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Technical and procedural arguments cannot be allowed to come in the way of substantial justice

Delhi High Court: While dismissing a writ petition that challenged a Central Information Commission order, a single-judge bench of Manmohan, J., held

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Identity of victim/prosecutrix in sexual assault cases should not be disclosed in judgment

Delhi High Court: The Single Judge Bench of S.P. Garg, J cautioned the lower court Judges that the identity of the victim

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Life insurance claim cannot be denied on the ground that patient refused treatment

Punjab and Haryana High Court: An appeal was filed by the Oriental Insurance Company challenging the order of the lower court which had

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Extraordinary delay in payment of retiral dues held harsh & unconstitutional

Allahabad High Court: Coming down heavily on the State Government for not paying the GPF (General Pension Fund) amount for more than

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Narco analysis test is always to be in the aid of investigation and cannot be accepted as an evidence of a particular fact

Gujarat High Court– Allowing a plea by applicants to undergo lie detector test or narco analysis test, G.B. Shah J, agreed with

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No rebate for Stamp Duty to be paid in another State in case of scheme of arrangement

Bombay High Court: Deciding a case on amalgamation between two companies the Reliance Industries Limited and Reliance Petroleum Limited, Jamnagar the bench

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Dismissal of woman from service for unknowingly marrying a married colleague is too harsh and disproportionate a punishment

Allahabad High Court: Deciding a petition where a woman police constable was dismissed from service and deprived of all consequential benefits for

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Excellence in sports cannot be scientifically ascertained and necessarily entails discretion

Delhi High Court: A Single Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J., while relying upon Punjabi University v. Union of India, 2011 SCC

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Conviction modified from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 (II) IPC for the accused who raped an 8 year old girl(deceased)

Calcutta High Court: While dealing with a death reference the Court cancelled the death sentence

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All Government buildings in the State to have Rainwater Harvesting Structures, ordered

Jharkhand High Court: While hearing a PIL seeking cleaning of water bodies and reservoirs to deal with the water crisis across the

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Requirement of father’s name of applicant not mandatory for issuing passport, mother’s name sufficient

Delhi High Court: Allowing the petition wherein the petitioner had sought reissuance of her daughter’s passport without insisting upon the father’s name

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State Government directed to set up State Coordination Committee in order to decide granting benefit of child care leave

Bombay High Court: While deciding a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution

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Annual income of parents for admission of their wards under RTE fixed at Rs 2.5 lakh for OBC, SBC

Rajasthan High Court: While disposing off a public interest litigation filed by Abhyutthanam Society for ensuring effective implementation of the Right of

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Appeal against decree in partition suit languishing for 30 years, heard by 75 Judges, termed unfortunate

Delhi High Court: Disposing of an appeal filed in 1985 against a judgment and decree in a partition suit, the Court observed

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State Government directed to provide financial assistance to Rajasthan Agriculture University for payment of pension as 25 retired employees died due to non-payment of pension

Rajasthan High Court: The Court while disposing off a writ petition filed by Pensioners’ Welfare Samiti of the Swami Keshvanand Rajasthan Agricultural

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Technical and procedural arguments cannot be allowed to come in the way of substantial justice

Identity of victim/prosecutrix in sexual assault cases should not be disclosed in judgment

Life insurance claim cannot be denied on the ground that patient refused treatment

Extraordinary delay in payment of retiral dues held harsh & unconstitutional

Narco analysis test is always to be in the aid of investigation and cannot be accepted as an evidence of a particular fact

No rebate for Stamp Duty to be paid in another State in case of scheme of arrangement

Dismissal of woman from service for unknowingly marrying a married colleague is too harsh and disproportionate a punishment

Excellence in sports cannot be scientifically ascertained and necessarily entails discretion

Conviction modified from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 (II) IPC for the accused who raped an 8 year old girl(deceased)

All Government buildings in the State to have Rainwater Harvesting Structures, ordered

Requirement of father’s name of applicant not mandatory for issuing passport, mother’s name sufficient

State Government directed to set up State Coordination Committee in order to decide granting benefit of child care leave

Annual income of parents for admission of their wards under RTE fixed at Rs 2.5 lakh for OBC, SBC

Appeal against decree in partition suit languishing for 30 years, heard by 75 Judges, termed unfortunate

State Government directed to provide financial assistance to Rajasthan Agriculture University for payment of pension as 25 retired employees died due to non-payment of pension

Report of Probation officer to be called before granting probation under Section 4(2) of Probation of Offenders Act

Ban sought on “celebratory firing”, notice issued on PIL

Steps to be taken for more effective procedure for passport verification process

Court orders demolition of Adarsh Society Building