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Magistrate cannot summon accused on a printed proforma without assigning any reason nor can take cognizance on police report without applying judicial mind, Allahabad High Court reiterates

Allahabad High Court remitted back the matter to the Magistrate and directed him to decide afresh the issue for taking cognizance and summoning the applicants and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

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Punjab & Haryana HC| Relief to actress Kangna Ranaut in ‘Shaheen Bagh Dadi’ defamation case; Trial Court directed to adjourn the matter

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition revolving around alleged defamatory tweets concerning the respondent by Bollywood actress Kangna

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Whether mere non-appearance on dates fixed by court sufficient to amount to a ‘reason to believe’ that a person has absconded? Raj HC answers in light of issuing warrant

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J. allowed the petition and remarked that expeditious disposal of cases is necessary but equally necessary is

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Import without custom duty, lower Court issued summons order, but Delhi HC sets aside: Read 5 reasons why impugned order was bad in law

Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., while setting aside the order of lower Court in a case concerning Customs Act, laid

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LOC issued against Rana Ayyub: Infringement of Human Rights and restraint of her freedom of speech and expression? Read what Del HC says

Delhi High Court: While expressing that a LOC is a coercive measure to make a person surrender, Chandra Dhari Singh, J., noting

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To prove that cheque amount was larger than debt due, can defence of Issuer be looked at stage of issuing summons? Del HC explains

Delhi High Court: While addressing a matter revolving around Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Subramonium Prasad, J., held that

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Photograph of summons sent through WhatsApp as an addition to ordinary process would amount to Judicial Overreach? Del HC decides

Delhi High Court: Amit Bansal, J., expressed that Just because the photograph of the summons were sent by the plaintiff to the

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Del HC | Scope of Or. 9 R. 13 CPC application: Whether summons duly served and/or whether defendant was prevented by ‘sufficient cause’ from appearing? Explained

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., expressed that “Sufficient Cause” is an elastic expression and no hard and fast guidelines are

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Ker HC | Service of summons through Whatsapp; Is it valid in law? HC clarifies

Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun, J., addressed an interesting question regarding the validity of summons served through Whatsapp. The Bench stated, No

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All HC | Summons sent to Director for dishonour of cheque under S. 138 NI Act, without prosecution against the Company. Is it permissible? Court answers

Allahabad High Court: Ravi Nath Tilhari, J., addressed a matter wherein a person being the director of the company signed a cheque

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Ker HC | Right to be heard cannot be claimed in cases of re-incarceration where initial order of release was without application of mind

Kerala High Court: V.G. Arun, J., dismissed the instant petition whereby the petitioner had challenged his re-incarceration contending violation of natural justice

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Del HC | How the limitation period for filing S. 138 NI Act complaints is to be calculated? What is the effect of not filing S. 142(1)(b) proviso application? Explained

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., reversed the order of the lower court issuing summons against the accused in a case

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Kar HC | Whether it is mandatory for issuance of a summons under S. 91 CrPC before issuance of a warrant under S. 93 CrPC? HC Answers

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that two

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Del HC | Summons issued in copyright infringement suit filed by Elsevier alleging infringement of copyright in medical journals, articles, etc.

Delhi High Court: Rajiv Shakdher, J., issued the summons in the suit filed by Elsevier Ltd. against Alexandra Elbakyan and others alleging infringement

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Ker HC | Mere issuance of summon under S. 50(2) of PMLA 2002, to state the truth or make statements does not infringe the right of anyone: No cause of action arise under Art. 226

Kerala High Court: V. G. Arun, J., dismissed the instant petition filed by the petitioner, the Additional Private Secretary to the Chief

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Kar HC | Whether Magistrate is required to give elaborate reasons for taking cognizance and summoning the accused in view of report under S. 173 CrPC? Legal position discussed

Karnataka High Court: Michael Cunha J., dismissed the writ petition being found that the criminal action was rightly initiated against the petitioner.