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‘Culture of copy pasting statements is dangerous’; Bombay HC directs State to make guidelines for investigating officers on how to record the statements

The copy pasting of statements may unnecessarily give advantage to the accused persons, because of which the seriousness of the genuine case may vanish.

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Kerala High Court grants bail to YouTuber Santhosh Varkey for objectionable Facebook post on female actors

The Court directed thatImmediately on release he shall delete all the offensive messages and refrain from making any vituperative or disparaging comments against women in any of the social media platform.

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Bombay HC Judge alleges ploy by Advocates to frame him; Directs police inquiry

Noting the chain of events, the Court stated that there was a very clear attempt to frame the Court by Mr. Partho Sarkar because negative orders were passed by Justice Jamdar against Mr. Kurle and Mr. Nedumpara, close associates of Mr. Sarkar.

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‘Right to property occupies sacrosanct position’: Delhi HC orders Centre to pay Rs. 1.76 crore for illegal occupation of private property for two decades

“The State, being a constitutional authority and repository of public trust, is duty-bound to protect, rather than transgress, the civil rights of its citizens, including the right to property. The powers of the State are not plenary or absolute but are circumscribed by constitutional and statutory limitations.”

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Chhattisgarh High Court upholds victim’s right to privacy; Denies accused permission to examine her social media in Court

“If permission is granted to examine the Facebook or Instagram account of the prosecutrix and play the audio recording concerning the prosecutrix, then privacy of the prosecutrix may be compromised.”

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Swaran Rekha River Revival | M.P. High Court issues directions to invoke ‘Social Audit’ for Civic Accountability and Urban Governance

“Social Auditors ought to be the men of integrity, intelligence, common sense and must be passionate about the work they are assigned to. They must work without fear and favour and without ill-will”.

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Delhi HC grants Rs 8 lakhs compensation to a man whose leg was amputated in a 10-year-old railways accident case

“This Court has no hesitation in holding that the reasons given by the Railways Claim Tribunal in rejecting the claim are absolutely perverse. The plea that the injuries were suffered by the appellant/claimant due to his own criminal negligence is also not fathomable in law.”

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Bombay HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of Former MP Harinarayan Rajbhar for allegedly misusing Government’s emblem to issue appointment letters

The present case is not a case where only one person has been cheated as there are many more victims, who are cheated by the applicant and in every crime, the applicant used a different team.

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Right to Education | Rajasthan High Court grants permission for minor rape survivor’s admission to school under Article 21-A

“No child shall be liable to pay fees and charges that prevents him/her for pursuing elementary education. The Government and Local Authorities should ensure that every child completes his/her elementary education.”

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Court Fee must be paid on sale consideration when declaratory suit involves title based on agreement to sell: MP High Court

“Where the plaintiff attempts to under-value the plaint and reliefs, the Court has to intervene.”

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Bombay HC stays Rs 1.5 crore costs imposed on AAI over unpaid airport charges dispute with Irish Company, Aer Lingus Ltd.

“The officials of the applicant, i.e., the Airport Authority of India, may have been over cautious in protecting its interest and hence impleaded Respondent 1 which is the owner of the aircrafts”.

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Emotional/mental vulnerability due to depression, & other psychiatric problems to be considered in abetment of suicide cases; higher proof of instigation required: Delhi HC

“Every case of suicide does not amount to abetment and therefore, the Court has to see whether the conduct of the accused was such that a normal person, not merely a hypersensitive one, would have been driven to suicide.”

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Legislators can’t claim absolute bar of interference by Constitutional Courts; Criminal acts inside the House not immune from prosecution: Karnataka HC

“The legislature is not a sanctuary for defamation or gendered invective, rather an institution where robust debate must be tempered with decorum and respect”.

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“Why no action taken against anti-social elements who vandalised Dr. Ambedkar’s Statue”; MP High Court seeks explanation from Police Authorities

The State accepted notice and sought time to obtain instructions as to “why action has not been taken against the anti-social elements who have broken the statue of Dr. Ambedkar on the night of 10-02-2025.”

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‘Suspension from exams too harsh & disproportionate to alleged act of indiscipline’; Telangana HC directs NMIMS, Hyderabad to allow final year law student to sit for exams

The petitioner-student herein had allegedly exposed the incident of food poisoning that took place at NMIMS earlier this year.

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Delhi HC dismisses petition to quash FIR against man accused of repeated rape, unnatural sex, forcing abortion and threatening to circulate nude photographs and videos

“If the complaint lodged by the prosecutrix is truthful, instead of extending premium to a rapist and a molester by pushing the helpless rape victim into his matrimony, it would be the duty of the State to ensure her a dignified life by providing her food, shelter and clothing.”

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Bombay High Court directs State to consider separate registration facility for patients who will need organ transplant in future

When the health and life of the patient itself is rendered delicate and worrisome, any procedure for the basic requirement of registration needs to be of absolute ease and comfort.

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SC/ST Act protection ceases to apply post conversion to Christianity; Andhra Pradesh HC quashes complaint by a pastor

Mere non-cancellation of the caste certificate by the authority to a person who has converted into Christianity cannot instill the protection granted under the Protective Legislation.

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Compassionate appointment is one-time benefit, no betterment of position allowed; Chhattisgarh HC reiterates while rejecting post upgradation plea

“Acceptance of appointment, even under protest, amounts to exhaustion of the one-time benefit. There cannot be endless negotiation or choice in such appointments, which are an exception to the general rule of recruitment.”

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Bombay HC restrains Innovation Coatings (P) Ltd. from using “INOVA 1K PUR” mark; grants interim injunction to Pidilite for mark “1K PUR” for adhesive products

The defendant’s contention that the expression “1K PUR” is common to trade or publici juris, was rejected and the Court opined that a party asserting that a word/expression has become common to trade must satisfy the test of extensive, actual, and continuous use of such an expression in the market.