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Bom HC | Does Family Court has jurisdiction to entertain an application for relief under Ss. 18 to 22 of the D.V. Act? Read what Court held

Bombay High Court: C.V. Bhadang, J., addressed an application regarding the transfer of Criminal Miscellaneous Application regarding the dissolution of marriage on

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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – September 2020

TOP STORIES Advance tax ruling system| Detailed report on what the Supreme Court said The bench of SK Kaul and Indu Malhotra,

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MP HC | Court declined to interfere in the posting of an employee; remarked that High Court is not an appellate authority for such grievances

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J., dismissed the petition finding no ground for interference in the impugned order. The petitioner has

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Kar HC | Exercising power under S. 482 CrPC, Court quashes chargesheet against arrayed accused in absence of any prima facie case

Karnataka High Court: Ashok G. Nijagannavar, J., allowing the present petition, quashed the chargesheet filed and made significant observations with respect to

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Madras HC | Order of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal modified; Court doubles the compensation finding it erroneous

Madras High Court: Abdul Quddhose, J., partly allowed an appeal that had been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation granted

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Ori HC | Permission rejected to terminate unwanted pregnancy of unmarried ‘major’, physically handicapped and mentally retarded rape victim; Comprehensive Directions issued

Orissa High Court: Biswanath Rath J., allowed the petition in part and laid down comprehensive guidelines for the state to follow in

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Incessant witch-hunt of human rights organizations by Govt. of India over unfounded & motivated allegations: Amnesty International halts work in India

Allegations levelled by Amnesty International National Human Rights Commission, India takes suo motu cognizance of the matter and directs issuance of the

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Gang Rape & brutality of 19-year-old women belonging to Scheduled Caste in Hathras district, UP: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

National Human Rights Commission, India takes suo motu cognizance of the matter over reported gang rape and brutality of 19-year-old women belonging

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Is active involvement in the commission of offence a pre-condition for common intention? SC answers

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, JJ has held that it is not necessary that

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | “Petition entered public domain through a leading legal news website even before it was filed in the Court; Cheap publicity sought

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Rajeev Singh, JJ., found itself dealing with an unusual set of facts

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Are words “tries an offence” more appropriate than “tries an offender” in section 461(l) CrPC? Here’s what SC says

Supreme Court: The single judge bench of V. Ramasubramanian, J has held that the issue of jurisdiction of a court to try

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Del HC | “Surprised” at advocates moving Court for legal opinion, HC dismisses application under S. 151 CPC

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., dismissed an application filed under Section 151 CPC

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Gau HC | Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done; Court directs requisite authority to at least consider application for compassionate appointment irrespective of the delay

Gauhati High Court: Achintya Malla Burjor Barua, J., while allowing a Writ Petition, issues direction to the Director-General of Police (DGP), Assam

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Utt HC | ’Fouler the crime higher the proof’; Court allows appeal of convict under Ss. 376 & 511 Penal Code and S. 6 of POCSO Act, acquits him in absence of credible evidence

Uttaranchal High Court: Narayan Singh Dhanik, J., allowed a Criminal Jail Appeal which was filed from the jail against the judgment whereby

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All HC | Court took cognizance of deliberate laxity in compliance of its orders by officers concerned , passed remarks and issued show cause notice in contempt application

Allahabad High Court: Disgruntled with the respondent for non-compliance with the Court’s earlier orders, Vivek Kumar Birla, J. allowed the present contempt

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Bom HC | Justice Naidu essays “requiem for a falling tree and a failing men” as he, “bound by law”, decides for the man and against the tree

Bombay High Court at Goa: While dismissing a writ petition under Article 227 in a dispute caused by “troubling trees”, Dama Seshadri

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Bom HC | Applicability of appropriate rules to employee on probation: Questions framed for referral to larger bench

Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., referred questions of seminal importance for consideration of a larger bench. One significant question in the present