P&H HC | Reservations to be applied at final stage of selection
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amit Rawal. J. dismissed the writ petition where the language of the advertisement clearly indicated the instruction
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Jhar HC | Maintenance suit dismissed on petitioner’s failure to produce ‘Nikahnama’; directed to file an application under Domestic Violence Act
Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan, J. disposed of an application made by the petitioner for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The petitioners
Continue readingKer HC | Vehicles and goods detained due to expiry of e-way bills can be released on furnishing of bank guarantee for tax and penalty due
Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J. allowed a civil writ petition filed by a company and directed release of its vehicles
Continue readingChh HC | FIR registered by victim is admissible as dying declaration if the victim dies before examination in Court
Chhattisgarh High Court: Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. disposed of a criminal appeal where he altered the conviction of the appellant from the one
Continue readingMP HC | Shops/plots demolished to construct commercial complex; State to allot accommodation, if petitioner found eligible
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vandana Kasrekar, J., directed the petitioner to send a list of its members to the respondent and respondent
Continue readingKer HC | Criminal proceedings initiated for non-compoundable offences can be quashed by invoking power under S. 482 CrPC
Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pishardi, J. allowed a petition seeking the quashing of prosecution proceedings in view of the settlement of
Continue readingDel HC | Earlier order of maintenance under DV Act is no bar for wife claiming maintenance under S. 24 of Hindu Marriage Act
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant-wife against the order
Continue readingKar HC | Petitioner who qualified NEET-UG 2019 afforded opportunity to furnish documents for ‘NRI’ Quota even though marking ‘No’ in the Online Application form
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy and R. Devdas, JJ. while disposing of the petition directed the respondents
Continue readingMP HC | Husband is liable to maintain his wife; Rs 3000 pm maintenance is not on the higher side
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Rusia, J. dismissed the revision petition and directed the applicant to pay Rs 3000 as maintenance to
Continue readingP&H HC | Not possessing essential qualification is no ground for termination of service when skill to work is upto mark
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sidhu JJ., set aside the decision of the
Continue readingPat HC | Petition to accrue three annual increments suspended on grounds of omission of duty by petitioner
Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J. dismissed a petition by the petitioner who contested orders of stoppage of his three annual increments.
Continue readingDel HC | Court rejects suit against movie “Khandani Shafakhana”, thinks it presents golden opportunity for sexologists to approach larger cross section of society
Delhi High Court: Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J. dismissed a suit filed for refraining the makers of the movie Khandani Shafakhana from releasing the
Continue readingPat HC | State directed to reconsider order on voluntary retirement application filed by petitioner, Bihar Service Code provides unilateral withdrawal of VR before it is accepted
Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J., directed the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Government of
Continue readingUtt HC | Inherent power is of wide plenitude with no statutory limitation but it has to be exercised in accord with the guideline engrafted
Uttaranchal High Court: N.S. Dhanik, J. entertained a Criminal miscellaneous application filed under Section 482 CrPC, where the petitioner had prayed for
Continue readingKer HC | Mens rea on part of accused needed to initiate a proceeding for abetment of suicide – bank official denying education loan to student cannot be said to abet her suicide
Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. allowed a petition filed by bank official praying for quashing proceedings initiated against him for
Continue readingDel HC | Partition suit rejected under Or. 7 R. 11 CPC for want of cause of action in light of General Power of Attorney and Requisition Deed
Delhi High Court: Pratibha M. Singh, J. allowed an application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC filed by the defendant in the subject
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AFT | Arrears of disability pension are restricted to three years prior to filing the application; delay is condoned
Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): Justice S.V.S. Rathore (Member) and Air Marshal BBP Sinha (Member) dismissed an application by the applicant under Section
Continue readingKer HC | ‘Trust’ is an ‘obligation annexed to ownership of property’ – cannot be prosecuted under NI Act as it is neither a body corporate nor an association of individuals
Kerala High Court: B Sudheendra Kumar, J. allowed the petition and quashed the complaint and further proceedings against the petitioners which were
Continue readingPatna HC | Referring authority for industrial dispute cannot assume role of quasi-judicial body while conducting conciliation proceeding
Patna High Court: Shivaji Pandey, J. allowed the writ application to the extent that the impugned order was remanded back to the
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HP HC | Exemption for not giving prior notice under S. 80 CPC granted to petitioner as the matter was of urgent importance; prohibitory injunction granted
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J. contemplated the instant petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India where the
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