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Right to Life and Liberty to be protected irrespective of marital status or age; Rajasthan High Court directs police protection for minor live-in couple

“It is the bounden duty of the State, as per the Constitutional obligations casted upon it, to protect the life and liberty of every citizen.”

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Telangana HC stays demolition of N. Convention, founded by actor Nagarjuna and entrepreneur Nalla Preetham Reddy

Since petitioner disputes the fact that respondent-authorities have served the show-cause notice, thus, respondent-authorities are directed to demonstrate the manner and mode of service of the show-cause notice on petitioner before passing the speaking order.

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Delhi High Court imposes Rs. 5 lakhs costs on a website for using copyrighted photographs/images of Louis Vuitton without authorization

The Court stated that the defendants shall continue their business of pre-owned goods of the plaintiff. However, the defendants shall conspicuously display on their website that the goods sold by them, are certified pre-owned goods of the plaintiff.

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Complete denial of company to spouse, without any justifiable reason, amounts to cruelty; Constitutes death of spirit and soul of Hindu marriage: Allahabad HC

“A Hindu marriage is a sacrament and not just a social contract where one partner abandons the other without reason or just cause or existing or valid circumstance necessitating that conduct, the sacrament loses its soul and spirit, though it may continue to hold its external form and body.”

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Inside Calcutta HC order transferring R.G. Kar Medical College ‘Massive Corruption’ case to CBI

Transferring the case to CBI would prevent unnecessary delay in the judicial process as well as potential misrepresentation of information which could undermine effective and credible enforcement.

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Delhi High Court upholds Order setting aside compulsory retirement of IPS Officer Gurjinder Pal Singh

Despite a delay of three years, not even an Enquiry Officer had been appointed in the department proceedings against Gurjinder Pal Singh.

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Patna HC grants bail to ISKCON monk, a Nigerian citizen allegedly travelling India without a valid visa

Petitioner was released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount, subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be the President of ISKCON, Patna.

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Allahabad High Court orders inquiry against State in concealing material evidence against Mahant accused of filming bathing women in Chhota Haridwar

Allahabad High Court has directed an inquiry to be conducted by an Officer not below the rank of Principal Secretary to be nominated by Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh

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Read why Bombay HC quashed S. 498-A IPC proceedings initiated against husband’s paramour by wife

“For the attraction of Section 498-A, cruelty shall be inflicted upon the wife either by the husband or a relative of the husband; a paramour in extra-marital affair is not a relative of the husband.”

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Can plea bargaining extend to commission of a gender centric offence? Madras High Court answers

“BNS has made certain offences gender neutral. But still, they are gender centric offences and not non-gender offences. There is a sharp difference between gender centric or gender-neutral offence and a non-gender offence.”

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Delhi High Court denies travel permission to Sahara linked Director; Upholds LOC restrictions amid SFIO Investigation

Delhi High Court has denied travel permission to a Sahara-linked director, maintaining Look Out Circular restrictions amidst a critical SFIO investigation. The Court’s decision underscores the ongoing scrutiny of financial ties and the impact on ongoing probes.

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Minor defects in Nomination Forms not substantial enough to affect Election Result: MP High Court

“The petitioners have not averred as to how the result of the returned candidate can be affected by minor deficiencies. Thus, the petitioners have failed to make out any cause of action.”

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‘S.115(1) of Mental Healthcare Act overrides S.309 IPC’; Bombay HC quashes FIR u/s 309 IPC against woman who attempted to commit suicide under stress

Section 115 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 stated that a person who tried to commit suicide, enjoyed a statutory presumption about mental stress and having regard to such presumption, is excluded from being put on trial.

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Delhi High Court issues directions to ensure respectful, accessible, and efficient admission process for EWS/DG students in private unaided schools

By denying the opportunity for continuous education in a school run by the same society, a pitiable situation frequently arises where, due to the two different identification numbers assigned by the DoE to the school’s junior and senior wings, financial segregation of students is indirectly perpetuated.

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‘Fair criticism of judicial act in Internal notes does not amount to contempt’; M.P. High Court dismisses proceedings against Tehsildar, SDO

“The Government functions in bureaucratic manner and every opinion has to be recorded in writing. The permission for granting appeal has to be in writing.”

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Delhi High Court grants bail to Chief Business Strategy Officer of IL&FS Securities Services Ltd. in Dalmia Cements fraud case

Chief Business Strategy Officer was a clearing agent and thus, his job was not that of a stockbroker but merely of acting as a facilitator between the stock exchange and the broker.

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Delhi High Court orders for payment of 10% interest on amount of compensation to 1984 Anti-Sikh riots victim

‘In the present case, the victim and his family had suffered at the hands of an insensitive and callous administration and had to approach the Constitutional Courts four times for the redressal of his grievances.’

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Necessary to give message to society that Courts are vigilant to regulate forcible religious conversion of underprivileged women & children: Karnataka HC

The Court further pointed out that while considering the bail applications, the factors which are required to be considered are nature of offence, gravity thereof and societal impact etc.

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Mere occasional harassment or misbehavior does not amount to abetment to suicide: MP High Court

“Abetment requires a mental process of instigating or aiding a person in committing an act. Without a positive act of instigation or aiding, a charge under Section 306 IPC cannot be sustained.”

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Interpretation of Consumer Protection Regulations must align with overarching goal of RTI Act: Delhi HC directs CPIO to reassess third party request to access copies of a consumer case

The decision to disclose or withhold information should be made judiciously, considering the stipulations of Section 8 of the RTI Act. This approach ensures that the provisions of the RTI Act are not compromised, while also respecting the confidentiality required in judicial proceedings.