People suffering from varicose veins unfit to join the Army
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Hima Kohli and Pratibha Rani, JJ. has held that a person who suffers from varicose
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No interference is warranted in an intra-court mandamus appeal unless there is palpable infirmity in the impugned judgment
Calcutta High Court: Biswanath Somadder, J. speaking for the Court comprising of himself and Arindam Mukherjee, J. dismissed an appeal challenging the
Continue readingRivers have an inherent right to flow, companies involved in hydro-electric projects cannot be permitted to use rivers as ‘dumping sites’
Uttaranchal High Court: Addressing a question of grave importance relating to pollution of rivers in the State due to unscientific muck disposal,
Continue readingAntrix-Devas Dispute: HC allows Bangalore City Civil Court to decide upon jurisdiction in the matter
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench comprising S. Ravindra Bhat and Yogesh Khanna, JJ. set aside the decision of the Single Bench
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UPPSC 2018: Judgment of Allahabad HC disturbing the answer key reversed holding it to be excessive use of jurisdiction
Supreme Court: While addressing the ongoing issue relating to the discrepancy in preliminary examinations conducted for Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission 2018,
Continue readingPeople indulging in ‘honor killings’ must be dealt with sternly to send around a message: HC
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of H.S. Madaan, J. denied bail to the petitioner who was accused
Continue readingCancellation of bail stands on a different footing from rejection of bail
Tripura High Court: The Order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate granting bail to the accused was upheld by a Single Judge
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‘John Doe’ order prayed in light of copyright and trademark infringement
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Soumen Sen, J., addressed the grievance of the petitioner who has prayed for
Continue readingActs of sodomy and forcible unnatural intercourse amount to cruelty and are grounds for a decree of divorce
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.M.S. Bedi and Hari Pal Verma, JJ., allowed the appeal against the
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Compassionate appointment allowed to the sister of R&AW Indian spy detained in Pakistan jail
Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.R. Shah and A.Y. Kogje, JJ., decided a petition wherein Union of India was
Continue readingKerala HC reaffirmed the Right to live as ‘Transgender Person’
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of V. Chitambaresh & K.P. Jyothindranath, JJ., held that the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed
Continue readingDemand for SIT probe into killings of 39 Indian nationals in Iraq hostage crisis rejected
Delhi High Court: Gita Mittal, Acting CJ, speaking for the Court comprising of herself and C. Hari Shankar, J. rejected the petition
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ECJ: A Member State cannot deny residency rights to a same-sex spouse just because it does not recognise same-sex marriages
European Court of Justice: In a ground-breaking ruling, the European Court of Justice has directed all member States to recognize the residency
Continue readingDivorce granted on ground of cruelty in absence of rebuttal evidence by the husband
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of M.M.S. Bedi and Hari Pal Verma, JJ. allowed an appeal filed by
Continue readingEmoji is sent to express one’s feelings about something and cannot be treated as an overt act by others
Madras High Court: The Single Judge Bench of S.S.Sundar, J. quashed the criminal complaint against BSNL employees who had put smiling emoji
Continue readingConviction under Section 307 altered to Section 308 IPC in absence of intention to cause murder
Chhattisgarh High Court: In an appeal filed against the conviction of the appellants by the trial court under Section 307 IPC, a
Continue readingPrincipal employer is liable to compensate a worker engaged by the contractor
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: An appeal filed by the Executive Engineer against the award of compensation passed in favour of Respondent
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SC approves ‘normalization formula’ to compensate for irregularities and mismanagement in CLAT 2018 examination
Supreme Court: The Vacation Bench of UU Lalit and Deepak Gupta JJ. has passed an order directing National University of Advanced Legal
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CIC accepts PMO’s inability in providing information due to lack of resources
Central Information Commission (CIC): The Commission recently dealt with an appeal seeking information regarding ‘Mann ki Baat’ program which was further disposed
Continue readingTransfer is an incident of service, not to be interfered with unless effected in violation of mandatory statutory rules
Rajasthan High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Veerender Singh Siradhana, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by the petitioner
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