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Cessation of employment by wife to raise her child cannot be viewed as voluntary abandonment of work; Wife entitled to maintenance: Delhi HC

The wife was previously employed as a guest teacher. However, owing to the compelling responsibilities of single-handedly raising the child coupled with the burden of long commuting hours, she had to discontinue her employment.

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“Systematic attempt to mint more money under PMJAY scheme”; Gujarat HC dismisses bail plea of doctor accused in Khyati Hospital Angioplasty Scandal

The Court stated that the fact remained that seven patients were forced to undergo the procedure of angioplasty without their wish and without any need in some cases. Furthermore, the material on record suggested that no proper post operational care was taken.

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‘Bribery strikes at root of public administration, erodes public faith in govt. institutions’; Punjab and Haryana HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of Junior Engineer

“The demand for Rs. 1000 — however modest in quantum — is not to be seen in isolation but must be viewed in light of the position held by the accused engineer and the context of the demand. The act of coercing an ordinary citizen to pay a bribe for availing a rightful service, amounts to gross misconduct.”

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Supreme Court proposes framing of mandatory guidelines for expeditious appraisal of criminal appeals

“We say so being fully cognizant of the fact that the judiciary’s efficient functioning is a necessary pre-requisite to maintain the trust and faith of the consumers of justice in the justice delivery system”.

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Gauhati HC directs return of Nigerian citizen who was illegally detained for about 4 years

The foreigner had been arrested in 2020 and convicted in 2021 for entering into India without any valid travel document. However, despite completing his sentence his detention continued.

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Col. Sofiya Qureshi Remark Case | MP High Court criticises State for the manner of registration of FIR against BJP Minister Vijay Shah

The Court and noted that the FIR is brief and that there is not a single mention of actions of the accused which would satisfy the ingredients of offences registered against him.

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‘Experience shows that points-based assessment is not flawless’; Breakdown of SC’s new take on Senior Advocate Designation process

“The point-based process deserves deletion in exercise of powers reserved in paragraph 74 of Indira Jaising-1. When we do this, it will not amount to a review or recall of the decisions. After finding that the point-based assessment is not workable, we will be failing in our duty if we fail to do what we are expected to do.”

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Undertrials must first seek Court permission to travel abroad before applying for issuance or renewal of passport: Allahabad High Court

“It goes without saying that as per Official notification dated 25-08-1993 relaxation under Section 6 (2) (f) of the Passport Act, 1967 applies to only those persons who produce orders from the Court concerned permitting them to depart India, otherwise, the rigour of refusing issuance of passport would follow consequently”

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Bombay HC grants temporary injunction to Metro Brands for mark ‘Metro’; restrains MetBrands (P) Ltd. from using mark ‘MetBrands’

Around December 2021, when the applicant decided to go public by floating an IPO that the defendant commenced use of the name METBRANDS and until that time, the defendant was operating and offering goods and services under the name ‘METRENDS’.

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MP High Court takes suo motu action against BJP Minister Vijay Shah for using ‘scurrilous language’ against Col. Sofia Quraishi

“The armed forces… reflecting integrity, industry, discipline, sacrifice, selflessness, character, honour and indomitable courage… has been targeted by Mr. Vijay Shah who has used the language of the gutters against Col. Sofia Quraishi.”

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Supreme Court acquits husband in 498A IPC case, expresses concern over misuse of dowry and cruelty provisions

The term “cruelty” is subject to rather cruel misuse by the parties, and cannot be established simpliciter without specific instances, to say the least. The tendency of roping these sections, without mentioning any specific dates, time or incident, weakens the case of the prosecutions, and casts serious suspicion on the viability of the version of a Complainant.

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‘Punjab ought to have approached Centre but did not’; Here’s why Punjab & Haryana HC directed removal of Punjab Police deployed at Bhakhra Nangal Dam

On 01-05-2025, allegedly, Punjab forcibly took control of the operations and management of the Bhakhra Nangal Dam and Lohand Control Room Water Regulation Offices by deploying a large number of police personnel with the ultimate object of forcibly preventing the Bhakra Beas Management Board from releasing water to Haryana.

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CBI cannot be rendered helpless in investigating further if during trap proceedings more information is received about offence/offenders: Delhi HC

Special Public Prosecutor submitted that there are 194 intercepted calls, revealing incriminating conversation involving the petitioner in negotiations and distribution of illegal gains. Thus, a larger conspiracy is to be unearthed, for which the custodial interrogation is needed.

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Delhi High Court grants anticipatory bail in NDPS Case due to absence of nexus between accused and drug recovery

The Courts should exercise restraint in the grant of pre-arrest bail in NDPS cases, however, in the absence of any direct recovery from the applicants and considering that the investigation is already complete, no purpose would be served by subjecting the applicants to incarceration.

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There can be a departure from the Schedule of Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 in deciding functional disability: Supreme Court

“A careful reading of the provisions clearly demonstrates that if more than one injury is caused in the same accident the amount of compensation payable under the Act shall be aggregated, but not to the extent of such aggregation exceeding the amount which would have been payable if permanent total disablement had resulted from the injuries.”

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‘Cannot be compelled to work against his wishes’; Himachal Pradesh HC directs IGMC Shimla to give NOC to doctor seeking new job

The Court directed the Doctor to deposit the bond money to the authorities since he had signed a bond stating that he would serve the State for 7 years upon the completion of his education, failing which he would have to deposit the default amount of Rs. 60 Lakhs with interest.

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Allahabad High Court stays UP Government’s suspension order against DSP over alleged relationship outside marriage

Allahabad High Court directed the standing counsel to file a counter affidavit within four weeks. A rejoinder affidavit, if any, was permitted to be filed within two weeks thereafter.

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High Court cannot dismiss substantive portion of suit while hearing appeal against rejection of interim injunction: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court was considering an appeal appeal against an order of the High Court dismissing the suit while considering an application for an injunction.

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Read why Bombay HC quashed FIR against an Advocate, who used the word ‘bhangi’ in a video complaining about garbage

“To prove an offence under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, a particular community shall be targeted, or a particular member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe shall be targeted.”

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Supreme Court acquits accused in 14-year-old murder case whose acquittal was reversed by HC relying on testimony of the Investigating Officers

In this 14-year-old cold-blooded case, the deceased was hacked to death in front of his own son. During the trial, 71 out of 87 witnesses turned hostile including the relevant ones, thereby leading to the collapse of the prosecution case before Trial Court.