximity between the last seen circumstance and the recovery of the victim’s body established a livelink between their presence and the rape and murder.

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[Shifting Onus] Accused responsible to explain wife’s homicidal death in presence of overwhelming evidence against him: Calcutta High Court

Considering the evidence, including the presence of the accused in the room at the time of death and the nature of injuries, the Calcutta High Court held that the Prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

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SC upholds validity of Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1955; NHPC liable to pay tax on vehicles carrying employees and family gratis

The Supreme Court affirmed the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s orders, whereby the validity of the Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1955 as amended by the Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1997 were upheld.

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Ongoing civil suit with Status Quo renders criminal proceedings an abuse of legal process: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court allowed the present revision petition and quashed the criminal proceedings against the petitioners on ground of abuse of the legal process.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No absolute or unfettered discretion on the part of Liquidator to cancel auction which is otherwise valid: Supreme Court

Supreme Court said that the mere expectation of the Liquidator that a still higher price may be obtained can be no good ground to cancel an otherwise valid auction and go for another round of auction.

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Punjab Police Rules, 1934 | Supreme Court discusses SP and SSP’s power to discharge Constable

The Trial Court partly decreed the challenge against Constable’s discharge and held the discharge order illegal on the ground of being passed in violation of principles of natural justice.

Case Briefs High Courts

Rectification petition in a trade mark suit can be filed where the dynamic effect of the registration of impugned mark is felt: Delhi High Court

“With the expansion of the internet, and access to goods and services that may originate from some distant site, a litigant is free to file an infringement, or passing off, suit, before any Court within whose jurisdiction use of the impugned mark takes place.”

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Large scale exploitation of political power by politicians, especially in land grabbing matters: Madras HC asks landlord to file a memo of calculation of arrears

“Politicians play an influential role in the life of a common man. The words and actions of a politician has an impact on his followers, party men and public at large. It is imperative that this power is not to be misused for illegal and personal gains”

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Members of Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India shall use the term ‘staff contribution’ for the amount charged as ‘service charge’: Delhi High Court

“The menu cards shall specify in bold that after the payment of ‘Staff Contribution’, no further tip is necessary to be paid to the establishment, servers or restaurant staff.”

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Government already addressing immediate healthcare requirements of animals; investing in training, skill development of veterinary personnel: Delhi High Court

“Determining the exigency of combating any virus affecting the well-being of animals requires deliberations amongst experts with niche knowledge and falls outside the Court’s jurisdiction.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court lays down Principles for exercise of legislative power of abrogating a law declared invalid by Court

“If the legislature merely seeks to validate the Acts, struck down or rendered inoperative by a Court, by a subsequent legislation without curing the defects in such legislation, the subsequent legislation would be ultra-vires“.

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“Lokayukta must set its house in order”; Karnataka HC takes stern note of delay in completion of investigation in a disproportionate asset case

Even though the delay in the instant case was caused due to petitioner’s actions, nevertheless, Lokayukta must complete the investigations within a time frame for a delay may defeat several rights of the petitioner.

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“Attorney-client communication is privileged”; Calcutta High Court upholds maintainability of third-party appeal in GST fraud investigation

Calcutta High Court emphasizing that attorney-client communication is privileged and held that “Section 126 of the Evidence Act is designed to abort the attempt to intrude privacy of the close preserve of the fund of information conveyed by the client closeted in confidence.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No bar on seeking restoration of appeal if assessee is unsuccessful in availing benefit under Amnesty Scheme: Supreme Court

Supreme Court said that, since the appeal is a statutory remedy, the appellant had availed it and withdrawn the same, only as a pre-condition for availing the benefit under the Amnesty Scheme.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court injuncts Khesari Lal Yadav from selling any new song to third party till 30-09-2025 in view of an agreement with Global Music Junction

The agreement between the parties is not a contract between an employee-employer or a manager-sportsperson contract, rather they are commercial contracts entered into between parties with equal bargaining power and for mutual commercial benefit. Thus, the agreements between the parties are neither ‘excessively one sided’ nor they impose a ‘bondage’.

Case Briefs High Courts

WhatsApp messages depict normal relationship between daughter-in-law and in-laws; Calcutta High Court quashes Section 498A IPC complaint

Calcutta High Court cited various cases where the Supreme Court has expressed concern over the misuse of Section 498A of the IPC in matrimonial disputes.

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‘Citizens of India shall not be deprived of statutory benefits merely on ground of not having Aadhar Card’; Telangana High Court reiterates

The Court directed the State to reconsider the petitioner’s request for issuance of Pattadar Pass Book-cum-Title Deed for agriculture lands without insisting to submit her Aadhar Card or its details.