Rajasthan to establish Trauma Centres
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“We are of the view that the two centres cannot be developed by the Nathdwara Temple Board on its own and they can only help the State Government/State functionaries for setting up of these two centres of the national level.”

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Futala Lake not a wetland
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The directions issued by the High Court included that the activities near Futala Lake shall not lead to any damage to the lake and the entire waterbed along with its recreational and beautification structures are kept clean and properly maintained.

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Pedestrian Safety on footpaths
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Emphasising that well-maintained footpaths is a judicially recognised right, the Court issued guidelines as an interim measure not only for pedestrian safety, but also for, wearing helmets; wrongful lane driving; dazzling LED lights/strobe lights/unauthorised hooters and framing of Rules by State Governments.

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Bail Denied to 68-year-old
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The act of committing sexual assault on the victim by taking advantage of her poverty and her innocence and also particular community is ruthless act.”

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Exploitation in Surrogacy
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“For want of better words, prima facie, we can only say that we are shocked by what we have seen within the factual matrix of this case.”

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ex-employee declared persona-non-grata
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The petitioner cannot be given free hand to visit the public offices which would certainly, affect the public administration. Even fundamental rights guaranteed under Part III of the Constitution of India are not absolute and are subjected to reasonable restrictions”.

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denying bail for lack of permanent residence
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘In our country, there are hermits and sages who do not have permanent homes or residences and stay in ashrams, and even those people can be and have been arraigned as accused.’

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law to protect men from illegal prosecution by women
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A perusal of the petition indicates that except for reference to certain news items, wholly cursory averments have been made in the petition.”

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J&K HC reinstates charges in cross border conspiracy
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The present case was not one of mere suspicion but one raising grave suspicion, as the incriminating chats, videos, and photographs detected from the mobile phones stood corroborated by the monetary credits received through international fund transfers.”

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Mitakshara Hindu's property devolves on male heir
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Before the enactment of the Succession Act, succession to the property of Hindus, whether ancestral or self-acquired, was governed by the pristine principles of Hindu law as embodied in the Shastric texts and Smritis.”

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tender condition requiring past supply experience
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Impugned tender condition on past performance was arbitrary, unreasonable and discriminatory and did not have any rational nexus to the object of ensuring effective supply of Sports Kits to the children in State”.

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abuse of dominance by ICICI Securities
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“The alleged conduct of concerted practice by NSE and BSE of prescribing standard agreement flows from the regulatory architecture and therefore, does not attract the provision of Section 3(3) of the Competition Act, 2002.”

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Karur stampede
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Regrettably, there has been no statement, no expression of responsibility from the political party viz., Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam regarding the occurrence, either in their official twitter account or in other social media regretting the stampede that has taken place.”

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directions by Court without notice to parties
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Litigants might fear that seeking justice through the courts could leave them in a worse position than they were in before initiating legal proceedings. This could seriously impact access to justice and consequently the very rule of law.

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Abusive Language in Pleadings
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The recording of filthy language and abusive words in the pleadings is unwarranted and inappropriate. Hence, it is directed that not only the individual officer but all judicial officers of the State Judiciary shall take due precautions to avoid the use of such abusive or filthy language and words.”

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single trial in case with multiple charge-sheets
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The accused had challenged the maintainability of five different charge-sheets which were the offshoots of a single Charge-sheet and were registered as five different cases before the Sessions Court.

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brothers property dispute appeal dismissed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It was arguable that an educated person had executed a document which was registered and then claimed ignorance of the nature of the transfer, which could not be fathomed.”

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Senthil Balaji cash-for-jobs case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The cash-for-jobs scam pertains to allegations that individuals paid bribes to secure employment in the Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation during Senthil Balaji’s tenure as Transport Minister.

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Ravi Shankar Personality Rights
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Defendant 1 is circulating fabricated videos of Ravi Shankar on Facebook and on other independent websites, utilizing advanced AI technologies, including ‘deepfake’ tools, to digitally impersonate the plaintiff’s voice, facial expressions, persona and likeness, thereby creating a false impression amongst the world at large that Ravi Shankar is personally speaking, endorsing or promoting the content therein.”

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caste abuse taking place in public view
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The victim after her marriage was being taunted for belonging to a particular community (Scheduled Caste).

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