Jal Jeevan Mission
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Larsen And Toubro Limited filed the present petition aggrieved by the inaction on the damage caused to the water pipelines laid down by them under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Wife's convenience matrimonial transfer petitions
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“Now the convenience of the wife/lady is not the paramount consideration for deciding the transfer applications and alternatives to transfer proceedings have been provided.”

leave encashment to married daughter
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“Ex gratia is not a legally mandatory payment like gratuity, it is discretionary, based on employer policy. The purpose of ex gratia is to provide immediate financial relief to the family of the deceased employee.”

audit of court facilities
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The present writ petition was filed by an advocate seeking provision of amenities for specially abled persons to access the Court premises.

sibling murder
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“Present case appears to be a case of mental depravity arising out of sibling jealousy, which needs to be addressed before it takes unruly dimensions in the society.”

Ladli Behna Yojana
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The Court held that decisions relating to eligibility criteria, age limits, and closure of registrations fall within the executive policy domain of the State and are not amenable to judicial review in the absence of arbitrariness, statutory violation, or unconstitutionality.

MP Cough Syrup Deaths
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The Court noted that the accused doctor received commission for prescribing the cough syrup and his co-accused destroyed the evidence regarding cough syrup to save him.

relief to Extol Industries against Bank of Baroda
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The Court noted that despite filing an appeal before the NCLAT, the petitioners filed the present writ petition challenging the demand notice issued by the Bank.

SKNL bank fraud case
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The respondent stated the petition is premature since ED already filed proper applications about search, seizure, and property attachment. Therefore, the Court stated that petitioner can raise all objections, including legality, before the adjudicating authority under PMLA.

Anwar Kadri
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Considering his criminal antecedents, the Court directed Anwar Kadri to mark his presence before the police station concerned on every Sunday between 12:00 Noon and 04:00 PM till the conclusion of the trial.

court rejects plea for late document submission
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Advertisement creates a statutory obligation on the candidates which are deemed to have been accepted in toto, the moment they participate in the selection process, and the Court cannot dilute these obligations by interpretation or by granting relief outside the scope of the provisions of recruitment.

DNA test permissible to prove adultery
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“In case where necessary pleadings are there and no declaration is sought regarding illegitimacy of the child and the issue only relates to adultery of the wife, then in appropriate cases, a DNA test can be ordered, if there are sufficient pleadings of non-access”.

Rs. 136 Crore Poppy Seeds Import Case
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“To permit prosecution to proceed on the fragile footing of shared addresses and commercial proximity would amount to endorsing a standard of liability alien to criminal jurisprudence. Such an approach would not only be legally impermissible but would also have a chilling effect on legitimate business arrangements operating within shared commercial spaces.”

virginity test of wife
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“So far as the medical examination to ascertain whether the wife has ever entered into a sexual relationship or not, is concerned, it is nothing but seeking a virginity test of the wife, in other words.”

Inadequate Teachers in MP Govt Schools
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The petitioner contended that 499 schools were inadequately staffed and 102 schools had no teachers available.

Indore Water Contamination Crisis
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The respondents contended that there was a possibility of manipulation of the original relevant record relating to the tender of laying a separate drinking water pipeline in Bhagirathpura and sample reports of M.P. Pollution Control Board.

using chinese manjha
Case BriefsHigh Courts

On 08-12-2025, the Court took suo motu cognizance of the illegal sale and use of Chinese Nylon Thread (Manjha), which was causing injuries and casualties.

Forced unnatural sex by husband is cruelty
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“Forced unnatural sex by a husband on his wife amounts to cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC, but cannot be prosecuted as rape under Section 376 of the IPC as in a Section 377 context, marital rape concept is not recognized under current law because of the express marital exception in Section 375.”

missing minor girls in MP
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“It is really shocking that some of the girls are missing for the last more than 10 years, but still, police are not in a position to find out their whereabouts.”

insertion of father's name in son's school records
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“Parental rights of a biological father cannot be undermined at the altar of dispute between the couple. A child should not suffer the dispute, either emotionally or educationally/ socially.”