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‘Court’s dignity not so brittle that it shatters with stone thrown by madman’; Punjab & Haryana HC rejects false claim of illegal property grabbing by judges

“The tendency of malign the reputation of the judicial officer by the disgruntled elements, who failed to secure an order which they desire, is on the increase and it is high time that serious note is taken of the same.”

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‘If he goes back to his books, it can reform him’; Bombay HC grants bail to 19-year-old accused in robbery case, gives opportunity to continue education

“Constantly witnessing his peers moving ahead in life causes frustration which could create an emotion of rebellion, and coupled with the exposure to criminality in prison, it could easily gain traction and push him to become a hardened criminal.”

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MP High Court dismisses petition challenging removal of religious structure with ₹ 25,000/- cost; questions motive behind targeting one temple

“Being a journalist, petitioner ought to have conducted a survey in Indore or Madhya Pradesh about all the illegal constructions before filing this PIL. Therefore, such a petition cannot be treated as Public Interest Litigation when the petitioner is interested only in one temple.”

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Delhi High Court upholds deductibility of license fees paid by Remfry & Sagar for use of founder’s name and goodwill under Section 37 IT Act

A payment made for use of goodwill cannot possibly be viewed as being an illegal purpose or one prohibited by law. A person would be obliged to part with consideration for the use of goodwill if it seeks to derive benefit and advantage therefrom.

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‘Whether Section 50 CrPC mandates furnishing grounds of arrest in writing to accused, other than PMLA/UAPA cases?’; Bombay HC refers matter to Larger Bench

Some clear and definite guidelines are required to be issued to the Courts of Magistrates and to the investigating agencies to follow the procedure of giving a remand report sufficiently in advance to the arrested accused before his first remand application is considered by the appropriate Court.

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MP High Court imposes cost of ₹50,000/- on State for harassment; directs Chief Secretary to caution DMs against politically influenced decisions

The Court held that lodging an FIR does not equate to conviction as per the requirements of the M.P. Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990.

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‘Fully aware of the familial relationship’; Delhi High Court declines to quash Section 376 FIR, finds prima facie case

There was no compelling material or evidence placed on record to establish that the continuation of criminal proceedings in the present case amounts to an abuse of the process of law

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‘Right of child precedes parents’ guilt’; Orissa HC restores custody of infant girl with biological parents accused of abandoning her and kidnapping male child from hospital

“The inalienable rights of the infant child supersede all the attending adverse circumstances alleged against the biological parents of the baby. Notwithstanding the pendency of the criminal proceeding, the petitioners were entitled to claim custody of the infant being biological parents under the ‘tender years doctrine’.”

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‘‘Halba’ and ‘Halbi’ are different Scheduled Tribes’; Bombay HC directs Committee to issue validity certificate considering pre-constitutional documents

By the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976, the Schedule—IX is amended by deleting the original Entry at S.No.13 as ‘Halba or Halbi’ and inserting Entry at S.No.19 as ‘Halba, Halbi’ for the State of Maharashtra, pursuant to the States Reorganization Act, 1956.

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Chhattisgarh HC denies bail to accused offering High Court Clerk job; Directs for criminal proceedings against person falling for cash-for-job scam

“Despite repeated warnings people were indulging in such allurements and becoming easy targets for touts.”

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Meghalaya HC issues contempt notice to Don Bosco Technical School management for demolishing School building which was under consideration for ‘heritage building’

“Perplexed and shocked at the most daring act committed by the management of the St. Anthony’s Lower Primary School.”

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Delhi High Court denies bail to accused in fake anti-cancer drug racket and counterfeit Keytruda and Opdyta injections

An entire syndicate with established network and properly defined roles exists and operates at different levels, which, when taken into consideration in entirety, clearly indicates that the proceeds of crime are more than Rs. 1 Crore.

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Delhi HC directs DLSA to ensure appropriate mechanism to monitor appearance of legal aid counsels; consider establishing mechanism to report non-representation

“The present judgment is only an attempt to put in place a mechanism to address delays caused by the non-appearance of legal aid counsels and to prevent the dismissal of cases involving individuals who are already vulnerable and seeking justice.”

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‘Claim under S. 33-C(2) ID Act limited to pre-exiting right/benefit’; Gujarat HC upholds Labour Court’s rejection of workman’s claim

The Court stated that there was no award passed by the Labour Court directing the respondent to pay the benefits claimed by the petitioner.

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‘Will cause interference in functions of elected body’; Allahabad HC stays order of Chairman, Bar Council of U.P. directing constitution of new Elders Committee

The impugned order dated 12-01-2025 was recalled with a direction to constitute a new Elders Committee and hold elections under the supervision of the Observers appointed by the Bar Council.

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Simply because application to refer parties to arbitration is rejected, right to file written statement cannot be forfeited on same date: Andhra Pradesh HC

The High Court held that the Trial Court ought to have passed separate order, in accordance with law, considering the provisions related to filing of the written statement and its forfeiture, also, keeping a view that the procedural law is handmaid of justice and the Court has the power to extend the time for filing of the written statement in the facts and circumstances of each and every case.

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Sarpanch resigning under Section 29 of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 entitled to withdraw the same during its verification in Panchayat meeting: Bombay HC

Once the resignation is withdrawn, there is nothing to be discussed in the Gram Panchayat meeting and the meeting qua the subject of resignation must be terminated immediately after desire for withdrawal for resignation is expressed.

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‘Distributor contractually obliged to maintain favourable reflection & protect goodwill’; Bombay HC injuncts distributor from damaging Wonderchef’s reputation

The Court granted injunction in favour of Wonderchef while bearing in mind that free speech cannot be lightly proscribed, and commercial speech formed a part of it.

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Wife’s temporary job will not disentitle her to claim maintenance from husband, if income from said job is insufficient for her maintenance: Kerala HC

“The test is whether the wife is able to maintain herself more or less in the status, in which her husband has maintained her. The wife is entitled to live the same standard of life as she lived along with the husband.”

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Bombay HC directs Registry to register Khadi’s device mark “PRAKRITIK PAINT” in respect of cow dung based paints

There is sufficient material on record to show that the petitioner is openly using the subject device mark in the context of its goods in the public domain and the Registrar completely ignored these documents while passing the impugned order.