orissa high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court said that the Trial Court had rightly convicted the appellant under Sections 366, 376(2)(n), 370-A and 506 of the IPC, as it was successfully established by the Prosecution that the victim was a minor and the statement of the victim was clear, cogent, trustworthy.

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punjab and haryana high court
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The daughter was 16 years and 4 months old studying in class 11 when she allegedly witnessed her father being shot with a gun by two people, then herself being fastened with the charges of killing her father.

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court in an interm order stayed the CBI probe till the final order.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The two competing marks “ISTAMET” and “INDAMET” are clearly structurally and phonetically similar, and when seen from the eyes of consumer of average intelligence having imperfect recollection, there are high chances of confusion and deception. Confusion surrounding the mode of administration of a drug can lead to misuse and potential health risks.

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district consumer disputes redressal commission
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

DCDRC directed compensation of Rs. 7 Lakhs for causing hardship and mental agony to Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, due to deficient services on part of Qatar Airways in 2018 when he had planned a trip to Scotland with his friends.

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karnataka high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court was considering a bail petition wherein the petitioner was accused of murdering her husband.

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raw pet-coke allocation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The allocation of quantities of Raw Pet-Coke (‘RPC’), a residue of the leftover from the refining of petroleum products and sand crude as well as other heavy oils was in issue in the present appeals.

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madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court only expressed its prima facie view and final orders in the writ appeal on merits will be passed after hearing the parties in full, uninfluenced by any of the observations made in this order. Therefore, the Senior Advocate was not prevented from placing his contentions to sustain the order of the Single Judge at the time of final hearing.

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himachal pradesh high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Himachal Pradesh High Court remarked that merely paying the concession to the State on account of illegal dumping won’t dissolve the muck and disappear it in the air.

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cheating case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court reminded the High Courts and the Sessions Courts not to be unduly swayed by submissions advanced by counsel on behalf of the accused in the nature of undertakings to keep in deposit/repay any amount while seeking bail in Cheating cases.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Falsification of records is an extremely serious matter. It partakes of crime and is coloured by criminal intent. Where the falsification takes place in connection with treatment of a patient, especially where the patient is dead, the seriousness of the misdemeanor increases manifold.”

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madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Due to non-payment of salary and non-consideration of petitioner’s representation for four years, all of his family members had suffered mentally and financially.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioner having consciously chosen Indian Revenue Services over M.D. course defying all statutory norms, cannot be permitted to complete the course beyond the span period. Rather, the petitioner’s iniquitous quest for greener pastures has, in the bargain, led to one MD course seat being wasted.

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bombay high court
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Bombay High Court refused to entertain the applicant’s counsel’s explanation that it was an inadvertent mistake.

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meghalaya high court
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The Court said that petitioner was always aware that her job was transferable and had no cogent grounds to resist the order of transfer.

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madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

As a Court of record, the High Court is attributed only with the power to punish for its contempt and the contempt of Courts Subordinate to it and not the Court which is superior to it.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The gravity of the allegations against the petitioner are very serious in nature and in view of the peculiar facts, the Court opined that this matter must be visited with a different approach as a deep-rooted conspiracy involving huge loss of public funds has been alleged.

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supreme court of the united states
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Court with a ratio of 6:3 protected the First Amendment right of the petitioner who believes in heterosexual marriages only.

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himachal pradesh high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court said that the State Government was well within its powers to carve out exceptions for a particular category of post, in so far as the prescription of age limit by direct recruitment to a was concerned.

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madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The final report placed for scrutiny before the Public Prosecutor is not for the purpose of getting an opinion from the Public Prosecutor

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