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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Notice issued to the Attorney General for India with regard retrospective operation of Payment of Bonus Act

Allahabad High Court: While dealing with question relating to the retrospective applicability of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015, the Court issued

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Published on February 19, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Notices issued to Union, State Secretary (health) over poor health services

Meghalaya High Court– Taking suo motu cognizance of the letter submitted by four practicing advocates in the State of Meghalaya highlighting the

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Published on February 19, 2016March 3, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Entitlement of surrogate mother to maternity leave, upheld

Bombay High Court: Deciding  the question that arose for consideration of the Court as to whether a biological mother upon giving birth

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Published on February 18, 2016May 11, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Appointment on compassionate grounds on probation is permissible in law

Allahabad High Court: While answering a reference, a Full Bench has held that appointment of a person on compassionate basis on probation

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Published on February 17, 2016May 11, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Private unaided schools of Delhi to continue with the system of Management Quota in admissions

Delhi High Court: Amidst the variety of questions raised upon the Executive Order dated 06-01-2016 issued by the Government of NCT of

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Published on February 16, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

State of Gujarat directed to grant the benefits of conversion from the work charged establishment to temporary establishment on completion of five years

Gujarat High Court: While answering a vital question based on grant of benefits of  conversion of status from work charged establishments to

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Published on February 15, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Upper Age limit will not apply to the admissions into pre-school, pre-primary and class one in the schools of Delhi

Delhi High Court: Examining the aspects of convenience of the parents affected by the Executive Order dated 18-12-2015, that stipulated an upper

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Published on February 15, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

State Accountability Commission can initiate suo motu proceedings against a public functionary

Jammu and Kashmir High Court– In a landmark judgment empowering the State Accountability Commission (Commission), a division bench of M.H Attar and

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Published on February 12, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Denying appointment to a woman in the Army Medical Corps on account of her pregnancy violates Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While judging the validity of the decision of the respondents in denying the petitioner an appointment as

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Published on February 12, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Petition demanding for court monitored probe into DDCA affairs, dismissed

Delhi High Court: While dismissing a plea demanding a court-monitored investigation by the CBI into alleged criminal offences committed by DDCA officials,

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Published on February 11, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Indian courts and public authorities bound to recognise public documents executed and authenticated abroad in terms of Apostille certification

Kerala High Court: While deciding upon the challenge to the order of the Marriage Officer in not accepting the notice of intended

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Published on February 9, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Decree of divorce by mutual consent cannot be annulled later by asserting that the decree was meant to be sham for facilitating employment in a foreign country

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding upon a curious scenario wherein the petitioner (wife) after admitting for divorce by mutual consent

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Published on February 9, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

People may refuse to pay tax if government fails to curb corruption

Bombay High Court: Hearing an anticipatory bail application, a bench comprising of AB Chaudhary, J observed that to eradicate the cancer of

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Published on February 6, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Law does not restrict the eldest female coparcener of HUF property from being its Karta

Delhi High Court: In a path breaking decision the Bench of Najmi Waziri, J., while answering a vital question that whether a

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Published on February 6, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Division Bench of High Court has no power of superintendence under Article 227 over its own Single Bench

Patna High Court:  Deciding the moot question as to whether a Division Bench of a High Court can exercise its power of

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Published on February 4, 2016February 10, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Interrogatories should not be based upon pre-determined mindset

Patna High Court- Deciding on a controversy over applicability of interrogatory, a bench of A.K Trivedi observed that interrogatories should always be

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Published on February 3, 2016February 9, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Retrospective Applicability of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015, stayed

Kerala High Court: While dealing with question relating to the retrospective applicability of Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015, the Court stayed

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Published on February 1, 2016March 5, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Writ Petition filed by Star India dismissed for want of maintainability

Delhi High Court– Dismissing the writ petition filed by the petitioner challenging the orders of Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT)

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Published on January 27, 2016February 9, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

No provision of appeal against an eviction order passed under Section 5-A of of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971

Allahabad High Court:  Deciding upon a reference, a Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court has held that an order of eviction 

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Published on January 22, 2016February 9, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Extra Ordinary power of Government to suspend the sentence of the convict under Section 432(1) of CrPC should be exercised cautiously

Bombay High Court: While deciding on a writ petition challenging the suspension order of sentence passed by the state government in  exercise

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Published on January 18, 2016February 9, 2016By Sucheta
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