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Madras HC | “Head hanged in shame for ill-treating SCs for centuries altogether”: Court while asking questions to State in matter of lack of road to graveyard for SCs

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., asked the State Government to file a report in the

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Ker HC | The aim of compensation is to achieve an acceptable degree of proximity to arithmetical precision on the basis of materials brought on record; HC reiterates legal position

Kerala High Court: Anil K, Narendran, J., allowed this Motor Accident Claim Appeal filed against the order of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal.

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Jhar HC | [Service Law] In a case past two decade, Court observes procedural irregularity at the behest of Disciplinary authority; issues direction for consequential benefits

Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan, J., while allowing the present writ application, said, “This court is having no hesitation to hold that

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CIC | Would disclosure of names of donors and donees of ‘Electoral Bonds’ from books of accounts amount to contravention of RTI Act provisions? Commission answers

Central Information Commission (CIC): Suresh Chandra (Information Commissioner) observed that disclosure of the names of the donors and donees of electoral bonds

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J&K HC | Court is not barred from scrutinizing the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority in any given case; Order of detention set aside

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Puneet Gupta, J., while setting aside the detention order, reiterated that subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority

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Kar HC | Income from the exercise of the stock option has to be treated as income from salaries only when the relationship of employer-employee is established for purposes of S. 15-17 of IT Act

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Alok Aradhe and H. T. Narendra Prasad JJ., allowed the appeal and quashed the impugned

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Ker HC | Proviso to Or. VI R. 17 of Code curtails absolute discretion of Court to allow amendment at any stage of suit, it has to be shown that in spite of due diligence, such amendment could not have been sought earlier; legal position reiterated

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., while allowing the instant petition, set aside the order of trial Court, thereby allowing the

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Kar HC | Police officer who defaulted in registering FIR in a cognizable case was directed to clean the front of his police station for 1 week; Laid emphasis on FIR and Zero FIR

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S. Sunil Dutt Yadav and P. Krishna Bhat, JJ., emphasized on the importance of jurisdictional

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CESTAT | Whether reimbursement of salary paid to ‘secondee’, to parent company, amounts to consideration for provision of manpower recruitment & supply agency services, within the meaning of S. 65(68) of Finance Act; Tribunal explains

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of P. Venkata Subba Rao (Technical Member) and P. Dinesha (Judicial Member)

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Madras HC | What is the essential condition for validity of any marriage? Detailed Report highlighting legality of marriage of a girl below 18 years of age

Madras High Court: R. Pongiappan, J., observed that: “…saptpadi for Hindus is the necessary requirement, which if completed make a marriage valid in

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Pat HC | Land acquisition proceedings quashed as Authorities fail to take physical possession of land and pay compensation as required under Land Acquisition Act, 1894

Patna High Court: Prabhat Kumar Jha, J., allowed the instant writ petition seeking to quash the entire proceeding of land acquisition and

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Madras HC | When in circumstances registration of case is itself an abuse of process of law, Court can exercise inherent powers

Madras High Court: R. Pongiappan, J., addressed the Criminal Original Petition seeking to quash the First Information Report of first respondent police as

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HP HC | [Public Interest Litigation] Process of Court cannot be abused for oblique considerations by masked phantoms who monitor at times from behind

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Sandeep Sharma, JJ., while dismissing the present petition said, “The

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Pat HC | [Article 21] Torture, either mental or physical, represents worst violations of individual human personality, an outright and premeditated attack on human dignity; Petition allowed against illegal detention

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ. and S. Kumar, J., while allowing the present petition, discussed the issue

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Ker HC | Mere issuance of summon under S. 50(2) of PMLA 2002, to state the truth or make statements does not infringe the right of anyone: No cause of action arise under Art. 226

Kerala High Court: V. G. Arun, J., dismissed the instant petition filed by the petitioner, the Additional Private Secretary to the Chief

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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NCDRC | “Discontinue unfair trade practice of arbitrarily imposing additional cost of carry bags at payment counter”: Read NCDRC’s full discussion on Consumer Rights in Big Bazaar matter

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Bench of Dinesh Singh (Presiding Member) observed that: “Consumer has the right to know, before

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CESTAT | Whether a by-product from a factory be considered as manufactured goods and should it fall under ‘excisable goods’ or ‘exempted goods’ as provided in R. 2(d) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004; Tribunal answers while dismissing appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of Dilip Gupta (President) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) dismissed an