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Allahabad High Court orders status quo in Bareilly Banquet Hall Demolition case

In the case at hand, the petitioner’s banquet hall in Bareilly was being demolished by the Bareilly Development Authority.

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Know why Delhi HC directed execution of decree against Simplex Infrastructures passed in Dubai Court

Dubai Court had directed Simplex Infrastructure to pay AED 9.59 millions to a prominent Dubai based MEP contractor in unpaid dues for MEP work executed nearly a decade ago.

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No permission required to erect Natham Kanavai War Memorial Stupa on private land: Madras High Court

“Article 51A of the Constitution of India mandates that it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom and to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so.”

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Village Temple on Grama-Natham land is a Public Religious Institution; Madras HC upholds directions regulating its administration

“In the event of maladministration, illegality or irregularity in dealing with the properties of the temple, the HR & CE department is bound to step in and initiate all appropriate actions.”

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Kerala High Court orders immediate action against widespread sale of unlabelled KumKum in Erumeli; issues directives

The Court held that the sale of unlabelled, unpackaged, and untested KumKum constitutes a breach of mandatory statutory requirements, and immediate regulatory intervention was warranted.

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Here’s why Bombay High Court quashed Chandra Kocchar’s Prosecution in Octroi evasion case & ordered to proceed against ICICI Bank only

“Mere designation as a director is not sufficient; specific role and responsibility must be established in the complaint.”

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Madras High Court permits film ‘Akhanda 2’ release after parties agreed to settle Film distribution dispute

In light of the settlement agreement and receipt of ₹5 Crores, the Court vacated the he interim order of injunction and permitted the release the movie ‘Akhanda 2’.

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Media Academy & Temperance Board employees not entitled to Pension under Karnataka Civil Services Rules: Karnataka High Court

In the absence of any Government order, “the employees of Institutions like the Temperance Board and the Media Academy cannot claim that they are entitled to pension as a matter of right.”

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Delhi High Court denies bail to husband in dowry death case over wife’s post-mortem injury and statutory presumption

Dowry deaths corode societal values, and perpetuate systemic oppression of women, cruelty culminating in the death of a young bride strikes at the collective conscience of society.

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Remarrying during pendency of first wife’s appeal amounts to Contempt: Punjab and Haryana High Court sentences Man to 3 months jail and fine

“Instead of tendering an unqualified apology, has tried to contest his act of solemnizing the second marriage during the pendency of the above appeal and stay having been granted therein.”

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Bar on grant of anticipatory bail under S. 18 SC/ST Act not applicable when application filed under S. 482 of BNSS: Allahabad High Court

In the case at hand, two people met through jeevansathi.com and subsequently physical relations were formed on various occasions on the false pretext of marriage.

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Bombay High Court upholds Arbitral Award against TCS; Orders Rs. 96 Lakh Compensation to Inspira for Failed Edge Servers Delivery

“TCS should consider itself lucky that Inspira was successful in selling TCS’s user-specific Servers… Otherwise, TCS would have been liable to pay the entire price.”

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Delhi HC upholds constitutional validity of 2013 guidelines disqualifying colour-blind personnel in Central Armed Forces

“If any of the personnel not fully fit, he will either not be able to protect himself or his colleagues in a battle or he will run the risk of killing innocent people especially if his eyesight is weak and he cannot distinguish between uniforms, etc.”

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Bombay High Court refuses to quash FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena worker accused of assaulting Advocate over Amazon-Marathi Language Row

“In a proceeding under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, this Court is not required to conduct a mini trial or get into nitty-gritties of the evidence.”

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Delhi HC grants injunction restraining infringement of ‘HIMALAYA’ mark

“The plaintiffs are the prior adopters and long-standing users of the subject mark ‘HIMALAYA’ since 1930 in connection with ayurvedic, wellness, pharmaceutical and personal care products.”

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‘Preliminary enquiry cannot be sole basis for finding guilt or determining punishment’: Rajasthan High Court quashes Constable’s dismissal

“The fact that the same authority first remanded the matter for enhanced punishment and then, being dissatisfied even with the enhanced penalty of four increments, proceeded suo motu to impose the maximum penalty of dismissal, raises a serious doubt regarding the objectivity and fairness of the process.”

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Foreign Arbitral Awards upholding agreement based on surmises is against public policy & unenforceable: Madras High Court

The jurisdictional pre-condition for reference to arbitration is the concluded contract between the parties and their intention to refer the dispute to arbitration and in absence of the same, a foreign award would run contrary to the Public Policy of India.

Conditional liberty over statutory restrictions

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“Conditional liberty must take precedence over the statutory restrictions”: Delhi High Court grants bail in NDPS case

The accused had been apprehended with pouches of MDMA, charas and ganja. The MDMA was later found to be methamphetamine by the forensic lab report.

withhold certificates non-payment of fee

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Educational institutes cannot withhold student’s original certificate over non-payment of fee: Telangana HC

“There is no lien on the certificate of the students since the certificate of the student is his/her property.”

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Allahabad HC disposes plea seeking to prevent dishonor of deities and religious books; clarifies relief lies with legislature/executive

“The relief sought is not in respect of any specific incident or against any person who may have committed any such incident as is alleged in the writ petition or the relief clause.”