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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Objection with regard to pecuniary jurisdiction shall be taken at the first instance at the earliest possible opportunity in accordance with S. 21 CPC

Rajasthan High Court: Anoop Kumar Dhand J. allowed the appeal and quashed the impugned order dated 17-08-2021 passed by the Court of

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ori HC | Retaining an employee in service if he lacks in the standard of efficiency required to discharge the duties of the post he presently holds is not in public interest

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of B P Routray and S. Muralidhar JJ. dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The

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Published on January 25, 2022January 28, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can a girl be treated as property and given in donation? Bom HC addresses in light of “Daanpatra” executed by father of a daughter

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., while directing Child Welfare Committee, Jalna to hold an inquiry on an expeditious basis in respect

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Published on January 25, 2022February 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case Briefs

Jhar HC | No protest by a delinquent servant for charges being vague doesn’t save the enquiry from being vitiated; HC emphasises on fair play in departmental proceedings

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan, J., partly allowed the challenge against the order of the Disciplinary Authority whereby the petitioner had been

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Published on January 24, 2022January 28, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

Mixing of contraband substance by police officials while sending for examination. Is it against the procedure?: Dwarka Courts consider while allowing bail applications

 Dwarka Courts, New Delhi: Deepak Wason, Special Judge (NDPS)five applications under Section 439 CrPC for grant of bail. Counsels for the accused

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Published on January 24, 2022February 11, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Mere recommendation of the SP at the initial stage not sufficient to claim a right for promotion: SC explains Punjab Police Rules, 1934

Supreme Court: In a case where a Constable’s name was recommended by the Superintendent of Police but the same was dropped down

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Published on January 24, 2022January 28, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can wife claim maintenance under S. 125 CrPC where appeal is pending against divorce granted under S. 13 HMA? All HC decides

Allahabad High Court: Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi, J., addressed a revision petition filed by the husband who claimed that the Family Court

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Published on January 24, 2022January 29, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Who can claim share in the inherited property of a female Hindu dying issueless and intestate? 

Supreme Court: The bench of SA Nazeer and Krishna Murari*, JJ has held that if a female Hindu dies intestate without leaving

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Published on January 24, 2022January 28, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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District CourtHigh CourtsLegal RoundUpTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

10 Legal Stories of the week: From High Courts, District Courts to Tribunals

Here are some of the interesting Legal Stories from Week 4 of January 2022 Bishop Franco Mulakkal; A victim of faction feud

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Published on January 23, 2022January 24, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Reservation is not at odds with merit”; Here’s why SC upheld OBC reservation in NEET PG and UG Admissions in AIQ quota

Supreme Court: In a detailed judgment, the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna, JJ has upheld the Constitutional validity of

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Published on January 21, 2022January 28, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Law on Rejection of Plaint | Contents of plaint or Examining sufficiency of plaint? Del HC explains the bounden duty of Court

Delhi High Court: Prateek Jalan, J., expressed that, For the purposes of an order under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC,

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Published on January 21, 2022January 28, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Daughter-in-law who obtains compassionate appointment by stating that she will take responsibility of her mother-in-law is bound by that undertaking: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: 80-year-old widow approaches Court to seek direction towards her daughter-in-law to provide for her maintenance as she had taken

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Published on January 21, 2022January 28, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Trademark| RENAISSANCE and SAI RENAISSANCE phonetically and visually similar; Twin conditions must be fulfilled to get benefit of Section 30(1) of the Trademarks Act: SC

Supreme Court: In a Trademark infringement case, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has ordered in

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Published on January 21, 2022January 24, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

53-year-old man molested a 9-year-old minor boy by pressing his private parts: Court sentences man under POCSO Act

Court of Fast Track Special Judge (POCSO), Thiruvanathapuram: R. Jayakrishnan, Special Judge addressed a case wherein a minor boy aged 9 years

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Published on January 21, 2022January 21, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Land Acquisition| Provisions of 2013 LA Act not applicable for the acquisitions made under the BDA Act

Supreme Court: The bench of SA Nazeer* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has clarified the position of law on applicability of the provisions

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Published on January 21, 2022January 28, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jhar HC | Mistakenly entered wrong digit of Roll No. in OMR sheet? Can one seek to add obtained scores when the sheet is rejected by Scanning Machine? HC answers

Jharkhand High Court: S.N. Pathak, J., rejected the petition filed by a civil services candidate, who was declared unsuccessful in prelims examination

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Published on January 21, 2022January 28, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Amendment to R. 13 of Karnataka Essential Commodities PDS (Control) Order, 2016 challenged; State Government to consider without reference to the ‘age’ and ‘pass in SSLC’ as one time measure

Karnataka High Court: P. S. Dinesh Kumar, J., disposed of the petitions and upheld the State Government’s power and prerogative to impose

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Photograph of summons sent through WhatsApp as an addition to ordinary process would amount to Judicial Overreach? Del HC decides

Delhi High Court: Amit Bansal, J., expressed that Just because the photograph of the summons were sent by the plaintiff to the

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Published on January 21, 2022January 28, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

HP HC | Power under Or. 18 R. 17 CPC cannot be invoked to fill up omission in the evidence already led by a witness

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order dated 17-07-2017.  The facts of the case

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Saket Court
Case BriefsDistrict Court

Husband’s company can have ‘Virat Kohli’ as a brand ambassador, but cannot provide maintenance to wife: Man tried appearing as a pauper? Saket Courts adjudicates

Saket Courts, New Delhi: Anuj Agrawal, Additional Sessions Judge –05 while addressing case wherein the maintenance sought by wife, held that, “It

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Published on January 20, 2022January 28, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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