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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court| School Teachers cannot be blamed for suicide committed by students, without sufficient evidence

Madras High Court: In a suicide case by a 17-year-old school boy, filed against the headmaster S.M. Subramaniam, J. has held that

Published on November 5, 2022By Editor_4
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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala High Court| Economic condition of the family cannot be a ground to deny EWS certificate to a married woman living separately

    Kerala High Court: In a writ petition filed seeking the issuance of an economically weaker section (EWS) certificate, V.G. Arun,

Published on October 29, 2022By Editor_4
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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala High Court set aside Chancellor’s communication asking the VCs of eight Universities in Kerala for their resignation and termination

    Kerala High Court: In writ petitions filed by Vice Chancellors (VC) of eight Universities in Kerala alleging that the Chancellor

Published on October 28, 2022By Editor_4
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court| Citizenship Amendment Act applicable to Sri Lankan Hindu Tamils

    Madras High Court: A writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of

Published on October 20, 2022By Editor_4
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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala High Court | ‘Solemnisation of marriage’ is the consideration for registering marriages under the Kerala Registration of Marriages Rules and not ‘religion of the parties’

    Kerala High Court: In a writ petition filed being aggrieved by the refusal of registration of marriage by the Registrar

Published on October 14, 2022By Editor_4
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court initiates suo motu writ petition to examine the mitigating circumstances resulting in commission of suicide inside the Court premises

Madras High Court: In the suicide case inside the premises of the Madras High Court, S.M. /Subramaniam, J. has observed that the

Published on October 14, 2022By Editor_4
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Tripura High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

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,

Published on October 5, 2022By Editor_4
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Patna High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Patna High Court directs State to ensure guidelines adopted by the State in relation to housing the members of the transgender community in jails must be implemented in letter and spirit

Patna High Court: In a writ petition concerning the transgender community, the division bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ. and S. Kumar, J.

Published on October 4, 2022By Editor_4
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Manipur High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Absence from duty without leave under CRPF is a gravest misconduct; Manipur High Court upheld order of Disciplinary Authority of dismissal from service

    Manipur High Court: In a writ petition filed to quash the dismissal order dated 18.1.2005 on the ground that it

Published on September 27, 2022By Editor_4
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court directs police authorities to prohibit obscene and vulgar dance performances during Dusshera festival

    Madras High Court: In a writ petition filed for directing the respondents to obtain a declaration from the organisers of

Published on September 21, 2022By Editor_4
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Tripura High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on September 19, 2022By Editor_4
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Chhattisgarh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chhattisgarh High Court reiterates power of relaxation for filling up the posts by promotion is within the exclusive domain of the State Government

Chhattisgarh High Court: In a writ petition filed for quashing of the notification dated 21.6.2016, whereby the State Government has amended the

Published on September 17, 2022By Editor_4
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court | Appointment of Archaka to be done as per Agamas

    Madras High Court: The Division bench of Munishwar Nath Bhandari, CJ. and N. Mala, J. has held that the temple

Published on August 26, 2022By Editor_4
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Jharkhand High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Whether a petition can be entertained applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if

Published on August 3, 2022By Editor_4
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Jharkhand High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Whether a petition can be entertain applying principle of Forum Conveniens? Jharkhand High Court answers

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J., while dismissing the present writ petition primarily for want of territorial jurisdiction held that even if

Published on August 3, 2022August 12, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Whether writ petition on cancellation of GST Registration affecting the Right to Livelihood is maintainable? Uttaranchal High Court answers

Uttaranchal High Court: The division bench of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, acting C.J., Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, J., held in the writ petition is

Published on July 19, 2022August 5, 2022By Editor_4
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Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

High Court cannot be an expert body for the purpose of forming an opinion on equivalence of degrees; Madras High Court upheld the Government Order

    Madras High Court: S. M Subramaniam, J. upheld the government order that stated, the Degree of B.Sc (Biochemistry) awarded by

Published on July 16, 2022May 16, 2025By Editor_4
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Karnataka High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed

Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing

Published on July 6, 2022July 14, 2022By Editor_4
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Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

2022 SCC Vol. 5 Part 2

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 41 Rr. 4 & 33, Ss. 96, 100 and Or. 20 R. 18 — Partition suit

Published on June 18, 2022June 18, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC │ Not obligatory for the Court to entertain writ petition when efficacious alternative remedy is available

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sujoy Paul and Prakash Chandra Gupta, JJ., disposed of a petition reserving liberty to

Published on June 16, 2022June 22, 2022By Editor
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