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Calling A Person 'Gunda', Alleging 'Gunda Raj' Without Justification Amounts To Defamation: HP High Court Convicts Chief Editor Of Newspaper
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that calling a person “Gunda” and accusing him of disturbing the peace and spreading ...
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Excluding Degree Holders Unreasonable: Chhattisgarh High Court Strikes Down Sub-Engineers Recruitment Rule Having Diploma As Sole-Criteria
Recognising this, the Rules (Schedule II, Sr.No.1, Clause 8) allow Diploma/Degree holders among departmental candidates to be ...
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A Man Who Walked The Road Less Travelled
The life and times of Justice Krishna Iyer is, in itself, a festival that coronates the most fitting of any memory. He was ...
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Developer Can't Be Blamed For Delay When Plea Seeking Permission For Construction Kept Pending By Development Authority: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that when the application for grant of permission for construction has been kept ...
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Pujari Merely A 'Grantee' Appointed To Manage Deity's Property, Can't Claim Rights Over Temple Land: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently held that a Pujari or priest is merely a “grantee” entrusted with the management of ...
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Allahabad HC Restrains UP Police From Making Late-Night Domiciliary Visits To Alleged History-Sheeter
The Allahabad High Court recently restrained the Uttar Pradesh Police from making late-night 'domiciliary' visits to a man ...
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'Heavy Workload, Depleting Strength Of Judges': Advocates' Association Bengaluru Requests CJI To Fill Vacancies In Karnataka High Court
The Advocates' Association Bengaluru has written to the Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, requesting the Supreme Court ...
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AP High Court Overturns Husband's Conviction U/S 306 IPC, Says Single Instance Of Questioning Wife's Morality Not Abetment Of Suicide
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently set aside a conviction under Section 306 of IPC on the grounds that beating of the ...
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BREAKING| Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Bihar Electoral Roll Revision On July 10
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 7) agreed to urgently list the petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to conduct a "Special Intensive Revision" of the electoral rolls in ...
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Kashmir University Doing Great Disservice To Students By Hiring Guest Faculty To Circumvent Need For Contracutal Teachers: J&K High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has delivered a judgment reinforcing the legal principle that “one ad hoc arrangement cannot ...
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Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings U/S 148 Of Income Tax Act Initiated Against Cancelled PAN Number
The Kerala High Court quashed Income Tax proceedings under Section 148 against co-operative society initiated on cancelled PAN. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. observed that the ...
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Contract Clause Favouring Employer Over Contractor In Claiming Damages Are Deemed Knowingly Included If Not Challenged Before Tribunal: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has held that clauses of the contract giving an advantage to the ...