Bombay High Court: Life Imprisonment for Father after Minor Reports Abuse following ‘Police Didi’ Programme at School
A ‘Police Didi’ Program enabled the victim to approach authorities, supported by her Principal and counsellor.
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Madras HC deprecates parents for forcing children into academic rat race; allows student to take supplementary Maths exam
“Education = learning throughout the world, but in this part of the world, education = admission to a medical seat or engineering seat.”
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‘Relationship akin to a mother-and-child’: Delhi HC quashes attempt to murder charges after settlement between parties; orders community service
“Despite the forgiveness expressed by respondent No. 2 towards the petitioner, whom she brought up as a daughter, must the Court compel the criminal proceedings to be taken to their logical conclusion?”
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Delhi HC upholds rejection of Novo Nordisk’s injunction plea; Allows Dr. Reddy’s to manufacture and import ‘Semaglutide’
“Viewed from the perspective of a person in the know, it is prima facie clear that Semaglutide would be obvious from the teachings contained in the Genius Patent and that, therefore, a credible challenge to the validity of the suit patent, under Section 64(1)(f), is made out.”
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Himachal Pradesh HC quashes PITNDPS detention order citing authority’s non-application of mind
“The Superintendent of Police’s proposal and source report showed that the petitioner was still involved in the activities of drug trafficking and there was a live link, however, the record was to the contrary because no FIR was lodged after March 2024 till the passing of detention order.”
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Madras HC clarifies S. 44(1)(c) PMLA: CBI Court must transfer scheduled offence case to Special Court on application
“The Special Court trying the predicate scheduled offence under the PC Act is also a designated Special Court under the PMLA, which is competent to try both cases, whereas the Special Court under the PMLA is not a designated Special Court under the PC Act.”
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Allahabad HC: UP Parks Act to cover all parks, playgrounds & open spaces; LDA to reconsider Janeshwar Mishra Park’s use for commercial activities
“The Uttar Pradesh Parks, Playgrounds and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1975 not only applies to those parks, playgrounds and open spaces which were in existence prior to 1975 but even to those which have come into existence subsequently.”
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“Highly Unjustified and Improper”: Kerala HC sets aside transfer of matrimonial case at advance trial stage
“The wife stated that it would be serious prejudice to her in participating in the trial at the Kollam court centre, which was her workplace, and that the distance from her residence to Punalur, the court to which transfer was ordered, was 50 kilometres, whereas the distance from the husband’s residence to Punalur was only 40 kilometres.”
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Plea of juvenility can be raised at any stage; Delay in raising claim not a valid ground for rejection: Bombay HC
“The prayer seeking a direction for placing the whole matter before the JJ Board under Sections 9 and 10 JJ Act could not have been rejected by the Special Judge (POCSO).”
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Physical signature not essential; Exchange of correspondence can form valid arbitration agreement: Bombay HC
“It was open to the petitioner to participate in the proceedings and to prefer an application under Section 16, A&C Act to challenge the existence of the agreement, but it chose to stay away, and such conduct indicated a strategy of taking a chance by relying on purported errors to undermine an adverse award.”
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Relief for tenant as Delhi High Court directs restoration of electricity at coaching centre in landlord-tenant dispute
The Court directed that electricity supply to the premises be restored within seven days subject to payment of electricity charges by the petitioner.
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Explained | Why Kankar Munjare’s Vote-Mismatch Petition against BJP MP Bharti Pardhi Did Not Stand Before the MP High Court
BSP Candidate Kankar Munjare approached the High Court alleging irregularities in the vote count at Polling Station 88, prompting judicial scrutiny of the 2024 parliamentary election process in Balaghat.
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Madhya Pradesh HC directs Enquiry against Trial Court Judge for Non-Compliance with its Orders
“Although the Trial Court might be right in obtaining spot inspection report, but that report should have been considered after recording evidence of witnesses and the trial Court should have come to a conclusion as to whether temporary injunction order was breached by any of the parties or not, but nothing of that sort has been done.”
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Delhi Excise Policy Case | Delhi High Court issues notice to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others on CBI’s plea challenging discharge
“The observations limited only qua the Investigating Officer are stayed, till the next date of hearing, including the direction recommending departmental action against him.”
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Ticketed event not “religious ceremony”; S. 52(1)(za), Copyright Act inapplicable if exclusive licensee’s rights in sound recordings established: Bombay HC
“The plaintiff was entitled to grant licences for communication to the public and public performance under Section 30, Copyright Act, and since 2014, was issuing licence as the licence-holder of the copyright.”
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Can Siblings Claim Compensation under Head of ‘Loss Of Love And Affection’ in Motor Accident Cases? Kerala HC Answers
Kerala High Court evaluates if siblings of a deceased accident victim are eligible for compensation under the head ‘loss of love and affection’, while also revisiting notional income, dependency calculations and conventional heads of damages.
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Delhi High Court sets aside “mechanical” rejection of plea for premature release of Bangladeshi convict
Holding that the Sentence Review Board cannot reject premature release solely on the gravity of the offence, the Delhi High Court said such decisions must consider custodial conduct, rehabilitative indicators, and other relevant factors under the 2004 Policy and Delhi Prison Rules, 2018.
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“Young boys bear consequences”: Madras HC flags misuse of POCSO in teenage relationships; Calls for awareness campaigns
The Madras High Court observed that cases involving consensual adolescent relationships often result in the young boy facing criminal consequences due to parental differences.
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“Sad commentary on our criminal justice delivery system”: Allahabad HC acquits man after 23 years in jail for wife, children’s murder
“It is sad commentary on our criminal justice delivery system and requires introspection and real remedial measures like increasing number of Judges, their supporting staff and infrastructure. There is not shortcut to hard work required for deciding criminal appeals. Just holding conferences and meetings can never ameliorate the situation.”
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Gujarat High Court: Not every insult or intimidation amounts to an offence under SC ST Act
“From the allegations made in the complaint, the prosecution has not proved that the accused is guilty of an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989”
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