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Juvenile tried as adult cannot be denied bail solely due to absence of male member in family to supervise him: MP High Court

The primary objective of the JJ Act is the rehabilitation of juveniles rather than punishment. The grant or denial of bail/suspension should be based on the individual’s conduct and circumstances, not solely on the severity of the offense.

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‘Deprivation of bail must be considered as a punishment’; Delhi HC grants bail to Sub-Inspector accused of allegedly demanding and accepting bribe

A sensitive approach is required to be acquired by the Courts while dealing with the offences constituting bribery allegations against a public officer as the same minimizes the trust of the public in public servants who are duty bound to protect them.

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Delhi High Court restrains Hyatt India from unauthorized public performance of copyrighted music at its hotels

The legal proceedings revolve around the defendants’ alleged unauthorized use of the plaintiff’s sound recordings at their hotels for commercial events, parties, and day-to-day business activities.

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‘Rendered unblemished service’: Punjab and Haryana HC sets aside order dismissing Muslim IAF officer from service for contracting second marriage

Since no protest was made by the petitioner’s former wife regarding petitioner’s second marriage, therefore, the same might have been a mitigating circumstance for the respondent to favourably exercise the empowerment vested in it regarding granting of ex-post sanction.

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Madras High Court dismisses plea on Samsung India Workers’ arrest after State confirms release

Madras High Court disposed of the habeas corpus petition after reviewing the State’s submissions, which indicated that the arrested individuals had been released on 08-10-2024, due to the Judicial Magistrate’s refusal to accept their remand.

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Rajasthan High Court grants stay on Injunction against Dharma Production’s movie “Jigra” release over Trademark Dispute

The Court is “prima facie convinced that the name of the movie in question would not infringe the trademark rights of the goods and services.”

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Contamination of Drinking Water | MP High Court orders Testing and Inspection of Drinking Water supply in Central Jail Jabalpur

The petitioner contended that the manner in which drinking water is stored for the Jail inmates, the water will get contaminated, and the inmates are probably not being supplied potable drinking water.

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Delhi High Court allows submission of encrypted DVDs and VCDs as evidence on record

Novex Communications Private Limited sued the operators of Social- Saket and Social- Hauz Khas for unauthorized use of copyrighted sound recordings, seeking to introduce video evidence of these infringements.

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‘No remorse or sympathy towards wife’s hardships’; Bombay HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on husband for opposing wife’s plea to transfer divorce case

If applicant-wife has to travel with her 15-months’ old son, it will be more difficult for her, since boarding and alighting from the local train at any given time during the day is extremely difficult proposition considering that trains are always overcrowded.

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Mere involvement in criminal case does not automatically negate candidate’s appointment: Rajasthan High Court

“Before reaching to the conclusion as to whether a person is unfit to be appointed in the Government job or not, each case is required to be scrutinized by the competent authorities considering the facts involved in that particular criminal case.”

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Gujarat HC stays GNLU student’s suspension from hostel over alleged misconduct

The Registrar directed the law student to vacate the hostel accommodation on the Student Disciplinary Committee’s recommendations due to non-cooperation in the inquiry.

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‘Jurisdiction of Civil Courts is not barred from adjudicating a contractual dispute’ says Delhi High Court in case against Yes Bank Ltd.

‘The rule of amendment has been termed as rule of justice, equity, and good conscience which needs to be exercised in the larger interest of doing full and complete justice to parties before the Court.’

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Bombay HC grants relief to Shiv Sena leader for allegedly making bizzare gestures/utterances against a female journalist

The exact gestures made by appellant are not reflected in the FIR statement, which merely alleges making of bizarre gestures and whether the gestures allegedly made by appellant fit into the expression “gestures of a sexual nature” is questionable at this stage.

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Delhi High Court dismisses petition to disqualify BCI Chairman from Rajya Sabha over ‘Office of Profit’ Allegations; Imposes 25000 costs

Delhi High Court reiterated the need to follow the constitutional and statutory frameworks in dealing with matters of disqualification and election disputes.

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Consumer Commissions have power to act as Judicial Magistrate for trial of offences, which includes power to issue arrest warrants: Delhi HC

The question here is not about past wrongs, it is about the present failure to comply with a legally binding order. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 is explicit on this point, that those in charge of a company during non-compliance are accountable. By holding a directorial position during this period, the petitioner is naturally included in this responsibility.

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Read why Allahabad HC commuted death sentences in Bulandshahr Gang-Rape case to life imprisonment of 25 years without remission

The Trial Court has not recorded any finding as to how the present case is ‘rarest of the rare case’ even though the accused has committed the gravest offence.

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Punjab and Haryana HC directs Panjab University to pay Rs 1 lakhs compensation to law student for failing him in semester exam by reducing marks on their own ‘whims and fancies’

Had it been a case that there was any law provision applicable to students for scaling down or reducing of the marks, then it would have been a different situation. However, in the absence of any authority of law, the exercise was conducted by the clerical staff on their own without any guidelines or any rules and regulations.

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MP High Court issues directions for Strict Compliance of CCTV Maintenance and Police Accountability

Despite the Court granting bail on 11-09-2024, the case was not immediately disposed of, as there were concerns regarding lapses in maintaining CCTV footage at the police station in Manasa, District-Neemuch.

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Kerala High Court refuses to quash case against priest accused of rape on pretext of marriage

Kerala High Court said that there was no undue delay in filing the FIR, as the relationship was predicated on the promise of marriage

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Bootlegging and illegal sale of liquor needs to be curbed with a heavy hand; Delhi High Court refuses to quash externment order

It cannot be ignored that bootlegging and illegal sale of liquor, contrary to the provisions of Delhi Excise Act is a big menace to society and needs to be curbed with a heavy hand.