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Orissa HC sets aside husband’s conviction for wife’s murder for having no link in chain of circumstantial evidence & failure to prove last seen theory

“It is never the intention of the legislature to say that merely because two persons were residing together in a house along with others and one of them suffered homicidal death, it would not necessarily mean that the deceased was last seen in the company of others.”

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Explained| Andhra Pradesh HC allows transfer of divorce petition on account of wife’s inconvenience in a matrimonial proceeding

“In matrimonial proceedings, the convenience of the wife has to be considered than inconvenience of the husband. There are grounds to consider the request of the petitioner to transfer the petition.”

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[Domino’s v. Donito’s] Delhi HC grants interim injunction to Dominos IP Holder for its mark Domino’s in relation to pizzas and burgers

The Court was satisfied that plaintiff 1 — Domino’s IP Holder LLC had made out a prima facie case for grant of an ex-parte ad interim injunction, as they were likely to suffer irreparable harm in case the injunction was not granted.

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Rule of exclusion of writ jurisdiction due to availability of alternative remedy is discretionary and not compulsory; Bombay HC reiterates

Remanding the consumer dispute back to the District Consumer Commission, the Court relied on MP State Agro Industries Development Corp. Ltd v. Jahan Khan, wherein it was observed that a Court may not entertain a writ petition due to availability of an alternative remedy, but the said rule cannot be said to be of universal application.

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Delhi High Court quashes reassessment notice for AY 2013-14 due to exceeding statutory time limit under Income Tax Act

The Court quashed the notice of reassessment issued on 31-3-2023 as it surpassed the ten-year block as prescribed u/S first provision to Section of 148(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

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[PMLA] ‘Cannot assume role of an expert’; Delhi HC directs Director, AIIMS to constitute medical board to evaluate Amit Katyal’s medical condition

“In the absence of an opinion of the experts it is difficult for this Court to conclude as to whether it is a case for grant of interim bail on the medical grounds. The Court cannot assume the role of an expert and make assessment of its own as regard the medical condition of the petitioner based on medical records placed on the Court file.”

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Madras High Court restrains Central Govt. from taking final decision on banning the “ferocious” dog breeds

Madras High Court viewed that the Union must confirm that the process has been commenced with a clean slate to receive suggestions and objections regarding the proposal to ban the import of ferocious dogs.

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‘Inconsequential discrepancies in evidence do not dispel credibility of prosecution case’: Sikkim HC upholds conviction order of POCSO convict

Sikkim High Court opined that the prosecution’s case was established beyond all reasonable doubt following which they found no reason to differ from the findings of the Trial Court

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[S. 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996] Any attempt to modify an award would amount to crossing the ‘Lakshman Rekha’; Sikkim HC reiterates

The Court noted that the appellant had accepted the award of all other claims except the one disputed, therefore they could not seek the setting aside of only the disputed claims as it would amount to seeking modification of the Award.

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[BPSC Recruitment] State’s policy granting grace marks to contractual teacher and not to guest teacher is violative of Art. 14: Patna High Court

The Court opined that both the contract teachers and the guest teachers are discharging same duties as they are teaching students in schools and thus, there is no difference between the contract teachers and the guest teachers.

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

HIGH COURT JUNE 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Liquor Policy Scam; False article on Anant Ambani Interview; Reservation for Disabled Persons; Organ donation; and more

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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[Specific Performance of Contract] | Sikkim HC finds party’s unwillingness for performance on their part; Discusses scope of Second Appeal under S.100 CPC

Relying on UN Krishnamurthy v. AM Krishnamurthy, the Court stated that the appellant failed to indicate willingness to perform their part of the transaction, as they neither showed nor proved the availability of sufficient funds required to make the payments per the contract

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Can pleadings be amended on the ground of typographical errors or change of counsel? Allahabad HC answers

“In the light of law laid down by the Courts, change of counsel cannot be a ground to file amendment application bypassing the rigorous conditions of due diligence. In fact, to meet out any mistake, no advantage can be given to litigant due to change of counsel.”

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Orrisa High Court overturns conviction in 12-year-old religious riot & mob attack murder case

“The evidence recorded in a criminal trial against any accused is confined to the culpability of that accused only and it does not have any bearing upon a co-accused, who have been tried on the basis of evidence recorded in separate trial, though for the commission of same offences charged has been framed in both the trial.”

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[Chinese visa scam]: Delhi Court grants bail to Congress’s Karti Chidambaram in 2011 Money Laundering case

Congress Leader Karti Chidambaram got Bail in 2011 Money Laundering case wherein he was accused of taking a bribe of Rs.50 Lakh to facilitate the approval of visa reuse for Chinese personnel.

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Delhi High Court denies bail to Amandeep Singh Dhall in Liquor Excise Policy Scam case

The Delhi High Court said that the allegations against Amandeep Singh Dhall were serious in nature and their impact on society at large must be considered as a factor for adjudicating bail.

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Delhi HC dismisses PIL challenging appointment of National Small Industries Development Corporation’s Chairman

The Court dismissed the petition on the ground of non-maintainability as only non-appointees can assail the legality of the appointment or extension procedure.

two contracts different modes of dispute resolution

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Courts must decide which contract will prevail when parties execute two contracts providing different dispute resolution mechanisms: SCOTUS

The instant dispute involved a conflict between two contracts executed by petitioner Coinbase, Inc., operator of a cryptocurrency exchange platform, and the respondents, who used Coinbase.

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‘Love and affection are intangible sentiments’ Madras HC allows organ donation for transplantation, between un-related individuals

“Though the Act does not ban donation of kidney in favour of a person who is not a near relative and the only restriction is that transplantation can be done only after prior approval by the State Authorisation Committee, yet the transplant surgeons are hesitant to carry out kidney transplants between unrelated persons.”