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Suggestions sought from Delhi Government to restrict Odd-Even Scheme to one week

Delhi High Court: The Delhi High Court vide its order dated 06.01.2016 asked the Government of NCT of Delhi whether it is

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Repossession of goods by the financial institution in case of default in repayment of loan does not amount to theft

Madras High Court: While setting aside the FIR registered against the officials of the Bank for an offence under Section 379 Penal

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

Prosecution must discharge its burden of proving the case beyond reasonable doubt

Bombay High Court : Allowing an appeal preferred against the trial court verdict, A.R. Joshi, J., acquitted film star Salman Khan of

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Published on January 4, 2016January 15, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Protection of right to life and liberty by the State and balance between individual freedom and social norms are an integral part of the constitutional philosophy

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While considering the present issue that whether the petitioners should be granted protection of their life by

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Published on December 30, 2015January 15, 2016By Sucheta
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Wife is entitled to maintenance when there is sufficient cause for her to stay away from her husband

Bombay High Court: While deciding the appeal preferred against the judgement of the Sessions Court, which denied the maintenance granted by the

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Published on December 30, 2015January 15, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court issues detailed guidelines to Corporations in setting up toilet facilities for `women walking on the streets’

Bombay High Court: While considering a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a mandamus directing All Municipal Corporations to set up safe and clean

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Published on December 28, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court denies Bail to Prof. Saibaba, issues contempt notice to Arundhati Roy for criticizing denial of Bail

Bombay High Court: The Court while rejecting the bail application of Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba who was arrested for his alleged links

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Published on December 28, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Charges under Sections 124-A and 121-A of IPC lodged against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) Convener, upheld

Gujarat High Court: Deciding on an application wherein the applicants have prayed for quashing of FIR filed against the applicant for commission of

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Published on December 25, 2015December 31, 2015By Sucheta
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Lawyer found guilty of contempt and sentenced to one month imprisonment, barred from law practice for 2 years

Delhi High Court: While deciding on a contempt petition, the Division Bench comprising of Valmiki J Mehta and PS Teji JJ. ordered

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Published on December 24, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Writ of mandamus against State Government rejected by the High Court on account of unwillingness of the investigation authority not made out

Delhi High Court: While dismissing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India to register a criminal

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Published on December 24, 2015December 24, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court denies bail to the kingpin of the sensational financial fraud case

Kerala High Court: While disposing of a bail application filed to release the petitioner, a bench of A. Hariprasad J. declined to

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Published on December 23, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Remedy of Public Interest Litigation cannot be allowed to be misused to settle intra office rivalries

Delhi High Court: While dismissing the present petition filed in public interest seeking the writ of mandamus directing the DRDO and Ministry

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Published on December 23, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Borrowers proposed to be classified as wilful defaulters have a right to be represented by an advocate before the GRC

Delhi High Court– While deciding a case wherein the issue involved was whether a person who is proposed to be classified as

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Published on December 22, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Issue of ban on slaughter of cows is beyond the domain of judicial decision making

Delhi High Court: While dismissing a petition filed in public interest seeking a direction to the respondent to prohibit cow slaughtering and

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Published on December 21, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Condonation of delay after deducting the days which were spent for the purpose of settlement

Delhi High Court: While dealing with a question relating to condoning of delay after deducting the days which were spent for the

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Published on December 21, 2015January 6, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Retention period of the juvenile involved in the Nirbhaya gang rape case cannot be extended

Delhi High Court: In the matter relating to the release of the Juvenile involved in the ghastly Nirbhaya gang rape case which

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Published on December 19, 2015January 2, 2016By Sucheta
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Full time employee is not entitled to take up any other vocation, even arbitration

Delhi High Court: Deciding on a public interest litigation wherein relief was sought that no retired Supreme Court Judge can give chamber advice

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Published on December 17, 2015December 24, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court cannot issue warrants of arrest against Directors of a Company if notice has not been issued against them in a Contempt matter

Delhi High Court: In the present cases, the order dated 02.12.2015 passed by the learned Single Judge in CCP No.71/2015 in CS(OS)

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Published on December 16, 2015January 6, 2016By Sucheta
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Bharti 3G Solutions restrained from using trade name “BHARTI”

Delhi High Court: In the present case, the plaintiffs (Bharti Enterprises) filed a suit for permanent injunction, rendition of accounts, passing off,

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Published on December 15, 2015December 24, 2015By Sucheta
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Accused to get copy of FIR within 48 hours

Kerala High Court: While holding that the copy of FIR must be uploaded on the website of the Police Station and should

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Published on December 14, 2015December 22, 2015By Sucheta
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