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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

Appointments & Transfers News

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

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Madras HC | Can MACT deal with claims & policies other than Accident Claims provisions of MV Act? Contractual & Statutory liability cannot be equated: HC elaborates

Madras High Court: S.M. Subramaniam, J., while addressing a motor accident claim, observed that, Once, the policy is contractual in nature and the

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All HC | In rape/sexual assault cases, evidence of the victim alone is sufficient for conviction or corroborative witnesses is a necessity? Explained

Allahabad High Court: Suresh Kumar Gupta, J., while addressing the present jail appeal held that, “…in cases involving sexual assault/rape, it is

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Guj HC | Can apology be accepted as defence, justification or calculated strategy to avoid punishment for an act which tantamount to contempt of court? Court discusses

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Sonia Gokani and N.V. Anjaria, JJ., held that there may not be an actual interference with

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Madras HC | Does doctrine of merger make a distinction between an order of reversal, modification or an order of confirmation? HC explains in a Contempt Petition

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., while addressing the contempt petition held that, “The doctrine of merger does not make a distinction

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All HC | Freedom of Speech cannot be extended to such an extent which may be prejudicial to National Interest

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Samit Gopal and Ramesh Sinha, JJ., while addressing the present petition made the following observation: “…the

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Cal HC | It is time for judiciary to have a look at matters touching safety of Jungle habitat & forests: HC takes suo motu cognizance of unnatural death of elephants & bisons

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Subhasis Dasgupta, J. takes suo motu cognizance of the unnatural death

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Chh HC | Alleged Government land allotment to a political party in violation of due procedure: HC issues notice to State Government

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P.R. Ramachandra Menon, CJ and Parth Prateem Sahu, J., addressed an issue with regard to the

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P&H HC | Mere framing of charge alone is not sufficient ground for grant of bail, application dismissed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harnaresh Singh Gill, J., rejected the bail application filed by the applicant-accused in connection with the FIR

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Del HC | Delhi University activates online portal for issuance of digital degree certificates

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., noted that Delhi University has now launched an online portal through which the students can obtain

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[COVID-19] Tri HC | Doctor “spat at and abused” by patients; Court orders for test identification parade to identify the accused person

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J., while terming the doctors as “frontline warriors”, directed the Investigating officer to conduct Test identification parade

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Del HC | Advocates are capable enough to approach Court, if aggrieved: Plea for non-inclusion of advocates as “Professionals” under MSME Act dismissed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J., held that as and when any advocate approaches the