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Bilkis Bano’s rapists walk free: Supreme Court issues notice to Gujarat Government

When on August 15, 2022, her rapists walked out of the prison after serving 15 years’ imprisonment based on Gujarat Government’s remission policy, Bilkis Bano found herself “bereft of words” and “numb”.

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‘A’ diary of civil & criminal proceedings cannot be obtained by filing RTI; Kerala HC upholds constitutional validity of Rule 12 of RTI (Subordinate Courts and Tribunals) Rules, 2006

Kerala High Court: In a case challenging the validity of Rule 12 of the Right to Information (Subordinate Courts and

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Punjab & Haryana High Court allows accused in matrimonial dispute to travel to Australia for employment purpose

Punjab & Haryana High Court: Suvir Sehgal, J. while dismissing the petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code

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Employees cannot invoke writ jurisdiction against private educational institution for disputes relating to ordinary contract of service: Supreme Court

“Individual wrongs or breach of mutual contracts without having any public element as its integral part cannot be rectified through a writ petition under Article 226.”

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Gujarat High Court | Acquittal cannot be upset unless reasoning by the trial court is found to be perverse; Acquittal of POCSO accused upheld

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of S.H. Vora and Rajendra M. Sareen, JJ. dismissed a criminal appeal which was

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Unfortunate death of 7-year-old girl by collapse of newly constructed kitchen wall in school; Orissa High Court directs compensation to the family of the deceased

Orissa High Court: In a case where a father (‘petitioner') is seeking compensation on the death of his seven-year-old daughter,

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Contents of Azan/Adhan does not infringe fundamental rights of other faith; Karnataka High Court directs State to ensure loudspeaker only in permissible decibel in the morning

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Alok Aradhe CJ., and S. Viswajith Shetty, J., held that azan or the

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Delhi High Court | NTA to reschedule CUET (UG) 2022 due to conflict in dates with CBSE Improvement exams; New dates to be issued by public notice

Delhi High Court: In a case filed by a student of class XIIth who is under a dilemma of whether

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Financial crunch a valid ground to fix cut-off date for granting actual benefit of revision of pension/pay; Rule 3(3) of Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pension) Rules, 2009 constitutional: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that the financial crunch/financial constraint due to additional financial

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Delhi High Court grants ad-interim injunction against Bikaner’s Madhav Namkeens having deceptively similar logo as of Pepsico’s Lays

Delhi High Court: Navin Chawla, J. passed an ad interim injunction against Bikaner's Madhav Namkeens (‘defendant') restraining them from using

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‘Orderly system’ unconstitutional: Madras High Court directs Tamil Nadu government to eradicate it completely in four months

Madras High Court: S.M. Subramaniam, J. has directed to ensure that the practice of orderly system stands eradicated in entirety

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Appropriate High Court for filing an appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act would be the one where the Assessing Officer is situated: Supreme Court

“A judicial remedy must be effective, independent and at the same time certain. Certainty of forum would involve unequivocal vesting of jurisdiction to adjudicate and determine the dispute in a named forum.”

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Whether Cenvat credit of Service Tax be availed on debit notes under the scheme of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004? CESTAT answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P.K. Choudhary (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal holding that Cenvat Credit of Service Tax

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‘No one has right to disparage the reputation of another’; Madras High Court restrains YouTuber Savukku Sankar from making defamatory remarks against TN Minister V Senthil Balaji

Madras High Court: Krishnan Ramasamy, J. has granted interim injunction against YouTuber Savukku Sankar, restraining him from making defamatory remarks

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Allahabad High Court grants 14 days imprisonment to investigating officer for violating Arnesh Kumar guidelines in contempt

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Suneet Kumar and Syed Waiz Mian, JJ. held a Police Officer guilty of

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Bombay HC| “Sudden reaction of a 19-year-old boy to the news of pregnancy, May fall short of the essential ingredients required to form the offence of abetment to suicide”

Bombay High Court: While deciding the instant bail application of a 20-year-old boy charged with abetment of suicide of a

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Interpretation of Schedule X of the Constitution vis-à-vis Disqualification; Speaker/Governor’s powers; Judicial Review: CJI led 3-judge bench refers matter to 5-judge Constitution bench

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJI and Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli, JJ has referred the question relating to

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Delhi High Court injuncts Royal Champ from using Royal Stag/ Seagram marks; Similar label also amounts to copyright infringement; Directs Rs 20 lakh as damages

Delhi High Court: In a case where permanent injunction was sought against use of Royal Champs, a Gwalior Distilleries Private Limited product

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Delhi High Court| Muslim minor girl who has attained puberty can willfully marry without consent of her parents; POCSO charges do not stand

Similar cases are an exception to the precedent laid down in Imran v. State of Delhi, (2011) 10 SCC 192

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Sections 3 and 5 of the 1988 Benami Property law “still-born” and “unconstitutional”; 2016 Amendment can only apply prospectively: Supreme Court

“The continued presence of an unconstitutional law on the statute book, or the claim that such law was not challenged before Constitutional