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“Considering the fact that the minor girl is aged about 15 years, and she is mentally challenged, coming from a very low strata of the society and considering her family background as well, in all probability the girl would face a lot of problems in raising the child.”

Justice Aravind Kumar
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Prior to his elevation to the Supreme Court, Justice Aravind Kumar, as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court initiated steps to tackle pendency of cases and initiated conversion of roadways buses into schools for poor children.

TMT cases Roundup June 2024
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Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai
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Justice Ashish J. Desai was appointed as 38th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and took oath of office on 22-07-2023. As Justice Desai steps down, his legacy of legal brilliance and unwavering commitment to justice will be remembered and cherished by the legal fraternity and the public alike.

High Court weekly Roundup
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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“Files / images which were forwarded by the applicant to a lady, who was stationed in Pakistan, were related to the Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad and these images were taken by the applicant without any authorization.”

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The film is based on the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862 rendered by English Judges and allegedly contains scandalous and defamatory language, which affects the Pustimargi sect as a whole.

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“Prima-facie, a manmade disaster has occurred where many lives have been lost and families have grieved today for the loss of lives in their respective families.”

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“The act of terminating services of the petitioners, so as to deprive them of the benefits of Government Resolution was illegal and contrary to the principles of natural justice.”

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The instant petition was filed at the verge of commencement of the admission process in the schools in the State and seems to be a result of pre-empting the whole issue.

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“In the recent times, there was an increase in socio economic offences in the country. These are the offences which are solely committed for personal gains. These crimes are affecting every part of the country’s economic structure and wrecking the people’s faith in the system.”

Sanjiv Bhatt in 1996 Drug-planting case
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Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested in 2018 to investigate the allegations made by Rajasthan based lawyer for framing him on the allegations of keeping narcotics substance.

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What has not been provided by the law cannot be done by the manager of the person of unsound mind, in the capacity of being the manager.

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The accused allegedly goaded the deceased to make an affidavit denying his signature in a particular document and suicide was committed under the threat to retract the statement.

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“Corruption can seep into many aspects of society, creating a ripple effect of negative consequences.”

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The gangway collapsed and the marine pilot fell from the gangway onto the wharf, which resultantly crushed and severely fractured his left-hand wrist.

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“The bail applications should be disposed of within two weeks and applications for anticipatory bail are to be disposed of within six weeks”.

Justice NV Anjaria Karnataka High Court
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Hailing from a family of lawyers and Judges, Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria took charge as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 25-02-2024.

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“If the Court reaches a clear conclusion that there is not even a vestige of doubt that the claim is non-arbitrable, it may refuse to refer the dispute to arbitration, otherwise, the rule is to refer the dispute to arbitration”.

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A notice was posted outside the Court room by the NCLT, Ahmedabad prohibiting the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices.