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HP HC | Provision to ‘issue a Commission to make local investigation’ is not a tool to create evidence in favor of parties; order made under Or. 26 R. 9 set aside

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Ori HC | High Court quashes charges under Mines and Minerals Act, directs trial court to proceed with criminal complaint under IPC

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Ker HC | Removal of a name from voter’s list without being heard is impermissible; voting rights of a person are invaluable and cannot be taken away

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J&K HC | Preventive detention of a person who is already in custody of State in connection with commission of offence under substantive law must not be ordered

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Rashid Ali Dar, J. allowed a habeas corpus petition and quashed detention order of a person who

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Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar Jain and Harnaresh Singh Gill, JJ. heard an appeal that sought

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Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumar Phukan, J. allowed a criminal petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby the petitioner-husband was

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