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Article 370 of the Constitution cannot be abrogated, repealed or even amended

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Deciding on an interesting issue as to whether Section 6 of J&K Reservation Act, 2004 (Act) and Rules

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Published on October 28, 2015November 19, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Welfare officer appointed as Guardian ad litem of a minor girl raped by her brother

Delhi High Court: While deciding over a plea filed under Article 226, the Court ordered that custody of a 16-year-old girl

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Published on October 20, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Double death sentence and double life imprisonment in rape and murder case, confirmed

Bombay High Court: In a first sentencing of its kind, a bench comprising of Bhushan Gavai and Prasanna Varale, JJ. confirmed double

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Published on October 17, 2015September 29, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Step-parent not liable to maintain the minor child

Gujarat High Court– Deciding on an important issue as to whether minor stepdaughter is entitled to claim maintenance under Section 125 of

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Published on October 14, 2015October 21, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Grave concern expressed over the invasion of legal profession by criminal elements

Madras High Court: Expressing deep concern over the invasion by criminal elements in the legal profession by exploiting the loopholes in S.

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Published on October 8, 2015October 16, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Glenmark restrained from manufacturing and selling its anti-diabetes drugs

Delhi High Court: In granting permanent injunction to US drug company Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD), the Court restrained Indian firm Glenmark

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Published on October 8, 2015October 16, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Police Authorities rebuked for illegally confining transgender

Delhi High Court: Coming down heavily upon Police authorities for illegally confining the Petitioner (Shivani Bhat), the Court ordered for police protection

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Published on October 6, 2015October 16, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

FIR quashed on the ground of settlement agreement between the offender and victim

Delhi High Court: While deciding the matter under Section 482 of CrPC, a single judge bench comprising of Suresh Kait J., annulled

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Published on October 5, 2015October 16, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Criminal Courts directed to take all possible measures to ensure that true testimony of child witnesses was recorded without undue pressure

Delhi High Court:  While deciding a matter relating to child abuse the court observed that, “child sexual abuse is one of the

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Published on October 5, 2015October 16, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Woman fined for Rs 40,000 for abuse of the process of the court and wasting of its precious time

While disposing the two petitions the court has imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on the petitioner who is a woman

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Published on October 5, 2015October 27, 2015By Sucheta
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High Courts

Nobody can be permitted to take the court or the court proceedings for a ride

Gujarat High Court– While delivering an order in a special criminal application with regard to the allegations made in the petition about

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Published on September 30, 2015October 21, 2015By Sucheta
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Directions given to the CBDT to extend the last date for e-filing of tax returns till 31-10-2015

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the present case challenging the press release by the Union of India dated 09-09-2015, whereby

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Published on September 30, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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PIL seeking to ban campus recruitments made by PSUs, dismissed

Madras High Court: While dismissing the present PIL seeking to ban campus recruitment’s and restrain the Central and State Public Sector Undertakings

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Published on September 24, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Amendments in relevant Rules, insofar as they prescribe absorption of Shiksha Mitras as Assistant Teachers, held ultra vires

Allahabad High Court- Deciding on writ petitions wherein relief was sought to set aside two notifications issued by the Government of Uttar

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Published on September 24, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Word “Adivasi” does not mean people belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes

Delhi High Court: Deciding upon a plea seeking a ban on the screening of the film “MSG-2 The Messenger”. A single judge

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Published on September 19, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Appointments of three members of the U P Higher Education Services Commission are illegal, flawed and, accordingly, quashed

Allahabad High Court– Deciding on a writ petition seeking a writ of quo-warranto on the ground that the appointments of the third,

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Published on September 16, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Rule prohibiting women to serve liquor in licensed hotels declared unconstitutional

Kerala High Court: While deciding the constitutionality of the new Rule 27A and condition 9A under the head Conditions in Forms FL

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Published on September 11, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court imposes 50 lakh penalty on National Stock Exchange

Bombay High Court: In a significant judgment, a bench comprising of G.S. Patel, J dismissed an application for injunction in a defamation

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Published on September 11, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Paramilitary Forces declared as Organized Group “A” Service and benefits by way of NFFU ought to be granted

Delhi High Court– In a landmark verdict, the bench comprising of Kailash Gambhir and Najmi Wajiri JJ, hearing a batch of writ

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Published on September 10, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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No need of Court order to initiate Mediation and Counselling in domestic violence cases

Bombay High Court: Setting aside a State Government circular that prohibited counselling and mediation in domestic violence cases without a court order,

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Published on September 10, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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