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‘Drunk driving has adverse consequences for not just driver but also other users of road’; Haryana Court imposes 15-day imprisonment, Rs 10,000 fine on drunk driver

The Court stated that no leniency was justified in such cases.

Limitation for offence punishable under Section 498-A of IPC commences from the last act of cruelty: Bombay HC

Limitation for prosecution under Section 498-A¹ of IPC does not continue for indefinite period as such interpretation will render Section 468² of CrPC nugatory/otiose for the purpose of Section 498-A of IPC which does not appear to be the legislature’s intention.

Case Briefs High Courts

“Senior citizens have right to peaceful living”; MP High Court upholds Son-in-Law’s eviction from Father-in-Law’s property

The right to peaceful and secure living environment for father-in-law under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act outweighed the son-in-law’s legal ownership or adverse possession claims.

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Section 29A of Representation of People Act, 1951 does not confer upon ECI to supervise internal elections of registered political party: Delhi HC

It is not for the Election Commission of India (‘ECI’) to resolve internal management disputes of political parties and in case of any grievance, the remedy may lie in taking recourse to filing a declaratory suit or any other appropriate civil remedy.

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Orissa HC orders Rs. 1 Lakh compensation to Judicial Aspirant for non-evaluation of an answer in OJS 2022

“The plea for rectification of an unevaluated answer does not involve a challenge to the examiner’s discretion or marking scheme but seeks judicial intervention to correct an apparent omission. Such omissions undermine the credibility of the examination process and can adversely affect the outcome for candidates.”

Credibility of Extra-judicial confession

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‘Extra-judicial confession lacked credibility and evidence suffered from material contradiction’; SC acquits murder convict even after strong suspicion

“The circumstances taken cumulatively must be so complete that there is no escape from the conclusion that, within all human probability, the crime was committed by the accused and none else. While there is no doubt that conviction can be based solely on circumstantial evidence, great care must be taken in evaluating circumstantial evidence.”

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Second wife who was single at the time of marriage cannot be prosecuted for bigamy under S. 494 IPC: Chhattisgarh HC

“A person who is single marrying another whose marriage is subsisting is not liable under Section 494 IPC, but the person whose marriage is subsisting would be liable.”

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Missing persons cases can’t be brought under Habeas Corpus, unless illegal detention is established: MP High Court

“Cases of missing persons are to be registered under the regular provisions of the Penal Code and the Police officials concerned are bound to investigate the same in the manner prescribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure.”

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Delhi High Court reschedules Bar Association elections to 28-02-2025 following Supreme Court directives

The Supreme Court, in its order dated 19-12-2024, provided specific guidelines regarding the reservation of posts for women and the election process. These directions necessitated a review of the existing election framework by the Delhi High Court, which had earlier scheduled the elections for 07-02-2025.

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‘Epitome of Frivolity’; Gujarat HC slams applicant for ill-intentioned contempt plea against Advocates & Judges

“It appears that a deliberate attempt has been made to demean the functioning of the Court by filing this application by conflating two entirely different issues, though an alternative approach is available.”

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‘Cannot direct the University to lower cut-off standard’; Bombay HC upholds cancellation of admission after 2 years due to insufficient International Baccalaureate points

If the University gave necessary accommodation of issuing provisional eligibility based on predicted marks and then if the student does not actually score as per prediction, then the College or the University cannot be blamed.

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Delhi High Court grants ad interim injunction to leading pharmaceutical company NOVARTIS; restrains use of NOVITAS mark

The plaintiffs submitted that the confusingly similar trade mark in the field of pharmaceuticals, create greater injury as compared to products and services in other fields.

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MP High Court disposes of Guest faculty’s plea alleging coercion by college authorities to join RSS; State assures prompt action against authorities

The petitioner stated that college authorities compelled him to participate in activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) which does not align with his personal beliefs.

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Yoga certificate not valid sports certificate for purpose of awarding bonus marks for PT Instructor recruitment: Rajasthan High Court

As per Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports notification dated 21.12.2016, Yoga is not recognized as a sport.

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Delhi HC rejects plea against ‘2020 Delhi’ movie trailer allegedly based on 2020 Delhi Riots, calls petition ‘premature’

The petitions raise a common grievance that a Movie titled as “2020 Delhi” of which a ‘trailer’ is accessible on social media, depicts a highly prejudicial and distorted account of the riots that took place in North-East Delhi in February, 2020, and thereby create a false and disruptive narrative having serious repercussions.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC reaffirms principles of ‘solatium’ & ‘interest’ laid down in Tarsem Singh, (2019); says clarification on prospective application will nullify its relief

The Court stated that modifying or clarifying the judgment in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh, (2019) 9 SCC 304 would lend itself to violating the doctrine of immutability, undermining the finality of the decision.

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Kerala HC directs AWHO to demolish and reconstruct towers built for defence personnel to prevent casualties

The Army Welfare Housing Organisation (‘AWHO’) will pay the owners of Tower B and C, who were residing as of 29-03-2024, Rs 21,000 and Rs 23,000 respectively per month towards the expenses for alternate accommodation until reconstruction.

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Persons not having birth certificate due to socio-economic backwardness cannot be denied opportunity of competing in sporting events: Delhi HC

“This Court cannot be oblivious of the fact that on account of socio-economic backwardness, it may not have been feasible in some cases, to obtain the birth certificates/other documents evidencing the age of the person within certain years from the date of birth.”

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Mere threats not with intention to cause alarm would not constitute criminal intimidation; Delhi High Court upholds discharge of accused in sexual assault case

While framing of charges, the Court ought to look at the limited aspect of whether, given the material placed before it, there is grave suspicion against the accused which is not properly explained. Though, for the purpose of conviction, the same must be proved beyond reasonable doubt.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

One-sided Developer-Buyer Agreement; SC refuses to interfere in NCDRC’s order to refund amount in excess of 10% of BSP

The Court reiterated that one-sided Agreements, as in the present case, would be covered by the definition of term “unfair trade practice”.