rejection of plaint
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The essence of an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC to terminate a civil action or to put an end to a litigation is an essential duty of a Civil Court so that further judicial time is not invested wastefully.”

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DACP benefits
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“When the particular policy has been revived, all the persons, who are within the zone are entitled to get the benefit of the policy, no matter whether they have approached the Court or not.”

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immediate action in Protection pleas
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The purpose of protection is defeated if a person remains unprotected despite approaching the authorities for protection.”

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retirement benefits attached for child's maintenance
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The object behind Section 60(1)(g) CPC is to protect the said amount for utilizing the same for the benefits of the employee and family and to prevent vagrancy and destitution of the family members of the employee.”

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Indore Truck Crash Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Upon perusal of the status report filed by the Amicus Curiae, the Court held that despite the order passed by the Court, sufficient action had not been taken by the authorities to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.

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notice when accused dropped from FIR
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the Investigating Authorities did not inform before dropping an accused from the FIR, it would cause prejudice to the de facto complainant since he would lose an opportunity to take remedial action against such removal.”

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MLA Nirmala Sapre disqualification case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Umang Singhar filed the present petition because the disqualification petition was not yet decided by the Speaker since June 2025.

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Patanjali chyawanprash 'dhoka' advertisement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“While it is open to exaggerate the claims relating to the goods or services and embellish their virtues or benefits, it is not open to denigrate or disparage the goods of the others as a class in its entirety.”

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MLA minor house help death
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, an FIR was registered against MLA Zahid Beg and his wife, Seema Beg, when a minor gir, allegedly their house help, was found dead in their home.

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divorced daughter Freedom Fighter Pension
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The pension is being granted by the Union of India in recognition of the hardship that had been undergone by freedom fighters during the independence movement. To compare such hardship with compassionate appointment would not be appropriate.”

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Faith cannot be fenced by caste
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“No street is unworthy of the chariot or the god it carries. God never discriminates. So, discrimination cannot be wrapped in the sanctity of tradition.”

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unhappy daughter not enough to prove cruelty
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Mere statements that the deceased daughter used to be unhappy and used to weep is not sufficient to conclude beyond reasonable doubt that there was harassment or conduct of such nature and degree that it will drive a woman to commit suicide.”

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Compromise cannot wipe out criminal liability
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The offence alleged in the FIR, which pertains to deceitfully obtaining money from innocent individuals under the pretext of securing government jobs cannot be viewed as merely private dispute between the accused and duped victims.”

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19-year-old restrained from using Telegram & WhatsApp
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Considering that the accused is a young man, who is at fag end of his teen age, this Court is inclined to allow the present bail application and enlarge the accused on bail.”

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release of undertrial
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Once a Court grants bail to an undertrial or convict, then it is the right of that undertrial or convict to know about the bail order immediately, so that he/she does not remain confined in jail because of the laxity on the part of the judicial system, jail administration, or other instrumentality of the State.”

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bima sugam
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“As such, what the impugned order does, is effectively allow the respondent, even at interim stage when the suit is pending, to exploit the domain names which stands registered in favour of the appellant. The registration of the domain names in the appellant’s name has, therefore, been effectively effaced at an interim stage”

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Granting divorce without framing issues
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“We are surprised and shocked by the way the Family Court has taken the matter under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC and given a relief to the husband, which was liable to be given only after framing the issues and recording the evidence.”

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bar on therapist from using Dr
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare had ordered the removal of the prefix ‘Dr.’ for Physiotherapists, stating that using the title ‘Doctor’ without a recognized medical qualification would violate the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916. The order was later withdrawn.”

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popcorn trade mark dispute
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The distinctive features should be discussed in order to decide as to whether the two packets/trade dresses, viewed as a whole, would cause confusion in the mind of end consumers or not.”

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NEET plea
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is true that the petitioner is aged about 21 years. However, there must be some one behind the petitioner, who has indulged in tampering with the score card.”

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