Daughter acts as ostensible agent of her mother : Kerala HC
Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. while hearing a civil writ petition ruled that a
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Maintenance application followed by a complaint for cruelty indicates weak evidence: Chhattisgarh HC
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Vimla Singh Kapoor, J. dismissed a revision petition on account of it lacking
Continue readingOrdering re-poll during pendency of an enquiry before Deputy Commissioner, is not ultra vires of J&K Panchayati Raj Act
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order
Continue readingCourt not to go into merits of averments at the time of admission of application for amendment of witness statement: Del HC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J. allowed an application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC seeking amendment
Continue readingOrder punishing government employee quashed in light of disciplinary authority’s violation of principle of audi alteram partem
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J. quashed an office order issued against a delinquent employee
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Animus deserendi is opposite of intention to resume cohabitation, post-separation conduct also to be counted: Bom HC
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of A.A. Sayed and S.C. Gupte, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the
Continue readingParties to a suit must stand on their own legs and prove their specific stand
Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shree Chandrashekhar, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of the
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Jail inmates who could not get bail for want of legal aid shall be provided the same with immediate effect: Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Surya Kant, CJ. and Ajay Mohan Goel, J. disposed of a writ petition
Continue readingIf an error committed by any authority is timely rectified by it, then no irregularity or illegality can be attributed to it
Orissa High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dr B.R. Sarangi, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the notification which had
Continue readingSabarimala| Activist denied anticipatory bail holding her Facebook posts to have the propensity of wounding religious feelings of Ayyappa devotees
Kerala High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Sunil Thomas, J. dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of activist Rehna Fathima who
Continue readingBenefit of any doubt in age of victim to go to accused; age to be taken on higher side of range: Del HC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the judgment of the trial
Continue readingOnce appointment has been accepted on a compassionate ground then a consequent demand for a change of position is not available: Chhattisgarh HC
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Ajay Kumar Tripathi, CJ. and Parth Prateem Sahu, J. declared that being an informed
Continue readingWhen the only material placed on record was the FIR then inference would be conclusively drawn from the contents of the same: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.N. Phaneendra, J. declared that apart from FIR if there was an absence
Continue readingSentencing, though discretionary power of Courts, should be proportionate to gravity of the offence
Allahabad High Court: The appellant had filed this jail appeal before a Division Judge Bench comprising of Sudhir Agarwal and Om Prakash-VII,
Continue readingAn FIR can be quashed only in order to prevent abuse of process of law or to secure the ends of justice
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J., dismissed a petition filed under Section 561-A of
Continue readingFiling of more than three nomination papers by a candidate in election is not a substantial defect warranting rejection of his nomination: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of P. Somarajan, J. held that submission of more than three nomination papers by
Continue readingAuthority empowered to hear a matter under a statutory provision cannot delegate it to another officer if the said provision does not provide for delegation of powers
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Shivaji Pandey, J. in a civil writ petition held that when an authority
Continue readingPromotion cannot be claimed as a matter of right, rather only consideration for promotion to a particular post can be asserted as a right
Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Pramath Patnaik, J., dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioner, whereby he sought
Continue readingDetermination of age of the suit property is of no consequence in a title suit praying for injunctive relief: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of S.G. Pandit, J. while hearing a petition praying for appointment of Court Commissioner,
Continue readingConviction of an accused based primarily on the testimony of victim, who had not seen him committing the offence, deserves to be set aside
Orissa High Court: A Single Judge Bench of A.K. Sahoo, J., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court,
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