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Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague
2 hours, 27 minutes ago

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has granted relief to two Junior Civil Judges in a long pending case of 10 years, wherein they were charged under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. “It is pertinent to mention that respondent No.5 has lodged a complaint against the petitioners on 09.10.2015, subsequent to the report submitted by the …

High Court Judicial Respondent Fir Petitioners Junior Civil
Telangana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Six Persons Accused Of Attacking District Collector
5 hours, 2 minutes ago

Telangana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Six Persons Accused Of Attacking District Collector

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court granted anticipatory bail to six persons–including a woman, accused of carrying out an attack on a District Collector in Lagcherla Village last month allegedly during a public hearing regarding the setting up of the proposed Pharma company in the village. It was alleged that when the District Collector and other officers reached the village, various persons …

Court Bail Accused District This Court Collector Petitioners
Award Passed By Ineligible Arbitrator Can Be Set Aside U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Jammu And Kashmir HC
5 hours, 22 minutes ago

Award Passed By Ineligible Arbitrator Can Be Set Aside U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act: Jammu And Kashmir HC

Live Law  

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar has held that award passed by an ineligible arbitrator is liable to be set aside under section 34 of the Arbitration Act. Observations: The court after referring to section 34 of the Arbitration Act observed that “an application for setting aside of award passed by an Arbitral …

Arbitration Court Company Agreement Respondent Set Srinagar
Whether A Word Or Sentence Would Outrage Woman's Modesty Would Depend On Her Background: Delhi High Court
7 hours, 7 minutes ago

Whether A Word Or Sentence Would Outrage Woman's Modesty Would Depend On Her Background: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that whether a word or sentence outrages a woman's modesty would depend on the background from which she has and the circumstances surrounding her. “Modesty is an attribute associated with female human beings as a class and whether a particular sentence or word would outrage the modesty of the woman would depend upon …

Court Fir Complainant Word Petitioners Her Modesty Modesty
Jharkhand HC Sentences Cops For Unlawful Arrest Of Flipkart Employees Over Alleged OTP Misuse, Says Arnesh Kumar Guidelines Were Ignored
11 hours, 51 minutes ago

Jharkhand HC Sentences Cops For Unlawful Arrest Of Flipkart Employees Over Alleged OTP Misuse, Says Arnesh Kumar Guidelines Were Ignored

Live Law  

Recently, the Jharkhand High Court has charged two police officers with criminal contempt for unlawfully arresting two Instakart employees, in agency which acts as a logistics arm within the Flipkart Group of Companies, in violation of Supreme Court guidelines set out in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar. The Court further noted, “Personal liberty is an important fundamental right guaranteed …

Court Kumar Arrest Otp Opposite Party
Punjab Govt Defers Civic Body Polls In Certain Wards After Plea Before HC Alleges Snatching Of Nomination Papers In Front Of Police
2 days, 23 hours ago

Punjab Govt Defers Civic Body Polls In Certain Wards After Plea Before HC Alleges Snatching Of Nomination Papers In Front Of Police

Live Law  

The Punjab Government today deferred the Municipal Corporation elections in certain wards of Patiala and Dharamkot district after a plea before the Punjab and Haryana High Court was filed alleging snatching of nomination papers in front of police. Justice Harkesh Manuja noted that, “It has also been assured by learned Advocate General, Punjab, that proceedings in accordance with law shall …

Punjab Nomination Papers Advocate Certain Wards
Can't Expect Law Students Who Failed IPC Paper, To Appear For BNS Paper In Supplementary Exams Which Has Never Been Taught: Karnataka HC
3 days ago

Can't Expect Law Students Who Failed IPC Paper, To Appear For BNS Paper In Supplementary Exams Which Has Never Been Taught: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that law students who have already attended classes for Indian Penal Code and have failed in the examination, it cannot be expected that those students take up the examination for Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which has never been taught to them in the course structure. Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while quashing a notification issued …

Karnataka Students University Examination Kar Petition Failed
Court tells Maharashtra government to provide safe house for interfaith couple
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3 days, 14 hours ago

Court tells Maharashtra government to provide safe house for interfaith couple

India Today  

The Bombay High Court told the state government on Thursday to ensure that a couple from Thane is lodged in one of the newly designated "safe houses" for inter-faith and inter-caste couples fearing threats from communities. He sought the court's direction to allow the petitioners to use one of the safe houses in Mumbai. Additional Public Prosecutor Prajakta Shinde assured …

Maharashtra Safe House Thane Petitioners Safe House Court Tells
Supreme Court refuses to hear petition challenging Hindu seer's event
3 days, 14 hours ago

Supreme Court refuses to hear petition challenging Hindu seer's event

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain the petition filed against the proposed Dharma Sansad in Ghaziabad by controversial Hindu seer Yati Narsinghanand. In the contempt petition filed alleging that the Uttar Pradesh administration was not taking steps as per the Supreme Court's directions against hate speeches, the petitioner had accused the administration of inaction, expressing apprehension of inflammatory …

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J&K High Court Orders ₹11.63 Lakh Compensation To Family Of Electrician Electrocuted During Repair Work
4 days ago

J&K High Court Orders ₹11.63 Lakh Compensation To Family Of Electrician Electrocuted During Repair Work

Live Law  

Upholding the principle of respondeat superior, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has awarded ₹11.63 lakh as compensation to the family of an electrician who lost his life due to electrocution while conducting repairs on an 11 KV power line. 11,63,000/- along with interest @7.5% per annum in favour of the petitioners from the date of filing of …

Compensation Court State Singh Repair Petition Repair Work
No One Can Question A Person On How He Will Use Awarded Amount: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Union To Release Compensation Invested in FDR
4 days, 1 hour ago

No One Can Question A Person On How He Will Use Awarded Amount: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Union To Release Compensation Invested in FDR

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has reiterated that the authorities cannot question a major person of sound mind that how will he use the compensation awarded. Justice Vikas Bahl said, “The money to which he is found entitled is to be handed over to him without placing any riders thereon and that once the compensation has been awarded, the …

Compensation Court Tribunal No One Awarded Petitioners Fdr
Regulatory Measures Under GST Laws Necessary To Prevent Tax Evasion, Not Violative Of Fundamental Right To Trade: Calcutta High Court
4 days, 7 hours ago

Regulatory Measures Under GST Laws Necessary To Prevent Tax Evasion, Not Violative Of Fundamental Right To Trade: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has held that regulatory measures under the Goods and Services Tax Act cannot be labeled as violative of an assessee's right to trade/ business under Article 19 of the Constitution. Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj reasoned that such regulatory measures are “necessary to ensure compliance and prevent tax evasion”. Such discrepancies undermined the accuracy of the petitioner's declarations, …

Trade High Court Constitution Tax Tax Evasion Gst Goods
Rajasthan High Court Allows Couple To Cure Defects In Application For 'Inter-Caste Marriage Help Scheme' With Almost 7 Yrs Delay
4 days, 9 hours ago

Rajasthan High Court Allows Couple To Cure Defects In Application For 'Inter-Caste Marriage Help Scheme' With Almost 7 Yrs Delay

Live Law  

The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand at the Rajasthan High Court granted relief to an inter-caste married couple whose claim under the Dr. Savita Ben Ambedkar Inter-Caste Marriage Help Scheme was rejected for not curing the defect in the application within a period of one month. The petitioners were an inter-caste couple who submitted their application under the Scheme …

Couple Court Application Scheme One Month Petitioners
Allahabad High Court Comes To Aid Of 7 Y/O Boy Expelled From Pvt School For 'Bringing' Non-Veg Food In Tiffin Box
4 days, 22 hours ago

Allahabad High Court Comes To Aid Of 7 Y/O Boy Expelled From Pvt School For 'Bringing' Non-Veg Food In Tiffin Box

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday came to the rescue of a 7-year-old Muslim boy who was expelled from a private school in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha for allegedly bringing non-vegetarian food in his tiffin box. #AllahabadHighCourt comes to the rescue of a 7-year-old Muslim boy and his siblings, expelled from a private school in Sept 2024 by the Principal after …

School Boy Principal Petitioners Tiffin Box
Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226
5 days, 6 hours ago

Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226

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Directing the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to vacate the premises of certain persons for continuing to occupy it despite expiry of the lease, the Telangana High Court pulled up the public sector undertaking for "quietly continuing to squat on the petitioners' land" without having any right is an overt act requiring the court's interference under Article 226. In doing so …

Action Constitution Court Rights Judicial Review Lease Writ
Rajasthan HC Directs Civic Body To Decide Pending Construction Applications Under Revised Zonal Master Plan 2030 For Mt Abu Within 4 Weeks
5 days, 8 hours ago

Rajasthan HC Directs Civic Body To Decide Pending Construction Applications Under Revised Zonal Master Plan 2030 For Mt Abu Within 4 Weeks

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In light of the revised Zonal Master Plan 2030 for Mount Abu being published by a notification dated December 11, 2024, the Rajasthan High Court directed resubmission of pending applications for constructions in Mount Abu under the revised Master Plan within a week and asked the Municipal Board, Mount Abu, to decide such applications within 4 weeks thereafter. “In view …

Court Applications Plan Mount Mount Abu Master Zonal
Constitutional Right To 'Property' Must Be Understood In Context Of State's 'Eminent Domain': Calcutta High Court
5 days, 9 hours ago

Constitutional Right To 'Property' Must Be Understood In Context Of State's 'Eminent Domain': Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that the right of eminent domain exercised by a state for the larger public interest would prevail over the constitutional right to property of private landowners under Article 300A of the Constitution.While allowing the authorities to acquire the petitioner's premises for metro railway construction, Justice Aniruddha Roy held:The right guaranteed under. The Calcutta High …

High Court Constitution Property Court Land Railway Right
Telangana HC strikes down GO 148 on PG medical admissions
5 days, 14 hours ago

Telangana HC strikes down GO 148 on PG medical admissions

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J Sreenivas Rao, has allowed candidates who completed MBBS, BAMS or BHMS courses in Telangana or within the “local area” defined by the Presidential Order of 1974 to participate in counselling for local-category seats in postgraduate medical admissions for the 2024-25 academic year. The …

Telangana Hc Presidential Order
Domestic Violence Act Can Be Invoked For Past Domestic Relationships As Well: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
6 days, 4 hours ago

Domestic Violence Act Can Be Invoked For Past Domestic Relationships As Well: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

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The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 can be invoked even in cases involving past domestic relationships where the parties have lived together in a shared household at any point in time. Justice Sanjay Dhar clarified that the definition of "domestic relationship" under Section 2 of the DV Act …

Relationship Court Domestic Violence Domestic Respondent Act Shared
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Man For Printing 'Vote For Narendra Modi' Message On Wedding Invite
6 days, 5 hours ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Man For Printing 'Vote For Narendra Modi' Message On Wedding Invite

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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man booked for allegedly printing a message on his own wedding invite which read 'the gift that you would give me in the marriage is vote for Narendra Modi'. Earlier, the court had while issuing notice to the respondents said, “There shall be an interim order of …

Karnataka Kar
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Man For Printing 'Vote For Narendra Modi' Message On Wedding Invite
6 days, 5 hours ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Man For Printing 'Vote For Narendra Modi' Message On Wedding Invite

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man booked for allegedly printing a message on his own wedding invite which read 'the gift that you would give me in the marriage is vote for Narendra Modi'. Earlier, the court had while issuing notice to the respondents said, “There shall be an interim order of …

Karnataka Kar
Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 3 Booked For Vandalising Lawyer's Office, Appreciates Advocates' Association For Lending Support To Lawyer
6 days, 6 hours ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 3 Booked For Vandalising Lawyer's Office, Appreciates Advocates' Association For Lending Support To Lawyer

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While granting bail to three men accused of entering an advocate's office and causing destruction of property, the Kerala High Court appreciated the participation of the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association noting that when a lawyer has a grievance the entire lawyer community and the association come together to lend its support. The President of Kerala High Court Advocates' Association, …

Kerala Court Bail Office Kerala High Court Advocates Case
Special Allowance For Bank Employees On Deputation Cannot Be Excluded From Pay Fixation: Bombay HC
6 days, 7 hours ago

Special Allowance For Bank Employees On Deputation Cannot Be Excluded From Pay Fixation: Bombay HC

Live Law  

Bombay High Court: Justices Mangesh S. Patil and Prafulla S. Khubalkar ruled that employees of nationalized banks deputed to Debts Recovery Tribunals are entitled to include “special allowance” for the purpose of fixation. It also noted that the 2020 letter misconstrued the 2015 Bipartite Settlement, and quashed it to the extent that it excluded “special allowance” from pay fixation for …

Communication Court Settlement Bank Pay 2020 Special
Concealment Of Proceeds Of Crime An Offence Under PMLA, ED Need Not Establish Where The Money Eventually Went: Madras High Court
6 days, 9 hours ago

Concealment Of Proceeds Of Crime An Offence Under PMLA, ED Need Not Establish Where The Money Eventually Went: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently held that since the concealment of proceeds of crime itself is an offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Enforcement Directorate is not required to establish where the money eventually went. The court was hearing a revision petition filed by KC Chandran, his wife and his company against the order of the Special …

Crime Court Money Case Act Proceeds Pmla