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Gauhati High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gauhati High Court directs Assam Government to properly implement policies framed in pursuance of Right to Education Act

Gauhati High Court was deliberating over a PIL filed to highlight ineffective implementation of State govt.’s policies framed as per the mandate in Section 12(1)(c) of RTE Act, 2009

Published on March 14, 2023March 20, 2023By Sucheta
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EWS category student
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court | All schools to ensure that no EWS category student, recommended by the Department of Education, is denied admission

Justice CD Singh echoed Swami Vivekananda’s words that “Now if the mountain does not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain. If the poor boy cannot come to education, education must go to him.”

Published on December 16, 2022January 20, 2023By Editor
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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala HC issues notice to Centre & State in a PIL seeking extension of facilities to every person with disability in need of special assistance irrespective of percentage of disability

Kerala High Court: In a PIL seeking extension of facilities to every person with a disability in need of special assistance irrespective

Published on August 27, 2022By Editor
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Calcutta High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court| Vigil to be maintained to prevent noise pollution in general; Sound levels to be within permissible limits

Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. disposed of a writ petition which was filed by an ailing, retired bank employee alleging that

Published on July 14, 2022May 15, 2025By Editor
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Gujarat High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gujarat High Court | Delay in appointment of presiding officer of DRT leading to deprivation of legitimate right to speedy justice; Directions issued

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Aravind Kumar, CJ. and Ashutosh J. Shastri, J. allowed a writ petition which was filed

Published on July 8, 2022July 14, 2022By Editor
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Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed

Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing

Published on July 6, 2022July 14, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Sikk HC | Directions issued for tracing out the missing children in the State; CCTV’s installed in police stations

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J. issued certain directions in the matter of

Published on April 12, 2022April 20, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ori HC | PIL filed about the ever-growing stock of seized vehicles and other properties in the various police stations in the State of Odisha; Directions issued

Orissa High Court: S. Muralidhar, CJ. issued directions regarding the ever-growing stock of seized vehicles and other properties in the various police

Published on February 5, 2022February 11, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pat HC | Is the State obligated to pay compensation to the families of the patients suffering from Thalassemia who died due to the non availability of adequate medical facilities? Court constitutes committee

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ. and P.B. Bajanthri, J., took up a petition which following issues were

Published on December 15, 2021December 24, 2021By Editor
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Legislation UpdatesNotifications

RBI releases Master Direction on RBI (Market-makers in OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2021

The Reserve Bank of India has issued Master Direction on Reserve Bank of India (Market-makers in OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2021 vide notification

Published on September 21, 2021September 21, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[COVID-19] Cal HC | Durga Puja Pandals to be made no-entry zone for members of public

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Arijit Banerjee and Sanjib Banerjee, JJ., while laying down directions with regard to the Durga Puja

Published on October 20, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Cyber crimes on the rise | Directions issued to train and familiarise members of police force in regard to “electronic evidence”

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Manojit Mandal and Joymalya Bagchi, JJ., in the wake of rising cyber crimes in

Published on February 26, 2019March 1, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | Tehsildar has no jurisdiction to issue direction to SHO in matter of civil nature

Allahabad High Court: The writ petition was filed before a Division Bench of Abhinava Upadhya and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ. where

Published on February 1, 2019February 2, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC approves Witness Protection Scheme, 2018; directs setting up of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Complexes in all district courts

“In search of truth, he plays that sacred role of the sun, which eliminates the darkness of ignorance and illuminates the face

Published on December 7, 2018December 7, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The student of every age must be safe and secure in the school premises and while traveling from their homes to school and back”: Uttaranchal HC

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma, ACJ. and Sharad Kumar Sharma, J., gave directions to ensure safety of

Published on September 28, 2018October 1, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Union and States given directions to support and encourage leprosy patients to lead life with equality and dignity: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and A.M. Khanwilkar and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. disposed of a writ petition

Published on September 17, 2018September 18, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Directions issued for protection and regulation of shelter homes by Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court: A 2-Judge Bench comprising of Dilip B Bhosale, CJ. and Yashwant Varma, J., dealt with a public interest litigation

Published on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

State directed to prevent ‘encroachment’ upon water bodies and Gram Panchayat land

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ., addressed a petition raising the concern of

Published on June 22, 2018June 29, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay HC allows PIL against illegal felling of trees in light of the “Tree Act”

Bombay High Court: In an highly structured and ornate decision concerning the deficiencies of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of

Published on June 1, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta HC issues directions for proper conduct of investigation, so that crime does not remain undetected

Calcutta High Court: A Bench comprising of Joymalya Bagchi and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, JJ. issued directions for conducting of investigation and/or trial involving cases

Published on December 14, 2017December 22, 2017By Saba
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