Raj HC | Seniority to be assigned as per inter-se merit of candidates in merit list based on common selection
Rajasthan High Court: The Bench of Arun Bhansali, J. allowed a petition filed to claim seniority on the basis of the merit
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Ori HC | Substantive evidence of witnesses recorded in court cannot by itself be the basis of bail petition
Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Mishra, J., dismissed an application filed under Section 439 CrPC for a successive bail
Continue readingP&H HC | Compassionate allowance under Rule 41 of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 not a matter of right
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A petition was filed before a Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma and Kuldip Singh, JJ. seeking quashing
Continue readingKer HC | Renewal of pistol/ gun licence allowed where applicant acquitted in criminal cases pending against him
Kerala High Court: The Bench of N. Nagaresh, J. allowed a civil writ petition for renewal of gun licence on the ground
Continue readingDel HC | FIR under S. 498-A IPC quashed in light of mediated settlement between complainant and in-laws
Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J. allowed a petition for quashing an FIR filed under Sections 498-A and 406 read with Section
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Bom HC | Order of preventive detention quashed for deprivation of detenue’s fundamental right under Art. 21
Bombay High Court: A Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Pushpa V. Ganedliwal, JJ. quashed a preventive detention order passed against the petitioner and
Continue readingSikkim HC | Conviction under POCSO Act maintained on failure of rebutting presumption of culpable mental state
Sikkim High Court: A Bench of Vijay Kumar Bist, C.J., and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., dismissed an application filed against the judgment of
Continue readingMP HC | Excessive work after the office hours could not be equated into abetting the deceased to commit suicide
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This Appeal was preferred before the Bench of S.K. Awasthi. J., under Section 14-A(1) of the SC/ST (PA)
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Bom HC | ‘Dominant user’ of construction in question to be seen while considering application of Section 65 (2-b) of Finance Act, 1994
Bombay High Court: S.C. Dharamadhikari and M.S. Karnik, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed against the order passed by Central Excise and Service Tax
Continue readingPat HC | SC/ST Act: Anticipatory bail granted to accused where existence of land dispute between informant accused and brought to notice of Court
Patna High Court: The Bench of Vinod Kumar Sinha, J. allowed a criminal appeal granting anticipatory bail to persons who were apprehending
Continue readingKer HC | LLB student with short attendance allowed to appear for semester examinations on provisional basis
Kerala High Court: The Bench of P.V. Asha, J. allowed a petition filed by a law student granting her permission to appear
Continue readingDel HC | Suicide note being in handwriting of deceased does not rule out possibility of murder, ‘ante-mortem hanging’ not an abstract aspect
Delhi High Court: Sunil Gaur, J., dismissed a set of petitions filed by the husband and in-laws of the deceased impugning the order whereby they
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Bom HC | Act of putting revolver to Police personnel’s head not an attempt to murder under S. 307 IPC
Bombay High Court: K.K. Sonawane, J., acquitted the appellant who was convicted by the trial court for offences punishable under Sections 307 (attempt
Continue readingJha HC | Evidence found prejudiced due to non-examination of IO and doctor, benefit of doubt extended
Jharkhand High Court: The Bench of H.C. Mishra and Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, JJ. allowed the appeals while setting aside the judgment of conviction
Continue readingUtt HC | Past services rendered in defence establishment will not count as qualifying service for pension, Court restates
Uttaranchal High Court- A Bench of Manoj K. Tiwari, J., disposed of a petition finding no scope for interference in the writ
Continue readingDel HC | Conviction for S. 138 NI Act offence reversed where complainant incapable of extending the subject loan
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., dismissed a petition assailing the Appellate Court’s order whereby it had set aside the judgment of conviction
Continue readingPat HC | 28-year old murder case against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar quashed for being mala fide, false and fabricated
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed the criminal proceeding initiated against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by a
Continue readingPat HC | Claim for regularization of post not maintainable where the claimant does not meet eligibility requirements
Patna High Court: The Bench of Madhuresh Prasad, J. dismissed a civil writ petition filed by an employee who alleged that his
Continue readingKer HC | Political parties directed to use only eco-friendly material for election campaigns – not to use PVC flex boards and other non-bio-degradable material
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of Hrishikesh Roy and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, JJ. allowed a civil writ petition praying for a
Continue readingDel HC | Plea taken by defendant in written statement is wholly irrelevant at the stage of deciding Or. 7 R. 11 CPC application
Delhi High Court: Vinod Goel, J. dismissed a petition impugning the order passed by Civil Judge whereby defendant’s application under Order 7 Rule 11
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