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Protection of Wild/Captive Elephants| Supreme Court empowers High-Powered Committee constituted by Tripura High Court; extends jurisdiction to PAN India

Supreme Court empowered the High-Powered Committee constituted by Tripura High Court with jurisdiction across India for advancement of the cause of welfare, care and rehabilitation of elephants and other wild animals.

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Justice Jaswant Singh retires after a short tenure as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court

Justice Jaswant Singh who was appointed as the 7th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, has had an extensive legal career spanning 30+ years and has an avid interest in sports like lawn tennis, cricket and golf.

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Whether non-production of Power of Attorney to prove a sale deed would be fatal to the case of the plaintiff?; Supreme Court’s split verdict

While Justice Shah stated that the plaintiff had not produced the Power of Attorney, Justice Nagarathna opined that non-production of Power of Attorney was not fatal to the case of the original plaintiff.

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Supreme Court provides intrinsic tools for interpreting a contract; says intention of parties to be gathered from words and expressions used in the contract

    Supreme Court: In an appeal filed by the Food Corporation of India (‘FCI’) against the judgment of Tripura high Court

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Tripura High Court| Section 63 of the NDPS Act does not bar owner from seeking release of confiscated vehicle after the expiry of 30 days

    Tripura High Court: The Single Judge Bench of S.G. Chattopadhyay, J. clarified that when a vehicle is confiscated as per

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Tripura High Court| Pay scales of Tripura Jute Mills workers and employees to be brought. on a par with their counterparts in 32 PSU’s /Statutory bodies

    Tripura High Court: In appeals directed against the judgment passed by the Single Judge in a batch of writ petitions,

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Tripura High Court| Court can neither direct Central Government to make amendments in Wildlife Act, 1972 to include exotic species nor can direct to change classification of such bailable offence to non-bailable offence

Tripura High Court: In a public interest litigation seeking issuance of show cause to the respondents as to why a writ of

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Tripura High Court| 28-year-old woman to get Rs. 2.5 lakh compensation in custodial torture case

Tripura High Court: In a public interest litigation concerning custodial torture on a 28-year-old woman in the police lockup, the division bench

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Tripura High Court reiterates that charges framed against the accused must be established and proved beyond any shadow of doubt

Tripura High Court: In a criminal revision petition filed for examining the legality, validity and propriety of the impugned judgment passed by

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Tripura High Court | Employees of statutory organizations cannot claim pensionary benefits as a matter of right

Tripura High Court: In a batch of writ petitions filed for directing the State Government to provide similar Pension benefit as granted

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Tripura High Court | Section 311 CrPC cannot be used to fill up the lacuna but re-examination can be done to meet the ends of justice

    Tripura High Court: In a case relating to a revision petition filed by the State, challenging the order of the

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“It is not for the court to decide the validity of the allotment of land by the Government”; Tripura High Court dismisses appeal in suit for recovery of possession of land

    Tripura High Court: T. Amarnath Goud, J. dismissed a second appeal which was filed under section 100 of the Civil

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Tripura High Court | It is not within the domain of the Court to direct the State- Government to create any post; Petition dismissed

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J. dismissed a petition filed for issuing writ of mandamus calling upon the respondents to show cause

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Tri HC | No mechanism available to determine as to how and whether the biometric impression was genuine or not; Court suggests assistance of forensics

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J., decided on a matter wherein the petitioner, in response to an advertisement notified by the respondents,

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Tri HC | Factual issue in absence of any material produced not acceptable; Court dismisses appeal

Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., dismissed a petition which was filed challenging an order passed by the disciplinary authority imposing punishment

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Tri HC | Pre arrest bail of the accused at this stage is likely to impair a fair investigation; Court rejects application

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., rejected an application filed for seeking pre-arrest bail whereby the petitioner was apprehending arrest registered under

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Tri HC | Service of notice of meetings of the advisory board necessary specifying list of business to be transacted; Court allows appeal explaining Tripura Plantation Labour Rules, 1954

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ. and S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., allowed an appeal which was filed challenging the

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Tri HC | To determine emergent and immediate exigencies, authorities concerned must be rationale; Court allows petition of reimbursement of medical bills of judicial officer and wife

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J., allowed a petition which was filed against the rejection of his application for reimbursement of medical

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Tri HC | Custodial interrogation necessary to book associates to the offence; Court denies bail application of accused under S. 409, IPC

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., rejected a bail application which had been filed by accused petitioner for granting pre arrest bail