retirement benefits attached for child's maintenance
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The object behind Section 60(1)(g) CPC is to protect the said amount for utilizing the same for the benefits of the employee and family and to prevent vagrancy and destitution of the family members of the employee.”

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deletion of disallowance against Aishwarya Rai
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The Tribunal stated that the AO must record satisfaction explaining why the assessee’s own disallowance is unacceptable, but it was not done in the present case.

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Indore Truck Crash Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Upon perusal of the status report filed by the Amicus Curiae, the Court held that despite the order passed by the Court, sufficient action had not been taken by the authorities to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.

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notice when accused dropped from FIR
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the Investigating Authorities did not inform before dropping an accused from the FIR, it would cause prejudice to the de facto complainant since he would lose an opportunity to take remedial action against such removal.”

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MLA Nirmala Sapre disqualification case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Umang Singhar filed the present petition because the disqualification petition was not yet decided by the Speaker since June 2025.

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irctc catering contract dispute arbitration
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Arbitrator was, therefore, not justified in undertaking interpretation of the contractual terms contrary to language used therein, which merely mirrored the policy decisions of the Railway Board which were binding in nature”.

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Surendra Koli
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is a matter of deep regret that despite prolonged investigation, the identity of the actual perpetrator has not been established in a manner that meets the legal standards”.

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Patanjali chyawanprash 'dhoka' advertisement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“While it is open to exaggerate the claims relating to the goods or services and embellish their virtues or benefits, it is not open to denigrate or disparage the goods of the others as a class in its entirety.”

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MLA minor house help death
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, an FIR was registered against MLA Zahid Beg and his wife, Seema Beg, when a minor gir, allegedly their house help, was found dead in their home.

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section 112 presumption
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Scientific procedures, however advanced, cannot be employed as instruments of speculation; they must be anchored in demonstrable relevance to the charge and justified by compelling investigative need.”

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Section 13(1A) CCA 2015
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court distinguished Bank of India v. Maruti Civil Works, 2023 SCC OnLine Bom 2667, noting that it dealt with orders under Order VII Rules 10 and 11(d) CPC, which are not appealable under Order XLIII CPC.

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divorced daughter Freedom Fighter Pension
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The pension is being granted by the Union of India in recognition of the hardship that had been undergone by freedom fighters during the independence movement. To compare such hardship with compassionate appointment would not be appropriate.”

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Faith cannot be fenced by caste
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“No street is unworthy of the chariot or the god it carries. God never discriminates. So, discrimination cannot be wrapped in the sanctity of tradition.”

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unhappy daughter not enough to prove cruelty
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Mere statements that the deceased daughter used to be unhappy and used to weep is not sufficient to conclude beyond reasonable doubt that there was harassment or conduct of such nature and degree that it will drive a woman to commit suicide.”

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Bail not acquittal
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court set aside the Allahabad High Court’s order granting bail to four accused in the kidnapping and murder of nineteen-year-old, the Court has reaffirmed that the exercise of judicial discretion must remain anchored to principle and process.

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Compromise cannot wipe out criminal liability
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The offence alleged in the FIR, which pertains to deceitfully obtaining money from innocent individuals under the pretext of securing government jobs cannot be viewed as merely private dispute between the accused and duped victims.”

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19-year-old restrained from using Telegram & WhatsApp
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Considering that the accused is a young man, who is at fag end of his teen age, this Court is inclined to allow the present bail application and enlarge the accused on bail.”

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Bihar Rule on mutation proof
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Technological advancement such as blockchain design could integrate cadastral maps, survey data, and revenue records into a single verifiable framework, which, while maintaining a transparent audit trail, is accessible to multiple departments and the public.

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release of undertrial
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Once a Court grants bail to an undertrial or convict, then it is the right of that undertrial or convict to know about the bail order immediately, so that he/she does not remain confined in jail because of the laxity on the part of the judicial system, jail administration, or other instrumentality of the State.”

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bima sugam
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“As such, what the impugned order does, is effectively allow the respondent, even at interim stage when the suit is pending, to exploit the domain names which stands registered in favour of the appellant. The registration of the domain names in the appellant’s name has, therefore, been effectively effaced at an interim stage”

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