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HP HC | Exclusive and conscious possession of contraband substance under NDPS Act can be a deterring ground for grant of bail; petition dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia J., while rejecting the present petition observed that the ingredients of Section 37 NDPS Act

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P&H HC | Live-in relationship can’t be recognized by way of a petition citing threat to life and liberty of couple; Court dismisses the petition

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dealing with a peculiar set of facts in a petition for protection of life and liberty,

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Kar HC | Approval from the Medical Council for the purpose of practicing as a private medical practitioner cannot be withheld by the authorities on arbitrary grounds; Writ Petition Allowed

Karnataka High Court: R. Devdas, J., while allowing the present Writ Petition, directed the Medical Council to issue the No Objection Certificate

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SC Collegium approves proposal for appointment of 2 Additional Judges of Gauhati HC as Permanent

Collegium Resolution Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of following Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court as Permanent Judges

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Del HC | Merely because triple talaq has been declared to be void and illegal, it does not mean that legislature could not have made continuation of such practice an offence

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar, JJ., in regard to Triple Talaq observed that, Prima facie it

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Madras HC | “Officials getting salaries in first week every month not conscious to cost of adjudicatory delays”: HC while directing provisional release of confiscated goods

Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., directed the confiscated goods to be released on a provisional basis noting the delay on the part

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Utt HC | Fundamental rule of law is that no decision can be given without the opportunity of being heard; Court allows appeal

Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed in the nature of the certiorari, seeking quashing

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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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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

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SC orders revised schedule for appointment of judicial officers in West Bengal; MP HC’s Examination Committee to review the situation within a month before taking a decision

Supreme Court: The 3-judge Bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and S. Ramasubramanian, JJ has ordered a revised schedule for

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Guj HC | ”Failed” student allowed to sit for next exam; Court allows application considering “Technical glitch” cannot be ruled out and must be taken into consideration

Gujarat High Court: Sangeeta K. Vishen, J., allowed an application directing the respondent to allow the petitioner to appear in the examination

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Utt HC | Sentence of convict case under Ss. 3 and 7 of Essential Commodities Act reduced considering the period already served by him; Court partly allows revision

Uttaranchal High Court: N.S. Dhanik, J., partly allowed a criminal revision which was preferred against the Judgment and order passed by the

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Telangana HC | When can detaining authority pass a detention order? Court explains the importance of preventive detention laws

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and B. Vijaysen Reddy, J., while addressing the present petition observed the

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Kerala HC | President appoints 4 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges

President appoints the following Additional Judges as Permanent Judges: S/Shri Justices (i) V.G. Arun (ii) N. Nagaresh (iii) T.V. Anilkumar, and (iv)

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Raj HC | Collection of 70% fees in three installments allowed for the schools; Court observes that a financial balance needs to be struck between school management and parents

Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J., partly allowed a writ petition filed by the Society of Catholic Education Institutions in Rajasthan

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Madras HC | 1000 culprits can escape, but, one innocent person should not be punished: HC states in perfunctory investigation of a brutal murder

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while addressing a petition, observed that, “An impartial investigation is the basic requirement for any investigation. A