veteran infected with hiv
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the IAF and the Indian Army were vicariously liable, jointly and severally, as the former was Veteran’s immediate employer and the latter was the organization controlling and in charge of the Military Hospital

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stage carriage permits
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the case at hand, because of the impugned notification, the stage carriage permit holders were required to stop at two new bus stations in Burdwan Town, instead of the old bus station where they were used to stop.

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court observed that the Contractors have a duty to ensure their labor force complies with safety norms, and WBSEDCL is responsible for overall supervision.

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court emphasized on the need to strike a balance between Article 30 of the Constitution of India and public interest.

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rajasthan high court
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“Impugned order passed on the application for temporary injunction is discretionary in nature and until and unless the same suffer from arbitrariness, perversity or grave illegality, which leads to miscarriage of justice, such order does not warrant interference by the Appellate Court.”

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rajasthan high court
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“The divesting status of a government servant from his office duty-hours to lead his personal life the way he likes by leading an immoral life, cannot be countenanced by bestowing unfettered right in favour of such government servant.”

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motive prevention of corruption act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court pointed out that the pre-trap and post-trap proceedings were duly proved by the prosecution in the instant matter through witnesses who supported the prosecution case.

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Calcutta High Court set aside the orders dated 17.10.2017 and the communication dated 28.11.2017 as the same is without jurisdiction, along with consequential steps taken by the West Bengal Housing Board.

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bombay high court
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“A Mother executing gift of her residential bungalow in favour of her son is bound to expect that the son would let her reside in that bungalow.”

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telangana high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Immersion of the Idols made of Plaster of Paris must only take place in baby ponds created by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.”

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The essence of good governance lies not just in holding individuals accountable, but in creating an environment where unnecessary litigation is avoided. It is against this backdrop that the call for a ‘National Litigation Policy’ gains urgency.”

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code of investigation for police
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is high time that a consistent and dependable code of investigation is devised with a mandatory and detailed procedure for the police to implement and abide by during the course of their investigation so that the guilty do not walk free on technicalities, as they do in most cases in our country.”

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kerala high court
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Kerala High Court had also requested the parties to think about reconciliation, but that did not work out.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It may be useful for the Legislature to formulate a policy by which disputes related to rogue websites can be avoided, which are taking up time of the courts.”

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karnataka high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

As per communication issued by the Central Government, HSRP Scheme is imperative to the country’s National Security and in aiding reduction of vehicular borne crime.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Insofar as the use of the name/mark ‘GLAF’ or any other alternate name/mark is concerned, the parties are referred to mediation, so that they can agree upon an alternate name that Gurugram Land and Finance (P) Ltd. can use.”

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court held that the writ petition was not a PIL but had personal elements involving the respondents, who were directly affected by the alleged financial scam.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The objectivity of the judges is the key to fairness of justice and the decisions have to be objectively determined according to the law of land and not by moral principles of the judge concerned.”

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Use of inappropriate and derogatory language, undermining the dignity of individuals, based on their gender, falls beyond the permissible bounds of language expected in legal pleadings.

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court allowed Section 34 application of the railways and directed that the Court hearing Section 34 application should not be guided by any remarks made by the Judge in the impugned order.

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