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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Family pension denied to second wife as marriage was solemnized during subsistence of first marriage

Meghalaya High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ. dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of

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Published on July 25, 2018July 26, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Findings on past record is necessary before branding a person as habitual criminal

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of S.S. Shinde and V.K. Jadhav, JJ. allowed a criminal writ petition in terms of

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Published on July 25, 2018July 30, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Petition under Section 11(6) of A&C Act dismissed as petitioner itself failed to follow the procedure prescribed in Arbitration Agreement  

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Navin Chawla, J., dismissed a petition filed under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and

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Published on July 24, 2018August 5, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Findings on title in a suit for injunction operates as res judicata in subsequent suits where title is in issue

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J. dismissed a regular first appeal filed under Section 96 CrPC,

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Published on July 24, 2018July 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gorkha Regiment personnel declined protection under Section 197(2) CrPC as acts done were not in discharge of official duty

Meghalaya High Court: Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ. sitting in a criminal petition seeking to quash a case against the petitioners (army men),

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Published on July 24, 2018July 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Recovery of narcotics from the body of suspect should be in compliance with statutory safeguards: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Joymalya Bagchi and Ravi Krishan Kapur JJ., while setting aside the conviction and sentence

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Published on July 23, 2018July 26, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Every child with special need has a fundamental right to develop with dignity and equality: Uttaranchal HC

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Lok Pal Singh and Rajiv Sharma JJ., laid down a series of directions by

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Published on July 23, 2018July 26, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Conviction reversed due to failure of police to communicate right of the accused under Section 50 NDPS Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhushan Barowalia, J., allowed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the trial court whereby the

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Published on July 23, 2018August 2, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Petition to unsettle the seniority list dismissed for being ‘hopelessly belated’

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Hima Kohli and Rekha Palli, JJ., dismissed a writ petition filed seeking directions to

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Published on July 23, 2018August 2, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Every violation of visa norm cannot lead to banning a person from entering into the country: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Shakdher J., decided on a petition seeking the removal of the ban

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Published on July 21, 2018July 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Rape accused acquitted in light of the case falling in arena of ‘suspicion’ and no evidence: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of B.R. Gavai and Sarang V. Kotwal JJ., addressed a Criminal Appeal by setting aside

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Published on July 21, 2018August 22, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Not stopping abuse of senior citizens is a symbolic collapse of legal system: Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Goutam Bhaduri, J. allowed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC by a

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Published on July 20, 2018July 23, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Single co-owner/co-landlord cannot, by himself, terminate a tenancy

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Valmiki Mehta, J. dismissed an appeal filed under Section 96 of CPC  against

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Published on July 20, 2018July 23, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court cannot be used as a tool to create evidence; application under Order 10 Rules 9 and 10A CPC rejected

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajay Mohan Goel, J. dismissed a petition filed against the order of

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Published on July 20, 2018July 23, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

No child can be held back or expelled till the completion of elementary education in light of Section 16 of the RTE Act, 2009

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay K. Agrawal J., decided a writ petition filed challenging the order of

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Published on July 19, 2018July 27, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Parents can evict children under the provisions of MWPSC Act, 2007 upon being harassed: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.D. Dhanuka, J., addressed a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution

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Published on July 18, 2018September 21, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Power of the State to lay down criteria for determination of linguistic minority, not arbitrary: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of H.G.Ramesh and Mohammad Nawaz JJ., decided on a Writ Petition filed under Article 226

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Published on July 18, 2018July 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Prosecution case quashed on finding no scientific material to show that liquid consumed was ‘liquor’: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of P. Ubaid J., addressed a petition seeking quashing of the prosecution under Section

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Published on July 18, 2018July 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta HC issues directions as ‘standard operating procedure’ for investigation and prosecution of crime

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ravi Krishan Kapur and Joymalya Bagchi JJ., issued directions in a case involving commercial

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Published on July 17, 2018July 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Punishment awarded in the case of ‘drunken driving’ under Section 185 MV Act for repeated offence, upheld: Hyderabad HC

Hyderabad High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of P.Keshava Rao J., decided in a criminal revision case that drunken driving is

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Published on July 16, 2018July 18, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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