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In Neelofar Rasool v. Imtiyaz Ahmad Ahangar & Ors, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh held that the duty of Protection Officer in Domestic Violence Cases does not involve undertaking either mediation or conciliation.  The Hon'ble Court further said that the Protection Officer is only under a st..

In Om Roj v. Haryana Staff Selection Commission and Ors, the Punjab and Haryana High Court held that in matters relating to the appointment to any office, the State has to first fix the general category seats from the merit list first and then allocate the reserved category seats as per the assigned quota.  The Co..

In the case of Sarita Bakshi vs State and anr. the Hon’ble Delhi HC has held that in India, the bond between siblings and their dependence on each other may not always be financial but it is expected that a brother or sister will not abandon or neglect his or her sibling in the time of need.  The Court, thus..

The Delhi High Court in Vaibhav Sampat More v. National Investigation Agency, held that smuggling gold without threatening economic security or stability of India will not come under the ambit of terrorist activities under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Court has granted bail to all the appellant accused..

NDPS Act; Challan Filed Without FSL Report Incomplete: Punjab And Haryana HC  In Rohtash @ Raju vs State of Haryana the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana HC has observed that in case of offences which come under the NDPS Act, the FSL Report goes to the root cause of the case, and hence a chargesheet which is filed..

In Bhimappa Jantakal @ Bhimanna & Ors. v State of Karnataka and ANR, the Karnataka High Court has held that if a person's one parent belongs to a Schedule Caste while other to a forward caste, it will not be assumed that they belong to the former's caste. In order to register a complaint under the Schedule ..

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Recently, an SLP was filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court against the Gauhati High Court's order where it upheld the constitutional validity of the law passed by the Assam assembly converting provincialized Madrasas (State-funded Madarssas) into impugned law (general schools).  The Act in question, the Assam..

In Rohtash @ Raju vs State of Haryana the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana HC has observed that in case of offences which come under the NDPS Act, the FSL Report goes to the root cause of the case, and hence a chargesheet which is filed without the same cannot be said to be complete.  It is important to note that ..

Order Of Land Tribunal Granting Occupancy Rights To Tenant Not Sustainable If LRs Of Deceased Owner Not Made A Party: Karnataka HC In Dr. K. Ravindranath Shetty and ors vs State of Karnataka and ors the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has set aside the order of the Land Tribunal by which it had granted the right of occupan..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Sidhu Moose Wala was shot by unidentified assailants while travelling in the Punjab’s Mansa district. The complaint of Moose Wala's father, Balkour Singh, resulted in the filing of a FIR. The Congress politician was "receiving a href="https://www.la..

The Hon'ble Supreme Court, while exercising its right under Article 142 of the Indian Constitution, asserted that notwithstanding the profession every individual has a right to live with dignity and this right also extends to sex workers. The Apex Court has directed the police to treat sex workers with a certain di..

Key Takeaways Organ transplantation is a gift to the medical sector since it has saved the lives of people who might otherwise have died. Establis..

In Dr. K. Ravindranath Shetty and ors vs State of Karnataka and ors the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has set aside the order of the Land Tribunal by which it had granted the right of occupancy in respect of land in favour of the tenant, on the ground that all the legal heirs of the deceased were not made parties, and hence could not oppose the proceedings, whi..

Evidence In Criminal Cases Cannot Be Taken In Absence Of Accused, Unless Personal Attendance Dispensed With: Karnataka HC In GH Abdul Kadri vs Mohammad Iqbal the Hon’ble Karnataka HC has held that a criminal trial cannot take place in the absence of the accused, unless his personal attendance has been dispensed ..