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Why Gauhati High Court refused to quash FIR filed against Youth Congress President, Srinivas B.V?

The Court was of the view that the petitioner’s utterances towards the victim and the allegations stated in the FIR, prima facie attract the penal provisions related to sexual harassment.

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Issuance of passport without father’s name is permissible in certain cases: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court opined that passports can be issued under different circumstances without the name of the father, depending upon the factual position in each case and no hard and fast rule can be applied.

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‘Victim’s date of birth recorded in school records not free from doubt’; Allahabad High Court acquits POCSO Convict on benefit of doubt

Allahabad High Court said that the admission form has not been filled in by the parents of the victim, but by a stranger, whose credentials are unknown. Thus, the significance of victim’s medical age determination will be considered, as per which, she was a major on the date of the incident.

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“Students neither have vested right nor legitimate expectation to claim relaxation in JEE Main 2023 eligibility”: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court reasoned that “JEE Main examination is held pan India and thousands, perhaps lakhs, of students participate in the same” while refusing to interfere with the government’s policy decision.

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Interim relief would cause ‘irreparable harm and prejudice’; Bombay High Court refuses interim relief to Chanda Kochhar, former MD & CEO of ICICI Bank seeking retirement benefits

Bombay High Court observed that it is not appropriate for a Court to hold a mini trial at the stage of grant of temporary injunction.

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Madras High Court grants Rs. 3 lakhs compensation to a woman for failed Puerperal Sterilization operation

Madras High Court said that the people of the country who co-operate by offering themselves voluntarily for sterilization reasonably expect that after undergoing the operation, they would be able to avoid further pregnancy and consequent birth of additional child.

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Can arrears of maintenance, being property of the wife, devolve on the husband after wife’s death? Madras High Court answers

Madras High Court said that after divorce when the spouses have ceased to be husband and wife, proprietary right of both the spouses also get affected.

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POCSO Act not enacted to punish minors in romantic, consensual relationships: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court allowed the instant application for bail while expressing concern that further detention of the applicant will bring him in the association of hardened criminals, which will be detrimental to his interest.

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Bombay High Court upholds Municipal Commissioner’s rejection of serving Hookah/Herbal Hookah at a restaurant with an eating house license

Bombay High Court observed that the canvass of Section 394 of the MMC Act, is quite broad to take within its ambit articles, trade, and operations, which are dangerous to life, and health or which are likely to create a nuisance, as quite extensively described in the provision.

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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to the mark ‘VOLVO’ and awards Rs. 10 lakhs damages and costs

The Delhi High Court observed that ‘VOLVO' mark was blatantly infringed as branded stickers and infringing products bearing the said mark were found on the premises of the defendant.

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Delhi High Court warns PMLA Adjudicating Authority to avoid using template paragraphs and disconcerted language in the impugned order

Delhi High Court observed that repeated use of templated paragraphs, as though the principles of Natural Justice are mere rhetoric, is not permissible.

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[2008 Riots Case] Why did Allahabad High Court stay sentence awarded to BJP MP Kamlesh Paswan during the pendency of revision?

Allahabad High Court noted that last year, the Trial Court convicted Kamlesh Pawan and six others for protesting against the arrest of Akhilesh Yadav and attempting to burn the statue of the then UP Chief Minister, Mayawati.

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Gujarat HC directs Surat Municipal Corporation to rehabilitate slum dwellers under Rehabilitation and Redevelopment of Slums, 2010

The Court ordered the authorities to not remove the slum dwellers from the land till the representation of the slum dwellers is decided and pass an appropriate order by 09-06-2023.

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In case of prima facie involvement, summon can be issued even in absence of name in police report or FIR: Allahabad HC reiterates

Allahabad High Court said that the Magistrate is not bound in such a situation to follow the procedure laid down in Sections 200 and 202 of CrPC for taking cognizance of a case under Section 190(1)(a), though, it is open to him to act under Section 200 or Section 202 also.

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[IPRS v. Pvt. FM Radio Broadcasters] Bombay High Court upheld royalty rights to authors of original works in cinematograph films

Bombay High Court discussed various provisions of the original Copyright Act, 1957, its 2012 amendment, Parliamentary report and relevant cases dealt by Supreme Court and High Courts relevant to the instant claim.

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Foreign company, even though fully owned by Indian Company is not amenable to jurisdiction of Indian Court: Madras High Court

Madras High Court allowed Advantage Strategic Consulting Singapore Private Limited, a foreign company to proceed with the defamation case against renowned politician and economist Dr. Subramanian Swamy

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Entitlement of ITC after cancellation of GST registration can be considered during revocation: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court: The petitioner challenged the order passed by the Appellate Authority, Commercial Tax, Jodhpur wherein the GST registration of the

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Litigation should not be terminated by default of either of the parties; Andhra Pradesh High Court condones a delay of 339 days

Ordinarily the litigation should not be terminated by default either of the plaintiff or the defendant. The cause of justice does require that the adjudication be done on merits.

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Delhi High Court refuses to grant relief in a contract being determinable in nature and hence, not enforceable

Delhi High Court observed that that the Sole Arbitrator was well within its jurisdiction to declare the Agreement dated 23-03-2001 as determinable agreement in view of the statement of claim of the respondent and Terms of the said Agreement.

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Allahabad High Court grants bail to 16-year-old boy accused of killing mother for restraining him from playing PUBG

Allahabad High Court said that the FIR has been lodged by the grandmother of the accused and she is not an eyewitness. The other witnesses are also not the eyewitnesses in the instant matter and only on hearsay basis, the bail of the accused has been rejected.