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Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be filed for seeking alteration in contract: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that a borrower cannot ask for alteration of contract by way of a writ petition and a contract can only be altered through mutual consent between the parties.

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Delhi High Court directs Delhi Government to reimburse Rs. 16 lakhs to a judicial officer as reimbursement for treatment of Covid-19

Delhi High Court: In a writ petition filed by an Additional District Judge for reimbursement of his treatment charges during

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Madras High Court| School Teachers cannot be blamed for suicide committed by students, without sufficient evidence

Madras High Court: In a suicide case by a 17-year-old school boy, filed against the headmaster S.M. Subramaniam, J. has held that

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Kerala High Court| Economic condition of the family cannot be a ground to deny EWS certificate to a married woman living separately

Kerala High Court: In a writ petition filed seeking the issuance of an economically weaker section (EWS) certificate, V.G. Arun,

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Kerala High Court set aside Chancellor’s communication asking the VCs of eight Universities in Kerala for their resignation and termination

Kerala High Court: In writ petitions filed by Vice Chancellors (VC) of eight Universities in Kerala alleging that the Chancellor

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Madras High Court| Citizenship Amendment Act applicable to Sri Lankan Hindu Tamils

Madras High Court: A writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of

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Kerala High Court | ‘Solemnisation of marriage’ is the consideration for registering marriages under the Kerala Registration of Marriages Rules and not ‘religion of the parties’

Kerala High Court: In a writ petition filed being aggrieved by the refusal of registration of marriage by the Registrar

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Madras High Court initiates suo motu writ petition to examine the mitigating circumstances resulting in commission of suicide inside the Court premises

Madras High Court: In the suicide case inside the premises of the Madras High Court, S.M. /Subramaniam, J. has observed that the

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Tripura High Court| Pay scales of Tripura Jute Mills workers and employees to be brought. on a par with their counterparts in 32 PSU’s /Statutory bodies

Tripura High Court: In appeals directed against the judgment passed by the Single Judge in a batch of writ petitions,

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Patna High Court directs State to ensure guidelines adopted by the State in relation to housing the members of the transgender community in jails must be implemented in letter and spirit

Patna High Court: In a writ petition concerning the transgender community, the division bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ. and S. Kumar, J.

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Absence from duty without leave under CRPF is a gravest misconduct; Manipur High Court upheld order of Disciplinary Authority of dismissal from service

Manipur High Court: In a writ petition filed to quash the dismissal order dated 18.1.2005 on the ground that it

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Madras High Court directs police authorities to prohibit obscene and vulgar dance performances during Dusshera festival

Madras High Court: In a writ petition filed for directing the respondents to obtain a declaration from the organisers of

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Tripura High Court | Employees of statutory organizations cannot claim pensionary benefits as a matter of right

Tripura High Court: In a batch of writ petitions filed for directing the State Government to provide similar Pension benefit as granted

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Chhattisgarh High Court reiterates power of relaxation for filling up the posts by promotion is within the exclusive domain of the State Government

Chhattisgarh High Court: In a writ petition filed for quashing of the notification dated 21.6.2016, whereby the State Government has amended the

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Madras High Court | Appointment of Archaka to be done as per Agamas

Madras High Court: The Division bench of Munishwar Nath Bhandari, CJ. and N. Mala, J. has held that the temple

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Whether a petition can be entertain applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if

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Whether a petition can be entertained applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if

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Whether writ petition on cancellation of GST Registration affecting the Right to Livelihood is maintainable? Uttaranchal High Court answers

Uttaranchal High Court: The division bench of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, acting C.J., Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, J., held in the writ petition is

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High Court cannot be an expert body for the purpose of forming an opinion on equivalence of degrees; Madras High Court upheld the Government Order

Madras High Court: S. M Subramaniam, J. upheld the government order that stated, the Degree of B.Sc (Biochemistry) awarded by

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Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed

Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing