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Ker HC | Acquittal from offence under S. 138 NI Act upheld where cheque not drawn on account maintained by the accused

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. rejected this petition in which the petitioner prayed to file an appeal against the judgment

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Cal HC | Can a “witness” in course of investigation be compelled to give voice samples? — 3 questions referred to larger Bench

Calcutta High Court: Rajasekhar Mantha, J., has referred to three important questions, which in the Court’s opinion are required to be settled by

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Ker HC | Vehicles registered prior to 01-10-2017 liable to remit Motor Vehicle Tax in respect of stage carriage on seating capacity only

Kerala High Court: A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. disposed of the writ petition after hearing the parties. As the motor vehicle of the

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All HC | Compensation of Rs 25 lakhs granted to Advocate who lost his son to dengue for gross medical negligence of non-diagnosis thereof by doctors

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Singh Baghel and Piyush Agarwal, JJ. was hearing a PIL inviting the attention of

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Bom HC | Court directs lodging of complaint against litigant for contumacious conduct of forging thumb impression on Vakalatnama, imposes costs of Rs 10,000

Bombay High Court: Ujjal Bhuyan, J., while dismissing a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution, imposed costs of Rs 10,000 on

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Raj HC | Larger period of limitation for filing appeals prescribed in Hindu Marriage Act would prevail over the period prescribed under Family Courts Act

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq and Narendra Singh Dhaddha, JJ. quashed the appeal which pointed out that the

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J&K HC directs deployment of CAPF in Court complex, expresses dismay at inability of police to control situation

Dangerous situation of anarchy within Court complex

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P&H HC | Accused facing trial under Negotiable Instrument Act not competent to file an affidavit for evidence

Punjab & Haryana High Court: Surinder Gupta, J. dismissed a petition dealing with the question whether accused under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

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Del HC | “Capable of earning” different from “actual earning”; Capacity to earn is no ground to reduce maintenance awarded to wife

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the Family Court whereby the petitioner-husband was

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Bom HC | Husband cannot be ordered to procreate during pendency of petition for restitution of conjugal rights; Family Court’s conclusion a shock to judicial conscience

Bombay High Court: Ravindra V. Ghuge, J., while allowing the present petition and setting aside the impugned order of the Family Court,

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All HC | Suspension order passed even by an authority superior to Competent Authority not maintainable

Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. while issuing the writ of mandamus commanded the opposite parties to reinstate the petitioner and

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Bom HC | Right to free speech and expression includes within it the right to information; RTI is implicit and inbuilt under Art. 19(1)(a) of Constitution

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of S.C. Dharmadhikari and R.I. Chagla, JJ., addressed a PIL that sought effective enforcement and implementation of

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Jhar HC | Accused serving sentence in a non-bailable offence directed to be released on bail; Principle of parity applied

Jharkhand High Court: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J. allowed the interim application of the appellant by granting bail on the basis that the

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Tri HC | Court is not vested with jurisdiction to replace policy decision of the government

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J. dismissed a writ petition by the petitioner challenging the show cause notice issued against him whereby

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Sikkim HC | A Magistrate is obligated to inquire into the case for finding sufficient grounds before summoning accused beyond his territorial jurisdiction

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J., while exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC quashed the criminal complaint filed against the petitioners

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MP HC | Writ Petition against a private individual is not maintainable, reiterated

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J. while dismissing the petition, observed that the petitioners have an efficacious remedy of filing a

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Kar HC | State has no power to tinkle with quantum of salaries and pension payable to judicial officers; New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme not applicable to them

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ. and Mohammad Nawaz, J. directed the state government to refund the

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Chh HC | An advocate cannot be held criminally liable merely because his opinion is found not acceptable or for want of greater professional competence

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J., quashed the criminal proceedings against the petitioner, an Advocate, who was arraigned in a criminal case

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Hyderabad Rape cum Murder | Police Encounter | Telangana HC directs for preservation of bodies of 4 suspects killed in encounter till 09-12-2019

A representation was made at the Chief Justice’s Office on 6-12-2019, wherein the request for judicial intervention was placed with respect to

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Raj HC | Application under S. 389 CrPC allowed following the “principal of parity”

Rajasthan High Court: Sandeep Mehta, J. suspended the punishment awarded by the Additional Sessions Judge in the Sessions Case No. 46 of