Parole for effective legal representation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that mechanical police objections without substantive reasoning cannot be a valid ground to deny parole.

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Rahul Gandhi fight against Indian State
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court further noted that the complete extracts of the alleged speech had neither been brought before it nor before the trial and appellate court.

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Ranveer Singh Kantara
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, an FIR was filed against Ranveer Singh for allegedly mimicking the Daiva possession scene from the film Kantara during an event at IFFI, which was claimed to have hurt religious and cultural sentiments.

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award on regularisation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the petitioner sought regularisation and benefits from 1 April 1983, and the Board claimed that the date from which he was entitled was 1 April 1989.

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Narmada Dam
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A PIL was filed by Medha Patkar in 2024 seeking registration of land plots allotted to persons displaced by the Narmada Dam project, since the allotment letters had not been registered as formal title deeds since 20+ years.

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Qualified wife not entitled to maintenance
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The appellant is a gynecologist and is capable of earning handsomely in her line of expertise.

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BJP MLA Pratima Bagri
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Congress Leader Pradeep Ahirwar had filed a complaint against BJP MLA Pratima Bagri questioning the validity of her Scheduled Caste Certificate.

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Section 16 arbitration jurisdictional plea rejection
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court clarifies that rejection of a jurisdictional plea under Section 16, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be challenged under Section 34 at an interim stage and must await the final arbitral award.

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Refer Sale Certificate 47A Indian Stamp Act 1899
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Section 47-A held inapplicable to statutory and court-supervised auctions, ruling that sale certificates are transfers by operation of law—not conveyances—and cannot be reopened for undervaluation by registering authorities.

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Pawan Khera
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Pawan Khera, who is an office bearer of Congress, addressed two press conferences during Assam Assembly election campaigning, alleging that the Chief Minister’s wife held passports of 3 countries and also possessed assets in Wyoming and Dubai.

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sharing live location bail condition
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail with a condition to keep his location on, on his mobile and share the live location with the investigating officer.

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Schools Cannot Deny State-Allotted Seats
Case BriefsSupreme Court

This is yet another occasion for us to reiterate the constitutional and statutory obligation of a “neighbourhood school” to give admission to students forwarded by the State Government without any delay.

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illegal mineral transport Bangladesh border
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Mining operations are expected to follow approved plans, which include environmental mitigation, ensuring sustainability, i.e., scientific and planned utilisation of resources.”

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S.S. WHITE trade Mark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“An applicant cannot be permitted to reap the benefit of an illegality, as any such registration would be nothing but the fruits of a poisonous tree.”

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Bad Work penetrative assault
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Merely on the presence of semen on the pant of the victim and on the basis of the ocular evidence that some ‘bad work’ was done, it cannot be presumed that penetrative sexual assault to some extent was committed upon her.”

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Delhi High Court IRCTC licence fee revision
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court granted interim protection to IRCTC, holding that tariff-linked revision of licence fee raises a prima facie case and warrants a stay on the arbitral findings impacting IRCTC’s policy framework.

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Judiciary cannot create criminal offences
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Constitution recognises the doctrine of separation of powers; it does not adopt it in its rigid or absolute form. Nonetheless, the functional demarcation between the 3 organs of the State remains fundamental.”

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20-year adjournment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In a procedural clarification, the Bombay High Court directed corrections to its earlier order and reiterated that the defamation suit, already deferred until 2046, must be read together with the corrected order.

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Stranger grabbing Minor's Hand
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court observed that the conduct of the accused, being a stranger, approaching the victim at night while she was returning from a common washroom, and catching hold of her hand without her consent, would certainly amount to use of criminal force.

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