ndps case involving trafficking substances to USA
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“No recovery of any contraband has been effected from the personal or conscious possession of the accused. The recoveries were made from the premises of third-party i.e. courier companies upon the disclosure statements of the co — accused”

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Section 4 of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court impleaded Union of India through Secretary, Department of Legislation and State of Uttar Pradesh through its Chief Secretary as new party respondent.

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USD 25 million damages against Meta
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The applicant averred that he discovered a video on the Meta Inc. platform falsely portraying that he suffered from prostatitis, a claim he denied, asserting that the publication was false, misleading and an intrusion into his private life.

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advocate challenged Court's authority alleging Government pressure
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“By using scandalous and intemperate language and by shouting in open Court in a loud and aggressive manner, applicant’s advocate has prima facie committed acts which tend to lower the dignity of the Court and interfere with the administration of justice.”

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applicability of UAPA in Beldanga violence
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the present case, the Government of India directed the NIA to investigate a FIR filed by West Bengal Police under multiple laws. The State argued that, even without investigation or supporting material, the order itself claimed the FIR allegations fall under Section 15(1)(a) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

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Abuse of criminal process through successive FIRs
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Article 32 of the Indian Constitution is deemed to be “heart and soul” of the Constitution as it empowers any citizen to directly approach the Supreme Court for the enforcement of fundamental rights.”

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NLU Odisha campus security
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Institutions of higher learning must remain spaces of safety, dignity, and intellectual freedom, and any trend of lawlessness, vigilantism, or disorder in and around the campus environment not only jeopardises students’ welfare but also undermines the institutional ethos.”

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100-year-old murder convict
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Where the passage of time has been so extraordinary that an accused has spent a larger part of his remaining life under the shadow of a pending criminal case, the punitive function of the law inevitably loses much of its practical and moral force.”

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Anticipatory bail in child trafficking case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Custodial interrogation of the accused/applicant is necessary in order to unearth if more children in similar fashion have been trafficked by the accused/applicant for being used in commission of crimes.”

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Maternity leave cannot be clubbed with regular leaves
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that extraordinary situations require extraordinary measures. In this unique case, where the petitioner had to avail both maternity and medical leave in the same year, the general rule of termination for exceeding one year’s leave cannot be rigidly applied.

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Acquittal in cheque dishonour case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A complainant under Section 138 of the NI Act is a victim as defined in Section 2(wa) CrPC as the expression ‘victim’ includes not only the person who has suffered any loss or injury caused by reason of any act or omission for which the accused person has been charged, but also includes his or her guardian or legal heir.”

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Temple encroachment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Neither the intention of the legislation nor any provision in the Places of Worship Act gives protection to a structure put up on Government land by encroaching.”

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disability pension arrear
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Disability pension is a vested and recurring right, partaking the character of property under Article 300-A, and once found due, must be granted from the date it became payable.

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criminal case filed by RSS member resident against RWA
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Prima-facie, a highly disciplined and respected cultural organization like the RSS has been maligned and the membership has been misused in the present case by the informant.”

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State Gratuity authorities lack jurisdiction for multi-state establishments-State establishments
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The fundamental error permeating both the impugned orders is the assumption that merely because the claimant worked or claimed to have worked in Delhi, the Controlling Authority appointed by the State Government and the Appellate Authority derived jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute.”

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Punjab Kesari Hotel's plea against demolition
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Section 269 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 makes it abundantly clear that the appeal lies against orders to the Court of District Judge of the city where the premises are situated, within the period specified in the order for demolition of the erection and the petitioner instead of approaching the Court of District Judge has filed the present petition.”

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Scandalous allegations against Judges
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Instead of expressing regret or tendering an apology, he persisted with such allegations and even called upon the Court to tender an apology.”

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Section 2(e) of Payment of Gratuity Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The employees fall within the exclusionary clause of Section 2(e) of the PG Act. The result of such exclusion is that Sections 5 and 14 are not attracted in deciding on the applicability of the PG Act to the employees of HWP”

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suspicion cannot substitute legal proof
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The appeal claims the Trial Court wrongly convicted the appellant because the evidence was weak and misapplied. No selection committee members testified, no forged documents were recovered, and no witness confirmed that the appellant misused his position for promotions.

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Section 151 CPC applies to clerical error
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Clerical mistakes are those that occur in the course of typing or writing, while arithmetical mistakes are those that occur during calculation. As to accidental slip or omission, the decisive test is whether it is apparent from the record that the Court intended to do something but failed to do so owing to an accidental or inadvertent omission.”

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