school cannot assert ownership without title deed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The land stated to be a playground was situated 500 meters away from the school and the fact that it was earlier used for conducting District and State Level School Sports Meets could not be used to indicate that the playground belonged to the school”

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Aadhaar details of Israeli national
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Israeli national was not in possession of a valid passport or a valid visa to justify his stay in India as a resident, to qualify him for being granted an Aadhaar card.

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aided madrasas
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Acting on a complaint by respondent 9, the NHRC, in three separate orders directed the Director General of the U.P. Economic Offences Wing to initiate an inquiry into alleged financial and other irregularities in the management of these madrasas.

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Section 65-B certificate
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, the video was recorded in someone’s device and transferred to the device of the respondent who had submitted the certificate.

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Xerox copy of lost cheque admissible as secondary evidence
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the original document is lost or destroyed, detained by the opponent, or third person, who does not produce it before the Court or physically irrecoverable, the secondary evidence is admissible”.

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lapse on part of advocate
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court opined that the applicants, upon finding out the lapse by the advocate’s office in filing the written statement, were vigilant enough to contact the Advocate themselves.

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daily wage workers' service as casual
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that the present case is a stark reminder of the systemic inequity that daily wage workers suffered often under the garb of technicalities and institutional inaction.

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plea for cancelling bail of IREO group's MD
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Multiple fora, including the Delhi Police, Gurugram Police, and the Delhi High Court, have found him lacking locus and credibility. His petitions have been dismissed with costs, and the Bar Council of India has directed removal of his name from the Roll of Advocates.”

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Bar on anticipatory bail under SCST Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The prima facie conclusion that the accused had not committed any offence under Sections 376(2)(n) and 506 IPC, automatically lead to a conclusion that they had not committed an offence under Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act.”

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eligible assessee under S. 144C IT Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, there was no variation in the petitioner’s income by the order of the Transfer Pricing Officer. The petitioner contended that since no income variation was made, there was no occasion for assessing officer to pass any draft assessment order and serve it to petitioner.

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delhi riots
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioner had contended that there was discrepancy in the page numbering of the case diary in which statements under Section 161 of the CrPC had been recorded thereby raising the doubt of ante-dating of the statements.

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wives as idle women
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Though her status as an Advocate was not disputed, the Court held that the wife and children were required to be maintained in law, commensurate to the standard of living of the husband/father.

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S. 21 NIA Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the accused’s plea was accepted, it would amount to usurping the jurisdiction and power vested in the Designated Authority, who had all the powers of a Civil Court under Section 31 of the UAPA for making full and fair enquiry into the matter before it.”

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wife's cerebral palsy
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Dismissal of the divorce petition by the Family Court on the grounds that the wife did not become violent and cerebral palsy only restricted body movements and was not a mental disorder, was acutely incorrect.

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Rs 1 Lakh cost on State
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The FIR in question was registered in 2007, but the cancellation report was prepared in 2007/2009 but the same has not been presented till the intervention of this Court.”

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Biological father's consent for adoption
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘The biological father failed to come forward to extend justifiable reasons to deny the benefit of adoption not just to the petitioner but also to the minor whose interest must be paramount.’

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man carrying only Punjab licensed weapon into Chandigarh
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“At the most, the accused committed a technical violation of the Arms Act, 1959, by remaining asleep on the bus while carrying a weapon with him, because it travelled beyond the territorial limits of Punjab of which he had valid license.”

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Delhi HC orders investigation against IO
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“He cannot turn his Khaki to the level of such arrogance that not only he misbehaved with the officers of this Court who are doing the honourable duty of assisting the Court in discharge of justice, but also threatened them with dire consequences merely because he thinks he is above law.”

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Dummy Schools in Rajasthan
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The menace of dummy schools is a blight on India’s education system, undermining the principles of holistic learning and academic integrity.”

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caste mentions in police records
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“India has resolved to become a developed nation by 2047, marking the centenary of its Independence. To truly realize this vision, it is imperative that we eradicate the deeply entrenched caste system from our society.”

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