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P&H HC | Live-in relationship can’t be recognized by way of a petition citing threat to life and liberty of couple; Court dismisses the petition

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dealing with a peculiar set of facts in a petition for protection of life and liberty,

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Del HC | Cancellation of UPSC interviews is not to be viewed solitarily as a one-off incident, represents a deeper malaise in selection: Read Verdict on cancellation of UPSC interviews

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., while addressing the grievance of UPSC aspirants in regard to cancellation of interviews to be held

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CIC | Can CPIO rely on other Rules, Acts, Order or Circulars in matters of RTI Act? Commission explicates

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amita Pandove (Information Commissioner), came down heavily on CPIO, All India Radio for abdicating his duties. Appellant filed an

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Kar HC | Material placed on record sufficiently prove offences under Ss. 120-B and 420 IPC and no infirmity warranting interference under Art. 226 noted; Petition dismissed

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while rejecting the present petition, recorded no error or infirmity in the challenged order warranting

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Guj HC | Pre-detention matters are only maintainable in exceptional cases; Court dismisses petition

Gujarat High Court: A.C. Rao, J., dismissed a petition which was filed seeking to challenge the legality and validity of the threatening

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Kar HC | Whether a candidate who has appeared for the examination conducted by Public Service Commission can as a matter of right under the RTI Act, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts? HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj J., while allowing the present petition made significant remarks related to the application of RTI Act, 2005

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P&H HC | Wife taken away and forcibly detained against her will by her kin: Court orders reunion of separated couple at the earliest

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In a peculiar case of illegal detention of a woman who happens to be the petitioner’s wife,

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HP HC | Suit land being inherited by wife through ‘Will’ lost its character of Joint Hindu Coparcenary Property in view of S.14 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956; Court denied rights to children

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Sandeep Sharma J., upheld the impugned judgment on merits. The facts of the case are such that the

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Ker HC | Derecognizing an educational institution is a drastic measure dislocating a vast number students as well as staff and cannot be done in haste or without adhering to statutory guidelines; Petition allowed

Kerala High Court: Anil K Narendran, J., allowing the present writ petition, issued necessary directions to the respondent authorities and further made

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Guj HC | Successive bail application can only be entertained when there is a change in circumstance; Court dismisses bail plea

Gujarat High Court: A.C. Rao, J., dismissed a bail application in connection with an FIR registered for the offences under Sections 302,

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CIC | Is there an obligation under RTI Act for public authority concerned to transfer RTI application in case of subject-matter not being under its ambit? Commission throws light

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amit Pandove (Information Commissioner) while addressing the present appeal observed the essence of Section 6(3) of the Right to

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Cal HC | Durga Puja Regulations declaring Pandals to be made no entry zone for public, partially eased [Read Directions]

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Arijit Banerjee and Sanjib Banerjee, JJ., modified its earlier Order dated 19-10-2020, wherein it was held

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Ori HC | Justice Panigrahi quotes ‘Albert Einstein’ while deciding the extent of interference by Court in academic matters

Orissa High Court:  A Division Bench of Sanju Panda and S.K Panigrahi JJ., sets aside the impugned judgment and held that it

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Chh HC | Statements of police officers cannot be discarded or looked with suspicion merely because they are involved in investigation, statements having a ring of truth can be relied upon

Chhattisgarh High Court: Gautam Chourdiya, J., upheld the decision of the trial court in a matter with regard to Section 379 Penal

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MP HC | Delay in lodging of FIR is no ground to discard the prosecution’s case in its entirety, medical corroboration not an absolute necessity in cases of gang rape

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Akhil Kumar Srivastava, J., dismissed the appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention

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Kar HC | Court in exercise of its powers under S. 397 CrPC cannot re-appreciate evidence and arrive at a different conclusion, even if a different view is possible from the evidence; Petition dismissed  

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while rejecting the present criminal revision petition, elaborated on scope and ambit of Section 397

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NCLAT | If objections raised in regard to “Scheme” under S. 230 of Companies Act, 2013 are procedural in nature, can they be overruled? Tribunal expounds

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Division Bench of Justice Jarat Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and Balvinder Singh (Technical Member) while addressing

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NCDRC | Builder has to mention the date of delivery of possession in agreement & failure to do so will be read against builder; Homebuyer cannot be made to wait for possession indefinitely

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC):  A Division Bench of Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) and Dinesh Singh (Member) held that, a homebuyer