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MP HC | Disproportionate distribution of increased PG Medical seats in Clinical and Non-Clinical subjects; Court examines

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Yadav and Rajendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ., dismissed a writ petition which was raised

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Guj HC | Bail granted to doctor alleged to be shielding main accused in suicide case by issuing death certificate without post mortem

Gujarat High Court: A.S. Supehia, J., addressed a bail application revolving around a matter concerning a 20-page suicide note. Instant application was

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Ker HC | Harassment, abuse and torture of wife within seven months of marriage; HC denies anticipatory bail to doctor

Kerala High Court: Shircy V., J., rejected the bail application of a doctor and his family accused of dowry demand and cruelty

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Madras HC | Schools to keep a complaint box to make victims complain about sexual assault freely

Madras High Court: P. Velmurugan, J., directs Schools to keep a complaint box to make the victims complain about the sexual assault

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Chh HC | Right of default bail under S. 167(2) CrPC cannot be defeated by subsequent filing of charge-sheet on same day

Chhattisgarh High Court: Narendra Kumar Vyas J. allowed the petition and set aside the impugned order. The facts of the case are

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P&H HC | “Nightmarish and traumatic”; HC denies bail in a case of sodomy committed to an 8-year-old child

Punjab and Haryana High Court: H.S. Madaan, J., rejected the bail application of the applicant accused of committing an act of sodomy

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HP HC | Petitioner who is a pimp cannot claim bail on ground of parity citing judgments where bail was granted subject to its peculiar facts

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed the bail petition with the liberty to file a new bail application more particularly

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AP HC | Is girlfriend or concubine a “relative” of husband, liable to be prosecuted for cruelty under S. 498-A IPC? Court decides

Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amaravati: Cheekati Manavendranath Roy, J., addresses whether a girlfriend or concubine who is not connected by blood or

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Del HC | Can ‘Pawnor’ under Ss. 172/176 of Contract Act be made liable for repayment of entire debt, in absence of any guarantee being furnished? Succinct Report

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., held that the pawnor, merely by his act

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Is it mandatory to arraign firm as accused to make partner liable for dishonor of cheque under Ss. 138/141 of NI Act? HC explains

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., addressed a matter revolving around dishonour of cheque. Appellant-Complainant preferred an appeal against the decision

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Kar HC | “What sauce is good for the goose is good for the gander”; State under mandatory obligation for immediate consideration of compassionate appointment applications

Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna, J., allowed the petition and quashed the impugned endorsement. The petitioners in the instant writ petition challenge

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Man murdered wife and 4 minor daughters and burned them. Will this case fall under rarest of rare category? Allahabad HC decides

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Ramesh Sinha and Rajeev Singh, JJ., upheld the capital punishment of a man who murdered

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All HC | What are the conditions to constitute a “Gang”? Are the two parts of definition mutually exclusive? Read HC’s opinion

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Anjani Kumar Mishra and Shekhar Kumar Yadav, JJ., expressed on what constitutes as ‘Gang’ under

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P&H HC | Maintaining elderly parents is not only a value based principle but a bounden duty under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench of Augustine George Masih and Ashok Kumar Verma, JJ., addressed the plight of a

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Gau HC | “Reopen Anganwadi centers”; HC directs Nagaland government to ensure availability of essential services to the lactating mothers and children

Gauhati High Court: While addressing a PIL espousing the cause of lactating mothers and children, the Division Bench of Songkhupchung Serto and

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Tri HC | SIT probe ordered in Abetment of suicide circumstances; Court takes suo motu cognizance

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ. and S. Talapatra, J., suo motu took cognizance of untimely death of

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Utt HC | Civil and Fundamental Rights of petitioner not affected hence no locus standi; Court dismisses petition

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed a petition which was filed

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MP HC | Court declares strike by nurses in State as illegal; demand for not taking any disciplinary action for the period of absence considered

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ. and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., decided on a petition which related

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Ker HC | In Re: Bruno; HC condemns instructions to keep pets in chains and kennels. Directs State to ensure mandatory registration/licence for pet adoption

Kerala High Court: While hearing a suo motu PIL registered to monitor the instances of animal abuse in the State of Kerala

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Del HC | CM Advocates Welfare Scheme: Only for the Advocates enrolled with Voter ID of Delhi? HC enumerates significance of Place of Practice v. Place of Residence

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., remarked that, Insurance for lawyers has been an aspiration for several years. In the present