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Tri HC | Court rejects post-retiral benefits of pension and gratuity on false claim of being a reserved category candidate; however, salary already paid not a subject of recovery

Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., dismissed a writ petition which was filed aggrieved about non-payment of gratuity and pension after retirement.

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Chh HC | Can Human Rights Commission pass an order directing payment of compensation? HC answers in light of instant facts

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J., dismissed the petition and sets aside the impugned order. The petitioner in the instant petition

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MP HC | Right to cross-examine a witness cannot be curtailed, Court holds trial court should be patient and tolerant in their approach towards the Trial Court lawyers

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J., allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the order whereby the right of the

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Bom HC | Concept of ‘continuing offences’ & limitation under Domestic Violence Act: Explained

Bombay High Court: Manish Pitale, J., while upholding the decision of Sessions Court discussed more on the concept of ‘continuing offence’ under

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Del HC | Determination of territorial jurisdiction of Court in matters relating to trademark infringement: HC discusses

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., while addressing the present matter held that prima facie view on territorial jurisdiction has to be

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P&H HC | Apparent case of greediness; HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on the son for attempting to oust his old-aged mother and usurp her property

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Calling it unfortunate, Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., dismissed the petition filed by a man who was trying

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[Violence against Doctors] Gau HC | Mere installation of CCTV cameras in hospitals is not enough; HC directs to connect Hospital cameras to the nearest Police Station

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sudhanshu Dhulia, CJ, and Manash Ranjan Pathak, J., directed to connect CCTV cameras of

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Bom HC | Denial of urgent hearing by DRT: Court says opportunity of hearing is integral part of constitutional philosophy well embedded in Arts. 14 and 21

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Anil S. Kilor, JJ., held that mandate of Section 34 leaves

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Raj HC | In circumstances of death while on duty, can ex-gratia be allotted as per both unamended and amended rules? Court answers

Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed aggrieved by an impugned order which dealt with

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Sikk HC | Permissions being granted of extraction of the groundwater even during pendency of PIL; Court lambasts authorities

Sikkim High Court: The Division Bench of Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari and Meenakshi Madan Rai, JJ., heard a Public Interest Litigation relating to

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Ker HC | Re-consideration of Minority status of Muslims and Christians; HC rejects plea stating a few people being rich does not determine advancement of whole community

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of S.Manikumar, CJ, and Shaji P. Chaly, J., rejected the petition seeking direction to the State

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Raj HC | Whether third child born on account of failure of ligation operation a reason to deny grant ACP by a blanket order? Court answers

Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J., allowed a petition which dealt with the issue as to whether the third child born

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Del HC | Does a provision after being declared unconstitutional, gets repealed or wiped out from statute book? HC answers

Delhi High Court: Yogesh Khanna, J., remarked that, Once the Parliament steps in and cures the defect pointed out by a Constitutional

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All HC | Onus of proving ingredients under the First Exception, S. 499 IPC is on the accused; Defence being a question of fact cannot be claimed at the stage of issuance of summons

Allahabad High Court: Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J. dismissed the petition and declined to entertain the present application in exercise of its inherent

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Del HC | Can members of Scheduled Tribes following Hindu customs claim to be kept out of purview of HMA? HC answers; highlights need for Uniform Civil Code

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., held that, “…relegating parties to customary Courts when they themselves admit that they are following

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Raj HC | Prominent sign board to be installed at the entries of all Central Jails in the State displaying in Hindi Rule 10 of the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Manoj Kumar Garg and Sandeep Mehta, JJ. granted parole subject to reasonable conditions to ensure

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Guj HC | Court directs transfer of winding-up proceedings to NCLT; scattering litigation to various forums leads to multiplicity, abuse of process of law

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of Vineet Kothari and B.N. Karia, JJ., took up a petition which dealt with the parties

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Ker HC | On what grounds can pregnancy of a mentally unsound woman be terminated? Is consent of women indispensable? HC answers

Kerala High Court: P.B.Suresh Kumar, J., invoked the doctrine of parens patriae to permit termination of eight weeks pregnancy of a medically

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Utt HC | Char Dham Yatra banned until decision by Supreme Court; Court checks and double checks arrangements by the State amidst approaching third wave

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Alok Kumar Verma, J., dealt with the petition which came

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Orissa HC looks into the issue of overcrowding of jails; asks IG Prison for report; Reprimanded ad hoc measures and rather asked for a long term plan

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Muralidhar, CJ and S.K. Panigrahi, J. gave a slew of directions regarding the issue