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Courts Must Be Cautious In Cases Involving Persons With Unsound Mind, Ensure Their Rights Are Protected: Telangana HC
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Courts Must Be Cautious In Cases Involving Persons With Unsound Mind, Ensure Their Rights Are Protected: Telangana HC

Live Law  

Justice K. Sujana while referring to Andhra Pradesh High Court's decision in Duvvuri Rami Reddi Vs Duvvudu Papi Reddy and others, which lays down certain principles to be followed while declaring a person of unsound mind, said: The Telangana High Court has underscored that courts must proceed with utmost caution in matters involving persons of unsound mind so that their …

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With 85 Sharia courts, UK becomes western capital for Islamic rulings
15 hours, 2 minutes ago

With 85 Sharia courts, UK becomes western capital for Islamic rulings

India Today  

Britain is emerging as the "western capital" for sharia courts, with 85 Islamic councils across the country. The Islamic Sharia Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is based in Leyton, east London, and is a registered charity that provides nikah services, talaq and khula divorce procedures. 100,000 ISLAMIC MARRIAGES IN BRITAIN REMAIN UNREGISTERED These sharia courts in the UK …

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Armed police to be deployed at all TN courts, says DGP Shankar Jiwal
15 hours, 2 minutes ago

Armed police to be deployed at all TN courts, says DGP Shankar Jiwal

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Following the murder of a man near the court in Tirunelveli district, DGP Shankar Jiwal has directed the deployment of armed police at all court complexes in the state. All SPs and commissioners have been requested to deploy a team comprising an SI and two police personnel at the court complexes in their jurisdictions as an interim measure. The …

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High Court's necrophilia ruling: Sex with dead body horrendous but not rape
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High Court's necrophilia ruling: Sex with dead body horrendous but not rape

India Today  

Engaging in sexual intercourse with a person's dead body is one of the most horrendous acts one can think of, but the offence does not come under Section 376 of the now-shelved Indian Penal Code or under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Chhattisgarh High Court has observed. The High Court made the observation while upholding the …

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Supreme Court Monthly Digest- October 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index
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Supreme Court Monthly Digest- October 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index

Live Law  

Advocate Supreme Court deprecates practice of litigant engaging new lawyer to reargue case after court expressed dissatisfaction on merits. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India v. Delhi International Airport, 2024 LiveLaw 812 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 - Arbitration Clause in Public Premises Disputes – Applicability of the Public Premises Act, 1971 vis-à-vis the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, …

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25 Notable Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 On Bail & Arrest
1 day, 9 hours ago

25 Notable Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 On Bail & Arrest

Live Law  

The Supreme Court delivered several notable judgments in 2024 on the parameters for bail and powers of arrest. PMLA| ED Cannot Arrest On Grave Suspicion Alone; There Must Be Written Reasons To Believe That Accused Is Guilty : Supreme Court Case Title : Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement | 2024 LiveLaw 463 Coram : Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice …

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Civil Courts Retain Exclusive Jurisdiction For Non-Industrial Disputes & Provide Alternative Remedies For Common Law Claims: J&K High Court
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Civil Courts Retain Exclusive Jurisdiction For Non-Industrial Disputes & Provide Alternative Remedies For Common Law Claims: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that if a dispute is not an industrial dispute nor relates to the enforcement of any rights under the Industrial Disputes Act, the remedy lies exclusively in a civil court. However, a bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul clarified that if the dispute arises out of a right or liability …

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Madras High Court restrains U.S. citizen from proceeding with divorce plea filed in Washington
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Madras High Court restrains U.S. citizen from proceeding with divorce plea filed in Washington

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has restrained an American citizen from proceeding with a divorce case filed by her before the King County Superior Court in Washington, United States, and also from initiating any kind of legal proceedings related to her marriage before the courts in Singapore. The alleged adulterer was also made one of the respondents to the divorce petition …

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District Judiciary's Reluctance In Granting Bail Burdens High Courts, Hierarchical Court Must Introspect: Punjab & Haryana High Court
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District Judiciary's Reluctance In Granting Bail Burdens High Courts, Hierarchical Court Must Introspect: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

While granting bail to a man booked for offences under the NDPS Act, the Punjab & Haryana High Court observed that district court's reluctance in granting bail burdens the High Court, delays hearing of matters like appeals, revision and it is for the "hierarchical court" like the high court to "introspect". Such reluctance exacerbates the burden on High Courts, where …

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100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 - Part 1 [1-25]
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100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2024 - Part 1 [1-25]

Live Law  

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much-awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - importance to the general public; settlement of a contested position of law; utility for practising lawyers, judges and students.A disclaimer is added. …

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'Defrauding Public, NOIDA's Agreement Arbitrary' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Levy Toll On Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway Commuters
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'Defrauding Public, NOIDA's Agreement Arbitrary' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Levy Toll On Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway Commuters

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea of the Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd. to impose tolls on the commuters of Delhi Noida Direct flyway. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan rejected the company's appeal against Allahabad High Court's judgment of 2016 which struck down the concessionaire agreement in its favor, on the ground that it …

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Court forbids pharmacy workers strike next week, preventing likely 9-day closure
3 days, 15 hours ago

Court forbids pharmacy workers strike next week, preventing likely 9-day closure

NL Times  

The court has ruled that pharmacy workers in the Netherlands cannot proceed with their planned strike during the Christmas period, a decision that will prevent most pharmacies from closing for nine consecutive days. The court’s injunction only covers the period from December 23-30, potentially leaving the door open for unions to call a national strike around New Year’s Day, which …

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'How Can You Ask Elephants To Keep 3 Meter Distance? Kerala High Court's Directions Impractical': Supreme Court
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'How Can You Ask Elephants To Keep 3 Meter Distance? Kerala High Court's Directions Impractical': Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today while effectively staying the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court dated November 13, including that a minimum distance of 3 meters should be there between elephants during processions in temple festivals, remarked that the High Court should not have exercised suo moto powers and issued directions in "vacuum". While directing strict compliance with the Kerala …

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Karnataka High Court extends Lokayukta MUDA probe report deadline till Jan 28
4 days, 15 hours ago

Karnataka High Court extends Lokayukta MUDA probe report deadline till Jan 28

India Today  

The Karnataka High Court, on Thursday, extended the deadline for Lokayukta police to submit their investigation report into the MUDA scam to January 28. The high court’s order overruled the lower high court’s December 24 deadline for Lokayukta’s progress report of their investigation into the alleged corruption in the allocation of sites by MUDA. The high court’s extension of the …

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Georgia appeals court kicks DA Fani Willis off the Trump election interference case
4 days, 15 hours ago

Georgia appeals court kicks DA Fani Willis off the Trump election interference case

Salon  

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be disqualified and removed from President-elect Donald Trump's prosecution over his and his allies' efforts to subvert the state's 2020 election results, a Georgia appeals court ruled Thursday. It comes months after the trial court ruled Willis, who the president-elect's lawyers accused of improperly benefiting from hiring a romantic partner as a lead …

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"Political Parties Have No Respect For Court's Orders": Bombay High Court Remarks In Plea Against Illegal Hoardings, Banners
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"Political Parties Have No Respect For Court's Orders": Bombay High Court Remarks In Plea Against Illegal Hoardings, Banners

Live Law  

In a Public Interest Litigation concerning the issue of illegal hoardings and banners erected by political parties in public places, the Bombay High Court expressed its frustrations over the continued violation of its earlier directions. Remarking that the political parties do not have any respect for its orders, a division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Amit …

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Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey
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Gyanvapi Mosque Row | In View Of SC's Interim Order, Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing On Pleas Seeking Further ASI Survey

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today adjourned two pleas seeking similar reliefs to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake further surveys at Gyanvapi Mosque premises in view of the Supreme Court's Dec 12 interim order restraining courts from passing any effective interim or final orders, including orders for a survey. While the first petition filed by Rakhi Singh requests …

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No Constitutional Court Can Direct Trial Courts To Write Bail Orders In A Particular Manner : Supreme Court
5 days, 7 hours ago

No Constitutional Court Can Direct Trial Courts To Write Bail Orders In A Particular Manner : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has expressed disapproval of the directions issued by the Rajasthan High Court that the Trial Courts should incorporate in a tabular chart the criminal antecedents of the accused while deciding bail applications. The Court observed that High Cours cannot direct the Trial Courts to write bail orders in a particular manner. It was in 2020 that the …

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High Courts Guardians Of Fundamental Rights & Constitution, Must Not Mechanically Dismiss Writ Petitions Over Delays And Laches : Supreme Court
6 days, 4 hours ago

High Courts Guardians Of Fundamental Rights & Constitution, Must Not Mechanically Dismiss Writ Petitions Over Delays And Laches : Supreme Court

Live Law  

In the case where Rs.5 lakhs honorarium was awarded to an 83-yr old ex-constable who saved lives by killing a dacoit in 1986, the Supreme Court recently held that High Courts in the country should not mechanically dismiss writ petitions seeking enforcement of fundamental rights on the ground of 'delay and laches', without considering all relevant factors.For context, the petitioner …

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Battle Erupts Over South Korean Court That Will Determine The Fate Of Impeached Yoon
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6 days, 5 hours ago

Battle Erupts Over South Korean Court That Will Determine The Fate Of Impeached Yoon

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s acting leader vowed Tuesday to convey to the world that things are back to normal following parliament’s impeachment of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, as rival parties squabble over the appointments of justices who will determine whether to unseat or reinstate him. The country’s liberal opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach Yoon …

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Traffic challans in Delhi? Know how to get them waived off starting December 20
6 days, 15 hours ago

Traffic challans in Delhi? Know how to get them waived off starting December 20

India Today  

Starting December 20, 2024, vehicle owners in Delhi with pending traffic violations have a unique opportunity to settle their fines. The Delhi Traffic Police, in collaboration with the Delhi District Courts, will launch Special Evening Court Sessions to resolve long-standing traffic challans. The Delhi Traffic Police wrote on X, "Special Evening Courts for settling pending Traffic Challans to be held …

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Thrissur Pooram will come to 'grinding halt', temple boards tell Supreme Court
6 days, 15 hours ago

Thrissur Pooram will come to 'grinding halt', temple boards tell Supreme Court

India Today  

Two important temple boards in Kerala moved Supreme Court against Kerala High Court’s order regarding the restrictions during the conduct of festivals, such as Thrissur Pooram. The petition challenged the Kerala High Court’s festival-centric directions for the conduct of Thrissur Pooram and other festivals, especially those involving elephants. According to the temple management committees, if the Kerala High Court’s festival-centric …

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TikTok urges US Supreme Court to temporarily block law that could ban app
6 days, 15 hours ago

TikTok urges US Supreme Court to temporarily block law that could ban app

India Today  

TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the US unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. The case could attract the court’s interest because it pits free speech rights against the government’s stated aims of protecting national security, while …

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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied
6 days, 15 hours ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied

India TV News  

On Monday, a Manhattan judge denied President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his hush money conviction, rejecting arguments that the US Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling should invalidate the case. Highlights from Trump’s defense Trump's legal team argued that evidence used in his family, such as financial disclosures and testimony from White House aides, related to his official conduct …

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