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[Affidavits] Ori HC | Is the common practice of advocate’s clerk swearing an affidavit permissible in law? Is there an exception, if yes, upto what extent?

Orissa High Court: S. K. Panigrahi, J., dismissed the bail application being found defective as the affidavit was sworn by the advocate’s

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Kar HC | Is it mandatory to file an affidavit for invocation of jurisdiction of Magistrate under S. 156(3) CrPC? Petition allowed partly

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., allowed the petition partly stating that Section 156(3) CrPC applications are to be supported by

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Madras HC | Plea for declaring Lockdown 1.0 as special holidays for industrial establishments: Govt. to file affidavit

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of R. Subbiah and R. Pongiappan, JJ. issued notice to T.N. Government to reply on the plea

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Poll Affidavit Case| SC reserves verdict on petition seeking review of order quashing clean chit to Devendra Fadnavis

Supreme Court: A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra, JJ has reserved its order on the review petition filed by former Maharashtra

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P&H HC | Accused facing trial under Negotiable Instrument Act not competent to file an affidavit for evidence

Punjab & Haryana High Court: Surinder Gupta, J. dismissed a petition dealing with the question whether accused under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

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Poll Affidavit Case| SC quashes clean chit; Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to face trial

Supreme Court: In a major blow to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, the 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Deepak Gupta and

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Pat HC | Acceptance of affidavit of assets and liabilities – raises presumption of validity of elected candidate’s nomination

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, CJ and Anjana Mishra, J. dismissed an appeal challenging election of a

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Rafale Deal | Centre asked to file pricing details for purchase of Rafale fighter jets

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and U.U. Lalit and K.M. Joseph, JJ. while hearing petitions concerning the “Rafale

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Examination-in-chief of the witness has to be tendered by way of affidavit in every case

Jammu & Kashmir: A Single Judge bench comprising of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. dismissed a civil writ petition seeking quashing of trial

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SC disapproves Centre’s response on appointment of Lokpal

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi and Navin Sinha JJ., expressed it’s wholly unsatisfactory view on the affidavit

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Centre’s response sought on headway in making public institutions ‘disabled-friendly’: SC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ., expressed its disappointment in regard to non-compliance of its

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An applicant under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is permitted to give evidence by way of an affidavit

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anuja Prabhudessai, J., decided a writ petition, wherein it was held that Section