P&H HC | Court fee should be refunded although the dispute settled without recourse to S. 89 CPC
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Lisa Gill, J. allowed the application for the refund of the fees on the ground that the
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Ker HC | Adverse economic situation is a ground under unforeseen circumstances; petition allowed for making monthly payments instead of lump sum amount
Kerala High Court: Shaji P. Chaly, J. allowed the writ petition for the payment of the balance outstanding amount on the ground
Continue readingRaj HC | License cannot be issued for driving any kind of vehicle to illiterate person as he is virtually a menace for pedestrians
Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J. while deciding a petition stated that “Motor Vehicle Rules are required to be framed not
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HP HC | Courts must follow a humane and justice oriented approach when there is no inordinate delay, and opposite party can be monetarily compensated
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel, J. allowed a petition for setting aside the order of dismissal of a civil suit,
Continue readingChh HC | Advocate acting professionally as per instructions of client can’t be prosecuted for offence of defamation under S. 500 IPC
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agrawal, J. held that the continuation of criminal proceedings for the offence of defamation against an advocate who
Continue readingKer HC | No Court to render provisions of a Statute redundant or nugatory in absence of challenge to the same
Kerala High Court: Devan Ramachandran, J. contemplated a writ, where the question discussed was ‘can the office bearer of the Managing Committee
Continue readingJ&K HC | Unending period for launching remedy may lead to an unending uncertainty and consequential anarchy; application for condonation of delay rejected
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. rejected an application for seeking condonation of delay in the filing review petition.
Continue readingUtt HC | Bar on Class-IV employee for engaging an Advocate as defence representative in a disciplinary proceeding
Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. contemplated a writ petition filed against the impugned order, where the request of the petitioner
Continue readingKer HC | No pre-arrest bail for offence against the minor girl; even if custodial interrogation of applicant unwarranted
Kerala High Court: Raja Vijajayaraghavan, J. rejected an application for pre-arrest bail on the ground that victim was a minor girl. An
Continue readingMegh HC | Justice S.R. Sen’s “Hindu Rashtra” judgment set aside for being offensive to secular fabric of country, legally flawed
Meghalaya High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. set aside the controversial judgment passed last
Continue readingDel HC | Charges under Ss. 306 and 498-A IPC are independent of each-other; discharge under one does not ipso facto amount to acquittal for another
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. dismissed a criminal revision petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby charge under Section
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Bom HC | It is onerous duty on litigant to prosecute complaint diligently; costs imposed on complainant for failure to serve non-applicants
Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the trial judge whereby he rejected the appellant’s application
Continue readingUtt HC | Physically assaulting husband’s mother also amounts to ‘mental cruelty’ and is a legitimate ground for divorce
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and R.C. Khube, JJ. entertained an appeal filed against the impugned judgment and
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HP HC | When two reasonable conclusions are possible, the Appellate Court should not disturb the acquittal recorded by trial court
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Chander Bhusan Barowalia, J. dismissed a petition finding no merit in the appeal as when two reasonable conclusions are
Continue readingAll HC | Couple accused of murder – sentenced to death by Sessions Court, acquitted for prosecution’s failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Sinha and Dinesh Kumar Singh-I, JJ. allowed the appeal filed by a couple accused
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Cal HC | The words “any person or authority” used in Article 226 of the Constitution not confined only to statutory authorities and instrumentalities of State
Calcutta High Court: Sahidullah Munshi, J. allowed a writ petition assigned before the Court on the request for reference by the Single
Continue readingRaj HC | Late application for bringing legal representatives of deceased on record: No ground for refusing application found
Rajasthan High Court: A petition was allowed by Dr Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J., filed with the prayer to quash an order and
Continue readingMadras HC | A party cannot approach HC directly for vacating an injunction without exhausting effective remedy available
Madras High Court: M. Govindaraj, J. disposed of a civil miscellaneous appeal, giving the appellant liberty to approach the trial court with appropriate
Continue readingChh HC | Order taking cognizance of offence under Ss. 420 and 120-B IPC against Advocate for authenticating an agreement set aside in light of S. 13(1) of Notaries Act
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agarwal, J. allowed a petition filed by an advocate against the order of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) whereby
Continue readingUtt HC | Mere participation in meeting convened to consider amendments in MoA doesn’t result in waiving of right as college principal
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Manoj K. Tiwari, J. set aside in review an order passed
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