Megh HC | ”Bail and not Jail” Court grants bail to accused charge sheeted for raping own mother
Meghalaya High Court: W. Diengdoh, J., allowed a bail application which was filed under Section 439 CrPC with a prayer for grant
Continue readingJ&K and Ladakh HC | “Neither irrational, unreasonable nor arbitrary”; HC holds higher qualification than the maximum qualification prescribed is not suitable qualification
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: The Division Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey, Sanjay Dhar, JJ., held that in case of
Continue readingJhar HC | Specific ingredients must clearly asserted in the notice so that the noticee has an opportunity to explain and defend himself in accordance with S. 74 of JGST Act, 2007
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh and Anubha Rawat Choudhary, JJ., allowed the petition and directed the respondents
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AFT | “Gross injustice done is a case of mind set and adhering to old junk system”; Tribunal imposes exemplary cost of Rs. 75,000 on government for not implementing the order of the High Court for about 23 years
Armed Forces Tribunal: The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member (A) slammed the Union
Continue readingJhar HC | “Petitioner cannot be treated as a consumer of bulk supply of electricity”; Term “bulk supply” is confined to energy supplied to industrial units and consumers engaged in mining only
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh and Anubha Rawat Choudhary, JJ., allowed the petition and sets aside the
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Written instruments entitled to much higher degree of credit than parol evidence; Old partnership deed clauses not superseded by new deed will continue to operate: SC
Supreme Court: The 3-Judges Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai*, JJ., held that when parties deliberately put their
Continue readingKer HC | Presence at a Police Station while being under influence of alcohol; will it attract any offence? HC decides
Kerala High Court: Sophy Thomas, J., quashed proceedings against the petitioner who was charge sheeted for being under the influence of alcohol
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[Civil Services] SC/ST or OBC candidate selected against unreserved vacancy as a general merit candidate cannot make a grievance for allocation of cadre: SC
“The State has no discretion of allocation of a cadre at its whims and fancies.”
Continue readingMP HC | “To err is human and to forgive is divine”; Court directs advocate to plant and take care of 20 saplings as punishment for contempt of female judge after unconditional apology
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Anand Pathak, JJ., decided upon a petition which was in reference
Continue readingKer HC | “Child molestation is a shame on society; but if the allegations are false, it is lethal to the life of the accused”; HC acquits father accused of raping his minor daughter
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of K.Vinod Chandran and C. Jayachandran, JJ., acquitted the father accused of raping his own minor
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Cal HC | Court explains ”Intelligible testimony” and “reverse burden of proof”; dismisses appeal of accused charged for raping 3 year old girl under S. 6, POCSO Act
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Soumen Sen and Rabindranath Samanta, JJ., dismissed a criminal appeal which was filed against the
Continue readingJ&K and Ladakh HC | “No law or religion gives a license to a father to harass his daughter”; HC grants protection to run away couple
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjay Dhar, J., held that it is not open to a father or relatives of
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“She might not be a legal heir of the deceased, but she certainly suffered on account of his death”; Mother-in-law can claim compensation as a dependant under MV Act: SC
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of S. Abdul Nazeer* and Krishna Murari, JJ., held that neither the percentage of deduction for personal
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Legal Implications of Non-Fungible Tokens in India
by Utkarsh Raj† and Vaibhav Kashyap††
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Cal HC | ”Jurisdiction of suspicion” regarding order of preventive detention, Court sets aside order, suggesting it to be construed strictly
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rabindranath Samanta and Soumen Sen, JJ., allowed a writ petition which was filed invoking the
Continue readingKer HC | “No other person whether a passenger or owner of the vehicle was supposed to share seat of the driver”; HC exonerates insurer, Bajaj Allianz from liability to pay compensation
Kerala High Court: A. Badharudeen, J., exonerated the insurance company, Bajaj Allianz from liability to pay compensation in a motor accident case.
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[Military Services] “Much water has flown in the Ganges”; SC expresses dismay over appointments made from 1983 select panel after a lapse of 4-5 years
“No one has questioned their appointments…more than 34 years have rolled by and much water has flown in the Ganges and persons have later promoted to their promotional posts and few of them have retired.”
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