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Women governed under Muslim Personal Law have right to recourse under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Bharati H. Dangre, J., has held that the Muslim Personal Law can in

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Assessment order set aside on grounds of violation of principles of natural justice

Gauhati High Court: The order of the Superintendent of Taxes (Respondent 2) charging 12.5% VAT on coal tar in provincial assessment was

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ex parte decision of trial court without making any endeavours towards reconciliation under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 set aside

Chhattisgarh High Court: In a first appeal referred to the Single Judge Bench comprising of Sharad Kumar Gupta, J., the impugned judgment

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Only requisite for payment of gratuity, even upon death, is completion of 10 years of service, not attainment of 60 years of age

Allahabad High Court: The Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J. decided a writ petition for the sanction of gratuity

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Dismissal of latecomer Judge upheld, enquiry not essential to discharge probationer

Bombay High Court: Dismissing an appeal against the order of a probation committee, a Bench comprising of RM Savant and SV Kotwal,

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Under Section 125 CrPC, it is to be seen whether husband neglected the wife and refused to maintain her

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K.N. Phaneendra, J., dismissed a petition preferred against the Order passed by the

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Injunction against the use of trademark vacated in light of bona fide use of surname

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of L. Narayana Swamy, J. dismissed a miscellaneous first appeal while vacating the injunction

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Recognition of Madrassa has nothing to do with provincialisation of services of its employees

Gauhati High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ajit Singh, C.J., addressed an intra court appeal in regard to the provincialisation

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Consent for sexual intercourse under misconception of fact is not free consent

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sushil Kumar Palo, J. dismissed a petition after observing the factual and

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Collector directed to exercise discretion under Section 14B of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act

Bombay High Court: A writ petition filed against the decision of the Collector was allowed holding that the Collector ought to have

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Petitioner allowed to participate in recruitment process to fulfill mandate of free basic education

Allahabad High Court: The Single Judge Bench of Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J. allowed a writ appeal and directed the respondents to allow

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Petition to re-evaluate Bihar Public Service Commission Common Combined Competitive Exam (Mains) answer scripts rejected

Patna High Court: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) conducts the CCCE to fill a number of state government positions. The notification

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bail denied in light of suppression of facts

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of H.B. Prabhakara Sastry, J. decided a criminal petition filed under Section 439 of

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Anticipatory bail granted in light of petitioner being a first time offender

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of B. Sudheendra Kumar, J. decided a bail application, wherein the petitioner was granted

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Maximum period of 90 days to file a written statement as prescribed under CPC is to be extended only in exceptional cases

Hyderabad High Court: A revision petition filed against the order of the Principal Junior Civil Judge whereby he rejected the I.A filed

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Illegal detention of a corpus is a sine qua non for issuance of writ of habeas corpus

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A writ of habeas corpus filed for producing the wife of Petitioner 2 was dismissed by a Division

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Nothing other than “death sentence” is the punishment for gruesome murder of a child only to satisfy lust

Madhya Pradesh High Court: While dismissing the appeals filed in regard to the commitment of heinous crime of gang rape and murder,

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Government is entitled to regulate advertisement of condoms

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.K. Vyas and G.R. Moolchandani, JJ. declined to quash the Advisory issued by the

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Petitioner cannot escape liability to pay ‘requisite travelling expenditure’ even if respondent travels by air

Karnataka High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Raghvendra S. Chauhan, J. decided a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Appeal dismissed on finding no basis for interfering with the order given by DIG, CRPF

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Ajay Kumar Tripathi and Nilu Agrawal, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed for the wrong exercise

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