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Pat HC | Difficult to fathom Corpn. was oblivious of Statutory requirements; HC comes down heavily on Patna Municipal Corpn. for failure to get its vehicles registered under MV Act

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and Partha Sarthy, J. slammed Patna Municipal Corporation for operating its vehicles

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Pat HC | Victim’s Right to appeal; Is there a right conferred on victim to appeal for enhancement of sentence? HC answers

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Ashwani Kumar Singh snd Arvind Srivastava, JJ., reiterated that a victim has no right to

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5-Judge Bench of Patna HC directs to demolish entire building of newly erected Waqf Bhawan constructed in close proximity of Centenary Building of the HC; Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah dissents

Patna High Court: A Special 5-Judges Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Singh, Vikash Jain, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Rajendra Kumar Mishra and Chakradhari Sharan

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Pat HC | “Docket of Court is now choked solely on account of such legislation”; HC passes strict directives to complete proceedings under Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act within 90 days

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and S. Kumar, J., passed strict directives to complete proceedings under Section

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Pat HC | “Health Department is severely deficient in terms of manpower”; HC directs State to be flexible regarding maximum age limit of 37 years in appointing doctors

Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J., directed the Bihar government to consider representation made by the petitioners for appointment in the State

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Pat HC | We are not just fighting a pandemic; we are fighting an infodemic; HC slams Bihar government over reluctance to put credible stats of Covid deaths in public domain

Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and S. Kumar, J., addressed the issue as to whether more

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Chh HC | Mathematical precision cannot be adhered to the percentage of jab to be provided to different categories in terms of State’s policy dated 9th May, 2021

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra ACJ. and Parth Prateem Sahu, J. laid down noteworthy observations regarding various

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Pat HC | Sensitize judicial officers towards Child rights; HC urges Chief Justice

Patna High Court: While addressing the issue of minors being put to observational homes in routine manner in spite of them (minors)

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Pat HC | Bias and prejudices, conjectures and surmises and personal views contrary to material on record have no place in court of law: HC says Trial Judge needs special training at Judicial Academy. Read why

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J., while addressing the matter stated that the present judgment as well as the Trial Court’s Judgment

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Pat HC | To attract penalty for being a member of an unlawful association, the association must be one declared unlawful by a notification under UAP Act, 1967; HC declares seizure exercise illegal and arbitrary

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J., heard the instant revision application challenging the validity of ex-post facto approval of search and seizure

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“Patna High Court’s Centenary Building Inauguration: A Blend of Culture and Modern Architecture”

On 27th February, 2021, Patna High Court hosted a function on the inauguration of a new ‘Centenary building’ of the Patna High

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Pat HC | [Article 21] Torture, either mental or physical, represents worst violations of individual human personality, an outright and premeditated attack on human dignity; Petition allowed against illegal detention

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ. and S. Kumar, J., while allowing the present petition, discussed the issue

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Pat HC | Whether transferee pendente lite have a right to be added as parties to partition suit? Court explains legal position

Patna High Court: Mohit Kumar Shah, J., while addressing the instant partition suit decided on the question as to whether: transferee pendente

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Pat HC | What are the essentialities of acquisition & determination of Indian Citizenship? HC considers in light of setting aside election of a person not being registered as an Indian Citizen

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J., addressed the vital issue of citizenship with respect

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Pat HC | Court upholds the constitutional validity of S. 234E of Income Tax Act; petition challenging the same disposed

Patna High Court: In a petition alleging Section 234E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to be unconstitutional, ultra vires and in

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Andhra Pradesh HC | Transfer Order of Justice Rakesh Kumar of Patna HC

Transfer Order President with the consultation of Chief Justice of India, transfers Justice Rakesh Kumar, Judge of Patna High Court as a

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Patna HC | Four Lawyers appointed as Judges of the Patna High Court

President appoints the following four lawyers as the Judges of Patna High Court: Anjani Kumar Sharan Anil Kumar Sinha Prabhat Kumar Singh

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Patna HC | Appointment of 6 Addl. Judges as Permanent

President appoints the following Additional Judges of the Patna High Court as Permanent Judges of the Court: Anil Kumar Upadhyay Rajeev Ranjan

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Collegium Resolutions | 4 out of 6 Advocates of the Patna HC appointed as Judges

Proposal for appointment of following 6Advocates, as Judges of the Patna High Court: Shri Anjani Kumar Sharan Shri Anil Kumar Sinha Shri

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SC | Collegium recommends 6 Additional Judges of Patna HC to be appointed as ‘Permanent Judges’

Proposal for appointment of following six Additional Judges of the Patna High Court, as Permanent Judges of that High Court: 1. Mr