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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court may award compensation greater than the one demanded by claimant if it deems it fit to do so

High Court of Judicature at Madras: S. Vimala J. recently dealt with an appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act

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Uttaranchal HC issues directions to ensure safety of pilgrims of Chardham Yatra and for preservation of environment

Uttaranchal High Court: Last year in November, the High Court issued directions to constitute the Five Special Investigation Teams to trace the

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Truthful dying declaration may form sole basis of conviction, even though it is not corroborated

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a criminal appeal challenging the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi HC delivers justice against protectors of law and society, ‘the men in khaki’

Delhi High Court: In the order passed by S. Murlidhar, I.S. Mehta, JJ., for the six appeals arising from FIR No. 231

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP High Court decides not to opt for reformative methods in a brutal murder case

Madhya Pradesh High Court, Jabalpur: The High Court recently dealt with a criminal appeal preferred by the accused being aggrieved by the

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Adherence to rule of equality in public employment is a basic feature of our Constitution

High Court of Jammu and Kashmir: A Division Bench comprising of Ramalingam Sudhakar, J. and M.K. Hanjura, J. recently addressed a petition which

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Evidence of interested witnesses is to be scrutinized with care, cannot be rejected merely on the ground of being partisan evidence

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a revision petition filed under Sections 397 and 401 of CrPC, a Single Judge Bench

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Published on December 21, 2017December 29, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bail is granted not because of parity in provisions, but by looking at various other factors including gravity of offences

High Court of Judicature at Madras: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Shakdher, J. and N. Sathish Kumar, J. addressed a petition

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala HC allows application for re-enrolment of Advocate post retirement from government service

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Dama Seshadri Naidu, J. heard a petition dealing with the issue of re-enrolment

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Not much reliance can be placed on statement of complainant under S. 161 CrPC if name of the accused is missing in FIR

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a criminal petition filed under Section 439 of CrPC, a Single Judge Bench comprising of

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Customers in a brothel house are not offenders under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

Karnataka High Court: A criminal petition was filed under Section 482 CrPC to quash the proceedings in a criminal case filed under

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Evidence led by child witness if found reliable, can’t be dismissed merely on the ground that the same was made by a child

Uttaranchal High Court: The Court recently addressed a criminal petition in which the appellant had appealed against his conviction by trial court

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Benefit of acquittal of one accused is extendable to co-accused if the allegations are inseparable in nature

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, a Single Judge Bench comprising

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Supervisory jurisdiction of High Court under Art. 227 is limited and narrow

Allahabad High Court: The Court recently dismissed a revision petition assailing the order of Addl. District Judge noting that in supervisory jurisdiction

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi HC declares Louboutin’s ‘Red Sole’ as a trademark

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mukta Gupta, J.  declared the French designer Christian Louboutin’s ‘red sole’ shoes as

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Employee holding a post, be it contractual or tenure, has no right to ask for automatic extension

Calcutta High Court: While dismissing a writ petition filed for the extension of employment period by the respondents, the Bench of  Sambuddha Chakrabarti,

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Students holding degrees as private candidates through Open University Scheme allowed admission to Law courses

Karnataka High Court: While deciding a batch of writ appeals filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, a Division

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala HC prohibits publications seeking kidney donations even if they do not establish any commercial arrangement

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of K. Vinod Chandran, J. heard a batch of writ petitions dealing with permission

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP High Court: No alteration in date of birth allowed at the fag end of the service

High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur: The Court recently addressed a petition for altering the date of birth of petitioner from 1956

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Published on December 16, 2017December 22, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Death’ must have nexus with FIR: A pre-requisite for FIR to be admissible as evidence after ‘death of first informant’

Gujarat High Court: The order being passed by J.B. Pardiwala, J., for application filed under Article 227 of the Constitution by the

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