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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

EWS admissions now permissible beyond December 31 in Academic Sessions: Delhi High Court

It can no longer be said that the fixing of cutoff date 31 December as a date beyond which no order of provisional admission can be passed, is a principle which should be regarded as judicially binding, till a hierarchically superior court speaks on it.

Published on May 8, 2024May 8, 2024By Editor
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jammu and kashmir and ladakh high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC quashes the detention order issued in 2022 based on an FIR registered against a detenue in 2004

The petitioner was detained in June 2022 based on a FIR registered against him in 2004. However, the petitioner had already been acquitted from the charges levied against him in 2004.

Published on January 12, 2024February 21, 2024By Editor
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jharkhand high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jharkhand High Court quashes order by jail authorities of blacklisting food supplier for 5 years

The Jharkhand High Court said that a show cause notice specifying grounds for the proposed action is mandatory in order to enable the other party to answer the case before passing blacklisting orders.

Published on April 6, 2023April 14, 2023By Ridhi
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Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Principle of comity of courts is salutary in nature and cannot override the consideration of best interest and welfare of the child: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court, while deliberating over a father’s prayer seeking repatriation of his minor son to Germany, dismissed the petition on ground of the child’s best interests and allowed the son to remain with his mother in India.

Published on March 16, 2023March 22, 2023By Sucheta
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Telangana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Minor child interested in staying with natural parents only”; Telangana High Court directs Child Welfare Committee to handover the custody of minor child to natural parents, giving visitation rights to foster parents

    Telangana High Court: While deciding a case, wherein, a writ of habeas corpus was filed seeking to direct the respondents

Published on November 10, 2022By Editor
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

New settlement deed can be registered only on the presentation of a non-traceable certificate and police complaint in case of loss of a parent document; Madras High Court reiterates

    Madras High Court: In a writ petition filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of

Published on November 2, 2022By Editor
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Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC | Petition challenging 4% reservation for Pahari Speaking People in State/UT Services dismissed as petitioners failed to qualify as ‘aggrieved persons’ for the purposes of Art 226

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deliberating over the instant writ petition concerning reservation provided to Pahari Speaking People, the

Published on October 26, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court| Detention to be rendered illegal caused by inordinate delay in processing remarks

Madras High Court: A writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of habeus corpus

Published on October 21, 2022By Editor
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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court | Writ Petitions against Air India by its employees cease to be maintainable after privatization

    Bombay High Court: In total 4 writ petitions were filed against Air India Ltd./AIL (‘respondent’) by the AIL employees (‘petitioners’),

Published on September 29, 2022By Editor
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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Covid Immunization| Kerala HC directs Center to formulate policy for identifying & compensating deaths due to after-effects of Covid-19 vaccination

Kerala High Court: In a significant case where a widow whose husband died due to adverse effects of Covid-29 immunization had approached

Published on September 7, 2022By Editor
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Orderly system’ unconstitutional: Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government to eradicate it completely in four months

    Madras High Court: S.M. Subramaniam, J. has directed to ensure that the practice of orderly system stands eradicated in entirety

Published on August 25, 2022By Editor
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court allows termination of 27+weeks pregnancy of minor child victim of 13 years; Foetus to be preserved for criminal case under POCSO

Madras High Court: Abdul Quddhose, J. permitted the termination of pregnancy of 27+ week of a minor child victim of offence under

Published on July 19, 2022August 5, 2022By Editor
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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court| Non-consideration of the grounds raised in a pre-grant opposition while granting patent per se constitutes violation of principles of natural justice

Delhi High Court: Jyoti Singh, J. in a case where patent was granted without delving and dealing with the grounds raised in

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

Karnataka High Court | Writ petition by XIAOMI India premature when alternate remedy available under S. 37 FEMA, 1999 left unattended

    Karnataka High Court: S G Pandit, J. declared the present writ petition filed by XIAOMI India under Article 226 of

Published on July 12, 2022May 15, 2025By 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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Himachal Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Writ under Art 226 maintainable for grant of extension of parole; Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed petition under S. 482 CrPC

    Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. dismissed the petition filed under Sec 482 Criminal Procedure Code (‘CrPC') for

Published on June 27, 2022May 14, 2025By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Tel HC remarks several writ petitions are filed complaining about police negligence and delays during investigation; Such issues cannot be decided by invoking jurisdiction under Art. 226 of the Constitution

Telangana High Court: Lalitha Kanneganti, J., disposed of the petition with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy. The instant writ

Published on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Writ of habeas corpus is a writ of right, it is not a writ of course;  a prima facie case of unlawful detention must be made

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Arup Kumar Goswami CJ and N K Chandravanshi J. dismissed the petition and declined to

Published on April 29, 2022May 6, 2022By Editor
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Extraordinary writ jurisdiction is to be exercised only in rare cases or certain contingencies in the interest of justice, including exceptional cases: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., expressed that it is settled law that the power to issue writ has its own

Published on March 21, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | In absence of any factual foundation to show whether a particular entity is State or not, writ jurisdiction not maintainable

Rajasthan High Court: Mahendar Kumar Goyal J. dismissed the petition being not maintainable against a private entity.  The instant petition was filed

Published on March 11, 2022March 25, 2022By Editor
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