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Case BriefsHigh Courts

J&K HC | Court dismisses application for contempt proceedings against respondent due to inappropriate forum 

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J., closed a contempt petition seeking to initiate proceedings against respondents for non-compliance with the

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC | POSH Act cannot be misused by women to harass someone with non-existent allegations

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of M. Sathyanarayanan and R. Hemalatha, JJ., while addressing the issue of Sexual Harassment of Women

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Published on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | India – South Africa Cricket Series Conspiracy | Sanjeev Chawla alleged in criminal conspiracy of match fixing to be in police custody for investigation at Tihar only

Delhi High Court: Anu Malhotra, J., while deciding a petition with regard to the investigation of Sanjeev Chawla alleged for acting as

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Published on February 21, 2020February 22, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Person committing offence under S. 494 IPC, must have married another woman or man during subsistence of his or her first marriage; Court invokes power under S. 482 CrPC to meet ends of justice

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Madhav J. Jamdar and Sunil B. Shukre, JJ., while invoking its power under Section 482

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Directions issued to streamline working of Anti Human Trafficking Units pertaining to tracing missing children

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, JJ., while addressing a petition for a writ of habeas

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Published on February 20, 2020February 27, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | “Person who pours kerosene on someone and sets him on fire has no right to say that he had no knowledge that it would cause death” – Conviction under S. 302 IPC upheld

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., upheld the decision of the trial court to convict

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Published on February 20, 2020February 25, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Court allows impleadment of petitioner; quashes trial court order of rejection of petition

Rajasthan High Court: Arun Bhansali J., quashed and set aside the order of the trial court since the trial court erred in

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Published on February 20, 2020February 24, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Trial Court’s view upheld as FSL Report establishes case of “sexual assault of minor” beyond any reasonable doubt

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., while dismissing the present appeal upheld the decision of the trial court for offences charged under

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Published on February 20, 2020February 26, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Tri HC | Non-progressive injury resulting in application of formula to calculate compensation held correct; appeal of insurance company rejected

Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., dismissed an appeal filed aggrieved by the order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal by the

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Published on February 20, 2020February 21, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | A party seeking rectification cannot sleep over its rights; Rs 5 lakhs costs imposed on Adani Enterprise

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and Bharati Dangre, J. while allowing the present appeals with regard to

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Published on February 19, 2020February 24, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Labour Dispute| Duty of HC to only interfere in such matters where there is an egregious error in law

Calcutta High Court: Shekhar B. Saraf, J., while dismissing the present petition and upholding the interpretation placed by the Labour Court with

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Published on February 18, 2020February 21, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Online fantasy game -“Dream 11” does not involve offences of betting and gambling; Court dismisses PIL

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Indrajit Mahanty CJ, and Ashok Kumar Gaur J., dismissed a Public Interest Litigation alleging the

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Published on February 18, 2020February 20, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Accused having secured acquittal, presumption of innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and strengthened by trial court

Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., while upholding the decision of the trial court with regard to the acquittal of the accused,

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Published on February 17, 2020February 18, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Tri HC | Minimum points criteria to be fulfilled even in case of application of job on compassionate grounds

Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, J., dismissed a petition filed by the son of deceased employee of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

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Published on February 15, 2020February 18, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | “Conduct cannot be seen divorced from totality of circumstances”; Conviction altered from S. 302 to 304 Part-II IPC

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Ranjit More and Surendra P. Tavadae, JJ., while disposing of the present appeal altered the

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | Court directs seizure of building for wilful disobedience of Court order

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sangeet Lodha and Mahendar Kumar Goyal JJ., ordered for seizure of building and issued show-cause

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Published on February 15, 2020February 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Right to Agitation | Persons agitating cannot be called as traitors, anti-nationals only because they want to oppose one law

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.G. Sewlikar and T.V. Nalawade, JJ., while allowing the present petition with respect to the

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Published on February 14, 2020February 18, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Officers of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau of a state are police officers and derives power and authority from same state as police officials

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A. Hariprasad and N. Anil Kumar JJ., disposed of writ petition by holding that Vigilance

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Published on February 14, 2020February 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Lawyer using domestic space as his chamber will not be charged with tariff in “commercial category”

Calcutta High Court: Shekhar B. Saraf, J., while allowing the present petition held that, “Lawyer using a domestic space as his chamber

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Published on February 13, 2020February 18, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Homicidal Death | For a crime to be proved, it is not necessary that it must be seen to have been committed

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Surendra P. Tavade and Ranjit More, JJ., while dealing with a case in regard to

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Published on February 13, 2020February 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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